B-29s Strike Third Time in Four Days
U S bombers struck Fukuyama and other Kyushu targets in a three day series. A force of B-29s, possibly 150, attacked naval and industrial sites, with reports indicating hits on the Kudaraatsu plant and several port cities. Allied aircrews claimed numerous vessels sunk or damaged, while ground actions in China and Taiwan continued amid broader Pacific operations.
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Washington
Superioris
Fukuyama
Honshi
Kyushu
Okayama
Honshu
Kudara Atsu
Nippon Qi Company
Fuluyama
Leonand Mibiman
Associated Press
Poss
Borneo
China
Linchow
Okinawa
Sasebo
Mippon
1St Bomber Command
Lurgeli
Noheaka
Okinayama
Nobeoka
Kan- Oa
Japan
Shimonoseki
Honi Island
Moji
Fleet Air Wing One
Korea
Exloods Holt
Unclear Weather Outlook From Fragmented Report
A garbled OCR weather briefing cites expectations of clouds Friday afternoon through Saturday with no clear temperature change. It mentions near 60 degrees Friday night, normal to slightly above normals, and possible warmer conditions Saturday. Precipitation appears as thunderstorms Sunday and Monday, with rising temperatures mid period and cooler end.
Pair Held Admit Robberies Here
La Vera Long and Thomas E Young face charges in Council Bluffs for burglaries of five business houses and auto theft in Des Moines. They admitted to Des Moines police involvement in three Iowa incidents. Des Moines also holds Charles J Schroeder as officers pursue a larger burglary ring case.
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Council Bluffs
LaVera Long
Counc Bluffs
Thomas E Young
Des Moines
Hare
Earl B. Maller
George Mayne
Gourcil Bluffs
Des Maines
Charles J. Schroeder
Des Moiines
Dhico
Iowa
Nebraska
Paul Castelline
Long
Young
Sulley Motor Co
Normal Training in Iowa High Schools to Die This Year
The 1945 Iowa legislature finally ends normal training high schools by September 1948 per deputy state superintendent J. P. Street. He cites a steady decline in teacher training interest due to low security, limited freedom, and higher wages in industry amid general unrest.
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Iowa
Debs Monveo
Iowa Normal Training High Schools
J. P. Street
Mace Winer
Partly Cloudy Forecast and Iowa Rain Totals
Partly cloudy skies are expected across Iowa with temperatures little changed after Thursday’s highs near 92 in Burlington and low 64 Friday. Eastern towns reported rainfall including 1.10 inches at Dubuque 0.94 at Decorah 0.29 at Keokuk and smaller amounts elsewhere. The Missouri River rose about one foot to 14.41 feet at Bismarck with slight falls along other river points Friday.
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Iowa
Burlington
Cowicil Bluffs
Dubuque
Decorah
Keokuk
Missouri River
Bisnark
N. D
Puerte
Yankton
Sinus City
Wale Paper Eases Rules on Cast Iron Bathtubs and Stationery
Washington agency eases controls on cast iron bathtubs and paper stationery. From now on producers may vary styles, weights, and packaging and mechanical closures on stationery are allowed in addition to adhesive flaps. Latitudes take immediate effect though citizens still face basic supply priorities.
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Washington
Manta Eysters
cUier
Polish Exile Government Faces Uncertain Future
London says the Polish army of 200,900 to 250,000 remains loyal but the regime’s future is unknown. Britain and the US prepare to recognize the Warsaw government as a unity cabinet forms in Moscow lines. Edward Osobka Morawski becomes premier with Stanislaw Mikolajczyk as vice premier and Gomulka as another vice premier. Eight former ministers receive gold crosses.
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London
Warsaw
Britain
Canada
News Chronicle
Remirac
3Richin
Unity
Edward Osubka-Morawski
Warsaw Radio
Moscow
Lubin
Poland
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Wladyslaw Gomutka
Hadlo
Sweden weighs recognition move with Poland talks
Sweden plans to recognize Poland amid talks in Warsaw. Brynolf Eng named as first Swedish representative after negotiating coal deliveries from Poland, following Friday announcements by the Swedish government and exchange officials.
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Siuckhula
Uri
Warsaw
Brynolf Eng
Poland
U S Ambassador Expected Soon to Poland
U S representatives left Moscow on Friday to consult with officials of the new Polish provisional government of unity. Arthur Bliss Lane, named by President Roosevelt last year as ambassador to the exile Polish government, was expected to arrive in Poland shortly.
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Moscow
U. S
Fnday
Polish Provisional Government of Unity
Poland
Arthur Bliss Lane
Roosevelt
Cloture Petition Moves to End Filibuster in Senate
Francis J. Kelly reports a 13 hour 12 minute Senate session ended Friday with a cloture petition led by Senator Taft and 31 colleagues from both parties. The move targets limiting debate over funds to support the sale employment practice committee, a government division backed by some southern senators.
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Francis J. Kelly
Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Flint
Sale Employment Practice Committee
Senators Sign FEPC Debate Petition Amid War Measures
Washington reports list of senators backing Tali in a petition to limit debate on FEPC appropriations. The debate centered on a $448.2 million FEPC request within a $770 million omnibus bill funding war agencies. Chavez led opposition with Bilbo and southern bloc, arguing it would stir racial and industrial tensions. If not passed by midnight Saturday, agencies risk losing funds. cloture cannot be voted until Monday.
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Washington
Tali
R-O
FEPC
Mead
D-N
Downey
Dcalif
McMahon
D-Conn
Gustoy
D-Pa
Kilgore
D-W. Va
Myers
Mitchell
Dwash
Tunnel
D-Del
Capehart
Wiley
White
Ferguson
Wagner
Brooks
LaFolette
Brewster
Butler
Willis
Donnell
Capper
Wherry
Cordon
R-Ore
Gurney
R-O. D
Burton
Lenger
R-N
Morse
Ball
R-Minn
Chavez
Austin
R-Vt
Aiken
R-Vl
Tom
D-Nm
Senate
Roosevil
Selective Service
War Production Board
Office of Defense Transportation
French Army ARIS picks LeClerc to head expedition to Japan
The War Office announced on Friday that Pt-Gen Jacques Le Clerc commander of the famed 2nd Armored Division has been selected to lead the French expeditionary force against Japan.
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Aris
Jacques Leclerc
2Nd Armored
Japan
War Office
Coroner Holds Woman Slayer in Conn. Case
Coroner Theodore B Steiber ruled Mrs Imogene Stevens 24 criminally responsible for the death by shooting of Albert Kovacs 15 a Norwalk submarine sailor. Police indicate she was intoxicated and under emotional strain when she fired three shots in a neighbor’s home in New Canaan last Saturday night. Chemical analysis showed Kovacs also intoxicated. Investigators traced an illicit affair between Stevens and Mr Milton which led to a volatile party of drinking and temper. The coroner noted repeated alcohol use and a window smashing incident as part of the sequence leading to the shooting. Page 6 continuation referenced.
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Mra. Stevens
Steiber
Albert
Charles Milton
Stevens
Milton
Malon
Darien
Miltons
Imiegene Stevens
County Still Needs 450000 in War Bonds
County residents in Council Bluffs and western Potta wattainiedoity areas must buy more than 450000 in B bonds by July to meet the 1428000 E bond quota. Through June 28 B bonds totalled 989403 in the county, with many responding though much remains. Local organizations such as Griffin Wheel Co and Iowa Life Insurance have pledged 25000 and 91500 respectively, plus 8335 from Northwestern Bell pension system. nine Iowa counties have met their E bond goals while state sales reach 74900000 for 91 percent of quota.
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Council Bluffs
West Pottawattainiedoity
Bkiner P. Juel
War Thance
Joel
Priday
Griffin Wheel Company
Iowa iLife Insurance Company
Northwestern Bell Pension, System
Iowa
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Nava An Bese
Navy
Japan to Transfer Home Industries Into Manchuria
Tokyo radio announced a plan to shift Japan's home industries to Manchuria, labeling it more fundamental than dispersal. It also described Alpine troops on Agattu in the Aleutians, paratroopers in the north, and U S forces massing near the area, with Fletcher’s fleet cited awaiting a northern strike.
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Ban Francisco
Japan
Manchuria
Aleutians
Tokyo Radio
United States
Asia
Tokyo Sai
Agatty Island
Atty
Frank Jack Fletcher
U. S. Sth
Aea
Okhotsk
Tokyo
Labor conflict grows across nation as strikes surge
A new wave of labor disputes lifts idle workers to about 60,000 while 40,000 more walk out. Detroit's CIO UAW expected to return to work after AFL CIO jurisdictional settlement. About 20,000 Western Electric workers in New Jersey and New York City planned to strike. Rail lines facing potential action include Erie and Chicago area routes. President Truman intervened, appointing an emergency board to review the stalled disputes.
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Iador
Western Electric Company
Detroit
CIO United Automobile
Afl-Cio
War Labor Board
Libby-Owers-Ford Company
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
New Jersey
New York City
Independent Western Employer Association
Erie Line
Chicago
Chicago North Shore
Milwaukee
Aurora
Elgin
Erie
Truman
New Brunswick
N. 2
Mack Manufacturing Corporation
Packerd
Ford Motor Company
Budd Wheel ‘Company
Motor Products
Continental Foundry Ad Machine Company
Ind
Aluminum Company of America
Kennington, Pa
Vandenberg Urges Senate to Ratify UN Charter for World Peace
Senator Vandenberg argued that ratification of the San Francisco UN Charter and world court is essential to peace. He warned that without U S leadership the world faces chaos and that the charter provides a lawful restraint on force, offering a workable framework for collective security. He noted the charter does not sacrifice U S rights and emphasizes human rights and freedoms. He pressed for quick action and framed the charter as the only viable path to prevent future wars.
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Tort Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
San Francisco
Senate
B. Vecaro
Kansas City
Truman
Oon
United States
World Court
Eruman
University of Kansas City
Alf i. Landon
Kansas
Willkie
Republic of the World
Law School
Jackson County
Haberdastery
Eddie Jacobson
Mrg
Mar- Eard
Back Bell
Washington
Vandenberg
ReMich
United Nations
Netberg
Michigan
Taft
Ohio
Republican Steering Committee
Rying
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
World Security Council
Aly
Asid
Pacific
Vandenhere
Great Britain
Russia
Bitt
Britain
U S Bond Sales Hit New High in War Loan Drive
Washington reports the seventh war loan tops 21.64 billion dollars, breaking the prior 21.62 billion record. The drive ends Saturday with two weeks left. Morgenthau urges every dollar from individuals for E bonds. Individual and corporate quotas show strong uptake across categories.
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Washington
Germany
Treasury
Morgenthau
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