Veto control debate nears test at United Nations
Report from San Francisco outlines how big powers led by the United States Russia China Britain and France push a veto based peace keeping charter. Small nations demand protections against power grabs while new regional defense and independence plans face resistance and compromise attempts.
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John M. Hightower
San Francisco
United States
Russia
China
Britain
France
United Nations
Andrei Gromyko
Stetthius
Moscow
U.S
Committee On United Nations
Permanent Court of International Justice
Hague
Shortage of Trained Help Delays GI Bill Aid in Iowa
In Des Moines a lack of qualified staff stalls part of the GI bill program as the Veterans Administration relies on designated industrial establishments. J C Johnson notes hundreds await designation, while J P Street says few staff hinder proper approval and technical evaluation.
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Des Moines
Iowa
J. C. Johnson
Veterans Administration
J.P. Street
Tito plans three federated Balkans republics
San Francisco conference reports say Tito envisions "Little Russia" in the Balkans with Albania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia forming federated autonomous republics. Moscow allegedly approves a phased plan starting with economic and customs union, then monetary system and unified foreign representation.
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Russia
Balkans
Marshall Tito
San Francisco
Albania
Bulgaria
Jugoslavia
Tito
Moscow
NEA
Telephoto
Iowa to release parasites to fight European corn borer in 1945
Des Moines records state agriculture chief Harry Linn announced 189 500 adult parasites will be released across 32 eastern Iowa counties next month to combat the European corn borer, a pest found in 88 of 99 counties last year. The program, the largest in the state, aims to cover 18 more counties than in 1944 and may total about 200 000 releases by year’s end.
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Des Moines
Harry D
Linn
Iowa
Moorestown
N. J
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Atute Department of Agriculture
Federal Department
Indiana
Hasenl E. Schenck
Indiana Farm Bureau
Missouri
North Dakota
Washington State
Washington
Maine
Georgia
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Wasted Flier Found Dead Near Wrecked Plane in Tennessee
In Dunlap Tennessee eight miles east atop Walden's ridge a man identified as Max Cochran of Rapid City was found dead near his wrecked plane after an intensive search by civil air patrol and navy planes. Cochran had disappeared April 28 while flying from Charleston South Carolina to Creston Iowa, where he had purchased the plane. The body and piano were found by Grady Barker while seeking stray cattle. The weather forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with showers in Nebraska and nearby areas, with temperatures around 65 on Saturday and cooling Sunday through Tuesday.
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Dunlap
Tenn
Max Cochran
Rapid City
L. D
Civil Air Patrol
Navy
Walden’s Ridge
Here
J.T. Stewart
Grady Barker
Charleston
S. C
Creston
U. S. Weather Bureau Council
Nebraska
Belief grows non fraternization order hard to enforce in Germany
The fourth of five Daniel De Luce AP war dispatches notes officers doubt long term enforcement of the non fraternization rule in occupied Germany. POVs cite two temptations for GIs and lingering sympathy after camps, with debates over policing and penalties.
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Germany
Daniel de Luce
Associated Press
Danisl de Luce
Coblenz
UPI
Plot to kidnap Gen Eisenhower revealed in Paris disclosure
Paris report confirms a secret plan by a gang led by Lt Col Otto Skorzeny to kill General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The disclosure notes the plot kept the western front on alert during and after the Ardennes battle.
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Wes Gallagher
Paris
Supreme Headquarters
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Otto Skorzeny
Eisenehower
Eisenhower
Western Front
Ardennes
Elsen
Skorzeny
Berlin
Wartime Nazi Hunt Progress Report From Europe
A wartime briefing details the capture of Otto Skorzeny and a failed kidnap plot. It notes other Nazi targets pursued from Norway to the Bavarian Alps, including Himmler, Caval, Greiser, Reinefarth, and von Ihne. Doenitz is under investigation with hopes for swift justice for Goering.
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Norway
Bavarian Alps
War Crimes Commission
Skorzeny
Benito Mussolini
Italy
15Th Regiment
U.S Ard
Ari Valley
Kitzbuhel
Austria
Arthur Greiser
Posnan
Poland
Henry Reinefarth
Kuestrin
Krimml
Albert von Ihne
Adolf Hitler
Revereto
Anthony Eden
London
Karl Doenitz
Hitler
Moscow
Commons
Reichstmarshall
Hermann Goering
Wiete Faßer
Lublin Takes Over East Prussian Towns
In a Friday radio sale broadcast monitored by the FCC, Warsaw's municipal national council claimed protective authority over the East Prussian towns of Elbing and Allenstein, signaling a broader shift in control.
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Lublin
New York
FCC
Municipal National Council of Warsaw
Elbing
Allenstein
Nine Canines to Die in Gas Chamber in Miami Case
U Nine bull pit terriers that killed a 39 year old woman will be executed in a gas chamber on Friday to permit autopsy for clothing particles and to satisfy the wishes of their owner Joy Munn of Hialeah. The woman, Coretta Zinke, was found severely mutilated near Miami Springs and died later in a hospital. Prosecutors vow to pursue the manslaughter charge as to whether the dogs were willfully allowed to roam.
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Miami
Fla. U
Justice of the Peace
Henry L. Oppenborn
Joy Munn
Hialeah
Munn
Coretta Zinke
Miami Springs
R. M. Zinke
Mitchell Field
Zinke
Robert Taylor
Victory ratio over Japanese growing
The victory ratio of navy and marine aviators against Japanese aircraft is rising. In the three months ending March 31, aviators destroyed at least 1,782 Japanese planes while losing 188. This brings the war tally to 11,601 to 1,070 and a favorable 5.6 to 1. As of January 1 the ratio was 52 to 1.
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Washington
Navy
Crop Prospects Become Gloomy Amid Persistent Rain
The Associated Press reports widespread rain delays across the mid continent and beyond affecting corn planting in Nebraska and Wisconsin, frost damage in the northeast, and delayed field work from South Dakota to Illinois. Some regions see relief if sun returns, while others endure drought threats and ongoing wartime food goals face setbacks.
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Associated Press
Far West
Nebraska
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Minneapolis
Red River Valley
Minois
Chicago
General Arnold Invited to Grand Island World Premiere
Grand Island Nebraska hosts the world premiere showing next Wednesday of Target Tokyo the motion picture story of the 4 22 Superfortress led the air war against Japan Gen Henry Hap Arnold commanding general of the army air forces will attend the event which highlights Allied efforts in World War II.
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Grand Island
Neb
Henry
Hap" Arnald
Tha ‘Army Air Forces
Tokyo
Japan
Japs Worried Movements as Allied Forces Push
Report from Associated Press describes Tokyo anxious over American fleet moves while British forces claim major gains in retaking Singapore. Japanese reverses in China and banzai charges surface on Okinawa and Mindanao fronts. Allied air strikes hit rail lines and shipping in Indo China and the Malay peninsula as U S tanks apply firepower on Okinawa. See-saw battles continue along China coast with Chinese forces recapturing Wuyi.
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Letvart Mullman
Associated Press
Tokyo
Singapore
Page
Japan
China
Okinawa
Mindanao
Moscow
Sakhalin Island
Sakhalin
Novist
Paris
Russia
Tokyo Police Board
Bariana Islands
Mustang
Atwagi
Admiralty
London
Hridah
Malacca Strait
Feet
Southeast Asia
Andean Islands
Bangkok- Singapore
Indo-China
Fortosa
Kuriles
Dutch Indies
Ryukyus
Chung King
U. S
Chihili Ang
North China Coast
Wuyi
Start Study of Government Controls In House Postwar Panel
An immediate canvass of wartime controls begins in the House Postwar Committee to identify which regulations may be removed. Items include rationing credit restrictions and manufacturing priorities. Chairman Colmer says the goal is a return to a free economy as war conditions permit.
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Hinglin
Colmer
Czech Government Lists War Criminals
A Czech government source says a list of war criminals now numbers over 500 names, including senior officials from Hitler's wartime regime. The list, reviewed by Czechoslovak authorities, highlights ongoing accountability efforts after World War II.
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Czech
London
Fridsy
Hitler
War Bond Drive Reports Strong Start in West County
Officials announced a total of 349462.00 in war bonds and stamps pledged as the seventh war loan campaign opens in Pottawattamie County. Chairman Joel notes substantial early enthusiasm with Bond B and overall county and state quotas outlined. Tickets for the Davenport event Here's Your Infantry attract thousands, aiming to boost daily sales beyond one million dollars to hit the state goal of 82 million.
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West Pottawattamie County
Joel
Pottawattamle
Juel Zaid
Davenport
C. R. Dudley
State War Finance Committee
Aarea
Fortunes Made and Lost in Chinese Gold Scandal
The report details a Chungking gold scandal where insiders profited after China raised the official price of gold on March 28 from 21 000 to 33 000 Chinese dollars an ounce. Dr. T Boong, the Chinese foreign minister, ordered an investigation and warned of severe punishment for those involved.
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Washington
Chungking
T. ¥. Boong
Boong
San Francisco
China
Missouri Capital to Get Truman Bust
A new bust of President Truman is to be placed in the state capitol. White House sculptress Mia Xlectra Waggoner Biggs of Fort Worth Texas will confer with the president Friday on the arrangement.
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Truman
Aawour
White House
Miao Xlectra Waggoner Biggs
Fort Worth
Texas
USS Franklin Returns to Port After Devastating Battle
The aircraft carrier Franklin, grievously wounded after a 13,400 mile Pacific voyage, berthed at New York Navy Yard on April 26 with 832 dead or missing and 270 wounded. The ship's foremast was a stump, mainmast bent, flight deck destroyed, decks buckled, and battle damage severe. Survivors recount the catastrophe with relief at still being afloat, as 1,000 men were killed or injured in the attack off Japan.
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New York
Franklin
New York Navy Yard
Pacific
New York Harbor
Alvin 4. Mcfoy
Hamas City Star
U. S
Japan
Alvin S. McCoy
Kansas City Star
Associated Press
Santa FE
Western Pacific
McCoy
Fitz
The
Adaresa Aystem
Nippon
Sra
Davy Jones Locker
Deportation Order for Fritz Kuhn Released
The justice department announced that former German-American Bund leader Fritz Kuhn, 48, has been ordered deported to Germany as an undesirable alien. The order, issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals, follows Kuhn’s 1939 larceny and forgery conviction. He will be released to military authorities for transport once determined.
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Washington
Bund
Frits Kuhn
Germany
Justice Department
Board of Immigration Appeals
Nave
Munich
Bund Fonda
Dennemora
New York
Kuhn
Ito Crystal City
Tez
Kennedy
Texas
Fort Stanton
N. M
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