Leahy Defends Petain at Treason Trial
Admiral William D. Leahy, chief of staff to President Truman, testifies that Marshal Petain acted in France’s best interests. The treason trial details factional debates with Weygand and Raynaud as Armand du Chayla testifies, denying Petain plotted with Franco.
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Paris
William P Leaby
Truman
Marshal Petain
France
Paul
Moggibeaux
Morte
Weygand
Reyeaud
Arreend du Chayla
Luxembourg
Ar Sab
Madrid
Petain
Franco
Rayraud
Laval Arrives Paris on way to Fresnes Prison
Pierre Laval arrived by plane at Le Bourget from Innsbruck and was immediately taken to Fresnes prison during the Marshal Petain trial. He surrendered to American authorities in Austria after fleeing Spain, accompanied by his wife amid security concerns over liberated Frenchmen.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
le Bourget Airfeld
Innebruck
Fresnes
Marshal Petain
Vichy
Austria
Spain
Lavail
France
Reynaud Attacks Petain and Weygand Evidence Heard
Reynaud levelled grave accusations against Marshal Petain and Weygand, claiming their ambitions surpassed France. The court allowed Reynaud to speak as proof of alleged military political aims while Petain’s defense argued Pierre Laval as the evil genius behind collaboration policy and a witness to Weygand’s command.
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Reynaud
Marshal Petain
Petain
Weygand
Spreme
Armmistice
Maurice Camelin
Attace
Pierre Laval
Petian
Germany
France
Laval
Average Cotton Loan Rate For 1945 Crop Declared
The Commodity Credit Corporation announced the 1945 crop loan rates for cotton. The 7 8 inch middling rate is 19.64 cents per pound, 92.5 percent of parity, with a 21 45 cent per pound ceiling for 15 36 inch middling. Rates vary by location and warehouse points, with loans secured by warehouse receipts or chattel mortgages. Notes bear 3 percent interest, mature July 31, 1946, and loans run through May 5, 1948, via CCC or approved lending agents.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Carolinas
Arizona
California
Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
CCC
Board of Cotton Examiners
Agriculture Department
Agences
OCC
Bayzer to retire as deputy marshal
George N. Bayzer a longtime deputy marshal here and federal officer is retiring. P L McLendon a former Dothan resident will succeed him, having assumed duties yesterday after coming from Montgomery.
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Bayzer
George N. Bayzer
A. S
Nashal
P. L. McLendon
Dothan
McLandon
Montgomery
Bayrer
Big Three Conference Ends Prompt Communique On Way
Washington AP report notes changes in meat point values aim to ease South Carolina and other Southern demands for fat backs and salt bellies. OPA Director Carter Bowles told Sen. John H. Bankhead that high white meat values discourage shipments outside the South and New England. Bowles and Agriculture representatives say the main issue is a reduced total pork supply, not diversion. Bowles’ telegram was released by Bankhead after a Washington visit by Alabama lawmakers studying meat shortages.
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Washington
South
OPA
Carter Bowles
John H. Bankhead
D-Ala
Bowles
New England
Department of Agriculture
Messiae
Sen. Bankhead
Alabama
Truman to Meet King George VI Aboard Renown
The Big Three near finalizing Potsdam talks as President Truman plans a dawn voyage to England to meet King George VI aboard the Renown off Plymouth. Attlee and Stalin have wrapped sessions. a joint communique may be issued Friday in Washington Moscow and London.
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Truman
England
George VI
Attlee
Stalin
Plymouth
United States
Wilson
Augusta
Plymouth Sound
U.S
Philadelphia
Millbay
Foreign Office
Washington
Moscow
London
Birmingham Without Daily Newspapers Three Weeks
Birmingham residents feel disturbed and lost as the city's three daily papers halt for three weeks amid a labor dispute. Mayor W. Cooper Green notes adverse effects on real estate ads and local sales while out-of-town papers draw customers. Magazine sales reportedly rise about 50 percent as readers seek alternatives.
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Birmingham
W. Cooper Green
Green
Tax Diversion Leader Accepts Debate Challenge
Revenue Commissioner Dowling, co-manager of the campaign, accepts a public debate on Alabama's income tax diversion amendment. He says his group will debate anywhere the opposition chooses, responding to a challenge from the Montgomery Salmon Club sent to Gov. Chauncey Sparks. No speakers named yet.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Dowling
Montgomery Salmon's Club
Chauncey Sparks
Alexander Named Canadian Leader
Sir Harold Alexander, famed for directing British forces from Dunkirk to El Alamein, was appointed Canada’s 27th Governor-General by King George VI. The 34 year old Allied commander in the Mediterranean theater will succeed Lord Athlone whose term ended last June. Alexander is a war veteran and renowned for turning points in World War I and World War II.
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London
Harold Alexander
Britain
Dunkerque
Burma
el Alamein
Canada
Mediterranean
George VI
Buckingham Palace
Lord Athlone
France
Alexander
Lend-Lease Outlay Eight Times Bigger Than Allies
Washington reports British sources estimate cost of sending American troops on Atlantic voyages in British ships at 100 dollars per troop. American ships cost 75 dollars per troop. Official status unclear as FE A withholds formal figures. Lend-Lease overall totals about 47 billion dollars in goods and services with Britain providing the largest share. reverse lend-lease totals about 5 billion dollars, largely from Britain.
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Washington
Atlantic
Foreign Economic Administration
FEA
London
United States
Britain
June Building Permits Reported for Dothan
Floyd Harrin, building inspector for Dothan, released June permit data showing ten building permits valued at 24,250 and eight repair permits totaling 8,060. Two permits covered new construction with values around 5,000.
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Floyd Harrin
Dothan
Army Mood of War Moves Sparks Debate on Troop Levels
Washington AP says Army shifts to move 25 000 troops monthly by air and 4 000 furloughed railroad workers aim to ease transport strain while 7 000 troops remain in uniform for the Pacific war. Senator Johnson questions postwar manpower cuts, urging faster demobilization to avert unemployment.
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Washington
API - Thy
War Department
Johnson
D-Cole
Senate Military Committee
Thie
Lewis Hershey
Colorado
Roosevelt Declares Roosevelt Finances His Own Affairs
Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt rejects claims that his father the late President Roosevelt influenced his business dealings. He says he is leaving the Air Force to avoid being an arm chair General and asserts he will cooperate with a Treasury probe, requesting full public disclosure of all facts.
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Washington
Eliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Air Force
Transacions
Treasury
Department
Congress Slow To Act On Truman Home Front Proposals
Senate Leader Barkley urged consideration of Truman domestic agenda as Congress shows mixed progress. While foreign affairs measures like IMF accords and UN charter gain approval, early regime months saw little action on unemployment compensation, tax changes, and Roosevelt era proposals slated for October review.
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Jack Bell -Washington
Leater Barkley
Kyr
Congress
Truman
Barkley
Mr. Truman
Roosevelt
Senate
800 B-29s Blast Five Jap Towns
US air power continues strategic bombardment of Japan as 800 B 29s strike five cities, with pilots reporting high speed and altitude gains. Japanese propaganda portrays heavy losses while civilians endure widespread fear, shortages, and shelters amid mounting raids and two pronged attacks.
Record bombing load of 6 000 tons hits Japanese cities
The Army Air Forces said a task force of Superfortresses dropped about 6 000 tons of incendiary and high explosive bombs on five industrial cities in Japan on August 1 2 Guam time. Targets included Machioji Toyama Nagaoka Mito and the Hawashi petroleum center as plans were reported by Tokyo. The raid involved roughly a hundred planes and was described in a press memorandum from the Army Strategic Air Forces under General Carol A Spaatz.
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Washington
Japan
Army Air Forces
Machio- Ji
Toyama
Nagaoka
Mito
Hawashi
Army Strategic Air Forces
Carol A. Spaatz
Wes
Guam
UW & Time
Tokyo
FCC
Kyuahu
Honshu
Nagoya
Tore
America urged to maintain big postwar air force
Montgomery AP Gen Hume Peabody, Eastern Flying Training Command, urged May that the United States keep a strong postwar air force for future security. In a Chamber of Commerce luncheon address honoring the Army Air Force anniversary he warned against relying on leftovers of a prior war and urged modern equipment, ongoing research, and a robust aviation industry to build, test, and deploy capable air power from strategically located bases. He stressed the need for readiness at a moment’s notice and a large, well equipped force.
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APY
Hume Peabody
Eastern Flying Training Command
Chamber of Commerce
Army Air Force
Peabody
Becaus
United States Strategic Air Force
Europe
Hightower Funeral Planned After Local Death
B B Hightower, forty five year old superintendent of the Dothan Guann Co., died at home after a long illness. He was born in Carl Alabama. Survived by wife Annie Culpepper Hightower, daughter Eloise Whithead of Dothan, sons R B Hightower Karenam Hightower of Dothan, Jack Nightower in the U S Army, Roy Hightower of Panama City Florida, two brothers, two sisters, and granddaughter Elizabeth Aone Hightower. Funeral to be held at Ward Wilson chapel at 4 pm with Rev J W Yeoman of Ashford officiating. Burial at Compase Lake Florida.
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Dothan Guann Co
Plant
Carl
Ala
Mra
Annie Culpepper Hightower
Eloise Whithead
Dothan
R. B
Karenam Hightower
Jack Nightower
VU. S. Army
Roy Hightower
Panama City
Fla
Elizabeth Aone Hightower
Ward-Wilson Chapel
Hew J. W. Yeoman
Ashford
Butial
Compase Lake
Air Force Day Open House Marked Alabama Observance
Gov Chauncey Sparks designated today as Air Force Day in Alabama praising the states role in the Army Air Forces training program as major installations held open houses across the state during the world-wide anniversary observance.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Army Air Forces
Chauncey Sparks
Air Force
AAF
Crosley Strike Ends 5000 Idle Workers Return to Jobs
A four day Crosley Corporation stoppage in Cincinnati idled 5000 war workers in radar and radio gear plants. Strikers voted to return as War Labor Board and Navy mediation guided the restart. Plant output would lift total Crosley employees to about 37000. Union and company disputed grievance handling and committeemen rights. An 850 office workers walkout continued separately, not tied to the electrical workers strike. Nationwide, only two other major stoppages exceed Crosley in worker impact.
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Associated Preas
Crosley Corporation
Cincinnati
War Labor Board
Navy
Frank Walzel
Craftey Loral
APL Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
WLE
Committeenen
Tron
Fimala
Crosley
Watoun Industries
Businexkes
Southeastern
Parliament Starts Organization Work
London AP reports a new British Parliament opened with a strong Labor majority in the Commons. King George VI will formally open Parliament on August 18, delivering the government's program speech. The Labor party aims to begin social legislation, marking a first for the party to start an administration with such a commanding majority.
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London
Commons
England
U S Ships Hit by Torpedoes Near East Coast
Charleston based Rear Adm James disclosed that at least 18 U S ships were torpedoed off the Carolinas Georgia and the St Johns River Florida during the Atlantic war. By May 1942 anti submarine patrols were strong and only three ships were launched after that month. The only German sub sunk in Sixth Naval District waters was the one near the coast as Teadus sank it.
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Charleston
8. C
U. S
Coast Guard
Teadus
Casolina
James Enid
Naval District
U-boate
Frying Pan
Southport
N. C
Esso Nashville
Stanvac
Melbourne
Collapsed Bridge Delays Firemen Return
Firemen answering an alarm in Dothan encountered a collapsed small bridge over a ditch near a Negro tenant house owned by Miss Lucy Bell. After extinguishing the blaze, they were stranded briefly until repairs allowed their return to headquarters. Fire Chief Lloyd Harrin reported negligible damage from the blaze.
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Lucy Bell
Lloyd Harrin
World War II Update From The Far East Fronts
The report notes August opening with 2,000 Allied aircraft striking the Japanese homeland. Japanese withdrawal stalls near Nanchang in southeast China, within 100 miles of the city. In Burma British forces report seven hundred Japanese troops killed in a fortnight near the south Burmese trap. In the Philippines American divisions press to hem in Lt. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita across Luzon.
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Japan
China
Nanchang
Yenzuze River
Burma
Philippines
Tomoyuki
Malaya
Yama
Ara Luzon
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