Liberated Japanese Prisons See Emergence of Antis Communist Factions
Liberated political prisoners flood out of four Japanese jails to a crowd waving red and independence flags. Protesters denounce imperial rule as a new liberal premier promises a shift against the military clique. U.S. authorities relocate jailed liberals for questioning as officers seek to locate further detainees.
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Poli
Eseé
Imrule
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Barono Shidenara
Fuchu
People's Front
Tokuda
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U. S
Alabama Names New Attorney General For State Justice
The article notes Robert B. Harwood of Tuscaloosa becomes attorney general, succeeding the late Justice. Harwood, born June 4, 1902 in Eutaw, previously taught at the University of Alabama School of Law and served as Assistant U.S. District Attorney for the Northern District before joining the state post. He assumed office during a period when acting duties were shared with the governor’s temporary leaves.
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Tuscaloosa
Aking Harwood
Aten
Harwood
Eutaw
Scaloosa
Bernard Harwood
University of
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Jorney
eQueen
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John D. Queen
Te Democratic
University of Alaa
Atmy General
Thomas
Ted
Supreme Court
Truman Dedicates Dam In Kentucky
President Truman spoke at the dedication of TVA's Kentucky dam in Gilbertsville praising TVA as common sense and urging regional development of river valleys. He emphasized decentralized regional agencies and that development is up to the people, noting TVA's permanence and national impact.
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Gilbertsville
Truman
Tennessee Valley Authority
Kentucky
TVA
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
War Chest Drive Sees $13000 Toward Quota Goal
The War Chest drive nears day two of the general campaign aiming for $30 150 by Oct 33 with about $13000 raised so far. Three firms with full employee participation Diana Shop Dothan Bank and Trust and United States Employment Service led 100 percent enrollment. The Special Gifts Committee led by Roy C Hill has raised over $12000 of its $15000 quota and faces raising about $2000 to hit 30 percent.
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Charities Chest Office
Diana Shop
Dothan Bank and Trust Company
United States Employment Service
Special Gifts Committee
Roy C. Hill
Holl
Walter Morris
E. S. McClintic
Strike Total Hits 460,000 As Coal Walkout End Nears
The Associated Press reports labor disputes keep thousands idle as total toll rises toward 450000 with 182000 workers in danger of returning to 749 closed mines. Secretary Schwellenbach pushes a revised plan to end the 20 day stoppage in six states.
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Associated Press
Schwellenbach
Washington
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Schewellen
Lewis
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
Indiana
Louisville & Nashville Rail
Tigers Triumph 9 3 Over Cubs in World Series Victory
Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago Cubs 9 to 3 to claim the 1945 World Series in seven games at Wrigley Field. Attendance reached a Series record 41,590 with gate receipts surpassing $1.5 million. Starting lineups featured Webb Mayo Cramer Greenberg Cul Jenbine York Outlaw Richards New Houser for Detroit and Hack Johnson Lowrey Cavarrella Pafko Nicholson Livingston Hughes Borowy for Chicago.
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Chicago
Detroit Tigers
Chicago Cubs
Tigers
Webb
Mayo
Cramer
Greenberg
Cul Jenbine
York
Outlaw
Richards
New Houser
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Hack
Johnson
Lowrey
Cavarrella
Pafko
Nicholson
Livingston
Hughes
Borowy
Passarella
Conlan
First Inning Rally Sparks Tigers Inning Actions
Webb hit a single to right after a full count. M clubbed a first pitch single sending Webb home. Cra mer added a single scoring Mayo, moving Cra mer to second. Berg sacrificed, Mayo to third, Cra mer to second. Cullenbine was intentionally walked, bases loaded. York fouled out after a full count. Outlaw Turn To No. 18 On Page 2.
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Webb
Cramer
Mayo
Borony
Paul Derringer
Cubs
Greenberg
Cavarreta
Cullenbine
York
Outlaw
Bankers Explain Conditions Limiting G I Loan Approvals
Dothan bankers cite inflated prices and veterans misconceptions of the GI Bill as reasons for few loan approvals to discharged servicemen. Wallace D. Malone of First National Bank notes thrift influences approval. F A Flowers of Dothan Bank and Trust adds many veterans lack sound business plans. Inflation and site shortages further hinder loan viability, with banks explaining decisions to applicants.
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G. I
Soa Faw
Houston County
Wallace D. Malone
First National Bank of Dothan
Malone
F. A. Flowers
Dothan Bank and Trust Company
Flowers
South Turns On Heat As Mercury Drops
The Associated Press reports heating demand rose in the South as temperatures fell ten to twelve degrees below normal. Gas crews worked overtime in some states while early lows reached 35 in Birmingham and Nashville with heavy frost in parts of Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina. Atlanta logged 42, about ten degrees cooler than normal.
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Birmingham
Nashville
Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
Alabama
Atlanta
Dealer Survey Shows New Cars To Be Scarce
Dothan car dealers report new car supply remains limited with rationing likely. Display models expected soon, shipments arriving in small lots. J T Wright forecasts four to five cars plus displays this year, with more if worker strikes end. George Y Malone says a new car will be on display soon but overall supply will be tighter than public expectations. Roy Baxter notes fewer new cars than anticipated. page 2 continues.
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Ralph M. Daughtry
Dothan
J. T. Wright
Chrysler
Plymouth
Gétoge Y. Malone
Ford
Mercury Delaer
Roy Baxter
Dodge
Plym
Tara Te Ke
Pleas Court Fines Five In Brief Docket Session
A short session in Court of Common Pleas led by Judge J Norton Mullins Jr saw 41 calendar cases reduced to 25 actions. 43 defendants appeared. 26 continued. one defendant tried and convicted for highway drunkenness with a $10 fine. Four others pleaded guilty to minor charges and paid $5 plus costs. Eight pled guilty to vagrancy with $1 plus costs each.
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Court of Common Pleas
J. Norton Mullins, Jr
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Mullins
Two Registrants Report For Service Defee at Houston County
The Houston County Selective Service Board announces two registrants reporting for induction at Ft. McClellan. Names listed are Alvin palate Shurley and Archie Doyle ic.
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Houston County Selective Service Board
Ft. McClellan
Alvin Palate Shurley
Archie Doyle
Chandler to resign Senate to be baseball commissioner
AP reports Happy Chandler plans to resign from the Senate soon to devote full time to his $50,000 a year job as baseball commissioner. He spoke at a major league meeting saying war is over and he can step down, with no exact resignation date given yet. He will mail the resignation to Kentucky Governor Simeon Willis in Frankfort for official announcement. A league draft meeting is set for November. Chandler claimed no knowledge of a reported dispute with club owners over umpires' pay.
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Senate
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Chandier
Kentucky
Simeon
Willis
Frankfort
J. Chandlery
Questionera
Salem
Henator
World Fesses
Seven Casualities in Superfort Crash Off Guam
Washington AP says Brig. Gen. Jon L. Vouttenhesser, assistant chief of staff for plans for the 8th Air Force, and five other airmen are missing. two are dead and three rescued after a Superfortress crashed into the sea about 400 miles off Guam on October 7, as announced by the War Department.
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Jon L. Vouttenhesser
8Th Air Force
Guam
War Department
Atom Bomb Secret Impossible To Keep
General George C. Marshall asserts in the biennial report that the atomic explosive secret cannot be kept exclusively indefinitely. He cites past German advances and warns against complacency, noting Allied gains and the endurance of US weapons compared to German designs.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Truman
Congress
Marshall
John Adams Drowns. Former Enterprise Farmer Found Near Camp
John Adams a fifty five year old former prominent farmer from Enterprise was found drowned in two feet of water near a culvert on the Dothan Ozark highway. Rev Dennis Ealy reported the body at 7 15 a m and Acting Coroner W T Burkett ruled death accidental by drowning with no signs of foul play. The body lay face down, recovered after police were notified by Ralph Holman and Rev Ealy noticed a hat near the scene. Investigating officers noted broken glass jugs near the body but could not link them to Adams. The coroner delayed arriving due to highway construction and the case was forwarded to page two.
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Enterprise
Dothan-Ozark
Dennis Ealy
N. Alice
Dothan
Ealy
W. T. Burkett
Adams
Ralph Holman
Dorian
Houston County Sheriffs Office
Burkett
Adama
Johnson
Ms. Ik
Laval Releases Written Account Of Unmade Defense
Paris AP Pierre Laval's written defense manuscript, shown by his counsel, details replies to treason charges. The document, written in his dungeon, notes De Gaulle's move to London and outlines prewar diplomacy and wartime German terror. Laval hints a trial may occur after execution.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Tavel
de Gaulle
London
France
Soviet Press Prints Truman Comment On Atomic Bomb Policy
AP reports that Moscow newspapers published without comment a Tats dispatch quoting President Truman saying the United States would not share the atomic bomb secret. The item reflects Western coverage of U.S. nuclear policy during early Cold War tensions.
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Moscow
Tats
Truman
United States
Il Duce Remnants Reported Busy In Italy Underground
Ansa reported northern Italy sees attacks on arsenals and sabotage suggesting Mussolini remnants form an underground army. Police in Milan arrested Luigi Castano after he took pay from a group named Sam. Bombardment by heavily armed attackers near Genoa failed, while munitions depots at Villagrazia and a dynamite cache in Florence indicated ongoing underground activity. A Po River bridge reconstruction sabotage attempt occurred as officials planned a ceremonial first train run.
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Italy
Missiolini
Milan
Lugi Castano
Sam
Squadre di Azionio Mussoliniane
Bande
Acengy Ae
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Palermo
Florence
Piacenza
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Ugo la Malta
Marshall urges peacetime training and science policy plan
General Marshall urged peacetime training and ongoing scientific research to counter new weapons risks. He proposed a permanent citizen army with compulsory service, robust National Guard, and a strategic regular force. He stressed modernizing training with technical advances to deter global threats.
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Secretary of War
New York
Pittsburgh
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Chicago
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National Guard
Calgary
Aly
Pacif
Caribbean
Marshal
Army Rules Argentine After Peron Regime Forced From Office
Buenos Aires reports say the Army forced the resignation of President Juan Domingo Peron, while the Navy demanded the entire government step down and hand control to the Supreme Court. Gen. Edelmiro Farrell remains de facto leader, with Gen. Eduardo Avalos directing command as tensions and demonstrations erupt nationwide.
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Argentina
Vier
Cal Juan Domingo Feron
Supreme Court
Edelmiro Farrell
Ani
Talky
Higar Chening
Eduardo Avalos
Lig
Campo de Mayo
Campo de Mayo Garrie
Peron
Associated Press
Sth
Warehouse Robbery Nets $106 In Checks
Police probe a DeVane and Eddins Truck Line warehouse burglary on Montgomery Highway. Thieves escaped with $108 in checks after smashing a side window with an ordinary crowbar. the crime was discovered by morning shift employees.
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Odell Hobby
Nufus Cherry
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