Capitol opens Pearl Harbor probe amid secrets and court martial talks
Washington AP The House forms a formal inquiry into Pearl Harbor with two major questions. Whether Rear Admiral Kimmel will request a court martial and whether confidential Navy documents should be released. Forrestal advised Walsh that the full Navy Pearl Harbor record would be sent to the Senate committee, which will decide on public release.
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Washington
House
Pearl Harbor
Husband
Kimmel
Pacific Bastion
Wll
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Walsh
Dmags
Senate Naval Committee
Ono
Kemmel
Las
Truman
Army
War Department
Walter C. Short
Short
Peak Harbor
Returning Hero Wainwright Reaches Washington for Celebrations
Gen Jonathan M. Wainwright returns from Bataan and Japanese prisons to the capital. He is greeted by his wife Katty and Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall, with 2000 people and two bands at National Airport. The entourage includes four comrades, a parade to Congress and a White House meeting with President Truman.
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Washington
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Bataan
Corregidor
Katty
Army Transport Command
George C. Marshal
Wainwright
Iwo
Congress
White House
Truman
Lewis C. Beebe
John R. Pugh
Thomas Dooley
de Camp
Herbert Carrall
Omaha
Quisling Receives Death Penalty for Treason in Norway
Oslo radio reports Vidkun Quisling convicted of treason for aiding German occupation and sentenced to death. The court will execute by a military firing squad within three weeks, with possible appeal to Norway’s Supreme Court. Quisling, 58, formerly Norway’s defense minister and prewar army major, allegedly met Hitler and German leaders in December 1949 to urge invasion.
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London
Oslo
Vidkun Quisling
Quisling
Norway
Mustroom
Supreme Court
Sinnot
Erik Solem
Quisting
Hitler
Erich Reader
Soldier Hurt In Wreck Near Echo Alabama
Alabama State Highway Patrol reports Camp Rucker soldier Henry Maeruck seriously injured Saturday night when his car overturned on a highway east of Echo in Henry County. He was alone and taken to Camp Rucker Hospital. In a separate incident George E. Smith was lightly injured crossing the highway near the Alabama Georgia state line. Driver Hollis E. Davis was identified as the vehicle that struck Smith.
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Alabama State Highway Patrol
Dothan
Maeruck
Camp Rucker
Neadiend
George E. Smith
Gordon
Alabama -Georgia
Smith
Dothan Hospital
Albert Anglin
Pas Ereby
Hollis E. Davis
Ashford
Davis
Meat Supplies Improved But No Ration End Set
Washington AP reports government food officials say no date has been set to end meat rationing. With cattle marketings rising seasonally, beef and veal supplies are improving but not enough yet to lift rationing. AOPA aides mention possible action but no agreement between Agriculture Department and the OPA.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Anderson
Agriculture Department
OPA
Revenue Board Studies Machinery Operators Pay Equalization
The county Revenue Board discussed equalizing wages for road and bridge department machin e operators. Har riman Q. Summerford urged a uniform scale, noting a $45 monthly gap for tractor and grader operators, with J Brady Trawick backing him. The board planned to refer the matter to supervisor Fred Mullins and may act at the next meeting. They also approved raising bookkeeper Edna Snell’s salary by $10 monthly and placing Mae Knight’s salary on a monthly basis.
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County Board of Revenue
Harriman Q. Summerford
Summerford
J. Brady Trawick
Fred &. Mullins
Ihe
L. E
Mae Knight
Mihai seeks Allied backing for new Romanian government
London reports King Mihai refuses to sign royal decrees until a new government is formed that meets Allied approval. Petra Groza's cabinet, recognized by Soviet Russia but not Britain or the United States, was formed after Soviet troops occupied Romania.
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Mihai
London
Romania
Petra Groza x
Britain
United States
Omania
Officials Plan Further Napier Use Negotiations
City and county officials met in a joint session to discuss appointing a five member committee to negotiate with military authorities in Washington and to consider maintaining Napier Field as a permanent base. The group plans to send a delegation if needed, though cost concerns were raised, and a fallback would be using the field for another purpose such as a factory site.
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Washington
Napier Field
W. Perry Calhoun
County Board of Revenue
City Commission
John D. Ayres
Clyde L. Coe
Arthur Johnson
Dy Bates
Walter Oakley
Columbia
H. H. Arnnld
Calhoun
Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Child Dies After Eating Green Peanuts
Three year old Sybher Kent of Ashford route two died three hours after eating green peanuts pulled from a field. Funeral at Pleasant Plains Church officiated by Rev. M Draughon. Burial at church cemetery. Survived by parents, brother Johnnie, six sisters Frances Lavern Pegay Elsie Lee Katie Doris Kent, and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs J W Sexton of Blakely Georgia.
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Sybher Kent
J D. Kent
Ashford
Pleasant Plains Church
M. Draughon
Dothan
Headland
Johnnie Kent
Frances
Lavern
Pegay
Elsie Lee
Katie
Doris Kent
J. W. Sexton
Blakely
Demand to hand over puppet rulers in China surrender aftermath
Chinese authorities demanded Japan hand over Chen Kung-Po and seven puppet officials who allegedly fled to Japan after Gen Okamura signed the surrender ending the eight year Sino-Japanese war. The Chinese said Chen did not die and that decrees nullified Japanese laws as celebrations began.
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SY Donald Rita Nanking
China
Abe
Yasutsugu Okamura
Harh
Chen Kung-Po
Japan
Chen
Tojo Declines Talk On War Guilt Trial
AP interview with Hideki Tojo in Japan portrays a wary stance on war guilt and trial prospects. He avoids defense details, discusses lingering questions of responsibility, and notes historians may judge differently in 500 or 1,000 years. He recalls narrowly escaping death in a May 25 air raid and comments on respect for enemies who fight hard and cleanly.
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Marlin Spencer
Russell
Brines
Associated Press
Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Asia
Tojo
Rongevelt
MacArthur
Toyo
Taipan
Saipan
Yoga District
Imperial Palace
Meiji Shrine
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Ina G Kasay
University of Chicago
Kasai
New School Year Opens With Attendance Figures
The 1945-46 school term begins in Dothan and Houston County with attendance near or above average. Lux City opens four elementary, one junior and one senior high, with three lunchrooms government supervised and two privatized. Minne Heard elm remains without lunch service while a county-wide decision on lunchrooms is pending. R. O. Camp of Birmingham will join City system as a diversified occupations instructor.
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A.m
Dothan
Houston County
Lux City
Junior
Armor High
Minne T. Heard
Solomon Baxter
Path
Bruce Flurry
R. O. Camp
Birmingham
Santo Tomas Captives Battle For Civilized Living
The sixth chapter of The Secret War of Sant Tomas describes internees at Santo Tomas debating repatriation and American actions. A camp commandant proposes a Love Tent and criminalizing martial bonds as several workers seek a semblance of civilized life under enemy rule and ponder whether the United States will retake the Philippines.
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Santo Tomas
Sant Tomas
Earl Cars Rol
Earl Carroll
Santo Tomax
International Nine Special Service
San Francisco
INS
Seeme Milly
Santo Toman
State Department
Tsurumi
India
Bacola
United States
Philippines
Ameritana
Santa Tomas
Madson Resigns to Lead Albany Church in Georgia
The Rev G R Madson rector of the Episcopal Church of the Nativity announced his resignation effective December 31 1945 and acceptance of a call to St Pauls Church Albany Georgia He served in Dothan since February 15 1942 overseeing parish growth and civic activities while guiding the church from mission to parish and paying off debt.
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Ralph Madson
Episcopal Church of the Nativity
St. Paul's Church
Albany
Gerogia
Madson
C. C . Carpenter
D. D
Alabama
Maclean
Diriog
Itm
Rivic
Dothan
OSO
Rotary Club
Home Service
Houston County
The
American Hed Cross
Houston County Professional Workers Council
Houston County Boy Scout Committee
Girl Scout Council
Manner Field
Camp Muckes
Diocese
Department of Promotion
Aikturn
Dothan Ministers Union
National Diocesas Prev
Sewanee
Wecretary
Navy Adds Overseas Credit To Discharges
The Navy announced a change to its discharge point system, adding credit for overseas service. Beginning Saturday, one quarter point is awarded for each month of service outside the continental United States since Sept 1, 1848. No change was made to the total points required to qualify for discharge. The overhaul raises the eligible pool from 327,900 to about 750,000 servicemen ready for discharge.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Americans Aid Atomic Bomb Victims In Hiroshima
An American investigation team pledged full aid to Hiroshima victims. Colonel Sum of the American Military Government Sandan Division said medical supplies and sanitary resources would be provided as far as possible, per a Dome agency broadcast reported by the FCC.
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San Francisco
Hiroshima
Sum
Sandan Division
Dome
Japan
Damiel
Federal Communications Commission
Hitler Alive Rumor Fascinates Russians
Moscow AP report notes home radio and London press speculating that Adolf Hitler may be alive and hiding somewhere in Germany. The item highlights international curiosity and the absence of confirmed proof about his fate.
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Moscow
Today
Lodon
Adolf Hitler
Germany
MacArthur Order Destroys Japanese Militarism in Tokyo
General MacArthur ordered the Imperial General Headquarters dissolved and placed press and radio censorship on Japan. The order requires dissolution by Sept. 13, dismantling the central command and signaling a decisive shift in occupation policy. In Korea, officials remain in place to enforce surrender terms and protect rights as demobilization proceeds.
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Tokyo
Eapye
MacArthur
Imperial General Headquarters
Fmpire
Lee
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Korea
Railroads Called Upon For Policy In Race Segregation
Chairman Gordon Persons of the Alabama Public Service Commission said he had received complaints of racial separation on trains and asked 14 railroads for statements of official policy. A Mobile man quoted a conductor in a car with mixed riders, noting whites and several colored passengers, as well as shared facilities. The list of railroads cited includes Atlantic Coast Line, Southern, Goerlich, Mobile and Ohio, Atlanta and Birmingham and Coast, and others across the region.
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Montgomery
Ala
Gordon Persons
State Public Service Commission
Alabama
Perens
Birmingham
Jernigan
Merchants Credit Associae Tint
APSC
Chancey
Cammisman
Raidman
Atlantic Coot Tage
Southern
Lane
San Francisco
Prisco
Louisville
Nashville
UC Lning
Central Seaboard
Goerlt
Mobile
Ohio
Atlanta
Coast
Atlanta and
St. Andrews Bay
Tennessee and Northern
Great Southern
Tennessee
Alabama and George
Chattanooga
St Lowa
Central
Georgia
Berlin Parade Echoes Red Song Amid Masked Nazi Remembrance
Berlin crowds sang the Internationale in a parade through the east side as German police moved alongside. Berlin Mayor Arthur Wermer urged 38,000 residents at Neukoeln Stadium to remember martyrs and vow against militarism and Nazism. Two hundred fifty American paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne were chosen to attend memorial observances on September 17 in Nijmegen to honor fallen comrades.
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Brian Tar
Lionas Pell
MOK
Berl
Internationale
Sovrete
Arthur Wermer
Neukoelmn
Hitler
Berlin
Holland
Nimgem
Jap surrender of Singapore troops to Mountbatten planned
Singapore dispatch reports Lt Gen Tragaki, Japan's Singapore commander, to formally surrender Nappon south troops to Admiral Mountbatten. Terauchi, southern armies commander, is ill and unable to sign. Mountbatten will read the surrender instrument while Tragaki seals it with Terauchi's personal chop. A ceremonial sword exchange is postponed pending Allied occupation.
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Charles A. Grumich
Singapore
Senshiro Ttagak
Japan
Nappon
Lord I
Mountbatten
Tragaki
Count Machi Terauchi
Terauchi
Mountbauen
Terauch
Arnas Ia
Thousands Of Japs Quit In East Indies
Melbourne reports Gen. Sir Thomas Blamey accepted the surrender of thousands of Japanese troops on Morotai in the East Indies. He told Lt Gen. Tishima the enemy would be treated with due courtesy. Surrender followed raids from Bougainville to New Guinea and Dutch Borneo aboard the Australian frigate Burdekin.
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Melbourne
Sir Thomad Blamey
East Indies
Morotai
Maindanoa
Blamey
Tishima
Second Army
Pepor
Bougainville
Japanese plan semi military guard for emperor
Tokyo reports say former Imperial Army officers and men from the disbanded Imperial Arms Division will form a new semi military group to protect the emperor. Civilians including two policemen and a fireman will join. area of operation and Allied approval were not stated.
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Tokyo
Emperor's
Cowarts Lucy Road Improvement Approved
The county board approved upgrading the Cowarts to Lucy Road segment extending about three miles. A delegation led by RT Henderson, a property owner along the route, requested a 60 ton weight limit for widening. Work is to begin as soon as possible.
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Cowarts
Lucy Road
County Board of Revenue
RT Henderson
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G. R. Madson
Albany, Georgia
Nip
Lord Mountbatten
Japs Flan Group
O Guard Emperor
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