Burton Confirmed for Highest Court Place
Washington AP The Senate narrowly approves Senator Harold Burton of Ohio for Supreme Court Justice after quick committee action. Truman also taps Robert Patterson as Secretary of War, prompting mixed reactions from both parties and a political shift in Ohio. Burton’s exit shifts state representation to Governor Lausche, while Patterson’s appointment signals continuity in war policies.
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Ministers weigh Italy Yugoslavia frontier claims
London AP reports Allied Foreign Ministers debated Italian Yugoslav frontier issues with little progress toward a final peace treaty. They planned to defer Balkan, Gallipoli and German border questions to the next meeting in November or December while US USSR UK France and China weigh trusteeship and colonial questions.
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Truman Pledges No Padding in Armed Forces
President Truman stated there will be no padding in the armed forces and that no one will be kept in service longer than necessary. He cited MacArthur’s revised occupation estimates for Japan and Korea, noted troop return goals, and stressed demobilization speed is not tied to occupation needs.
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Pearl Harbor Probe Seeks Low-Cost Legal Expert
The Pearl Harbor investigating committee seeks a legal expert willing to work for patriotic reasons and little pay. Senate Democratic Leader Barkley, named chairman, leads a 10 member group with Rep. Cooper as vice-chairman. The panel has $25,000 and aims to begin hearings around October 1, with public access and a January 3 reporting deadline.
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Pearl Harbor
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D-Tenn
Congress
Schwellenbach Takes Over As U S Labor Boss
Lewis B. Schwellenbach assumed control of the labor department purposed to unify War Labor Board the Employment Service and the War Manpower Commission under Secretary Schwellenbach authority after Truman redirected key agencies to the Labor Department. The move follows labor unrest in Detroit and other sectors.
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Truman
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War Manpower Commission
Labor Department
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Mr. Truman
White House
Detroit
Schwellenbach Seeks Detroit Strike Resolution Through Conciliation
Labor Secretary Schwellenbach uses new power to place U S Conciliation Service under Edgar L Warren to study Detroit strikes and decide if government intervention is needed. Warren arrives to assess threatened work stoppages and possible labor management talks as oil industry strikes widen nationwide.
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Detroit
U. S. Conciliation Service
Edgar L. Warren
Chicago Regional War Labor Board
Schwellenbath
Warren
Lord Haw Haw Sentenced to Death for Treason
William Joyce, known as Lord Haw Haw, was convicted of treason at Old Bailey and sentenced to hang. A 12-member jury reached verdict in under 25 minutes after Justice Tucker ruled Joyce, though born in America, owed allegiance to the British crown via a passport and left Britain in 1939 to aid German propaganda. Joyce plans an immediate appeal while aides watched as a Nazi salute was shown and crowds outside cheered.
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Haw Haw
Old Bailey
Tucker
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OPA to Tighten Curb on Building Costs Nationwide
Government moves to curb costs in postwar home building with October 15 start of controls. Builders forecast 500000 new homes next year and 1,000,000 annually by 1948, amid reconversion shifts and surplus property actions. Merrion credits Snyder action lifting controls on construction for record activity.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
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Brooking Institution
Joseph E. Merrion
National Association of Home Builders
Merrion
John W. Snyder
Forrestal urges postwar Navy to deter war with 300 ships
Navy Secretary James V. Forrestal told the House Naval Committee that postwar control of the seas requires a powerful navy capable of delivering atomic bomb attacks. He proposed a peacetime fleet of 300 modern major combatants plus reserves, totaling 1,078 combat ships and 552,000 men, with ships built since 1930 and 1940. Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King supported the plan, while Army size and demobilization questions also drew lawmakers' attention.
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House Naval Committee
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Lght
Ernest J. King
Naval Operations
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Army
A. L Miller
R-Neb
Miller
War Department
Beahan One of Three B-29 Crew Returning From Japan
Captain Kermit K. Beahan of Houston Texas, the bombardier who dropped the Nagasaki atomic bomb on August 9, 1945, is among three B-29s flying nonstop from Japan to Washington. He is aboard the aircraft commanded by Brigadier General Emmett O’Donnell Jr and is en route for another Army assignment.
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Washington
Nagasaki
Japan
Army Air Force
Kermit K. Beahan
Houston
Tex
Emmett O'Donnell
Riots Erupt Across Argentina Against Military Regime
In Buenos Aires crowds massed from offices and facades to protest the military government. Police moved in with rifles grenades and powder after Prosecuting Judge Emilia Leopoldu Silva ordered the raid on the Nationalist Youth Alliance headquarters amid complaints that pamphlets were being distributed ahead of the march for liberty and constitution.
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Punee
Nationalist
Youth Alliance
Emilha Leopoldu Silva
Senators Vote USES Return To States
Senators voted to return the United States Employment Service to state control by 56 to 23, backing an amendment to unemployment compensation law that would make states responsible for matching unemployed recipients with jobs from state funds.
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Washington
Trumar
United States Employment Service
Occupation Army Works to Sell Prisoner Return to Japan
Tokyo AP reports Allied information officers urge Japan to accept returning prisoners as citizens. Lt. Col. Green says propaganda had taught that prisoners were disgraceful. now families learn survivors are alive and can reintegrate. Released men could aid Japan’s postwar rebuilding within Allied limits.
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Cal. J. Woodall Green
St. Petersburg
Fla
Allied Information Dissemination Section
Green
Greene
Japan
Auto Owners Taxation Costs Slashed For 1945
Auto owners will pay taxes Oct 1 to Nov 15 with bills about 40 percent lower than last year after the State Revenue Department revised the tax chart. Houston County tax assessor E G Collins notes reductions across makes and models, with specific values cited for Ford Chevrolet Plymouth Buick models from 1938 to 1942. The new chart uses year models and flat valuations for older cars, plus allowances for 1942 and later purchases and the Model T.
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Revenue Department
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Plymouth
Buick
High School Youths Get Draft Deferment
Washington AP reports that most high school students may postpone induction until graduation or age 20 if they entered school before 18 and pursued continuous satisfactory study. Selective Service also said undergraduates who enrolled before 18 may delay induction to finish the current quarter or semester.
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Washington
MacArthur Keeps Occupation Statement Intact
General Douglas MacArthur allows his 200000 strong occupation force statement to stand without further comment. The public relations office called the statement clear and explanatory and declined to comment on mixed reactions to his forecast that the forces could be halved in six months.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Purge of Japanese Cabinet Predicted in Tokyo
General MacArthur announced an upcoming list of suspected war criminals while reliable Japanese sources predicted a purge of reactionary cabinet elements led by Premier Higashi-Kuni. Higashi-Kuni said his government would determine responsibility for starting the war and try the accused if General MacArthur approved, with no word on self-punishment.
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United States Directs Occupation Policy in Japan
Acting Secretary Acheson states U S policy for pacification comes from Washington, not MacArthur. Tokyo papers Nippon Times and Asahi face brief suspensions over censorship and editorial issues. Preparations mount for Mrs MacArthur’s arrival as demobilization begins with Carrier Division 24 and about 200,000 troops in occupation plans.
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Em- Davey
Pacific
MacArthur
Gas Shortage Forcing B 29 Nonstop Flight Landings
Two of the three B 29 Superfortresses flying nonstop from Japan to Washington reported they expected to land in Detroit due to gas shortages while the main group aimed for Washington. Air leaders noted head winds, with plans tracing a route via Canada and the upper Midwest. The mission, led by Lt Gen Giles, Gen LeMay, and Gen ODonnell, departed Sapporo yesterday for a roughly 25 hour flight, stripped of armor and weapons to save fuel.
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Nome
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Japanese premier defends Hirohito and Pearl Harbor
Prince Higashi Kuni, Japan occupation premier, told Allied reporters he had no advance knowledge of Pearl Harbor and would not call Hirohito a war criminal. He pledged to probe responsibility for the attack with General MacArthur’s approval, noted initial punishments by Nipponese forces, and suggested abolishing Army and Navy ministries after demobilization.
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TOKYO
Prince Narutaka Higashi-Kuni
Japan
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Higashi-Kuni
MacArthur
Cruel- Wen
Pearl Harbor
Tara Ty No
Horrors At Belsen Camp Revealed By British Officer
Brigadier Hugh Llewellyn Glyn Hughes testified at the War Crimes trial in Lueneburg Germany detailing neglect at the Belsen camp. He said Josef Kramer and staff showed indifference to internees, with ample Wehrmacht supplies nearby and no effort to organize medical care. The defense cross examination highlighted alleged factors but Hughes affirmed gross neglect as the root cause.
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Belser
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Hughes
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T. M. Backhouse
Deberney
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Cam
Belen
Black Dragon Group Retains Headquarters in Tokyo
The supposedly disbanded Black Dragon Society maintains its Tokyo headquarters where former members seek leaders. Yoshiza Kuzuu, the society’s chief secretary, speaks frankly yet avoids incriminating details or naming members to American occupiers. Prime Minister Higashi-Kuni urged secret groups to disband, warning government action if needed.
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