WLB Aid Is Sought By Schwellenbach
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach seeks an understanding with the War Labor Board to hold it together during reconversion. He may need the board to handle labor trouble in Detroit as 1,000 workers are affected. WLB's future hinges on a peacetime dispute mechanism and a Labor Department plan to replace it.
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Ward Washington
Schwellenbach
Say
War Labor Board
Detroit
Edgar S. Warren
Truman
WLB
Labor Department
Vincent P. Ahearn
Clarence ©. Skinner
New York
Maj
Paul Douglas
WLE
Napier Soldier Leads Wreck Fatality Near Dothan
An automobile crash south of Dothan near the city limits on the Panama City Subway left Flight Officer Alien J. Kuntz dead and two second lieutenants injured. The Napier Field soldiers were returning from a night club when the mishap occurred, with patrols noting one car traveled about 100 feet before hitting a tree.
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Dothan
Panama City
Alabama State Highway Patrol
Dothen
Napier Fel
J. Kuntz
G. R. Anderson
Harry D. Walsh
Jack
Kuntz
Anderson
House Republicans Draft Plan for 1946 Vote Drive
Seven House Republicans formed a special Policy planning group to draft a legislative program for the 1946 elections. Minority Leader Joseph W. Martin said an avalanche of suggestions came in from the public. The panel will shape recommendations into a positive GOP program for Congress.
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Washington
House Republicans
GOP
Congress
Stirman Hasluck Ind
Joseph W.in
Massachusetts
Truman Lauds Simson's Work
President Truman lauds Henry L. Stimson as retiring Secretary of War, praising the nation’s armed forces under his leadership. The resignation takes effect at close of business tomorrow, with Robert P. Patterson nominated to succeed.
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Washington
Truman
Henry L. Samson
Stimson
United States Army
Betama
Tr Truman
Robert P. Patterson
Stim- 500
Hoover
Pan
Manshurin
Ted
Houston County Wounded Vets Join War Chest Appeal
Houston County veterans at Northington General Hospital Tuscaloosa join an appeal to support the fourth and final Alabama War Chest campaign starting October 10. They thank supporters for USO programs and recount wartime service in Saipan Luzon Okinawa and Europe while urging continued donations to aid veterans in Army and Navy hospitals.
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Houston County
War Chest Appeal
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Northington General Hospital
USC
Alabama
Army Northington General Hospital
Saipan
Luzon
Okinawa
Germany
Italy
USO
Army
Navy
Northingdon
Birmngham
LeMay Says Atomic Bomb Had No War End Role
General Curtis E. LeMay, who led B 29 raids on Japan, asserts the atomic bomb did not end the war. He argues the war would have ended in two weeks without the Russians and without the bomb. He cites confidence the Japanese were beaten and ready to surrender.
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Washington
Curtis E. LeMay
Japan
LeMay
U. S
Strategic Air Forces
Pacific
Labor and Industry Await Federal Action on Strikes
Detroit reports widespread idle amid industry pressure for a 3 percent wage rise as UAW CIO seeks strike votes at Chrysler and General Motors. Officials anticipate further layoffs with up to 25,000 more possible. UAW leadership and federal mediators weigh paths to peace and gains.
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Automotive Cy
General Moors Corporation
United Automobile Workers Cio
Jocky
J. Will Edgar E Warren
Washington
U.S. Labor Conriation Service
Caw-Cio
Chrysler
General Motors
DAW
Kelsty-Hayes Steel Company
UAW
Ford National Council
Herve
Ford
GAW General , Motors Division
Hud
Inspection Group Checks discharge speed at Napier
An Air Inspector Team from Maxwell Field arrived at Napier Field to survey discharge procedures for eligible personnel. The team will review directives, assist fields, and report any issues to higher headquarters. Inspections will occur every thirty days to expedite separations and resolve personnel complaints.
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Napier Field
Maxwell Field
Eastern Flying Training Command
Army Air Forces
Senate Okays Fare Home For Jobless Workers
Washington AP reports the Senate approved paying travel home for workers who lost jobs after moving for war work. The measure, 65 to 14, allows up to 200 for moving expenses and homeward travel, with the government covering moving costs for the worker and family.
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Washington
Senate
Jack
McClellan
Army to Overhaul Discharge System in late winter
General Marshall told Congress the Army will drop the points system for discharges by late winter and release men with no years of service. A joint Senate House session will seek a cure for the points system. Discharge scores for enlisted men fall to 36 and for line officers to 39 by Oct. 5, with medical corps officers exempted from the new scheme.
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Washington
Iap
George C. Marphell
Congress
Army
Wrnter
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
War Department
Japan
Korea
Marshall
MacArthur
Tuksa
Alaska
Aleutians
Hawaii
Formosa
China
Europe
the Generis
Marshell
Tis
Big Five Ministers Debate Finn Treaty Then Balkan Pacts
London AP report notes the Big Five foreign ministers turn to studying the Finland armistice terms before tackling Balkan peace treaties. Dulles weighs a Byrnes consultant trip to Germany Italy Poland Austria and France, excluding Moscow and the satellites, if time allows.
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London
Big Five Foreign Ministers Conference
Johnson Foster Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Byrnes
Commert
State Department
United States
Balkans
Duiles
Germany
Italy
Poland
Austria
France
Moscow
Balkan
Britain
Russia
Finland
Shirley Temple Marries Sgt John Agar in Hollywood
Shirley Temple married Army Air Forces sergeant John Agar in a ceremony at Wilshire Methodist Church that drew a massive crowd. Police estimated 5006 spectators lined the street as celebrities and fans witnessed the double ring Episcopalian rite conducted by Dr. Wilsie Martin.
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Hollywood
Shirley Temple
John Agar
Army Air Forces
Moppet
Wilshire Methodist Church
Shirley
George Temple
Wilsie Martin
Stukey
Truman Davis Are Still On Good Terms
President Truman says he and William H. Davis remain aligned on administration economic aims after Davis resignation as Economic Stabilization Director. A letter accepting Davis' exit notes a transcript misreadings and asserts no conflict of views, aiming to keep production and distribution policies on track.
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Washington
Truman
William H. Davis
Davis
Rome
Explorer-Author Seabrook Found Dead at Dutchess Farm
William B Seabrook age 59 noted explorer and author was found dead in bed at his Rhinebeck New York area Dutchess County farm today authorities reported no immediate cause of death a local police chief said the scene suggested natural causes and no foul play is suspected
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Rhinereck
Al't William B. Seabrook
Owubye
Dutchess County
Crew Of Superfort Downed By Reds Starts For Home
The B29 crew and three observers, shot down Aug. 20 by Russian Yak fighters during a food drop over a Hongo POW camp in northern Korea, began a hazardous return to Saipan. Lt. JoJ Queen from Lexington Ashland Ky described the moment Yaks closed in, a wing shot, and a mass egress as the plane lit with fire before a crash landing at sea.
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Richard K. O'Malley
Seoul
Korea
Hongo
Saipan
Poné
Joj
Queen
Lexington
Ashland
Yaks
Lea
B 24s Forced Down at Chicago in non stop hop
Washington reports Lt Gen. Barne Giles expects U S Japan air links to extend with future B 29s flying nonstop from Japan to America. three B 29s diverted to Chicago for fuel after a 26 hour flight battling headwinds. crews faced varying fuel levels and uncertain weather. mission described as practical test, not stunt.
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James J
Washington
Barney N. Giles
Japan
America
Aredonms
Vilen
Washingville
Sappery
Chicago
Giles
H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Moscow
California
Egypt
Australia
Emmett
Rosy) O'Donnall
Tokyo
Sapporo
Japanese Rebel Plot Aimed to Thwart Peace Effort
Mainichi reports a failed insider coup at the imperial palace on August 14 involving rebels led by Major Koga and aides to the Emperor. They seized rooms, cut telephones, and fought palace guards. several conspirators killed themselves or were captured, with Tanaka and others facing charges of thwarting surrender.
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Japan
Wideki Toyo
Indaw
Kogh
Imperial Palace
Seckiiye Martius Kaiichi Kidu
Privy Seal
Sotoro Ishiwata
Imperial Household
Shigeru Hasunuma
Sone
Shizuen Tana
Palace Guerda
Tanaka
Im Frenal Guards
All Acount
Mori
Far Emperors Guards
Maiment
Associated Press
Major Koga
Eighth War Loan To Be Known As Victory Bond Drive
The Eighth War Loan will be called the Victory Bond drive and run from Oct 20 to Nov 8. County War Finance Committee chairman Robert Ramsey announced the plan noting Houston County’s quota is not yet set but expected to be slightly less than the prior drive. Leaders mapped long range plans to ensure a successful close amid anticipated difficulties.
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Robert Ramsry
County War Finance Committee
Houston County
Ramsey
Maprnk
Japan Occupation Force To Increase
AP reports seventeen ships of Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet homeward with thousands of Navy men due for discharge. General MacArthur’s headquarters say occupation forces will rise to 200000 by year end with 400000 maximum for all troops. about 15000 American soldiers remain in Japan as demobilization proceeds. State Department expresses surprise at MacArthur’s projected force size and policy decisions, while Washington notes occupation policy is a U.S. government function and tied to Japan’s postwar stabilization.
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Tokyo
Admiral Halsey
Fighting Third Fleet
Japan
State Department
MacArthur
Dean Acheson Ree
United States
Ita Pevike
U.S
Food withheld from inmates at Belsen camp revealed
British officer describes a hidden German supply store near Belsen that held 12 tons of meat of sugar and large quantities of powdered milk and bread none issued to inmates. Courtroom exhibit shows ongoing trial of guards under SS camp leadership amid wartime horrors.
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Belsen
Lubmeburg
Germany
APS
Joseph Kramer
Adelphies Leonard Beene
Apel
Wilniss
Conditins
Belven
Foe
Pittish
Hugh Llewellyn Glyn Bugis
T M. Backhauer
Kramer
Ins
Irma Grove
German Polish Frontier Change Reported After Soviet Line Shift
Berlin reports a revised German Polish frontier extending west of Stettin along the Oder, delivering several hundred additional square miles to Poland. Marshal Zhukov relayed the update after his return from Moscow to Polish officials.
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Berlin
Nomura Denies Prior Knowledge of Pearl Harbor Attack
Admiral Nomura, Japan's U.S. ambassador during Pearl Harbor, says he did not know of the attack when delivering a note to Washington. He rejects the notion of a “double game” with Secretary Hull, blames young hardliners for war, and says he could not avert the crisis despite his duties. He recalls learning of the developments from staff via American radio and expresses a clear conscience though war is deplorable.
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Hichi‘wabbro Nomura
United States
Pearl Harbor
Ere- Terry
Kinte Nullan
Hall
Relstiann
Nippon
Japan
Hult
Pears Harbor
Nomura
Gois
Bradley Assures Best Care For Wounded Vets
General Omar Bradley, Veterans Administration administrator, told a conference that veterans will receive better care and that deficiencies will be corrected. He announced a new branch office to supervise regional offices in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, and South Carolina, with deputy administrators to lead each office. He noted Congress approved limited funds and planned to name deputies in a few months.
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Omar Bradley
Veterans
Administration
Aeight Sorheastern
Congress
Veterans Administration
Georfia
Florida
Alabama
Tennessee
South Corona
Adienistratiae
Degusiony
Bradley Wad
Gathin
Police In Search For Negro Woman On Theft Charge
Panama City police hunt a Black woman accused of stealing 7000 dollars from a Panama City Panama Cy victim last night. Investigators traced her to a Pilgher Street address, where she changed clothes before boarding a bus to Atlanta. Police report she fled in a taxi broken down near Dothan and later rode a taxi to the city.
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Vothan
Panama Cy
Fla
Dothan
J. E. Drawhtra
Panama City
Cnidt
Atlanta
Jef
Draughon
Reynaud Sees Danger In French Balloting
Paris AP Former Prime Minister Paul Reynaud warned last night that a wrong vote in the October 21 constitutional referendum could harm France. He said a new constitution alone won’t solve the nation’s problems and urged promotion of free enterprise. He linked America’s war effort to the prodigious spirit of enterprise in a free economic system.
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Paris
Paul Reynaud
Democratic Alliance
France
Reynaud
Ife
America
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