Repeal Threat Looms for Smith Connally Act
In Washington AP reports the Smith Connally war labor disputes act faces repeal as CIO plans strike votes by about 2 million members. UMW and others seek ballots among 325,000 GM workers by Oct 4 and 120,000 by Oct 6 with another around November 1. Congressman Howard W Smith backs repeal. committee reviews bill first introduced two and a half years ago.
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Ynscington
Smith-Connally
D-Va
Ase
L Lewis
Board Meet Canceled In Exhaustion Of Tire Quota
Fouston County War Price and Rationing Board chairman AD Wilkerson announced the regular board meeting is canceled as the county’s tire quota is exhausted. Apportionments for new tires far outnumber available tires, with demand exceeding supply and manufacturers’ production limits. Emergency measures allow limited allocations, but inventories are at a record low and shortages expected to persist. Conservation and recapping are urged as essential.
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AD. Wilkerson
Fouston County
Conwa
I. Wilkerson
Cotton Ginned So Far This Year Tops One Million Bales
Washington AP report shows 1984 bales of cotton ginned from the 1945 crop through September, with states like Texas and Georgia posting large totals. The Sun Bureau data compares these figures to the prior year and the car ending period of 1948, listing state by state ginnings.
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Washington
Sun Bureau
Thia
Mona
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Mexico
Carolina
Ahora
South Wolina
Texas
French Forces Seize Key Saigon Areas
Paris dispatch reports French troops occupying strategic zones in Saigon after arrests of hundreds of Annamites. Broadcast says reinforcements arrived from Indo-China prisoners and allied groups, signaling control of the situation and ongoing demonstrations for independence.
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London
Saigon
Annamites
Iit
Tty
Soviets Balk At French Chinese Role In Hungarian Talks
The Sig Five council faced strain over its procedures as it considers Europe's inland waterways and the Hungarian treaty, with Moscow opposing France and China joining discussions. Disputes over spheres of influence and control of major waterways threaten unity, while plans diverge on who should oversee Danube Oder Elbe and Rhine channels.
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Flora Lewis London
Sig Five Council of Foreign Ministers
Europe
Austria
Big Five
France
China
United States
Britain
Moscow
Russia
Italy
Bulgaria
Romania
Finland
Council
European
Danube
Oder
Elbe
Kiel Canal
Rhine
Lt. Epes Starts Serving Term As Appeal Planned
Lt Samuel C Epes 27 year old son of a Virginia family has begun a life sentence after a South Carolina jury found him guilty of murder for drugging suffocating and burying his wife a 58 pound nurse in an abandoned foxhole A motion for a new trial has been filed and a possible appeal or pardon is contemplated The case attracted attention as he shed his name and uniform for a prison term while his mother visited in tears and he offered quiet comfort to her
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Columbia
S. C
Samuel C. Epes
Virginia
Hone
A. L. Gaston
South Carolina
Epes
Travis Epes
Richmond
Navy Resumes Probe of Dual Plane Crash
A naval board of inquiry resumes today the investigation into the crash of two Navy fighters near Miami. Three pilots who survived say their five plane formation was disrupted by an unidentified night flyer over the city, while two pilots died when their aircraft crashed near the business district. The deceased were JG David Lamont of Fort Worth Texas and Lt James Harold O Connor of Dorchester Massachusetts.
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Miami
Fla
IAP
Naval Board of Inquiry
Navy
Melbourne Naval Air Station
Seventh Naval District
David Lamont
Fort Worth
Tex
James Harold O'Connor
Dorchester, Maas
French Swinging To Left In Vote On New Regime
Paris AP report notes France led by ill clad poor voters swinging left in local elections. Communists and Socialists gain seats while De Gaulle ministers mostly win. Details show regional votes in Lille Pas de Calais and Seine et Oise with Leftists strong. national elections set for Oct 23.
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Paris
France
Socialiss
Charles de Gaulle
Andre Diethelm
Adrian Tixier
Haute Vienne
Leon Blum
Socialist Party
Tremely
Lille
Hells
Pas de Calais
Seine Et Oise
Charities Chest Drive Plans Campaign Structure
An organization meeting set plans for the annual Charities Chest drive starting Oct 9 with nine local agencies sharing $15 150 and the remainder to the Alabama War Chest. Roy C Hall to head Special Gifts. committee heads include Jimmy Dees J P Culver Foy Mizelle and Myer Blumberg among others. Morris leads this year with E McClintic as co chair. drive will use Rotary Kiwanis Exchange and Lions clubs to solicit. several local groups participate in support of the campaign.
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Charities Chest
Roy C. Hall
Alabama War Chest
Tothers
Jimmy Dees
J. P. Culver
Foy Mizelle
Myer Blumberg
J. V. Jemison
Napier Field
Betts Slingluff
Camp Rucker
David Eddy
Walter Morris
Dees
Rotary
Kiwani, Exchange
Lions
Morris
E. §. McClintic
Dothan
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
Cripi Pled Children
Christmas Basket Fund
County Tuberculosis Association
Dependent Children and Hospital Fund
574 Births Reported in Houston County in Early 1945
State vital statistics reports show 574 births in Houston County in the first half of 1945, with 434 white and 136 Negro babies. Across the state, 32,364 births occurred, including 99,022 white and 12,342 Negro births.
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Houston County
State Department of Health
New Scoring System Frees 300000 From Overseas Duty
Washington AP reports a new screening score exemption. Enlisted men with 36 points or 37 years age, or 34 with over a year of service, will not be sent overseas. Officers with 48 points or more by Sept 2 are exempt. Medical, veterinary, and nursing categories have lower thresholds. Regular Army reserve and volunteers abroad excluded.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Medical and Dental Corps
Veterinary and Medical Administrative Corps
State Vets Board Approves Budget And Appoints Assistant
The State Board of Veterans Affairs in Montgomery adopted a tentative budget of 308340 for State and County offices of the new veterans department. Lt Lawrence A May of Florence was named first assistant state service commissioner in charge of legal affairs with a salary of 5400 yearly. he remains in the Army awaiting discharge. C C Horton, state commissioner, said May is an overseas veteran who rose to First Lieutenant.
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Montgomery Ala
State Board of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Department
Lawrence A. May
Florence
C. C. Horton
Lt. May
Horton
May
Wallace Sees Hope For Balanced Budget
CHICAGO AP Secretary of Commerce Henry A Wallace says the federal budget can be balanced by 1950 while achieving full employment and growth. He notes the need to expand foreign trade and foresees as much as seven billion dollars in increased trade could create three to four million more jobs.
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Chicago
Henry A Wallace Beieves
University of Chicago Roundtable
Wallace
Wales
Department of Commerce
Were rubber went London
New Delhi radio reported present occupation by Japanese forces cleared over a million rubber trees in southern Malaya to convert land for farming. The claim appeared in a survey cited as part of British rubber resources coverage.
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London
Malaya
New Delhi
Truman Accepts Atom Bomb Future Responsibility
Washington AP The White House said the President will soon send to Congress his recommendations on developing and using atomic energy. Press Secretary Ross stated the President is not the sole architect of the atomic bomb future and will take cabinet advice while bearing responsibility for the policy.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Charles G. Ross
Yast Might
Ross
Rose
Witness identifies Nazi camp slayers in Dresden trial
Polish Jewish survivor Sophia Litwanska testified in the trial of 45 Nazis, pinpointing commanders at Auschwitz and other camps. She described naked lineups, selections for gas chambers on Christmas Day, and named guards including Josef Kramer, Hessler, and Irma Grese, detailing brutal acts and executions. The courtroom heard harrowing accounts as she pointed to suspects.
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Luenbergs
Germany
Osyiecim
Sophia Litwanska
Luton
Hessler
Cane
Belsen
Josef Kramer
Kessler
Irma Grese
Ise Forster
Forster
Yee Forster
GI Will Be Japan's Best-Dressed Man
AP report from Tokyo says an American GI will be Japan’s best dressed as winter gear heads to Japan. Brig. Gen. Harold F. Eastwood, supplies officer on General Mace Arthur’s staff, notes thousands of units of winter clothing are en route for American soldiers in Japan and Korea who can expect winter gear by October 1.
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Tokyq
Japan
Dean Brommel
Fup Yam
Harold FE
Eastwond
MaceArthur
Korea
Michigan Governor Calls Strike Probe
The report outlines a probe into strike actions and describes Allied directives in postwar Japan. It notes talks between General MacArthur and Admiral Fujita, a planned visit by Hirohito to MacArthur, and the Allied high command restricting atomic research and liberalizing Japan’s economy and press. The piece references U.S. policy changes, currency controls, and the broader aim to free trade and property assets while maintaining security.
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Euperor Hirohito
MacArthur
Associated Press
Mussell Brines
Admiral Fujita
Grand Chamberline
High Command
Japan
Probers May Go To Pearl Harbor Attack Scenes
Congressional investigators consider visiting Pearl Harbor to inspect the Japan attack scene and the FR round of the war. The Barkley inquiry panel weighs hiring an attorney while names like Davis Hughes and Mitchell are suggested.
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Probers
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Walsh D-Massi
Jaller Group
Navy Inquiry Board
Navy
United States
Tokyo
Jis
Neval Committee
Barkley
Pearl Larnor
State Department to control wartime surplus disposal
President Truman assigns the State Department to unify war surplus disposal world wide. John W. Snyder says Europe holds about 1,000,000 tons valued at $1,000 a ton, with plans to transfer Army Navy liquidation and Lend Lease functions to the State Department. Details for the transfer are being prepared for earliest practicable date.
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Washington
Truman
State Department
John W. Snyder
Europe
Snyder
Senate
Pacific
Department
Army - Navy Liqidation
Foreign Economic Administration
War Crimes Trial Likely to Begin by Late November
Proceedings for the Niemeaerberg trial of top Nazi traders may start by the end of November. Four powers Britain United States Soviet Russia and France are represented. Delays stem from choosing trial procedures and languages and from changes in prosecutors in Russia.
Veterans Free From Unionism In Old Jobs Policy
Washington AP A new Selective Service handbook clarifies that World War II veterans need not join a union to regain their former jobs. The policy supports reinstatement rights, avoiding union requirements in many cases and fueling ongoing disputes over super seniority and veteran preference versus nonveteran hiring.
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Washington
Aps
Conto
Sherive Service
Han
Congress
UAL
Planta
Exeample
CIO
US Supreme Court
Wney
Governor orders probe into Kelsey-Haye strike
Detroit AP Gov. Marty F Kelly asked state officials to join the investigation into the Kelsey-Haye Wheel Company walkout, labeling the dispute a government challenge amid a War Labor Board directive. He urged Washington to speed a proposed management labor policy conference and voiced support for unions’ rights while calling for work resumption.
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Detroit
Marty F Kelly
Kelsey Haye Wheel Company
Michigan
Kelly
Whi
Kelsey-Hayeatukers
Stmkers
Washington
Truman
Officials Reveal Jap War Prisoner Cremations and Atrocities
The Associated Press reports escaped American airman Olver B. Rashmus from Wisconsin, after 88 days eluding Japanese pursuers following a July plane crash on Hokkaido, shared details of cremation policy for POWs and brutal treatment in camps. Other stories include a sailor’s survival tales and accounts from 21 veterans arriving at a US base.
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Associated Press
Olver B. Rashmus
Wis
Edward Cudd
Whiney, & C
Hokkside
Helf Cudd
Cudd
Nippon Ph Vician
Mera
Sapa Proper
Cal. Morris Marcus
San Francisco
Formosa
Willan Cook
Alexandria
Niberees
Lx Guardia Field
Karachi
India
George George Recommends Income Tax Slash
In a radio address Senator Walter F George proposed a SN per cent cut in federal income taxes across brackets. He urged only a partial reduction in 1946, cautioned against taking more than half a dollar from each taxpayer, and favored keeping the excess profits tax with possible future adjustments to balance the budget. He also suggested carrying forward business losses for several years.
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Washington
George
Georgia Sentaor
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