19 Jul 1945
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1945
Page
1
The article notes Tokyo raids by carrier planes as Japan resists American pressure while global focus centers on a prospective Big Three meeting. It discusses wartime hubbub and broad strategic moves shaping the Sino-Pacific theater.
In Potsdam President Truman joins Stalin and Churchill with Eisenhower and Byrnes as advisors. Germany reparations set at 20 billion dollars while war bond sales near 9 billion to individuals. Seventh War Loan aimed for 1 billion. MacArthur pledges Filipino self rule with American support. Civilian shoe output to rise 3 million pairs monthly due to stock and coupons.
Secretary Clinton P Anderson outlines steps to lift slaughtering quotas for small operators enabling interstate shipment of non inspected meat. Labor front reports strikes in New York Detroit and Akron affecting newspapers radio and tires as Goodyear and Firestone operate under navy supervision. UN relief chief Lehman urges soap rationing amid global shortages with limited production options available.
A U N relations committee hearing featured Edward R Steinmus Dr addressing prompt adoption of a charter. Michie gan and Van den berg praised Stein while the audience applauded. Several attending members were absent due to deaths and other reasons.
Morhine Conner and Arthur Ericcson are named in a wartime report detailing a German prisoner of war incident at Bertucci’s camp. A guard fired on sowers, and Bertucci, previously in England, faced no combat. The dead POWs were buried with full military honors at the camp cemetery as prisoners attended the rites.
Private Chester Salateri from Southbridge Mass astonished Fort McPherson doctors with a huge appetite after a furlough. At an Atlanta cafe he consumed seven fried chicken orders ten fries and nine orange juice glasses plus multiple milk servings salads olives and pies. Doctors note his stomach is only slightly larger than normal and the camp nickname The Stomach TM endures.
Civilians remain active despite restrictions as July space reservations filled during June under a 30 day rule. New five day limit won’t affect civilian travel until August, say railway officials. No major cancellations in big cities as military space gains with Pullman withdrawal on short trips. Travelers cite solid reasons for trips.
The Chance Vought F4U Corsair has entered combat against Japan and is praised as the navy’s fastest and most powerful fighter bomber. It packs a 2,100 hp engine, six 50 caliber guns, and can carry 2,000 pounds of bombs, with noted superior maneuverability. Earlier, Germany’s planned 400,000 pound flying boat concept and a 200,000 pound craft were mentioned, though the former’s plans remained unrealized after its wreck and destruction by U.S. Mustangs prior to deployment.
The army reports redeployment is 30,000 men or two divisions ahead of schedule. By end of June 396,001 U.S. soldiers had left Europe for home. The June quota was 280,000, with 280,000 left Europe during the month.
News analyst outlines how Nazi camps aimed to destroy individuality, train torturers, and convert prisoners into docile masses. Bettelheim's account details arrest to camp life, torture, and gradual degeneration, plus the ripple effect on families and German society under planned terror.
Wartime research by army chemists yields synthetic soups and self heating cocoa for camping, plus shrink proof wool socks and a durable new synthetic cloth with rebound properties. A rollable material collapses when left on a surface, wearing well but lasting only 15 to 20 launderings. A Civilian Conservation Corps renewal is proposed to address forest loss. Congress debates coffee pricing amid Brazil’s rising costs, with OPA and State Department split. Also notes on OWI radio plans, postwar asset sales, and naval rescue heroism aboard the Pittsburgh.
Bankhage writes on anti fraternization rules under the American army in Germany amid occupation. Moscow broadcasts say Berlin suburbs are normalizing. A July 1 bicycle race occurred in a town. The Petroleum Administration estimates three million barrels of oil products lost to strikes. Two thousand seven hundred Liberty ships battered beyond use. many ended as scrap after a stout effort.
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