Greatest Flood Of Fire Hits Japan In Major Allied Strike
Leif Brickerson reports a large Allied air offensive against Japan, claiming the greatest fire flood of war with bombs described as well placed in Ube Kumamoto Shimonoseki and Kure, plus attacks on inland sea targets and rail bottlenecks. The note cites sinking of a Japanese cruiser by a British submarine under American control in the southwest Pacific.
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Leif Brickerson
Guam
Japan
Ube
Java
Kure
Osan
Honshu
Shimonoseki
Korea
China
Kumamoto
Kyushu
Bulletin
Washington
Navy
Southwest Pacific
Reconversion Push Signals Slow Return of Appliances
The government moves reconversion into high gear as war-era shortages linger. A free civilian goods supply is set, but most household appliances will return weeks to months late. Refrigerators may not reach stores until September or October as demonstrator models, while walk-in sales remain scarce. Officials warn customers will face long lists and unseen orders as the mid 1946 goal for full appliance availability remains distant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Governors Conference Opens Today With Problems for Postwar Era
Governors meet at Mackinac Island in mid July with Maj or topics on state rights and postwar recovery. Utah Governor Herbert Maw rejects federal regulations after peace, while leaders urge state competency and war-time revenue controls. Stassen reports on global security plans as states weigh limits on federal power and potential revenue declines.
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Jack Bell
Mackinac Island
Mid
Herbert B. Maw
Utah
Man
Comar
Harold B. Stassen
Iota
San Francis- 0
Maurice bin
Mass
Tobin
Truman Delivers Peace Charter to Senate in Perilous Moment
President Truman travelled to the Senate to personally deliver the Charter of the United Nations to outlaw war. He urged prompt ratification while noting broad support, with many senators already aligned in favor and no announced opposition.
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Truman
Delver
Senate
Pergon
Tom Reedy
Washington
U. S. Senate
San Francisco
United Nations
West Coast
Berlin
Churchill
Stalin
Alger Hiss
Meat shortage to be here another year says Livesay
Morgantown Va July 2 The West Virginia university expert E A Livesay head of the department says the meat shortage will persist for at least another year and likely longer He notes no overnight remedy and cites factors such as population shifts armed forces demand labor and market controls He urges a bumper 1945 feed grain crop to boost meat and warns a small 1945 corn crop would keep meat scarce in 1946 He explains pork shortage as a major factor while past plant backlogs and grain shortages limited hog production and price controls followed.
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Morgantown
E. A. Livesay
West Virginia University
Livesay
West Virginia News Briefs From Charleston To Berkeley Springs
Charleston reports Union officials announce Sherman H. Dalrymple will speak at Dunbar city hall to acquaint Kanawha Valley workers with CIO Rubber Workers leaders. Shepherdstown notes President White of Shepherds College treated after heart attack. Berkeley Springs notes city council, mayor, and recorder receive pay increases, and councilmen paid per session. West Virginia district governors of Rotary International take office, including Dr. Oliver Shurtleff as governor of the 185th district and Dr. Robert W. Bess as governor of the 178th district.
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Charleston
Sherman H. Dalrymple
CIO
United Rubber Workers of America
Dunbar City Hall
Kanawha Valley
Shepherdstown
W. H. S. White
Shepherds College
Martinsburgh Hospital
Berkeley Springs
West
Virginia
Rotary International
Oliver Shurtleff
Fhiment State College
Robert W. Bess
Keyser
West Virginia
Allied Control Council Unveils Plans For Decentralizing Germany
The Allied Control Council mapped plans for German decentralization with the Reich split into regions or lander under U S occupation. American troops move toward Berlin for the upcoming Big Three meeting while British and French forces join the advance. Reports also note possible dissolution of SHAEF after Eisenhower resigns in Europe.
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Allied Control Council
Germany
Associated Press
United States
Berlin
T. Reich
Control Council
Western Reich
U. S
Supreme Headquarters
Allied — Expeditionary Force
Eisenhower
Europe
Allied Control
Major New York paper delivery paralyzed by strike
Delivery workers strike in New York City enters its third day affecting 11 papers with over 5 million daily readers. Washington will review a War Labor Board request as violence flares with incidents against news vendors and bundles scattered near the news building.
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New York
New York City
Washington
War Labor Board
New York Post
World-Telegram
Sun
Journal- American
Times
Herald Tribune
News and Mirror
Wall Street Journal
Brooklyn Citizen
Long Island Star-Journal
Passion Players Hope To Revise Famed Production Soon
Oberammergau villagers hope to stage a revised Passion Play next year though no decision is final. The last presentation was 1934. war prevented 1944. Miss Amy Dut, Mary, notes potential 1954 delay. Willy Bierling, John, is a POW in the United States. About 1,400 villagers participate, with 700 in cast and the rest as technicians.
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Oberammergau
Amy
Dut
Mary
Willy Bierling
John
United States
MacArthur's Borneo victory bold strategic oil gain
AP war column notes General MacArthur's amphibious victory at Balikpapan on Borneo secures essential oil wells and splits the East Indies, enabling faster supply lines for Allied operations against Japan. The piece praises Australian and Australian digger troops, explains Borneo's strategic center position, and cites shipping gains enabling land-based air cover in the Southwest Pacific.
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Dewitt MacKenzie AP Foreigs
Mac Arthur
Borneo
Hilikvapen
East Indies
Southwest Pacific
Japan
America
Pacific
Indian Ocean
Ausasies
Balikpapen
Farakan
Greenland
New Gui
Australia
Indo-China
Sumatra
Java
Celebes
Philippines
Macarthur
Invasion at Balikpapan Shifts Inland Toward Base
Allied forces press Balikpapan seizure in Borneo as Japanese troops retreat inland toward key oil lands. American and Australian pilots report heavy bombing, beach defenses knocked out, and oil tanks burning. Australian troops secure ridge and shore positions amid damaged piers and tunnels, including a hospital tunnel.
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James Hutcheson
Balik Papan
Borneo
Tosay
Balikpapan
Pacific
Yade Pate
Byrnes Named Secretary of State in Truman Cabinet
The Senate unanimously confirms James F Byrnes as secretary of state to succeed Edward R Stettinius Jr. Byrnes will join President Truman's five-cabinet lineup as the next key economic stabilizer and adviser. The nomination follows Stettinius resignation and prior cabinet selections taking oath in Washington.
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Washing
James F. Burn
Senate
Edward R. Siettinius, Jr
Washington
James P. Byrnes
Truman
Byrnes
Howard R. Stettinius Jr
Kansas City
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
House
Carolina
Atettinius
World Security Council
United Nations
Theatre Ticket for Grafton Strand Show
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Ed Courtney of Pretense Street to tonight's Strand performance of Per Whom the Bell Tolls starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman and the Diste Uiestrae Counterattack with Paul Muni at the venue.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Courtney
Gary Cooper
Ingrid Bergman
Eee
Paul Muni
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Midas
Key Base
Rush
Strand
Dixie
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