4 Power Conference Nears Agreement On Mass Trial Of Nazi War Criminals
The Potsdam decisions deepen East Western Europe split and Soviet control of eastern Europe from Finland to Bulgaria. Greece remains in Britain’s sphere. Turkey access to the Dardanelles is unresolved and may shift later. President Truman’s radio address will clarify guidance.
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Washington
Russia
Potsdam
Truman
Augusta
Europe
Finland
Bulgaria
Greece
Britain
Turkey
Dardanelles
Yalta
Alex Singleton
London
Nuernberg
France
United States
Hermann Goering
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Franz von Papen
Alfred Rosenberg
Karl Doenitz
Gerd von Rundstedt
Wilhelm Keitel
High Tribunnal
Armored Divisions Return Home From Europe
Three divisions the 13th and 20th armored and the 28th infantry sail home from Europe. Units arriving in New York aboard the Santa Margarita and the William Richardson include engineers quartermasters MPs and various detachments with a mass demobilization pattern outlined for U S return.
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Associated Press
13Th
20Th Armored
28Th Infantry
United States
Europe
New York
Santa Margarita
1021St Engineer Treadway
Infantry Reorganized
William Richardson
Japan Split Into Two Empires Under Seaborne Blockade
From San Francisco report Japan now faces two main empires. Mine laying superforts seal ports and isolate the home islands while Korea links to Manchuria remains a strong war base. Sea and air attacks threaten the islands as Korea Manchuria north China sustain industrial power.
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San Francisco
Japan
Sea of Japan
Korea
Machuria
Manchuria
North China
Three Men Held for Safe Cracking in Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg County police hold Lewis Crain of Charlotte Clyde Phifer of Thomasboro and Elzie Stokes of Greenville South Carolina on 22 charges of safe breaking house burglary tire thefts and related offenses in Hendersonville Waxhaw Wingate Oakboro Peachland and Mecklenburg. Officials plan to consider trying all cases in one court next week.
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Charlotte
Mecklenburg County Police
Henry C. Severs
Lewis Crain
Clyde Phifer
Thomasboro
Elzie Stokes
Greenville
Berliners Satisfied With Potsdam Deal After Four Zone Split
Berliners welcomed the Potsdam communiqué as the Big Three confirmed Germany would remain a single nation. Despite Berlin being divided into four occupation zones, residents found comfort in the continued unity of Germany as a state.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Potsdam
Marietta Paint thefts lead to multiple arrests
Police charged wholesale grocer S. W. Horne with receiving stolen goods in a long running larceny of more than 4000 gallons of linseed oil and paint from the Marietta Paint and Color plant. Several plant officials and workers were arrested with bonds set from 1000 to 5000 dollars as police say the thefts spanned four years with nighttime sales to local buyers.
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S. W. Horne
Marietta Paint and Color Company
Horne
Wade H. Norris
Corbett Street
Marietta Company
Arthur Edward Nelson
Chestnut Street
Samuel Nolan Allen
High Point Rt. 3
William H. Dorn
Fifth Street
Burris Leonard Meacome
Burton Street
Edward Jackson Davis
Ae Thomasville Road
John Lowdermilk
Lowdermilk
Allen
Dora
South Street
Marietta
Nelson
Border tobacco markets show strong early selling
Florence D C August 4 heavy sales across North and South Carolina border belt markets. Opening week totals reached 19 690 198 pounds with an average of 44 04 per hundred, up from last year. Better grades rise about 1 while lower qualities gain 2 to 11 per hundred. Most offerings sold 44 to 46 with top near 48 for select lots. A small share sold under 40. An extra 6 029 006 pounds sold this year boosted totals aided by faster sale rates.
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Florence
D. C
North
South Carolina
United States
North Carolina
Taft Proposes Halt to Draft and Postwar Reforms
Senator Taft of Ohio outlined a program calling for an immediate halt in the drafting of men into the armed services and early relaxation of wartime controls on business. He proposed action on postwar employment social welfare public works agriculture and labor through the senate minority steering committee.
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Reion Louie
Armed Services
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Senator Johnson challenges Stimson on Pacific deployment limits
Senator Johnson accused War Secretary Stimson of overstating army needs in the Pacific and urged a reduced, logistics based force. He referenced a public letter criticizing an August 2 statement claiming an overall army of 7,000,000 men, arguing a cap near 8,000,000 is more than enough by next year.
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Washington
Johnson
D-Cole
Stimson
Pacific
Senate
Presidential Proposals Prompted Lengthy Reply Statement
A lengthy statement was crafted as a reply to a program built on proposals from President Truman and the late Press. The reply addresses policy ideas and criticizes the approach outlined in the program.
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Truman
Point Free Juices and Shoes Move Forward
Canned tomato juice mixed vegetable juice grapefruit juice and blends of grapefruit and orange juice will become point free tomorrow Orange juice is already point free The action was recommended by Secretary of Agriculture Anderson and accepted by Price Administrator Chester Bowles The decision follows information of reduced military requirements
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Washington
Agriculture Anderson
Chester Bowles
Choices For Council Spot Are Advanced
John G. Winant James Clement Dunn and Benjamin V. Cohen emerged as leading U.S. candidates for deputy on the Big Five council of foreign ministers. Joseph E. Davies was discussed as a potential successor to Winant as ambassador to Britain.
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John Parris
London
U. S
John G. Winant
James Clement Dunn
Benjamin V. Cohen
James F. Byrnes
Big Five
Council of Foreign Ministers
Winant
Britain
White House
Joseph E. Davies
Potsdam
Davies
European Advisory Commission
Dunn
Cohen
Truman
Byrnes
Submarine Snook Presumed Lost in Pacific Patrol
The Navy announced the submarine Snook is overdue from patrol and presumed lost. If confirmed, it would be the 46th U S submarine lost since Pearl Harbor and the 328nd naval loss overall. Next of kin have been notified and 90 crew were aboard. Missing is Commander John Franklin Walling, 33, holder of a Silver Star for gallantry as diving officer on a prior submarine attack.
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Washington
Snook
Navy
U. S
Pearl Harbor
John Franklin Walling
Attlee Names Former Stoker As Lord Of Admiralty
Prime Minister Attlee named Walter James Edwards a civil lord of the admiralty and a veteran wartime royal navy stoker. Edwards, MP for the lower deck since 1942, joins 33 junior ministers as part of Attlee's cabinet reshuffle to drive Britain’s postwar program.
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Attlee
Stoker
Admiralty
W. W. Hercher
London
Royal Navy
Walter James Edwards
Admiralty Board
Britain
Edwards
Labor Party
Wally
Navy
Dunkerane
Lofoten
Murmansk
Ilian
Downing Street
George Tomlinson
Works
Lewis Silkin
Spain Defies Potsdam Declaration on UN Exclusion
Madrid reports Franco government rejects Potsdam exclusion as arbitrary and unjust and vows not to seek a secondary role. Falange agency cites prior exit from the League of Nations and plans to submit a questionnaire by Monday to American and British ambassadors. In Washington, State Department officials reiterate isolation of Franco’s Spain amid prewar diplomacy.
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Charles Foltz
Madrid
Generalissimo
Franco
Big Three
Spain
United Nations
Falange
League of Nations
Alberto Martin Arta
Cortes
Parliament
Esteban Bilbao
Washington
State Department
Francisco Franco
MacLeish
Hitler
Rejerv
Repatriated Americans to Receive Special Treatment
The State Department announced that Americans repatriated from the liberated Philippines, Guam and Wake will get special treatment since they were not warned to return before the war. Acting Secretary Grew said an agreement with the War Department will bring these citizens home at no cost. He noted over 70,000 people have been brought out of war zones under the program, including 6,974 from the Philippines since liberation.
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Washington
State Department
Philippines
Guam
Wake
Grew
War Department
United States
Europe
Asia
MacArthur Expands Command to Ryukus in Japan Invasion Drive
The 20th Air Force lists 12 Japanese cities for destruction as General Mac Arthur widens his on to Tokyo push to include the Ryukyu chain. B 29 bombers raid Yawata Akita Iwakuni and other targets. Seven Japanese freighters are sunk and Okinawa forces move toward the island.
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Norman Bell
Associated Press
20Th Air Force
MacArthur
Tokyo
Ryukyu Islands
Nippon
Philippines
Japan
Marianas
Yawata
Akita
Hachinohe
Urawa
Tottori
Iwakuni
Takayama
Fukushima
Saga
Miyakonojo
Otaru
Imabari
Kyushu
Long Ia
13Th
MaceArthur
U. S
Seventh Fleet
Riauwese
Singapore
Far East Air Forces
Manila
Okinawa
Pacific
Jurors Free Mrs Hiatt On Murder Charge
Greensboro report says a Guilford county jury found Cynthia Grace Hyatt not guilty of murdering her 14 month old son Tommy. The trial ended after almost two hours of deliberation on the fourth day, with the court instructing jurors on insanity and mental capacity as defense considerations.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Cynthia Grace Hyatt
Trinidad
Tommy
Alley
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Mecklenburg
Border Tobacco
James Griffiths
National Insurance
Lord Winster
Edward John
Ted) Williams
Earl of Listowell
John Burns Hynd
Duchy of Lancaster
Hartley William Shawgross
Per Frank Soskice
Tomlinson
Silkin
State Dept
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Mrs. Hiatt
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