South Boston Man To Be Virginia's Next Governor
William M. Tuck of South Boston led the Democratic primary for Virginia governor by more than a two to one margin with 80 percent of precincts counted. Plunkett of Roanoke trailed as Fenwick Collins Muse fight for lieutenant governor. Tuck vowed to honor promises, reduce debt, expand education and rural infrastructure.
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Key Plan For Trials Of Nazis Signed By Allies
The plan for major Nazi war crimes trials was signed by the United States Britain Russia and France. Top Nazis held as prisoners of war in Luxembourg could be moved to Nuremberg to be tried as civilians. About 25 to 50 defendants are expected, including Hermann Goering Joachim von Ribbentrop Franz von Papen and Julius Streicher.
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Better Housing Conditions Urged
Chapel Hill August 8 John W Edelman of the Textile Workers Union of America urged revamping mill housing in textile areas Ownership of current mill housing should pass to workers with government financing assistance He said much cotton workers housing is wretched and flimsy and must be replaced with modern homes rentable or saleable at affordable costs
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Strike Total Takes Drop As Strike Ends
The nationwide strike total falls to about 41 000 as 23 000 workers at Wright Aeronautical in Cincinnati end a five day walkout. Engineers for B 29 engines cast ballots to return to first shift after a war labor board order and Ohio Governor’s appeal. Other plants also resumed work while Navy diesel plant actions echo broader labor disputes.
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Atomic Victory Talk and War News Across Fronts
President Truman hails the atomic bomb as a powerful new force for peace and warns of its reach in Japan. Allied leaders in London and Chungking discuss strategic control as the weapon reshapes war planning and diplomacy. Pvt. Robert E. Marsh earns radio operator honors at Scott Field as training continues for bomber aircrews.
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Atomic Bomb At Hiroshima Shatters War Prospects
U S Army reports show Hiroshima's 343000 population endured a swift, crushing attack that destroyed 60 percent of the built up area and five major industries. The blast produced a high mushroom plume and vast dust clouds terrifically feared as the war nears its end. Generals Spaatz and Lemay hailed the device as a turning point that could shorten the war by months.
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Hyatt And Wife Are To Separate
GREENSBORO Aug 8 Arthur J Hyatt a discharged soldier who defended his wife in her trial over the death of their infant son has filed a petition for custody of their other child Kessia. He says he and his wife will file separation papers in a few days. Judge W M York said the couple were summoned for a Thursday custody hearing. Mrs Hyatt was acquitted at her trial.
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Lehman Warns UNRRA Needs Need Substantial Increase
Lehman said UNRRA's 1946 needs are only a tentative forecast and that approving Russia's request for 700 million dollars in UNRRA supplies would lift total requirements for 1946 to about 2.3 billion. He warned current Atlantic City allocations are far from enough to provide minimum relief and rehabilitation.
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Atomic bomb debate on Japan's surrender and face saving
The column argues a single atomic strike on the Mikado palace could force Japan to quit, noting Allied demonstrations after Hiroshima. It cites Dr. Walter Dill Scott and notes Japan’s defences while urging Tokyo to see reason and end the war. If resisted, the allies could finish the war quickly.
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Great Crop Boom and War History Note
Fresh produce prices were capped for the first time in 1943. The era yielded the two largest bumper crops in U. S. history during 1943 and 1944. The War of 1812 ended with the Battle of New Orleans.
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Truman May Be Called On To Solve OPA-WPB Fight
Washington August 8. The War Production Board and the OPA clash over price and reconversion policy. A settlement may go to President Truman. The dispute centers on whether WPB should remove or ease controls on non scarce materials while OPA wants to keep them to curb living costs.
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Denyment on Radioactivity After Hiroshima Tests
Experts dispute Dr Jacobson's radioactivity claims following atomic tests in New Mexico and at Hiroshima. Dr J R Oppenheimer states no appreciable ground radioactivity remains as any detected would have decayed rapidly.
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Factory rockets and ships hit targets near Wake Island and China
Admiral Nimitz cited carrier strikes against Wake Island and the China coast. A large barge and a small coastal craft were destroyed off China, with further wreckage of small vessels at Wake. A Liberator night raid sank a 3,000 ton freighter and damaged another in the Korea Strait. North Carolinians recruited for the atomic bomb project totaled 6,208. Only men are permitted to take part.
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War Talk on Air Strikes and Atomic Bombs
On Guam troops debate whether aerial assaults or ground infantry will seal victory against Japan. The Navy in Washington says it is too early to judge the bomb's impact on morale, while some officers insist decisive victory will come from land forces.
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