War Notes from Manila On Tough Skirmishes and Valor
In Manila a war-time report highlights Lt. Col. Frank W Murphy of Scottsdale Pennsylvania and his regimental combat team’s actions under Japanese fire. Sgt. Ilya Gigovich of Wilkes Barre and Lt. Col. Powell A. Fraser of Brunswick are noted for courage and long combat time with the 32nd division along Villa Verde trail. Air liaison Capt. Angel J Angel directs support aircraft amid the fighting.
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Manila
Husky
Frank W
Yank) Murphy
Scottsdale
Penn
Eest
Col. Murphy
Ilya Gigovich
Wilkes Barre
Villa Verde
Gigovich
Rade
Marshal Tito
Ilya
United States
America
Powell A. Raser
1St
Italion
32Nd Division
Fraser
Brunswick
Sines c
Presbyterian
Clinton
S. C
Fifth Airforce
Angel J. Angel
St. Louis
Angel
Dixie Leaders Are To Fight For Cotton
Southern agriculture department leaders pledge to oppose any large scale effort to convert cotton states to other crops. J. Roy Jones of South Carolina and eight officials vow to resist Wickard plan and defend government guaranteed minimum prices for farm products.
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Washington
Southern Agriculture Department
J. Roy Jones
South Carolina
Southern Agriculture Commissioners Association
Agriculture
Claude Wickard
Wickard
Anderson
Four Doolittle fliers freed from Japanese camp rescue
Four members of Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle’s Tokyo raid squadron were released from a Japanese prisoner of war camp at Posing after a humanitarian parachute drop on the Peiping air field. Names withheld pending family notification.
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Chungking
James H. Doolittle
Tokyo
Posing
Office of
Ne Services
Peiping
Doolittle
Albert C. Wedemeyer
U. S
China
Mukden
Manchuria
Jonathan Wainwright
Corregidor
Quisling Quivers Under Jurist Questioning In Oslo Trial
Vidkun Quisling faced a stern judge who pressed for a yes or no on being asked to betray Norway by German Admiral Raeder. He muttered I cannot remember then said no under reprimand. The court heard a German document alleging prior meetings and the prosecution claimed $40,000 support before the 1940 invasion. He stands trial for treason murder theft and allied charges.
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Oslo
Norway
Vidkun Quisling
Erik Solem
Erich Raeder
Quisling
Bee
Germany
Ling
30th Division to Arrive in New York on Queen Mary
The 30th Old Hickory division 14 809 troops will land in New York aboard the Queen Mary at 10 15 p m EWT as part of four transports bringing nearly 17 000 G I s. Other ships include the Hawaiian Merchant Occidental Victory 29 and Sarah J Hale. Gen Jacob L Devers will greet the men at Ambrose Light.
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New York
Pacific
Occidental Victory
Sarah J. Hale
Jacob L. Devers
Army
Ambrose Light
Global tensions rise amid postwar struggles in Asia and Europe
The piece notes civil war shadows and internal unrest from Japan to China and Eastern Europe. It stresses Big Three unity as crucial to world peace, while highlighting clashes in Shansi, Turkish-Bulgarian tension, and shifting influence in the Balkans amid postwar flux.
Weed Averages Above 44 Cents On Opening Day
The 1945 tobacco season opened in eastern North Carolina with an unofficial average over 44 cents a pound for an estimated 388 million pounds. First rows were generally fair to good, some damaged weed averaged 35 cents, and buyers at Goldsboro reported 1 million pounds on the floors amid buyer reporting concerns.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Goldsboro
Chiang Puts Problems Of China Up To Communists
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek challenged Chinese communist leaders to decide China’s internal political problems without civil strife. He sent an urgent message to Mao Tze-tung at Yenan asking for conferences to achieve national reconstruction after the war against Japan. Continued on Page Two.
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Chungking
Chong Kai-shek
China
Yenan
Salen
FCC
Yangchung
Yangtze River
Nanking
Wuhu
Yangtze
Chouhsiang
Hangchow Bay
Shanghai
Chiang
Mao Tze-Tung
Man Tells About Fighting Wife With Bolo Knife
Earl Victor Bruce Hartley a 47 year old discharged veteran charged with first degree murder in Seattle Superior Court for the alleged slaying of his wife on August 11. Hartley told detectives he and his wife often drank and quarreled and would arm themselves with bolo knives and fight, each claiming self defense.
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Seattle
Earl Victor Bruce Hartley
Hartley
South Carolina Senator Backs Parker for Supreme Court
Senator Johnston of South Carolina urged Attorney General Tom Clark to back Federal Judge John J. Parker of Charlotte for the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Owen D Roberts. Some South Carolina politicians expect U S District Judge C Wyche of Spartanburg to fill Parker's seat on the fourth U S circuit court if Parker is appointed.
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Washington
Johnston
D-80
John J. Parker
Charlotte
N. C
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Parker
Owen D. Roberts
South Carolina
U. S
C. Wyche
Spartanburg
S. C
U. S. Circuit Court
Japs Told Of Havoc Done By New Bomb
Japanese readers were told by two major dailies that mid course political paths should balance past power politics with curried ally favor. They also learned the mikado sent surrender emissaries to General MacArthur in Manila. The imperial announcement followed Lt. Gen. Takashiro Kawabe's party return to Tokyo. Tokyo papers ran three Nagasaki atomic bomb photos as Radio Tokyo aired a view of the city’s center.
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Mikado
MacArthur
Manila
Takashiro Kawabe
Tokyo
Main'chi Today
Nagasaki
Kyushu
Radio Tokyo
End of Jap-Russian Hostilities in Manchuria Reported
London reports say Russian forces occupied Hsinking and Mukden with little resistance and a protracted surrender appears imminent. Tokyo fronts, including Burma, still see fighting as Mountbatten and MacArthur push for full surrender in Southeast Asia.
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London
Manchuria
Japan
Korea
Sakhalin Island
Burma
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Rangoon
Mountbatten
Juichi Terauchi
New Delhi
Manila
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Philippines
Terauchi
Indo-China
Singapore
Thailand
Rangoondis
Polio Delays School Opening In Rockford
Rockford Illinois August 21 193? The school opening and first day of high school football practice are delayed due to an outbreak of infantile paralysis. The outbreak affected 154 persons and caused 1 death prompting school board action despite medical officials saying the peak might be past.
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Rockford, Ill
Full Production For Peace Drives Rise Of Industry
The government lifted 210 wartime controls leaving about 125 in place with most to end soon as the WPB plans a rapid return to full production. William H. Davis said wage increases under the new program won’t trigger price hikes and the senate moves to resume hearings on the full employment bill. Navy civilian staff shift to five-day weeks. dispatches note ongoing conversion and shipbuilding contracts while the economy shifts from wartime to peacetime.
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Washington
William H. Davis
Senate
Congress
War Production Board
WPB
J. A. Krug
Krug
Navy
Agriculture Dent
War Manpower Commission
Maritime Commission
Nimitz Expected To Sign Japan Surrender Papers
Washington dispatch reports Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is expected to sign the Japanese surrender terms for the United States. General Douglas MacArthur will sign for the big four nations. Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser to sign for Britain. Russia and China have yet to name representatives.
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Washington
Chester W. Nimitz
United States
Douglas MacArthur
China
Russia
Britain
Sir Bruce Fraser
Great Britain
Japs Navy Reduced To Nothing Amid Pacific War Decline
Rear Admiral Forrest C. Sherman said Japanese emissaries confirmed the US view that the Japanese navy has largely ceased to exist. He cited losses of battleships, carriers, cruisers, destroyers, and submarines, while noting a strong army and air force remain.
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Guam
Forrest C. Sherman
Mikado
United States Navy
Nimitz
Manila
Japan
Sherman
Carrie
Hayataka
Jatsuragi
Singapore
Mrs Pyle Rejects Plan to Move Ernie From Ie Shima
Mrs. Ernie Pyle widow of the famed war correspondent asked that a Dana Indiana memorial project be abandoned and said she would never consent to moving Ernie Pyle's body from Ie Shima where he died. She said he would wish to lie with the men he loved.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Ernie Pyle
Dana
Terre-Haute
Ind
Pyle
Ie Shima
Ernie
100000th Man Is Flown Home From Pacific
GUAM August 21 The army transport command flew its 100000th wounded man from the Pacific today Despite being crippled up to his hips he was the happiest man on the plane The flyer was 2nd Lieut Fred W Monahan of Cliffside Park New Jersey twice wounded and thrice decorated for gallantry The plane was piloted by Lt John H Boatright of Ridge Spring South Carolina
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Guam
Army Transport Command
Pacific
Fred W. Monahan
Cliffside Park
N. J
John H. Boatright
Ridge Spring
S. C
Allied Japan occupation plan urges calm amid arrivals
Manila reports a joint communique from the Japanese government and imperial headquarters urging the public to remain calm and go about business as usual as Allied forces begin occupation with airborne landings at Atsugi and further landings planned near Yokosuka.
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Manila
Allied =a of
Japan
Imperial
Domei
Information Ministry
Atsugi
Tokyo
Yokos
Yokosuka
Tokyo Bay
MacArthur
Takashiro Hawabe
Tokyo Radio
Jury Receives Evidence In Election Case
Lexington Aug 21. The state bureau report on irregularities in Davidson county’s November 7 election was submitted to the grand jury after a charge by Felix Alley. Solicitor J Wilson asked the jury to study the report and issue subpoenas for witnesses. Willard Gatling Guy L Scott and J Bradshaw were present and available. The solicitor offered indictments if needed.
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Lexington
State Bureau
Davidson County
J. Wilson
Felix Alley
Wilson
G. Hill
Willard Gatling
Guy L. Scott
J. Bradshaw
Alley
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