Soviet Forces Capture Key Ports in Korea and Sakhalin
Russian troops in Manchuria, Korea and Sakhalin announced a series of amphibious operations seizing Jinsen in Korea and Otomari in southern Sakhalin. The advances, part of Kirill Meretskov and Maxim Purkaev led drives, backed by Adm. Ivan Yumashev, expanded control as thousands of Japanese surrender.
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Romney Wheeler
London
Korea
Sakhalin Island
Kwangtung
Huanuro Hitio
Moscow
Kirill A. Meretskov
Jinsen
Keijo
Meretskov
Adm
Sakhalin
Halsey's Fleet In First Step Of Occupation
US forces under Admiral Halsey begin movement into Sagami Bay marking the first step of MacArthur's plan to occupy Japan. Some 380 Japanese ships moved toward Sagami Wan as Allied ships mass for entry near Tokyo, with pilots to guide into the bay. The operation aligns with the original timetable despite recent typhoons delaying landings.
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James Hutcheson
Manila
Admiral Halsey
MacArthur
Japan
Sagami Bay
Sagami Wan
Tokyo
Nimitz
Guam
United States
Bay
Tokyo Bay
Oshima
Sagami
Halsey
Third Fleet
Yokosuka Naval Base
Emperor Hirohito
Cherry Opposes Move To Boost Unemployment Pay
Governor Cherry objects to a Senate plan to raise the weekly unemployment benefit to 25 dollars nationwide with federal matching funds. He says North Carolina does not share conditions of other states and warns against relying on federal supplementation or replacing lost jobs. Fletcher will represent NC at hearings starting August 27.
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Raleigh
Cherry
Col. A. L. Fletcher
State Employment Compensation Commission
North Carolina
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Promoio Yes
Fletcher
California
New York
Maine
Pearl Harbor
Tobacco Prices Decline in Carolinas Market
A slight downward trend in border belt flue cured tobacco prices this week compared with last week. Most declines were in medium and lower qualities with some green grades rising. Delays in selling and unsafe storage reduced bids, and congestion kept warehouse space tight. sales totaled 46,350,892 pounds at $44.53 average, down 38 cents from last week.
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Florence
S. C
South Carolina
North Carolina
Border Belt
United States
Bulgaria Postpones General Election
The Bulgarian government announced the indefinite postponement of the general election scheduled for tomorrow. The move came on the recommendation of the allied control commission after notes from Britain and the United States about the government’s composition and election conditions.
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Sofia
Allied Control Commission
Britain
United States
Resignation of Rockefeller Accepted as Latin Affairs Aide
President Truman accepted Nelson A. Rockefeller’s resignation as assistant secretary of state in charge of Latin American affairs and named Spruille Braden to succeed him Braden currently ambassador to Argentina and former New York resident Nelson A Rockefeller said his services remain available at the country’s crucial wartime moment Truman noted Rockefeller’s work to strengthen inter American cooperation against fascism and closer relations with Latin American republics
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Washington
Truman
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Spruille Braden
New York
Braden
Elkhorn Mont
Argentina
State Department
White House
Rockefeller
Nelson
Office of inter-American Affairs
Harry S. Truman
Wright Automatic Cuts Labor Force
Wright Automatic Machinery in Durham plans to reopen Monday with about half staff of the prewar 1,100 workers. Operations will run eight hours a day five days a week with greatly reduced personnel after a weeklong paid vacation.
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Durham
Japan
Wright's Automatic Machinery Company
China Civil War Rumblings Echo Across Pacific Front
The World Today notes rising tensions in China as war rolls in from the Pacific. Singling out censorship in Chungking and Yenan, it highlights rival claims of Chiang Kai-Shek fascism and dissident Communist action, with limited access for outside reporters and ongoing mutual distrust between factions.
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San Francisco
Pacific
China
Chungking
Yenan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Dr Renner Praises UNRRA Relief for Austria
Vienna August 25 Dr Carl Renner head of the Austrian provisional government hailed UNRRA aid as a message of rescue for Austria saying it removes the fear of a coming winter of frost and hunger from the hearts of Austrians.
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Vienna
Carl Renner
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Austria
UNRRA
Chiang Kai Shek forces enter Shanghai and Nanking
Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek's government troops reach Shanghai and Nanking as communist forces push toward both cities and advance toward Hong Kong and Canton. Government troops reportedly seize western Shanghai and the Potung district across the river from the metropolis. Communist Commander Chu Teh claims his forces are marching toward Shanghai.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai- Shek
Shanghai
Nanking
China
Hong Kong
Canton
Pootung
Uemapei River
Seven German Sub Crew Members Hanged at Fort Leavenworth
Seven German submarine crew members were executed by hanging at the U S disciplinary barracks Fort Leavenworth Kansas for the murder of Werner Dreschler at Papage Park Arizona camp. They confessed to beating and choking Dreschler and hanging him from a bathhouse rafter.
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Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Hitler
Papage Park
Ariz
Helmut Carl Fischer
Fritz Franke
Gunther Kulsen
Heinrich Ludwig
Bernhard Reyak
Otto Stengel
Rolf Wizng
Private Business Given Clear Path By Order To Return Seized Plants
President Truman ordered government seizure of private plants to end and return control to their owners as soon as practicable. Each plant’s return date will be set by the appropriate federal agency. The move still allows government oversight if a plant interferes with military needs or reconversion.
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James Marlow Washington
Truman
Penete
Seiz
WPDB
Congress
Doughton
House
Train Derailment Kills Thirty-Five in Bolivia
A Bolivian train wreck near Cochabamba killed 35 people and injured 53 as rescuers cleared debris. The injured were moved to Punata hospital where doctors were sent to treat them.
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Cochabamba
Bolivia
Punata
Train Wreck at Aberdeen Injures 25 on Seaboard Line
Twenty five people were injured nine seriously when six cars of the Seaboard passenger train Robert E. Lee derailed after being struck by a freight train south of Aberdeen. No fatalities occurred. Army nurse Lt Frances Miner aided the injured. An unknown sailor saved a baby, Diane Altman, from danger.
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Aberdeen
Seaboard Railway
Robert E. Lee
New York
Birmingham
J. C. Wroton
Norfolk
Seaboard General
Frances Miner
Asheville
N. C
D. P. Altman
Norlina
Diane
War Veterans Return To Federal Jobs After War
The government reports 21,000 veterans have been restored to federal positions they held before the war. Civil Service Commissioner said 650,000 workers who left non temporary posts to join the armed forces may return if they apply within 90 days of discharge or hospitalization. Flemming noted wartime experience aiding placement of returning disabled veterans.
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Washington
Civil Service
Arthur S. Flemming
CBS
Flemming
Old Time Issues Return to Capitol Hill As Congress Awaits Restart
Washington today replays early New Deal worries with jobless numbers and peacetime deficits shaping urgent committee work. Congress reconvenes September 5 as leaders push broader unemployment benefits, higher minimum wages, and tax revisions amid wartime asset disposal questions and draft timetable debates.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Herbert Brownell, Jr
House Expenditures Committee
John W. Snyder
Army units arrive in U S from Europe today
Immense contingent lands in New York aboard Sea Cat and Edward Rutledge among others with 1958 personnel including 3202nd engineer WS company and the 162nd medical battalion. Boston and Newport News see limited and no scheduled arrivals.
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Associated Press
United States
Sun
Europe
New York
Pacific
103Rd Base Hospital
49Th Finance Disbursing
100Th Ordnance Medium Automotive
56Th Ordnance Group
Ordnance Ammunition
56Th Military Police
249Th Quartermaster Battalion
Edward Rutledge
John M. Moorehead
116Th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Joseph Leidy
7Th Field Artillery Observation Battalion
137Th Radio Int
Joseph M. Teal
13Th
Boston
Newport News
162Nd
Vet
Army and Navy Fliers Track Gulf Hurricane Threat
Army and Navy pilots bombed into the hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico to relay data that helped the weather bureau locate its center about 110 miles east southeast of Brownsville. Texas safety officials and the Red Cross mobilized as road patrols warned residents along the Port O’Connor to Galveston coast to move to high ground.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Port Aransas-Freeport
Texas
Army
Navy
Roaring Gates
Weather Bureau
Brownsville
Texas Department of Public Safety
American Red Cross
Port O'Connor
Galveston
Wiley Pickens Named Director of North Carolina Vets Commission
Governor Cherry announced Lt. Col. Wiley M. Pickens of Lincolnton will head the North Carolina veterans commission. Pickens, awaiting discharge, has a 30 day temporary Army assignment as he begins duties. The commission, created in 1945, will coordinate all state veterans activities and facilities.
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Raleigh
Cherry
Wiley M. Pickens
Lincolnton
North Carolina Veterans Commission
Commission
Burgin Pennell
Asheville
Pickens
Army
Col. Pickens
Veterans Division
State Department of Labor
Veterans Facilities
Sweden to Advance Credit to Poland in 1946 Trade Deal
Moscow radio quoted a Polish report stating Sweden and Poland signed a trade agreement that provides Poland with a 100,000,000 Swedish crown credit for 1946. The crown, valued at about 45 cents par, was trading around 24 cents at the time.
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London
Moscow Radio
Poland
Sweden
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