Japan declares secret weapon linked to special attack
Japanese authorities claim a new secret weapon that functions best when run by special attack units. Domei reported the device is unlike European weapons and would be used in rapid succession if Japanese positions in northwest area strengthen. Reports also say a large late July push toward Rangoon Mandalay, a fierce counteroffensive on the Sittang, and recapture of Nyaungkashe Meichaung Ladya with two allied aircraft shot down.
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San Francisco
Domei Agency
Federal Communications Commission
Domei
Europe
Rangoon
Mandalay
Nippon
Burma
Sittang River
Nyaungkashe
Meichaung
Ladya
Truman's Talk In Berlin Sparks Pacific Island Clash
President Truman's Berlin remarks that the U S will not give up territory triggered Senate calls to keep strict control of Pacific islands. Senator George and others argued some islands taken from Japan at high cost should remain under U S oversight despite proposed international trusteeship. Some colleagues agreed with parts of Truman's stance while others warned the president risked being too liberal.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Pacific Islands
George
D-Ga
Committman
Mr. Truman
Pacific
Berlin
Ellender
D-La
Holder Of First Draft Number Returns With Excellent Record
WEST PALM BEACH Fla July 21 1940 4 Remember that historic day Oct 29 1940 when Secretary of War Stimson drew that first number from the fishbowl number 158 Harry Robert Bell now 26 held that number He was in Washington buying furniture for the home he planned with his bride to be Sally V Carter the radio blared No Instead of waiting for induc tion Bell married Miss Carter and volunteered now after four years and nine months in the army he's back He came home yesterday to rejoin his wife and their three year old son He's seeing about getting himself a ration book and some cool summer clothes He hadn't seen his wife and child in two and a half years Now he said we've got to have a real honeymoon and start all over again Ex Sgt Bell fought on five battlefronts Africa Sicily Italy southern France and Austria he saw action in three D day invasions and he has a number of medals and seven battle stars He was twice wounded in the arm and in the leg The Bells plan to return after their second honeymoon to Washington where lorry will take over his old job with the Potomac Electric Power company.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Stimson
Harry Robert Bell
Washington
Sally V. Carter
Bell
Miss Carter
Africa
Sicily
Italy
France
Austria
Bells
The
Potomac Electric Power Company
Nation's Idle Near 50 000 Mark Across U N
Strikes and walkouts keep nationwide idle workers around the 50 000 level. In the last day two strikes ended and a milk-delivery dispute in Kansas City prompted a truce, while new issues pushed idle numbers above ten thousand.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Tropical Storm Moves Out Of Gulf Of Mexico
A tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to inland near noon, moving toward western Louisiana and the upper Texas coast. The New Orleans weather bureau notes winds of 35 to 45 mph, a small storm centered about 100 miles south of Port Arthur, moving NW to WNW at about five mph toward the Galveston and Freemont area. The first storm of the season previously swept Florida.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Texas
Port Arthur
Tex
Galveston
Freemont
Gulf
Florida
Atlantic
Corp. Newman Barely Alive In Fort Worth
Fort Worth Texas July 21 Corp James Newman shows severe war injuries from a Japanese prison camp. Morphine eases pain as he clings to life after 24 hours without food. His father O F Newman reports his life hanging by a thread while a Fort Worth doctor praises his will to live.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Corp
James Newman
O. F. Newman
Hison
Big Three Hold Fifth Meeting Report Busy Conference
Potsdam reports say the Big Three met for the fifth time with the American delegation noting much serious business and steady work toward decisions. Daily sessions have averaged nearly three hours, with US Soviet and British foreign secretaries meeting each day since Monday and many committees at work. In Moscow a Berlin conference photograph appeared showing Truman and Stalin, Churchill absent, while both leaders seek quicker deliberations amid press silence.
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Potsdam
United States
Soviet Russia
Britain
11 More Vessels Sunk By U S Submarines
United States submarines sank 11 more enemy vessels in far eastern waters, including four small combat ships. The toll adds 144 combatant ships and 1,030 non combatant vessels sunk, bringing total Japanese losses to 1,174 since the war began.
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Washington
United States
Far Eastern
Navy
Britain Cannot Waive Suez Tolls for U S Troops
London reports a British foreign office spokesman said Britain cannot waive Suez canal tolls on American ships carrying soldiers and equipment to the Pacific war theater. He noted Britain does not pay Panama tolls for its troops and explained Suez is owned by a French law corporation with several national shareholders, including Italy and Egypt, while Britain holds 44 percent.
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London
Brit Foreign Office
Suez Canal
Pacific War Theater
Britain
Panama Canal
Italy
Egypt
Commando Kelly Leaves Army for Special Honor Discharge
Charles Kelly of Pittsburg, a married man and infantry instructor at Fort Benning, leaves Fort Benning for Fort McPherson to obtain a special honorable discharge. He volunteered to stay until Here’s Your Infantry ended its tour and plans to work in a Pittsburg war plant with several offers.
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Atlanta
Charles Kelly
Pittsburg
Ft. Benning
Ft. McPherson
Kelly
United States
Forest Fire On Rampage In Oregon
Capricious winds fed scattered spot fires as Oregon raged. The Wilson River blaze burned 46 000 acres after 48 hours, with new flames near Salem Berry and near Tillamook Washington line. Firefighters battled embers and hoped for rain to subdue the outbreaks.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Wilson River
Salemaberry
Tillamook
Washington County
Forestry
Weather Bureau
Glenwood
McNutt Plans Philippine Aid While Avoiding Politics
War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt arrived in Manila and said the Philippines need aggressive economic and political action to curb inflation and monopolistic profiteering. He will gather information on health and welfare for President Truman and retain freedom to interview anyone, with no stay limit or political restrictions.
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Manilla
Paul V. McNutt
Philippines
McNutt
Truman
Islands
Guam natives celebrate anniversary of American return
Guam marked the first anniversary of the American return with songs, dances, and speeches in towns and churches. Adm. Chester W. Nimitz hailed the island as a powerful base in a radio address. In Inarajen residents celebrated with hibiscus, palm fronds, coconut beverages, and lavish native dishes as they replaced Japanese notices with American wartime messages.
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Guam
Chester W. Nimitz
Inarajen
Nazi Workers Reassigned to Frankfurt Sewer Project
In Paris a July 21 report from the American military government in Frankfurt states 26 long-time Nazi party members were given dismissal notices at 8:05 am and ordered to a 25 mile sewer cleaning project by 9 am, reassigning them to a special task force.
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Paris
Frankfurt
Chinese claim three sided advance on Kweil repels Japanese counter blows
Chinese forces close in on Kweil from three sides and report defeating Japanese counter-incidents on the outer perimeter of enemy defenses near the former U S 14th air force base city. The Chinese high command says all Japanese counter blows were totally frustrated.
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Chungking
Kweilin
U. S. 14Th Air Force Base
Day of victory nears as Japan plans action soon
Admiral Taahashi predicts Japan will strike soon and that defeat may come rapidly. Chinese Premier Soong, back from Moscow, forecasts the war ending in 1945 or early 1946, noting Stalin’s guarded stance and cautioning that forecasts must be treated carefully. The Japanese fleet is expected to fight defensively to delay an Allied invasion, following a strategy to buy time for a possible fluke.
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Taahashi
Mikado
Hara-Kiri Club
Nippon
Japan
T. V. Soong
Chungking
Russia
Stalin
Soong
World War II Strategy Hinted On Potsdam Talks And Japan Defense Plan
Dewitt Mackenzie notes Stalin and allied leaders press for rapid action to end the war with Japan. Observers say U S and Britain seek swift moves to involve Russia, while Japanese defenses span a mined coast, reduced fleet, and a home army estimated near two million ready to fight to the last.
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Stalin
Soong
Truman
Churchill
Potsdam
America
England
Russia
Veritas
Mili
Franco appoints five ministers in cabinet shake up
Generalissimo Francisco Franco completed a long expected cabinet shake up appointing five ministers seen as anarchist sympathizers. He replaced two major members whose Falange ties were frayed. Franco said Spain would enter a preparatory period for a return to the monarchy. The new ministers are described as anarchist sympathizers though lacking support from Don Juan or monarchist groups.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Falange
Franco
Spain
Don Juan
Trials in Nuremberg for Nazi war criminals planned
London July 21 reports main trials of German arch criminals may be held in Nuremberg. Justice Robert H. Jackson the US prosecutor and British and French representatives flew to Nuremberg to inspect a proposed site.
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London
Nuremberg
Robert H. Jackson
United States
Bombers and Fighters Step Up Attacks on Japan and China
Allied headquarters disclosed new air offensives from Honshu to Indo China with hundreds of tactical planes. The campaign targets include industrial and military sites on Honshu and Kyushu, Formosa, and Shanghai’s shipping and aviation hub in east China as daily missions continue.
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Guam
Honshu
Indo-China
To- Ae
Kyueshu
Formosa
Shanghai
Loss of motor mine sweeper MS-84 in Bo Neuo area
The navy reports MS-84 lost to enemy action in Bo neo. Ten enlisted men wounded. crew of 35. total naval vessels lost since the war reached 825. Commanded by Lt. James V. Barton, wife Alice Barton resides in Detroit. Vessel built in Chicago and commissioned in 1942.
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Washington
Boneo
Navy
James V. Barton
Alice Barton
McPherson St
Detroit
Mich
Chicago
Mustang groups strike Honshu industrial zone near Osaka and Na asoya
Two formations of P 51 Mustangs attacked the central industrial area of Honshu between Osaka and Na Soya yesterday. The first group based on Iwo Jima led 80 fighters in a raid on smaller towns in the area, leaving targets in the path.
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Honshu
Osaka
Soya
Iwo Jima
Amon
Cone Building Sold to Shirley Realty for 100000
The Cone Export and Commission building at Greene street and Exchange place in Greensboro was sold to Shirley Realty Inc owned by Joan K. Voehringer Jr. The $100,000 deal, handled by Herbert Falk and Ceasar Cone, follows a five year lease to a U S government bureau on the property. The two story 90 by 90 foot building fronts Greene street and backs Ashe street.
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Greensboro
Cone Export and Commission Company
Greene Street
Exchange Place
Shirley Realty Company
Joan K. Voehringer
Shirley Company
Herbert Falk
Voehringer
Ceasar Cone
Cone
Falk
United States
Bureau of Internal Revenue, Tobacco District
Ashe Street
Coney Export and Commission Company
New York
Church Merger Plans Debated
Cleveland officials discuss creating a unified church by merging evangelical and United Brothers in Christ. The central committee drafts joint boards and staff to ensure equal representation, with regional votes and local certification. An enabling conference was planned for November 1946 to organize the united church.
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Cleveland
Evangelical
United Brothers In Christ Churches
United Church
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Home Aid
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Sumatra
Java
Tokyo
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