Royall Urges Legion to Influence National Defense Policy
Brig. Gen. Kenneth C. Royall, under secretary of war, urged American legionnaires to push for stronger defense measures at the Legion's 27th annual convention in Chicago. He warned public opinion is swayed by a vocal few, not the many, and called for a concerted effort toward universal military training, noting polls show broad support.
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Chicago
Kenneth C. Royall
American Legionarres
Royall
Legion
Eleven Japanese war leaders to be imprisoned in Sugamo
Tokyo reports authorized arrests of eleven wartime leaders linked to major atrocities including the Panay bombing and Nanking massacre. General MacArthur orders delivery to Sugamo prison. additional charges target 57 minor war crimes suspects.
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Tokyo
Soreie
Shukden
U. S
MacArthur
Sugamo
Yosuke Matsuoka
Toshiro Shiratori
Rome
Shigeru Honjo
Kwantung Army
Manchuria
Iwans Matsui
Nanking
Kuniaki Koiso
Ito Menami
Pearl Bar
Hideki Tojo
Sadao Araki
Tojo
Foshihisa Kuzuu
Kazunobu Kanekogi
Black Dragon Society
Fusanosuke Kuhara
Onzaburi Mazaki
Koisa
Araki
Soviet View on Atomic Bomb Shapes US Russia Strains
The Moscow weekly New Times quotes Alexander Sokolov arguing the bomb has spurred idle world reactionaries and highlights tense big three relations. It notes serious differences with Western allies over Japan, Bulgaria, and Romania, and warns suspicions erode trust despite shared wartime sacrifice. Lincoln’s Gettysburg address is invoked as a reminder of duty to finish the work.
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Alexander Sokolov
Moscow
New Times
Soviet Union
Russia
Japan
Garia
Romania
Pat Barnes
Pat
Lincoln
Gettysburg
De Gaulle Asked By Assembly To Try Once More
Paris reports the constituent assembly voted 400 to 163 to urge Gen. de Gaulle to renew efforts to form a coalition government with Communist, Socialist, and Popular Republican representation. Communists backed his renewal. Socialists switched to support amid guard presence at the Bourbon Palace. The move postponed any immediate resignation.
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de Gaulle
Paris
Constituent Assembly
Mante
Bourbon Palace
France
de Gayle
Luke Lea Dies In Nashville In 67th Year
Luke Lea a former publisher and Tennessee political power dies in Nashville at 67 after a stomach ailment. He became US senator at 31 and served as a World War I artillery colonel. Lea led a failed bid to kidnap ex Kaiser Wilhelm and later faced North Carolina fraud convictions with his son Luke Lea Jr.
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Nashville
Tenn
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Kaiser Wilhelm
Lea
North Carolina
United States
Knoxville
Memphis
Luke Lea, Jr
Central Bank and Trust Company
Asheville
Washington, D. C
Trial details on Palawan massacre of captured U S soldiers
At Yamashita war crimes trial, testimony described 150 American captives herded into air raid shelters on Palawan, doused with gasoline, and burned. Nine survivors escaped to guerrillas. a Japanese diary and colonel Fujishige's admissions featured in proceedings.
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Manila
U. S
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Philippines
Palawan
Luzon
Masatoshi Fujishige
Fujishige
Batangas
Military Commission
Fears America May Become A Have Not Nation
Edwin C. Barringer, president of the national scrap iron and steel group, warned in Charlotte that America could become a have not nation as sources of iron and steel wane. He cited wartime pressures delaying equipment returns from Europe, risking untold costs, though potential scrap may yet return.
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Charlotte
America
Edwin C. Barringer
The
Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel
Southern Chapter
Europe
War Department
Barringer
United States
New Tax Law Brings Millions Relief For Families
The new income tax law will lift about 12 million people from taxpaying status in 1946. Exemptions of 500 dollars for the taxpayer, spouse, and dependents reduce normal tax and surtax, aiding families with modest incomes during high living costs. A man with wife and five children earning 2500 dollars would pay 53 dollars tax this year.
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Washington
New Car Prices Under Bowles Plan Show Mixed Shifts
CPA Administrator Chester Bowles announces price ceilings for postwar car imports with GM brands dropping about 2.5 percent from January 1942 levels while Ford Chrysler and Studebaker rise. Studebaker up nine percent, Ford up two percent, Chrysler up one percent. detailed Ford model prices compare retail factory prices to 1942 figures.
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Washington
General Motors
CPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Chryselis
Comny
Plymouth
de Soto
Studebaker
Ford
Soviet foreign affairs pace quickens after Stalin return
Moscow reports a quickening pace in Russian foreign affairs as Stalin may resume duties after vacation. Four major issues under big three collaboration include another meeting with Truman and Attlee, a three power declaration on atomic energy, Japan control, and peace treaties. Possible trips to London or Washington are under consideration.
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Moscow
Stalin
Truman
Attlee
Russia
Mackenzie King
Canada
Japan
London
Washington
Strikers Offer Compromise In Tobacco Wall
Strikers at American Tobacco plants in Charleston South Carolina and Trenton New Jersey offered a compromise settlement. R H Coldwell regional director of the U S conciliation service announced representatives of the food tobacco and allied workers union CIO suggested a similar compromise to one recently effected with the Consolidated Cigar company.
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Philadelphia
American Tobacco Company
Charleston
S. C
Trenton
N. J
R. H. Coldwell
U.S. Conciliation Service
Food, Tobacco, and Allied Workers Union
CIO
Consolidated Cigar Company
Coldwell
Truman Sets Five Point Plan For National Health
President Truman presents a five point national health program to Congress. Proposals include compulsory insurance funded by premiums, expanded federal aid for health centers and public health, disability insurance, and continued patient choice of doctors. He argues health is a national concern and aims to remove financial barriers to care.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
ST Masaan
Illinois Bell Walkout Hits Chicago Telephones
The 8700 Illinois Bell operators strike disrupts long distance and local service in Chicago and 115 downstate Illinois communities plus Lake and Porter counties Indiana. Emergency calls are being arranged for health and safety services while negotiations continue for wage increases and job tenure.
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Associated Press
Illinois Bell System
Chicago
Illinois
Lake and
Porter Counties
Indiana
Illinois Telephone Traffic Union
Ind
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Telephone Company
War Labor Board
National Telephone Commission
OPA Will Recommend Rent Control For High Point
J H Wills of the Charlotte OPA says rent control for High Point may start within two weeks after conferring with the local rents committee. He plans to send survey findings to Atlanta and Washington and expects guidance before recommendinges. If the committee disagrees he may still request federal control.
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OPA
Bill Carrie
High Point
J. H. Wills
Charlotte
Atlanta
Washington
Wills
Iran to Send Two Battalions to Troubled Azerbaijan Province
Iran Parliament authorizes dispatch of two battalions to the Azerbaijani province under Russian occupation where insurgents hold towns and threaten the capital. Unclear if Russian troops will allow entry. northern border communications are cut and reports describe rebels as “strangers” in military attire.
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Tehran
Iran
Azerbaijan
Reds Admit Nationalists Make Advance in Manchuria
CHUNGKING, Nov 19. Nationalist troops have advanced about 12 miles beyond Shanhaikwan into Manchuria and reached 30 miles westward. The spokesman claimed popular forces would seize Changchun but remain unaligned with the Eighth Route Army. He said fighting would continue as long as the government does not seek public input on governance. Japanese and puppet troops are said to be disarmed. 30,000 Communist troops reportedly stormed Paoto in Inner Mongolia.
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Chungking
Manchuria
Shanhaikwan
Tony
Changchun
Eighth Route
Hanhaikwren
Liaoning
Hopei
Funing
Paoto
Inner Mongolia
Coroner to inquest into Raper death in Greensboro
Dr W W Harvey Greensboro coroner to conduct inquest into death of John L Raper 49 of 407 West High street who died suddenly at 733 East Washington street. Raper WWI veteran, American Legion member, no foul play suspected. police awaiting coroner's decision and possible autopsy. Survivors include widow Lula Cannon, four brothers and four sisters. Funeral plans pending at Yow's funeral home.
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W. W. Harvey
Greensboro
Guilford County
John L. Bar
West High Street
Carrie Bel Belo
East Washington Street
Raper
American Legion Post
Davidson County
A. C. Raper
Lenora Raper
High Point
Yow
Doughton Stricken With Cold In Washington
Rep. Doughton of North Carolina, veteran Ways and Means chairman, is sick with a cold. He has been away from his office about a week and may not return until the weather clears.
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Washington
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means Committee
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