Navy Offers Adm Kimmel Court Martial
Senator Walsh reveals the navy offered Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel a court martial after Pearl Harbor. Secretary Forrestal cites Hewitt report and Navy judge advocate general recommendations while Kimmel has not responded. earlier boards found no cause for court martial. Short says his conscience is clear.
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Washington
Walsh
D-Mass
Navy
Husband E. Kimmel
Pearl Harbor
Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Congress
Naval Court of Inquiry
H. K. Hewitt
Ernest J. King
Kimmel
Admiral Kimmel
Restal
Army
White House
Walter C. Short
Short
Naval Affairs Committee
Congress Debates Unemployment and War Time Measures
The piece surveys congressional ideas on unemployment pay for maritime and federal workers, wartime plans to end by September 30 to set clocks to standard time, and the Pearl Harbor inquiry. It notes FEPC fights, party dynamics in 1946 votes, and talk of a 30 hour work week with mixed views from Byrd Aiken and others.
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Truman
Rep
Knutson
R-Minn
Meadthe
Senate War Investigating Committee
Pearl Harbor
Joint Congressional Committee
Senate
House
Sam Rayburn
FEPC
Congress
D-Va
Uiiran
Uran
D-Nev
Byrd
Aiken
R-Vt
FEPC Vote Faces renewed push amid party splits
Rep Randolph of West Virginia and Rep Baldwin of New York push for swift passage of the permanent FEPC bill amid ongoing disputes over site and party strategy. The spring appropriation of 250000 funds continuation through next July leaves the permanent agency funding unsettled as lawmakers rally for or against the plan.
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Randolph
D-W Va
House Labor
Joseph Clark Baldwin
R-N. Y
Japanese admiral says submarine war aimed at war assets
Imamura states that initial shelling of Santa Barbara and Fort Stevens by subs was incidental to patrols between Hawaii and the mainland and that attacks sought to strike war assets rather than terrorize civilians. He notes Japan’s submarines suffered heavy losses but asserts U S losses in the Indianapo lis sinking remain unclear.
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Imamura
Santa Barbara
Calif
Fort Stevens
Ore
Hawaii
United States
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Japan
U. S
Indianapolis
Leyte
Philippines
Solomons
Cmdr
Tamori Yoshimatsu
Japanese Military Affairs Bureau
Kiso
Manila Bay
Singapore
Attu
Kiska
Aleutians
War delayed vast federal road and flood projects and malaria facts
War halted or slowed hundreds of millions in road, irrigation, and flood control work. Reclamation projects face 171.997 million in remaining costs with 60 million available now. Army engineers plan 750 million in rivers and harbors items, with 75 million in year one to restart, and nearly 200 million for new work. Plans await deficiency funding and six month post-emergency start. Also notes malaria as a long known disease vector.
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National
Reclamation Bureau
Bureau
Army
Congress
Japan’s postwar power shift aims to curb zaibatsu and emperor role
The article notes eight powerful zaibatsu families like Mitsui dominate Japan’s economy via banks ships insurance and control of distribution. It discusses the August 11 note from Secretary Byrnes affirming allied control through MacArthur and the Potsdam aim for a Japanese political future shaped by the people’s will, including possible emperor changes.
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Japan
Mitsui Group
MF Ag
Byrnes
MacArthur
Soviet Izvestia Defends Groza Regime in Romania
Izvestia argues Groza's government will not be replaced and decries anti democratic interference in Romania. It cautions foreign presses against stirring a Romanian question while stating the regime reflects the democratic forces of the Romanian people.
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Groza
Romania
Izvestia
England
United States
Mihai
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Vets Embrace College Life After World War II
More than 200 veterans at the University of North Carolina study as Hank Messick from Lenoir explains civilian life came quickly after service. The GI Bill provides monthly stipends and funds for tuition, books, and supplies, while veterans adjust to campus routines and leadership roles.
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Olive Ann Burns
Chapel Hill
Navy
Henry “Hank” Messick
Lenoir
University of North Carolina
Messick
Merchant Marine
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Quivacenty
Veterans Association
Star
Carolina
Ed Oles
West Hertford
Conn
Planns
Oles
France
G. I
Mac Paul
New York City
Paul
Washington
North Carolina
Army
Coast Guard
Marines
Signal Corps
Medical Corps
Bill Smith
Wilmington
James Hedrick
Thomasville
Blount Steward
Veterans
Ben Husbands
Veterans Administration
W. D. Perry
Bureau of Military and Vocational Information
W. H. Plemmons
Guy Phillips
College For War Training
Ho Ying-Chin to lead Chinese redeployment in Nanking
The piece portrays General Ho Ying-Chin as chief of staff and head of China’s military redeployment. It notes his loyalty to Chiang Kai-Shek, past role with Hong Kong surrender, and the plan to move troops and neutralize Japanese forces as Nanking prepares for a decisive action.
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Nanking
Ho Ying-Chin
China
National Military Council
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hong
Hongkong
Britain
Coast Guard Seeks Revision to Match Navy Release Rates
The Coast Guard proposes a revision to its release proportional to the Navy so any further Navy cuts may require another coast guard adjustment. It notes SPAR-35 officer and 29 enlisted woman scores equal WAVEs and cites a formula under study by Secretary Forrestal. Army plans to release soldiers 30 or older with children were raised by Senator O Mahoney.
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Coast Guard
Eens
Fiea
Navy
Eas
Sea Service
Walsh
Dmass
Senate Naval Affairsee
Forrestal
Army
O'Mahoney
D- Fyo
Byrd cautions amid talk of 30 hour workweek
Byrd estimates cutting weekly hours from 40 to 30 would affect 3,000,000 workers, costing the treasury about 2 billion dollars annually. He warns such a move would damage the economy and notes wartime debts could push government costs higher for years.
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Byrd
Treasury
Tilting Cross at St John’s Church Draws Fire In Indianapolis
In Indianapolis the cross atop St John’s Catholic church sparked debate as to whether its copper and wood structure bent over 40 degrees during a thunderstorm and then straightened without human aid. Firemen say they observed the bending and return to position in minutes.
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Indianapolis
Ind
St. John's Catholic Church
Occupation Parade: American Troops Enter Tokyo Office
Japanese reaction muted as Maj. Gen. William C. Chase leads the 1st Division cavalry into Tokyo at dawn. Armored columns ring the American embassy while a planned parade is canceled to avoid excitement amid ruined streets.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
William C. Chase
Republicans See Path to House Control in 1947 Elections
The Republicans gauge a chance to seize the House from Democrats in 1947 with 241 Democrats, 190 Republicans, two minor party members and two vacancies. They aim to gain seats lost in 1944 and other Democratic districts to reach a majority of 218, citing off year voting trends and past gains in 1938 and 1942 as precedent.
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House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Herbert Hoover
White House
Brinson Elected Vice-President Motor Carriers
C S Burton of Greenville N C was elected president of the North Carolina Motor Carriers association at its annual convention in Myrtle Beach S C Gov Gregg Cherry could not attend the banquet but South Carolina officials attended including Gov Ransome J Williams W W Goodman and J S Williamson State Senator Hugh Mitchell was host and master of ceremonies Brinson and three officers along with 35 board members were named to the leadership slate.
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Myrtle Beach
S. C
C. S. Burton
Greenville
N. C
North Carolina Motor Carriers Association
Gregg Cherry
Ransome J. Williams
South Carolina
W. W. Goodman
S. C. Public Service
Tennessee Leads with European Wild Boar Herd Around 1500
Tennessee is the leading state by wild boar population and hosts about 1500 animals. New Hampshire reports its own hog herd though exact numbers are not provided.
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Tennessee
New Hampshire
World Jewry Welcomes Rosh Hashanah With Hope
ARLENE WOLF reports that American Jewry marks the new year without war shadows. Leaders across denominations stress unity with the United States, intergroup cooperation, and education to combat prejudice while urging global faith and liberty.
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World Jewry
New York
America
Rosh Hashanah
U. S
United States
Joseph M. Coskauer
American Jewish Committee
L. J. Rosenwald
American Council For Judaism
Louis Finklestein
Jewish Theological Seminary
David Je 'Sola Pool
Jewish Welfare Board
Army and Navy
Fresh Power Behind Drive To Cut Taxes
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, chairman of the Senate Republican conference and ranking member on the tax writing committee, urged a new tax bill to cut federal taxes. He called for relief in personal taxes and reduced excess profits taxes, without specifying the amount of the cut.
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Washington
Arthur H. Vandenbe
Senate Republican Conference
Senator Warns Against Violating Anti Atom Pact
The senator noted that the plosive power of nuclear energy would deter violations of an anti atom bombing agreement. As precedent, the war investigating committee chair recalled World War I nations largely kept their poison gas pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Empty British Roads as 35,000 Allied Trucks Move to U S
Redeployment will leave Britain with few American vehicles by January. Ports at Barry and Liverpool and a crating plant at Clentenham, staffed mainly by German POWs, load 300 vehicles per ship for shipment to the United States.
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London
United States
Britain
Barry
Wales
Liverpool
Clentenham
If all US railways stretched in one line
A reported estimate calculates that a train moving at one mile per minute would take about 288 days to traverse the entire length of the United States rail network if laid end to end.
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United States
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