General MacArthur Imposes 100 Percent Censorship In Japan
AP reports Tokyo announces strict news censorship as Allied forces pace occupation plans. MacArthur declares Japan a defeated enemy not equal to Allies. Detentions include Lt Gen Masaharu Homma and puppet leaders Laurel Aquino. Nationwide censorship aims to consolidate control, with plans to occupy strategic centers by October.
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Tojo
Hideki Tojo
Hisself
Tokyo
Charles Gerry
Associated Press
MacArthur
Japan
Masaharu Homma
Bataan
Jose Laurel
Philippines
Benigno Aquino
Nara
Osaka
Yokohama
Domei
Japanese House of Natives
Soet
Orig
Toshio Shimada
Moscow
Black Dragon Society
San By
federal communications _commission
Octoer
U. S
Col Donald
Italy May Be Stripped of Empire and Trusteeship Plan Debated
A report from London says the five foreign ministers tentatively plan to divest Italy of its colonial empire and place its colonies under an international trusteeship managed by a United Nations style council. The move aims to grant eventual self government and delays Italy’s role as administrator, while shifting focus to the Italy Yugoslavia border dispute over Trieste and the Istrian peninsula.
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John A. Parris
London
Big Five Council of Foreignisters
Italy
Coun
Turkey
Dardanelles
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Russia
United States
United Nations
Ign
Italy-Yugoslavia
Trieste
Istrian
Adriatic
Ussia
Poland
Truman to discuss War Department changes next Tuesday
President Truman said he would reveal all about rumored changes in the War Department at his press conference next Tuesday in Washington. He indicated no decision yet on the Supreme Court vacancy and noted he could provide a clearer answer after returning to the capital.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Kansas City
Truman
War Department
Washon
Henry L. Stimson
George C. Marshall
Federal
Eioncer
Supreme Court
Devereux
Shanghai
Yokohama
Wake
Honolulu
Congress Gets Tough Over Service Discharges
Congress debates tightening service discharges and the draft amid Pearl Harbor inquiry extensions to the Philippines. Lawmakers push for faster army releases while General MacArthur may be questioned about early war defeats. Republicans seek Democratic help to press the military committee.
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Congress
Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
America
Elliott Roosevelt
Senate
House
OPA Cracks Down on Used Car Sales in East Carolina
Raleigh official T. S. Johnson announced a regional enforcement drive against alleged used car violations in eastern North Carolina. The program targets unregistered dealers charging excessive warranties, poor record keeping, side payments, overcharges, and falsified certificates as part of a national effort to align car supply with demand amid gasoline rationing. Buyers and sellers must obtain and file a certificate of sale for every used car with local rationing boards.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
OPA
T. S. Johnson
Johnson
Truman's Old Battery Growing At Fast Clip
Kansas City reports that old battery D of the 129th field artillery is taking steps to confirm membership and exclude about 49 800 claimants. Kansas City men Hermann Rosenberg and Ernie Schmidt presented President Truman a gold ID card and 200 plaques for autographing to prove genuine membership. The rest of the 50 000 claimants would be rejected.
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Kansas City
Agereenney
129Th Field Artillery
Truman
Hermann Rosenberg
Ernie Schmidt
Bailey Hays plan to pioneer industry in southern regions
Sen Bailey of North Carolina and Rep Hays of Arkansas propose a bipartisan measure to create industrial growth in the south and western breadbasket. The Bailey Hays bill would empower the labor commerce and agriculture secretaries to form a three member committee with 5 million dollars to June 30 1946 to achieve full employment revive war plants and boost small firms.
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Washington
Congress
Sen
Bailey
D-Nc
Rep
Hays
D-Ark
Bailey-Hays
Labor, Commerce and Agriculture
Senate
House
GM Employes Threaten Strike For Wage Increase
The United Automobile Workers CIO threatened to strike all General Motors factories to press for a 30 percent wage rise. The union set aside 4 million dollars to spark an industry wide drive, with GM as the starting point followed by Chrysler and Ford. If petitions lead to strike votes, over 300,000 workers at GM could be affected, while Chrysler and Ford also face rippling disruptions.
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Detroit
United Automobile Wokers
CIO
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
UAW
Ford Motor Company
National Labor Relations Board
Eisenhower Seen Likely To Succeed Marshall As Chief Of Staff
Veteran army officers predicted Eisenhower would replace Marshall as chief of staff. They also thought Spaatz could become commanding general of U S Army Air Forces if he agrees to delay retirement, with Spaatz leaving the Riviera for reassignment.
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Wes Gallagher
Berlin
Eisenhower
George C. Marshall
Carl A. Spaatz
Pacific
U. S. Army Air Forces
Henry H. Arnold
Spaatz
Nice
Riviera
U. S
Russia
W. Averell Harriman
Montreal Fire Narrows Toll After Warehouse Blast
The fire and basement explosion at a Montreal hardware warehouse killed ten people, with four year old Micheline Fiset among the dead. The blaze left forty two others hospitalized with burn injuries and followed the prior death of Louis Delorme, the ninth victim.
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Montreal
Micheline Fiset
Fiset
Louis Delorme
Wake Island defender recalls gallant stand and losses
James P. S. Devereux, a Marine major later promoted, recounts the Wake Island defense, noting about 10 Japanese ships sunk and 3,700 attackers killed before capitulation on December 23, 1941. He lists island forces and observers, playback of combat dates, and notes on Japanese claims and captivity.
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Olen Clements
U.S.S
Devereux
Wake
Hin
Wakee
Marine Air
Naval Air Station
Cmdr
Winfield Scott Cunningham
Triton
Dan Teeters
Seattle
Cunningham
Shanghai
Koreans Welcome Dismissal of Japanese Officials
The World Today notes Koreans cheer the sacking of the governor general and police chief but say the move is only a temporary fix for deep seated anti Japanese sentiment. It recalls Japan’s long occupation and repeated invasions, including Hideyoshi’s campaigns and Iyeyasu era diplomacy.
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Associated Press
Korea
Japan
Asia
America
Hideyoshi
China
Iyeyasu
Seoul
Kagawa Emerges as Voice in Japan’s Reforms
In Tokyo, Toyohiko Kagawa a former persecuted Christian youth leader rises to prominence as a potential force in Japan’s push toward democracy and reconciliation with the United States. He plans radio broadcasts to promote moral regeneration as the nation seeks new ties with the U S.
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Russell
Brines
Tokyo
Toyohiko Kagawa
Japan
Kagawa
Associated Press
United States
Consideration To Boost Foreign Silver Price Ceiling
Washington officials discussed raising the foreign silver price ceiling to match domestic levels. The OPA Treasury and other agencies study a rise from 45 to 71 cents per ounce to curb imports and align with U S markets. No decision date given.
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Washington
OPA
The
Treasury
United States
50 000 Seek Shelter In South Florida
Miami reports 50,000 people seek emergency shelter as a violent hurricane with 148 mph winds sweeps across the Florida Keys. The Richmond navy blimp base suffers a major fire with over 200 injured and at least one death. Navy hangars near Orlando threaten destruction in the storm.
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Miami
Fla
Richmond Navy
Florida Keys
Florida
Nt Navy
Dhmond
Storm Precautions Lifted Along North Carolina Coast
Tropical hurricane centered in Florida prompts coastal alerts on outer banks. Cape Lookout reports 15 mph wind and 30.4 barometer as the coast guard warns small boats and patrols offshore. Naval camps inland coast take precautions.
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New Bern
North Carolina
Florida
Aycock Brown
Cape Lookout
Coast Guard
Brown
Blimp base disaster floods Miami area with injuries
Ambulances rushed to Jackson Memorial to clear 70 pregnant patients for space amid a blimp base fire. Mercy planes carried 200 plasma units with 75 more en route. Red Cross requested 250 additional units from Washington. Fire blamed on undetermined explosion, extreme winds hindered rescue. six doctors treated victims as some moved to the naval dispensary in Miami.
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Miami
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Mercy
Richmond
Red Cross
Washington
Woden
Homestead
Britain Must Outline Needs for Money
Washington reports that American economic officials plan to urge Congress to provide Britain financial aid only after Britain submits a full detailed plan for spending. They expect the funds to cover expenditures in Britain and press for policy changes including empire preferences and debt reductions, with a possible repayable loan rather than grant terms.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Congress
Britain
India
Egypt
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