Brighter Strike Outlook As Indonesian Dutch Meet
Indonesian nationalist leaders prepare to meet Dutch colonial administrators amid talks urged by Lt Gen Sir Philip Christison. British troops to land on Java and Sumatra, while Dutch arrests of leaders like Mohammad Hatta loom. Christison seeks Hague policy statements and aims to avoid heavy fighting by omitting Java hinterland operations.
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Charles A. Gruingapore
Batish
Philip Christiallied
Netherlands East Indies
Britain
Orient
New Delhi
J. J. Lawson
Singapore
Indochina
Tch
Christison
Hague
East Indies
Java
Sumatra
Charles O. van der Plas
Mohammad Hatta
Hatta
Netherlands
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Dan der Plas
Dispute Ends At Request Of Thomas Dewey
The Associated Press reports a major labor dispute easing after Governor Dewey urged arbitration. About 11 000 building trades workers in New York city and region returned to work. Nationally about 397 000 were idle in postwar labor disputes, with other strikes in Pittsburgh and the Midwest under negotiation.
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Associated Presence
New York City
Thomas E. Dewey
AFL
Westinghouse FE Corp
Pittsburgh
Truman
Washington
CIO Workers International Union and
Petroleum Industry
O. A Knight
Port Worth
Tex
Knight
Wilshire Ol Co
Los Angeles
Screws On Jap Government Are Tightened
General MacArthur abolished the imperial government powers and ordered seizure of five Tokyo and Osaka newspapers. He cut off the government from control of press and communications and forbade retaliation against the Japanese press.
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Tokyo
General MacArthur
Japan
Peror
Osaka
Asahi
Mainichi
Yomiuri Hochi
MacArthur
Bombers to Halt Marin County Forest Fires
The navy will deploy eight Avenger torpedo bombers to Marin county north of San Francisco to lay a sulphuric acid screen and smother brush and timber fires. Planes depart Alameda at 6 30 P M under Comdr G L Heap with pilots in oxygen masks while Red Cross sets an emergency station in Fairfax.
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San Francisco
Navy
Marin
San Fran
California
Naval Air Station
Alameda
G. L. Heap
USN
Army
Marin County
Bay Area
Red Cross
Fairfax
Exclusive Meadow Country Club
Lloyd de la Montanya
115 House Back Strong Employment Bill Fight
A bloc of 115 House members pushes for a robust full employment bill and vows to oppose Senate revisions. Leaders Rep. Outland and Rep. Patman say they will press the issue with President Truman and seek restoration of original language despite some committee hostility.
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Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Rep
Outland
D-Calif
Patman
D-Tex
Globester Begins Fourth Leg of World Flight from Casablanca
The Globester departed Casablanca at 12 30 a m local time for Tripoli, starting the fourth leg of its round the world journey. After a 3929 mile Atlantic crossing the plane arrived two hours behind schedule due to fog over Santa Maria, then reduced its stop to two and a half hours. A reception at the air base honored Col. Rollin Anthis.
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Paul Miller
Casablanca
Globester
Tripoli
E.W.T
Santa Maria
Azores
Rollin Anthis
el Reno
Okla
Washington
Occupation of Korea Progressing Smoothly
Seoul reports the occupation moving smoothly after a rocky start. Lt. Gen. John Hodge oversees demobilization and vows removal of all Japanese from official posts, including minor civilians, easing initial criticism.
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Korea
Seoul
Nence
John Hodge
Vinson Proposes First Peace Time Tax Cut Plan
Secretary of the Treasury Fred M. Vinson outlines a postwar tax cutting package to repeal the 3 percent normal tax exempt minor incomes, eliminate the 95 percent excess profits tax, and set a cutoff date for wartime excises. The plan aims to relieve low income families and reduce corporate burdens.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Fred M.,vinson
Capitol Hill
Vinson
Soviet Troops Begin Withdraw from Manchuria
London dispatch reports Soviet forces have started pulling out of Manchuria with full occupation to end by November. Partial withdrawal began recently and the bulk will depart after October 10, with the Chinese command informed of the Red army plans.
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London
Manchuria
Moscow Radio
Chinese take control of Northern Indochina after surrender
In Hanoi Sept 2 Chinese General Lu Han announced supreme power north of the 16th parallel after Japan’s surrender. French officials protested ceremonies, while Annamese and Saigonese groups oppose French authority seeking independence.
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Palethorpe
Hanoi
Indochina
Saigon
Lu Han
Tourane
Marcel Alessandro
France
Tsushibashi
Nanking
China
Denazification Efforts Amid German Occupation Report
A war department briefing says about 80,000 people are held under mandatory arrest in the American zone of Germany with 35,000 POWs to be added. Some 70,000 ardent Nazis have been removed from public office as de militarization proceeds. The Potsdam-era ban on political activity is easing, with decentralization and local democracy urged. Food shortages remain severe with calories well below basic needs. wheat imports and rationing are in place.
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Washington
Germany
War Department
Fisenhower
Eisenhower
Unich
Bavaria
Stuttgart
Baden
Wurttemberg
Darmstadt
Hessen - Nassau
Marburg
Hesse
Ruhr
Death Toll In Hindu Moslem Clashes Rises to 26
Bombay dispatch reports a 10 PM curfew in effect as Hindu Moslem clashes raise deaths to 26 and injuries to 113. Police say three more killed, two by knife wounds, after a battle sparked Wednesday night. Over 250 arrests made as weapons ban enforced. curfew limited violence in a five mile square zone.
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Bombay
Argentine Action Is Imminent
Washington prepared for urgent talks among 20 American republics on possible measures against Argentina. Spruille Braden returned to guide Latin American policy and briefs were to be shared with all Western Hemisphere governments except Argentina.
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Washington
Argentina
Spruille Braden
Braden
United States
John M. Cabot
Juan Cooke
Cooke
Buenos Aires
Leo Peavebby
State Department
Ellis Briggs
Cordell Hull
Hull
End of Wartime Fast Time Signals Standard Time Return
Washington notes that at 2 a m Sunday clocks revert to standard time ending three years and eight months of wartime fast time. Congress had ordered the 60 minute advance on January 20, 1942 to aid war production and conserve resources. Return to standard time gives most people an extra hour of sleep though night workers face longer shifts and possible overtime questions.
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Washington
Congress
Ara
Truman Takes Hand In Oil Wage Dispute
President Truman plans to weigh in as Schwellenbach and government officials press Exxon and CIO oil workers union toward a settlement in a wage dispute. Union leaders demand a 30 percent boost, with 35 cents hourly increases already reported in a Wilshire Oil contract. Knights of the CIO say talks with Texas company progress slowly as further discussions are planned.
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Washington
Truman
D Pin Lewes
Schwellenbach
O. A. Knight
CIO Oil Workers Union
White House
Sprees
Wilshire Oil Company
Los Angeles
Knight
Wilshire Company
Texas Company
Wilshire
Leclerc To Head French In Indochina
Paris reports Gen Jacques Leclerc will move from India to command French forces in Saigon Indochina amid criticisms of troop numbers. De Gaulle alerted Leclerc after Giacobbi urged more allied troops. Richelieu straits mine incident caused no casualties. 16 000 Chinese troops reportedly seize administrative duties in Laos.
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Robert
Wilson
Paris
Foreign Office
Jacques Leclerc
India
Saigon
Indochina
DeGaulle
Leclerc
Paul Giacobbi
Rangoon
Thierry D'Argenlieu
Kandy
Giacobbi
Marseille
G. D. Gracey
Richelieu
Straits of Malacca
Navy
Minist
Laos
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UAW
R. J. Thomas
CIO
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Ont
Joseph Eccles
National Ford Council
Uaw-Cio
Joseph T. Leonard
Ford
Thomas Dewey
Wiedemann
Fritz Wiedemann
Adolf Hitler
Pacific
Tientsin
John A. Parric
Byrnes
Great Britain
Russia
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Pacific Commission
Ernest Bevin
Philippines
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Canada
Yin
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