Jap Retirement From South Asia Points to Last Ditch Stand on Manchurian Plans
AP analysis notes Japanese withdrawal from Southeast Asia while concentrating forces in northern China and Manchuria. Reports claim Tokyo may abandon Southeast Asian gains, shift war industries to the continent, and prepare a final stand as Allied victories threaten Burma, Malaya, and French Indochina.
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South Asia
Dewitt MacKenzie
China
Deve
Shanghai
Manchuria
Japan
Associated Press
Chungking
Southeast Asia
Burma
Malaya
Thailand
Indo-China
Malay Peninsula
French Indo China
Iia
Desperate Battle Aboard Buckley Ends With Repairs
Desperate moments aboard the Buckley unfold as a U-boat attack leaves the conning tower aflame and forward hatches open. A German prisoner surrenders to Edward Finch after a grappling incident, while Carpenter’s Mate E. L. Hiatt from Charleston, S C, sustains a bruised hand. The ship, with five prisoners aboard, heads to Boston for repairs on Abel’s 28th birthday.
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Buckley
E. L. Hiatt
Charleston
Edward B. Finch
Washington, D. C
Boston
Abel
University of Minnesota
Hope Star masthead and telegraphing details 1899 1929
The Hope Star declares its publication lineage from 1899 with Star of Hope and Star Publishing Co Inc. editors Palmer and Washburn noted. The notice lists address 212 214 South Street Hope Arkansas and notes Associated Press affiliation and subscription rates for city carriers.
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Star of Hope
Consolidated
Star Publishing Co., Inc
Palmer
Alex H. Washourn
Star Bull
South Areet
Hope, Ar
Discharge of Men Over 35 Is Sought
Washington May 29 The House Military committee chair D Ky calls for immediate discharge of all soldiers over 35 except key personnel after unconditional surrender of the principal enemy. He notes army actions lowering ages 42 40 and hints at further reductions. May argues those over 25 should be released soon due to arms duties and family costs.
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Washington
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Small Nations Press for Reforms at World Organization
In talks before a 49-nation assembly, small states seek to curb veto power in the Security Council and gain equal votes in the General Assembly while pursuing broader security guarantees. Russia questions the trusteeship plan, Britain favors keeping old mandates, and the US supports optional world court jurisdiction for disputes.
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Security Council
Russia
Britain
United States
War Dead Unknown Soldier Mystery in Paris Wreath Tribute
The article notes the American Legion and a private, or a small troop, traveling to Paris to lay a wreath on the Unknown Soldier tomb in Queens County. It states that relatively few American soldiers who died in Europe in this war remain unknown, with positive identification made for all but a portion of the 117,000 killed in western Europe.
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American Legion
Paris
Queens County
Europe
Food Controls May Last to 1950 Under Wagner Plan
Senate Banking Committee chair Robert Wagner said food price controls and rationing likely will extend beyond the war with Japan and may last until 1950. He cited lessons from World War I and noted coalition talks with OPA Chief Bowles and economist Davis. The article covers proposed extension through June 1946, opposition on the Senate floor, and related notes on black markets and meat inspection increases.
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Ann Hicks
Washington
Robert F. Wagner
N.Y
Senate Banking Committee
OPA
Chester Bowles
William H. Davis
Japan
Wagner
National Planning Association
Department of Food
NPA
Truman
Clinton P. Anderson
N. M
Senate
Bowles
Davis
Treasury
Elmer Thomas D
Oxfa
Senate Agriculture Committee
Thomas
Private Enterprise Can Carry Postwar Employment Benson
Dr. George S. Benson, president of the mission, asserts in Houston that private enterprise can provide full postwar employment under favorable conditions. The remarks arrive as part of a broader discussion on economic recovery and labor demand.
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Benson
Houston
Tex
George S. Benson
Hardin College
Searcy
Ark
Congress
Graves Service notes unidentified WWI remains and repatriation
The Army Graves Registration Service reports 5 12 percent of WWI deaths remained unidentified. Isolated graves are being located and reinterred in regular cemeteries. Bodies of Americans buried in liberated areas are moved to designated cemeteries. SHAEF says Germans adhered to Geneva burial rules with detailed records.
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Army Graves Registration Service
Supreme Headquarters
Righ Om‘ Tay
Gewth
Eponesosian
SHAEF
Navy Faces Ship Repair Crisis After Pacific Losses
The navy disclosed a broad concern over repairing ships damaged in the Pacific theater. Secretary Forrestal cited nine months to restore the aircraft carrier Franklin, with cruisers and destroyers needing six and three months respectively. Casualties through May 23 numbered 4,270 in naval losses, contrasted with 5,332 ground forces, highlighting extensive damage to vessels in Okinawa.
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Washington
Navy
Pacific
Department
Forrestal
Franklin
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Okinawa
Frederick J. Horn
Harvest Weather Impacts 1945 Farm Plans
Weather disrupts planting across the Middle West to the eastern seaboard hindering corn and soybean crops vital for meat, milk, and eggs in 1945. War Food Administration officials say policies remain unchanged until July when new agriculture secretary takes over, with prisoner of war labor and farm labor programs under review amid fluctuating supplies and prices.
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Associated Press
Middle West
Eastern Seaboard
War Food Administration
WFA
Rep. Anderson
D-Nm
Derson
Omas
Jones
Europe
War Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
BAE
Clear Perspective for Postwar American Marxists
A report cites M Duclos outlining a plan to formulate a clear perspective for the coming period of new storms. The statement notes that the end of the war in Europe will require a fundamental review of all problems facing American Marxists.
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M. Duclos
Europe
Navy warns of growing damage as repairs strain yards
Secretary Forrestal said enemy air attack grows heavier as damage to combat ships rises and west coast repair yards report critical labor shortages. Mare Island Puget Sound Hunters Point yards lag behind ceilings while private yards mirror the shortage. Bard notes blanket draft deferrals ease skilled labor strain. Admirals emphasize the battle of repairs and urgent need for workers to support the Pacific war effort.
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Okinawa
Department
Mare Island
Calif
Puget Sound
Wash
Navy Yard
Hunters Point
Naval Drydocks
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Horn
Pacific
Ralph A. Bard
F. G. Crips
Navy
Midwest
Forrestal
Township Standings in Seventh War Loan
Garland ah Saline Township Standings in Seventh War Loan with township quotas ranging from 2,500 to 30,000 and lists of committeemen and buyers including Bois D Arc Mine Creek Redland and Huron Light among others. Names such as B J Drake TH Seymour Earl Martindale J M Boyd and J W Powell appear with various contributions noted.
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B. J. Drake
L. D. Rider
C. P. Jones
Lievlong
TH. Seymour
J. J. Battle
DeRoan
T. A. Cornelius
Howerd Collier
A. Linaker
Monroe Samuel
J. M. Arnold Irvin _Whatley
Earl Martindale
Hix Dildy
Stoman Goodiett
J. M. Boyd
Ralph Hale
H. H. Huskey
O. R. Green
Paul Dudney
Clarence Gilbert
Redland
Bert Scott
J. S. Moses Chester McCaskill
R. C Stuart
M. M. Bland
W. M. Dillard
J. W. Powell
J. W. Martin
Huron Light
Wallaceburg
Memorial Day Observed Quietly Across Arkansas
Memorial Day was observed quietly in Arkansas with war workers continuing efforts for the Pacific war. Governor Laney was to speak at a Jefferson County ceremony at Ine Bluff high school stadium with Brig. Gen. A Prentiss presenting flags to next of kin of World War II dead. A roll of 100 war dead would be read as drums sounded. Ceremonies took place in Little Rock at MacArthur Park Oaklawn Calvary and National cemeteries. Camp Robinson conducted training with no ceremonies. The flag flew at half staff until noon. Hot Springs Paragould Jonesboro held memorials. stores remained open.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Legion Posts
Laney
Jefferson
American Legion
Spanish War Veterans
War Dads Organization
Camp Robinson
MacArthur Park
Oaklawn
Calvary and
National Cemeteries
J. A. Shipman
Hot Springs
Paragould
Jonesboro
Debate Over Moscow Tactics Tests U.S. Communist Ties
The piece argues two non Russian Communist leaders clashed and suggests Moscow-set policy underpins Browder’s actions. It hopes the assumption is wrong, while stressing American Soviet friendship as vital to world peace. It notes Americans want to understand Russia and seek friendship with greater Moscow restraint.
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M. Duclos
Moscow
Browder
Russia
Bennett Ordered Back to Arkansas for Federal Trial
George M. Bennett, a disbarred attorney formerly of Paris Arkansas, is ordered by Judge Louis Goodman to be removed to Arkansas for trial on a federal charge alleging threats to the lives of Arkansas officials including Chief Justice Griffin Smith and Attorney General Guy Williams. The directive followed a Bureau of Investigation letter fragment suggesting such threats.
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San Francisco
George M. Ben
Paris
Ark
Arkansas
Louis Goodman Goodman
Remov Bennett
T Fe Bureau of Investigation
A New
Arkansas Supreme Court
Griffin Smith
Guy Williams
Trumans Make White House Home in Early Weeks
Edith Gaylord reports the Truman family has redecorated the executive mansion. Less furniture, fresh paint in bright schemes, and moved pieces from the Monroe room to the president’s study. Margaret’s piano and a radio phonograph brighten her sitting room while Mrs Truman favors dove gray and Madonna blue in her suite. Morgan decor includes photos of college friends.
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Edith Gaylord Washington
Trumans
White House
Executive Mansion
Harry S. Truman
Mrs. Truman
Margaret
Monroe
Missouri
Morgan
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