Re education urged in Tokyo paper on postwar Japan
Yomiuri called for compulsory re education to fit Japanese for a democratic society and warned that democracy must guide repentance allegiance and national rebirth. Asahi surfaced food shortages and urged new farming villages and agrarian reform. FCC recorded Tokyo broadcasts noted Russian troop activity in Manchuria and ongoing negotiations with the Red Army.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Yomiur Hachi
Yomiuri
FCC Commission
Asahi
Manchuria
Sansaikuan
Great Wall
Herbert Marshall Recounts The Man Called X Role
Hollywood star Herbert Marshall discusses his radio character The Man Called X. The agent fights fascists for a government bureau whose exact agency is unclear. Marshall notes the show’s swift air travel and his past experiences with flying.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Herbert Marshall
Superman
Herbert
Bart
X-X-Man
Bureau
Marshall
Federal Beau of Investigation
The
Au of Aeronautics
Bureau of Fish and Game
Washington's wartime controls begin to fall away in revelatory moves
Washington watchers report an abrupt loosening of wartime restraints as agencies lift rationing manpower and price controls. By year’s end, OPA, War Labor Board and WPB scale back powers, signaling a swift transition from wartime to peacetime economy with signs of plenty ahead.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Congress
Gen. MacArthur
War Agency
Byron Price
Harold L. Ickes
Ralph K. Davies
Petroleum Administration For War
OPA
Anderson
War Labor Board
War Manpower Commission
WPB
The Atomic Bomb Its Power and Perceived Threats
The article compares one pound of explosive to 15 900 tons of TNT and 10 000 000 kilowatt hours, noting potential world impact. It discusses fears of city destruction by a small plane and regional devastation from a few tons, countered by hopeful views on the bomb's inner force.
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United States
New York
Chicago
Japan
Hiroshima
War agencies run by industry men slow wartime controls
After questioning officials in half a dozen agencies, the writer argues wartime controls falter because agencies are run by industry men who dislike red tape. He notes anti administration forces may lose a weapon of criticism as Congress delays action on ending wartime measures and daylight time.
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Sion
WPE
OPA
PAW
Congress
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Mines Still Menace Ships Off Japan
The 7th Fleet reports floating mines in the Yellow Sea after storms loosened mine moorings near Tokyo bay. Rifle troops on destroyers tracked floaters while paravane gear was readied, warning that mine dangers could persist for peace time navigation in Oriental waters.
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John Grover
7Th Fleet
Yellow Sea
Tokyo Bay
Japan
Oriental
Indianapolis
Beecher's boat atrocity tale shocks survivor
Army Sgt. James F. Schiffner of Albuquerque, one of nine Bataan and Corregidor survivors, recalls the Japanese horror ship Beecher's boat where prisoners were starved and coerced into drinking urine. General MacArthur orders immediate relocation and humane treatment of all POWs and internees, warning drastic punishment for non compliance.
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Russell Brines
Tokyo
Bataan
Beecher
Army
James F. Schiffner
Albuquerque
N. M
Corregidor
Imperial Hotel
Schiffner
Colonel Beecner
Beecner
General MacArthur
United Allons
MacArthur
We the Women We the Women by Ruth Millett
The piece notes how rationed gasoline led to family changes. Fathers, mothers, and teens gain car access triggering shifts in routines. Visitors and extended stays turn home into a busy hotel-like space, eroding privacy and quiet.
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Ruth Millett
Papa
Escape from Philippine labor camps to Japanese ship journey
The account describes a group of prisoners endure brutal camps in the Philippines and an overcrowded voyage to Japan. They were packed under hatches in a small vessel with about 120 men, arriving on a train from Mia- bara near Biwako Lake before reaching American headquarters after learning of the caetandees on Aug. 19.
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Philippines
Japan
Schiffner
Miabara
Biwako Lake
Nasoya
World limits expand as restrictions ease and prices rise
Since March 1941 farm real estate values have risen 53 percent while policy shifts remove Ildi restrictions and blue points, reduce red points, and aim to ease belts. A Tokyo newspaper notes Americans should be better known to Japan. neighbors often know how to raise children.
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Tokyo
Questions and Answers on History and Sports Facts
The quiz covers: head of the National Geographic Society Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor. the New York Yankees with ten world championships. the first WWII war loan drive in December 1942. the first Antarctic exploration in 1774 by Captain James Cook. and the Edward J Net Memorial Trophy awarded by the New York Boxing Writers Association to the year’s top contributor to boxing.
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National Geographic Society
Gilbert Grosvenor
Washington, D. C
New York Yankees
Britain
James Cook
Edward J. Net
New York Boxing Writers’ Association
Baseball season leaders list for National and American leagues
League Leaders National League Batting Cavarretta Chicago .361 Holmes Boston .359 Runs Holmes Boston 116 Stanky Brooklyn 101 RBIs Walker Brooklyn 108 Holmes Feston if Hits Holmes Boston 193 Rosen Brooklyn 165 Doubles Holmes Boston 42 Walker Brooklyn 37 Triples Olmo Brooklyn 13 Rucker New York and Pafko Chicago 11 Home runs Holmes Boston 27 Workman Boston 22 Stolen bases Schoendienst St Louis 23 Barrett Pittsburgh 20 Pitching Brecheen St Louis ".169 Gables Pittsburgh 11 4 American League Batting Cuccinello Chicago .318 Case Washington .309 Runs Stirnweiss New York 86 Stephens St Louis 76 RBIs Etten New York 85 Binks Washington 77 Hits Stirnweiss New York 160 Stephens St Louis 145 Doubles Moses Chicago 30 Binks Washington 29 Triples Stirnweiss New York Moses Chicago 13 Home runs Stephens St Louis at Cullenbine and York Detroit Stolen bases Stirnweiss New York 28 Myatt Washington 26 Pitching Muncrief St Louis 11 2 .846 Newhouser Detroit 21 8
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Associated Press
National League
Cavarretta
Chicago
Holmes
Boston
Stanky
Brooklyn
Walker
Feston
Rosen
Olmo
Rucker
New York
Pafko
Workman
Schoendienst
St. Louis
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Brecheen
Gables
Cuccinello
Case
Washington
Stirnweiss
Stephens
N — Etten
Binks
Moses
Cullenbine
York
Detroit
Atomic age quotes spark debate on war and peace
A set of quotations from figures like Sen. Brien McMahon and Raul Haya de la Torre discuss the atomic bomb, inter American cooperation, and the paradox of weaponry as both threat and peace advocate. The snippets reflect public sentiment from Illinois and Louisiana on global conflict and safety concerns.
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Raul Haya de la Torre
Peru
Verse Echoes Wisdom And Law In Antiquity
A compact reflection cites Psalms 19 7 on the Lord's perfect law converting the soul and making wise the simple, contrasting with Homer’s claim that never wicked men are wise.
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Man Called
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Moon
Earth
Babe Ruth
Colorado Springs
Colorado
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Mama
Ildi
Arch Wylie 3Rd & Walnut Sts
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Myatt
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Telegraph
Pyke Johnson
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Lydia E
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Lydia Pinkham
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