Laski as Power Behind Labour Government Discussed
The column questions Prof Harold Laski the Labour Party policy chief and head of its policy body as a possible power behind the new Prime Minister Attlee. It notes Laski, though not in parliament, voices policy while Attlee attends Potsdam, and recalls his 1920 view that equality and social ownership of production are essential to liberty.
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Harold Laski
British Labor Party
Laski
Parlament
Socialist Party
Attlee
Potsdam
London
America
State colleges receive 2.22 million for next fiscal year
Harrisburg Aug 2 Funds totaling 2 219 122 were allocated today by the State Department of Public Instruction to Pennsylvania s 14 State Teachers Colleges for the fiscal year ending May 31. The department said the grants may be revised this fall after enrollment figures and school finances are reviewed. Allocations include Bloomsburg 138 784 California 149 047 Cheyney 97 066 Clarion 124 880 East Stroudsburg 160 602 Edinboro 148 883 Indiana 249 740 Kutztown 177 068 Mansfield 148 718 Lock Haven 130 800 Millersville 142 591 Shippensburg 142 385 Slippery Rock 138 315 West Chester 270 859.
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Harrisburg
State Department of Public
Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg
California
Cheyney
Clurton
East Stroudsburg
Edinboro
Indiana
Kutztown
Mansfield
Lock Haven
Mis. Jeryville
Shippensburg
Slippery Rock
Weat Chester
Budget shows $20 billion cut in wartime spending
Budget Director Smith reported a revised 1945 war outlay of $46.5 billion, down from $90 billion the previous year, with the drop mainly from reduced federal outlays and tax collections. The administration still cites $70 billion in wartime spending for fiscal 1946, contingent on the Pacific war continuing.
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Congress
Smith
Truman
Pope Criticizes Allies On Europe
Vatican bulletin says the Vatican views Europe’s political scene with apprehension and warns victors not to abuse victory. It notes Pope Pius aims to stress the Vatican view that just aspirations of affected nations must be remembered and future peace should be prepared in talks oriented to that goal.
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Vatican City
Enrico Pucci
Vatican
Pope Pius
Pos
Truman Visits Plymouth in Royal Welcome and Bomb Damage Tour
President Truman arrives in Plymouth aboard the Renown after landing at Harrowbeer Airdrome. He inspects bomb damage at the port and visits the U S naval base before boarding the Augusta barge for the royal yacht. King George VI greets him at the dock as crowds line the routes through Yelverton and Plymouth, with Mayflower steps and wartime memories framing the visit.
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Plymouth
U. S. Army
Harrowbeer
Truman
U. S. Naval Base
Augusta
Ling
Renown
Mr. Truman
Yelverton
President
America
Byrnes
William D. Leahy
Rall
Earl of Halifax
United States
Royal Marines
Guard of Honor
King George
J. P. Mason
Lord Astor
President Truman
Trinity Plier
Potsdam
Germany
Raf
St. Manegans
New Quay
Millbay
Victoria, Pier
Philadelphia Hit By Flash Flood
Deluging rains struck Philadelphia causing dozens of families to become homeless and millions in damage. The storm centered in Delaware County and northern Delaware, with streams overflowing and flooding highways.
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Philades
PHIA
Philadelphia
Delaware County
Delaware
Pinglo Japanese supply base falls to Chinese in Lingling drive
Chinese troops capture Pinglo in Kwantsi region and hammer Lingling airfield as Chiang Kai-shek’s forces press a two pronged attack toward Lingling from Liuchow and along the Hunan Kwangsi railroad. Communique notes over 100 Japanese killed in first attack phase and fierce fighting along Kiangsi frontier.
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Chungking
Pinglo
China
Flying Tigers
Lingling
Chingking
Chinese High Command
Pingio
U.s.4th Air Force
Kwangsi
Chiang Shaishek
Liuchow
Pingle
Agoli
Hunan
Sinning
Ling- Ling
Hunan-Kwangsi
Hingan
Ling- Hing
Mant
Korea
Hong Kong
Kiangsi
Sanitation Strike Continues In Force Pennsylvania Town
In Force Pennsylvania 350 miners walk out demanding a doctor and better sanitary conditions. Dr Elizabeth Hayes resigned July 16 over intolerable conditions and the state health department plans to fix toilets contaminated wells and drinking water. Wives organize pressure while homes lack running water and proper sewerage amid squalid streets and odor.
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Blaine Rain Force
Elizabeth Hayes
Shawmun Mining Co
Betty
State Health Department
Harrisburg
Shawmult Company
Weedville
Burndale
Hollywood
J. Moore Campbell
Jennie Scull
Pennsylvania
Dr. Hayes
State Health Authority
Daring B-29 Raid Sets World Bomb Load Record
In the Pacific the 820 Superforts dropped 6,632 tons of bombs and mines on five targets in southern Hokkaido and coastal waters, the largest tonnage for a single operation. 778 B-29s attacked, 42 mined, with strong air superiority claimed. Wake Island and Jaluit rescues noted, P-47s and Mustangs supported strikes on Kobe Nagoya, Kyushu, and Palaus. The raid, amid Admiral Nimitz reports and MacArthur broadcasts, marked new records in participation and tonnage.
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Hokkaido
Pacific
Wake Island
Nimitz
Marshalls
Jaluit
U. S. Army Strategic Air Force
Iwo Jima
Japan
Kobe
Nagoya
Far East
Kyushu
MacArthur
Army Air Force
Korea
Sakishima Islands
Palaus
Halsey
Nagaoka
Toyama
Kawasaki Oil
Tokyo Bay
Shimonoseki Straits
Honshu
Seishin
Rashin
Vladivostok
Yamashita Still Plays Conqueror in Luzon Fight
Aug 2 report from northern Luzon quotes prisoners who say General Yamashita clings to pomp while his troops and civilians suffer. Captured Japanese say Yamashita shares supplies and boasts of past conquests as surrender talks and propaganda rumors spread among beleaguered forces. Four prisoners reached American lines. eighteen were killed by Japanese machine gunners suspecting surrender plans.
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Russell Brines
U.S
Luzon
Yamashita
Japan
Malaya
Singapore
MacArthur
Philippines
Yamashite
Armorivan
War Reporter Killed In Okinawa Plane Crash
International News Service war correspondent John Cashman, 28, and all nine crew members died when their Liberator recon plane crashed on a ridge near the Okinawa airport during a rainstorm. Cashman was midway through a planned 40 flights in 40 days to cover pilots’ combat missions before home leave.
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Okinawa
John Cashman
International News Service
Cashman
Returning Over Seasa Service Men Arrive Homeward
A list of service members returning from overseas arrives home. The report notes many have been discharged or are awaiting release, with all families welcoming those who served abroad back to the country.
Sergeant Edwin C. Pearce Reassigned to Fort Dix on furlough
Sergeant Edwin C. Pearce, discharged from Europe, leaves July 29 for reassignment and a 30 day furlough at home with relatives Mr. and Mrs. WN A Pearce. He spent four and a half months overseas with action in France and Germany after training at Camp Swift Texas Shreveport Louisiana Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and Camp San Luis Obispo California.
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Fort Dix
Europe
Edwin C. Pearce
Peventy Rey
WN. A. Pearce
Dix
France
Germany
Camp Swift
Texas
Shreveport
Ft. Leonard Wood
Camp San Luis Obispo
Calif
Soldier Clyde Lockard returns from European combat tour
Clyde H. Lockard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Lockard of Homer City, travels home from the European Theater with Pennsylvania’s famed 28th Infantry Division. The Keystone Division, relieved from duties on July and moved to Camp Pittsburgh near Rhèles, saw action from St Lo in July 1944 through the Siegfried Line, Huertgen Forest, Ardennes, Colmar in Alsace, and the Rhine drive.
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Pavis
Belgium
Luxemburg
Siegfried Line
Germany
Huertgen Forest
von Rundstedt
Ardennes
Colmar
Alsace
Rhine
Paul Purp ose joins Bloody Bucket Division in WWII tale
Paul Purpo se, en route home from the European Theater with the Bloody Bucket Division, served 28 months in combat from Normandy to the Rhine. The 28th Infantry moved through Normandy, Paris, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Siegfried Line before entering Germany. He earned the ETO Ribbon with two campaign stars, and his father is Mrs. Suan Pur, Clymer. His brother Joe also served with the 28th, wounded in the Andies.
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Ose
Paul J. Purdis
Normandy
Reich
Germany
Pittsburgh
Assembly Area Command
Reims
St. Lo
Paris
Belgium
Luxembourg
Siegfried Line
Hurtgen’ Porest
von Rundsted
Ardennes
Colmar
Alsace
Rhine
Ygoblenz
Pfe. Pure
Suan, Pure
Clymer
ETO
Central Germany
Rhineland
Joe Pura
Francis Greenawalt Receives Military Honors at Home
Pfc. Francis Greenwalt son of Mrs J E Greenwalt of Lucerne Mines enjoys a 30 day furlough after 11 months overseas with Gen Palch Army in France Germany and Austria aboard the Queen Elizabeth. He is awarded the Purple Heart Good Conduct Medal and the Combat Infantry badge.
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Francis Greenwalt
J. E. Greenwalt
Lucerne Mines
Gen. Palch
France
Germany
Austria
Pennsylvania 28th Keystone Division Vet Returns Home
Pfc. Stanley P knapiik son of Alex Knapik Stafford met in New York by Governor Martin as he travels home. He wears two battle participation stars on his ETO ribbon the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Good Conduct Ribbon. The 28th saw action from St Lo across Normandy into Belgium Luxembourg and the Siegfried Line then into Germany in strength. They fought in the Huertgen Forest moved to the Luxembourg sector and faced Von Runstedt's Ardennes offensive before driving to the Rhine near Cablenz.
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Pennsylvania
Pfc
Stanley P. Knapiik
Alex Knapik
Stafford
New York
Martin
St. Lo
Normandy
Belgium
Luxembourg
Siegfried Line
Germany
Huerion Forest
Lusembourg
von Runstedt
Ardennes
Rhine
Cablenz
Army Veteran Eugene Conner on 20 day furlough
Eugene Conner Way Fay is spending a 20 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs RG Conner of Gipsy He entered service May 1 1943 and went overseas February 21 1944 serving with the Fifth Division of the Third Army He visited eight countries while overseas Upon completion of his furlough he will report to Camp Campbell Kentucky
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Fay
Eugene Conner
R. G. Conner
Third Army
Camp Campbell
Kentucky
Shooting Star Fastest World War II Fighter Jet
A veteran who fought in the South Pacific praises the Shooting Star as the best of all army fighters. The Lockheed jet, built in Burbank, California, features a 38 foot wingspan and four foot four and a half inch fuselage extension with six machine guns. Powered by a GE engine.
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General Electric
Lockheed
Burbank
Calif
Discharge Score Stays At 85 Points
Washington Aug 2 AP The Army keeps the discharge point score at 85 for 8000 plus men and plans to revise it by June 1 1948 to discharge another 700000 by that date The War Department will later compute new individual scores to credit service after May 12 1945 and allow some men who previously lacked points to qualify for discharge before the new computation.
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Washington
Army
Stimson
Alven
War Department
Redeployed Soldiers Arrive at Indiantown Gap
Soldiers from Indiana County arrived at Indiantown Gap yesterday for redeployment. Names include T/5 Richard J. Kennedy and T/5 Howard E. Steffey, both of Indiana, T/4 William K. Felhauer of Hollsopple, S/Sgt. Paul E. Bartley of Indiana, T/4 Harry L. Thompson of Nanty Glo, and Kenneth W. Conrath of Indiana.
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Indiana County
Indiantown Gap
Richard J. Kennedy
Indiana
Howard E. Steffey
William K. Felhauer
Hollsepple
Paul £. Bartley
Harry L. Thompson
Nanty- Glo. Pie
Kenneth W. Conrath
Six Indiana County Soldiers Granted Honorable Discharges
Six Indiana County soldiers were granted honorable discharges yesterday at the Indiantown Gap Military Reservation. Raymond L. Patterson of Homer City. Howard B. Kinter of Matlon Center. Sgt. John Zrioka of Barnesboro. Denver T. Smith of Homer City. Donald B. Hullihen of Mahaffey. Cpl. Robert H. James of Nanty-Glo.
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Indiana County
Indiantown Gap
The
Water
Raymond L. Patterson
Homer City
Howard B. Kinter
Matlon Center
John Zrioka
Barnesboro
Pfe
Denver T. Smith
Homer
Tys
Donald B. Hullihen
Mahaffey
Robert H. James
Nanty-Glo
10th Air Force Transferred to Aid China In World War II
The U S 10th Air Force, famed for Burma operations, is reassigned to China under General George Struble, joining the 14th Air Force in a broader buildup against Japan. The move follows the Burma campaign and supports Chinese offensives. notable pilots include Captain Owen Allred who earned praise for precision bombing. General Davidson, a 1913 West Point graduate, had commanded the unit since 1943.
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Kunming
China
U. S. 10Th Air Force
Burma
Albert Wedermeyer
George 5. Strulemeyer
U.S. 14Th Air Force
Claire Cheapmault
10Th Air Force
Howard Davidson
Burma Road
Irrawaddy River
China Theater
Japan
Salween
North
Bur
Owen Allred
Cedar City
Allred
Davidson
West Point
Big Three Meet Ends In London With Joint Communique
Correspondents were barred from the final session as the Big Three wrapped a long plenary in London. Reports said Poland's western frontier and Soviet Asia strategy surfaced in talks. Observers noted potential future accords, with Britain and the United States coordinating actions and the conference proceeding despite unsettled issues.
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London
Poland
Oder River
Berlin
Stalin
Britain
United States
Bennett's
Japan
Indiana
Churchill
Seei
Bardex
Lord Louis
Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Germany
Mediterranean
Near East
Bardex Radio Show Exhibition Opens Here
Generous applause greeted every member as the Bardex Radio Show delighted audiences. A full evening program starts at 8:00 p.m. with new songs stories jokes and musical numbers. The show runs three weeks free to all and offers nightly program changes for youngsters.
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Bardex
Obituaries of Labanneh Washington Potts and John Franklin Long
Two death notices from Blairsville area: Labanneh Washington Potts 85 died at Plumville home yesterday after six weeks illness. Survived by children Samuel Harrison City Joseph Plainville George Indiana and Mrs Harry Mitchell of Plumville. many grandchildren. Funeral arrangements through Bowser Funeral Home with services Saturday at 2 PM. Interment in Lutheran Cemetery Sagamore. John Franklin Long died 9:05 PM July 31 at daughter’s Blairsville home. born November 16 1866 in Cambria County. Survived by daughters Emma Johnston Homer and Lucy Cooper Blairsville. grandchildren Emerson Coy Reed Cooper and Corporal Alexander Johnston. Funeral at Flickinger Funeral Home Homer City tomorrow at 2:40 PM with Rev Clair Wick. interment Greenwood Cemetery Indiana.
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Labannah Washington Potts
Harry Michell
Plumville
George
Indiana
Washington Twp
Indiana County
Samuel
Harrison City
Joseph
Plainville
Harry Mitchell
Pluinville
Harrison Stitchell
Bowser
Henry Millison
Sagamore
John Franklin Long
Joseph Cooper
Campbell Street
Blairsville
Mr. Long
Cambria County
Frances Long
Emma Johnston
Homer
Lucy Cooper
Emerson Coy
Reed Cooper
Alexander Johnston
Camp Pickett
Senate Recesses Till October 8th
The Senate adjourned at 9 08 p m for a vacation until Oct 8 after seven months in session. Lawmakers debated UN charges and Bretton Woods while the House ended its session July 21. Twenty speeches filled the final day as over nine hours of remarks unfolded.
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Washington
Senate
United Nations Charies
House
Injunction bars mother in law from home in East St Louis
Alexander Nagy obtained an injunction from Judge Ralph Cook in East St Louis city court barring his wife’s mother Katherine Burle from trespassing at his home and harassing his family. Nagy said Burle told his wife to kill him and could plead self defense, and that she urged Mrs Nagy to leave him and threatened to kidnap the six month old baby.
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East ST. Louis
Fron
East St. Louis City Court
Alexander Nagy
Ralph Cook
Nagy
Katherine Burle
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