Enemy Ships Provide Answers to Atom Test Questions
Aboard the Mt. McKinley at Bikini the Navy studies eight large American warships and two captured enemy vessels to gauge hull strength under atomic blast. Prinz Eugen and Sakawa join Nagato and Saratoga in testing, with Saratoga the oldest carrier yet fully armed and ready. Admiral Blandy notes Nagato’s hull remains intact, while Saratoga shows battle readiness and fresh paint.
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Crossroads
Mt. McKinley
Bikini
United States Navy
Sagawa
United States
Independence
W. H. P. Blandy
Sakawa
Blandy
Prostate Gland and Bladder Trouble Booklet Ad
A health ad targets men past 40, warning of prostate and bladder issues linked to gland inflammation. It urges writing for a scientifically written illustrated booklet detailing causes, symptoms, and treatment options, including time tested mild methods, to avoid serious operation.
Fourth of July Observed in Tokyo and Yokohama
Tokyo and Yokohama will mark the Fourth with parades reviews and gun salutes. A 48 gun salute is planned on the imperial palace plaza after a review of U S troops likely by Lt Gen Robert L Eichelberger Eighth Army commander.
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Tokyo
Yokohama
Imperial Palace
U. S
Robert L. Eichelberger
Eighth Army
Girl 8 Recovering After Six Day Lost Search
Eight year old Katherine Van Alst of Kansas City was found in Devil's Den State Park after a six day search. She had survived on berries and water, slept in caves, and was located five miles from the disappearance spot before being reunited with her mother at the park cabin. University student Porter Chaddock helped reach the child who greeted him calmly.
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Ozark Wilds
Katherine van Alst
Kansas City
Fayetteville
Ark
Ozark Mountains
Ira Hollingsworth
Devil's den State Park
Arkansas
John van Alst
Katherine
University of Arkansas
Porter Chaddock
Pine Bluff
Chaddock
Plan for Federal State Welfare Legislation Urged
Katharine F. Lenroot, head of the labor department's children's bureau, urged quick approval of federal state welfare legislation before the Senate education and labor committee. She argued that protecting children's needs now shapes future national citizens and stability. Mexico extends wartime rent freeze.
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Washington
Katharine F. Lenroot
Labor Department
Children’s Bureau
Senate Education and Labor Committee
Mihailovic accuses witness in treason trial
Gen. Draja Mihailovic in Belgrade court sharply challenges witness Yovan Skavovic accusing him of selling 365 captured partisans to the Germans in November 1941. Skavovic testified that orders came from Mihailovic through his superior and involved delivery to the Nazis.
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Belgrade
Draja Mihailovic
Yovan Skavovic
Mihailovic
Skavovic
Breakfast cereal shortage hints at hungry morning
A humorous column notes an upcoming cereal shortage for families. It jokes that children may have to eat whatever is available. It also comments on an Ohio Swiss cheese strike and a business college teacher’s remark about hard work before breakfast. The piece reflects witty lines on money and aging.
Wisconsin postmasters elect new state officers
William J. Corry of South Milwaukee was elected president of the Wisconsin chapter of the National Association of Postmasters at the close of the three day convention in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin. The group announced officers at its closing session yesterday.
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Elkhart Lake
Wis
William J. Corry
South Milwaukee
Wisconsin
National Association of Postmasters
Senator Proposes Presidential Commission on Labor Study
Senator James E. Murray proposes forming a presidential commission to study potential labor legislation instead of Congress. He argues a commission can cover broader scope and avoid campaigning year politics, contrasting with President Truman’s plan for a joint congressional committee. Ball backs a 14 member House approved joint panel with amendments to broaden industry wide scope and ensure labor committee dominance.
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Washington
U.S
James E. Murray
D., Mont
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
Murray
President Truman
Joint Congressional Committee
Truman
Joseph H. Ball
Minn
Senate
Ball
Plane Crashes Into Automobile In Memphis Killing Two
A Memphis based C47 plane returning from Dallas struck a moving automobile, killing two back seat occupants. Pilot Wayne Collier and co pilot Captain Francis L Kelly plus six GI hitch hikers escaped unharmed. Driver Ernest Bobo and his wife survived.
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Memphis, Tenn
Dallas
Wayne Collier
Air Transport Command
Pleasure Boat Towed to Port near Baltimore
The Chesapeake Bay pleasure steamer Bear Mountain with 983 passengers was towed into Baltimore after becoming disabled last night when a port side wheel broke on a moonlight excursion. Capt. W. T. Elliott anchored the ship near Swan Point but radio was unavailable. Love Point ferry Philadelphia helped summon aid.
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Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Bear Mountain
Coast Guard
W. T. Elliott
Swan Point
Love Point
Philadelphia
Elliott
Bevin Rebuked By Sen Pepper Over Middle East Policy
Senator Claude Pepper accused British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin of pressuring the United States to spill American blood to aid British imperial aims in Palestine and the Middle East. He condemned Britain and Russia for imperial clashes and urged U S action to void the Palestine mandate and oppose a British puppet state in Transjordan.
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Chicago
U.P
Claude Pepper
Fla
Ernest Bevin
United States
Middle East
Pepper
American Jewish Congress
U. S
Russia
Britain
Europe
Bevin
New York
Palestine
Palestine Mandate
Transjordan
Western Air Lines carries more passengers in April 1946
Denver reports Western Air Lines moved 76 percent more passengers in April 1946 than April 1945, according to officials here.
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Denver
U.P
Western Air Lines
Bong’s Mother Named Wisconsin Mother of the Year
Mrs. Carl Bong received the Wisconsin Mother of the Year citation from Clyde Thomas of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. She is the mother of Major Richard I. Bong the American war ace killed in California.
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Poplar
Wis
Wisconsin
Carl Bong
Clyde Thomas
Superior
State Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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