Katayama Becomes Japan Prime Minister Under New Constitution
Gen Douglas MacArthur hailed Tetsu Katayama election as a spiritual step against oppressive rule after Katayama, leader of the Social Democratic Party, was officially appointed by Emperor Hirohito at the Imperial Palace. The ceremony also recognized outgoing premier Shigeru Yoshida and key parliamentary leaders. Katayama aides expect a coalition cabinet including Social Democrats Liberals Democrats and People’s Cooperative party.
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Tetsu Katayama
Social Democratic Party
Douglas MacArthur
Katayama
MacArthur
Social Democrats
Liberals
Democrats
People’s Cooperative Party
Hirohito
Imperial Palace
Shigeru Yoshida
House of Representatives
Komakichi Matsuoka
House of Councillors
Tsuneo Matsudaira
Dem urges restraint as Japan elects Christian leader
The piece notes MacArthur praising Japan's first Christian led government with global religious tolerance while Katayama accepts the tone and aims to build a cabinet for world peace. It also covers U S political moves where Republicans cut agriculture funding, sparking Democrat opposition and election implications.
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Katayama
Diet
Japan
Presbyterian Church
China
Philippines
Chiang Kai-shek
Manuel Roxas
Communists cut Peiping to Mukden rail lines south of Great Wall
Nationalist dispatches report Reds severed the Peiping Mukden railroad at several points south of the Great Wall. Fighting rages around Changchun as Kangchuling changes hands and Peitaiho and Nantatzu rail facilities come under red attack.
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Peiping-Mukden
Great Wall
Manchuria
Changchun
Kangchuling
Manchurian
Peitaiho
Nantatzu
Chinwangtao
Peiping
Mukden
Senator McKellar Fainted, Moved to Bethesda Hospital
Senator McKellar of Tennessee was taken from the Senate office building to Bethesda Naval Hospital after a fainting spell. Aides called it a light attack and said his condition is not believed to be serious.
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Washington
Senator McKellar
D.-Tenn
Senate
Bethesda
MD. Naval Hospital
McKellars
Pacific Cable Links San Francisco and Hong Kong Restored
Tele graphic cable service between San Francisco and Hong Kong, cut on December 8, 1941 by Japanese forces, was resumed today. Commercial Pacific Cable Co. operates the trans Pacific circuit.
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San Francisco
Hong Kong
Commercial Pacific Cable Co
Hunt For Negro Held By White Band
Investigators in North Carolina continue to search thick woods for 24 year old Godwin Buddy Bush who was seized from Northampton county jail by masked white men on a rape charge. Authorities say no lynching is confirmed as officers scour multiple counties and Governor Cherry orders prosecution of those responsible.
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N. C
Northampton County
State Bureau of Investigation
Northampton
Hertford
Halifax
Godwin
Buddy) Bush
Raleigh
R. Gregg Cherry
SBI
Greenville
S. C
Willie Earle
Youth Killed as Auto Leaves Road Near Sun Prairie
In Dane county near Sun Prairie two 16 year olds were involved when their car left Highway 19 and rolled over three miles east of the city. Harland Brandt was killed Milo Desert was injured as they were en route to Waterloo.
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Sun Prairie
Wis
Harland Brandt
Milo Desert
Here
Dane County
Waterloo
New Hampshire Governor Receives Gifts From Other States
Concord reports Governor Charles M. Dale receives many gifts from fellow governors in exchange for NH produce. Boxes of apples and maple products from NH prompt replies featuring cantaloupes, cherries, watermelon, ham, maple syrup and cheese from states including Colorado, Oregon, Arkansas, Iowa, Maine, Vermont, Wisconsin.
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N. H
New Hampshire
Charles M. Dale
Colorado
Oregon
Arkansas
Iowa
Maine
Vermont
Wisconsin
Alarming May Traffic Death Toll Prompts Warning
Sheriff Milton LaViolette and Police Chief John Sullivan warned motorists after May figures showed nine fatalities and 421 city accidents and seven county deaths. They cited mixed old and new cars and rising summer traffic as dangers, urging caution to prevent more losses.
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Milton LaViolette
John T. Sullivan
Sullivan
LaViolete
LaViolette
Sea Gulls and Science Battle Mormon Crickets in Oregon
In Pendleton Oregon scientists and farmers enlist sea gulls to combat swarms of Mormon crickets marching toward Ordnance Hermiston and rich local farms. About 1000 gulls flocked to feast but researchers deploy chlordane after DDT fails to stop the pests.
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Pendleton
Ore
U.P
Science
Ordnance
Great Salt Lake Valley
Hermiston
Oregon
Arizona
Stassen Answers Wallace In Address At Milwaukee
Burglars entered Harry Gordon's tavern at 5515 Sixth Avenue by breaking a skylight and stole 2590 dollars from the register and two drawers. Bartender Philip Krieger discovered the break at 8 am. The thieves took 245 dollars from a metal box and left 190 in checks, with a 500 dollar check untouched. Det. Walter Chase traced the entry from an alley to a fire escape, dropping into the washroom and escaping with cash from two drawers.
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Harry Gordon
Sixth Avenue
Philip Krieger
Fourth Avenue
Krieger
Nash and Simmons
Walter Chase
Fifth
Sixth Avenues
Dora Seidenberg
Waukegan
Presbyterians in Unity Move to Reunite Church
The northern Presbyterian Church in the U S A plans a reunion with the southern Presbyterian Church in the United States contingent on southern approval. The northern assembly, representing 2 2 million members, awaits Montreal N C delegates next week and sets a 1948 1949 submission if approved. The move aims to strengthen separation of church and state and renews a eight year negotiation.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly of the
U.S.A
United States
Southern Branch
Montreal
N. C
159Th Assembly
General Council
Dayton Bowling Alley Owner Shot in Front of Home
Dayton police say George K. Zavakos 59 a bowling alley owner and real estate operator was shot to death early today as he stepped from his car near his home in Dayton Ohio Neighbors heard a scream and two shots and a car speeding away Investigators ruled out robbery after finding over 1100 in his pockets
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Dayton
U.P
George K. Zavakos
Zavakos
Cooper Claims Flaws in Price Cutting Plan
Ralph Y. Cooper of Coopers Inc argues the Newburyport price cut approach rests on a fallacy. He says price levels depend on production efficiency and wage-material dynamics, not simple cuts, and notes underwear makers keep profits at untypically low margins amid ongoing price debates.
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Newburyport
America
Ralph Y. Cooper
Coopers, Inc
Cooper
Bike Riding Bandit Robs Store of $100
A pistol wielding robber entered Leon Gottlieb market in Minneapolis and demanded cheese before snatching $100 from the cash register. The grocer threw cheese, the bandit fled on a bicycle, and a pursuing motorist was fired upon before giving up the chase.
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Minneapolis
U.P
Leon Gottlieb
Gottlieb
Coast Guard Plans Iceberg Hunting Cruise
The coast guard will send the cutter Mendota from Newfoundland around June 1 to the west coast of Greenland to observe iceberg sources. The mission aims to forecast next year's ice flow severity in shipping lanes through on-site glacier studies.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Mendota
Newfoundland
Greenland
May-Garsson trial climaxes with cross examination next week
Former Congressman Andrew J. May faces a pivotal cross-examination by Prosecutor William A. Paisley in the war fraud and bribery case tied to wartime Garsson munitions contracts. May, who chaired the House Military Affairs Committee, is accused of steering deals for 53000 while allied with Murray and Henry Garsson. The trial resumes Monday after a weekend recess as the tension mounts over May’s influence and the Mead committee reference.
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U.P
Andrew J. May
Garsson Munitions Combine
May
William A. Paisley
House
Garsson Brothers
Murray and
Henry
War Department
Paisley
Mead Committee
Virus could become mankind ally, says Nobel chemist
Nobel laureate Dr. Wendell M. Stanley of the Rockefeller Institute said viruses might be reengineered in labs to help medicine. He noted vaccines for smallpox and yellow fever arose from natural changes and urged targeted efforts to create beneficial virus strains for diseases like polio, measles, mumps, virus pneumonia, and the common cold.
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Chicago
Wendell M. Stanley
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Princeton
N. J
Stanley
American Chemical Society
Stassen Presses Production for Peace Plan in Wisconsin
Former Minnesota Governor Harold E. Stassen urged a three to ten percent production allocation for a world wide rehabilitation and building program. He said the United States should administer the plan with UN input while opposing socialism and government ownership. He spoke to the Wisconsin Press Association in Milwaukee and noted Wallace’s similar ideas and debates over inflation and free economy principles.
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Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Henry A. Wallace
Wisconsin Press Association
Stassen
Wallace
United States
United Nations
Seattle
Stassen’s
International Bank
Jefferson
Iowa
Minnesotan
Wisconsin Weekly
Pfister
Pete Walch
Weyauwega Chronicle
George Green
U S Tanker on Fire in Channel Off Goodwins
The 10,000 ton American oil tanker Newhall Hills burned near Goodwin Sands in fog off the English Channel. crew reported abandoned ship as explosions were heard. Lifeboat from Ramsgate searched for the crew while another collision occurred nearby with a fishing boat sinking.
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England
Goodwin Sands
English Channel
Newhall Hills
Goodwin
Ramsgate
Channel
Thames Estuary
Patrol Parties Seek Missing Plane
Ground rescue teams and patrol planes hunted for the missing occupants of a U S Army B 17 that caught fire over a Nicaraguan jungle Wednesday night with 15 men aboard. Five parachuted crew were brought to the Canal Zone base by rescue plane from Alamicamba Nicaragua. Reports said seven more had reached Alamicamba after a 14 mile trek.
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Canal Zone
Alamicamba
Nicaragua
Managua
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