De Gaulle Due in U S Today with Big Power Talk
Gen Charles de Gaulle arrives in Washington to meet President Truman and begin a week of engagements. Highlights include a White House reception, a Presidential dinner, and visits to Hyde Park and U S war plants as France seeks recognition of big power status on the postwar world stage.
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Council of Foreign Ministers
London
Two Forces To Enter Japan Tuesday
General MacArthur announced a double assault plan to land Allied troops next Tuesday near Tokyo with air drops at Atsugi and simultaneous landings near Yokosuka. The instructions outline prisoner care, mine removal, port reoccupation, and disarming measures, with the formal surrender signing scheduled aboard a U.S. warship in Tokyo Bay on August 31.
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United States
Russians Oust Jap Guards At Prison
Soviet authorities cut delays on Lt Gen Jonathan M. Wainwrights move from Mukden to Chungking after a Russian mission ousted Japanese guards at the camp. An American humanitarian team reported Parker Jr. in charge and described good internee conditions with medical supplies requested at Weihsien.
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Manchuria
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Mukgen
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Shantung Province
1942 Prices Sought For New Goods
Washington reports OPA continues to aim for 1942 price levels for consumer goods with sustained industry opposition. President Truman backs price increases where justified while urging restraint to avoid retail hikes. Officials foresee ceilings on some products returning within days as war end loosens supply constraints.
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GOP Picks Issues To Use In Race For New Congress
Republican leaders Herbert Brownell Jr and party aides outlined four campaign themes aimed at gaining control of Congress. They claim Truman administration mismanaged reconversion from wartime to peacetime economy and urge audits of the New Deal, arguing voters distrust government promises and favor Republican oversight. Brownell predicted a GOP victory in 1946, though he did not specify Senate gains.
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All Production At HOW Halted Says Col Quillian
Col John W Quillian commanding officer reported Wednesday that all production at Holston Ordnance Works has stopped. The plant is being prepared to remove hazards and most workers remain to assist. He had no information on any sale or disposition of the property.
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Sioiston Ordance Works
John W Quillian
Holston Ordnance Works
Quillan
Unemployment Claims Rise Amid Plant Shutdowns
State unemployment officials report a 50 percent jump in new claims as plants halt operations. Last week 969 state and 535 interstate claims were approved for about 316000 dollars. Loulaville contributed about half of new claims and Ashland area about 25 percent with remaining scattered across the state.
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Ashland
Nylon plant project delayed despite future Chattanooga plant plan
Executive Director James M ichels of the local Chamber of Commerce said E I Du Pont De Nemours and Company has decided to delay construction of a new nylon plant here. The firm will instead expand an existing plant to meet anticipated civilian nylon yarn demand. The company expects demand to rise enough to justify a Chattanooga plant later.
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James Michels
Chamber of Commerce
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Chattanooga
Kingsport Men On Queen Mary War Service Readout
East Tennessee servicemen and veterans of the European campaign listed for transport on the Queen Mary in New York include Kingsport residents Cpl John R King Cpl James Grizzio Pfc Earnest Coats Pfc Roy Hensley Pfc Queen Hallinex Pfc Lloyd Ijyh Pfc Joseph Babb Pfc Omer Franken Pfc Ralph Netherland Pfc James Hammonds Pfc Charita P Clark T5 Edward Jones Walter Adams Pfc George Dean Pfc Gary Fields Pfc Clarence Dykes Pfc Walter Light Cpl Harry Barker Cpl Russell Ketron Pfc James Rogers Pfc Alonzo Kennedy Pfc Laddie Harwood Pfc Frank Castle and William Steadman all listed with varied ranks and hometowns.
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East ‘Tennessee
Jarroal
New York
John R. King
Kingsport
James Grizzio
Pfc
Earnest Coats
Roy Hensley
Surgeinsville
Queen Hallinex
Lloyd Ijyh
Joseph Babb
Omer Franken
Ralph Netherland
Church Hill
James Hammonds
Charita P. Clark
Edward Jones
Walter Adams
George Dean
Gary Fields
Church HW
Clarence Dykes
Walter Light
Harry Barker
Russell Ketron
James Rogers
Alonzo Kennedy
Laddie Harwood
Frank Castle
Wiliam Steadman
Drivers Seek Tire Break As Production Rises
Washington P I officials say tire output could jump to about 4.09 million a month in the October December quarter from 2 million this month. A recovery in tires may occur in two to three months, with truck tires improving sooner. WPB negotiates with the Army to release military stocks for commercial use. Rubber goods will be released gradually, raising production but with higher prices. Reclaimed rubber remains scarce, and synthetic substitutes will be used until reclaiming labor returns.
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Reds Establish Administrations In Manchuria Area
The Russian Army began military administrations in Manchuria, caging thousands of Japanese from Kwantling Army. Four Japanese generals surrendered. dispatches report 250,000 troops captured on Sakhalin's southern half and nearly 200,000 captive toll in Manchuria. Russians move toward Port Arthur as Tass notes open vice districts in Manchurian cities. Bodies of political prisoners found on Sakhalin Yolanda with two electric shocks reported in a jail.
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Manchuria
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Port Arthur
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Sakhalin Yolanda
Louisville Faces Tight Labor Market After Job Losses
William H. Fraysure, U S Employment Service State Director, predicted a tight labor market in three months after about 19,000 workers in the Louisville area were dropped from one job due to a war contract cancellation. He announced roughly 5,000 out of state job calls were listed.
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Louisville
William H. Fraysure
U. S. Employment Service
New Sugar Stamp For Same Amount
Washington P The new sugar stamp valid Sept 1 will maintain the current ration five pounds for four months OPA plans to announce this shortly. Household ration stays tight due to sugar shortages and a 25 percent drop from prewar levels. Supplies not expected to rise until next year when imports climb. The stayup will likely be No 38 in Ration Book Four with No 37 skipped to avoid home canning ration errors.
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Washington
OPA
Formal Jap Surrender To China Slated At Nanking
The Chinese government announced China will sign the surrender in Nanking after MacArthur. Chinese envoys conferred with Japanese and Chinese generals to arrange capitulation terms. Hong Kong Canton Luichow Peninsula Hainan Island and parts of Inner Mongolia were listed for occupation by Chinese forces. British Bevin said steps were taken to receive surrender in Hong Kong and British plans indicated occupation north of the 16th degree in French Indo China.
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Chiang Kai-shek
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Isaimo
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Fah Wei-chang
Canton
Luichow Peninsula
Hainan Island
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Bong Kong
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Chahar
Suiyuan
Manchuria
Formosa
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Indo- China
W R Pyle In Fair Condition After Fall at Colonial Heights
W R Pyle, chief electrician for Blue Ridge Glass and a Kingsport native, was injured last Friday when a board over a basement excavation toppled. He and a workman fell about six to eight feet. the other man landed on Pyle. He was described as in fair condition at Holston Valley Community Hospital Wednesday.
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W. R. Pyle
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Colonial Heights
Mr. Pyle
Kingsport
Blue Ridge Glass Corporation
McKellar Heads to Washington for Congress Opening
Senator K D MecKellar president pro tempore planned to depart today by automobile for Washington to be ready for the opening of Congress next month. Representative Cliff Davis closed his office yesterday and will depart Sunday by army aircraft.
Jap Surrender Ends Leave For Gen Sutherland
Lt Gen Richard K Sutherland MacArthurs Chief of Staff had his leave cut short by Jap surrender events. His wife said he rushed from Cape Cod to Manila to preside at the surrender conference. The interrupted leave kept him from meeting his six month old granddaughter Paree Carney born during the delay.
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Manila
Philippines
Pareiee Carney
Ahief
Admiral Halsey
Negotiations In Rangoon Scheduled For Surrender Talks
A Rangoon dispatch says surrender negotiations in Rangoon may begin tomorrow between Field Marshal Count Terauchi’s envoy and Lt. Gen. Browning chief of staff to Admiral Mountbatten. Terauchi’s formal surrender likely in Singapore early September with no ceremony for occupation forces entry, meeting aboard a British warship anticipated.
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Jap Leaders Urge Diet Session to Change Plan
Japanese politicians urge an extraordinary Diet session to reshape postwar policy under occupation. News agencies quote Tokyo papers pressing early emergency measures to show good faith, while debates hinge on how much Allies control future election law and political planning after surrender.
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Domei News
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Mainichi
Dia Nippon Political Association
Soldier Reichl Hanged for Murder at Gualala California
Pvt. Edward J. Reichl, 39, Chicago, was executed on an Army gallows for the November 17, 1943 murder of a fellow soldier at Gualala California. He proclaimed his innocence, saying it was a drunken shooting.
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Edward J. Reichl
Chicago
Gualala
California
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Polio Epidemic Past Peak In West Tennessee
West Tennessee reports the polio epidemic may have peaked though other areas show no leveling. State Health Commissioner R. H. Hutcheson says the department has logged about 200 cases in Tennessee this year and warns numbers could double before cold weather. Nashville area added three new cases, Davidson, Carroll, Blount, and Knox counties reported two each, and Lawrence and Campbell counties one each.
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Tennessee
R. H. Hutcheson
State Health Department
Washville
Davidson County
Carroll and Blount
Knoxville
Lawrence
Campbell
City skyline debate and country air in a bus tale
Two eight year olds discuss New York and Smoky Mountains while an urban crowd image grows. A city girl heads to a state park with a bus driver reacting to a skunk comment. A mother leaves her three month old to cry, checking every few minutes.
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India
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Geneva Favored for New Peace Group Headquarters Site
London reports Geneva as a likely site for the United Nations Security Organization headquarters. A key Allied official notes the decision now hinges on Russia’s agreement, with Geneva’s white marble palace as a potential home if Moscow consents. Washington’s earlier opposition appears waning after the UN Charter ratification. Switzerland’s neutrality and lack of formal ties with Soviet Russia pose main hurdles.
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Anderson To Speak On Food Outlook
Clinton T. Anderson, secretary of agriculture, will speak on food outlook for the consumer a special NBC radio broadcast over WKAT and NBC officials announced the remarks will be aired Thursday at 10 30 p m The program titled Food Outlook for the Consumer will feature the secretary’s talk.
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Clinton T. Anderson
Secretary of Agriculture
WKAT
NBC
WKPT
Falks
Military Rule To End In Philippines
General MacArthur announced the end of military rule in the Philippines, saying the archipelago’s civil government is restored and functioning. He will discontinue further participation on September 1 as civilian institutions have been reestablished under the Commonwealth. 1,600 Chattanooga jobs were cut last week, with 70 percent women, according to War Manpower Commission Area Director Bryan P. Tucker.
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Archipelago
Chattanooga
Byran P. Tucker
War Manpower Commission
Airplane Industry Hopes For Billion Dollar Output In Year
New York reports a hoped annual output of more than 1.5 billion dollars as seven leading firms list orders totaling about 3 billion. Government contract cancellations soar past 4.6 to 5.1 billion, signaling wartime to peacetime shifts. Douglas Aircraft holds 128 million in commercial contracts plus 175 million in government work. Consolidated Vultee cites Pan American orders for up to 15 transoceanic liners, plus 30-seat transports and private-model shifts at Nashville plant.
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Consolidated Vultee
Pan American Airways
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