War shoes and food rationing lift mood after war end
The war economy shows gains as OPA expands meat and cheese allotments and canned milk becomes ration-free. 2,000,000 war workers have been laid off since V J Day, with some rehired, while travel by ship could normalize within six months and world cruises within a year. Citizens seek tractors and cars as surveys show demand for machinery and vehicles. Tires may remain rationed longer due to stock buildup needs. Detro it, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Cleveland, and Newark are hardest hit by layoffs per War Manpower Commission.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
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Newark
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Maritime Commission
British Navy Reoccupies Hong Kong Port
A strong British naval force commanded by Rear Adm. C. H. J. Harcourt entered Hong Kong today aboard the Swiftsure to reoccupy the crown colony, Pacific Fleet headquarters announced.
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Generals in War on Unemployment Meet with Truman
Labor and industrial leaders join President Truman and Congress to push legislation easing postwar unemployment. With nearly 2,000,000 jobless since Japan's surrender, U S Employment Service offices are crowded as committees consider higher benefits and full employment measures.
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Congress
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Industrial Organizationa Quelly
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Japan
U. S
Official Warns Against Use Of Doubtful Drinks
Kingsport safety director Le Lineback cautioned the public Thursday against beverages of doubtful origin after two deaths in two days, urging individuals to avoid drinks whose source is unknown. Police and health authorities urged vigilance and required reporting of any suspected contaminated liquor.
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OPA Office To Close Saturdays
Announcement states the War Price and Rationing Board will close all day Saturdays starting this week in response to a new order placing the OPA on a four hour work week.
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OPA
General Wainwright Lands in Manila After Release
Gen Wainwright arrives in Manila after liberation from Japanese custody en route from Chungking toward Japan to witness Japan s surrender aboard Missouri in Tokyo Bay. He is greeted by President Osmena and Maj Gen Willoughby with other dignitaries noting the city’s changed landscape since Corregidor.
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Congress Hearing Spurs Drive to Merge Armed Forces
The Pearl Harbor report fuels a new campaign in Congress for a single national defense department. Proponents call the findings convincing proof of Army Navy lack of coordination at Pearl Harbor and Hawaii. They pledge early action by the House Postwar Military Policy Committee. Rep Sikes credits the report as clinching evidence for consolidation and says the military must be unified under one head to prevent a repeat.
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Yanks Imprisoned By Japs Tell Of Tortures
Eight American fliers describe brutal abuse by Japanese captors near Shanghai. Details include beatings, rope tortures, and hanging by thumbs to extract information. Among the released survivors are Wake Island veterans and crew from a downed B-24. Names include Harold H. Hitler, William R. Martin Jr, Clyde J. Sellers, and others.
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Chicago
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Mt Pleasent
Mich
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Eisler
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Edward Cook
San Francisco
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Taylor- Ville
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Sedro Wooley
Wash
William ID. Beek
South Gate
Calif
Courthouse and City Hall Get Fresh Face Lift
City hall and courthouse are being spruced up with a new warm gray paint and dark brown trim. Vines on the outer walls have been removed. Work is led by Kinganart Improvement Co, with Cassell Brothers handling painting under a city lease.
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Kinganart Improvement Company
Cassell Brothers
Truman Defends War Readiness and Unity of Command
President Truman faulted U S policy for Pearl Harbor saying the nation bore responsibility and favored unity of command while denying orders for court martial. He criticized Roosevelt era preparedness moves as stifled and noted past statements about Pacific commanders resurfaced as questions lingered after official inquiry reports.
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Eisenhower: U.S. Troop Level In Germany To Drop To 400,000
General Eisenhower, in Berlin, said 2.5 million U.S. troops in Germany would be reduced to about 400,000 as an occupation force before winter. He noted food aid is unavoidable but not to fatten Germans, and he hopes Germans elect local officials this fall. He declined to forecast how long occupation will last, citing policy. He described improving Allied trust and cited lessons from his trip to Russia. He said the aim is to keep Germany in existence this winter with food, fuel, and shelter. He warned the 400,000 figure could fall further if Germans aid themselves and policing lessens.
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Eisenhower
Germany
United States
Hisenhower
Gounall
US forces seize Yokosuka as Halsey sets GHQ in Japan
Admiral Halsey established American naval shore headquarters in Yokosuka hours after ten thousand Marines and Bluejackets waded ashore to occupy the nearly deserted base. MacArthur arrived at Atsugi and Yokohama, leading airborne and amphibious forces in Japan's first Allied occupation. Massive airlift and naval fleets supported a bloodless initial landing as 18,150 troops began the occupation, with Sixth and Eighth Armies to follow.
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Missouri
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Elementary Schools Open For Special Registration Friday
Kingsport's elementary schools will open Friday from 9 am to 3 pm for special registration. Schools accommodate children entering school for the first time who did not register last spring, new movers during summer, and families changing city sections during vacation. Classes begin Thursday, September 6 at 1 pm.
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Ross N. Robinson
Robinson
Kingaport
Byron Price to Go to Germany as PR Adviser
President Truman announced Byron Price will depart for Germany to serve as public relations adviser to the American occupation forces. Price, finishing his term as director of censorship, will meet General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lt. General Lucius Clay to advise on all public relations matters.
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Truman
Byron
Price
Germany
Americcan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lucius V. Clay
Japs Cooperate With Yanks In Occupation At Atsugi Airfield
The Japanese have cooperated peacefully with General MacArthur’s advance party and occupation troops at Atsugi airfield near Tokyo. Japan reportedly still has 16 armed divisions in the Tokyo area. A Japanese group turned the airfield over to American forces and a temporary truce was signed. The Nippon Times was provided as part of the handover. Meals and quarters were good, and hundreds of trucks were parked around the field with ample transportation for Americans.
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Tokyo
General MacArthur
Piperne
Mictming
Nippon Times
Agencies Study Feeding Europe Plan Outlined by Truman
President Truman disclosed that the State and War Departments and the Foreign Economic Administration are drafting plans for feeding Europe, contingent on Bretton Woods postwar financing. He said details are not yet available as discussions continue, and British representatives will join in deliberations following lend-lease abandonment. Veron Jess Kincaid, a 25-year-old steward from Etowah, Tenn., was recovered from the Mississippi River after drowning near Memphis aboard the U S Engineers dredge boat Potter.
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Kremaene
Truman
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Foreign Economic Administration
Europe
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Inter
Steward
Memphis
Vernon Jess Kincaid
Etowah
Tenn
Mississippi River
U. S
Potter
Big Five May Hear Former Axis Allies Plead Their Cases
Nations once allied with Nazi Germany may speak before the Big Five foreign ministers in London next month as the Potsdam framework begins. The upcoming council session on September 10 could hear territorial dispute views and feature expert committees to draft terms for peace treaties with Italy Romania Bulgaria Hungary and Finland. Byrnes aims for full hearings and rapid work to inform media while Molotov Bevin Bidault and Wang Shai-tse weigh responses to proposed methods and transparency.
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