Cabinet and Supreme Court resignations announced by Truman
President Truman disclosed Justice Owen Roberts will retire by month end and hinted Chief Justice Stone might follow. Roberts, 15 years on the bench, led dissents this term while Stone, 72, has served 20 years and may retire after a Berlin trip. Morgenthau will step down as treasury secretary when Truman returns from the Big Three meeting.
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White House
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Coolidge
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Hatch
Sherman Minton
Indiana
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Morgenthau
Meet
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Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Fred Vinson
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Ickes
England
Fiorello H la Guardian
New York
France
Howard C. Moran, Jr
Maine
Jesse M. Donaldson
Treasury
James F. Byrnes
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Dutchess County
Mr. Truman
Kentucky
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
U.S. Court of Appeals
John W. Snyder
St. Louis
Australian Chief Honored By Allies
Canberra representatives of the United Nations and Australians paid tribute to Prime Minister John Curtin at Parliament House. MPs and attendants filed past the flag-draped casket as services were led by Rev Hector Harri gat. The Duke of Gloucester, Gen Thomas Blamey, and other officials attended. State funeral to be held in Perth. Deputy Prime Minister Francis Forde sworn in as Prime Minister.
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United Nations
John Curtin
Parliament House
King's Hall
Hector Harrigat
Duke of Gloucester
Australia
Shomas Blamey
Southwest Pacific
Diplomatic Corps
Perth
Curtin
Blac Arthur
Francis Forde
Curtn
Street Scene At Department Store Sparks Bargain Rush
Police presence near the department store gates as shoppers chase scarce items on sale. News notes curbside crowding tied to Texas and Michigan license holders, while staff shortages loom in the help department. A returning mop and bucket dispute highlights ongoing janitorial delays.
Allies Push On Last Jap Oil Deposits in Borneo
Allied forces advance along mined roads toward Balikpapan and Samarinda oil fields in Southeast Borneo. Australian troops capture Manggar airfield, gain control of air bases, and push through Balikpapan port areas. Japanese garrison reportedly 15,000 landed with 2,000 casualties. Allies seek to destroy refinery and pipe lines amid heavy bombardment.
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Borneo
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Balikpapan
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Samarinde
Samarinda
Koelasambodja
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Sepinggang
Balikpapan Bay
Southeast Borneo
Oid
Gang
Associated Press
Page
Japs Report Additional Shelling Of Allied Targets
An uncorroborated Japanese message says three enemy warships shelled Kathyo Teland near Taratka Bay off Karafuto on Tuesday as part of a deep Sea of Okhotsk penetration. Tokyo had earlier claimed five warships shelled Shikula Initatsika Bay and a submarine also struck Shikuka and Kaihyo Island.
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San Francisco
Tokyo
Okhotak
Federal Communications Commission
Kathyo Teland
Taratka Bay
Karafuto
Kaarafuto
Japan
Shikula Initatsika Bay
Shikuka
Kaihyo Island
London moves to dissolve exile Polish government
Britain announced an Interim Treasury Committee for Polish Questions to liquidate the London exile administration after recognizing the Warsaw provisional government of national unity by the United States and Britain. Troops of 260000 in exile may be invited to join Warsaw or stay abroad, with only essential services funded by London pending further decisions.
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National Unity
Warsaw
United States
Great Britain
British Foreign Office
Treasury Committee
Plania
England
Foreign Office
United Nations’ Security League
Tomasa Arciszewski
Arciszewski
Allied air power expands strike to Japan from Okinawa
Fifth Air Force planes move from the Philippines to Okinawa joining Superfortresses and Marine and Navy aircraft in a broad aerial assault on Honshu and Kyushu. Kenney and MacArthur announced the shift as Mustang fighters from the 26th Group hit Kyushu and nearly 100 more Mustangs raided Tokyo area. The buildup, including Eighth and Thirtieth Air Forces, signals a sustained air campaign in a war of attrition aimed at Japan.
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Fifth Air Force
Philippines
Okinawa
Japan
Douglas.MacArthur
Bia
George C. Kenney
Guam
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Honshu
Kyushu
Ryukyus
Korea
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Kenney
Atrike
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20Th Air’ Force
Marianas
Curtis E. LeMay
21St
Amy Mitchell
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Army
Seventh Fighter Command
Eighth Air Force
James’ 'H. Doolittle
Carl A. Spuars
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Iago 9
Kenngya 13Th Air Force
Borneo
Hite Kyushu
Izumi
Chiran
Omura
Jin
Fukuoka
Tokyo
Tokyo Bay
Connally Sees Full Approval Of Frisco Plan
Senator Tom Connally predicts United States ratification of the United Nations Charter with no reservations. Senator Wiley proposes Edward R. Stettinius Jr as secretary of peace, rejoining the cabinet with Secretary of State James Byrnes. Hearings begin Monday as lawmakers urge swift action and continued support for the charter's framework.
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Connally
Frisco
Washington
Tom Connally
D-Tex
United States
Wiley
R-Wis
Edward R. Stettinting
Truman
Security Council
United Nations
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Ed Stettinius
Jimmy Bytes
Three From Area Are Casualties In World War II
East Tennessean Second Lt. Rufus S. Moore and two Southwest Virginians are listed among military casualties released Friday by the War and Navy Departments. Moore is reported killed in action in the Pacific.
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War and Navy Departments
Rufus S. Moore
Mra
Eloise T. Moore
Erwin
Jasted
Pacific
War agencies money bill returns to Senate amid delay
The war agencies appropriation bill, cut by 418 million dollars in the House, returns to the Senate with a bleak outlook for quick settlement. Senate debate may be stalled by a possible filibuster as Foreign Relations hearings on the United Nations charter begin, leaving payrolls and essentials unfunded amid political maneuvering.
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Connally
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
House
Anil Aim
W.T.Y
N.’ Bloom
San Francisco
Bloom
Bill
Washington
United Nations
Navy Lets Jap Ship Take Sick From Wake
The Japanese hospital ship evacuated 974 wounded and sick sailors and soldiers from Wake Island with U S Navy approval. Admiral Nimitz said the ship was stopped and searched by an American destroyer twice. many evacuees suffered malnutrition, underscoring the blockade of Wake Island 1 985 miles southeast of Tokyo.
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Navy
Guam
Wake
Ergland
United States Navy
Facifd
Chester W. Nimitz
Wake Island
U. S
Tokyo
Outcome Of British Election Claimed By Both Contingents
London reports contested results from yesterdays general election. Conservatives claim a majority while Labour forecasts vary. Absentee soldier votes and weather affected turnout near 24 million of 30 million eligible voters. Initial estimates range from a Labour gain to a Conservative working majority of 60 to 90 seats.
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Dress
Day
Churchill
Daily Herald
Labor
House of Commons
Daily Express
Commons
Man Hurt In Traffic Crash The Balance Of 65
M L Coward, 65, of 1626 Johnson City Highway, was admitted to Holston Valley Community Hospital around 6 15 pm Thursday after a rear end collision with a city bus on Johnson City Highway near Brooks Circle. He suffered fractured ribs contusions and back and arm abrasions and remained in fair condition and shock late Thursday. City Transportation Company manager M L Dishner said the car hit the bus as it stopped for a passenger, the car reversing after impact and the bus carrying no passengers injured.
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Holston Valley Community Hospital
M. L. Coward
Johnson City
Coward
Brooks Circle
M. L. Dishner
City Transportation Company
Pasr
Disiner
Dishner
Senate Probers Cite Unwanted Bombs Sent to GIs
Senate War Investigation Committee reports American air forces received surplus 20 and 260 pound bombs in 1944 and 1945 while unable to use them. Only two jet planes reached Europe before hostilities ended, delaying air superiority. Shortages of artillery ammunition in 1944 and 1945 also hindered Seventh Army operations and forced reallocations.
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Washington
Germany
Senate War Investigation Committee
Europe
Air Force
Poland
United States
Seventh Army
France
Senate Group Demands Immediate Recovery Of Lend Lease Weapons
The Senate War Investigating Committee urged prompt recovery of lend lease arms from European Allies for use in the Pacific. It cited no action on exploiting all supply sources, including captured enemy materiel, warned such neglect raises war costs, delays reconversion, and risks Germany recapturing Allied arms. The report criticized no pooling of captured equipment among Allies and questioned State Department guidance on lend-lease invoicing.
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Senate Group
Pacific
Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Kilgore
D-W Va
United States
Germany
State Department
Great Britain
U S May Keep European Bases
A Senate War Investigating Committee report discusses maintaining about 370 U S air bases and other war installations in Europe. It suggests the United States could leverage these bases for future security and international commerce. The panel notes possible negotiations with involved countries to retain rights and emphasizes airfields as integral to future air routes.
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Senate
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Europe
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