Old Glory Flies In Berlin President Speaks At Ceremonies
President Truman spoke at a flagraising in Berlin declaring the United States seeks peace and prosperity for the world, not territory. He urged fighting for peace and highlighted the Big Three talks with Britain and Russia. He praised the troops from the Second Armored Division and noted shipping leaders joined later discussions.
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Britain
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United States Group Council
Germany
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Tokyo
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Henry L. Stimson
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Patton
Emory S. Land
U.S. Maritime Commission
War Shipping Administration
Stalin
Churchill
Land
Quebec
Prime
Soong forecasts end of war by 1944 in Shanghai raid report
Okinawa based air forces conducted the heaviest raid of the war hitting Shanghai and rail yards while 600 Superfortresses burned five Japanese cities. B 29s attacked Fukui Hitachi Choshi and Okazaki with Amagasaki refinery set ablaze. Kagoshima rail and docks hit. MacArthur forces also bombed Kiangwan Airdrome and Tinghai. Navy planes sunk 11 ships and damaged five. Johnson City and Knoxville set for talks by American Legion commander Nigel Scheiberling with Vet Admin audiences.
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Guam
Thunderbolt
Kagoshima
Fukui
Hitachi
Chosi
Okazaki
Nippon Oil
Amagasaki
Comet Agency
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
Okinawa
East China Sea
Kiangwan
China
Thunderbolts
Tinghai
Chu Shan Island
MacArthur
Okienawa
Kyushu
Japan
Fleet Air Wings
Honshu
Marine Aircraft Wing
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Amagasské
Tokyo Radio
Navy Fleet Operations Stay Silent Amid Japan Bombardments
United States Third Fleet under Admiral Halsey roams the Japanese coast in a series of bombardments near Tokyo Bay without public disclosure of results. Tokyo radio briefly warned of future strikes as weather and radio silence cloud observations while the Allied task force targets Nojima Point and surrounding sites.
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William F. Halsey
U. S, Third Fleet
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimitz
Halsey
Tokyo Bay
Nojima Foint
Yokosuka
Imperial Air Force
Nippon
Window shopper admires imitation steak display at store
A street scene shows a shopper gazing at a broiling imitation steak on a bargain grill in a department store display. Amusement blends with consternation as five hospital nurses watch a shaggy setter force its way into a hall to join a master patient in a semi private room. Sparrow drags a large worm into the parkway as a pair of gigantic humanoid feet approach, while the bird struggles to finish its catch.
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Sparrow
Parkway
Chinese seize 50 miles of coast for invasion plan
Chinese High Command announces a 50 mile stretch along the South China coast is in Chinese hands and open for a sea borne assault on the continent. Forces advance from Tinpak toward Yeungkong, narrowing the corridor toward Canton and Hainan Island while Japs fear invasion. Chiang Kai shek says invasion not required, China can win with ground troops and urban air power.
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South China
Kwantung Province
Tinpak
Canton
Hainan Island
Yeungkong
Luzon
Chiang Kai-shek
Jin
Kwangsi Province
Liuchow
Laipo
Ward Kweilin
U, & 14Th Air Force
Ferguson Padlock Order Shuts Long Island Dance Hall
A Long Island establishment run by Preston Sutherland is ordered closed until further Sullivan Circuit Court action. Judge Shelburne Ferguson granted a temporary injunction at Kingsport Law Court after residents petitioned to curb a site described as a dance hall selling drinks and contraband liquor, with minors able to obtain intoxicants. The injunction bars the defendants and staff from operating the premises and directs the sheriff to enforce closure.
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Long Island
Preston Sutherland
Sullivan Circuit Court
Sutherland Place
Shelburne Ferguson
Kingsport Law Court
W. J. Barton
Tropical Storm Heads Toward U. S. Gulf Coast
A tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico moves toward the Louisiana Texas coast. It gains intensity and appears to turn northeastward as the New Orleans Weather Bureau urges precautions against stronger winds and squalls from Matagorda Texas to Lake Charles Louisiana.
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New Orleans Weather Bureau
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Lake Charles
U S Presses Britain to Absorb Suez Toll Burden
The United States escalates pressure on Britain to cover Suez Canal tolls for American ships aiding the Pacific war effort. US payments totaled about $11.3 million through Jan 1 1945, with Britain’s 44 percent stake in Suez Canal ownership cited as a basis for Britain to bear costs. Negotiations trace back to 1942. Britain initially refused.
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Britain
Suez
Washington
United States
Pacific
Japan
Robertson
R-N.d
Foreign Economic Administra
FEA
London
Tolla
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Estimated 10,000 Japanese troops hidden on Okinawa
Army headquarters announced that about 10,000 Japanese troops were hiding in Okinawa’s northern mountains a month after U.S. forces captured the island. Hodge’s men hunt them at roughly 50 a day as a Japanese aerial attack is claimed.
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Okinawa
John R. Hodge
24Th Army
Rps
Marina
Radio Tokyo
Okinawan
Japan
U. S
Ryukyus
Ickes Calls 25 States to Begin Winter Preparedness Drives
Secretary Ickes urged local fuel conservation drives in 25 states to weather homes and buildings for a harsh winter. The plan aims to heat tightness through insulation weather stripping and caulking while urging efficient furnaces. Banks will extend FHA loans for improvements as fuel supplies tighten.
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Interide
Ickes
Alabama
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Senate May Pour Billions Into The Export-Import Bank
The Senate backed a Bretton Woods package to boost the Export-Import Bank and fund postwar international trade. It would raise overall lending authority to about 9.7 billion dollars, with the United States contributing 3.18 billion to the bank and 2.76 billion to stabilise world currencies. Taft praised the bank increase as sensible while leading opposition to Bretton Woods.
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International Bank and Stabilization Fund
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United States
Taft
Ohio
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Export-Import Bank
Banking Committee
Truman
Australians Overrun Sambodja Oil Fields in Borneo
Australian Seventh Division seized the Sambodja oil field and refinery near Balikpapan after a rapid thrust of five miles. Japanese defenses collapsed with fires roaring in the field. Sambodja is the third oil field recaptured, with Miri and Seria previously taken, and Allied plans aim to resume production to ease oil and transport pressures.
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Manila
Borneo
Sambodja
Douglas MacArthur
Balikpapan
Ofd
Balikpapen
Great Eastern
Miri
Seria
Dutch East Indies
Bornes
Utilities And Rails In State Show Increased Values
The Clinchfield Railroad and the Kingsport Utilities are listed among Tennessee railroads and public utilities with higher assessments for 1945-46. Total state hike stands at 85,975,220 alongside significant rises for several lines including Louisville & Nashville, Southern Railway, and Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis.
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Clinchfield Railroad
Kingsport Utilities, Inc
Tennessee
State Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Chmckfield
Kingsport Utilities
Osi
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co
Southern Railway Co
Nashville, Chattanooga and
Union Railway
Memphis
Birmingham
Frisco
Cincinnati, New Orleans
Texas Pacific
Tennessee Central
Pullman Company
Chattanooga Gas Company
Knoxville Gas Company
Memphis Natural Gas Company
McNutt and Staff Reach Manila for Probe Mission
War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt and three experts arrived to survey Philippine conditions and venereal disease issues. The visit, welcomed by General Douglas MacArthur at Nichols Field, spurred speculation he could become the first American ambassador to a free Philippine Commonwealth.
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Manila
Paul V. McNutt
Philippine Commonwealth
McNutt
Nichols Field
Douglas MacArthur
Paris House Quorum Hangs On Autumn Trips
Washington reports indicate the U S House may have a quorum by autumn as more than 160 members begin an 11 week recess to travel abroad. An Army plane group of 11 departs for a 40 day fact finding mission to Britain Europe the Middle East.
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U.S. House
Washington
United States
House of Representatives
Capital Hill
Europe
England
Pacific
House
British Isles
Scandinavian Countries
Middle East
State Department
House Appropriations Committee
Queen Mary
Foreign Affairs Committee
Russia
Poland
Balkans
Globe
Special Committee
Elizabeth
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Careful Driver Award Won by Mrs Marie Carson
Mrs Marie Carson of 1334 Bristol Highway wins Friday’s careful driver award from Hingsport Safety Council. She received two theater tickets mailed as reward for driving carefully on city streets. license number 54663 is noted.
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Bristol Highway
Hingsport Safety Council
Carson
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