Senate Votes Probe Pearl Harbor Attack
The Senate approved a resolution for a joint congressional inquiry into the Pearl Harbor disaster. The plan, backed by President Truman, would form a ten-member panel from five House members and five senators with a report due by January 2. Republicans supported a thorough, impartial probe to uncover all facts and assign no blame prematurely.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Truman
House
Rayburn
McKellar
D-Tenn
Congress
Berktey Thun
Roosevelt
Demoscrati
United States
Bponker Rayburh
Ferguson
R-Mich
Hawkins Countions Urge Action On Death Of Fish
Rogersville Hawkins County readers and sportsmen translate opinion into action after the mass death of fish in the Holston River. Ells Binkley reports community leaders and anglers call for steps to protect the waterway and restore fish populations.
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Hawkins
Ells Binkley
Rogersville
Hawkins County
Faw
Holston River
Fight for Navy Duty and River Pollution Concerns
Volunteers from Hawkins and Sullivan counties enlist for U S Navy service as recruiters note easing enlistment bans. Meanwhile Hawntime County leaders urge action after Holston River pollution kills fish and darkens streams, with TVA samples sent for examination and further testing planned.
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Frank Farris
Hawntime County
Red and Gun Club
Anid Ag
Upper East Tennessee League
Sullivan
Hawkins
Washington
Carter Counties
Demride
Holston
Farris
Busmann
Rogersville
Water Department
TVA
CEW To Continue Making U-235 In Atomic Program
Oak Ridge Tenn Clinton Engineer Works will continue uranium-235 production by one of three methods while major construction proceeds. The Carbide and Carbon Chemical plant at Oak Ridge will keep using gaseous diffusion, with 12,000 workers. The Hanford pilot plant in Richland Washington will stay active. Tennessee Eastman will run at standby for 24,000 workers with electromagnetic methods. Thermal diffusion plant 2,000 workers will close soon. Changes aim for economy and peacetime operation under Groves.
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Truman
Capitol Hui
Tri
Congress
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Clinton Engineer
Knoxville
Chemical Corporation
Clinton Laboratories
Hanford
Richland
Wash
Tennessee Eastman Corporation
Fercleve
CEW
Leslie R. Groves
CHW
Air Raid Losses Reported by Domel Agency
The Domel Agency said in an FCC recorded broadcast that Allied air raids on Japan killed 241,308 and wounded 13,041, a total casualty figure of 654,350. Tokyo suffered 98,250 killed, 61,208 wounded, 2,578,000 homeless. Hiroshima had 40,221 dead, 58,339 wounded, 359,000 homeless. Nagasaki 21,501 killed, 51,580 wounded, 204,960 homeless.
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San Francisco
Japan
Domel
FCC
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
British Seek Big Five Approval Of Trieste Internationalization
Britain backed by the United States aims to present at the Big Five foreign ministers meeting a plan for internationalizing Trieste to serve as a gateway for central Europe. The issue features in drafting an Italian peace treaty, with Britain likely refusing to cede Italian land west of the Morgan line.
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Trieste
Europe
Fots- Gam
Britain
Yugoslavia
Tito
Africa
Cyrenaica
Egypt
Balkan
Byrnes
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
England
James F. Byrnes
Elizabeth
New York
Council of Allied Foreign Ministers
London
Germany
Italy
Japan
First U S Units Enter Jap Capital
U S reconnaissance patrols entered Tokyo to arrange for the formal entry of First Cavalry troops and Gen MacArthur Saturday. With about 30,000 American troops already in the Tokyo Yokohama area, more units were en route to the home islands. MacArthur said 7,000,000 Japanese troops would be disarmed by mid October, while 120,000 Americans in the Pacific would return home. He planned to raise the flag at the American Embassy in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Firat
MacArthur
Briday
U. S. Jine
Tith Corps
11Th Airborne
Tokyo-Yokohama
14Th Corps
77Th
Sak
Koreas
Pacific Arena
Isteads
Pacific
Washington
Casablanca
Berlin
Missouri
Tokyo Bay
Hitoshi Taargsura
Hahaul
New Ireland
Solomons Islands
New Guinea
Glory
A. H. Sturdee
Australian Army Corps
First Cavalry Division
Back to School Opens Across Kingsport
Vacation ends for children as opening exercises begin at 1 p.m. at all city schools. A teachers’ meeting follows at 4 p.m. at Dobyns-Bennett High with 20 new teachers and two new principals. Kenneth F. Pitts becomes Dobyns-Bennett principal, Mian Bivelyn Sandusky leads Lincoln School, Washington and Lee still seeks a principal after Edward E. Gunter resigns to join Boone, North Carolina schools.
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Kingsport
Hetty
Dobyns-Bennett High School
Kenneth FE. Pitts
C. K. Koffman
Dobyns-Bennett
Mian Bivelyn Sandusky
Lincoln School
Washington and Lee
Edward E Gunter
Gunter
Boone, N.C
Wainwright to Get Four Stars
Senate approved the promotion of Lt Gen Jonathan Wainwright to full general. The action came as the capital prepared to welcome the Corregidor commander, following an out of order motion by Chairman Thomas of the military committee. The nomination had just been received.
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Washington
Jonathan Wainwright
Senate
Corregidor
Thomas
Utah
Military Committee
Truman
Street Scene of Repairmen Above Street
Two telephone repairmen perch on high supports above a street, seemingly in a playful double set as they work on wires. An umbrella held at a jaunty tilt adds charm to the scene while workers pass nearby, including a Navy recruit bustling through a recruiting office and a crowded basin with homeward laborers.
End of Most Rationing Seen This Year Says OPA
Washington reports to Congress on the ending of most rationing within 1946 with meat and shoes unrationed by year end. Truck and passenger tires may remain rationed until early 1947. Rent controls will continue. decontrol may rise to 75 or 100 areas in four to five months. Sugar and oil rationing face uncertain timelines. The OPA also extends tenant protection by increasing the eviction wait to six months in federal rental areas.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Ora~é Han
Cheater Bowles
Bowles
OPA
John L. Collyer
F. Goodrich Company
Bowlea
Bergh Defense Cited As Quisling Trial Near End
Defense attorney Henrik Bergh said he would likely finish his plea for Vidkun Quisling today in the treason trial. Quisling will then have a final statement before verdict is expected soon, possibly Saturday or Monday, with judge Erik Soleng indicating a radio broadcast of the outcome.
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O Wr
Henrik Bergh
Vidkun Quisling
Norway
Quisling
Erik Soleng
Wor
Fwedian
Bergh
Johan Ny- Saardavald
England
Borgh
Fridjef Nansen
Yanks Baited With Feasts By Wake Japs
Four Marines and ten civilians captured at Suwa Camp near Yokohama recount their Wake Island ordeal. Japanese guards allegedly forced food feasts to extract secrets on aircraft, tactics, codes, and Midway plans, while prisoners were beaten and deprived of clothes during 14 days of questioning before liberation.
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Yokohama
P—rine
Wake Island
Wake
Midway
Suwa
Wake Inland
Chinese Airborne Troop Move Begins Across China
U S Army Air Force aircraft began transporting 80 000 Chinese soldiers and equipment to eastern coastal provinces of China The first contingent from the Sixth Army flew from Chihkiang Western Hunan toward Nanking with Liuchow awaiting the 9 00 mile trip to Shanghai to start Sunday The operation directed by Lt Gen George E Stratemeyer aims to maximize transport capacity with help from the 14th and 10th U S Air Forces.
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Chungking
U. S. Army Air Force
China
S1st
Sixth Army
Nanking
Chihkiang
Hunan
Liuchow
Kwangsi
Shanghai
Tedsy
George E. Stratenmeyer
U. S
U S Share Of German Reparations Likely To Be Smallest Of Four Powers
American share of German reparations is expected to be about five percent of the Soviet Union’s and roughly half Britain’s, with slightly less than France’s total. A U S decree would vest German external property in the Allied Control Council, aiding seizure of assets abroad. Neutrals hold most caches, with Switzerland believed to have about six hundred million dollars.
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Soviet Union
Britain
France
United States
Allied Control Council
Germany
Switzerland
Argentina
Spain
Portugal
Turkey
Sweden
Cops to Enforce 15 MPH School Zone Rule In City
City Safety Director L Lineback said police will strictly enforce the 15 mile per hour school zone limit. He warned motorists to slow as war-time restrictions end and speed sprees begin. State Patrol also vows strict enforcement on highways and rural roads to protect students.
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L. Lineback
Lineback
ATI
Studenta Jan
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