Sergeant Michael McDonald Reported Dead
Mr and Mrs J J McDonald of Adams Street received word their son Michael McDonald previously listed as missing was killed on Sept 9 1944. He served with the First Special Service Forces known as Black Devils and fought in the Aleutians North Africa Italy and southern France earning two wounds and the Purple Heart. He enlisted in 1941 after training at Scott Field and Fort Eustis then paratrooped and served with commandos before being wounded in Africa and Italy.
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South
Michael McDonad
Bee
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R. T. Frederick
France
Ingonish
Scotia
McDonald
Air Force
Army
Helena
Mont
Fort Exhan Allen
Norfolk
Africa
Italy
Shrapwag
Aleutians
Weather Brief Notes Warm Afternoon Temperatures
A short weather note records mild warmth with afternoon highs around the upper 70s to 80 degrees and continued pleasant conditions.
Senate Money Bill Stalls Over FEPC Funding Crisis
Southern Democrats block a senate approved compromise to fund the FEPC for a year, delaying the $752 million war agencies appropriation as Congress races to avert a midnight funding gap. A one year extension of wartime price controls is approved. three food price amendments are added.
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Washington
House
Fair Employment Practices Committee
OPA
War Production Board
FEPC
White House
Kansas City
Truman
Congress
Agriculture Secretary
Anderson
Army
Vinson Outlines Postwar Charter for High Living Standards
Fred M. Vinson, head of OWMR, proposed a nine-point postwar charter to keep living standards high after VJ day. He warned of rising unemployment as munition output falls and detailed steps from tax reform to public works to sustain full employment and world trade.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Fred M. Vinson
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Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
OWMA
Congress
British Vote Opens First Time in a Decade Thursday
W. W. Hercher reports that Britain heads to the polls on Thursday for a first voting opportunity in ten years. The campaign centers on domestic policy and national direction as citizens decide the next government.
Britain votes in general election end of a long campaign
London reports Britain to elect 640 Commons seats after a seven week campaign. Churchill leading Conservatives face Clement Attlee's Labour in a high stakes test with 1,675 candidates nationwide and the coalition's collapse cited as turning point.
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Great Britain
United Kingdom
House of Commons
Churchill
Labor Party
Clement Attlee
Ernest Bevin
Herbert Morrison
Japan
Souvenir German Pistol Kills 17YearOld Girl in Milwaukee
Virginia Johnson, 17, died when a 25 calibre souvenir German pistol discharged at a family home. A 14 year old friend exhibited the weapon to the Johnson family after it had been brought home by a soldier half brother.
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Virginia Johnson
Rudolph Glaser
Glaser
Johnson
Virginia
Wisconsin Regent resigns as Hoards Dairyman editor
John D. Jones Jr. of Racine a University of Wisconsin regent announced Saturday that he had resigned as associate editor of Hoards Dairyman, the Fort Atkinson agricultural magazine.
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Madison
Wis
John D. Jones, Jr
Racine
University of Wisconsin
Hoards Dairyman
Fort Atkinson
Balikpapan balloons fail to halt Borneo raids
Allied forces pound Balikpapan with 230 tons of bombs targeting oil storage and airfields for the 16th straight day. Japanese balloons with explosive cables fail to stop heavy air attacks by more than 125 Allied planes. MacArthur’s HQ notes ongoing bombardment as Tokyo claims minesweepers cleared approaches.
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Governors On Mackinac Isle
President Truman announced he cannot attend the Mackinac Island governors conference due to official duties. The gathering will focus on postwar reconstruction, world security, and Japan's surrender, with leaders from over 40 states meeting on Mackinac Island through the four day session.
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Herbert D. Maw
Utah
Japan
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Detroit
Kete Submarine Overdue and Believed Lost
The U S S Kete is overdue from patrol and presumed lost with 80 to 85 crew. Commanded by Lieut Comdr Edward Ackerman, wife Marjorie resides in Cincinnati. Next of kin have been notified. the Kete is the 44th submarine reported lost in the war. It was launched April 9 1944 at Manitowoc Ship Building and commissioned July 31 1944.
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Washington
Manitowoc
Wis
Record Earthquakes Believed In Pacific Ocean
California Institute of Technology reported a major earthquake at 10 35 26 Friday night. The epicenter was thought to lie in the Pacific Ocean about 1 400 miles south of Pasadena. A heavy aftershock lasting about half an hour was recorded in Mexico City on the Tacubaya seismograph.
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California Institute of Technology
Here
Pacific Ocean
Mexico City
National University
Eggs and Ham Shortage Deepens Across the Nation
An Associated Press survey finds eggs scarce nationwide as ham shortages persist with rising table demand. The report notes a growing poultry black market, declining laying flocks, and a predicted tougher egg supply through the year while meat availability improves slightly and corn delays threaten pork and beet supplies.
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Associated Press
Clinton P. Anderson
Agriculture Department
House Food Committee
Claude Wickard
OPA
Tug Of War Over Polish Army As Potential Threat
London reports a tug of war over control of the Polish army between the Warsaw government and Arciszewski's London exile administration. The exiles claim 250,000 troops abroad and say there will be no mass desertions. Warsaw says democratic soldiers are welcome home to aid reconstruction. A British spokesman suggests Poles may choose to return home or become British subjects in the dominions.
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Arciszewscki
Poland
Dominions
Final Boundaries By July 4 Prediction
American and British troops will begin withdrawing from their positions in Germany's occupation zone and by July 4 the readjustment to final boundaries will likely be completed. Concurrently British US and French forces will move into Berlin according to a Supreme Headquarters release.
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Russia
Germany
Supreme Headquarters
United States
Berlin
Two Truax Flyers Die in Training Crash
In Madison Wisconsin two army air force pilots from Truax Field were killed when their single engine trainer plane crashed four miles north of Marshall in Dane county. Victims were Second Lieuts. Thomas C Bowdich 23 and Jack G Evans 28 both residents of Madison. They were on a combat training mission and a board of officers from Truax Field was appointed to investigate.
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Dane County
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Be Careful On Streets Roads Plea During State Safety Week
La Crosse police report rising motor accidents from 1944 to 1945 and urge care during Wisconsin safety week. Chief Herman F. Rick warns recapped tires are unsafe and emphasizes driving cautiously to avoid a postwar spike in incidents. In 1944 county had 582 accidents with three deaths and 181 injuries. 1940 saw 1312 accidents.
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la Crosse
Herman F. Rick
Wisconsin
Rick
Postwar motorists alter driving after war
Two persons were killed and 96 injured in a period noted for rationed gasoline and old cars. Rick attributes the situation to wartime changes, saying caution has risen and traffic accidents have declined as owners preserve what remains of their autos.
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Rick
Milwaukee man sentenced in counterfeit ring conspiracy
Anthony Cicerello of Milwaukee was sentenced Saturday to three years in federal prison after a guilty verdict three weeks earlier on a conspiracy charge linked to counterfeit ring operations.
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Milwaukee
Anthony Cicerello
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