Oil ration values rise again in new fats and oils point
Washington reports another oil and fat ration increase effective at 12 01 a m with a new point up a pound for second boost this quarter. Margarine and shortening are not affected as civilian use remains uneven and industrial allocation adjusts toward 60 percent of 1942 base.
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Ashington
JPA
Dwina
Pharmaceuti
Pharmaceuti- Continue Use At the Rate Cent of Their 1942 Base. Ys
Sinclair Lewis Visits La Crosse On Stopover
Nobel laureate Sinclair Lewis stopped in La Crosse Saturday night en route to Duluth after spending the evening at the Riviere theater. He declined interviews and photos citing a recent tooth loss, traveling with Asa Lyons, his Newark registered chauffeur.
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Sinclair Lewis
Main Street
Arrow- Vickers
la Crosse
Duluth
Minn
Rochester
Arriv
Riviere Theater
Lewis
Middle West
Tribune Sota
Newark
N. J
Asa Lyons
Lyons
Doughboy Helmet Sign Catches Okinawa Battle Scene
A World War II doughboy pictured at Okinawa wore a helmet marked Dont shoot 121 points as he entered combat. The image caption notes the bold message amid the fighting and adds curiosity about the source of the count.
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Okinawa
Naval Leaders Backing Draft in Postwar Policy Hearings
A star-studded group of generals and admirals testified to Congress about postwar military policy led by the secretary of the navy. They urged preparedness including peacetime training and a large standing force to ensure security, with figures suggesting a substantial navy and air force personnel and reserve strength.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Ernest J. King
A. A. Vandegrift
Aubrey W. Fitch
Naval Operations
Randall Jacobs
Naval
Ira Eaker
Army Air Forces
Prince Louis Ferdinand claims Roosevelt sent him as go between in 1938 to test Nazi leaders
Louis Ferdinand Hohenzollern, grandson of the last kaiser, says he acted as Roosevelt’s emissary in 1938 to gauge a potential Azores conference with Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini and Neville Chamberlain. He notes the move aimed to avert a world war as war fears grew before Pearl Harbor.
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Bad Kissingen
Bavaria
Louis Ferdinand Hohenzollern
Kaiser
Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Azores
Detroit
New York
Poatener
Berlin
Pearl Harbor
Hitler
Joachim Ribbentrop
Allied
Louis Ferdinand
Hohenzollern
Gambling Bill Delays Recess Of Legislature
Madison reports a late clash over tightening Wisconsin gambling laws delayed the legislature’s recess. The session will resume Tuesday to resolve the bill, then recess until Sept. 5. The dispute included UW postwar building appropriations and a diagnostic center, with the gambling bill proceeding after caucus actions and senate amendments.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
Assemblyman
Rice
R-Delavan
Pritchard
Reau Claire
Thomson
Richland Center
La Crosse County E Bond Sales Lag Behind Quotas
La Crosse county reports E bond sales lagging at 58 cents of the quota with $1,025,146 in sales and $2,940,760 or 80 percent of the individual quota. County war finance chair G. Van Steenwyck notes township leaders have not reported and farmers miss quotas across drives. State quotas reflect five percent of net farm income for 1944. figures by township show sales versus assigned quotas.
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la Crosse County
G. van Steenwyck
State Statistician
Wisconsin
Crosse
Onalaska
Rockland
West Salem
Bangor Township
Barre Township
Burns Township
Campbell Township
Farmington
Greenfield Township
Hamilton Township
Holland Township
Washington Township
Japs Shell Own Troops By Mistake In Okinawa Fight
The U S 10th army seized three key hills on southern Okinawa with help from misdirected Japanese artillery. The 96th division captured Yuza hill and advanced, while the 7th division took hills 115 and 153 aided by enemy fire. The move positioned U S forces to overlook the shrinking Japanese garrison as Allied troops pressed the front.
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Guam
U. S
10Th Army
Okinawa
96Th
Yuza Hill
Chester W. Nimitz
7Th Infantry Division
7Th Division
7Th
Yuza
Nakaza
Violence Flare in Chicago Truck Dispute Amid Seizures
Chicago faced intensifying violence as government seized about 1,700 truck lines under Truman order amid wartime labor strife. AFL and independent drivers reported vandalism and absenteeism while unions claimed 8,000 and 6,000 members respectively. A pay increase was awarded retroactively as talks continued.
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Chicago
AFL
ODT
Office of Defense
AFL International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Independent
Truman
War Labor Board
Ellis T. Longenecker
WLB
Abor Relations Board
Petain Says Capitulation Held War Famine Risk
Paris reports reveal Marshal Petain argued capitulation to Germany was needed to avert famine. A letter signed by Petain was read to ministers before France’s surrender. Petain admitted signing but blamed a writer, possibly Pierre Laval, and denied political aims. His treason trial looms.
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Paris
Marshal Petain
France
Petain
Council of Ministers
Marshal
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Medal 27 Years Late in Utah Mail Mixup
Mrs. Bernard Fegan received a Purple Heart in error meant for her son Pfc. David D. Fegan in the Philippines. The card showed the award was for Mrs. Fegan and revealed he was wounded in the Meuse Argonne 27 years ago.
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Park City
Utah
Bernard Fegan
Pfc
David D. Fegan
David
Philippines
Fegan
Meuse Argonne
Truman Names Texan Librarian of Congress
President Truman named Luther H. Evans of Texas to be librarian of congress succeeding Archibald MacLeish. Evans has served as acting librarian since MacLeish quit and will face Senate confirmation.
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Washington
Luther H. Evans
Texas
Truman
Congress
Archibald MacLeish
Senate
Evans
MacLeish
Anthracite Miners Win Wage Increase and Higher Fuel Price
Washington reports Anthracite coal miners won a wage increase approved by the Economic Stabilization Director William H. Davis and the War Labor Board. Domestic coal users face a $1 per ton rise. industrial sizes rise 25 to 50 cents. The rise covers portal to portal pay and includes a $75 vacation allowance and shift premiums. Davis cites higher labor costs and thinner operating margins as reasons to raise prices to sustain wartime production.
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Washington
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
Office of Economic Stabilization
Davis
British Fleet Bombards Truk In Persistent Air and Sea Attack
The British Pacific Fleet, supported by carrier planes and warships, relentlessly bombed Truk in the Caroline Islands, targeting docks, ships, batteries, and radio stations. Admiral Nimitz released the communique detailing day and night raids against the Japanese base.
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Guam
Truk
Caroline Islands
Dep W. Nimitz
Polish ex-premier Mikolajczyk arrives in Moscow for Polish leaders talks
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk the former Polish premier arrived in Moscow ahead of a conference with rival Polish leaders that could influence a new government. Dispatches say Warsaw government delegates and non government party reps met in the Soviet capital with Wincenty Witos ill and absent. London hopes the trip may also clarify the fate of 16 Poles arrested by the Soviet.
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London
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Poland
Moscow
Britain
Jan Stanczyk
Mikolajczyk
Warsaw
Henry Bellamann Dies at 62 After Long Illness
Henry Bellamann longtime New York novelist poet and musician dies Saturday after a prolonged illness. He rose to national fame with his 1940 novel Kings Row winning broad acclaim and attention.
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New York
Henry Bellamann
Kings Row
Nimitz Defends Okinawa Strategy Against Criticism
Admiral Nimitz told a Guam press conference that Lieut. Gen. Buckner's tactics were his own with Nimitz's concurrence. He criticized David Lawrence's June 4 column as misinformed and said Lawrence was used by someone with an axe to grind.
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Guam
David Lawrence
Okinawa
Adm
W. Nimitz
Simon B. Buckner
Nimitz
Lawrence
United States
Nim
US Fleet Reports Heavy Strikes North of Okinawa Amami Islands
Tokyo based fleet headquarters relays that heavy land based and carrier strikes hit north of Okinawa around the Amami group, with airfields barracks radio stations and harbor facilities targeted. Adm Nimitz says tactical air forces from Okinawa and carrier aircraft from Halsey’s 3rd Fleet attacked Friday.
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Guam
Okinawa
Amami Group
Ryukyus
Fleet
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimitz
Tactical Air Force
Adm
William F. Halsey
U. S. 3Rd Fleet
Kyushu
Honshu
Korea
Yellow Sea
Asiatic
Fleet Airwing 18
Tokyo Bay
Mitchell
4Th Marine Aircraft Wing
Gers
Trane
Aussies Drive For Tuotong Near Balikpapan In Borneo
Allied forces on Borneo pushed toward Tuotong oil center as Australians said to be within 18 miles of the refinery. MacArthur reported bombing of Balikpapan gun positions and airfields while Japanese raiders were shot down and reinvasion actions continued around Brunei Bay with heavy Allied air and naval support.
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Manila
Borneo
Tuotong
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Balikpapan
MacArthur
Sarawak
Bourne
Taotong
Brunei Bay
Rats
Tobruk
British North Borneo
Melbourne
Tarakan Island
Tarakan
North Borneo
Timbalai
Labuan
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WAAC
Francis J. Fenton
San Diego
Calif
Michael Fenton
Michael
1St Marine Division
Fenton
Marine Corps
Steve Early
Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Ford Company
By Leif Erickson
Yaeju
Kunishi Ridge
7Th Infantry
al Copking
Texan Congress
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