U S Air Strikes Hit Honshu Targets Near Nagoya
US B-29s strike Japan's Honshu main island in a noon raid against Nagoya area aircraft plants and ammunition works. Reports say over 3,000 tons of hazardous materials targeted, with medium altitude attacks and instrument bombing under cloud cover.
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Guam
Japan
Honshu
Iwo Jima
Nagoya
Kagamigahara
Gifu
Tokyo
Kyushu
H. H. Arnold
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Fiect Air Wing One
Japs Hint At New Allied Invasions Near Home
Broadcasts from Tokyo suggested potential Allied landings on islands between Okinawa and Japan but offered no confirmation. CBS and BBC records mention a 200 ship invasion fleet sighting and speculation that Amami or another Ryukyu island could be targeted, though no specific names were confirmed.
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Okinawa
CBS
New York
Tokyo
Japan
FCC
Amami
Ryukyus
London
India
Amami Island
Kyushu
Isla
Crisis Fathoms Okinawa War and Japanese Resolve
A cabinet message marking the Okinawa battle quotes Prime Minister Suzuki pledging grim determination to defend the islands amid imminent invasion threats. It notes enemy broadcasts claiming large Allied surface units near the Philippines and possible landings on Amami and Kikaiga as the drive north advances.
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Okinawa
Suzuki
Balikpapan
Barneo
Ternate
Philippines
Amami
Kikaiga
Ryukyus
Senators See Success in Move To Block FEPC
Senate foes of the FEPC reform effort push to end court appeals and cost-plus pricing extensions. Nebraska Senator Wherry argues to keep four cost-plus provisions for farm products. Illinois Senator Dirksen favors permitting appeals of OPA orders to federal courts.
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Washington
Glaves
Wherry
R-Neb
Rep
Dirksen
R-Ill
Geographer Dan Bergsma Dies at 46
Dr. Dan Bergsma, 46, associate of geography at the University of Cincinnati and a noted Asia authority, died Monday. His work spanned cartography and regional studies, shaping understanding of Asian geography. He taught, published, and influenced students and colleagues nationwide.
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Grapher
Dan Bergsma
the Union Cincinnati
Asia
Weather Outlook: Cloudy Warmth With Scattered Showers
Forecast calls for cloudy skies and warmth with a low around 60 degrees. A few showers are possible Wednesday, with a high near 64 degrees.
Bonds Drive Sees 68 Percent Of Quota Reached
With less than a week remaining in the Seventh War Loan drive, La Crosse County reports 68 percent of the E bond quota fulfilled and about 88 percent of total individual targets achieved. Officials urge residents to redeem pledges this week to lift the E bond total. Total purchases stand at $3,262,392.
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la Cross County
War Finance
City Band Plans Concert in Copeland Park
The Copeland city band directed by D. Russel Wartinbee will perform a concert Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Copeland Park, inviting residents to attend.
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City Band
Copeland
D. Russel Wartinbee
Copeland Park
Army Supply Bill Passed By House For 1946 War Needs
The House approved a 38.5 billion dollar army supply bill for fiscal year 1946. It includes 21.38 billion in new appropriations, 8.89 billion continued from earlier funds, and 8.24 billion in recoveries from contract cancellations. No changes were made to requested wartime funding to speed victory over Japan.
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Washington
House
Japan
All Allied Economic Disarmament Proposed by Expert
Henry H. Fowler chief of FEA enemy branch reports on a plan to disarm German industry beyond weapons. He argues 1918 showed surface disarmament failed as German war production could restart quickly. The proposal calls for lasting disarmament to a peacetime level and deterring a return to war economy.
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Washington
Lecmittee
Henry H. Fowler
FEA
Germany
Crowley
Clouds Lift On Labor Picture In Key Cities
Unrest eases as Detroit strike threats recede temporarily and Chicago moves toward ending a truck drivers’ stoppage. In Columbus a CIO official foresees an early end to a 15 000 glass workers strike across six states. 80 000 workers stay away from jobs with Detroit accounting for over 39 000. Fourteen plants across six states affected.
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Chicago
Columbus
CIO
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Libbey-Owens-Ford
Afl-Cio
Chicago Truck Drivers’ Union
AFL International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Office of Defense Transportation
War Labor Board
Joseph Froesch
Federation of Glass, Ceramics and Silica Sand Workers
CSO
War Housing Opened To Soldier Families
President Truman signed legislation allowing servicemen and veterans and their families to occupy available war housing previously restricted to transient workers. Occupancy will be on a rental basis and applies to existing wartime housing programs.
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Washington
Truman
Civil Strife in Shangri La Complicates Rescue Mission
A private war among Shangri La natives near Guinea complicates an Army Air Forces rescue of a WAC and 14 escorts. Capt. Cecil Walters reports hostile tribes, stockades, and towers as six foot warriors guard villages. Among 23 aboard the disabled transport, Wac Onnee and Margaret Hastings survive with 11 others awaiting extraction. Hastings declares she would abdicate if needed.
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Shangri-La
Guinea
Hollandia
New Guinea
WAC
Army Air Force
Cecil Walters
Shangri- la
Walters
New
Hastings
Inflation In China Reaches New Peak
Inflation in China rose after the suspension of gold sales. The black market rate reached as high as 1800 Chinese per US dollar, then fell near 1600 and settled around 1700. Reports say Shanghai under Japanese rule saw rice selling about 5600 per pound.
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Chungking
Shanghai
Bar OPA Men Ordered Out of Public Food Locker
Two OPA investigators, armed with authority from William Bryan, were ordered from a Poplar Bluff food locker by Health Officer Claude Murray after being seen unwrapping and weighing meat. Murray warned them about health card laws and they left to consult their supervisor.
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Poplar Bluff
OPA
Claude Murray
William Bryan
St. Louis
Murray
Bryan
Federal Pay Raise Goes To President
Legislation boosting basic pay for 1.2 million federal white collar workers was sent to the White House for presidential signature after Senate action on a conference report. The measure would raise average pay by 15.9 percent, with tiers from 20 percent on the first 1,200 to 10 percent on the next and five percent above 4.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Storm Misses East Coast Moves To Sea
A tropical storm edged up the Atlantic coast from Virginia and offshore from Norfolk. It moved northeast at 18 to 20 mph with winds to 60 mph near its center. The system was expected to reach the southern New Jersey coast in the afternoon and pass southeast of Nantucket by night.
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New York
Atlantic
Virginia
Norfolk
New Jersey
Nantucket
New Guinea Peak Captured After Grimest Battle
Australian forces seized Mount Taraki near Wewak after a day of rugged fighting supported by strong artillery. The capture was announced Tuesday marking the grimest battle of the Wewak campaign.
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Melbourne
Australia
Taraki
New Guinea
Wewak
Montgomery Credits Allied Aid for Britain's Survival
Field Marshal Montgomery told American officers and enlisted men at Wiesbaden that Britain would have failed in 1941 without American aid. He admitted, We were finished and you came along and gave us a helping hand. The remarks underscored Allied cooperation in World War II.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Montgomery
Britain
Luzon Forces Close In On Last Japanese Stronghold
US and Filipino troops press the fight in northern Luzon with Fifth Air Force units flying 300 sorties daily. Air strikes devastate the Balud river area near Baguio as Japanese casualties mount and supplies vanish. In Tuguegarao and Mindanao, air and ground forces tighten the noose on Japanese units amid ongoing Pacific casualties.
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Manila
Fifth Air Force
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
Death Valley
Balud River
Baguio
Bokod
Ambulao
Tuguegarao
Cagayan
Mindanao
Pacific
New Guinea
Bougainville
New Britain
Ratification Of Pact By Year's End Seen
A World War II era poll by the Associated Press at the world security conference finds 20 of 26 early respondants expect their governments to ratify the new charter before year-end 1945. Major powers United States Britain Russia France China and 23 of 45 other nations must ratify for it to take effect.
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United States Senate
United Nations
Associated Press
Senate
Washington
United States
Britain
Russia
France
China
New World Organization
Brittain
Norway
Belgium
Greece
Peru
Cuba
Para
Truman appeals for UN charter support at San Francisco
President Truman greeted by thousands upon arrival in Frisco to address the closing UN conference. He urged broad backing for a peace charter drafted by delegates from 50 nations, stressing it serves the office and the American people more than the individual. The ceremony followed signing of the charter and a formal reception at the Fairmont Hotel as Truman pondered a Senate ratification after homecoming events in Missouri and Kansas.
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Harry S. Truman
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Truman
United States
Fairmont
Hamilton Field
Pacific Northwest
Senate
Independence
Kansas City
Peace Pact Offers Hope Says Wiley
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin told the Senate that the San Francisco pact will not alone guarantee peace. He said it offers hope for a lasting international mechanism to end war and that American participation keeps the United States in the international picture.
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Washington
Wiley
Wis
Senate
San Francisco
America
United States
Vandenberg
Michigan
Associated Press
Man Dies After Oil Stove Explosion Burns
Francis Neukirchen 83 died after an oil stove explosion that burned his face neck and hands. He died at 5 a m in a local hospital. Survived by sister Theresa Reburn La Crosse brother John Neukirchen Viroqua two daughters in Milwaukee six grandchildren. Funeral Thursday Biaschke funeral home 8 a m and St James Catholic church 8 30 a m Rev L B Keegan. Burial Catholic cemetery. Rosary 8 30 p m Wednesday ail funeral home.
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Francis Neukirchen
Caledonia Street
Neukirchen
Theresa Reburn
la Crosse
John Neukirchen
Viroqua
Roland Fitchwater
Admission Of Public To General Assembly Asked
Representatives of the fifty United Nations urged Monday that the UN general assembly be open to press and public. They note the charter allows the assembly to set its rules of procedure and stress that access to information should be a process in the peace organization.
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San Francisco
United Nations
General Assembly of the World Organization
Assembly
Urgent London Talks Open on War Crimes Trial Plan
The United States and three allies opened a four power conference in London to push a collective war crimes trial for Germany. A communique said agreement exists on urgency and that general discussion followed as Britain’s Sir David Maxwell Fyfe welcomed participants. American prosecutor Robert Jackson was noted as leading expectations that defendants would be charged for Nazi deeds since 1933 and war aggression.
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London
United States
Germany
Britain
Russia
France
David Maxwell Fyfe
Supreme Court
Robert Jackson
Hermann Goering
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Adolf Hitler
Truman Speech Scheduled To Close Session
Delegates from 50 United Nations began signing a world charter at noon Pacific War Time in San Francisco. Chinese ambassador Dr. Wellington Koo first to affix a signature as 153 delegates participate in a multi hour ceremony at Veterans Memorial auditorium with flags of the nations displayed.
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San Francisco
United Nations
Wellington Koo
London
Veterans Memorial Building
Delegates Sign New United Nations Charter in San Francisco
In a flag drenched auditorium 50 nations signed the United Nations charter as the last working session concluded. President Truman prepared a major address on American foreign policy. The Earl of Halifax presided and declared the U N charter approved though ratification remains to come.
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San Francisco
Truman
United Nations Conference
Britain
Earl of Halifax
Truman to present world peace treaty to Senate Monday
President Truman will personally deliver to the U S Senate Monday the San Francisco peace organization treaty. The appearance is set for 12 30 p m 11 30 a m central wartime time.
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Washington
Truman
U. S. Senate
Treaty For World Peace Organization
San Francisco
Sen
Plan for preventing a third world war approved by Allies
Unanimous standing vote marks historic moment as Truman welcomes five permanent members and 23 others. Officials estimate eight hours to sign as two months of intense debate conclude. Senate signs light up with 53 votes announced for ratification and Vandenberg pledges to push speedy approval.
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Truman
Big Five
World Organization
Senate
Hopes For World Peace Promised
In San Francisco 153 delegates from 50 nations signed a charter signaling hopes for world peace. Dr. Wellington Koo of China, first UN signatory, led the flags surround ceremony as delegates from Britain Russia France and others affixed their names at a blue table under bright lights.
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Wellington Koo
China
United Nations
Russia
Britain
France
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