Bombing Blitz Targets Osaka Kobe and Tokyo Ports
Guam August 2 reports say 820 B-29s dropped 6,632 tons on four Japanese cities and a refinery in the largest air raid of the war. Mustangs and fighters attacked Osaka Kobe and rail centers while Admiral Nimitz and Tokyo radio cited shelling of Wake and Jaluit rescue efforts.
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Japan
St.lester I. Sharpe
Kansas City
Kan
Marianas
Nimitz
Tokyo
Wake Island
Marshal Island Atoll
William C. Wilson
Springfield
Xemmy
Kawasaki Petroleum
Osaka
Kobe
Radio Tokyo
Pacific
Marshalls
Jaluit
U. S. Army
Iwo Jima
Nagoya
Far East
Kyushu
MacArthur
Army Air Force
Discharge scores revised for 1945 46 plans
Secretary of War Stimson announced a temporary 85 point discharge score will stay in effect for about 800,000 men while a new plan to discharge 700,000 more by June 1, 1946 is prepared. A later computation may credit service after May 12 1945 to help some reach discharge, with Pacific theater troops benefiting from battle and overseas credits.
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CPM
Army
Stimson
War Department
Whic
Pacific
Nerviesw
Army Services
Aluea
Navy
Navy Cross
Marine Corps Berit
Parenthood
Lawrence
Jayhawker
Granada
Varsity
Stanley Schwahn
Tommy Ryther
New Hampshire
T. C
Mickey” Ryther
K. U. Journalism
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Tommy
Don Sneegas
Walter Sneegas
Ohio
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Nll
Schwahn
Jack Fletcher
Sonny Underwood
Kenneth Kibchee
Linn Hurwitz
American Legion
War Production Board
Legion
Laval to Testify in Petain Treason Trial
Paris August 2 Pierre Laval long linked with Petain will be called as a witness tomorrow in the treason trial of Marshal Petain as defense witnesses portray Petain as anti German and patriotic. Trochu leader of the Paris municipal council says Petain never controlled the Vichy government as ministers ran departments. Petain, 89, dozed and recess was called. Laval is in Fresnes prison awaiting trial which may come in two months. Gen Bernard Serigny recalls Hitler seeking Franco’s consent to move troops across Spain to strike the British position at the Mediterranean.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Marshal Petain
Thanla Marchal
North
Africa
Spain
Gibraltar
Charles Trochu
Petain
Vichy
Trochu
Laval
Fresnes
Bernard Serigny
Hitler
Generalissimo
Franco
Mediterranean
Sugar policy boosts 1946 beet and cane subsidies
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson announced higher grower subsidy payments for the 1946 beet and cane crops to encourage a maximum harvest. Beets receive a guaranteed national average return of at least 14.50 per ton, versus 12.50 in 1945, as harvests near completion.
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Washington
Anderson
Flowers of Distinction Call Alltigon Thomas Flower Shop
Distinctive floral order placed to Alltigon Thomas Flower Shop. Customer provided contact details and delivery request. Confirmation pending availability and delivery address.
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Alltigon-Thomas Flower Shop
Potsdam Decisions to Be Out Tonight in 6000-word Communique
London reports a 6000 word Potsdam communique to be released at midnight across London Washington and Moscow. The document will outline allied decisions including possible German labor movements and a lifting ban on anti Nazi political activity in zones. Reports say Stalin traveled to Moscow by train.
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Foreign Office
Potsdam
Washington
Moscow
21St Army Group
Germany
Briish
Berlin
Stalin
Gaines
L. B. Thomas
Louisiana Street
Harper
Lee Garich Injured in Auto Accident Near Sedalia
Flight Officer Lee Garich son of Ed Garich of Lawrence suffered a broken nose and minor injuries in an auto accident near Sedalia Missouri this morning. He was en route from Sedalia AFB to Lawrence on furlough according to reports. his father went to Sedalia today.
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Lee Garich
Ed Garich
Lawrence
Sedalia
Young Garich
Sedalia Ng
Big Three conclude Potsdam talks amid secrecy
The Big Three wrapped up the Potsdam conference with a cordial mood and a joint communique to be released worldwide. Truman Attlee and Stalin headed home to brief capitals as overseas decisions may affect Europe and the Pacific, with Britain and the U S noting no press access to the final session.
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Potsdam
Truman
Attlee
Stalin
Europe
Juman
Washington
Plymouth
George VI
Moscow
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Decilienhof
Friedrich Wilhelm
Rime
London
Poland
Oder River
Berlin
Asiatic
United States
Churchill
U S Casualties Jump 1855 in Past Week
Washington reports American combat casualties rose by 1 855 in the past week, lifting the total army navy casualties to 1 060 727 since the war began. War Secretary Stimson provided figures for July 29 and July 21 showing killed wounded missing and prisoners in both army and navy totals.
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Washington
Stimson
Navy
British charge against Laval linked to 1940 war plans
Paris arrest records Laval awaiting French interrogation as Britain issues a white paper accusing him of plotting to draw Britain into war with the Vichy regime in fall 1940. The charge cites a Nov 4 1940 cable from Sir Samuel Hoare about Laval seeking to use the French fleet to recover colonies allied with De Gaulle. Ensign J J Bleakley returns home from the Southwest Pacific after two and a half years in the Naval Air Corps.
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London
Pierre Laval
Paris
Britain
Vichy
Laval
Samuel Hoare
Madrid
Foreign Office
Spain
Charles de Gaulle
Fresnes
J. J. Bleakley
Southwest Pacific
Naval Air Corps
1200 at Shuffle Opens University Playground
About 1200 students faculty townspeople gathered for the Cornmeal Shuffle street dance on Mt. Oread marking the University playground opening. Music by the Liberty Memorial high school band directed by Charles Steeper, with refreshments and games for all. Alberta Cornwell announced a summer midweek dance with the V-12 band at Fowler Grove next Wednesday night.
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Mt. Oread
University Playground
Liberty Memorial High School
Charles Steeper
Ralph Graber
Bailey Chemistry Laboratory
K. U
Mississippi Street
University
Facalts
Foe. Allen
Alberta Cornwell
Lawrence
Fowler Grove
No Rain in Sight Keeps Kansas in Hots Summer
Weatherman Flora reports no rainfall in 48 hours across Kansas with heat sticking around. Farm concerns rise as corn tassels dry and pastures fade. eastern and southern regions forecast near 100 degrees while northern parts stay around 95 to 100. Phillipsburg led with 102 degrees, while Goodland logged a cool 66 overnight.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Phillipsburg
Goodland
Dodge City
Kansas City
Wichita
Coffeyville
Governor Schoeppel Acts to Aid Veteran in Oil Stove Purchase
Topeka Aug. 2 Governor An drew Schoeppel announced an inquiry into O P A rules denying a Timken Kansas veteran with three and a half years service a certificate to buy a new oil stove He said the veteran was refused because he had not used an oil stove for six months and he would help secure a stove for the soldier and assist other Kansas veterans.
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Topeka
Andrew Schoeppel
O.P.A
Timken
Kan
Schoeppel
Timken Lumber Company
Co.p.a
Koeppel
Kansas
Truman Heads Back to U S After Plymouth Stop
President Truman toured Plymouth port during a 20 minute talk with King George VI aboard the HMS Renown. He then boarded the USS Augusta for the Potsdam Big Three conference and sailed as the crowd watched from bomb damaged docks.
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Plymouth
George VI
Berlin
Mr. Truman
Europe
Augusta
Britain
Wilson
U. S
Potsdam
Truman
R.A.F
U. S. Army
Harrowbeer
U. S. Naval Base
Yelverton
President
Presint
America
Byrnes
William D. Leahy
Earl of Halifax
United States
Royal Marines
King
Record Air Raid In World War II History
Guam August 2 54 000 Americans participated in a record air raid by 820 Superforts on five Japanese centers. Nine thousand were air crew over Japan between midnight and 3 am while 45 000 ground crew prepared the ships.
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Guam
Japan
Marianas
Vandenberg Urges Conference for Industrial Peace
Senator Vandenberg proposes a high level conference linking labor management and government to seek industrial peace. He sent the plan in a letter to Secretary Schwellenbach who endorsed it. He cited San Francisco’s example of frank council among 50 nations and warned against needless strife that could impede peacetime production and national stability.
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Washington
Apr
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Schwellenbach
San Francisco
Michigan
Four Day Rural Teachers Institute Set at Liberty Memorial High
Douglas county will host a four day teachers institute August 20 to 24 at Liberty Memorial high school. Margaret Hurley, county superintendent, announced the program with Helen Shaw among the instructors and a hoped for a male social studies instructor. Sessions run 830 to 1200 daily with films Loaded for War by Gertrude LePetrie and a Kansas State Teachers Association program by Dr J W Twente. enrollment is 1 dollar at the county office.
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Institute For
Douglas County
Liberty Memorial High School
Margaret Hurley
Helen Shaw
Pinckney School
Gertrude E. LePetrie
Santa Fe Railroad
Kansas State Teachers Association
J. W. Twente
University of Kansas
Court House
World Company Files FM Radio License Application
The World Company publishers of the Journal World filed with the FCC in Washington for a license to build and operate an FM broadcasting station. FM radios promise near static free reception and dual unit receivers may enable programs from both FM and standard stations. Construction of hundreds of FM stations nationwide is anticipated, with action likely after war production and manpower easing.
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Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D. C
The
World Company
Journal-World
Kansas City
KOZY
KMBC
Wren
FCC
Topeka
Heaviest Air Blows in History Fall on Japan
Washington reports the 820 Superfortress task force struck five Nippon industrial targets and dropped 6,632 tons of bombs in a single mission. The tonnage set a record for Superfort raids and for any single air mission against Japan.
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Washington
Japan
Nippon
Taft Plans GOP Congressional Agenda After Vacation
Senator Taft of Ohio, head of the Republican steering committee, objects to the Democratic majority’s agenda and will unveil his own priorities for Congress after the nine week recess.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Barkley
Stock Market Index Dips to 64.4 on Latest Session
The stock market index covering 60 stocks fell to 64.4 after yesterday's 64.8 reading. Traders watched broad exchanges for gains and losses amid mixed sector activity.
County Commission Approves Louisiana Street Paving Plan
The county commissioners vote 2 1 to pave Louisiana Street from 19th to 23rd with city and county sharing costs. A joint resolution with the city council will move the project forward, despite resident concerns over a 40 percent benefit district levy and a 10 year payment option.
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Louisiana Street
M. N. Penny
Lou Griffith
Nineteenth
Twentythird
Ed Johnson
Clifford Harper
Griffith
Lloyd Gaines
Louisiana
Control to Germans in occupied zone in Germany
Secretary Stimson said civil control of the American occupied zone in Germany is being returned to Germans as Hitlerism is purged. He noted progress at a news conference and urged Germans to stockpile wood for winter with a fuel shortage looming. He estimated 80 to 100 percent of normal farm acreage planted, but crops’ harvest prospects remain uncertain.
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Washington
Stimson
Germany
NO QUICK SURRENDER Patch Says War Is Not Yet Won
Lt Gen Alexander Patch told the 86th division at Camp Gruber Oklahoma there is no chance Japan will surrender soon. He warned civilians are confused feeling the war is ongoing and urged focus on technical skill stamina and fighting heart to win the Pacific and beat Germany.
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Patch
Staunton
Germany
Weather Outlook Kansas Turns Warmer Tonight
Kansas forecast says clear to partly cloudy skies with continued warmth tonight and Friday. Slightly cooler conditions expected in the far north this afternoon with highs Friday near seasonal norms.
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Kansas
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