Butter Cheese and Milk Prices Rise Amid War-Era Actions
Washington reports Americans will see more butter cheese and evaporated milk soon while the government seizes the Illinois Central to manage reconversion from wartime to peacetime. President Truman orders federal workers to a prewar 40 hour week and prepares to end war time measures with congressional action in September.
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Truman
Timeis Central
Burt Normael
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Army
Congress
John W. Snyder
Snyder
Troopa
Montgomery Ward
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
Goodyear Tire and Minster
Akron
White House
Business and Labor Meet Over Postwar Labor Problems
President Truman invited leaders from government industry and labor to discuss reconversion issues as prep for an upcoming labor management conference. Attending were John W. Snyder director of war mobilization and reconversion Erle Johnston president of the US Chamber Ira Mosher head of NAM Philip Murray CIO and William Green AFL presidents.
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Truman
John W. Snyder
Erle Johnston
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Ira Mosher
National Association of Manufacturers
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Quotas lifted on production of passenger cars
Washington AP Aug 24 The War Production Board ends all passenger car quotas freeing output to meet civilian demand. Cars cannot yet include a spare tire as WPB and OPA plan adjustments The fifth tire restriction remains until OPA acts and tire surveys continue Restorations on taxicabs ambulances and hearses were also lifted and commercial truck restrictions eased Officials expect spare tire ban to end before many new cars reach buyers and rapid availability of replacements is anticipated
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War Production Board
OPA
Drive In Theater Being Built Here
Lawton moves toward postwar expansion as Bart Austin and Will Co. build a $60,000 drive in theater on Cache road a mile and a half west of the city. The 600 car capacity will feature a 69 by 50 foot screen and 380 foot building with 10 terrace banks for visibility. Construction is to finish in 60 days and opening planned for next spring with an Easter to December season.
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Will Austin
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France Renounces Annexation of German Territory
Gen Charles de Gaulle at a Paris press conference renounced any desire for annexing German territory while pushing for international control of the Ruhr and French control of the Rhine western bank. He praised U S economic aid to France and urged a long-range reconstruction program. He joked about U S press coverage of French policy and responded to President Truman’s remarks on U S treatment by the French press.
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Rhine
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France
Truman
Britain ratifies World Charter to spark UN session
Britain becomes the last of the big five to ratify the United Nations charter. London hopes enough nations will approve by late October to call the first World Security League plenary session. Preparatory Commission members in London foresee broad ratification as Latin America and others move to sign.
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Great Britain
World Security League
United Nations Preparatory Commission
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House of Commons
House of Lords
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France
Soviet Russia
China
Latin America
Chinese Defense Council Ratifies Soviet Treaty
The supreme national defense council and legislative yuan unanimously ratified the Chinese Soviet treaty. All 72 members rose and clapped their hands when the vote was taken. President Sun Fo called the treaty the beginning of a new era in Sino Soviet relations.
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Supreme National Defense Council
Legislative Yuan
Sun Fo
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Ceiling prices to rise from 1941 levels amid OPA actions
The Office of Price Administration plans to set new ceiling prices for autos next week with indications they will exceed 1941 levels. OPA Chief Chester Bowles avoided confirming exact figures while noting 1941 as a base year. Separate orders aim to speed price fixing for new industries, relieve price squeezes, and suspend controls on mercury, aluminum, and magnesium. Five additional ration stamps become valid September 1 for meats and fats, expanding red point value while several stamps remain valid through December.
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Office of Price Adminstratiion
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Detroit
John $. Clement
Hurricane Developing In Gulf Of Mexico
A hurricane formed in the southwest Gulf of Mexico about 200 miles southeast of Tampico. Winds near the center reach 70 to 73 mph with higher gusts. the storm is expected to move north at up to 10 mph in the next 24 hours. Vessels in its path are cautioned to take precautions.
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Gulf of Mexico
Tampico
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Weather Bureau
Wren
Tokyo Broadcast Describes Hiroshima Bomb Toll and Aftereffects
A Tokyo report cites United Press and Domei figures saying Hiroshima’s death toll rose from 30,000 to 60,000 within a week after the Aug 6 blast, with estimates from Asahi placing 70,000 to 90,000 dead. The dispatch notes widespread burns, radiation effects, blood cell declines, and long term health concerns among survivors and reconstruction workers.
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Dome Disputch
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Asahi
Five-Point Supplement To Employment Bill Proposed
Washington Aug 24 AP Beardsley Ruml and Tom Clark propose a five point supplement to the full employment bill including a budget and balanced tax program. They urge reform of social security financing a federal public works and conservation policy to stabilize construction and aim for 80 percent tax balance at full employment. Federal lending should harmonize with fiscal policy. See Page 2 Column 2
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New York Federal Reserve Bank
Wainwright Evacuation From Manchuria Delayed Three Days
Chungking August 24 AP Gen Jonathan M Wainwrights evacuation from Manchuria has been postponed for three or four days pending restoration of railway service under Russian guard The Russian army guard must accompany the rescue train to Mukden American officer says train service between Mukden and Sian will not resume soon An American rescue team has landed at Hanoi and Shanghai to contact allied prisoners of war and civilian internees at Shanghai 1500 of 1600 captives are Americans
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Jonathan M. Wainwright
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Sian
Red Army Guard Army
Kimestine
Wainwright
Mukden
Chungling
Hanoi
Indo-China
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Haroi
Resecue
Britain Displeased As Lend-Lease Ends
Washington report on Leo Crowley remarks criticizing Attlee over the abrupt end of lend-lease. Crowley defends nonpostwar use limits, cites sworn assurances to Congress, warns breach could jeopardize future aid authority. Notes allied reactions and peacetime easing challenges.
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Seeeepee
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Attlee
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Dates Changed for Comanche County Junior Fair
County Agent Alvin Neumann announced new dates for the annual Comanche county junior fair shifting away from early September. The fair will now be held September 26 to 28 with stock entries at the vocational agriculture farm southwest of Lawton and women’s exhibits and poultry at the Legion hut. The move avoids a clash with the Muskogee fair and aligns with county exhibitors attending Muskogee and the American Royal in Kansas City, while preceding the Oklahoma City state dog show.
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Alvin Neumann
Lawton
Legion Hut
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Neumann
Muskogee
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Quisling Hears His Own Talks Read In Court
In Oslo, during the treason trial of Vidkun Quisling, recordings of his April 1940 welcomes to German invaders were replayed in court. Prosecution used loudspeakers to voice his broadcasts, while he listened intently and acknowledged the recordings as his own speeches.
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Oslo
Vidkun Quisling
Quisling
Norway
Mlopiganda Department
Russians Release More Prisoners From Japs
The Soviet war communique reports 1,700 Allied prisoners freed from Japanese camps in the Mukden area, including 28 generals. It notes Lt. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright among Americans held at Sian. The report claims 14,000 more Japanese prisoners captured and rapid occupation of Korea with two towns seized by airborne forces and another town and red junction reached by Soviet troops along the coast.
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Mukden
Sian
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Korea
Red Junction
Japan Forces Begin Disarming as Tokyo Moves Toward Surrender
General MacArthur announced an advanced occupation party would land in Japan Sunday to prepare for the main forces arriving two days later. Tokyo radio and imperial headquarters reported Russia may land airborne occupation in Hokkaido as typhoon threatens to disrupt the commander's schedule. Disarmament under imperial order began nationwide without waiting for surrender documents to be signed aboard the Missouri.
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