Truman orders review of federal expenditures amid suspected misuses
Washington July 6 AP President Truman ordered all federal agencies to review expenditures where there is slightest ground to suspect misuse or careless handling of funds. He urged prompt investigation and vigorous disciplinary action where appropriate, noting war period spending and unprecedented levels. The move followed a wartime emphasis on fiscal discipline.
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U S Ninth Air Force Heads to Pacific Front From Europe
Mass redeployment of the U S Ninth Air Force begins with 5 612 men leaving Reims for Le Havre to embark for the Pacific. Units include the 50th and 35th fighter groups along with aviation ordnance medical supply and operations teams.
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United States
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le Havre
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New A and P Store to Rise at Third and F Corners
Plans call for a 54000 dollar one story cream brick building at Third and F, new A and P food store to occupy half, with 60 percent leased for five years. Architects Noftster and Lawrence of Oklahoma City drawing plans, construction hoped to start by Sept. 2 and finish by Jan. 1, 1946. The site will include a 50 by 175 foot parking area and street widening. The current A and P at 427 D and Cremer Furniture will move to the new location with other space possibly used for Fountain own business activities.
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Oklahoma City
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Jay Dee Novelty Co
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Five More Red Blue Stamps Approved for July Ration
J L Richardson head of the ration board announced new stamps for July. Blue stamps Ji X1 Li M1 Ni cover processed foods and red stamps Al Bi Ci Di Ei cover meats fall. The advance adds five red and five blue stamps to the ration series.
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Letal Ration Board
Hospital Ship of Japs Is Searched
GUAM July United States destroyer twice intercepted Japanese hospital ship evacuating nearly 160 starving and shocked men. By-passed Japanese garrison at Wake Island allowed the ship to proceed toward Japan, Adm. Nimitz announced today. Murray said guarding parties boarded the Takasago Maru on July 2 to determine if she was on a legitimate mercy mission or merely transporting Japanese tree.
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United States
Wile Island
Japan
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U.S. Murray
5th Air Force Shifts to New Okinawa Base
GUAM July 6 UP 250 American warplanes carried out another double strike on the Tokyo area and Japanese bases on Kyushu. The attack marked the first consecutive day of raids on the enemy home land. Photo reconnaissance showed B 29s since June 26 have driven 120 square miles of Japanese urban area from the map. Japanese broadcasts said 90 Mustang fighters and 2 others were based in Okinawa.
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Aced Man Sought After Missing Youth Near Park
Relatives seek 9 year old E Roberts who wandered from a family group at Waterville Park. A $10 reward is offered for information. Patrols and authorities search the area as Mr Roberts, about 3 feet 9 inches tall, last seen wearing a dark suit and gray hat. He has light hair and no known belongings on him. The search continued after 30 p.m. Wednesday with about 2400 on his person reported.
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France
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Army Discharge Racket Found by Army Officials
Army discharges and transfers fraudulently obtained are linked to a large organized racket. Investigators say payments ran to thousands of dollars for fake medical discharges and secret transfers, with most suspects from distant units not tied to the First Air Force. Evidence suggests careful planning by service members and others to exploit the system.
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Allies Drive Ahead In Borneo Campaign
Australian troops hold Balikpapan and close on Pandansari oil refinery in Dutch East Indies. Mangpar airdrome captured, base to the east reported by Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters. Pandansari defenses penetrated as refinery damage and native quarters razed in Balikpapan.
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Pandansar
Balikpnapan
Arno Lund Given Naval Discharge
Ayoo Land, former local busi peawman, has retired to Lawoy after his navy discharge at Treasure Island California. A veteran of 52 months overseas service in World War II, Lund served as a seaman electrician's mate. He was stationed in the Alea water then in Southwest Pacific waters, including Kotliak and Atta in the Alea- Stars.
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Alea- Stars
Tharon A Park Killed in Pacific Action
Tharon A Park 23 pharmacist's mate first class in the Navy reserve was killed in action in the Pacific. He last was home on leave in March after serving months aboard a seaplane tender and taking part in battles including Tarawa and Saipan. He was reared in Lawton and a 1936 Oklahoma University pharmacy graduate, worked in his father’s drug stores before enlisting in 1942. Survivors include his wife, children, a brother, a Navy information officer in Oklahoma City, and his mother.
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Lawton
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Texasonville
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Achaul
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Planes and oil fuel drive Pacific war effort
11,000 U.S. planes are said to be used against the Japanese homeland according to Radio Tokyo. Allied forces seized Balikpapan, a major oil center in Dutch Borneo, freeing Balikpapan’s fuel. With Borneo’s oil, U.S. tankers can haul ten times as much fuel, shortening distances. A growing bomber force includes 250 U.S. bombers and fighters from Iwo and Okinawa, launching a two front attack on the Japanese mainland for the third straight day, per Tokyo.
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Radio Tokyo
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Tokyo
Allied air raids strike Honshu as Kyushu fighters return
A massive B-29 assault targets Honshu industrial cities with airfields and military facilities, reports show. Reconnaissance details heavy damage across multiple prefectures while Kishimoto and Okinawa suffer large portions burned, marking the fiercest raids in days with substantial destruction in Tokushima and nearby plants.
Good Night Sleep Tips and Seasonal Insulation Advice
The note urges that sleep quality hinges on a cool room and suggests screening a porch for summer sleeping. It promotes insulating the home now to stay cooler in summer and save on fuel in winter, proposing financing through a Title 7 PHA loan.
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