Bombs did not end WWII. war would have ended in 1945 anyway
A U S Strategic Bombing Survey report to President Truman concluded the Pacific war would have ended in late 1945 without atomic bombs or Russia’s entry. It said air power defeated Japan months earlier, and the bombs hastened surrender but did not alter Russia’s impact or the inevitability of defeat.
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Senator Taylor To Receive Senate Pay After All
Senator Glen H. Taylor of Idaho, a Sheet Metal Workers International Association member, had feared losing his pay due to an affidavit about unions. A Senate financial clerk clarified the affidavit applies only to government employee unions, not to broader labor organizations, allowing Taylor to obtain his salary.
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Pilot's claim of Tokyo atom attack sped Japan surrender
A B-29 pilot told his captors an atom bomb would hit Tokyo on August 12, 1945, a claim cited by the Strategic Bombing Survey. The report notes the assertion helped pressure Japan toward surrender, though the pilot's identity and fate remain undisclosed. Japanese officials could not confirm the report.
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Demand For New Vote In Poland Rejected
War saw July 13 WAP The election commissioner Waclaw Barcikowski rejected Stanislaw Cikolajczyk's demand for a new vote in three districts. Official referen dum results show 7,844,522 for unicameral legislature with 3,686,029 against. Nationalization and land reform 8,896,105 in favor 2,634,466 against. Boundary issue 10,534,697 in favor 995,854 against.
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Ancient sandal myth linked to crepida double sole
Ancient sources reference a sandal called crepida worn by goddess figures. The shoe featured a thick leather double sole described as a two-tier platform. Details mix myth with early footwear lore.
Houston Man Injured In Crash Of Plane
James A. Perry, 29, of Houston, was seriously hurt when a converted PT-17 Steerman crashed four miles south of the Denison airport. George E. Thomas, also of Houston and owner of the plane, escaped injury. They were en route to Ada Oklahoma for an operation on Thomas’s brother. The plane ran out of fuel and hit trees during a forced landing. Perry was taken to a local hospital.
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Oklahoma GOP Not Over-Enthusiastic About House Bid
Hollis publisher J Warren White won the Republican nomination in the sole primary gaining 538 votes while opponent Herbert Hazzard had 166. White acknowledges a GOP victory in Southwestern Oklahoma's seventh district seems unlikely in the general election.
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Mexico's High Court Won't Review Presidential Vote
Mexico City reports the Supreme Court will not review election complaints, adopting a hands off policy after official returns show PRI candidate Miguel Aleman ahead of rival Ezequiel Padilla by 421,256 to 149,432 from 32 of 148 districts.
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Treasury To Get Spies Funds From War Loot
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover announced that 180000 dollars in jewelry and cash seized from Nazi saboteurs will be turned over to the U S Treasury. Across 1942 and 1943 the recovered assets totaled 186000 dollars and included a diamond ring watches stamps and Swiss notes smuggled to aid espionage.
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Two Way Radio To Be Tried By Railroad
The Missouri Kansas Texas railroad will begin experimental use of two way radio communications on Monday in its Denison yards.
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Peaceful town sells its two cell jail to ease housing
ENON VALLEY Pa July 13 a Lawrence county town with 375 residents offered its sturdy two cell jail for sale to help the housing shortage. Burgess George Andrew said the town is so law abiding it hasn’t had a guest in 10 years. The oak jail sits in a good neighborhood near a church and a lodge hall.
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Pitcher Rube Waddell Dominates As Athletics Beat New York
Rube Waddell of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a four hit game against the New York team on August 1, 1903. Norman Elberfeld contributed all four of New York's hits in the defeat.
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Army Thanked For Austrians Bread Ration Continued
Vienna reports continuing bread rations at 300 grams per person daily with four to five slices, while the general food situation remains critical. Gen Mark W Clark notes the daily 1250 calorie average falls 800 calories short of the Four Power commission minimum to prevent disease and unrest.
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Heavy ship fuel needs and weight estimates for Moon mission
Scientists calculate a rocket to reach the moon and return would require about 20 000 tons of fuel and would weigh at least 40 000 tons. The figures underscore the massive scale of early spaceflight planning.
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