Congress Faces Renewed Session With War to Peace Transition
Washington prepares for a historic session tackling postwar demobilization and unemployment as up to 10 million armed forces and 20 million war industry workers await jobs. Bills on war contract termination and disposal of $75 billion in government assets loom, with Byrnes and Vandenberg urging swift action.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Associated Press
Washington
Germany
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
Tex
House
Rayburn
Senate
Congress
Reynolds
D-Nc
James F. Byrnes
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Bill
George
D-Ga
Murray
D-Mont
Kilgore
D-Wva
Battle of Barbers roils Albany as Dewey trims debated
In Albany and New York City a feud erupts over who trims Governor Dewey. Pasquale Pugliese claims the title of governor's barber based in Albany, while James Vaccaro, twice denying the claim, says he has cut the governor’s hair for eight years in New York. The dispute centers on who is responsible for the governor’s cut.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Pasquale Pugliese
James Vaccaro
Dewey
New York City
Pugliese
Vaccaro
Mexican Pilots to Fly with Allied Airmen in Combat
Maj. Gen. Gustavo Salinas, head of the Mexican Air Force, returned from a Normandy tour and said Mexican pilots training at Randolph Field Texas will join Allied airmen in combat. He declined to set a date for the next action and spoke from Bradley’s Normandy post after witnessing Lt. Gen. McNair’s death. He predicted Allied victory is certain but did not specify when.
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Washington
U.P
Gustavos Salinas
Normandy
Randolph Field
Tex
Salinas
Mediterranean
Omar N. Bradley
Lesley J. McNair
Army separations total over a million during war period
Washington July 29 The War department reports total Army separations from all causes from the start of the war through May 31 1 234 000. Deaths both battle and nonbattle amount to 68 000, honorable discharges 941 000, prisoners of war and missing 66 000, and other separations including returns to inactive status 159 000.
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Washington
War Department
War Correspondents Describe Robot Bomb Attack in England
The report by Collie Small and J Edward Murray recounts a robot bomb strike in Southern England. Survivors flee a dust cloud, rescue teams search rubble, and a church bell tolls in a somber requiem as ambulances attend the scene.
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Collie Small
J. Edward Murray
United Press
England
Large Stocks of Oil Burners and Water Heaters Across U S
About 45000 oil burners and 50000 water heaters are in dealers stocks and distribution channels nationwide. The figures reflect a broad, ongoing supply of heating equipment available to consumers and contractors across the United States.
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United States
Ellington Field Pilot School Transferred to Waco
Ellington Field advances its pilot program by moving the advanced pilot school to Blackland field in Waco. An Air Transport command school from Randolph field will replace it at Ellington, preserving a dual mission with the navigation school still operating.
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Ellington Field
U.p
Blackland Field
Waco
Rosenham Beam
Ellington
Air Transport Command
Randolph Field
Beam
Chiefs and Leaders Adorn Palau Armlets of Manatee Bone
Influential Palau figures are described wearing bone armlets crafted from manatee hides and sea bones, reflecting local craft and status. The article notes these ornaments as markers of power among chiefs and noted men on the island.
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Palau Islands
Inner Fort Of Japs Laid Open In Daylight Blitz
Russell Brines reports American air power struck the Mukden area in daylight, shattering the Japanese inner fortress concept. The blast targets Manchuria and extends through North China Korea and the Home Islands, hitting vital plants and looted wealth. The blitz follows 1943 efforts to peel back outer empire fringes and undermines Tokyo’s long war strategy.
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Russell Brines
Associated Press
Mukden
Manchuria
North China
Korea
Empire
Netherlands East Indies
Magara
Tokyo
Order Issued For Replacing Sugar Losses
Ration boards authorized to issue certificates to replace lost damaged destroyed or stolen sugar. The Office of Price Administration said replacements will be available with simple proof and no red tape. Officials noted few sugar losses but said replacements will reassure consumers.
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Washington
U.ph
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Indian Army and Manchuria: War Plants and Bomb-Proof Plains
The piece notes India as the world's largest volunteer army with homeland war plants reaching Manchuria. It mentions Siberian aerial threat before the Superfortress, and the Kwangtung army kept strong in Manchuria to deter Russia. The author recalls Mukden in 1940, a rising industrial district with factories close together across a wide area.
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Manchuria
Siberia
Kwangtung
Russia
Mukden
Dumping and Burning of Army Goods Probed
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced the U S Army material brought into Canada for Alaska highway and airports construction is under investigation for reports of dumping and burning at Dawson Creek V T. An Northwest Command officer and U S War department officials are examining disposition of the material.
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Vancouver
B. C
U.P
Mackenzie King
American War Department
Canada
U. S. Army
Dawson Creek
V. T
Ottawi
King
Northwest Command
U. S
U. S. War Department
United States
Alaska Highway
Dominion
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