World Charter Ratified by Year-End Signing Begun
President Truman greeted by cheering delegates as the UN conference closes its nine-week session. He praised the charter to stop aggression, calling it for what the office represents, not the man, amid a reception at the Fairmont in San Francisco. Ratification moves toward next Monday after homecoming events in Missouri.
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Truman
United States
Fairmont
Hamilton Field
Pacific Northwest
Monroe
Senate
Independence
Kansas City
Japs Hint About Attempted New American Moves
Allied broadcasts hinted at possible invasions near Okinawa and toward Amami and northern Ryukyus but no confirmation from the Allies. Tokyo and British reports varied on targets while Japan warns further offensives could threaten the mainland.
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all-India Radio
Okinawa
Tokyo
Japan
FCC
Amami
Amami Island
Kyushu
Philippines
Halmahera
Morotai Island
Kikaiga
Ryukyus
American B29s Strike Honshu Target Near Nagoya
A medium force of B29s from the 21st Bomber Command launched a new attack on industrial targets on Honshu, striking Yikkaichai near Nagoya just after midnight Japanese time on June 27. The operation was announced by the 20th Air Force.
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Washington
Honshu
20Th Air Force
21St Bomber Command
Yikkaichai
Nagoya
Superfortress raid hits Honshu aircraft and ordnance plants
A force of 450 to 500 B 29s dropped over 3 900 tons of high explosives on Honshu targets at noon Japanese time. The strike hit two Nagoya area airplane plants and three ordnance works, plus plants at Osaka and Akashi near Kobe, aiming to erase industrial capabilities amid cloud cover.
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Guam
Japan
Iwo Jima
Nagoya
Fifu
Norh
Osaka
Akashi
Kobe
County Near Its War Bond Quota
County officials report progress in a war loan drive led by Chairman Bert Ketter. As of last Saturday night Green County has 1 426 536 raised toward 1 635 000, with Monroe city and Albany township and village over top in other categories. E bond quotas remain short, Monroe needing 18 000 to surpass its target, while all E F and G subscriptions received by July 7 at the Federal Reserve Bank will count toward the drive.
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Green County
Bert Ketter
Albany
Monroe
Redeployment to China From Europe
Paris communications zone headquarters announced that American troops are redeploying from Europe to the Pacific and directly to China. Several thousand troops have already sailed from Marseille en route to the Far East, and they are equipped with both winter and summer uniforms.
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Pacific
China
Marseille
Far East
Milwaukee Man Killed Crossing Street By Truck
Earl L. Ras tall, 46, was killed yesterday when he was hit by a truck while crossing a street in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Earl L. Rastall
No Man's Collar Mixup At Local Store
An employee, W. R. Schuetze clothing Co, finds a new horse collar in his car after work. Frank Stark of Brownstown reported his missing eight dollar horse collar from an auto on the square. Stark mistakenly placed the collar in the Duerst car, and it was recovered at Schuetze store where it is kept safe.
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W. R. Schuetze Clothing Company
Duerst
Times
Frank Stark
Browntown
Stark
Mr. Stark
Schuetze
Mr. Schuetze
Strike Picture Brightens for Detroit and Chicago
A labor unrest update shows a threatened Detroit strike of hundreds of thousands eased temporarily and Chicago moves toward ending a truckers strike after 10 days. In Columbus a CIO official expects an early end to a 15,000 glass workers walkout across six states, affecting 10 plants. The overall tally of job absences nears 80,000, with Detroit accounting for over 39,000.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Chicago
Columbus
CIO
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Libbey-Owens-Ford
Afl-Cio
Harry Bennett
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Ace
AFL International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Office of Defense Transportation
War Labor Board
Joesph Froesch
Federation of Glass, Ceramics and Silica Sand Workers
CSO
Glass
Keeping Watch on Germany for Generations
Washington Leo T. Crowley told Congress the Allies must monitor Germany for generations or risk renewed war. He urged an Allied general staff and disarmament beyond the military to dismantle Germany’s entire war potential, noting past surface disarmament failed.
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Leo T. Crowley
Congress
Germany
Crowley
Senate
Kilgore
FEA
Next Draft Call Sets July 9 for Induction Men
Green County draft board announces the next pre induction and induction call for July 9. Men report at 5:30 for roll call and instructions, board buses at 6 for Milwaukee trip, returning to Monroe in the afternoon or early evening. Red Cross Canteen corps will provide breakfast.
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Green County Draft Board
Milwaukee
Monroe
Red Cross
Governor Approves 23 Bills on Education and Labor Atlas
Governor Goodland signs measures allowing state teachers colleges to grant master of education degrees and 22 others. Actions include 15 days annual leave for guards, school bus safety rules, auto financial responsibility, unemployment wage exclusions, election day leave, skim milk sale limits, lime transport taxes, veteran training funds, county welfare departments, and repeal of teacher qualification mandates for state aid.
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Madison
Goodland
State Board of Vocational and Adult Education
Milwaukee
Clouds Move In As Rain Forecast After Cool Day
A cool day and night gave way to a warming trend with a local high near 75 after noon. Overnight low was 55. Clouds were expected to move in late afternoon ahead of a state wide rain forecast by the weather bureau for tomorrow.
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Weather Bureau
More Tires but Not on A Cards in July Rationing
Washington officials announce 2 percent million tires will be allocated for rationing in July to B and C card holders while A card holders rely on existing tires. Max McCullough notes the tire shortage remains severe as allocations exceed current production and hot weather risks raise tire failures. June and July quotas are the largest since rationing began with higher truck and bus tire limits and preserved tractor-implement totals.
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Washington
OPA
Max McCullough
Band Concert at 7 30 P M Tonight
Allan F. Barnard will conduct the second twilight summer concert at 7 30 this evening. The program includes marches opera solo salutes to armed services waltzes and swing. Rain postponement possible. Barnard asks ballplayers to cooperate during the performance.
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Allan F. Barnard
Barnard
Montgomery Admits At Wiesbaden We Were Finished
Field Marshal Montgomery told American officers and men in Wiesbaden that Britain could not have survived 1941 without American aid. He admitted, We were finished and you came along and gave us a helping hand.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Marshal Montgomery
Britain
Captain Schuele Rejoins 85th Division After Moos Posting
Captain John J. Schuele of The Times returns to his 85th division after leading a battery with a tank force in the Bavarian Alps. He served as burgo master and district commandant in Moos following Germany’s surrender, while 300,000 prisoners are moved toward Germany at a rate of 3,000 daily.
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Moos
John J. Schuele
the Times
Bavarian Alps
Brenner Pass
Venice
Milwaukee
Italy
Germany
Schuele
United Nations Charter Signed by 153 Delegates in San Francisco
Delegates from 50 nations signed the UN charter in San Francisco under blue table and flags. Dr. Wellington Koo led China as the first to sign followed by Russia Britain and France. the U S waited to sign last for a witnessable moment. The ceremony opened with a spiritual pledge against war.
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Wellington Koo
China
United Nations
Russia
Britain
France
United States
Truman
Food Preservation Meetings for 4-H Girls This Week
Green county 4-H members and leaders are summoned to attend two meetings supervised by Miss Marlys Richert. Tomorrow at 2 p.m. the session will be in the Monroe courthouse. Friday at 2 p.m. the meeting will be held at Monticello High School.
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Green County
Minesweeper Salute Lost in Pacific Action
The 945 ton minesweeper Salute was lost in the Borneo area after enemy action. About 100 officers and men were aboard with six killed and three missing. Lt. John S. Nichols of Garden City commanded the ship and was presumed safe.
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Washington
Borneo
John S. Nichols
Garden City
L. L
Painter Above City Window Trim Works Late Into June Twilight
A painter on a tall ladder repainted the downtown building window trim and remained at his post near the end of the long June evening. Gardeners and farmers likewise leverage the extra daylight as the bright evenings extend to about 8 30.
Economist urges unemployment fund to bear postwar relief burden
University of Wisconsin economist Prof Walter A Morton told county welfare directors that the unemployment compensation fund, totaling about 200 million dollars by year’s end, should pay all industrial unemployment costs after the war. He urged wider coverage, higher contributions, increased benefits, and using existing funds for relief to avoid new taxes or cuts. Morton noted highway fund segregation threatened state finances and removed fiscal flexibility.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Walter A. Morton
Morton
Wisconsin
OPA Seeks Injunction Against Darlington Produce Firm
The Office of Price Administration filed an injunction in federal court to restrain Medley Produce Co. of Darlington from violating ceiling prices. The move aims to enforce price ceilings and curb improper pricing practices at the Darlington firm.
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OPA
Darlington
Madison
Medley Produce
Office of Price Administration
Dairy Operators Meet in Madison Discuss New Audit Law
Madison dairy plant operators met with the state agriculture department to review how a new law will audit payments to farmers for milk. Audits now require a petition by 60 percent of delivering farmers or a municipal milk shed. A hearing in Milwaukee was held today on reducing the audit from one half to two tenths of a cent per 100 pounds.
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Madison
State Department of Agriculture
Milwaukee
Meanest Thief Sought After City Crash Victim Identified
Police pursue a thief who robbed Catherine Byrom, 58, mother of five overseas veterans, as she lay dying after a car crash in Chicago. Her purse and a diamond wristwatch were stolen, delaying identification for 12 hours until her husband James confirmed her identity. The driver claimed heavy rain reduced visibility before the collision and that a passerby stood guard while he notified authorities.
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Chicago
James
Catherine Byrom
Senate Lead Sought for World Charter Ratification
AP polls at the world security conference show 20 of 26 nations expect ratification by year end if the U S Senate approves. Major powers United States Britain Russia France and China plus 23 of 45 others must sign for the charter to take effect.
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San Francisco
United States Senate
United Nations
Associated Press
Senate
Washington
United States
Britain
Russia
France
China
New World Organization
Norway
Belgium
Greece
Peru
Cuba
Paraguay
Honduras
South Africa
Bolivia
Haiti
Luxembourg
Dominican Republic
Gasoline Barrel Explosion Hurts New Glarus Youth
Royal C. Kruesi an 18 year old from New Glarus narrowly escaped serious burns when a gasoline barrel exploded Monday morning. He had emptied the gasoline for repair and struck a match to test if fumes were gone, causing first degree burns to his face and arms, a fracture of the left leg and minor injuries to the right leg. He was treated in New Glarus and at St. Clare hospital where he was reported in good condition.
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Royal C. Kruesi
New Glarus
Young Kruesi
Kruesi
St. Clare Hospital
Exiles protest Polish setup to U S and Britain
The Polish exile government in London gave Britain and the United States a formal note protesting the Moscow announced plan for a new Polish provisional government. Sources say the London group will not recognize the new regime, with one spokesman calling it a puppet government.
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London
Britain
United States
Moscow
Cooperative appoints Ebert as general manager for Cash Crops
Madison officials announce H Ebert a University of Wisconsin agr economics instructor is named general manager of Cash Crops Cooperative a statewide marketing body. A marketing area for cabbage growers is planned covering Outagamie Oconto and Brown counties.
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Madison
Rex H. Ebert
University of Wisconsin
Cash Crops Cooperative
Outagamie
Oconto
Brown
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