Truman Plea for Effective Charter Approval
President Truman urged rapid ratification of the United Nations charter at the San Francisco conference. He said the charter must be a living thing and traveled to Washington to press Senate action next week. Delegates from 50 nations applauded as leaders urged swift approval and unity in the postwar effort.
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Russia
United States
A. A. Gromyko
U.S.S. R
San Francisco
S. K. Zarapkin
K. K. Rodionov
Harry S. Truman
Portland
Ore
Truman
Washington
Independence
Senate
Associated Press
Stettinius
Red and Gold Opera House
Mr. Truman
Britain
China
France
Mexico
Brazil
Saudi Arabia
Czechoslovakia
South Africa
Allied Unity
Germany
Chester Bowles
Congress
House
Truman Promises Major Disclosure During Independence Homecoming
President Truman will disclose a major national matter at a press conference in Memorial Hall Independence Missouri at 4 p m Monroe time before returning to Kansas City. Charles G Ross would not reveal details, and Truman traveled from San Francisco to attend homecoming events with Mrs Truman and daughter Margaret amid local celebrations led by Mayor Roger Sermon.
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Salt Lake City
Truman
Independence
Charles G. Ross
Kansas City
Memorial Hall
Monroe
Utah
San Francisco
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roger Sermon
Margaret
129Th Field Artillery
Washington Briefs Hint at Truman Announcement
Washington buzzed over an expected major announcement at President Truman's Independence news conference. As Charles G. Ross teased a forthcoming "one of the most important announcements," Capitol Hill rumor centered on a possible reshuffle with Edward R. Stettinius Jr. or James F. Byrnes favored for the secretary of state post.
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Washington
Truman
Independence
Charles G. Ross
Salt Lake City
Capitol Hill
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Secretary of State
James F. Byrnes
Closure of Waupun twine plant for weeks due to fiber shortage
The state department of public welfare announced that the twine plant at the Wisconsin state prison in Waupun will close for two weeks or more because of a shortage of the required fiber material.
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Madison
Waupun
State Department of Public Welfare
Subcommittee Faults War Food Administration Over Waste
The House appropriations subcommittee accused the War Food Administration of lax administration poor records and false information leading to heavy waste of food and money. President Truman arrived in Kansas City on a trip to Missouri before heading to Washington to present the UN charter to the Senate for ratification.
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Washington
House
War Food Administration
Invasion Rumors Fly Over Kume Island Shores
Tokyo radio described Allied forces fighting toward Kume Island near Okinawa with reports of a fresh landing in the central Ryukyus. Washington and Tokyo clashed over invasion prospects as U S forces push toward Formosa and the China coast while prisoners reach 9,498.
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Guam
Radio Tokyo
Kume
Okinawa
China
Japan
Ryukyu Islands
Tokyo
Masari Ito
Yomiuri Hachi
Ryukyu
Kerama Islands
Naha Kume
Naha
Formosa
10Th Army
Mopup
Philippines
Manila
Tutuegarao
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
Sierra Madres
Mindanao
Associated Press
Richard Bergholz
Davao
Talomo-Davao River
Bergholz
Bombers Hit Atsube River Refinery Near Tsuruga
Guam reports aviation command says the Mari anas Superfortress planes attacked Japan's Atsube river oil refinery near Tura by fifty heavy bombers. This raid adds another major industrial target to the fleet's bombed list today.
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Guam
Marianas
Japan
Atsube River
Wisconsin State Conservation Plans Big Postwar Program
The Wisconsin State Conservation Commission approved a $3,586,702 budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, with about $200,000 earmarked for postwar conservation. The plan includes extensive tree planting, park and hunting area improvements, expanded tourist facilities, and 2 way radio wardon supervision. Dr. John D. Black reported white bass overpopulation near Madison threatens other species, urging fishermen to target white bass during spawning.
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Madison
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Pearl Harbor
Peninsula State Park
John D. Black
Fisheries Board
Shortages Rise in Sugar Margarine Lard and Canned Fruit
The Associated Press reports mounting shortages of granulated sugar margarine lard and some canned fruits and vegetables in major cities. A survey shows 4 of 10 grocers lacking frankfurters and bologna while meat becomes scarcer in mid June. Overseas outlook improves with Italy and Switzerland, and UNRRA relief to several European nations is expected to double by June and July. Philadelphia bakers cut production due to sugar limits.
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Ing
Bureau of Ljabor
Italy
Switzerland
UNRRA
Czechoslovakia
Greece
Itay
Poland
Yugoslavia
Philadelphia
Rocky Mountain
Karlen's Bakery to Close Two Weeks
Karlen's bakery will close for a two week period starting Monday due to increased OPA reductions in sugar fats and other baking materials. Edwin Gustafson owner says the shutdown will allow restocking to meet daily customer demand.
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OPA
Karlen
Edwin Gustafson
Light Rain Drops Hit Monroe as Crops Thrive
Monroe and vicinity received a shower last night totaling roughly .10 inch after a day that saw highs near 80 degrees. Overnight temps cooled to 60 before climbing again to 80 by noon, leaving gardens booming amid moisture and rapid weed growth.
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Monroe
Weather aids Wisconsin crops after warm spell
Government Meteorologist Howard J. Thompson reports Wisconsin enjoyed the warmest seven days of the season with temperatures 1 to 3 degrees above normal and rainfall about .60 inch. Hay crops are heavy though lodging and some rotting occur. alfalfa and clover harvests underway. pastures growing, small grains good to excellent, corn thriving, and soybean planting continuing with early stands up to g. Gardens and crops show very good progress.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Howard J. Thompson
Thompson
Chester Menehan Sentenced to 1 to 3 Years at Waupun
Chester Menehan was sentenced in Darlington to 1 to 3 years in state prison at Waupun on charges in Lafayette county for passing worthless checks. Sheriff R H Schoonover said Menehan, a former truck driver, had also passed hot checks in Monroe Argyle Gratiot Shullsburg Browntown and other area towns. He narrowly avoided contact with Menehan last Saturday in Browntown.
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Chester Menehan
Green County
Waupun
Lafayette County
R. H. Schoonover
Monroe
Argyle
Gratiot
Shullsburg
Browntown
Menehan
Darlington
Artist Rouland Found Dead in New York Studio
Orlando Rouland, 72, renowned portrait and landscape artist and former Allied Artists of America president, was found dead in his New York studio apartment. Police attributed the death to natural causes.
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New York
Orlando Rouland
Allied Artists of America
OPA Veto Power Cut Into Price Control Plan
Congressional conferees agreed on price control legislation extending controls for a year and gave the secretary of agriculture veto power over OPA food pricing. The deal blocks Wherry and Dirksen provisions, allows appeal to an emergency court, and ends quotas on certain non federally inspected meat slaughterers with approved plants.
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Washington
House
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Wagner
William Davis
Office of Price Administration
Clinton Anderson
Senator Wherry
R-Neb
Representative Dirksen
R-Nl
Court of Appeals
Solons Propose Party State to By-pass Primary
Wisconsin Republican leaders propose a complete government overhaul to bypass a factional primary. A slate of party endorsed candidates for 1946 may replace an open primary to unify the party under Gov. Goodland discord. Possible governors include Robert Henry Oscar Renn Bo hm and D J Kenny with Senate hopefuls Julius Heil Joseph McCarthy Alvin O Konski and Frank Keefe mentioned.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Victor Johnson
Republican State Committee
Walter Goodland
Republican Party
Office of Defense Transportation
Robert Henry
Jefferson
Oscar Rennebohm
D. J. Kenny
West Bend
United States Senate
Julius Heil
Joseph McCarthy
Appleton
Alvin O’konski
Mercer
Frank Keefe
Oshkosh
Medical Graduates Miller Erickson Receive MD Degrees
Albert John Miller and Lt. Robert Erickson of Monroe are among University of Wisconsin medical school graduates. Miller, Phi l member, taught histology and earned a bachelor of medical science in 1942. Erickson, valedictorian, trained at Ft. Sheridan and earned a BA in 1943. Miller will intern at St. Marys hospital Madison.
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Albert John Miller
Robert Erickson
Monroe
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Dr. Miller
Walter A. Miller
Monroe High School
U. W
Phil
Dr. Erickson
Germany Finds Entire Radium Store in Bavarian Mountains
A joint American and German science party led by Capt. H. W. Roseler from Madison Wisconsin discovered Germany's entire radium store on a wooded slope in the Bavarian mountains nine miles south of Bad Tolz yesterday.
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Bad Tolz
Germany
H. W. Roseler
Madison
Wis
Bavarian Mountains
Bodies of Jap Leaders On Okinawa Found After Harakiri
Bodies of Lt Gen Ushijima and Lt Gen Cho Isamu were found in shallow rock graves at Okinawa's southeastern tip. Both leaders reportedly performed harakiri after rejecting surrender offers, with Cho’s epitaph noting his death at 51. A Japanese prisoner described the ceremony near a cave entrance as U.S. forces closed in.
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Okinawa
Cecil W. Nist
Salem
Ore
Army Corps
Mitsuri Ushijima
32Nd
Cho
Army
Cho Isamu
Ushijima
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
U. S. 10Th Army
Buckner
Cook
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Naval
U. S
Edward Stettinius
U. S. Senate
Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
R-Mich
State Department
World Organization
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Leo Pasvolsky
United Nations Organization
United Nations Preparatory Commission
London
Bulletins
Missouri
Kume Island
Tura
State Conservation Commission
The
Solons
Hope
Bavaria
al Copking
Robert Geiger
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