Pearl Harbor code break reveals Japanese tactics 1941
Intercepted Japanese messages from 1941 show efforts to influence U S policy and prevent war while stressing that Japan was not starting the conflict. The disclosure comes as Congressional hearings examine the Pearl Harbor disaster and the breaking of Japan's diplomatic code.
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Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
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Hull
Congressional Committee
William D. Mitchell
Senate
Mey
State Department
Japan
China
United States
Britain
Budapest
Ferguson
R-Mich
Great Britain
Hungary
Nations push UN commission to control atomic threat
United States, Great Britain, and Canada proposed a United Nations commission to control atomic danger, with aims to ensure peaceful use and prevent proliferation. Truman Attlee and Mackenzie King announced in a joint communique after three powers talks, outlining safeguards and inspections and opposing sharing bomb knowledge until enforceable measures exist.
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Washington
United Nations Commission
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Truman
Attlee
MacKenzie King
Mackenezie King
White House
Looming strike threats roil communications and auto industries
Across the nation 275000 workers faced potential job actions as 7000 plus Illinois and Indiana telephone operators threatened a walkout after failed wage talks. San Francisco CIO and AFL unions warned of coast wide action in shipyards while Buick and Fisher plants in Flint halted lines, risking 20000 more jobs. Ford told CIO UAW no general wage increases now and sought security guarantees as talks continue. The labor management conference awaited industry statements amid steel industry stalemate and Knowland proposals for a earnings based wage approach.
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Green County Supervisors Hear Petitions and Budget Talks
The Green county board of supervisors forenoon session reviews petitions claims and resolutions with discussion on county employee plans. A proposed highway change includes Albany and Washington projects while bridge maintenance and tax deed issues are debated.
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Green County Board of Supervisors
Hoesly
Albany
Washington
Seven More From Green County Enlist in U S Army
Seven Green County men were inducted into the U S Army last week in Chicago. The local draft board lists Paul W. Kippel Bilanchodville John Treuthardt Brodhead Russell R Solberg New Glarus Edward J Easter Monroe William A Smith Belleville John J Baumgartner Brooklyn and Howard A Wolfe Brodhead as new enlistees.
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Paul W. Kippel
Bilanchodville
John Treuthardt
Brodhead
Russell R. Solberg
New Glarus
Edward J. Easter
Monroe
William A. Smith
Belleville
John J. Baumgartner
Brooklyn
Howard A. Wolfe
Car Dealers Counter OPA Price Forecast
Automobile dealers disputed Price Chief Chester Bowles about 1946 new car production and the effect of price increases. They cited telegrams as evidence and argued dealers could profit even with higher prices, while an OPA spokesman said only a bare chance exists for new ceilings tonight.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Mallon
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Circuit Judge to Hear 8 Petitions For Citizenship
Circuit Judge Jesse Earle of circuit two will hear eight petitions for citizenship here tomorrow with a federal examiner present. A drainage district hearing in Decatur is also scheduled during the annual sessions in the circuit court room.
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Jesse Earle
Circuit
Decatur
Circuit Court
Jap Assets Won’t Pay for Occupation Costs
Tokyo reports say Japanese assets are far too small to cover occupation costs or imports and reparations. Pauley notes Bank of Japan loot resembles Reichsbank treasure but offers no overall value. He cites potential missions into northern Korea and Manchuria and warns occupation costs are staggering with unlikely funds for recurring reparations.
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Tokyo
Japan
Pauley
Bank of Japan
Korea
Manchuria
Three Million Out Washington Army Discharge Figures
War Department figures show the period May 12 to May 31 as a discharge window reaching a peak of 1,270,000 for October, with three million soldiers released since V-E Day. The data outlines ongoing demobilization from U.S. forces.
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Washington
Discha
War Department
Rail Wage Parley Opens in Chicago November
Labor management wage hour talks on railroad workers demands will begin in Chicago on November 27. Delegations from eastern western and southeastern rail groups and leaders of 20 railroad brotherhoods will participate in the conference.
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Chicago
School Vacation Closes Monroe Public Schools Early
Green County district schools close this evening and stay shut until Monday for teachers to attend a Janesville meeting. The annual Milwaukee convention was canceled this year because of crowded hotels.
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Eisenhower warns Congress on war risks and future weapons
General Eisenhower told Congress that Russia has nothing to gain from war with the United States and urged readiness against future conflicts. He warned that rapid advances in atomic and electronic warfare could deny time to train and prepare if attacked again. He stressed allies must not rely on past sacrifices and urged vigilance against aggressors using evolving weapons.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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United States
Great Britain
Eisenhower
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Last of Bahamian Families Leaves County for Home
The last of three Bahamian families brought to Green County to supply labor on farms departed yesterday for their island home. Mr and Mrs Carl Roberts and two children had been living on the R Jve farm in Juda. Concensus among families and employers indicated the climate suited them for the work.
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Green County
Carl Roberts
R Jve
Juda
Concensus
Seerabaja battle continues as native resistance holds
British Indian troops press the Seerabaja fight in its sixth day with no slackening in Indonesian resistance at the naval base. In Palestine, Tel Aviv rioters receive a death punishment warning from acting high commissioner J W W Shaw after fresh demonstrations. At least one killed and 50 injured as curfew spikes amid street clashes.
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Seerabaja
Jerusalem
J. W. W. Shaw
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Reds Give Manchu Capital to Chiang
Russian forces plan withdrawal from Manchuria and have handed postal and telegraphic services of Changchun to Chinese authorities under a withdrawal agreement. The Chinese government was notified Russians would exit by December 1. In Shantung, communists moved to block nationalist advances as fighting flared near Tsaoyang while the nationalist Eighth Army began landing at Tsingtao from U S transports.
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Manchuria
Changchun
Manchurian
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Tsaoyang
Hankow
Associated Press
Richard Bergholz
Shantung
U. S
Woman Celebrates 107th Birthday in Fort Atkinson
Mrs. Adelaine Hill marked her 107th birthday in Fort Atkinson noting she remains strong and healthy despite years of war. Born in 1838 in Plattsburg New York she later moved to Fond du Lac County and then Fort Atkinson. She lives with son-in-law Raymond Lawton and has two living children William 83 and Frank 78 in Milwaukee.
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Fort Atkinson
Adelaine Hill
William
Frank
Milwaukee
Keep Saturday Night Open For Shopping in Monroe
Chamber of Commerce members in Monroe favored continuing the city’s 100 year old practice of staying open Saturday evenings to support farm trade. Debate over shifting to Friday openings drew mixed views, with many preferring no change and seeking substantial reasons to alter the schedule. A ballot on extending Thursday closings and possible summer law changes was planned for next spring, with most supporting only near unanimous consent.
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Chamber of Commerce
Eugene
Monroe
Henry Torman
Wisconsin
Delbert Stall Drives Ford Into Viaduct Pillar on 5th Avenue
Delbert Stall, 26, of Monroe route 5, drove a 1935 Ford sedan into a pillar of the Illinois Central viaduct on 5th avenue at 3 a m. He escaped with minor injuries while his car suffered extensive damage including a four inch move of the pillar, a broken front axle, a ruined right rear door and a bent frame. He said he bent down to check the engine and failed to raise his head in time to avoid the impact.
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Delbert Stall
Monroe Route 5
Illinois Central
5Th Avenue
War department expands overseas package limits
The War Department announced a new mail policy allowing larger and heavier parcels to be sent to American troops abroad. Starting today, packages may be up to 42 inches long or 72 inches in length plus girth and weigh as much as 11 pounds.
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Washington
United States
War Department
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