Yanks Seize Japan Assets in War Conquest Probe
U S troops report a firm grip on seized assets in Japan tied to war financing after operations in the Bank of Japan building. Col Ken R Dyke of MacArthur's civil information and education section announces plans to keep religion from being used as a militarist tool while monitoring government funding of Shinto during the war.
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Japan
Bank of Japan
Milithe
Ken R. Dyke
MacArthur
Highway Fatalities for 1945 Reach State Figure 396
State motor vehicle safety division reports the total highway fatalities for 1945 as 396. The count reflects year end figures from the department and highlights ongoing highway safety concerns.
Four Keys to Reconversion in Economic Plan Report
A 40 page report to the President and Congress outlines three main keys to reconversion and full employment. It urges prompt action on four points including peacetime production, job expansion, tax changes, and minimum wage increases. The document emphasizes labor management cooperation and vigorous policies by the executive branch to sustain employment and stable markets.
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Congress
Jobe
Shyder
Pi Fromet
Executive Branch
Solv- State
World news briefs from Calcutta to Tokyo
The Glouster arrived in Calcutta at 1 38 p m GMT. Foreign ministers pressed a last minute peace accord in London after the Soviet Union balked on Balkan treaty terms. In Tokyo a Collier correspondent Bellaire 30 was fatally injured and colleague Morris seriously hurt in a jeep collision near midnight on Sept 29.
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London
Council of Foreign Ministers
Europe
Soviet Union
Balkan
Tokyo
Colliers
Robert Fellaire
Frank Morris
Bellaire
Salvation Army Launches 3 Day Drive For Funds
The Salvation Army begins a three day fundraising appeal in Monroe this week chaired by Stuessy with Mrs Arnold Mueller heading the women's division. Ward co chairs include Mrs Earl Johnson Mrs Fred Marty Mrs Helen Andereck and Mrs George Redman plus co chair Herman Stuessy. Elmer J Erickson is the local treasurer. A block system will cover the residential district with downtown canvassing also planned.
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Monroe
Scaamma
Stuessy
Arnold Mueller
Salvation Army
Earl R. Johnson
Ist
Fred B. Marty
Helen Andereck
George “Redman
Herman Stuessy
4Th Ward
Elmer J. Erickson
Addiion
Vinson Pushes Broad Tax Cut Plan for 1946
Secretary Vinson unveils a 3 billion dollar tax reduction package aimed at individuals, corporations, and wartime levies. He argues cuts would erase wartime tax burdens and spur growth, while GOP leaders demand deeper, across the board relief of 20 percent on income taxes and 2.5 to 3 billion dollars more.
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Theiv
Capitol Hill
Vinson
House
Time and Weather Report From Monroe and Vicinity
Weekend time changes caused confusion as wartime daylight saving ended with 25 hours observed yesterday. Rainy weather returned with .55 inch since Saturday, and a gradual warm up is expected tomorrow under partly cloudy skies.
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West
Monroe and Vicinity
Rocky Mountains
Outer Mongolia
Chicago
Mercury
Polio Cases Reported In Freeport and Winslow Over Weekend
A Winslow infant and another child were rushed to hospitals Saturday with poliomyelitis as Freeport records three I P cases in Stephenson County. Des Moines reports a third infantile paralysis death in three days linked to Callanan junior high school closures.
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Winslow Polio
Freeport Hospital
Ater
Winslow
Til
State Line
Monroe
Charles L. Smith
Els
Maretter Ot
Ma Leiser
Des Moines
Callanan
Two New Businesses Set to Open on 16th Avenue
In the 1200 block of 16th Avenue remodeling the building owned by W. H. Robinson South Wayne for two new tenants from New York. An appliance store and a sewing machine business run by Mr Richardson of Freeport and Mr Haile will operate in the renovated space. The tenants planned to open today but faced slight delay and expect to start within days.
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16Th Avenue
W. H. Robinson
South Wayne
New York
Robinson
Richardson
Freeport
Haile
Truman to Present View on Atomic Bomb Policy
Washington report notes President Truman will send a congressional message early this week outlining proposed handling of atomic bomb secrets. A White House committee’s nine point plan urged keeping atomic energy secret pending a commission’s study and urged faster demobilization and efficient troop redeployment.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
U. S
Joint Chiefs of Staff
State Department
Representative
House
Pacific
United State
Mnet
Senate committee rejects McKeough for maritime post
The Senate commerce committee voted 10 to 7 against nominating Raymond S. McKeough to the U.S. Maritime Commission. Chairman Bailey said he supported confirmation but would not reveal other votes. The adverse report cites sea mens unions factional rivalry rather than McKeoughs CIO action ties.
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McKeough
Washington
Truman
Raymond S. McKeough
Democratic House
Illinois
U.S. Maritime Commission
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Bailey
D-Nc
Cio-Political Action Committee
Sea~ Men
Strikes Cut Off Power To 16 Texas Cities
Strikes halted electricity supply to sixteen Texas communities, causing outages across multiple counties and impacting residents and critical services. Utilities work crews, state agencies, and local officials coordinated restoration efforts as weather and access challenges delayed repairs.
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Texas
Power Walkout Strikes 16 Texas Towns Over Labor Dispute
AFL electrical workers halted hydroelectric power to 16 Texas towns and about 25 000 rural customers as 140 workers walked out halting four lower Colorado River Authority generating units. The CIO Oil Workers union reported settlements in Detroit refineries while national strikes continued in coal mining and auto manufacturing with thousands idle.
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Associated Press
AFL
Texas
Tyre
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Harry Bernhard
Max Starcke
Authority
Washington
CIO Oil Workers Union
Detroit
Keystone
Aurora
A. Knight
National Bituminous Coal Operators
United Mine Workers of America
General Motors Corporation
Frigidaire
Colorado Fuel and Iron Minnequa Steel
Union Oil Co
Oleum
Wilmington
Calif
Allegheny Valley
Pennsylvania
United Farm Equipment Workers
Peoria
Caterpillar Tractor Company
West Virginia
Newark
Testimony details Nazi gas chambers and Crematorium No 4
Dr. Sigismund Bendel testified about a system of trenches and a cremation capacity of 1,000 bodies per hour at Auschwitz in 1944. He described the gas chamber process, crowded rooms, guards forcing victims inside, and the lengthy removal of bodies as witnesses heard screams and silences in the chamber.
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Sigismund Charles Bendel
Bendell
Teath
Defense Against Atom Bomb Claim
Hollywood figure Larry Crosby head of the Crosby Research foundation warns of a simple defense against atomic bombs that could enable an amateur to trigger detonations up to four miles away. He withheld the basic principle, saying it would be released only to press for fair US treatment. The foundation says uranium atoms are too dangerous for any industrial use and safer alternatives exist.
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Hollywood
Larry Crosby
Crosby Research Foundation
Bing Crosby
Crosby
United States
Foundation
Fatal heart attack stops Dr. Gross on Highway 41
Dr. H R Gross 59 of Chicago collapsed from a heart attack while driving on highway 41. His wife accompanied him as two motorists halted traffic to summon aid. Dr. F G Peehn of Sturtevant pronounced him dead and a Milwaukee priest administered the last sacrament.
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H. R. Gross
Chicago
Highway 41
Gross
Sturtevant
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Hendricks
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House Ways and Means Committee
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Commerce
Jesse Jones
Hartford
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
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Revenue Bureau
Sammed Takundi
Hongkong
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