Truman and PACs Spark Optimism Amid Party Debates
Westbrook Pegler notes optimism about Harry Truman as a real American president and discusses Republican fears about PACs linked to the Democratic Party. He argues Congress showed decency, predicts party influence in government, and questions the PAC’s future role in US politics.
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MacArthur leads occupation as Allied forces seize Atsugi
General MacArthur arrives in Japan and sets Yokohama HQ as paratroopers and marines seize Atsugi airfield and Yokosuka base. U.S. forces enclose 36 000 POWs and begin evacuations while Superforts drop supplies. Marines and air units advance from Miura peninsula toward Tokyo with British and American troops in a swift, bloodless occupation.
Eisenhower Says U S Troops In Germany to be Reduced
General Eisenhower announced in Berlin that about 7.5 million American troops in Germany would be reduced to an occupying force of roughly 400,000 by winter’s end, and that food shipments would continue to Germany but not to fatten its people. He avoided predicting occupation length and urged German self-government while noting growing mutual confidence among Allies and the need to keep Germans fed and housed.
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British Navy Enters Hong Kong to Reoccupy Colony
A strong British naval force commanded by Rear Adm. C A J Harcourt entered Hong Kong to occupy the crown colony. The force, aboard the Swiftsure, reoccupied Hong Kong as British Pacific fleet headquarters announced.
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Lend-Lease Aid May Be Written Off by Truman
President Truman told Congress that over 42 billion dollars in World War II lend-lease aid to Allies could be written off. He cited three gains: victory, large reverse lend-lease through March, and postwar trade integration with low barriers. The report notes most aid was spent by allies in the war and warns against adding debt.
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Truman Proposes Army Navy Merger
President Truman endorsed a renewed push for a single command merging the army and navy. Responding to Pearl Harbor findings, supporters urged a national department of defense and unity of command to prevent future coordination failures in Hawaii and Washington.
De Gaulle Returns to Paris After US and Canada Trip
Gen De Gaulle arrived at Orly airfield late today returning from a visit to the United States and Canada. The ceremony marked the end of his overseas tour and a return to French duties.
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Marines Take Yokosuka Base in Japan Invasion
Marines land at Yokosuka and seize the base as Admiral Halsey establishes shore headquarters in Japan shortly after the occupation begins. The Third Fleet commander watches from Missouri while Yokohama is reached by airborne troops with General MacArthur. No shots were fired in this first seaborne assault.
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Nazis' Trial Preparations Underway at Nuremberg
In Nuremberg the city races to ready for the international tribunal for war criminals. The trial will draw about a thousand participants from two hemispheres over weeks or months. Principal defendants include Hermann Goering Joachim von Ribbentrop Franz von Papen and other top survivors of Hitler's regime.
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Truman cites national responsibility in Pearl Harbor reports
President Truman told reporters the nation shared blame for Pearl Harbor, favored unity of command but not to discuss it now, and said no current plan for court martial. He blamed policy stumbles and unpreparedness under prior leadership while defending Hull and rejecting a whitewash label.
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Price to be sent to Germany as public relations adviser
President Truman announced Byron Price will be sent to Germany as public relations adviser to American occupation forces. Price will advise Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lt. Gen. Lucius V. Clay on public relations matters as his personal representative.
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National unemployment compensation push gains support
John W. Snyder urged standardizing jobless pay at 25 dollars a week for six weeks as unemployment by reconversion likely reaches eight million in spring. He testified that current systems cover only about 30 million of 52 million employed, and that displaced workers face rising living costs.
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Wainwright Returns Triumphantly To Manila
Lt Gen Jonathan M. Wainwright arrives in Manila after years in enemy camps and witnesses Japan's surrender aboard Missouri. He greets President Osmena and Allied officers, noting how the city and military strength have transformed since Corregidor.
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