Truman stance harms publicity by glamor crowd
In a New York dateline dated August 31 the writer argues President Truman avoids pandering to Broadway and Hollywood publicity seekers. He denounces actors and glamor as false influence on policy and criticizes Roosevelt era showmanship as undermining dignity of the presidency and U.S. governance.
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New York
Truman
Ollywood
White House
Broadway
Roosevelt
United Sates
Great Free Republic
Yanks Advance On Tokyo After Bloodless Occupation
American troops moved to the southern edge of Tokyo on the second day of occupation. Parachute troopers fired on a noncompliant Japanese man and secured key positions around Tokyo Bay while U S forces expanded from Yokohama through Kawasaki toward the Tama river. General MacArthur set up temporary headquarters in Yokohama as Allied troops pour in to quell remaining resistance and establish control ahead of mid September demobilization.
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Robert L. Eichelberger
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Atsugi Airfield
Yokosuka Naval Base
Atsugi Field
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Indo-China
General MacArthur
New Grand Hotel
New Grand
Atsugi Airdrome
Ated
Russell Brines
St Brines
Manila
Miyakekvo
Hame
Agre Ss
Indictment for Murder Sought in Yaun Case Near Baton Rouge
District Attorney Ford C. Claiborne said he would seek an indictment for murder against Granville Yaun 20 in the slaying of Gladys Galloway Billingsley. A coroner's jury verdict of suffocation by Yaun was returned as the grand jury reconvenes September 10.
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Ford C. Claiborne
18Th Judicial District
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Gladys Galloway Billingsley
West Baton Rouge
Gladys Billingsley
Claiborne
Yaun
Truman orders OWI abolition and transfers to state dept
President Truman decreed the Office of War Information to close by September 15 and moved OWI foreign information functions to the State Department. An interim international information service will run through year end, with some duties to the Bureau of the Budget. Elmer Davis’s agency will liquidate by December 21, 1945.
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Bureau of the Budget
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Davis
United States
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Office of Inter-American Affairs
OSAA
Forced Labor Aims Debated In Washington
Officials weigh American proposal to use German laborers as criminals for Axis crimes. Russia requests about two thousand prisoners of war for forced labor, France seeks one million Germans for two years of work to aid reparation efforts. Debate centers on manpower needs versus time and moral considerations as policymakers assess possible policies.
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Aug
United States
Hether
Axis
Edwin W. Peules
Russia
Atacrah
Hitler
Woo
Mos
Three Killed in Tanker Explosion at Portland Harbor
In Portland, Maine, Aug 31 a tanker Herbrand exploded after discharging 4 529 826 gallons of crude oil. Three crewmen were missing and presumed dead: Boatswain Johansen of Finneide Norway, Able Seaman Jakobsen of Moss Norway, and Able Seaman Karlsen of Alstahaug Helgoland. Vessel damage estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Portland
Ankes Herbrand
Portland Harf
Ortland Pipe-Lane Company
It Johansen
Finneide
Norway
Oxkar Jakobsen
Moss
Seanan
Gunnar Karlsen
Alstahaug
Elgoland
Truman V J Proclamation Likely After Missouri Surrender
White House said the V J day proclamation would be broadcast after the signing of Japan's surrender aboard the Missouri. Press Secretary Ross cautioned the exact time was uncertain, hoping for around 9 or 10 a m central time with the president to speak eight or nine minutes after signatures. If too late, the radio address would air the following morning, with networks coordinating from the Missouri broadcast to the president.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Missouri
Charles G Ross
Ross
Wainwright Awarded Hero Welcome Before Uncertain Japan Return
General Jonathan Wainwright and a small group of officers landed in Manila after release from a Manchurian prison. They were greeted by crowds and new uniforms as he prepared to fly to Japan, while aides and friends celebrated the wartime heroism amid conversations about postwar plans.
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Jonathan Wainwright
Japan
Chungking
Manchuria
John Pugh
Thomas Dooley
Wainwright
Innis P. Swift
Southwest Pacific
Prisoners Relate Brutal Treatment By Japs Aboard USS Ancon
Allied POWs aboard the USS Ancon near Yokosuka describe brutal confinement and starvation in seven camps. About 1,000 more prisoners were freed, bringing total rescued to 1,494. Survivors include veterans from Wake, Bataan, and Tang crewman Richard O Kane. Maj Gregory Boyington recalls torture and forced bowing to the emperor. The ship will repatriate prisoners as air transport allows.
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Bataan
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Minnesota
Shinigawa
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Stassen
Hell-Hole
Japan
Reeves
Com
Richard O'Kane
Durham
N. C
U.S
Tang
Formosa
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