Roosevelt Swindle Charge Reemerges Over Stock Recovery
Washington in an Oct 9 dispatch, the speaker accuses former President Roosevelt of scheming to reclaim 2,000 shares of the Texas State Network as collateral from Elliott Hartford. He alleges manipulation via Jesse Jones to recover stock deemed worthless and details related transfers and appointments.
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Jesse Jones
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Maxwell Bilofsky
Charles Harwood
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Nation's munitions record revealed in wartime output
Washington Oct 9. Chairman J A Kru today released highlights of the nations munitions record for wartime years. From July through July 1945 the total value reached 36 billion with 287,090 military airplanes and 76,485 ships produced. Output surged in many sectors, the merchant fleet quadrupled, civilian production held near 1937 levels, and employment rose drastically in aircraft manufacturing while overall manufacturing jobs declined.
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Washington
Rairman J. A. Kru
Big Three Fail to Break Deadlock in Allied Talks
London dispatch reports Foreign Secretary Bevin telling Parliament that Truman Attlee and Stalin could not resolve the clash over which nations must join peace treaties for the Balkans Italy and Finland. He noted the issue was referred to the leaders who held the same view and expressed cautious optimism for eventual agreement with time and patience.
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Ernest Bevin
Commons
Truman
Attlee
Stalin
Bevin
United States
Balkans
Italy
Finland
Greek War Relief Drive Named Twin Cities Leaders
Gas Primos and Angelos Kanelos named co chairs to solicit funds from Greek residents for the United War Fund drive starting Monday. Greece, heavily hit by war, faces starvation risks and needs support as a major foreign aid effort grows. Kate Smith lauds the United War Fund and related services sustaining morale for armed forces and merchant seamen, noting canteens and recreation funded by local drives.
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Angelos Kanelos
United War Fund
Greece
Europe
Greek Relief War Fund
Greek War Relief Association
Kate Smith
U.S. O
United Seamen's Service
National War Fund
Kramer Defends Acts At Prison
Josef Kramer testifies for himself and camp staff at the Belsen trial denying prisoner abuse. He praises Irma Griese, says she discharged her duties well and denies shooting or cruel acts. He notes British truce violations and recalls mass prisoner arrivals in April 1945. He defends forced roll calls as health measures and seeks aid from Berlin.
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Ilueneburg
Germany
Josef Kramer
Irma Griese
Lyema Grieso
Kramer
Griese
Belsen
Heinrich Himmler
Himmler
Thomas Claude Winwood
Berlin
Tom Sire
Patterson warns atom use could be world death sentence
Washington secretary of war Patterson told Congress that misapplication of atomic knowledge could spell death for the nation and world. He urged Truman's plan for a commission to develop and control atomic energy, saying no single department should handle mankind's future. Groves and Shapley voiced contrasting views on disclosure and a national research agency.
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America
House Military Committee
Department of Government
Japan
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Harlow Shapley
Harvard
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United States
LI SHAO SHIH POW WOW WINS ASSASSINATION STORY
In Chungking an absent chauffeur is sought after the assassination of Li Shao Shih secretary general of the Communist party at Thungking headquarters. Li was shot in his car late yesterday and died in hospital. His wife is Cynthia Lee.
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Chinese Communist Party
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Li Jate Yesteroay
Shapingpa University
18Th Group Army
Communit
Cynthia Lee
China Defense League
Liva Tsungkai
Sun Yat Sen
Dayton
Brazilian heirs win Mansour estate claim in Louisiana
Four years of litigation ended as the Mansaur Cadais family of Brazil won recognition as heirs to the estate of their uncle Eliax Mansour. The US Supreme Court denied John Fa-Kouri's writs of review, letting eight Brazilian siblings inherit property valued between $150,000 and $250,140.
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Mansour
Fpa-Kouri
U.S. District Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Washington
Brazil
Lowisiana
Favorable Canal Project Report From War Department
Vicksburg district office backs the Red river lateral canal from Shreveport to the Red river mouth. Gen Tyler recommends a nine foot deep, 100 foot wide waterway with nine locks and a pumping plant. Estimated cost 42 million dollars, annual maintenance 0.6 million, with potential 3.5 million yearly benefits and 2.74 million in carrying charges. Local lands and rights must be provided, and final approval awaits the river and harbor engineers, army engineers chief, the secretary of war, and Congress.
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War Department
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Louisiana
Tyler
Mississippi River
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Chief of Army Engineers
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Truman Says Atomic Bomb Won’t Be Shared With Any Nation
President Truman declared at an unprecedented press conference in Tiptonville that the atomic bomb secret will not be shared with any country. He said no ally asked for the know how, named James Byrnes to discuss outlawing its use with Britain and Canada, and defended U S Russian relations while noting media misrepresentations. He urged patience as labor disputes and postwar reconversion progress continue, and he dismissed the London foreign ministers meeting as not a failure.
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Tenn
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Reelfoot Lake
Russia
James F. Byrnes
Great Britain
Canada
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China
France
T. O. Morris
Charles G. Ross
Union City
Army releases 80 million pounds of surplus butter
Washington reports the army will turn over 80 million pounds of surplus butter to the department of agriculture for disposal to civilian agencies. The War Department said the action will greatly increase civilian supply in the coming months with actual release pending the completion of necessary steps.
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Washington
Army
Department of Agriculture
War Department
Loot of Conquered Lands Seized by Allied Forces
Tokyo reports Allied authorities uncovered and impounded Japanese gold silver and platinum reserves totaling over 250 million dollars. Seizure aimed to prevent disappearance and requested disposition instructions from Allied governments.
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MacArthur
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Osaka
Army
Navy
Bank of Japan
Bank of Thailand
Siam
Bank of Indochina
Federal Reserve Bank of China
Bank of Italy
Bank of Chosen
Korea
U. S. Sixth
Eighth Army
Imperial Army
Navy Ministry
Longshoremen Strike Ties Up Queen Elizabeth at New York Port
Longshoremen walked off the Queen Elizabeth unloading mail and baggage as troops arrived, protest over sling load weight cited. In Hollywood, movie strikers faced clashes causing injuries. 68 treated at Warner Brothers infirmary and 10 more to hospitals.
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Brooklyn Army Base
Queen Elizabeth
International Longshoremen’s Association
AFPL
Curbstone
Warner Brothers
Studio
Laval condemned to death for treason in France
Paris report states former Vichy premier Pierre Laval was sentenced to death by a mixed jury for intelligence with the enemy and efforts to undermine the French resistance. He was stripped of citizenship, property taken, and execution date not set.
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Pierre Laval
France
Vichy
Palace of Justice
Marshal Petain
Laval
de Gaulle
Albert Naud
Gen de Gaulle
Paul Moengbeaux
Refinery to Close at Bossier City Shreveport
The Bossier City refinery of Arkansas Fuel Oil Company will close within 1946, affecting 222 workers. Officials say operations suspension will precede 1946 and workers will be reassigned to other company or affiliated plants. Home office in Shreveport remains.
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Bossier City
Arkansas Fuel Oil Company
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Arkansas Companies
Slattery
Greek cabinet resigns amid election turmoil in Greece
Athens reports the cabinet of Admiral Voulgaris resigned today, intensifying political strife ahead of national elections. The move signals growing instability as the country prepares for votes.
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