Postwar debts and lend lease reform debate in view
Westbrook Pegler argues that forgiving war debts would not harm the economy as labor and industry would resist flooding markets with imports. He critiques loan controls and fear of foreign bases, suggesting the U.S. should not absorb burdens or manage other nations, while warning against\nmass immigration and political figures.
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Elliott Roosevelt
Britain
Russia
France
Mr. Roosevelt
Moses
Treasury
Benito Mussolini
Dea
New York
la Guardia
Marcantonio
Japanese Outposts Surrender in Pacific Campaign
Sept 3 dispatch notes Japan surrenders Bonins Iwo Jima adjacent areas as U S Navy commands signings. Lt Gen Tachibana signs aboard Magruder at Chiei Jima while Capt H P Smith salutes. Vice Admiral Murray accepts Truk surrender aboard Portland. Pagan and Rota capitulated to Commodore Grant in the Marianas.
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Japan
Pacific
Nimitz
Bonins
Iwo Jima
Truk
Palau
Carolines
Pagan
Rota
Marianas
U. S. Navy
Germany
Tachibana
J. H. Magruder
Chiehi Jima
H. P. Smith
Mobile
Ala
George D. Murray
Portland
Saipan
Vernon F. Grant
Hattiesburg
Meridian
Miss
Yamashita Surrenders Philippine Forces in Baguio
Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita surrendered his remaining 40 000 troops to Lt Gen Jonathan M Wainwright in the Philippines and was placed in New Bilibid prison near Manila as Filipinos demand trial and execution. Wainwright arrived from Japan after witnessing the surrender ceremony and declared the war in the Philippines over.
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Baguio
Philippines
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Jonathan M. Wainwright
New Bilibid Orison
Manila
Wainwright
Japan
Yamashita
Yarashita
Manila Post
Truman Pledges Labor Respect and Victory Unity
President Truman saluted American workers on Labor Day and praised their role in victory. He cited dignity of labor and a decent standard of living, pledged government support for future tasks, and urged continued cooperation to ensure freedom and peace. He marked Y-J as a day of remembrance of Pearl Harbor and noted war’s end.
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Washington
Cmce
Truman
Triman
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Agai
White House
Five Die When Train Strikes Truck Near Bessemer
A truck crossing in front of the Southern Railway Southerner collided with a passeng er train in Bessemer Alabama. Five of the truck’s occupants Ernie Eddings his wife Bessie Eddings a daughter Gerladine Eddings and two grandchildren Ann Swain and Clifford Swain died in the crash. The victims were returning from a visit to O K Eddings in Marvel.
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Bessemer
Ala
T. J. McCollum
Southern Railway System
Mass of Troops Arrive Across East Coast From Europe
Thirteen transports bringing home more than 11000 servicemen from Europe are to dock today at New York Boston and Newport News Virginia. The ships include the James Parker Patrick Whelan and George M Bibb with thousands of troops and designated units listed for each vessel and port.
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Europe
New York
Boston
Newport News
General Patrick
Huddleston
Marine Raven
95Th
167Th General Hospital
228Th Ordnance Base Depot
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James Parker
Pacific
George M. Bibb
Infantry Division
James L. Breck
Southwest Victory
Arthur Huddle
Patrick Whelan
Chev
Lanhan
United States
Aboaard
James de Wolf
Alexander Aivngton
24Th Infantry
419Th Air Service Group
James G. Blane
Felix Grundy
Samuel Ashe
14Th Military Police
Brandon Victory
Army Service Forces
164Th General Hospital
Draft Inducement Plan Aims To Boost Volunteers
Washington reports leaders aim to have draft inducement legislation ready for House action this week. The plan lowers discharge points from 85 to 80 and age for enlistment credits from 33 to discharge age, with pay bonuses for overseas duty and expanded GI Bill benefits. It seeks to raise volunteer numbers to trim selective service, with full House military committee to meet Tuesday and aims for introduction Wednesday.
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Washington
House
A& War Department
Army
Navy
May
Kentucky
Full House Military Committee
Congress
POW Killed In Camp Self Defense Claim
The Rus ton POW camp reports a German prisoner Kurt Bottge age 29 was killed by an American guard after allegedly attacking his keeper with a bush knife during Saturday labor near Monroe. The incident is under investigation and the lieutenant states the shooting was in self defense.
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Ruston
Bell
Kurt Bottge
West Monroe
Emeer
Stanley Arm
Labor Day Observances Quiet in Twin Cities
The Twin Cities marked a subdued Labor Day with no parade due to many members still away at war. The Labor Temple opened for an open house, a Labor Day dance was planned at Hotel Virginia, and federal and city offices closed. Many traveled to Memphis and New Orleans or stayed local for picnics and fishing trips.
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Labor Temple
St. John Street
Hotel Virginia
Federal
Monroe
Memphis
New Orleans
Little Rock
New Political Era Begins In Japan After Surrender
Yokohama Sept 3. Japan begins a new political epoch as Emperor remains entrenched in public mind under MacArthur rule. Decrees will shape postwar order within Potsdam framework with two key power blocs, industrialists and politicians, gaining influence as militarists are removed.
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Yokohama
Japan
MacArthur
Britain
Survivor recalls Beecher's boat horrors and torture
Army Sst. James Schiffner and eight fellow Bataan survivors recount brutal transport to Japan after raids. They describe water rations, fights over thirst, killings aboard Beecher's boat, and severe beatings at camps, with MacArthur demanding immediate prisoner location and aid.
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Tokyo
Bataan
Beecher
James F. Schiffner
Albuquerque
Corregidor
Imperial Hotel
Schiffner
Colonel Beecher
Beechers
General MacArthur
United Nations
MacArthur
Schaffner
Minbara
Biwako Lake
Nagoya
Japan
Allied occupation moves into Tokyo after Japan surrenders
Allied troops, 13 000 men, reach Tokyo Bay as 42-ship convoy arrives within 30 minutes of the surrender. General MacArthur orders occupation with emphasis on a bloodless transfer and a staged entry, even as weather and typhoon risks threaten schedules.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Honshu
Hokkaido
Kyushu
Shikoku
Russia
Sakhalin
Kuriles
Ryukyus
Bonins
Palaus
Marianas
Carolines
Marshalls
Truman
Tokyo Bay
Eighth Army
Sureme
Halsey
Atsugi
Hiratsuka
Kanoya
Chiba
Missouri
Matthew C. Perry
Jobless Pay Plan Debated in Washington
Senate support grows for extending unemployment aid by lengthening benefits rather than raising weekly payments. Senator Vandenberg proposes a nationwide 26 week top of 25 dollars, with states already offering 15 to 25 dollars or more weekly. Congress plans early action after summer recess. Also on the slate is a push to commit the government to a policy of providing job opportunities.
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Washington
Senate
Vandenberg
Michigan
Truman
Congress
Fabulous Sums Taken by Hitler Revealed in 1942 Budget
Frankfurt on Main September 3 The United States Army analysis of the 1942 German budget shows Adolf Hitler earning an annual income of 2.64 million dollars plus a wartime tax bonus lifting his third year total toward six million dollars. He also draws 100 thousand dollars yearly as Reich president and at least five other similar sums for personal discretionary use.
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Frankfurt ON Main
Adolf Hitler
U. S. Army
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