Secret WWII Documents Show MacArthur Rejected Direct Rule in Japan
Declassified files from the Japanese Foreign Ministry reveal secret meetings with General Douglas MacArthur after Japan's surrender. Shigemitsu persuaded him to abandon plans for direct military rule, opting to govern through existing Japanese authorities. Yoshida urged Emperor Hirohito to stay on, while democracy was delayed until recovery.
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Robert Crabbe
Tokyo
UPI
Douglas MacArthur
Foreign Ministry
MacArthur
Japan
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Yokohama
Emperor Hirohito
Shigeru Yoshida
Shigemitsu
Yoshida
Hirohito
Harry S. Truman
Ohio Assembly urges Hays expulsion over sex disclosures
The Ohio Black Political Assembly calls on Congress to expel Rep. Wayne L. Hays amid sex disclosures, arguing for equal treatment with the late Rep. Adam Clayton Powell. Lawrence Nelson of Dayton, the assembly president, cites Powell’s expulsion as precedent.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio Black Political Assembly
Congress
Wayne L. Hays
D-Ohio
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Lawrence Nelson
Dayton
Assembly
Powell
Pill risks cited but pregnancy still deadlier says ACOG
Chicago report notes the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says birth control pills raise clot and heart attack risks but overall death from the pill is lower than from pregnancy. The bulletin, circulated to over 18 000 obstetricians and gynecologists, asserts benefits outweigh risks and that no contraceptive currently has a death rate equal to pregnancy.
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Chicago
UPI
American College of Obstetricians
The
Bulletin
Weather and notices for July 26 1976
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday morning with a 30 percent shower chance. Lows 65 to 70, highs 85 to 99, winds southwest 10 to 20 mph. marriage license applications listed for Norwalk and Milan. A birth in Greenwich, and four deaths in New London Norwalk Magnolia Springs Monroeville.
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Theresa Farley
New London
Roy B. Witter
Norwalk
Mathias J. Jansen
Magnolia Springs
Ala
Richard C. Ruffing
Monroeville
Opinion Line on Courtroom Cameras in News Coverage
Saturday's question asks whether judges should permit cameras and tape recorders in courtrooms. Readers weigh the impact on trials, transparency, and participant rights while media access draws debate over decorum and influence on juries.
Public Opinion on Courtroom Recording and Marijuana Use
The text discusses camera presence in courtrooms, tape recorders on reporters, and concerns over photographers causing disturbances. It asks if growing marijuana for personal use should be legal and includes phone numbers to vote yes or no by midnight.
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Sandusky
Ohio
UPI
Erie County
Joseph Butler
James Hayes
Here
U.S. 6
Harold G. Gladwell
Gladwell
Ring
Intruder Shot At White House by Police Guard
A cab driver climbed the White House fence Sunday night carrying a steel pipe and was shot by an Executive Protective Service officer toward the mansion. Chester Plummer Jr., 30, died later at George Washington University Hospital. The incident marked the first time an intruder was shot at the White House.
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Richard E. Lerner Washington
UPI
White House
Executive Mansion
Ford
Chester Plummer Jr
George Washington University Hospital
Pennsylvania Avenue
Secret Service
Jack Warner
Executive Protective Service
Pvt
Charles A. Garland
Warner
Garland
EPS
Plummer
Robert Sharkey
D.C
Chester M. Plummer Jr
Chester Plummer
H St. S.E
Wild pitch hits man at Wakeman Homecoming
A delayed throw at a dunking machine at Wakeman Homecoming struck Richard Hughes in the jaw causing a compound fracture and facial injuries. His companion Catherine Gradice also was hurt when the ball ricocheted off Hughes. Police reported no official investigation.
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Wakeman
Collins
Richard Hughes
Providence Hospital
Hughes
Catherine Gradice
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Western Reserve Boosters Club
Dan Yurovich
Yurovich
Fred Slanezka
Slanezka
Lorain County
James Wolfe
Christie Lane Seeks Renewal and New Levy on Ballot
Huron County Commissioners consider placing two four tenths mill levies for Christie Lane School on the November ballot. School administrator Marion Waits asks for renewal and a new levy to fund operations, with a delayed decision to gather more election data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron County
Christie Lane
Marion Waits
Waits
Board of Elections
Twining Glenn Enshrined In Aviation Hall Of Fame
Gen Nathan F. Twining and Sen John H. Glenn Jr. were enshrined in the Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton with eight new members six living. Glenn noted the ceremony’s honor while reflecting on spaceflight and the evolving space program amid Bicentennial events.
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John H. Glenn Jr
D.-Ohio
Clarence Duncan Chamberlain
New York
Germany
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mars
Glenn
Lowell Thomas
Denver
Dayton
Wright Brothers
Greater Dayton Area
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Jackson
Kansas City
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Gerald E. Linder
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William C. Opper
Carol Ann Redlin
George M. Barton
Deborah J. Kraft
Dennis J. Meyer
Anne M. Pickrell
Milan
Mrs
Gary Harris
Greenwich
F-T
Robb Hurst
Sycamore Hills
Jaycees
Don Tester Ford
March of Dimes
Rick Klotz
Dunker
Maurice Smith
Sandra L. Latimer
Phillip
Homored
Sanford Alexander Moss
George William Goddard
Air Force
Albert Francis Egenberger
Army Air Service
Edwin Albert Link
William Allan Patterson
United Air
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