Truman Urges Prompt Ratification of United Nations Charter
President Truman appeared before the Senate urging swift ratification of the United Nations charter. He warned the choice is between this charter or no charter at all, stressing world unity, peaceful dispute resolution, human rights, and eliminating causes of conflict. He noted past support in Congress and recalled Woodrow Wilson’s earlier League of Nations effort.
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Weekly Oelwein Weather Report for the Week
The weekly report covers Oelwein with temperatures ranging from mid fifties to mid sixties. Precipitation totaled 1.81 inches on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Winds shifted from south and west early week to cold northerly by weekend.
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New Pastor For Fayette Wesleyans
Fayette Special reports Rev Clayton Elsberry will become pastor of the Wesleyan Methodist church in Fayette, starting the week of July. The church has lacked a regular pastor since May when Rev A L Bray moved to Oak Park. Supply pastor has been Rev G Edwin Ellis of Waterloo. Elsberry, a Miltonvale Bible School and Marion Indiana Wesleyan graduate, has sung with the Miltonvale Gospel team and was married last month in Oregon.
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Fraternation Rules Clash With GI Peace Time In Munich
A World War II era report notes American soldiers call Bavarian women fraterbait, reflecting tensions over nonfraternization rules in Munich. It describes temptations, formal penalties, and rising venereal disease rates in Europe, with Germany showing sharp increases despite looser conduct limits.
Loosened Controls Hint Reconversion Era Begins
Washington reports loosened government controls mark the start of reconversion from wartime mobilization to peacetime enterprise. Officials say unemployment near 750,000 and will rise, while service industries absorb workers. WPB will relax material priorities to let nonwar producers start peacetime work.
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Mson
Japan
Vatican bombing blamed on Italian Fascists
Vatican City reports the November 5, 1943 bombing attributed to Italian Fascists, with Harold Tittman and Myron Taylor stating fascist fliers received some Nazi backing. A Trahian Farinacci bomber hit four targets near the Vatican radio studio, administration, mosaic workshop, and west wall, with no indication of allied involvement.
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Restaurants Pay OPA Violations In Delvein District
Two Delvein eateries settled OPA price violations with the U S treasury. The Candy Box paid 50 dollars and the Mealey hotel 25 dollars, subject to district OPA office approval.
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FEPC wrangle over funding delays recess vote
Washington reports a heated House fight over restoring the Fair Employment Practice Commission FEPC with a Senate approved 250000 funding. Southern Democrats blocked adding FEPC money to the war agencies appropriation as both houses debate lines of action to keep FEPC alive, while administration leaders seek a quick end to the dispute.
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Allied Subs Sink Eleven Jap Ships
American submarines have sunk 10 more Japanese vessels and a British submarine has sunk a 10000 ton enemy cruiser in the southwest Pacific under U S control. The Haguro class warship carried 92 men, 10 eight inch guns and planes with five catapults. U S subs have destroyed 1163 Japanese ships to date, including 140 warships and 1023 merchant vessels, with June production dwindling to 25 ships.
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Byrnes Would Be Firm Yet Honest Diplomat for State
Washington reports the Senate will confirm James F. Byrnes as Secretary of State. President Truman announced Byrnes selection after Ed Stettinius Jr. resigned to lead U.S. delegation to the world security league. Byrnes, 66, brings long federal service including Senate leadership and a Roosevelts era role, signaling a plain spoken approach to U.S.-Russia relations amid postwar policy plans.
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Iowa GOP Chiefs Attend Regional Midwest Conference
Two Iowa Republican leaders Willis York of Madrid and Herold Brenton, along with a Des Moines finance committee member, attend a midwest GOP conference in Chicago called by national chairman Herbert Browell. Browell plans to outline party strengthening plans for the coming year.
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WLB Hearing on Wilson Dispute Here Tuesday
Wilson and Company labor and management reps from the local plant will discuss their differences with a War Labor Board panel here tomorrow. The dispute involves 145 AMer Meat Cutter and Butcher Wongeren union members and the company over union security wages and an arbitration board, per the Kansas City WLB office. Panel members are Rev R W Philbrook public Frank Burns industry and Jaspar Rose labor. Hearing will be in the Chamber of Commerce at 16 am and is open to the public.
War Spending Downgraded In Transition To Peace
The United States enters a half war half peace economy as 1946 begins with record federal spending and deficits. The year starts with a cash balance of 23 billion, while intended wartime outlays drop to about 83 billion for the year. The national debt stands at 225.0 billion.
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Governors Appeal For State Rights
At Mackinac Island 42 governors met to push states rights and curb federal controls. Tobin Maw and O Conor urged restoring taxing powers to states and cities while Dewey pressed Senate approval of the San Francisco charter without reservation.
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New P-38 Sees Invisible Targets in Flight
A new P-38 lightning fighter enables pilots to detect invisible targets. The two man lead plane carries a pilot and two bombing operators in a specially constructed nose. The craft surpasses preceding models in navigation and bombing gear.
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Massive U S raid hits four Japanese cities from Guam
A record US air raid using nearly 600 B-28s dropped incendiaries over 200 miles of Honshu and western Kyushu, hitting Kure, Shimonoseki, Kumaoto, and Izumi. No. of planes, targets, and weather hampered counts. reports say four bullseyes claimed. Allied troops advance near Balikpapan as Okinawa counterattacks continue with new US command in Alaska.
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Iowan Briles Receives Medal of Honor for Valor
Colfax Iowan Herschel F. Briles was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for forcing the surrender of 55 Germans and saving wounded comrades while salvaging two allied vehicles. He evacuated the wounded under heavy fire after a nearby destroyer was struck by an enemy tank, and his actions reflected four years of service before a recent honorable discharge.
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