Jap Hope Lies In U.S. Policy Of Occupation
Analysis by AP Foreign News Analyst Glenn Babb argues that Soviet claims and Russian propaganda color postwar Japan policy. Moscow celebrates V J Day while press stresses Russian credits, challenging American role in occupation and future control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jap Hope
U.S
Glenn Babb
Moscow
Stalin
Japan
Orient
Russia
Manchurian
Ieaders
Kwantung
United States
Nippon
Centre Council For
MacArthur
George Atcheson, Jr
Kuzma Derevyanko
Hokkaido
Germany
Austria
Na‘tions Hes
Palicy
New Winding Gulf Mine Opens on Riffe Branch
Randolph Norton reports on the launch of the new Riffe Branch mine by Winding Gulf Collieries at Coal City. The facility features modern equipment, a tipple under construction, and an underground entry planned via Winding Gulf, signaling economic optimism for the region and growth in Coal City.
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Bob Wills
Virgil Sarrett
Sioco Indians
Killarney
Riffe
Winding Gulf Collieries Company
East Gulf Company
Frank Smith
Frank
Winding Gulf
England
Princewick
Lillybrook
Besaco
East Gulf
Riffe Branch
Coal City
Stonecoal
Gulf
Beckley College Opens With 700+ Enrollees in Beckley
The Beckley area sees strong demand as over 700 students enroll for term classes at Beckley College. About 175 attend day, 250 night, with many from Raleigh County Fayette and Wyoming counties. The college supports local employment training and could expand to a four year program if demand continues. Local citizens are encouraged to cooperate in its growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Fayette and Wryoming
Beckley
Beckley College
U M W Pushes Mine Safety Program
The U M W advocates a formal mine safety program under the new federal code. Enforcement should be shared by management and workers, with safety gear required and regulations followed. Smaller mines face greater safety challenges amid variable demand, requiring cooperation among management labor and government agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Mines
U.S. Bureau of Mines
No Peace For Greece Restoring George II Fails to Bring Stability
The article argues that reinstating George II will not end Greek turmoil as the Soviet Union likely redoubles efforts to challenge Britain in the Balkans. It notes Greece's strategic role in the Eastern Mediterranean and cites Churchill's 1944 recognition of its importance in driving Germans from the peninsula.
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George II
Greece
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Balkans
Mediterranean
Churchill
WAA
War Assets Administration
Hartford
Providence
Indianapolis
Des Moines
Milwaukee
Wichita
Albuquerque
Reno
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Charleston
W. Va
Columbia
S.C. Jackson
Miss
Fargo
N. C
Sioux Falls
S. D
Cheyenne
Boise
Phoenix
Crisis in Greece as Cold War tensions rise
The piece notes Soviet opposition to British troops in Greece and pushes for territorial concessions in Northern Greece while backing Greek Communists to stir internal disorder. An American squadron plans a courtesy visit to Greek ports, with a British fleet following as Western airfields and bases help deter Soviet access to the Adriatic and Dardanelles. It frames the era as a potential replay of Marathon.
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Balkans
Stalin
Security Council
Greece
Mediterranean
Aegean
Adriatic
Dardanelles
Marathon
Fight for Free Silver Shapes Postwar Policy
An article notes Congress moved to make government silver stocks available to industry, with a 90.5 cent ceiling set by OPA rules. Despite a July 31 signing, only 3400 ounces moved in a month as domestic output and foreign supply affected demand and prices amid a bitter Senate dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Lowell Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Treasury
OPA
Banking Institute campaigns against repeal of Regulation W
The Consumer Banking Institute of Washington DC circulates petitions urging repeal of Regulation W which limits installment and consumer credit. Dr. John F. Sty of Princeton weighs arguments against the rule, citing potential inflationary boosts, and calls for broader credit to sustain mass markets while noting objections from observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banking Institute
Consumer Banking Institute
Washington, D. C
Federal Reserve Board
The
Institute
John F. Sty
Goverment
Princeton University
Senate Approves Silver Price Compromise Amid Industry Push
Authorization of funds for two departments accompanies a campaign by manufacturers of silverware to aid the bill. Silver producers defend a price rise but the committee notes no increase since 1939 and cites rising costs. The Senate stands firm as the House accepts a $0.905 per ounce compromise between 0.711 and 1.29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Banking and Currency Committee
House
Beckley AA Meeting Set For Tonight in Coca Cola Building
Beckley Group No 1 of Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 o'clock tonight in the auditorium of the Coca Cola building on South Oakwood Avenue. Guest speakers will address the purpose of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Beckley Group No
Alcoholics Anonymous
Coca-Cola
South Oakwood Avenue
Greer’s strained summer at the Melody Club deepens rift with Rocky
Six months pass since Greer moved from the Casino to the garden club. She endures fatigue and doubts while Arnie Hewitt writes from California and Jeff Mansfield pursues stories. Tensions with Rocky rise over vacation plans and finances as Greer clings to Jef Mansfield, Monica appears with a mysterious man, and Greer contemplates marriage with Jef while awaiting Rocky’s next stance.
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Greer
Rocky
Frankie
Vly
Melody Club
Arnie Hewitt
Arnie
California
Harriet
Stephen Redman
Jeff Mansfield
Jeff
Jessie Barlow
Jef
Morica
Polish official leads mass repatriation amid postwar resettlement
Wladyslaw Wolski, 45, Poland’s vice minister of public administration, drives a vast program to repatriate and resettle roughly 6.6 million Poles. By August, about 13.1 million Poles have returned from east and west, with 2 million moved from central Poland to the west and an estimated 5 million to farm new lands there by year’s end.
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Larry Allen
Warsaw
Poland
Wladyslaw Wolski
Weile Finig
Wolski
Lola
Germany
Berlin
Poand
Lower Silesian
Walski
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Beckley Area
U.M.W. Safety Move
Wasit
B. F. Goodrich
Easy Wind Reef Co
Pittsburgh
Adam Hat Stores, Inc
American Management Association
New York
Iil
Southern Regional Research Laboratory
Textile Research Journal
Refrigeration Corporation of America
Fifth St
New York City
North Carolina
Beckley Alcoholics Anonymous
Rocky Alverson
Olsztyn
Allenstein
East Prussia
UNRRA
Petes
London
Walteristadt
Halendorf
Workers ‘Party
Soviet
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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