Surplus War Material Gift To Farms Urged
Washington details of a postwar surplus property disposal bill show proposals to direct surplus material to schools and farms without charge. Representative Manasco warns against broad changes while Tarver and Poage push for vocational use and leasing to soil and water districts. Senate committees study the measure as reconversion faces criticism and a veteran unemployment benefits plan gains bipartisan backing.
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Italian Prisoners Stage Minor Revolt
United States troops subdued a minor revolt at Fort Lawton on July 10 as Italian prisoners objected to relocation to Hawaiian work camps. Some prisoners sustained minor injuries but none required hospitalization. they were shipped to Hawaii. The prisoners believed the Axis was winning and Hawaii faced ongoing attacks, and some resisted due to Geneva Convention rules on POWs in combat zones.
Turks Report Balkan Landing
London Aug 18 The Ankara radio said Allied forces landed at Durazzo Albania across from Italy but no confirmation after ten hours Tirana was bombed by Allied planes Tuesday Guerrillas fight Germans with Tito’s Yugoslav Partisans in cooperation
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Tirana
Marshal Tito
FDR Proposes One-Year Postwar Youth Training Plan
President Roosevelt urged gradual public study of a one-year postwar training for youths aged 17 to 23, combining military and civilian instruction. He proposed use of existing military style camps in the U S and abroad including Alaska, with capacity for about 5 million, though only a fifth needed for training. The plan aimed to train veterans, provide vocational and military instruction, and instill discipline and social order.
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Liberal Party Names Truman for Vice President
Senator Truman accepted the Liberal party of New York state vice presidential nomination. He told visiting delegates he believes liberal elements will unite behind the Democratic ticket in November. Party chairman Alexander Rose said the Liberals expect about 400,000 Roosevelt Truman votes in New York and will campaign among progressive groups nationwide.
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D.-Mo
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New York state
Alexander Rose
New York city
Roosevelt
Patriots Take Nazi Prisoners at Annemasse Front
Three hundred Germans surrendered to French partisans at Annemasse during a three hour battle early today. One hundred twenty fled to neutral Switzerland for internment. The maquis gained control of Haute Savoie along Lake Geneva from St. Gingolph to near Belle-garde, extending inland about 75 miles.
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League of Nations Plan Considered
Roosevelt plans to submit a new League of Nations to the senate and seek power to enforce peace treaties. The plan, per the New York Times dispatch, would separate the security organization from peace treaties to launch the league possibly before war's end. A treaty establishing the security setup could reach the senate before year end and hope for spring ratification.
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Trolley Crash Injures Fifteen
OGDEN Utah Aug 18 Fifteen persons were injured early today when a Bamberger electric car crashed into the rear of a freight train near the main gate of the Ogden arsenal Eleven were taken to a hospital None was believed in serious condition
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Confusion Over Precinct Committeeman Vote in Kansas
In Peika Kansas, August 18, Charles Rankin and George Rankin each received one vote for precinct committeeman in the August 1 primary. Canvassers drew lots, Charles prevailed. A man later claimed to be Charles but said postal service rules prevented him from serving. He added his mother calls him Bill.
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George Rankin
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Hal Baren
ger
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Bill
Dewey to Seek Southern Votes in Campaign Push
Governor Thomas E. Dewey accelerated his presidential bid with a speaking blitz planned for September 7 in Philadelphia and September 8 in Louisville. He aims to carry border states early, following organizational stops in Pittsburgh, Springfield, and St. Louis as Republican plans unfold with Herbert Brownell Jr. overseeing strategy.
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St. Louis
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Cool Weather Moves East Across Coast
The East Coast sees a change as cool, damp air advances from the west. New York City and New England experience light rains and temperatures dipping about 12 degrees from yesterday's record heat of 93 degrees, with morning temps around 74. The Weather Bureau forecasts a high near 85, first time in nine days not reaching 90.
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Paratrooper Survives Leap From Plane
In Vancouver Washington on August 18 Second Lt. John J. Egger Jr of Seattle survived a 700 foot jump when his parachute failed to open. He fell 100 feet onto another jumper’s chute then slid free at 75 feet to avoid both men’s deaths. He broke a leg and is hospitalized.
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Seattle
England
Patch Promoted To Lieutenant General In France Campaign
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt promoted Maj. Gen. Alexander Patch Jr. to lieutenant general. Patch, commander of the 7th Army, leads U.S. forces now invading southern France during the Allied campaign.
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Alexander Patch, jr
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Germans Burn Towns in East Prussia Amid Retreat
London dispatch reports retreating German forces destroying towns along the East Prussian border to deny use to advancing Russians. NBC Moscow radio said Red Army crossed into Germany, with estimates of 200,000 Germans trapped in the Baltic states and raids along Lake Peipus toward Estonia. The report cites fires in East Prussia, Krawe positions, and heavy fighting as Soviet forces push near Vilkaviskis and across the Vistula bulge while Balkans operations and Kirkenes raids hint at broader Soviet offensives.
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Yank Divisions Are Identified
RCME reports the three American infantry divisions leading the U S 7th army into southern France are the 3rd, 36th and 45th. All veterans from Mediterranean campaigns and former units of the 5th army in Italy, the 3rd commanded by Maj. Gen. John W O Daniel carries a blue square patch with white diagonal stripes.
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Washington, D. C
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Civilian Radios Still Curtailed After Nazi Collapse
Washington Aug. 18. The War Production Board said civilian radio receiving sets will be resumed after Germany s surrender but not before. Executive Vice Chairman Charles E. Wilson told manufacturers that curtailment of arms production after the Nazi collapse might free materials to lift radio industry quotas.
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7th Army Crushes Enemy Resistance in Southern France
Allied forces under Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Patch push inland from the Riviera beachhead as the 7th Army expands 50 air miles along the coast toward Toulon and Cannes. German resistance crumbles with prisoners and a general captured. Allied aircraft support combat with little opposition.
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Jap Garrisons Are Blockaded by Allied Air Naval Action
General Headquarters reports an Allied air and naval blockade cutting vital sea lanes below the Philippines. Garrisons on islands 80 miles long are forced to use makeshift shipping for munitions and aviation gasoline. MacArthur’s communique notes the fifth air raid on the Philippines this month and 23 Japanese planes knocked out at Halmahera. Japan’s big ships avoid southeast of the Philippines Celebes and Ceram, relying on inadequate barges and facing heavy attrition from patrols.
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Living Costs Rise in July as Food Surges
New York Aug 18 The National Industrial Conference Board reports that average family living costs rose 0.6 percent in July due to higher prices for food especially eggs potatoes and oranges. Food up 12 percent housing up 0.5 percent and men’s clothing up about 0.5 percent. Electricity and gas declined by 0.1 percent.
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Senator Seeks Bermuda Control Policy Pushes Bermuda and Caribbean
Senator McKellar of Tennessee told the senate that the United States should obtain permanent possession of Bermuda and the West Indian islands controlled by Great Britain. He argued that in past wars the US has been generous and that Japan dated Pacific islands should also be claimed under war rules.
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Little Activity On Halian Front
Rome reports the Italian front remains quiet overall with only minor patrol clashes and artillery duels. German tanks had penetrated Florence areas yesterday but today conditions are described as easier though enemy shipping persists from the northwest and northeast suburbs along with probing American patrols along the Arno.
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Trenches Dug In Paris Streets
New York reports that about thirty thousand German soldiers are digging trenches in Paris and fortifying suburbs. The Swiss Die Ilustrierte, cited by OWT, says special effort has fortified buildings used by Nazi offices and tank traps have been set at key street ends. The occupation authorities reportedly aim to avoid sparing Paris from siege or pitched battle.
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Colorado wool clip falls to 13.259 million pounds this year
Colorado wool production for the year totals 13 259 000 pounds, the smallest dip since 1940, according to a report from a Colorado cooperative crop and livestock reporting service released today.
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Frances Provides Thrill Not Duplicated by Franklin
In Bend Oregon on August 18 Pfc Robert Bacon recalls Hawaii service with President Roosevelt’s honor guard He recalls meeting the president and presenting a Hawaiian lei to actress Frances Langford during a performance for GIs He also notes a thirty second kiss from Langford as his lasting memory
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Patton's Tanks Near Paris in New German Retreat
Allied forces pressed the German retreat toward Rouen as Patton's tanks moved within sight of Paris. American armored patrols operated near the capital while Berlin reported a war of movement. The Seine front shifted northeast toward Le Havre as air forces widened the corridor for a possible push to the rocket bomb coast.
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Indiana puzzled by noisy visitor
INDIANAPOLIS Aug 12 UP North south east and west in Indiana Hoosiers were baffled by a brilliant phenomenon thought to be a meteor of uncommon size. State police, military intelligence, newspapers and radio stations reported a bright flash in the sky a rumbling explosion rattling china and a large plume of smoke. Reports came from Dunes State Park to Vincennes Richmond and Terre Haute. Trooper Elmer Paul said it looked like a huge silver flash high in the sky shooting downward with a trail of smoke.
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