Pearl Harbor reports fault leaders Kimmel Short and Congress
The official military findings on Pearl Harbor assign blame to Admiral Kimmel Gen Short and Congress while noting gaps in information and failures in coordination. The army board exposes missteps such as a radar warning ignored and weak materiel. Separate note on Eldora Training School breakout and fallout.
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Pearl Harbor
Admiral Kimmel
Gen. Short
Navy
Court of Inquiry
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Admiral King
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Kimmiel
Army Board
Tyler
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FBI
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Army
Congress
Hawaii
Panama Canal
Japan
Unemployment Counts and Farm Prices Explore Postwar Outlook
A Wallace’s Farmer summary notes unemployment estimates for cities this week and six to seventeen million ranges for winter, linking job levels to net farm income. It discusses postwar farming plans, price support, and the need for higher wages to sustain increased agricultural output. The piece cites London News on unexpected returns and includes a poem-like reflection on sons returning from war and a Knoxville Express call to corn-crop workers to aid the nation.
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Wallaces
Department of Agriculture
100 Octane Aviation Fuel Contracts Drive Postwar Gas Supply
The Chicago Journal of Commerce notes that ending gasoline rationing hinges on the 100 octane aviation gasoline contracts. These contracts support over 500 000 barrels daily of high grade aviation fuel, shaping both military and civilian petroleum supply as wartime ties fade. The Waterloo Courier adds a light anecdote about repurposing surplus army jeeps.
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Sibley Gazette Tribune
America
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Public outcry on school for delinquent boys misses factors
The piece argues salaries from tax funds invite backlash against designated school staff while noting the El Dora school suffers from overcrowding poor facilities and leadership recruitment. It cites guards treatment of disruptive youths and cites National Guard oversight failures as context for criticism. It ends by mocking Congress for GOP opponents of drafts fortifications now pushing an inquiry into Pearl Harbor prep.
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Eldora School
Iowa National Guard
New Iowa Development Plan Seeks Scattered Factories
Des Moines hosts the state development commission meeting where Rod ney Q Selby executive secretary outlines a program to place small factories across rural Iowa. The aim: 100 to 300 workers per plant, avoiding large city plants plagued by labor strife and strikes.
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Lake
Detroit
CIO
AFL
Iowa
Mountains
California
Iown
Des Moines “Register
Ribune
Japs Land On Ie Island While Heading To Philippines
Okinawa report describes Japanese Betty bombers circling Ie Island and landing under escort after a night flight from Okinawa. A correspondent and an officer rode with Air Forces friends to Ie to witness the Jap emissaries on their way to Manila to hear General MacArthur's terms.
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Ono Island
Philippines
Okinawa
Te Island
Hang
Manila
General MacArthur
Local AAA Committee Urges Secretary to Use Farmer Input
The local AAA committee urges Secretary Anderson to rely more on the committee for implementing farm policies and sending back information to headquarters. They argue policy work has been underutilized and planners should draw on farmers’ good sense and data to improve national policies.
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Estherville News
Anderson
AAA
Wallaces
Washington
V J Day Holiday Status In Iowa And Local Wit
Gov Blue announces V J day will not be a holiday in Towa aligning with President Truman’s stance that only an announcement of Japan’s surrender completion will be issued. Eagle Grove humor notes Stub Christensen’s non reconverted stance and a farmer’s quip about gas and speedometers.
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Gov. Blue
Towa
Truman
Japan
Eagle Grove Eagle
Stub
Christensen
Holger
Japs Paraded Under Wing At Philippines Capture Site
An eyewitness account describes 24 Japanese delegates and officers arriving by air, lined up under a C-54 wing for instructions after landing at 12 44 pm. They were escorted to a prisoner camp, then transported to Manila, a stark display of surrender and coercion.
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U. S. Army
Nippon
Manila
MacArthur
G.i.s
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