Washington Roundup Check Sought on Island Messages
Senator Lucas calls for a full check of Hawaii messages before Pearl Harbor to uncover information not shared in Washington. Testimony cites a British secret agent's Dec 3 1941 message about Japan’s potential early hostilities, raising questions about intelligence flow to Kimmel, Short, and Hawaii command staff.
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Washington
Lucas
O-1
Hawaii
Sie
Senate-House
Prom Tawa
Tawa
Kimmel
Short
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter Kort
Cucas
Clausen
George W. Bicknell
Perguson Crymich
Tip on Jap attack prompts Pearl Harbor probe
Officials of the British firm Theodore H Davies admitted in Honolulu that they tipped off American and British forces as early as December 3, 1941 about Japan's plans to attack. President John Russell and steamship chief Harry Dawson said a Manila message warned of the planned attack. Dawson also served as British consul in Honolulu. The warning was cited in a Pearl Harbor investigation. In Tokyo, Jiji Shimpo published an illustration of the new Franklin D Roosevelt dime praising his world peace efforts.
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Honolulu
INS
Theodore H. Davies
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Japan
United States
Britain
John Russell
Harry Dawson
Steamship Department
Manila
Russia
Dawson
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Henry C. Clausen
San Francisco
Congressional
Japs Honon
Tokyo
Jiji Shimpo
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Government may curb wheat use in poultry feeds
Oregon poultry growers urged Senator Gordon that steps could be taken soon to curb feeding wheat into mixed chicken feeds to free grain for export. They warned the government’s withdrawal from the poultry market after promoting maximum turkey and chicken production has left 475 million pounds in cold storage risking a glut and harming hungry Europeans.
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United States
Agriculture Department
Europe
Oregon
Seneter Gordon
R-Ove
Elyitians
Veterans receive GI Bill unemployment payments surge to 942800
Unemployment payments under the GI Bill rose to 942,800 for the week ending February 2, with total benefits reaching 23,333,815 dollars. The Veterans Administration will identify alternative schools for veterans unable to secure spots in preferred colleges. Regional offices will gather data on 1500 to 2000 junior colleges and four year schools, advising veterans to consider two years at a junior college before transferring.
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Veterans Administration
Weather and accident report from Freeport
In Freeport on February 13 Edward Bishop, 39, was killed and his brother R. C. Byers was injured when an explosion aboard a boat caused a disaster at sea. The stormy weather and recent conditions are noted, with data on wind, precipitation, and air readings for the past hours and month.
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Freeport
Edward Bishop
R. C. Byers
Inliv
Mastordisy
Teacher Shortage Warned by Texas Teachers Association
Texas faces a severe teacher shortage confirmed by Charles Tennyson of the Texas State Teachers Association. He reported at Tech High School in San Antonio that a poll of 1200 veterans at the University of Texas showed only one intends to enter teaching.
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Texas
San Antonio
Charles Tennyson
Texas State Teachers Association
Tennyson
San Antonio Teachers’ Council
Tech
University of Texas
B. B. Stapp
Texas Teachers’ Retirement System
Where White Crosses March Luzon Battle Scars Dim
SANTA BARBARA Luzon Feb 13 UP The white crosses march across the grass in even ranks 5600 of America's valiant dead on eternal parade at Santa Barbara cemetery where 40 percent of the Americans who fell in the Philippines lie buried. The graveyard holds 108 rows of graves with Filipinos trimming the grass. The cemetery was laid out 42 days after D day by Capt Steve W Mason of Hager man NM. The first grave was dug January 27 1945 for a Tennessee private. Graves span states with Brig Gen James A Dalton the highest ranking American buried here.
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Santa Barbara
Luzon
America
Philippines
Bontoc
Lingayuan Gulf
Manila
Zambales
Bataan Peninsula
Steve W. Mason
Hagerman
N. M
107Th Quartermaster
Tennessee
Union
Zon
James A. Dalton
25Th Infantry Division
Vesuvius May Be Erupting
New York Feb 12 A British broadcast reported today huge clouds of smoke rising from Mount Vesuvius a sign of a possible eruption.
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New York
Mt. Vesuvius
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