Japs Move China Troops To Coast
The Associated Press reports Japanese and Chinese forces are shifting thousands of troops toward the Yellow Sea coast amid fears of a possible Allied landing. Chinese Army spokesmen say 100000 Japanese troops have been moved from Hunan to Shantung to counter American amphibious actions.
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Shanghai
Tokyo
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Invasion Not Imminent Says Washington on Pacific War
Washington reports say there is no immediate invasion probability as clashes shift across the Pacific. American bombers strike near the China coast while plans for broader moves in North China and Manchuria unfold. analysts foresee a long campaign with recovery of Europe altering timelines toward July next year.
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Bancuria
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Free Army
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Thanksgiving Day Observed in Texas by Governor
Texas will observe Thanksgiving on November 22, the fourth Thursday of November. Governor Stevenson announced the designation as the official holiday. The Texas A and M University and the University of Texas football game is scheduled for November 1st Thursday.
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Wake Island defenders recall last stand in 1941 battle
Two captured Wake Island veterans, Lieut Johnny Kinney and Lieut John McAlister, described the December 1941 last stand against Japanese forces. The defense killed about 50 Marines and 70 civilian workers, with heavy Japanese losses and several ships sunk. Kinney and McAlister, recuperating after Shanghai captivity, recounted radarless air attacks, fierce artillery exchanges, and the island’s surrender decision to save civilian workers.
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Son Wake
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Rail Travel Hearings Set
Washington officials announce public hearings by the Senate investigating committee on rail travel for handling growing movements. Col J Monroe Johnson CODT will testify first as the panel begins meetings next Monday. Uniform occupancy standards are issued for sleeping cars and day coaches, detailing seating for three or four passengers and provisions for stretching.
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Monroe Johnson
Diventor Defense Transportation Codt
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Tuppey Art Lower Horth
Shortage in Shorts Men Buy Panties
Detroit men cope with textile scarcities by purchasing ladies undergarments as a temporary measure for warmer weather. The shortage affects men in Detroit and could worsen when cold weather arrives, with officials warning of intensified shortages at OPA headquarters.
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Detroit
Scimltor Ferguson
Rmich
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Issac Antnte
Dee Frest
Ferguson
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London Housewives Resent Queues At Shopkeepers Meeting
London women hissed and booed last night as shopkeepers explained long hours to buy food. Mrs Layetock led a protest taunt about queues while merchants argued. One merchant offered pay for an assistant. a Mitcher urged women to shop earlier. Only one man spoke against the crowd.
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Uf Layetock
Mitcher
Mystery Shrouds Tax Waiver Plea Over 15 Acres of Land
County commissioners debated canceling back taxes totaling 21.71 on 15 acres east of Prin City road near the Southern Pacific tracks. Witnesses Frank G. Huntress and Capt. Albert Steves III argued ownership, with motions to investigate and confirm public or private use. Trustees Huntress Steves and Tuttle noted the land’s public-benefit use but ownership remained unresolved despite tax records dating to 1919.
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San Antonio Express
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Uhr
Charles W. Anderson
Anderson
Bennett
Southern Pacific
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Jcounty Lax
W. D. Malone
San Antonio Fair Association
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Reconversion Aid Bill Passes in Congress
Washington July 2045 The House approved a Senate amendment on a 3.7 billion dollar measure to aid business reconversion and build cash reserves for war operations. A provision granting special treatment to heavy freight railroads was removed from the bill.
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Forecast for San Antonio and East Texas
Partly cloudy Friday afternoon and night and Saturday with a high near 95 in San Antonio. Lows around 72 early Saturday. East Texas sees partly cloudy skies with periods of heavy rain possible along the coast and eastern areas Friday afternoon into Saturday, with increasing easterly winds.
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Yoo Hoos Greet Lear on Return from War
Boston July 20 crowds aboard the 3 5 Marlpora greeted Lieut General Ben Lear with cheers and boos as he returned with 2824 veterans, many sick or wounded. Lear, after acknowledgments, spoke of retirement age and plans to serve in the nation’s defense, hinting at future duties.
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Peteval
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Speeders Targeted in OPA Privilege Crackdown
Bexar County officials announce a sweeping OPA privilege crackdown on gas rations with several suspensions. A cab driver and a truck operator were among those penalized for abuses, and names and records are shared with the police panel through city cooperation.
Seasonal Typhus Up 200 Percent in City
City Health Director Lewis Robbins notes a 200 percent rise in typhus cases in San Antonio with two new reports, including a 20 year old woman on Cornell Street and a 3 year old bus driver in Harramani place. Dr Trabblussin links the increase to seasonal trends. calls for revised control measures and deployment of DDT and other methods. A 14-year-old boy on Regina Street was sent to Brooke General Hospital as public health officials plan a Monday Plaza Hotel meeting led by Walter Stuck to discuss polio control amid broader infectious disease concerns. In Austin, infantile paralysis cases rise with 40 new statewide figures reported. dysentery peaks noted as typhus spreads with several new cases.
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Six Million Coal Tons Slated for Europe
Secretary of the Treasury announces a plan to ship about six million tons of American coal to Europe for fuel during the conflict. He warns this could cause a domestic coal shortage next winter, possibly requiring tighter home allocations.
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UPI
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Queen Liner Brings Entire ae Division Home
New York reports the 144th Annarty Division lands from France on the Queen Elizabeth. Fourteen thousand nine hundred sixty six soldiers debark, the first time a full army division returns together. Troops from the 44th will be among those aboard seven ships, with battalions, artillery, and war prisoners noted.
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Storm Gains Momentum Near Texas Louisiana Coast
A tropical storm moving northeast from the Gulf of Mexico cornering off Lake Charles with winds near 95 mph is forecast to strengthen inland overnight. Forecasters warn fishermen and coastal residents from Matagorda Texas to Lake Charles to prepare for rising winds and heavy squalls as the system approaches land.
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President Sees Berlin Flag Raising
POTSDAM July 100 Presi dent Truman spoke about a flag raising over conquered Berlin and urged peace and prosperity for the world not territory. He praised free peoples and said the aim is peace and welfare for mankind while noting the Big Three conference context. The ceremony occurred at the former German air defense HQ with Eisenhower Stimson Bradley and Patton among the observers. A separate item reports Werner Hardino setting a new two mile walking world record in Landskrona Sweden in 12 minutes 4 seconds.
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German Paper Estimates Berlin Clearing 16 Year Task
Berlin paper estimates more than half of the city’s 1,500,000 apartments were destroyed in the war. It predicts 16 years to clear rubble, with ten trains daily moving debris. Prewar housing replacement could take 20 years at $2 billion, using the old currency.
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