Allied air raids target Japanese industrial centers
Western Newspaper Union reports heavy B-29 strikes on Tokyo Yokohama Nagoya Kobe and Osaka to cripple production while Okinawa victory comes with Gen Buckner's death. Polish leaders face Moscow trial outcomes as Warsaw provisional efforts unfold with Western allies seeking balance.
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Japan
Tokyo
Yokohama
Nagoya
Kobe
Osaka
U. S
Kagoshima
Omuta
Hamatsu
Yokkaichi
Okinawa
10Th Army
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr
Buckner
Shuri
Nimitz
Moscow
Russia
Supreme Court
Red Army
Germany
Britain
United Nations Forming Postwar Security System Under Big Five
The UN finalizes a security framework with the Big Five as core enforcers to curb threats and deploy an international force. It outlines a General Assembly for discussion, and trusteeships guiding self rule. The relief program plans 14 500 tractors to 11 European nations to boost cereal production and self sufficiency.
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United Nations
Pres
Harry S. Truman
Security Council
U. S
Britain
Russia
France
China
United Nations’ Organization
Arthur Vandenberg
Pacific Islands
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Belgium
Denmark
Poland
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Greece
Albania
Allies Study German Secrets After Victory
Allied technicians from the United States and Britain undertake intensive study of secret German devices and processes found after the Reich's collapse. Special teams followed combat advances to inspect enemy installations before destruction. American representatives will assist in exploiting material shipped to Britain, with samples also sent to the United States.
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Germany
U. S
Reich
Britain
Corn Supply Policy Shifts as WFA Controls Alcohol Exports
War Food administration aims to divert incoming corn to feed mixers and processors by banning use for industrial alcohol and exports. Officials expect farmers to raise marketings amid price ceilings, while substitutes may be needed for chicken producers. May Hatch report shows chick numbers up 30 percent from last year. Export demand remains strong due to lending and buying in Argentina.
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War Food Administration
OPA
Argentina
WFA
Eisenhower Returns to Hero’s Welcome in Washington
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower rides in an army reconnaissance car with a broad grin waving a continual salute as crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue to greet him. The motorcade moves past cheering citizens and overhead army aircraft. Senators and officials praise his leadership and vow continued sacrifice in the war effort as Ike returns to the capital.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Creeee
Pershing
Vania Avenue
Mead Aya
Geregh Eisenhhower
U. S
Germany
Washington
Sanarans
Senavel
Renken Sennenner
Government OKs Hard Coal Prices After Wage Boost
The Office of Economic Stabilization approved higher hard coal prices citing labor cost increases and margins. A $1.37% wage boost was authorized for 68,000 miners, with smaller raises for 4,000 more. Travel time pay and vacation allowances were included, plus shift premiums and overtime.
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Office of Economic Stabilization
Freezing Eggs Raises War Food Alarm Across Markets
War Food Administration weighs freezing all stored eggs as black market activity tightens supply. G-men probe poultry ring from Delaware to Maryland with political implications. WFA official stripped of release authority. OPA price ceilings disputed amid confusion.
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Washington
War Food Administration
J. Edgar Hoover
G-men
Delaware-Maryland
Delaware
OPA
Clifford Shedd
WFA
Gordon Sprague
Shedd
Sprague
New England
New Jersey
North Carolina
Tim Stitts
Anderson
Food Committee
Stitts
Reconversion Seen Easier as Industry Shifts to Civilians
Washington experts predict 80 percent of factories will not require major reconversion. Many wartime suppliers can switch to civilian goods with little change while others adapt. inventors like Burl E. Sherrill of Peru Indiana illustrate how war demand spurs enduring civilian markets. The piece notes renewed manufacturing potential and urges bond purchases to support postwar needs.
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Department of Commerce
Uncle Sam
John Q
Washington
Burl E. Sherrill
Peru
Ind
Sherrill
Es Square
University of Chicago
Chicago
Erts
Carnegie Institute
Army Engineers
The
War College
Okeh
Maritime Commission
Estion
Roosevelt
Ted Gamble
Treasury
Mould Jap Youth for death by own action
Dr. John W. Stanton, Northwestern University, says Japanese schooling indoctrinates boys with every week of moral courses stressing loyalty to the emperor and self sacrifice. He notes this indoctrination feeds a willingness to die for duty and militarist destiny.
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John W. Stanton
Northwestern University
Japan
Navy bulletin warns personnel against transporting monkeys to India
An official navy bulletin states that navy personnel are not allowed to transport monkeys to or from India. The piece notes government moves westward and broad country implications, mentions rising horse meat sales, a gasoline shortage, and a medal awarded 20 years ago to a high officer for stopping a runaway horse, highlighting speed in catching up with his goal.
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Hopkins
Stalin
Moscow
Mikolajczyk
TALK
Chicago
Ed Kelly
Philippines
U. S
Interior
Navy
India
It's Easy to Carry Stand With a Tray
Feature on a folding tray stand with multiple uses for picnics and serving. Describes a portable tray with a three sided gallery, handheld openings, and suggests assembling materials for Pattern 268 including an on-page note and a mail-in request for 18 cents plus name and address.
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Western Newspaper Union
Repiron
Newspaper Union
Pacific
Gen
Army
United States Army
Ellis T. Longenecker
Office of Defense Transportation
Chicago Truck Drivers Union
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
War Labor Board
Ike
Congress
OES
United States
American Bankers Association
Washington, D. C
Poultry Black Market
Mie
Minnesota
New York City
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
OWI
Office of War Information
Turkey
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Harry Hopkins
Washington Digest
By Baukhage
WNU Service
Union Trust Building
Bankhage
Mississipp
Ruth Wyeth
Spears Hills
New York
St Joseph
Lip FE
B. F. Goodrich
B. F. Goodrich Company
Begoodrich
Bay War Bonds
Sean
Bourlock-Neal Co
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