Six More Jap Cities Hit By Fire Raids
Six more Japanese cities faced aerial firebombing in a broad US led campaign announced by Guam based Strategic Air Forces. The raids have burned about 160 square miles of war production areas since Tokyo was first hit on March 3. Toyama with 127000 people, a major aluminum plant site, was described as a key Honshu city. The Japanese radio confirmed the attacks and noted B29 bombers targeted Osaka Takasaki and Shibukawa in addition to Tokyo.
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Japan
Tokyo
Toyama
Honshu
U.S. Strategic Air Forces
Guam
Osaka
Takasaki
Shibukawa
Jap Civilians Surrender Banner Recovered By Soldiers
A large white banner reading I Want To Surrender was placed on a hillside for American troops to see but was torn down by Japanese soldiers who then fled with the banner. The soldiers were later killed by allied forces in the area.
Filipino Guerrillas Discover Banner and Letters
An American patrol returned to the hillside and found civilians poised to move on in discouragement after locating a banner and letters left by guerrillas. The scene conveyed a tense moment of morale and contact with American forces.
Johnson of California a Progressive Republican dies
The longtime Californian senator born September 2, 1866, in Sacramento, opposed child conscription and aided state reforms. He helped craft the initiative referendum and recall, worker protections, and California’s Boulder Dam project, while steering the Central Valley scheme and Swing Johnson Act. He supported Roosevelt briefly in 1932 then opposed him later. The World Series first aired in 1926.
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Johnson
California
Congress
Central Valley
Senate
Roosevelt
Sacramento
Calif
Nisei Soldier Rejection Shows Racial Tension In Camp
A letter from Spokane’s Pfc Richard H Naito a wounded 442nd infantry veteran to Adjutant John R Monaghan Post 51 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars reveals a post’s rejection of his membership The Stars and Stripes also reports Col W R Miller appealing to top officials to oppose such prejudice and to correct the injustice while Spokane weed problem on South Cleveland avenue prompts police action.
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Service
Richard H. Naito
Spokane
Wash
442Nd Infantry
John R. Monaghan
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Naito
Japan
Stars and Stripes
443Nd
Livorno
W. R. Miller
Winnecone
Wis
Ickes
John J. McCloy
442Nd
Col. Miller
Dean Helbig
Spokane Post
Veterans Antiprejudice Committee
Baxter General Hospital
Smaller Nations Face Claim Cuts
Washington August 4 European small states must refigure reparations from Germany as Allies decide what is removed from the Reich. Russian figure of 20.6 billion is a discussion anchor. Italy’s 20 billion estimate looms, but bets favor minimal gains for them. The reparations commission will decide totals within six months and France may join Britain Russia and the United States in talks to divide the spoils.
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Washington
Europe
Germany
Potsdam
Marshal Stalin
Truman
Attlee
Reich
Roosevelt
Churchill
Yalta
Italy
Reparations Commission
France
Britain
Russia
United States
Fat Oil Shortage Becomes Serious Says Senate Probe
Washington Aug 6 A Senate Small Business sub committee will investigate fats and oil shortages said to impair farmers and miners diets, especially in the South. Tomorrow the panel will hear restaurant operators complain about the OPA rationing program, announced Chairman Stewart of Tennessee.
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Washington
South
Senate
OPA
Stewart
D-Tenn
Writers Find German Girls Still Try To Spread Nazi Propaganda
In Stuttgart on Aug 6 James F. King reports a Saturday night encounter with two German women, Hildegarde and Margot, who discuss Hitler era memories, wartime losses, and anti Jewish bias while sharing photos and perspectives on New York and the war’s aftermath.
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James F. King
Stuttgart
St. Tom Hoge
The
Stars and Stripes
Hitler
Hildegarde
AMG
Margot
New York
Stalingrad
Germany
Japan
News of Our Men and Women in Uniform
Cpl. Grandstaff previously at Fort Meade now serves in the Philippines and earns the Good Conduct Medal plus Asiatic-Pacific and Philippine Liberation ribbons. Cpl. Joseph R. Bridendolph has arrived overseas, per his mother Mrs. I. M. Bridendolph of Clear Spring. Cpl. Edward L. Pomeroy, with the 712th Tank Battalion, 90th Division in Germany, receives the Bronze Star for meritorious service across multiple campaigns. Tec.4 Louis P. Meyers of Hagerstown, with the Army Air Forces Engineer Command in Italy, is authorized to wear insignia tied to his unit’s Meritorious Service Unit Plaque after 32 overseas months with the 845th Engineer Aviation Battalion.
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Scheuten
Meluccas Islands
Philippines
Cpl. Grandstaff
Fort Meade
Cpl
Grandstar
Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
Hagerstown
90Th Inf
Germany
Edward L. Pomeroy
Normandy
France
Rhineland
Ardennes
Central Europe
Mary M. Pomeroy
Coffman Avenue
Army Air Forces Engineer Command
Italy
Louis P. Meyers
Oak Hill Avenue
Overseas
845Th Engineer Aviation
U of M students press plan to broaden campus rules
Elaine Kidwell and fellow University of Maryland students launched a May campaign urging a nine point reform program for preregistration and university regulations. They seek ending mandatory Army ROTC for all male students and a joint council to review expulsions with admin, faculty, and student representatives.
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University of Maryland
Elaine Kidwell
Miss Kidwell
Hc, Byrd
Twelve Injured In Explosion On Boat
Twelve people were injured last night when a blast aboard the Captain Starn, a 35-foot fishing party boat, exploded five miles offshore from Atlantic City. Skipper William Boyer, 46, and others were burned battling the flames. Edward Bodine of Moorestown received second degree burns and was admitted to Atlantic City Hospital.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Captain Starn
William Boyer
Edward Bodine
Moorestown
Atlantic City Hospital
Boy Hurt When Struck By Auto
Edward Sharon ten suffered elbow brush burns and a broken tooth after darting into a westbound car on West Washington street. Betty M. Kaylor of Cumberland drove the car. Patrolman Lillard noted the incident Saturday at 5 39 PM.
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Edward Sharon
Dale Street
West Washington Street
John Lillard
Betty M. Kaylor
Cumberland
Fred Rickard
Joseph Deloso
West Antietam Street
Fred H. Holden
North Potomac Street
Jacob B. Bryan
Willamsport
Albert Gray
Virginia Avenue
Bruce Snickler
Bryan
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