New Security Demand Seen From Wartime Bomb Study
Britain's wartime cabinet figures Sir John Anderson and Dr E Slade weighed the atomic bomb's impact and secrecy. Analysts warned the invention could revolutionize industry if harnessed properly. Newspapers warned of dangers and urged peace as secrecy limited knowledge of the explosive power.
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Council
Britain
E. Slade
Imperial Chemical Industries
Gazan
Inden
Tele Lsless
Andi
AP Reporter Barred by Censors in Norway Visit
A reporter from the London staff of the Associated Press was detained by censorship during a visit to Norway, delaying coverage and prompting notes of protest from press groups. The incident underscores ongoing tensions between media access and official restrictions in the region.
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Baraace
London
Associated Press
Norway
Peach Yield To Be 58 Percent
Peach yields are set at 58 percent as growers face borers attacking trunks of old and young trees. Miller urges August efforts to eradicate grubs, since after mid September eradication is useless. Clear-winged moths lay eggs at tree bases. paras-chloro-benzene is effective, applied above ground to poison the worms. if using crystals, build a mound around the trunk and remove it in spring.
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Miller
President Truman Returns Soon Amid Atomic Bomb Jubilation
aboard the USS Augusta President Truman, confident the new atomic bomb will shorten the war with Japan, plans to return to Washington by tomorrow and announce details of the Berlin Big Three meeting. He told officers and sailors of the bomb’s power, eliciting cheers and relief that he might go home sooner.
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Uss
Augusta
President Truman
Truman
Japan
Washington
Berlin
War Department
Atomic Bomb Sparks Debate Over Future Policy
Discussion centers on the small explosive charge and potential use of atomic energy in peacetime. Officials and observers foresee worldwide development, possible peacetime conscription, and the need for international cooperation to deter aggression. Key figures like Truman, Stimson, Churchill, and Johnson weigh conscription, research, and peaceful applications as uranium supply from Canada is noted.
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London
United States
Europe
Asia
Congress
Johnson
Dcoro
Military Committee
Truman
Stimson
Churchill
Britain
White House
Augusta
Japan
Canada
Scientists reveal blast effects from desert nuclear test
In June a U S Army test in the New Mexico desert produced a blinding flash and a massive gas plume reaching 40 000 feet. The blast crater and vaporized steel tower were observed, with distant observers reporting windows rattling and an earthquake like shock. Dr E Slade notes limits of the bomb's claimed reach.
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Belgian Congo
North Africa
Santa Fe
N. M
Forest Rangers
E. Slade
Japs Admit New Bomb Destructive At Hiroshima
Japanese reports acknowledge a new type of bomb used on Hiroshima causing extensive destruction. Domei quoted sources calling the attack a destroyer of justice while U S accounts describe an impenetrable cloud of dust and smoke. Details remain under investigation.
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Domei
Radio Tokyo
Hiroshima
Osaka
Federal Communications Commission
U. S
What Is Wrong When Prayer Fails
Edwin J. Dingle, after years of illness in Forbidden Tibet, claims a mystic Power that Knowledge gives can transform health wealth and life. He offers a free 9,000 word fascicle from The Institute of Mentalphysics, sending details to readers in Los Angeles with prompt replies requested.
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Tibet
Edwin J. Dingle
Tie
England
Far East
Jie
Dingle
Institute of Mentalphysics
South Hobart Blvd
Los Angeles
Calif
64 000 Workers Yet On Strike
The Associated Press reports the nation faces about 64 000 strikers with heavy job losses in metal trades and coal mining. In Kentucky, 2 700 miners returned to work after a UMW led appeal. Strikes also halted Vulcan Iron Works in Wilkes-Barre and Reynolds Metals plants in Louisville and Richmond, with thousands idle nationwide.
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Associated Press
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Consolidation Coal Company
Jenkins and McRoberts
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
UMW
United Construction Workers
Vulcan Iron Works
Wilkes-Barre
Reynolds Metals Company
Louisville
Richmond
New York City
Glendale
L. I
Nomura warns Japan against expecting surrender terms
Kichisaburo Nomura told the Japanese not to expect any compromise surrender terms as Americans press for a quick war end. He described the American people as hot tempered and nervous and urged Japan to rely on its own power rather than trusting sugar coated assurances.
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Nomura
San Francisco
Kichisaburo Nomura
Washington
Potsdam
Japan
Argentina Lifts Ban On Freedom Of Speech And Press
Buenos AiresAug 7 The Argentine government lifted the state of siege ending 314 years of restrictions on speech press and assembly President Edelmiro Farrell announced a decree restoring freedom and order ahead of promised elections amid mounting domestic and international calls for constitutional government.
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Buenos Aires
Edelmiro Farrell
Farrell
Argentina
War trucks aid farmers return to work nationwide
Washington August 7 1945 surplus property records show about 2600 vehicles mostly farmer military trucks sold to farmers in over 30 states aiding postwar farming efforts.
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Washington
Yamashita Hideout On Luzon Caught in Two-Way Pinch
American and Filipino troops pursue Yamashita in northern Luzon with three thrust lines and a two way pinch on hideouts near Antipolo Mayoyao and Hungduan. Despite rumors of his death in an air raid, prisoners claim he served as litter bearer while guerrillas report him alive.
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Manila
Luzon
Yamashita
Philippines
U.S. 6Th Infantry Division
Antipolo
Mayoyao
Hungduan
Russel Brines
127Th
Baguio
Ifugao
Kungduan-Kianghkiang
10 470 Telephone Directories Out Hagers Town
The distribution of 10 470 new telephone directories in Hagers town has just been completed, Wil lam Reinhart, manager of GC & P Telephone Co., here announced. Telephone users are asked to consult the new directory before making calls due to many number changes. More than half the calls to Information are for numbers already listed. To conserve paper, households with two or more telephones are urged to omit extra directory requests. Old directories should be turned over to agencies for salvage. Cooperation on party line use is asked to improve service for all residents.
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Hagerstown
Willam Reinhart
GC. /& P. Telephone Co
Britain kept in contact with Marshal Petain says Peyrouton
Marcel Peyrouton, former Vichy minister, testified in Paris that Britain maintained contact with the Petain regime throughout 1940 via Spain and Switzerland. He said Petain and Laval clashed within six months of Vichy’s formation and Laval was arrested on December 13, 1940 after Petain consulted the cabinet where he served as interior minister. Peyrouton, moved from Argentina to North Africa by Gen. Giraud after Allied landings, said the British sought contacts with Vichy to gauge a response.
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Paris
Marcel Peyrouton
Vichy
Algeria
Marshal Petain
Britain
Spain
Switzerland
Petain
Laval
Peyrouton
Argentina
North Africa
Henri Giraud
Four More Ships With Troops Arrive
Four vessels carrying 2,029 troops from Europe arrived at the New York port of embarkation today. The main body of the 109th regiment of the 28th Keystone Division is aboard the Mormacport, bringing home 2,872 soldiers. Other arrivals include the Adula with 52 troops, the Edward Bellamy with three, and the American Farmer with two.
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New York
Europe
109Th Regiment
Keystone Division
109Th
Mormacport
Adula
Edward Bellamy
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