Plan for GI Demobilizing Reform Faces Ambitious Overhaul
A continuation outlines proposed sweeping changes to the Veterans Administration aimed at humanizing demobilization. It calls for a clean medical division, a rapid independent study panel, higher salaries and promotions for medical staff, streamlined administration, expanded post graduate opportunities, and stronger ties to medical education and research.
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Congress
Veterans’ Agency
Veterans Medical Service
Veterans
Veterans Administration
Billings on Loans and Veteran Incentives Speech
A partial transcription outlines debate on extending ten year loan provisions under the G. I. Bill and delaying payments. It mentions raising guaranty percentages, incentives for veterans starting businesses, and taxes compared to normal rates, with focus on loan payments and delays.
Real Estate Leaders Criticize Government Housing Plan
Realtors sharply oppose a proposed plan for temporary "knock-down" dwellings and 200 permanent units by the government. A spokesman said the knock-down homes are too small and that family-sized houses with two or three bedrooms are in demand. He questioned why private builders cannot access materials if public projects go ahead.
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Tien
Municipal Pool Usage Surges in Hagerstown Summer
City auditing department reports 14,362 children and 13,428 adults used the municipal pool from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Admissions and season tickets totaled 606, boosting attendance to 26,474 with receipts of 4,712.45, down from 5,492 in 1944 due to cool rainy weather.
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Hagerstown
Youth Hit By Auto Injures Five Year Old Raymond Hare
Five year old Raymond John Hare suffered head lacerations and body brush burns after stepping into the path of a southbound automobile on South Locust near Lee. Mrs. Geraldine Grumhine reported the incident to Patrolman Don Smith. the youth was taken to the hospital.
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Raymond John Hare
Locust
South Locust Street
Lee
Geraldine Grumhine
Antietam Street
Don Smith
Pocketbook Stolen From Mrs. William Zimmerman
Mrs. William Zimmerman of Kiva Bath Street reported a pocketbook theft yesterday containing money and other valuables, noting the loss to the local police.
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William Zimmerman
Kiva
Bath Street
Congress Weighs Inquiry Into Pearl Harbor Fallout
Byrnes calls Army board criticism of Hull improper and urges Congress to judge foreign policy. Harness to introduce a resolution for a prompt investigation to fix blame for the catastrophe, while Sabath supports an impartial inquiry to quell capitiol rumors and assuage Dems for 1940s politics.
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Byrnes
Hull
Congress
Ferguson
R-Mich
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Iind
United States
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Navy
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Truman
Harness
Sabath
D-Tn
House Rules Committee
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Capitol Hill
Jimmy Stewart Returns From War Headed Back To Acting
INDIANA Pa Sept 5 UP Lanky Col James Stewart home from the war eager to resume acting. After four and a half years in the Army he prefers a light comedy to war pictures and has no plans for marriage. He relaxes at his home before a Mollywood trip and jokes about being pressed to marry. He may be released from service soon after 30 days leave. Stewart arrived in New York Friday from England where he commanded a unit of the Eighth Air Force since V E Day.
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James Stewart
Jimmy
Mollywood
Diyer
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New York
England
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Premier Admits Surrender as Japan Faces Destruction
The premier says Japan to surrender after crippling losses and Allied air raids. He notes May and June undermined war resources, with Soviet entry and global pressure pushing Japan to accept Potsdam terms. Emperor Hirohito chose to save millions, urging obedience to the surrender.
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South Seas
Japan
Higashio Kuni
Soviet Union
Hirohito
America
Britain
Potsdam
Warning of steep path to peaceful Japan after war
A cautious voice argues that moving toward a pre war lifestyle and rebuilding a peaceful Japan will be difficult and require tough effort, warning that the path backward is not simple or immediate.
Boy Scouts Collect 22 Tons of Paper in Hagerstown
Local Scouts joined a Saturday drive to collect 22 tons of paper including newspapers magazines and scrap paper. About half a ton came from Draft Board records with the rest from other county towns.
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Boy Scouts
Hagerstown
Treaty With Italy Appears Imminent
London reports the Allies expect to conclude a peace treaty with Italy within 60 days. Foreign Office circles foresee delays for Hungary Romania Finland and Bulgaria due to unsettled conditions. The Big Five Foreign Ministers Council to meet Monday will likely place the Italian peace on its agenda.
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Italy
Hungary
Romania
Finland
Bulgaria
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Kyushu landings begin as Allied forces push south
Elements of Gen Krueger's Sixth Army landed at the south Kyushu coast and seized Kagoshima Bay areas and Kanoya air field, establishing a major foothold as MacArthur outlines occupation directives for Japan. The Kyushu push, begun by air on Tuesday, proceeded without incident.
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Shikoku
Kyushu
Walter C Krueger
Sixth
Japan
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Kagashima Bay
Tokyo
Innis P. Swift
S Admiralties
Verne D. Mudge
Manila
First Cavalry
William C. Chase
Yokohama
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Second Army
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Korea
John Hodge
U. S
24Th Army Corps
Posthumous Medal of Honor For Courage
Staff Sergeant Jonah E. Kelley of Keyser West Virginia earned the Medal of Honor after dying in Germany. His body was riddled by German fire as he killed the last Nazi in a machine gun nest and seized the objective in the ruins of Kes ternich. Kelley, 21, formerly managed the Keyser produce department before enlisting two years ago. His mother Mrs Rebecca Kelley of 54 Orchard Street Keyser will receive the medal later.
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Washington
West Virginia
Kesternich
Germany
Jonah E. Kelley
Keyser
Army
Rebecca Kelley
Orchard Street
Ripley's Cartoon Features Packet
The Fairchild C82 Packet gains notice in Ripley panels as a versatile transport. Robert Ripley highlights its use as a paratrooper carrier ambulance plane and tank transport in a recent unbelievable facts feature.
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Robert Ripley
Window Breakage Reported on Frederick Street
Dwight Oliver of Fort Myer Virginia told city police yesterday evening that a stone thrown by a youngster broke a window of his automobile as he arrived on Frederick Street.
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Dwight Oliver
Fort Myer
Frederick Street
Peak V J Day Calls Break Local Records
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co local office reported calls on V J Day rose 20 percent above normal as Japan accepted the Potsdam ultimatum. The spokesman said the day set a new record and exceeded even the German surrender day level.
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Japan
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Maryland Limits Unemployment Benefits To 20 A Week
Maryland's unemployed are capped at 20 dollars per week by state law, with no federal change possible, according to Attorney General William Curran. Curran testified to the Senate Finance Committee amid discussion of a Kilgore plan to standardize benefits at 23 dollars weekly for 21 weeks.
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Baltimore
Maryland
William C
Curran
Senate Finance Committee
Jeb Wilkins Finds Peace at Home During Shortages
Jeb Wilkins, once famed for hitching trips two weeks each year, now spends vacations at home due to gasoline shortages and space saved for service members. He enjoys outdoor barbecues and casual chats at home, discovering staying in can be fun.
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Jeb Wilkins
Jeb
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