Yanks to Leave Quickly for Japan Wartime Controls Ended
The government lifted 210 wartime controls enabling production of civilian goods. Auto ceilings will be lifted soon while 125 controls remain. WPB aims to shift from war to peace with durable goods producers agreeing to low cost output. Krug warns reimposition if high priced goods dominate. Leaders praise reconversion under Snyder with a “From war to peace” directive. Truman meets Snyder and the advisory board to push labor management cooperation.
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War Production Board
WPB
J. A. Krug
Krug
Business
Labor
Japan
John W. Snyder
Truman
Snyder
Navy trims September draft requests as demobilization proceeds
The Navy cut its September selective service requisitions by 9,000, to 13,000 total, with 10,000 for the Navy and 3,000 for the Marine Corps, while Coast Guard has no quota. Adm. Randall Jacobs said recruitment of volunteers may start soon and asked President Truman to lift the volunteer enlistment ban for ages 18 to 28. The first wave of discharge-eligible personnel under the demobilization plan is already en route home.
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Washington
Navy
Adm
Randall Jacobs
Bureau of Personnel
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Army
Jacobs
Truman
County Schools Name Staffs for 1945 46 Term
County superintendent Miss Maybelle Hogan announced teaching appointments for rural schools in Silver Bow for the 1945 46 term. Rural schools reopen Sept 4. Rocker Grace Martin principal Laura Hartman primary. Ramsay Angelina O Leary principal upper grades Frances Doran intermediate Vern Everett primary. Gregson Blanche Dodson. Melrose Helen McDonald principal upper grades high school Mary Frances Laird intermediate Cecil Hannifin primary. Divide Pauline Foust.
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Silver Bow
Maybelle Hogan
Rocker
Grace Martin
Laura Hartman
Ramsay
Angelina O'Leary
Frances Doran
Vern Everett
Gregson
Blanche Dodson
Melrose
Helen McDonald
Mary Frances Laird
Cecil Hannifin
Pauline Foust
340 NURSES TO RETURN TO U S UNDER PACIFIC PLAN
Adjustment of plans to permit 340 veteran Army nurses of the mid- Pacific command to return to the continental United States without awaiting replacements was announced on Monday. Areas with numbers to be returned include Western Pacific 175 Central Pacific 110 South Pacific 40 and Mid-Pacific Air Forces 15.
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Honolulu
Mid- Pacific
Continental
U. S
Western Pacific
Central Pacific
South Pacific
mid-Pacific
Japanese in Burma Continue Fight Despite Surrender Aims
In Rangoon on August 20 the Japanese forces along the Burma front fought on as Allied dispatches report Mountbatten ordered Terauchi to send an envoy to Rangoon for complete surrender terms covering land sea and air. Leaflets floods reportedly warned of the end.
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Rangoon
Burma
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Juichi Terauchi
New Delhi
Full Employment Bill Opens on Capital Hill
The Senate banking committee begins hearings on a full employment bill to balance the nation’s job budget. President Truman voiced swift support, and veterans leaders like Gen. Omar N. Bradley and others are slated as witnesses. Expansion of social security and tax cuts are also anticipated early measures.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
Truman
White House
Wagner
D-N. Y
Murray
D-Mont
Omar N. Bradley
Omar Ketchum
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Millard W. Rice
National Service
Disabled American Veterans
Charles G. Balte
American Veterans Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Legion to Greet National Chief in Butte
The Montana American Legion prepares to greet national commander Edward N Scheiberling in Butte on Tuesday as officers elected at the recent state convention join the visit. Mrs Scheiberling and Col Roscoe Turner accompany him on a tour of posts. The event follows the state convention and adds a notable stop to the trio’s schedule.
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Butte
Montana Legionnaires
Treasure State
Edward N. Scheiberling
Albany
N. Y
Legion
State Department
Scheiberling
Board of Education to Announce Its Selections Today
Helena Mont Aug 20 The state board of education will announce Tuesday its selections for a chancellor of the University of Montana system and a president of the state university at Missoula after a day long session. Seven candidates were interviewed and qualifications of two others studied. Presidents of the six university units are to appear to outline fall term plans.
Three Billion in Private Funds Tied Up by Peace
New York report estimates government war order cancellations will lock up about 3 billion dollars in private funds for six months or more. The National Association of Manufacturers cites additional potential cancellations totaling 44 billion dollars after V-E and V-J days, with 3 billion tied up in partly completed projects and outlays.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
Quisling Proclaims Himself Martyr in Treason Trial
In Oslo on August 20 Maj Vidkun Quisling faced treason charges accusing him of planning Norway’s invasion and taking gold from Hitler. He denied the accusation, insisting he was Norway’s savior and a martyr while struggling to maintain composure during the opening proceedings.
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Oslo
Maj
Vidkun Quisling
Norway
Hitler
Quisling
Germany
Scandinavia
Travel to Parks Surges After War Ends
After Japan's surrender, Northwest travel surges as gas is no longer rationed. Glacier National Park enrollment up 100 percent versus August last year, Yellowstone tops 100000 visitors with 50 percent rise since rationing ended. Hotel closures and limited transport hinder access while some cabins and a coffee shop in Glacier and Fishing Bridge Old Faithful stay open into early September.
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Helena
Japan
Scenic Glacier National Park
Montana
Yellowstone Nation Park
Edmund B. Rogers
Yellowstone
Glacier
Yellowstone National Parks
Fishing Bridge
Old Faithful
Glacier Park
East Glacier
Optimistic NAM Survey Foresees Stable Factory Jobs
D M Kelly of Anaconda Copper Mining notes a National Association of Manufacturers survey predicting manufacturing employment will not fall below prewar levels. The NAM data from 1,700 firms suggests job gains and only brief layoff durations as reconversion progresses, with 11 percent facing no reconversion delays and 11 percent needing over 30 days to restart peacetime production.
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D. M. Kelly
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
National Association of Manufacturers
Kelly
New York
Fithermore
Japan warned of internal upheaval amid occupation talks
Associated Press reports radio Tokyo cautioned that some hot headed military men may resist Allied terms and act prematurely while most units remain loyal to the emperor and poised to maintain order. Government and press urged discipline as Gen MacArthur's forces prepare for occupation. Domei and Tokyo radio echoed differing views, with Singapore broadcasts asserting Nippon’s armies remain unchallenged and ready to crush the foe.
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Japan
Radio Tokyo
United States
MacArthur
Domei
Tokyo Radio
Singapore
Nippon
Asia
Montana Live Stock Auction Opens With Strong Interest
Enthusiasm and good prices marked the opening livestock auction by Montana Live stock Auction Co at its grounds south of Butte. About 1 400 extra good quality cattle were offered as the first in a series led by William P. Studdert and Floyd E. Skelton who took over the former Butte Public Stock yards. Buyers from Montana Idaho and western states attended along with meat processors from the Pacific coast. Officials said more time would be needed to tabulate results.
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Montana Livestock Auction Company
Butte
William P. Studdert
Floyd E. Skelton
Butte Public
Montana
Idaho
Pacific Coast
West
Plow Replaces Gun on Truman Desk
President Truman swapped a gun model for a plow on his desk. He noted the change Monday as reconversion advisory board members visited his office in Washington.
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Plow
Truman
Washington
MacArthur plans swift occupation of Japan with allied force
Gen. MacArthur announced he would lead a vast Allied force into conquered Japan and supervise surrender talks within 10 days. Japanese envoys left Manila by air for Tokyo after brief incidents as censorship delayed details. The move aims for a technically truce until formal surrender near Tokyo and a smooth occupation with minimal friction.
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Manila
MacArthur
Japan
Tokyo
Te Island
Takashiro Kawabe
United Nations
United States
Chinese Republic
United Kingdom
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Chicago Man Admits 48 Year Church Box Robberies
Julius Goss, 59, of Chicago, confessed in felony court that for 48 years he robbed church poor boxes to fund his life. He said he began stealing at age 11 using a pencil with gum to lift offerings.
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Chicago
Julius Goss
Goss
Soviets Take Key Manchurian Cities in Campaign
Soviet Far Eastern forces reported the capture of Mukden Harbin and Hsinking after rapid advances. Malinovsky's units seized Hsinking and Mukden while Harbin fell to the Second Far Eastern army. Overall the campaign achieved its military objectives in Manchuria.
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London
Russia
Mukden
Harbin
Hsinking
Kwantung Army
Radio
Moscow
Sakhalin Island
Manchuria
Alexander M. Vasilevsky
Changchun
Mareshal Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Ozoto Yamada
Malinovsky
Outer Mongolia
Par Eastern
Kirin
Trans-Baikal
Far Eastern
Sungari
Manchurian
Actress Es telle Taylor Divorces Third Husband
Hollywood report says Es telle Taylor, ex wife of Jack Dempsey, filed for divorce from Paul Small claiming constant quarreling and fear of servants. She testified there was no physical violence.
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Hollywood
Estelle Taylor
Jack Dempsey
Paul Small
Small
Weather Forecast For Butte And Fair Tuesday
Butte and Fair forecast shows Tuesday and Tuesday night slightly warmer with a high near 76. Monday recorded a high of 64 and a low of 47. West of the divide remains fair while east of the divide sees partly cloudy conditions with scattered showers and warmer readings in the south.
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Butte
Montana
End of Giant Lend-Lease Program Notified
Allied nations received notice of the end of America's wartime lend-lease program. Officials weigh impact on Europe while orders and financing plans are ironed out. President Truman is set to announce termination Tuesday. calls to mobilize Export-Import Bank credit to prevent upheaval abroad.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
America
United States
Europe
Truman
White House
Priday
Export-Import Bank
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