300 Survivors of Old Houston Reported Alive in Jap Prison
An American officer in Thailand said about 300 survivors from the heavy cruiser Houston, missing since 1942 after the Java Sea fight, are held in a Japanese prison camp. Two crewmen escaped and reached guerrilla forces. others may be living in other camps or allied areas.
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Old Houston
Washington
Thailand
Houston
Japan
Pacific Islands
Java Sea
Soenda Strait
Java
Sumatra
Nicol Smith
Office of Strategic Services
Smith
The
Robert Bartlett
Los Angeles
Maj
Bartlett
Asia
Tanjong Priok
Perth
St. Nicholas Point
Navy Department
Newport News
Sick American Prisoners Counted in Japan
A Swiss Red Cross representative told Rear Adm. Badger that about 5 000 of 34 000 American prisoners in Japan may be sick with dysentery. He said 2 000 are in Tokyo area and 6 000 in central Honshu north of Tokyo, with plans for food aid and a full evacuation when Marines go ashore.
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Tokyo Bay
International Red Cross
Oscar C. Badger
Japan
Red Cross
Tokyo
Honshu
Badger
Yokosuka
Moscow
Manchuria
Seihan
Jonathan Wainwright
Corregidor
Montana Rancher Killed in Geyser Barroom Brawl
Montana rancher Francis P. McAllister died within 10 minutes after a blow from a beer bottle in a Geyser barroom brawl. Authorities say charges may be filed Wednesday against a suspect held in Judith Basin County jail. The coroner’s jury ruled death caused by head injury from the bottle. Survivors include his widow three children and his parents of the Geyser area. Body sent to Great Falls.
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Stanford
Mont
Francis P. McAllister
Geyser
Judith Basin
E. L. Bailey
Bailey
John Toummi
McAllister
Great Falls
British Order Japs at Penang to Meet for Surrender
Rangoon dispatch reports British authorities ordering the Japanese commander at Penang to meet Wednesday with British forces aboard the Nelson for surrender talks. Allied envoys left Rangoon after preliminary agreements as plans to reoccupy Singapore and vast areas advance. About 150,000 liberated POWs are expected to be flown home from camps in enemy-held territory.
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Rangoon
Malaya
Penang
Singapore
Southeast Asia
East Indies
Nelson
House Committee to Open Hearings on Jobless Legislation Thursday
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to begin hearings Thursday on President Truman's proposal to boost unemployment payments to up to 25 dollars for 26 weeks. Knutson opposed shelving the jobless bill and added tax-cut motions including a 20 percent cut to individual and corporate taxes, facing strong opposition from some committee members. Governors from about 15 states will testify in Washington on the unemployment plan before the Senate Finance Committee.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Knutson
R-Minn
Republican
Mr. Truman
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Merchants condemn OPA price policy as out of date
Nation's storekeepers pressed OPA for higher prices on new peace time goods but left without action. They faulted the policy as unsound and inequitable, saying 1942 price levels should not bind restorations. Chester Bowles promised to consider the request.
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Washington
OPA
Japan
Chester Bowles
Fire in Glacier Park Critical as Winds Hold Blaze
High winds and low humidity kept the Curley Bear forest fire in Glacier National Park in the critical stage, though officials said the blaze was being held. Water scarcity hindered operations while volunteers from Great Falls aided, with full extinguishment likely 2-3 weeks away. Park highways remain open and tourist travel is rising past 50 000 for the year.
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Kalispell
Curley Bear
Glacier National Park
J. W. Emmert
Great Falls
Glacier Park
Emmert
Weather forecast for Butte and Montana west of divide
Butte will stay fair and warmer with a maximum near 85 on Wednesday and 83 on Tuesday. West of the divide, partly cloudy conditions continue with slightly cooler air, while east of the divide expect partly cloudy skies with scattered showers mainly in western and eastern portions and slightly cooler temperatures.
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Butte
Montana
Divide
Soldier's Mother Mistakes Jeep for Female Jap
In Durango Colorado a woman, hearing the term jeep for the Army vehicle, recalls her son writing from the Pacific that he had a jeep and admits she had previously believed jeep meant a female Japanese soldier.
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Durango
Colo
Pacific
Destructive Gulf Hurricane Strikes Texas Coast
Widespread damage across a 300 mile Texas coast as a brutal hurricane ends its fury. Early estimates place crop and property losses in the millions with three dead and at least 12 injured. Red Cross feeds and shelters thousands while towns like Bay City Wharton El Campo report extensive damage and isolation.
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Houston
Texas
Gulf Coast
Red Cross
Bay City
Humanitarian Organization
Wharton
el Campo
Port Lavaca
Rockport
Port Aransas
Corpus Christi
Col
Roy W. Osborn
Fosterfield
Victoria
Americans to sail home from Marseille in early September
About 80,000 American soldiers will sail from Marseille for home during the first two weeks of September, the Army said Tuesday.
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Paris
Marseille
14000 OPA Clerks to Lose Jobs as Rationing Eases
Washington dispatch reports Price Administrator Chester Bowles will discharge about 14,000 local ration board clerks in coming weeks as rationing shifts away. Removal of gasoline and canned goods from rationing enables the move. Butter points drop to 12 cents per pound, and shoe rationing may end this fall.
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OPA
Milton Magruder
Washington
U.P
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Army Moves to Speed Up Discharges and Cut Forces
The Army announced a revised point system to speed discharges, cutting strength from 8,000,000 to 2,500,000 by July 1. Testifying before a House committee, War Department officials backed Truman’s draft proposal, discussed new discharge points for officers and enlisted personnel, and outlined plans affecting overseas service and WAC staffing.
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Washington
War Department
House Military Committee
Truman
MacArthur
Stephen G. Henry
Henry
Devel
United China Eyes Reconciled Unity With Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Tse tung arrives in Chungking escorted by Maj. Gen. Hurley to confer with Chiang Kai-shek on unifying China and averting civil war. Chiang's position strengthened by Allied support and a new Russia treaty, while Mao calls internal unity urgent.
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Chungking
Mao Tse-Tung
Patrick J Hurley
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Russia
Mao
Hurley
Chang Lan
Democratic League of China
Tan Ping-Yhan
Shen Chun-fu
Salvationist
Chiang Ching-Kuo
O. D. Satisfied With Mop Work He Did It Himself
Denver report describes a sergeant ordering a GI to take latrine cleaning duty. The corporal complied and, after mop work, asserted the inspection would pass. A G I wearing a two barred cap claimed to be the O D, confirming authority.
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O. D
Denver
G. I
First American flag raised over conquered Japan
In Okinawa on August 29 the first American flag was hoisted at 12 10 p m by a Fifth Air Force radio unit known as the Flying Circus. The unit arrived with the first airborne contingent to erect a radio tower and contact troops landing Thursday.
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Okinawa
Japan
Fifth Air Force
Flying Circus
Great Airborne and Sea Forces Ready to Land in Japan
Allied forces prepare for large scale occupation as Missouri enters Tokyo Bay to receive Japan's surrender. Adm. Halsey leads the battleship into the bay while Gen. MacArthur plans the formal capitulation as air and sea units brace for Atsugi and Yokosuka landings. Wainwright invited for the ceremony.
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Manila
Missouri
Japan
Tokyo Bay
Nippon
Emperor's Palace
Adm
Halsey
Aleutians
MacArthur
Okinawa
Jonathan Wainwright
Philippines
Wainwright
Manchuria
Chungking
Atsugi Airfield
Tokyo
Sagami Bay
Adak
Pletcher
Gen. MacArthur
Associated Press
Richard Cushing
Atsugi
Yokosuka
Mississippi
Comdr. Perry
Confederacy
Wainwright to Tokyo for Japanese surrender
Lt Gen Jonathan Wainwright will leave Chungking August 30 for Manila and then Tokyo for the Japanese surrender, War Department reports. Brig Gen Lewis C Beebe will accompany him, with Col John Pugh Maj Thomas Dooley and Sgt H Carroll. Beebe, Pugh of Norristown Texas Dooley of McKinney Texas Carroll of Paris Texas. Mrs Jonathan Wainwright reacts to news of his arrival in Chungking and captivity ending, hoping for a reunion.
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Washington
Jonathan Wainwright
Chungking
Manila
Tokyo
War Department
Lewis C. Beebe
Philippines
Beebe
Faribault
Minn
John Pugh
Thomas Dooley
Sgt
H. Carroll
Pugh
Arch Street
Norristown
Dooley
West Lamar
McKinney
Texas
Carroll
South 32Nd Street
Paris
Stubborn Blaze Extinguished in South Dakota Block
Firefighters fought a stubborn blaze for over 40 minutes in a tightly packed area behind homes on South Dakota. The shed behind Rudolph Susang’s 636 South Dakota burned, drawing spectators who hindered lines. The fire spread to nearby garages and homes, with alarms triggered by Mrs Susang.
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South Dakota
Rudolph Susang
Susang
Montana
Phyllis Flanagan
James Malcolm
South
Resumption of Gold Mining Delayed in Colorado
Denver reports that gold mining restart is delayed despite lifting government restrictions. Robert S. Palmer of the Colorado Metal Mining association cites wartime labor pullout and ongoing labor shortages, not yet eased by veterans returning from service.
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Denver
Robert S. Palmer
Colorado Metal Mining Association
French execution history may shift to electric chair
Paris reports the justice ministry asked the United States for available information on the electric chair. The guillotine, long used since the French Revolution, may be abandoned in favor of this modern method.
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Paris
Justice Ministry
United States
Full Employment Legislation Deemed Unworkable by Business Leader
In Washington on August 28 a quartet of business spokesmen called the Wagner-Murray full employment bill unworkable while Secretary of Commerce Walter Wallace supported it as a guarantee of a free competitive economy. Ira Mosher of the NAM urged a broader program for permanent prosperity including money and credit management, anti trust enforcement, tariff reform, tax cuts, and limited government spending to ensure ongoing employment, higher wages, and economic freedom.
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Washington
Wallace
Ira Mosher
National Association of Manufacturers
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Truman
Congress
Mosher
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Inaho Otami
Yoshihiko Takasaki
U.S. Third Fleet
Harry Heneberger
Nicholas
San Francisco
Navy
Third Fleet
Swiss Red Cross
By AL Dopking
House Committee
BY Sterling F. Green
William C. Barnard
Army
George Wang
Seaneateles
N. Y
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