Senator Glass Faces Court Action Over Absent Seat
87 year old Sen. Carter Glass of Virginia has not attended a Senate session since 1942 and may have his seat declared vacant by a Virginia court of appeals request. Arling-ton treasurer John Locke Green said Gov. Darden would not act while health issues keep Glass out of public life.
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U.P
Carter Glass
D-Va
Senate
John Locke Green
Arlinngton
Court of Appeals
Richmond
Virginia
Glass
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
Sen
Green
Roosevelt
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Lynchburg
Federal Reserve System
Darden
iIlness
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Loretta Youngs Couple Welcome Second Son in Hollywood
Col. and Mrs. Thomas H. A. Lewis announce the birth of their second son on Sunday at Queen of Angels hospital. Loretta Young, famous film actress, is the mother. Col. Lewis serves as commanding officer of the armed forces radio service.
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Hollywood
Thomas H. A. Lewis
Loretta Young
Queen of Angels Hospital
Col. Lewis
Armed Forces Radio Service
Weather Forecast for Butte Montana and East of Divide
Butte region expects partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening. Temperature to rise little, highs around 78. Sunday’s high 78, low 46. West of divide: partly cloudy Monday with scattered afternoon showers and storms, high near 70 to 80. East of divide: partly cloudy Monday with scattered thunderstorms northwest portion, highs 75 to 85.
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Butte
Montana
Divide
Big Three open Potsdam talks to shape postwar Europe
President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill join Premier Stalin in Berlin for a landmark conference at Potsdam that could seal victory in the Pacific and decide Europe’s future. The leaders arrived as planes filled the capital and talks are expected to last 10 days to three weeks with key agendas on postwar rehabilitation and war with Japan.
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Churchill
Generalissimo
Stalin
Germany
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Adm
William D. Leahy
Brussels
James F. Byrne
Europe
Japan
Russia
Tokyo
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Josef Stalin
Winston Churchill
Radio Tokyo
Middle East May Test Big Three Unity at Berlin Meet
The Associated Press reports that the oil rich Middle East could test Big Three unity as Truman Churchill and Stalin meet near Berlin to discuss international problems. One key issue is restoring full independence to Iran after wartime occupation control by Russian and British forces.
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Washington
Middle East
Big Three
A Policy Association
Suny
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Churchill
Stalin
Berlin
Iran
Fall of Major Oil Field in Borneo Imminent
Allied forces closed in on Sambodja in eastern Borneo as Australian troops pushed to within five miles of the oil field center. Gen Douglas MacArthur reported five mile gains in two days with heavy fighting along the coast toward Balikpapan and Samarinda, while Japanese defenses and wells faced possible destruction.
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Manila
Borneo
Sambodja
Douglas MacArthur
Balikpapan
Amborawang
Batochampar
Stone Ridge
Samarinda
Liberator bomber with 14 aboard missing over British Columbia
The Western Air Command reported no trace Sunday night of a Liberator bomber carrying 14 people that disappeared after leaving Ucluelet on Friday en route to Patricia Bay in British Columbia.
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B. C
U.P
Ucluelet
Patricia Bay
British Columbia
Western Air Command
Question of U S Participation in Bretton Woods Agreement Before Senate
The Senate meets to debate U S participation in the Bretton Woods agreements with 44 nations. Administration leaders push unqualified approval as vital to world peace, while a Republican minority warns the bill wastes money. The dispute precedes next week’s United Nations Charter debate. The minority panel opposes $3.175 billion to the international bank and $2.75 billion to the IMF.
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Bretton Woods
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United States
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International Bank
Senate Banking Committee
Chinese Take Airfield at Kanhsien
Chinese assault troops recaptured the Kanhsien airfield 250 miles north of Hong Kong, reclaiming a former American base. Chinese forces also seized Chenghsien in Chekiang, 117 miles south of Shanghai, while mopping up remnants in Kanhsien and moving on Suichwan.
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Kanhsien
Hong Kong
U. S. 14Th Air Force
China
Chenghsien
Chekiang Province
Shanghai
Hangchow
Kanhs
Kan River
Amoy
Kiangsi
Suichwan
Wanan
Superfortresses Hit Southern Honshu in Major Bomber Strikes
A task force of 60 to 75 B-29s bombed Kudamatsu and other targets in Honshu, delivering over 350 tons of explosives as part of a broader air offensive. Navy planes penetrated into Korea, hitting rail lines near the Soviet frontier, while U S forces expanded bombing targets across Honshu and Kyushu.
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Great Nippon Oil Company
Kudamatsu
Honshu
Japan
Korea
Soviet
Siberia
Sky Giants
Tokyo
Iwo
Okinawa
Kyushu
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Former Montana newsman describes fleet bombardment of Japan
Richard O Malley aboard the Iowa recalls the July bombardment of Muroran in Japan by the Third Fleet. The 58 minute shelling targeted Muroran steel works and Wanishi iron mills with over 810 high explosive projectiles as US ships pressed in close under cover of planes.
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U.P
U. S
Third Fleet
Honshu
Hokkaido
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Adm
William F. Halsey
Muroran
Montana
Japan
Richard O'Malley
Iowa
M. G. O'Malley
West Silver
Missoulian
Helena
Great
Nihon Steel Works
Wanishi Iron Mills
United States
Japanese Assert U S Attacks Fail in Luzon War Report
A captured Japanese captain said Japan could not hold out against American invasion and that invasion is the quickest path to end the war. He urged disclosure of his identity as Jiro Takahashi and noted malaria ended his fight. Japanese broadcasts claimed U S attacks failed to lure Japan into battle and Potsdam talks would face impasse.
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U.S. 14Th Corps
Luzon
Japan
Jiro Takahashi
John Doe
Takahashi
Washington
U?p
Home Islands
U. S
Chester W. Nimitz
Goro Takase
Nimitz
Takase
United States Third Fleet
Potsdam
King Leopold III Refuses Abdication in Belgian Crisis
King Leopold III will not abdicate but will not return to Belgium, ending the monarchy crisis in a stalemate. Premier Achille Van Acker announced the decision after meeting Prince Charles regent, who declined to resign the cabinet. Charles returned from Austria with Foreign Minister Spaak and others who had visited the king. cabinet expected to reconvene Monday.
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U.P
Leopold III
Belgium
Achille van Acker
Prince Charles
van Acker
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