Allied Victory in Pacific Pressing Goal
three veterans Truman Stalin Churchill confer again on wartime aims. Truman plans quicker victory over Japan and stronger Europe peace. Byrnes joins lunches as security surrounds talks in Potsdam amid high stakes for postwar settlement.
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Potsdam
Truman
Stalin
Churchill
Pacific
Japan
Europe
James F. Byrnes
No. 10
Downing Street
Mary
Scots Guards
Navy orders two overdue ships moved to repair yards
Two Navy LSTs with strong Pacific service were pulled from General Engineering Alameda yards by Capt. J. W. Fowler. Navy crews will handle urgent repairs as 3,075 AFL shipyard workers vote to end a work stoppage that halted 21 battle-damaged vessels.
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San Francisco
Navy Lst
Pacific
General Engineering Company
Alameda
Calif
J. W. Fowler
Mare Island Navy Yard
Fowler
Navy
U S Desperately Needs More Natural Rubber
Washington July 18. Rubber shortages haunt the war effort as Retiring Rubber Director John L. Collyer warns that 75 000 tons must be secured from liberated areas next year to avoid severe shortages. Only 2000 3000 tons have come from the Philippines and liberated Burma as he urges prompt liberation of far eastern rubber regions to supply essential materials for soldiers.
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Washington
John L. Collyer
United States
Philippines
Burma
Collyer
WPB
J. A. Krug
Weather Outlook Clear to partly cloudy with afternoon storms
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions Thursday with widely scattered showers in the afternoon and a warmer day. Wednesday's high is expected around 79 with a low near 41. Montana regions expect clear forenoon turning partly cloudy with mountains seeing thunderstorms and temperatures 80 to 90.
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Montana
Bretton Woods Opposition Takes Beating
In Washington the Bretton Woods bill faced its first Senate test as a Democratic surge and some Republicans defeated a motion to delay action. The vote 52 to 31 favored moving ahead on the House approved fund bank bill. The plan would authorize a 9.1 billion world bank loan and an 8.8 billion currency stabilization fund. Taft urged delay until November 15 for a World Trade Conference.
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Washington
Bretton Woods
Senate
Barkley
Taft
Ohio
United States
World Bank
United Nations Organization
Europe
Banking Committee
Beverage Alcohol Will Be Made During August
Secretaries action allows distillers to use 2 5 million bushels of grain other than corn including malt for beverage alcohol during August. This will enable about 20 to 25 percent of capacity operating. corn used for bourbon will not be available for industrial or beverage alcohol during August or until further notice. The move aims to conserve grain for food and livestock feed amid expected feed grain shortages.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Department
Wind toppled chuck wagon killing rider near Glasgow
A windstorm plucked a ranch chuck wagon from the prairie and hurled it 400 feet into a ravine, killing Guy Vidal about 60. Coroner J A Holland said Vidal died of a broken neck. The wind reached 52 mph, damaging granaries and power lines northeast of Glasgow in northern Montana.
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Glasgow
J. A. Holland
Guy Vidal
Harry Hill
Vidal
Montana
Nazi Espionage Agent Arrested in U.S. Case
The FBI identified "Pvt. William Walker" as Karl Wacker, a 20 year old said to be a trained Nazi agent recruited after repatriation in 1944. He confessed to espionage ties but denied using amnesia as a cover for reentry. Wacker was arrested at Camp Upton, hospitalized since July 19 as a battle shocked veteran.
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New York
FBI
William Walker
Berlin
Walker
Karl Wacker
Camp Upton
N. Y
E. E. Conroy
Wacker
Germany
United States
Conroy
Europe
Mexican worker dies in truck jump near Corvallis
Constantine N. Santiago, 34, a Mexican national worker, died after leaping from a moving truck to obtain cigarettes near Corvallis. A coroner's jury in Hamilton ruled the death accidental. Burial will be in Hamilton.
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Hamilton
Constantine N. Santiago
Corvallis
F. O. Burrell
Santiago
Revised G. I. Bill of Rights Gets Quick Approval in the House
The revised G I bill of rights cleared the House by unanimous voice vote amid complaints over the rush procedure. The changes mainly liberalize education and loan provisions of the veterans benefits law while preserving hospitalization and employment sections. The measure, pending Senate approval, was brought up by Chairman Rankin to prevent adjournment, with key revisions described in the education and loan titles.
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Washington
House
Man Rankin
D-Miss
Veterans Committee
Rankin
Senate
G. I
Hoover Urges Senate to Ratify San Francisco Charter
Former President Herbert Hoover speaks via Columbia Broadcasting system urging Senate ratification of the San Francisco Charter. He cites it as better than Dumbarton Oaks but lists weaknesses including undefined Congress powers on the World Security Council and lack of a positive bill of rights and clear definitions of aggression.
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San Francisco
Herbert Hoover
Senate
Columbia Broadcasting System
Dumbarton Oaks
Congress
United States
World Security Council
Hoover
Teheran
Yalta
Explosion at Halifax Navy Arsenal Injures Thirteen
A 6:40 p.m. blast at the Royal Canadian Navy Arsenal in Burnside Halifax forces evacuation of Halif ax and Dartmouth. Thirteen people hurt, 12 guards and a Halifax woman. fires erupt as shells detonate around the dump and fireboats battle blazes. Ships in harbor flee as officials fear a repeat of 1917 disaster.
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Halifax
N. S
Royal Canadian Navy
Burnside
Dartmouth
Arsenal
Royal Canadian Air Force
East Coast
Chinese Drive Nears Kweilin in 124 Mile Advance
Chinese army columns pushed toward Kweilin with gains up to 124 miles as spearheads fought through suburban positions protecting three domestic airfields. Recapture of a major US Air Force base in south central China appeared near on a 140 mile front. Lt. Gen. Stratemeyer arrived to take command of the US air forces in China.
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Chungking
Kweilin
United States
14Th Air Force
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Kwangsi
Tokyo
Korea
Hong Kong
Kiangsi
Kanhsien
United States 14Th Air Force
Shaoyang
Indo-China
Claire L. Chennault
It Was a Struggle but Butte Boy Now Is a Marine
Francis Lester Cunningham of Walkerville, son of Mr and Mrs Lester E Cunningham, overcame dental work and a birthday obstacle to join the Marine Corps. After turning 18 on a Wednesday he flew to Salt Lake City for processing, then to San Diego for swearing in and training, with a special night ceremony arranged by Marine officials.
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Francis Lester Cunningham
Walkerville
Marine Corps
Cunningham
Lester E. Cunningham
Pearl Street
Salt Lake City
Marine
San Diego
Calif
Airmen hit Kyushu in first major A-26 action in Pacific
U S airmen from Europe joined Far East forces for raids on Kyushu Japan using 350 plus A-26 Invader bombers. Col Randy Holzapple led the mission from Okinawa, targeting airfields rail and highway lines with no losses or interceptions reported. Miyazaki and surrounding area saw cratered airstrips and damaged vehicles as trains and roads were struck.
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Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Kyushu
Mediterranean
Joseph R
Randy) Holzapple
Peoria
Ill
Miyazaki
Holzapple
Woman seeks divorce after claims of knife throwing
Mrs. Erminia Roohan testified in a divorce case that Joseph Roohan threw butcher knives at her during quarrels. She cited splintered marks on a bedroom door and incidents including a hose spray through a window and threats of electrocution.
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Los Angeles
Erminia Roohan
Joseph Roohan
Carrier Planes Hit Yokosuka Naval Yard Near Tokyo
American carrier planes attacked Japanese combatant ships at Yokosuka naval yard in Tokyo bay signaling a major portion of the remnants of the Japanese navy has been found. The raid continued a second straight day with weather hampering reconnaissance.
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Guam
Tokyo
Yokosuka Naval Yard
Tokyo Bay
Chester W. Nimitz
Adm
Halsey
Philippines
Marc A. Mitscher
U. S
Mitscher
Japan
Yamato
Nimitz
Johns
McCain
Yokosuka Naval Base
Fleet Units Hit Borneo Again
U S Seventh fleet bombarded eastern Borneo shore positions in Balikpapan bay destroying three Japanese gun positions and four barges. Australian troops moved seven miles inland along the Riko river as Japanese forces abandoned supplies. MacArthur noted 30 miles inland advances from Miri and Seria with Marudi taken.
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Manila
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Borneo
Balikpapan Bay
Douglas MacArthur
Bayana
Balikpapan
Riko River
Sambodja
Samarinda
MacArthur
Miri
Seria
Marudi
Luzon
Mindanao
Philippines
Allied Forces Say 1.5 Million Japanese Killed or Captured
Washington reports official figures showing American and British forces killing or capturing about 1,500,000 Japanese since the war began to clear the way for an impending invasion. Additional losses include 600,000 cut off on Pacific islands and thousands more in China.
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Washington
Adm
Nimitz
Pacific Islands
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Jland
Strik
Philippines
Burma
Solomons
New Guinea
Okinawa
Marinas
Iwo Jima
Gilbert- Marshalls Islands
Palau
Aoe Borneo
Aleutians
Japanese Fear Invasion May Come Soon
Allied fleets shelling Japan test coastal defenses for invasion. Domei says raids are reconnaissance in force and civilians urged to defend homeland without fear. Reports say Hokkaido casualties, Tokyo residents sheltered, air power debated, and Honshu attacked with Liberators and escorts.
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San Francisco
Domei Agency
Federal Communications Commission
Japan
Yomiuri Hachi
Domei
Kamaishi
United States Third Fleet
Hokkaido
Tokyo
Honshu
Shanghai
United States
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