Idle workers rise as U S strikes hit 111000
The Associated Press reports 111000 workers idle across the United States, highest in months, as William Green ends the no strike pledge after Japan's surrender. Labor leaders oppose continuing wartime policies and a national conference to curb stoppages is scheduled for late October or early November. Detroit manufacturers face heavy losses with about 45000 idle, driven by a Kelsey Hayes Wheel strike and Ford production halts.
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Associated Press
William Green
Japan
Washington
Green
Truman
Labor
Schwellenbach
Commerce Wallace
Detroit Automobile
Motor Capital
Kelsey- Hayes Wheel Company
Ford Motor Company
Japanese Surrender in Nanking to Be Purely Chinese Show
NANKING Sept 7 The formal surrender scheduled here Sunday of perhaps 1 000 000 Japanese troops will be a 100 per cent Chinese show with Americans in the background. U S Brig Gen Boamer said American transport planes were still bringing in troops of China's Sixth Army delaying the ceremonies. The deputy commander noted the surrender in the National Government Building will mark eight years of war and Gen Ho Ying chin was expected to fly to Nanking to head the ceremonies.
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Nanking
China
U. S
H. L. Boamer
Sixth Army
Chinese Combat Command
Boatner
Chungking
Ho Ying-chin
Blaze Threatens California's Redwood District
A forest fire northwest of Napa raged out of control, burning more than 1009 acres and destroying five summer homes. The blaze began Wednesday in the upper Dry Creek district and spread toward Mount Veeder, racing toward Sonoma County and Boyes Springs by Friday noon.
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Napa
Calif
Here
California
Redwood District
Upper Dry Creek
Mount Veeder
Sonoma County
Boyes Springs
Taft Proposes Substitute Bill on Full Employment
Senator Taft proposes a substitute bill aligning with President Truman’s goal of full employment while warning government spending is not a cure-all. He argues the Murray bill relies on compensatory spending backed by Wallace and Keynes, and offers sweeping amendments to reshape the legislation.
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Washington
Truman
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Murray
D-Mont
Wallace
Lord Keynes
Senate Banking
Wagner
D-N. Y
Aircraft Carriers Assigned to Pacific Troop Transport Duty
The Navy announced that the 35 000 ton carrier Sara toga and 18 escort carriers are assigned immediately to troop transport in the Pacific. Fleet Adm. Ernest J. King ordered the action. Forty more escort carriers and 197 attack transports will join as released from moving aircraft and troops from the Philippines Marianas and Ryukyus into Japan.
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Washington
Saratoga
Pacific
Navy
Fleet Adm
Ernest J. King
Naval Operations
Philippines
Marianas
Ryukyus
Japan
Jap Singapore Commander Says Nips Will Be Back Here Again
The Sultan of Johore quoted former Singapore commander Lt Gen Seishiro Itagaki saying peace may last 20 years, then the Japanese would return. Japanese forces withdrew to Johore as Allied troops oversaw their departure, with Mansergh announcing forced labor parties would start work and loot would be returned.
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Singapore
Charles A. Grumich
Johore
Seishiro Itagaki
Singa
Malayan
Sultanate
E. C. Mansergh
Singapore Island
Mansergh
22 Die in Air Lines Plane Crash in Swamp
Florence S C Sept 7 A Eastern Air Lines DC 3 on a night run from Miami crashed in a dense cypress swamp while seeking a forced landing. Occupants believed to total 22 were killed. Army planes searched the area as a Navy blimp guided rescuers to the wreckage. A 12 year old boy Hicks Harwell discovered the burned mass and led responders through the marsh. The crash occurred about 2 am and the rescue effort extended for hours before access was possible.
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Florence
S. C
Eastern Air Lines
Navy
Hicks Harwell
W. L. Rankin
Harwell
Rankins
Sumter
Laurinburg-Maxton
N. C
J. Olin King
Miami
Pia
Youth Shot in Neck Accidentally at Kalispell Home
Kalispell reporter says 16 year old Joe Holmquist was seriously wounded by a bullet to the neck at his home Friday afternoon. The gun misfired when his cousin Harold Holmquist, pulling back a triggerless 45 Colt, slipped his thumb. Joe was hospitalized Friday night. no other injuries reported.
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Kalispell
U.P
Joe Holmquist
T. D. Holmquist
Here
Harold Holmquist
Joe
Jap Officers Sign Surrender of Ryukyus Islands
Nine Japanese officers signed unconditional surrender papers representing 105 000 troops across about 60 Ryukyu Islands. Gen Joseph Stilwell led the ceremony at Okinawa with Adm Raymond Spruance and Lt Gen Jimmy Doolittle witnessing. Stilwell declared personal responsibility for their conduct and ordered their removal after the signing.
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Stilwell
Okinawa
U.P
Ryukyu Group
Joseph Stilwell
10Th Army
Raymond Spruance
Jimmy Doolittle
Jesse B. Oldendorf
Americans Flag Over Tokyo as Yanks Occupy City
Washington dispatch notes Truman plan for higher unemployment pay faces opponents. Backers cite endorsements from business, farm and labor leaders on the Office of War Mobilization reconversion advisory board. Senator Kilgore cites social security board support and accuses critics of trying to confuse public and Congress. Claude Williams is named as the source of the contention about state deductions. Chairman George questions state-law compatibility and signals House skepticism.
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Washington
Truman
Office of War Mobilization
Kilgore
D-W. Va
Social Security Board
Congress
Claude Williams
Texas
Williams
Senate Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
General MacArthur Enters City in Triumph
General MacArthur enters the city amid a triumphal march described by SPENCER DAVIS. Large crowds greet the commander as streets are filled with cheering supporters and military displays marking a significant moment in the campaign.
MacArthur Enter Tokyo in Triumph Parade
Gen MacArthur led occupation forces into Tokyo with First Cavalry troops and unfurled the U S flag at the embassy, signaling a symbolic victory as bands played The Star Spangled Banner. In Yokohama, Adm Takata called the Battle of the Bismarck Sea Japan’s greatest war shock, noting massive Allied air power and ship bombing that sunk scores of ships with 15,000 troops aboard.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Philippines
First Cavalry Division
United States
Rome
Berlin
Custer
Little Big Horn
Emperor’s Palace
Robert L. Eichelberger
Eighth Army
Honshu
White House
Washington, D. C
Yokohama
Bismarck Sea
Toshitane Takata
Lae
New Guinea
Takata
Barney M. Giles
U. S. Strategic Air Force
Paul B. Wurtsmith
13Th Air Force
Wurtsmith
64 Liberated Men Return Home From Pacific
Navy air transports brought 64 sailors and Marines home from Japanese prison camps. Gen. Wainwright is en route to Hawaii for a victory parade with Filipino officers. Maj. Gregory Boyington was removed from a homebound plane due to illness. Surviving Black Sheep recallers greet the arrivals as families wait. One veteran, Clayton Decker, a Tang survivor, is among the first off the plane.
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Oakland
Calif
Navy
Japan
Wainwright
Honolulu
Bataan
Maj
Gregory (Pappy) Boyington
Marine Corps
Hawaii
Boyington
Black Sheep Squadron
Clayton O. Decker
Greeley
Colo
Lucille
Harry Leroy
Decker
Tang
Allied Prisoners Prepare for Homeward Trip
Thousands of Allied prisoners of war from Japanese camps are being moved to embarkation points for homeward journeys. Officers record abuses for war crimes cases while 9,000 have been liberated to Yokohama and await repatriation after medical treatment. Evacuations continue from Kobe Osaka Kyoto region and Nagoya Hamamatsu Niigata as Third Fleet recovery teams aid returns.
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Associated Press
Yokohama
Manila
Kobe-Osaka-Kyoto
Honshu
U. S. Third Fleet
Nagoya
Hamamatsu
Niigata
Foreign Ministers to Meet Tuesday in London
The first meeting of the council of foreign ministers is delayed to Tuesday to allow U S Secretary of State James Byrnes to attend the opening session. Preliminary talks are under way among representatives in London as the Queen Elizabeth voyage, carrying Byrnes, was delayed a day. Byrnes will arrive Monday and join Tuesday's opening session.
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London
Council of Foreign Ministers
U. S
James Byrnes
Byrnes
Senator George predicts 18 percent income tax cut in 1946
Senator Walter George, head of the Senate finance committee, forecasts an average 18 percent reduction in individual income taxes for 1946. He estimates about 3 billion dollars cut for individuals and 2 billion for corporations, and notes the fur tax may not drop until spring while other wartime levies could be phased out. The end of hostilities date could trigger these tax revisions before next July 1.
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Washington
Walter George
Senate Finance Committee
George
Doublecross Is Strong Jap Custom
A San Francisco AP report details a long history of double crossing in Japan, focusing on wartime subterfuge during the surrender crisis. It cites attempts to bribe the Soviet Union, the palace leakage of the emperor's recording, and a royal guard plot that ended in murder and failed theft, with references to Tojo era ties and Tokugawa shogunate precedents.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
Russel Brines
Tokyo
Japan
Soviet
Russia
Manchuria
North China
Potsdam
Tojo
Take Igeyasu
Hideyoshi
Hideyori
Iyeyasu
Rains Brighten Fire Outlook
MISSOULA Sept. 7 Forest service parachutists and other firefighters end Labor Day weekend fires in national forests as showers brighten the outlook. Largest blazes in Idaho’s Nez Perce and Montana’s Lewis and Clark forests were controlled after burning thousands of acres. Rescue teams, volunteers, and soldiers aided the effort. 10 injuries were reported as jumps continued amid rugged terrain.
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Missoula
Forest Service
Long Trail
Northwest
Rockies
Nez Perce National Forest
Idaho
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Montana
Butte Weather Forecast Quiet Saturday Warmth Rising Temperatures
Forecast calls for fair weather in Butte with Saturday and Saturday night partly cloudy skies. Temperatures rise to 71 degrees Friday with a low around 30 and a high near 175 in the forecast period.
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Montana
Aluminum Co of America Gets CFR Plant Cancelation
Washington September 7 The Aluminum Company of America disclosed that the Reconstruction Finance Corp has canceled effective October 31 an agreement under which ALCOA built and operated seven government owned aluminum plants and facilities.
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Washington
U.P
Aluminum Company of America
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Goering Cured of Drug Habit
London report says Hermann Goering, captured by U S forces last May, has been cured of his drug habit and is in good health for his forthcoming Nuremberg trial. Army physicians and psychiatrists say he was addicted to 40 tablets daily, with 24,000 tablets found in his suitcase. Dosage reduced progressively to one phenobarbital tablet nightly. Continued on Page 2, Col. 5.
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London
Hermann Goering
U. S
Nuernberg
Thomas Blake
Robert S. Jackson
Goering
Open Shanghai Harbor Seen Within Ten Days Say U S Officials
Chinese and American authorities moved to restore normal life in Shanghai as a U S naval official predicted harbor opening to shipping within ten days. Col. T G M Oliphant announced about 30 000 U S Army troops would enter the Shanghai area to transfer government machinery to the Chinese and then withdraw gradually. Tang En Po arrived to coordinate tasks as Shanghai celebrations erupted with Allied flags and firecrackers.
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Shanghai
U.P
U. S. Naval
Col
T. G. M. Oliphant
Bethesda
U. S. Army
Oliphant
U. S
Tang En-Po
Shanghai- Nanking
Chiang Kai-shek
F. W. Boye
New York City
Tang
Nanking Road
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Francis J. Kelly
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By Spencer Davis
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Nip
Vern Haugland
Priday
Kakuzo Iida
Sen. George
James D. White
Shanghai Harbor
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