Report Urges Removal Of Blackfoot Official
A state commission urged removing Dr. G Ritter Smith as superintendent of the Idaho state hospital at Blackfoot after detailing brutal beatings of mental patients and a so called horror chamber. The panel blamed state policies and called for higher appropriations and the discharge of four staff members.
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Commission
Boise
G. Ritter Smith
Idaho State Hospital
Blackfoot
Charles 0. Gossett
Nevada Survives Kamikaze Attack and Shore Fire
Veteran battleship Nevada absorbed a kamikaze hit and five shell hits at Okinawa, with 60 casualties including 10 enlisted men and one officer killed. Back in action within four hours, she resumed firing on airfields, shore defenses, and troop sites. Gunners logged 71 rounds of 14 inch main battery, while repairs followed overnight. Casualties included Donald Bowden McLean of Salt Lake City.
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Washington
Nevada
Okinawa
Navy
Terade
Normandy
Cherbourg
France
McLean
Donald Bowden
RT 3/c
USNR
Raymond P. McLean
Salt Lake City
Chinese Push Japs Back Near Kweilin
Chinese high command reports major gains against Japanese forces in the Kweilin region. Six miles of advance put Chinese within 11 miles of Kweilin as surrounding Japanese troops are killed at Ining. Additional advances aim toward the triple‑field air base and Liuchow Liuchow rail line as Liuchow and Kweilin supply routes tighten.
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Chungking
Kweilin
Ining
Highway Center
Liangfeng
Liuchow
Yungfu
Kwellin
Kanhsien
Kiangsi
Halujenhsien
Shiya
Aguni
Okinawa
U.S
Hanshien
Chenghsien
Shanghai
U. S
Wilkie Rites Set in San Diego
Funeral services for Frederick A. Wilkie former Idaho state engineer will be held at 10 30 a m tomorrow in San Diego Burial will be in Mount Hope cemetery Wilkie died Saturday and served as Idaho engineer for four years over 25 years ago.
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San Diego
Calif
Frederick A. Wilkie
Idaho
Mount Hope
Wilkie
Russia Seeks Ocean Outlets Through Berlin Potsdam Talks
Washington reports Russia plans to push for open ocean trade outlets at the Potsdam conference. officials expect focus on bottlenecks like Yellow Sea routes to Siberia and on Port Arthur and Karafuto. Moscow also seeks favorable terms for Dardanelles access under Montreux to move from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean.
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Washington
Russia
Berlin
Soviet Union
Potsdam
Yellow Sea
Siberian
Japan
Asia
Pacific
Port Arthur
Dardanelles
Montreaux
Turkey
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Japanese holdouts in Philippines use improvised mortars
In the northern Philippines Japanese fighters employ makeshift weapons including three inch pipe mortars as U S Sixth Army advances with nonrecoil 57 and 75 mm artillery. A climactic battle was anticipated in southern Burma as about 6 000 Japanese troops massed along the Gittang river bend north of Pegu.
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Philippines
U. S. Sixth Army
Japan
Burma
Gittang
Pegu
England May Give Hand Against Japs
British heavy bombers may join American raids in the Pacific as part of plans to rise to ten allied air groups targeting the Japanese homeland. Lt. Gen. Giles and Air Marshal Lloyd discussed a possible British bomber force under U.S. staff.
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Guam
Pacific
Barney M. Giles
U.S. Army Strategic Air Forces
Hugh Lloyd
Giles
20Th Air Force
Okinawa
Ryukyus
13Th Aaf
Seventh Fleet
Philippines
11Th Aaf
North Pacific Fleet Airwing
Pet
Eukles
Lloyd
Japan
Comel
Shanghai
Douglas MacArthur
Seventh Fleet Mariner
Amoy
Swatow
Hongkong
China
Kyushu
Sakishima
Strikers End Meat Protest and Printing Walkout
The OPA pledges extra coal miner rations ending the no meat no work strike involving about 10,000 miners and foundry workers in southern Illinois. In Chicago 1,100 Chicago printing trades unionists return to R R Donnelley plant, closing a six week stoppage. About 35,000 other workers nationwide stayed away but for labor disputes rather than meat shortages.
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Associated Press
OPA
Illinois
AFL
Progressive Mine Workers
United Mine Workers
CPA
Chicago
Chicago Printing Trades Union
R. R. Donnelley & Sons
Utah plans Sun Valley style winter sports mecca
A Salt Lake City report notes a proposal to open a Utah winter sports resort named Sun Valley as a rival to Idaho’s famed Sun Valley. The plan aims to create a major mountain recreation destination in Utah to compete with the well known Idaho resort.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Sun Valley
Idaho
Champion Yielding Crown To Father of 15
SAN DIEGO California Seaman First Class Roman L Springer of Winona Minnesota father of 14 relinquished his claim to the paternity championship among United States servicemen and paid tribute to successor Chief Steward Gregorio Zagala Lomita California father of 15. Zagala stationed at Terminal Island California looks to retain the title as Mrs Zagala expects another child in November. The Zagala children range from 4 to 25 and three boys serve in the Navy. Mrs Zagala says she manages with her husband's 204 monthly salary plus 240 monthly allotments.
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San Diego
California
Naval Operating Base
Terminal Island
Calif
Navy
Zagala
Truman Takes Charge at Potsdam Big Three Meeting
President Truman presides over his first big three conference at Potsdam. He meets separately with Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin, with Byrnes present on the Stalin visit. The talks aim to smooth wartime commitments and set a cooperative path akin to postwar planning.
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Potsdam
Truman
Churchill
Stalin
James F. Byrnes
Roosevelt
Labor Office Aims Expanded Powers For Labor Dept
Washington reports indicate Labor Secretary W. L. Schwellenbach seeks to unify federal labor agencies under his department with congressional approval. He favors controlling housekeeping functions of wartime boards but vows not to override their powers. He plans talks with agency heads and will survey congressional sentiment. He may also consider absorbing the Fair Employment Practice Committee and labor divisions of War and Navy departments.
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Washington
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Organized Labor
National Mediation Board
Schnellenbach
Schwellenbach
Judicial War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
Fair Employment Practice Committee
War and Navy Departments
Idahoan Missing In Navy Plane Off Melbourne
Wendell E. Levoy of Potlatch Idaho is one of three officers and nine crewmen missing from a Navy plane since July 10. Banana River Naval Air Station authorities disclosed the disappearance during a routine flight.
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Melbourne
Fila
Wendell E. Levoy
Potlatch
Idaho
Banana River Naval Air Station
Harold Ickes Likely Next to Leave Truman Team
Harold L Ickes the 71 year old cabinet dean faces possible removal as secretary of the interior and may be heading for a London oil treaty mission if a satisfactory reply to his status request is not received. He would be the seventh Truman cabinet member to depart if he resigns. Gov. Herbert B Maw of Utah is among the names mentioned for his post.
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Washington
Harold L Ickes
Truman
Ickes
London
Roosevelt
Berlin
Gov
Herbert B. Maw
Utah
Belgians Bar King Leopold by Law in Belgium
Belgian Parliament votes 177 to 58 to bar King Leopold II from returning to the throne without parliamentary consent. The regent Prince Charles remains in power as Leopold’s legal status is sealed pending royal signature.
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Brussels
Leopold, II
Chamber of Deputies
Siuch
Leopold
Prince Charles
Princ Charles
Achille van Acker
Bus plunges into Gillies Creek in Richmond collapse
A Greyhound bus from Norfolk plunged into the rain swollen Gillies Creek near Richmond when a bridge failed. One infant passenger was killed among 45 aboard. Police found 37 on the bus, with six or seven swimming to safety as dawn arrived.
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Richmond
Norfolk
Gillies Creek
E. H. Organ
Experts Hope Bombs May Crush Enemy
Observers believe Allied bombardment and blockade could force Japan to capitulate before any amphibious invasion. They note fatigue, starvation risk, and superior air and naval power pressing on Tokyo and industrial targets. The Tokyo leadership signals concern as Allied forces intensify attacks along the northern coast and in the Tokyo area.
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Tokyo
Mikado
Nippon
Orient
Europe
Bull” Halsey
Japan
Wilson River Forest Fire Slows Down
Portland reports the Wilson River fire slowing as bulldozed fire trails block flames across 35 000 acres in canyons. Foresters warn of trouble if it breaks through and hinder replanting efforts eastward while Camp Adair troops aid 1 200 servicemen on lines. A separate 3 000 acre blaze north near the Salmonberry River remains controlled as seven cat operators are trapped briefly when a bridge burned. Pussyville lumber village loses most shacks but a warehouse survives amid heat drafts.
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Portland
Oregon
Wilson River
Forestee
Salmonberry River
Pussyville
Willamette Valley
Douglas
Polk County
Shell Remains Of Big Ship Hamoniec Near Sarnia
The burned cruise ship Hamoniec smouldered on the St Clair River edge as salvagers inspect what can be saved. The 360 foot vessel carried 350 passengers and crew who escaped down the sides. Damage to the fire site and CN property ranges from 2 to 3 million dollars with 13 serious injuries and 108 hospital treatments.
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Sarnta
Ont
Hamoniec
St. Clair River
Great Lakes
Canada Steamship Lines
Canadian National Railway
Tokyo Reports Four Planes Hit Tokyo Again
Allied naval air forces intensified attacks on Honshu with 1500 planes released by carrier groups. A midnight bombardment along 20 miles of coastline destroyed an engineering works steel plant copper refinery and an arms factory near Mito Hitachi and Sukegawa as Tokyo reported heavy damage and no opposition.
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Tokyo
Honshu
Mito
Hitachi
Sukegawa
Associated Press
James Lindsley
U. S
Franco Plans Monarchy in Spanish Government Speech
Generalissimo Francisco Franco stated he remains head of the Spanish government during a preparatory period for a monarchy to replace the Falange led state. He implied the monarchy would uphold the essentials of Falange and the national syndicalist system. Diplomats in Washington viewed the remarks as a move to maintain power amid allied criticism and possible pressure at Potsdam. The speech suggested Don Juan, son of Alfonso XIII, could be invited to the throne, with the Duke of Madrid as a fallback candidate who claims the name Carlos V.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Falange
Russia
Stalin
Potsdam
Franco
Don Juan
Alfonso XIII
Switzerland
Duke of
Carlos Viimz
Sailor Escapes from Salt Lake City Hospital
Sailor Hoyt Leslie Farmer, 22, jailed for illegally weaving a navy uniform, slugged guard Gordon Treseder and escaped from a Salt Lake City hospital while recuperating from appendicitis. Federal officers ordered sensors for the youth, who fled after donning part of the guard’s clothing.
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Salt Lake City
Hoyt Leslie Farmer
Farmer
Gordon Treseder
C. 8
William Treseder
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Gossett
North Pacific
Karafuto
Sakhain
The
England
Utahn
Labor Office
Siking
Tsingrae
Moppo
East
Korea
Nagasaki
Wenchow
AMAMI
Formosa
Harold Ickes
Petroleum Reserves Corporation
Capital Auditorium Commission
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
National Power Policy Committee
War Production Board
Smithsonian Institution
National Archives Council
National Forest, Reservation Commission
National Park Trust Fund Board
DeWitt MacKenzie
Camp Adair
Sarnia General Hospital
Yankees
Adm
William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
Shell
John S. McCain
Sailor
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