Attlee Forms Britain’s New War Cabinet to Lead War
London reports Clement Attlee begins his term as Britain’s prime minister pledging to finish the war with Japan. He plans cabinet selections and a reform program to be outlined in the king’s speech on Aug. 8, with Bevin likely to carry on Churchill’s foreign policy.
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London
Clement R. Attlee
Britain
Japan
Potsdam
British Press Association
Minster Churchill
Anthony Eden
Churchill
Germany
Laborites
House of Commons
Labor
Col
Clifton Brown
Brown
Attlee
Prime Minster
Ernest Bevin
Ickes Faces Tax Sale Over Delinquent Chicago Property
State's Attorney Tuohy said unless $4,274 in delinquent taxes is paid, a public tax sale will begin on the five story downtown Chicago building of Harold L. Ickes. The sale follows an investigation showing the Board of Tax Appeals acted on erroneous information granting a reduced assessment from $527,378 to $417,778.
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Chicago
William H. Tuohy
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Tuohy
Board of Tax Appeals
Gordon Nash
Mabel Reinecke
Ickes
Washington
Definite end to massive Idaho range fire, official says
Crews declared the largest range fire in southern Idaho definitively out after burning over 200000 acres in five days. Guards protected the Dietrich to Minidoka area while four Mexican firefighters were reported missing but found unharmed. Two new small fires appeared between Richfield and Carey and near Sheep Creek at the Little Wood River slope.
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Idaho
Jack Keith
Dietrich
Minidoka
Keith
Richfield
Carey
Little Wood River
Sheep Creek
Idaho Woman WAC First to Join Paris Occupation Forces
Cpl. Bernice Brown of Ovid Idaho among the first American WACs assigned to the occupation forces in Paris. Most volunteers had U S service prior to overseas duty and will report to Seventh Army headquarters for duty.
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Paris
United States
Seventh Army
Cpl
Bernice Brown
Ovid
Idaho
Liberator Returns Crewmen After Heavy Battle Over Inland Sea
The Seventh Air Force Liberator returned to Okinawa with its crew alive after a brutal 30 minute fight over northern Yushu and Japan’s inland sea. The aircraft was riddled by nearly a thousand holes from machine gun and 20 mm cannons and flew at about 1000 feet on the trip home. Pilot Lt. James Hurley said the crew cut out waist windows and attached five parachutes to gun mounts to ease the landing. Parachutes slowed the brake-less plane as it neared the runway.
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Okinawa
Seventh Air Force Liberator
Yyushu
Japan
James Hurley
Britain’s Churchill Defeated as Attlee Leads Labour
Churchill suffers political defeat as Clement Attlee becomes prime minister after the general election. The Potsdam ultimatum to Japan is affirmed, with Stalin’s stance in question. Labour’s victory signals a shift from conservative rule toward a socialist program including nationalization of key industries and expanded public ownership.
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Winston Churchill
Potsdam
Japan
Britain
Nippon
Clement Attlee
Churchill
Stalin
America
China
Tokyo
Labor
England
Labor Party
Commonwealth of Great Britain
Bank of England
United States
Austin
Johnson
Colo
Wherry
Neb
Morse
Ore
McKellar
Tenn
Magnuson
Wash
Editorial criticizes Parliament as aged and drifting leftward
The Evening Standard notes the current parliament served but is described as ancient and stale. It argues the body lacks youthful freshness and hints at a shift in political fortune toward the left.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
Conservative
Evening Standard
Manila Bulletin Says Japan Ready to Surrender Soon
Ken Murayama a former Comet news correspondent and ex chief of its English section in Manila asserts Tokyo plans surrender before invasion. He predicts Japan will capitulate within a few weeks.
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Manila
Japan
Comet News
Ken Murayama
Comet
Allies Issue Ultimatum to Japan at Potsdam
The Potsdam ultimatum threatens total defeat or unconditional surrender with disarmament. It demands Japan topple the militarist regime, renounce conquered territories, limit sovereignty to four main islands, complete disarmament, and punishment for war criminals, while restoring freedoms. Russia’s stance remains noncommittal pending Pacific actions.
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Potsdam
Japan
United States
Great Britain
China
Russia
Stalin
T. V. Soong
Domei
Honshu
Hokkaido
Kyushu
Shikoku
Manchuria
North China
Korea
Bonins
Kuriles
Pescadores
Formosa
Mandated Islands
Netherland East Indies
Malaya
French Indo-China
Thailand
Japs Moving Backward Along Inland Road Near Balikpapan
Japanese troops in Borneo withdraw along the inland road toward the Samardinda oil fields 60 miles north of Balikpapan while Australian forces pursue. In New Guinea Australian planes back Digger Sixth division troops marching toward Maprik near Wewak to cut off Nipponese supplies.
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Manila
Borneo
Samardinda
Balikpapan
MacArthur
Bathampar
New Guinea
Sixth Division
Maprik
Wewak
New Fascist Ship Makes 460 mph Ready to Meet Japs
North American Aviation announces the P-51-H Mustang as America’s fastest propeller plane now ready for Pacific action. It claims speeds over 460 mph, range over 2000 miles, ceiling to 442000 feet, with fittings for 10 Zero rail rockets and improved climb, strength, and weight reductions.
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Inglewood
Calif
North American Aviation, Inc
America
Far Pacific
Army Air Forces
Pacific
War Department
Potato wage ceiling hearings set for Twin Falls Idaho
A hearing to determine if Magic Valley potato growers will receive a wage ceiling for bucking and loading potatoes is scheduled at Twin Falls County Courthouse on July 31 at 8 p.m. The board will also hold a session at Gooding next Monday to gather information influencing its recommendations to the secretary of agriculture for ceilings on topping and loading beer and pitching potatoes.
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Boise
Magic Valley
Twin Falls
Gooding
Secretary of Ae
Pocatello Men Honored With Military Discharges
Fort Douglas Utah honored Idaho veterans with discharges yesterday listing Staff Sgt. Denver Bloom Sandpoint Set Herbert Rounds Weiser Staff Sgt. James Nutt Paris Pt William Nichols Caldwell M Sgt Benjamin Brown T5 Martin Walsh Pocatello Cpl Percy Needham Couer d Alene minor spelling variants included in the readout with no additional actions noted.
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Fort Douglas
Utah
Denver D. Bloom
Sandpoint
Herbert L. Roundstree
Weiser
James Nutt
Paris
William L. Nichols
Caldwell
Benjamin A. Brown
Martin W. Walsh
Pocatello
Percy C. W. Needham
Couer d'Alene
Destroyers Strike Japanese Convoy In Tokyo Bay Raid
Nine American destroyers entered Tokyo bay and fired torpedoes and guns at a merchant convoy Sunday night. Lieut. Thaddeus Beal said two to three ships were sunk or believed hit as the squall was slowed by a typhoon and the ships withdrew without casualties.
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Japan
Emperor Hirohito
Tokyo Bay
Thaddeus R. Beal
Lakeville
Conn
Beal
T. H. Hederman
Washington
Return of wounded veterans aboard Acadia to New York
The hospital ship Acadia brought 788 patients home from Europe with about 100 on stretchers as several ships arrived at New York including Empire MacCollum Toltec Towanda Victory Christopher Gadsen Bulk Lobe and Good Gulf, each with small troop counts.
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New York
Acadia
Europe
Empire MacCollum
Toltec
Christopher Gadsen
Miami Mosquito Plague Mocked By Laughing Citizens
Miami residents joke about a mosquito plague as fresh east winds supposedly push mosquitoes back toward the Everglades. The Daily News quotes locals who doubt the problem after a flood of “slap” wordplay and lighthearted smears about weather and psychology.
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Miami
Daily News
U S Ponders Results of English Vote
U S lawmakers weigh the British Labour victory and its implications for war with Japan and postwar economics. Senators reflect on potential leftward shifts, with opinions split on whether the United States will follow Britain’s path or resist.
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U.S
Washington
Congress
Japan
Britain
Subsidy Aims To Boost Sheep And Lamb Production
Secretary of Agriculture announces a subsidy program to raise meat production without lifting consumer prices. Rates range from 1.50 to 3.15 per hundred pounds for lambs and a flat 1.00 for sheep, with payments tied to weight and marketing months.
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Washington
Anderson
Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Chinese Take Eighth U S Base in Fight
Chinese troops report capturing Yangso, the eighth former American air base taken from Japan, and breaking into Kweilin's western suburbs. They claim Japanese lines in Kweilin area are frayed, with the city fortified and mined, while Japanese retreats from Shansi and railway moves hint at withdrawal plans.
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Chungking
Yangso
Kweilin
Kwangsi
China
Shansi
Tatung - Puchow
Puchow
Yellow River
Kuo
Hshuchoi
Canned Items Gain Points Under New Ration Rules
Washington reports changes in wartime ration values effective Sunday through Sept. 1. Spinach asparagus applesauce apples apricots and grape juice see increases in point values while grapefruit juice tomato ketchup and chili sauce drop. A No 10 corn can also rises to 130 points.
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Washington
Weather Brief from Pocatello Airport July 27 Forecast
The U S Weather Bureau reports for the 24 hours to noon July 27 at Pocatello Municipal Airport: high 93, low 52, mean 72, monthly departure 37, 24 hour precipitation 0, month to date 6, normal 63. Forecast calls for a clear night and Saturday with few afternoon thundershowers and continued high temperatures. Nearby stations record comparable max and min readings.
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United States Weather Bureau
Pocatello Municipal
Aeaa
Water Resources Industries Survey Focuses on Idaho Use
A year long survey in NAMPA Idaho will study water resources from industrial and agricultural viewpoints. The committee led by Earl Garrity includes municipalities food processors mining lumber agriculture reclamation and recreation and aims to stress pollution avoidance. Joe D Wood says the survey will aid state industries seeking water for expansion or new plant locations with adequate supplies.
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Idaho
Earl Garrity
Garrity
Joe D. Wood
Wood
Time Speeds Defeat of Jap Emperor
Maj. Gen. John M. Franklin told a senate committee that the military timetable for the defeat of Japan has moved forward. More soldiers will be sent from Europe to the Pacific to support Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur and Adm. Chester W. Nimtz as the plan shifts to a single crushing blow.
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Washington
John M. Franklin
Senate
Japan
Europe
Pacific
Franklin
Trans
War Investigating Committee
Jacob L. Devers
Douglas MacArthur
Chester W. Nimitz
Sparrow Courting Canary Sparks Odd Home Romance
In Chicago, Mrs. Elizab eth Pederson reports a sparrow named Gretel courting her canary Hans. Gretel repeatedly enters Hans's gilded cage, eats his lettuce and seed, and shares his bath while Hans resists. Mrs. Pederson hopes the romance progresses without breaking the cage partnership.
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Chicago
Elizabeth Pederson
Hans
Gretel
Four or More To Receive Early Attacks On Japan
Guam AP reported the 20th Air Force named 11 Japanese cities as next B 29 fire bomb targets and warned four or more would be hit within days. Maj Gen Curtis LeMay urged civilians to flee and demanded new leadership to end the war while Superforts dashed back to Saipan after dropping 60 000 warning leaflets on each city.
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Guam
20Th Air Force
Japan
Curtis Lee May
Nippon
LeMay
Salopan
Tillamook Forest Fire Death Toll Rises to Three
In Oregon the Tillamook forest fire deaths reached three with two soldiers and a civilian among the fatalities. Injuries include four more soldiers from Fort Lewis after a truck overturned en route to fire lines near Clatskanie.
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Portland
Oregon
Tillamook
Fort Lewis
Wash
Clatskanie
Army
Samuel Freedman
Barnes General Hospital
Vancouever
N. S. Rogers
Glenwood
Wilson River
State Opposes U P Claim Over Gasoline Tax Funds
Idaho law enforcement commissioner Boise G Riggs argued in district court that Union Pacific and other non highway users do not deserve the extra one cent gasoline tax revenue approved in 1945. He cited session laws stating funds from the increase to six cents per gallon are for postwar highway construction and for matching federal funds, as Union Pacific’s petition contends.
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Boise
Idaho
Boise G. Riggs
Union Pacific Railroad
Riggs
Union Pacific
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