Truman Seeks Retention Of War Powers For Reconversion
President Truman urged Congress to keep wartime controls in force during reconversion and outlined a 21 point program. He warned rapid abolition could cause chaos while promising to lift controls gradually as conditions permit. The plan favors limited 1946 tax cuts and aims to remove barriers to speedy peacetime reconversion and full employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Limited
Mr. Truman
Jap Leaders Refuse to Admit Defeat
A. P. foreign affairs analyst DeWitt MacKenzie notes Vice Adm. John 8. McCain argues Japanese leaders deny defeat while Premier Hayashi-Kuni, in a Tokyo diet address, concedes heavy losses and exhaustion. He asserts Japan is beaten physically though militarists remain mentally unbowed, urging allied preparedness to deter future conflict and prevent another Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt MacKenzie
A.P
John 8. McCain
U. S
Nippon
Japan
Hayashi-Kuni
Tokyo
Induse
Asia
America
Pearl
Project Directors Oppose Valley Authority Plans
Directors of the Southwestern Idaho Water Conservation Project met to oppose creation of valley authorities, opposing Missouri and Columbia Valley authorities. They urged Idaho’s congressional delegation to block such legislation, citing loss of local control and potential conflicts with private business. J. L. Driscol and Harry Morrison chaired the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Southwestern Idaho Water Conservation Project
Missouri Valley Authority
Columbia Valleyuthority
Idaho
Glen H. Taylor
CWA
J. L. Driscol
Harry Morrison
Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co
Batista files divorce suit in Cuba on abandonment charge
Records from the 11th civil court in Mexico City show former Cuban president General Fulgencio Batista filed for divorce Tuesday from Elisa del Pilar Godinez y Gomez. They were married June 24, 1936, in Wajay, Cuba, and have three children.
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Mexico City
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Elisa Delilar Godinez Y Gomez
Wajay
Surrender Documents En Route To Washington
Official Japanese surrender papers moved toward Washington aboard a plane delivering documents signed on the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay last Saturday. They are expected to reach late today and be handed to President Truman in a formal ceremony within a day or two.
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Washington
Missouri
Tokyo Bay
Truman
Barkley Pushes Senate House Inquiry Into Pearl Harbor
Democratic Leader Barkley proposes a joint congressional inquiry into the Pearl Harbor attack with President Truman's support. The resolution seeks a report by January 3 and calls for a thorough, impartial investigation to establish accountability without shielding any official.
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Was.ington
Truman
Barkley
Senate
Pearl Harbor
Congress
House
United States
Rayburn
Father of Thirteen May Leave Army
Pfc. Wil bert C. Fleury of Port Huron Michigan a mail carrier in civilian life headed toward discharge under the over 38 age rule He plans to return to his mail route and his family of 13 after 15 months in service with 11 months in the San Francisco port of embarkation office duties He earns 354 dollars monthly in army allotments and runs a side business to boost his pay
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San Francisco
Army
Pfc
Wilbert C. Fleury
Fleury
Port Huron
Mich
San Francisco Port of Embarkation
Pocatellan Enlists Navy Recruit From Pocatello
Boise Navy enlistments yesterday include Manly Devar Ellett son of Many D Ellett of 835 North Harrison Pocatello.
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Boise
Manly Devar Ellett
Many D. Ellett
North Harrison
Pocatello
Dworshak Attacks Federal Jobs and Training Plan
Idaho Representative Dworshak criticized federal government spending at a Boise meeting sponsored by the Idaho Republican central committee. He cited 659,200 civilian employees overseas and a June increase of 17,813, and condemned peacetime draft training that would pull 18 year olds from home, church, and school for two years under the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Dworshak
Idaho
Idaho Republican Central Committee
Continental
United States
War Department
Truman Maps U.S. Needs In 21 Policy Proposals
President Truman released a 21 point program outlining steps to sustain full employment and price stability. He urged federal emergency benefits, higher minimum wage, extended wartime powers, permanent fair employment practices, strengthened labor department powers, abolition of the war labor board, continued federal employment service, and price support measures for farmers as the nation readies for postwar adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Labor
War Labor Board
Industry-Labor Conference
Utah State Fair Declared Off Limits to Military
The Utah State Fair was ordered off limits to military personnel by Maj. Gen. William E. Shedd after health officials cited dust, manure removal issues and unsanitary latrines. Military police were placed at the gates to bar servicemen during the fair run from opening day to September 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
William E. Shedd
Ninth Service Command
Strike Threat Hits Seattle Lumber Workers Demand
Kenneth Davis of the AFL union warns 65,000 Pacific Northwest lumber workers are prepared to strike to enforce wage demands. The union seeks a minimum hourly wage of 1.10 dollars in woods camps and sawmills as AFL CIO and employers meet after a war labor board directive to negotiate.
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Seattle
Kenneth Davis
Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union
AFL
Pacific Northwest
CIO International Woodworkers of America
Washington, D. C
War Labor Board
Ration Curbs Come Off At Early Date
Washington issued a forecast that most rationing could end within the year with meats and shoes decontrolled by year end and tires guidance shifting to 1946. rent controls likely to continue, and fats, oils, and sugars subject to later changes amid ongoing price regulation removal plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Congress
Fifth Wreck Victim Dies
Five people died in the Santa Fe California Limited wreck as over 100 were injured. Effie Holeman, 68, National City, California, pinned in debris, died after rescue. Clarence Teter, 39, San Bernardino, a debris crew member, died when a rail section struck him. A railroad repair worker also died indirectly. Preliminary findings cited failure to observe a 15 mile per hour limit on a track under repair. Locomotives and cars derailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcaria
Casfi
Santa Fe
California Limited
Raiload
Effie Holeman
National City
Calif
Clarence Teter
San Bernardino
Inmate Escape Attempt Foiled at Washington State Prison
Three state penitentiary inmates including Herbert Allen tried to escape Spokane manhunt halted after a tower guard spotted a rope descent. Allen briefly escaped the wall but was shot and fell back inside as guards opened fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla, Wash
State Penitentiary
Herbert Allen
Spokane
Allen
Snakebite Death Sparks Manse of Cult Leader Arrest
Norton Virginia Rev Harvey Kuk of Ram sey was jailed on manslaughter charges in the death of his wife Anna who died after a rattlesnake bite at faith healer demonstrations. Three sect members Paul Dotson Leander Ely and John Wilson were also detained for bringing and releasing snakes at a Stone Creek gathering. The 26 year old mother died six hours after a premature birth, the infant lived 20 minutes.
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Norton
Harvey ©. Kuk
Ramsey
Anna
Paul Dotson
Leander Ely
John Wilson
Stone Creek
Army Experts To Study Bomb Effects
A secretive U S Army group arrived in Yokohama en route to Hiroshima to study atomic bomb effects on people and property. Japanese reports say 20 experts led by Dr Masao Tsuzuki have documented fatal burns, immediate deaths, and delayed radiation injuries with uncertain confirmation.
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Yokohama
Amerian Army
Hiroshima
U. S. Army
War Department
Masao Tsuzuki
Tokyo University
Tsuzuki
Snow Stops Fires Near McCALL in Payette Forest
Heavy rains and snow hit the rugged timber country of the Payette national forest slowing two fires to about 6,000 acres. Forest Supervisor James Farrell said the blazes were well under control and a 250‑strong crew was mopping up, to be released in a day or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCall
Payette National Forest
James Farrell
General Verifies Brutality In Japanese Prison Camps
Maj. Gen. Albert N. Jones recounts brutal abuse of American prisoners by Japanese forces after arriving home. He details Bataan capture, death march, starvation camps in Formosa and Manchuria, public slappings, forced prayers, and deaths of prisoners including Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright and other officers.
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San Francisco
Jonathan Wainwright
Albert N. Jones
Bataan
Camp O'Donnell
Krenkow
Formosa
Starvation
MacArthur to Raise Flag Over Tokyo Embassy
General MacArthur will enter Tokyo with the U S First Cavalry Division to raise the flag over the American embassy, the unit moving in in segments around the capital. About 15 000 troopers plus service units accompany this occupation force as Japan begins postwar transition.
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Yokohama
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
U.S
U.S. First Cavalry Division
Washington
Casablanca
Rome
Berlin
Missouri
Japan
Dome
Keijo
Korea
Kimpei-Tai
Eighth Army
Tokyo Mainihl
Nippon Times
Tachikawa
Firth Army Headquarters
Honshu
Asahi
Kyushu
Walter C Krueger
U.S. Sixth Army
U.S. Ninth Fleet
Aleutians
Frank Jack Fletcher
Ominato Naval
Robbery at Morton Bank Nets $17,692
Texas and New Mexico officers hunted three men suspected in yesterday's First State Bank of Morton robbery. The bandits, who herded five employees and about 15 customers into the vault, fled with $17,692 in an automobile, using a second car believed stationed at Bledsoe, Texas, then crossing into New Mexico. The abandoned vehicle was found four miles from the boundary.
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Lubbock
Tex
Texas
New Mexico
First State Bank
Morton
Bledsoe
Texas- New Mexico
OPA Restricts Butcher Peterson from Uninspected Beef Sales
Federal Judge Chase A. Clark enjoined Arthur Peterson of Richfield from selling beef or veal carcasses unless they are examined and graded under Office of Price Administration regulations. The OPA pursued the injunction and Peterson waived his rights to plead.
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Boise
Arthur Peterson
Richfield
Office of Price Administration
Chase A. Clark
OPA
Peterson
Idahoan bids 10000 for Hirohito exhibit
Blackfoot farmer T C Anderson writes Gen Douglas MacArthur offering to bring Japanese Emperor Hirohito to the United States to display for servicemen orphans, claiming Idaho has many horses but lacks emperors and pledging ten thousand dollars for Hirohito in person.
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T. C. Anderson
Douglas MacArthur
Hirohito
Portland
Ove
Anderson
Idaho
Senate approves Pearl Harbor inquiry with bipartisan support
The Senate unanimously backs a joint congressional probe into Pearl Harbor. The resolution, with President Truman’s approval, moves to the House for swift action. The panel includes five House members and five senators, with a 10 member majority of Democrats and a January 3 deadline for a report.
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Washington
Senate
Pearl Harbor
Barkley
Truman
House
Rayburn
McKellar
D.-Tenn
Roosevelt
Allies to Scuttle Poison Gas Ship
The Empire Simba, a 5,691 ton cargo vessel carrying 8,000 tons of poison gas kept as a wartime threat, would sail from Cairn Ryan in Scotland to be scuttled in the Atlantic. Officials indicated allies were prepared to counter any gas the Germans might use.
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London
Evening News
Atlantic
Cairn Ryan
Belgium Honors Ike Eisenhower With Order of Leopold
At the royal palace in Brussels, Gen Dwight Eisenhower receives Belgium’s highest honor the grand cordon of the Order of Leopold. Defense Minister Mundeleer says he is no longer a citizen of the United States but a citizen of the world. Eisenhower credits Belgians as part of a great allied victory. Lt Gen Walter Bedell Smith receives the Order of the Crown.
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Brussels
Belgium
Dwight Eisenhower
Order of Leopold
Leo Mundeleer
Prince Charles
Royal Palace
United
Eisenhower
Walter Bedell Smith
Order of the Crown
Senate OKs promotion of Lt General Wainwright to full general
The Senate approved the promotion of Lt Gen Jonathan Wainwright to full general. The nomination moved out of order by Chairman Thomas of the military committee and cleared one day after receipt from President Truman.
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Washington
Jonathan Wainwright
Senate
Thomas
Utah
Military Committee
Truman
First Cavalry to Enter Tokyo as MacArthur Plans Flag Raising
American reconnaissance patrols entered Tokyo to arrange formal entry of First Cavalry and Gen. Douglas MacArthur. About 30,000 U.S. troops in Tokyo Yokohama area, with more units en route. MacArthur predicted large scale disarmament and occupancy of the home islands by 300,000 to 400,000 Americans.
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Yokohama
Tokyo
First Cavalry
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
11Th Corps
MacArthur
11Th
Tokyo- Yokohama
14Th Corps
Tith
Com 44
Korea
Pacific
Corea
Solomons Islands
New Guinea
Glory
W. A. H. Sturdee
Quisling Declares Himself Patriot in Trial
Vidkun Quisling tells the Oslo court he has worked forty years for Norway and stands as a traitor. He claims the name implies old Norse royal kin and rejects accusations as a riddle, while his defense calls for acquittal.
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Oslo
Quisling
Vidkun Quisling
Bjornson
Ibsen
Norway
Deendant
Henrik Bergh
Films Bring Sentence Boise
The fall term of federal court entered its third day as W. H. Hobson of Boise began an 18 month sentence for transporting obscene motion picture film by a carrier. Hobson pled guilty on some counts and denied others which were dismissed by Judge Chase A. Clathe.
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Boise
W. H. Hobson
Hobson
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