Senators Seek 15 Year German Disarmament Oversight
A U S Senate committee urged long term German disarmament monitoring. It called for comprehensive records on Germanys government and industry and quarterly Allied Council reports for three to five years followed by annual reviews for 25 years. The panel blamed German industry and Junkers for the war.
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U.S Congress
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Allied Control Council
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Junker
Navy Unveils New Warplane Against Japs
The Navy announced the Corsair fighter bomber FH with speed up to 425 mph and climbing ability near 1000 feet per minute. It carries 200 pounds of ordnance, has a four blade propeller and six 50 caliber machine guns, and features advanced radio gear for quick frequency changes.
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Douglas M. West
Excelsior
Minn
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Amarat Qehima
West
Marine
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Lawmakers Propose Postwar Unemployment Benefit Increase
Washington report says Representative Doughton of North Carolina introduced a bill to raise postwar unemployment benefits to 25 dollars weekly. The proposal follows a request from President Truman for aid to transition from war to peace. Doughton said the committee would meet Wednesday to decide on hearings.
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Ways and Means Committee
Tromsen
Re”Quest
Reds Will Contest U S March Beyond Okinawa Tokyo Says
Tokyo radio spied claims the Reds will contest the U S march beyond Okinawa and that France plans a national election in October to form a new assembly and constitution. The report notes de Gaulle's ministers meeting and possible referendum and a later Potsdam outcome.
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Soldier admits killing Nazi POWs at Salina camp
Fort Douglas Utah report says Pvt Clarence Beriucci of New Orleans confessed to planning and carrying out mass killing of German POWs. He fired 39 caliber bullets from a tower, killing eight and wounding twenty others, about 180 miles south of Salt Lake City. He reportedly drank beer but was not found intoxicated at custody.
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Orleans
Arthur Ericsson
Blue Frog Exhibit at Philadelphia Zoo Draws Scientists’ Note
A nine frozone blue frog has left its temporary exhibit at the Philadelphia Zoo. Scientists say the note about yellow pigment cells missing and their interaction with Color 16 explains the frog’s usual froggy green color.
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Philadelphia
Redeployment Speeds Up As Troops Move Toward Home
UPI reports six American divisions are at Le Havre awaiting ships, part of a faster redeployment. Communications zone chiefs say the program is 30,000 men ahead of schedule with 395,004 soldiers left Europe by late June. Armored divisions including DA and others await transport home, with more units slated to depart in January.
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Jan Lary
13Th Armored
U S Flings Dragnet for Bavarian Businessmen
The American military government in Bavaria announced mass arrests of leading businessmen and financiers as part of denazification. Col. Charles E. Keegan stated 102 detainees were in custody and the campaign targets the German elite linked to the Nazi regime.
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Bavaria
Charles E. Keegan
New York City
Teegan
Charter Not Binding Says Vandenberg on Withdrawal
Senator Vandenberg argues the charter is not binding and the United States could withdraw at its unconstrained option with only the need to explain. The debate focuses on the Security Council and the world opinion penalty, while Leo Pasvolsky seeks a clear U S rights clause.
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State Department
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Dutch Make Two Landings At Balikpapan
Dutch colonial troops led by Dutch officers and Indonesian volunteers made two amphibious landings on the Balikpapan coast in Borneo. They met light resistance from Japanese small boats and firearm fire while securing beachheads at Teakiebang Peninsula and Kamango Peninsula. Australian forces north of Balikpapan pressed toward Manggar airfield, facing strong resistance and inland coastal guns as they pushed up the advance line.
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Gloria Swanson Sues for Divorce in New York Supreme Court
Actress Gloria Swanson filed for separation from William N. Davey in New York Supreme Court. She seeks temporary alimony of 51000 weekly and $25 for her counsel. Davey, 52, is a Californian, and the couple wed in Union City, New Jersey, last January 29.
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Gloria ‘Davey
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Gloria Swanson
Supreme Court
William N. Davey
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More Meat Due Under New Program
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson announced a plan to boost slaughtering by clean Tacal packinghouses and move meat into general circulation. The program aims to increase civilian supply, aid equitable distribution, and curb the black market, with noticeable effects likely in the fall. Regulations for plant certification will require sanitary standards, veterinary oversight, and government sale participation.
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Ure Department
Scotch Whisky Exports Seen Growing Next Year
The report indicates that and American demand will boost Scotch whisky exports next year. Industry observers expect ample supplies from growers and producers to meet sustained overseas demand.
WLB Tells NYC Deliverers to End Strike or Lose Privileges
The War Labor Board warned striking New York City newspaper delivery men they must return to work by tomorrow or face loss of closed shop and preferential hiring clauses and retroactivity of wage increases. The directive, via telegram to the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union, follows a nine day strike. Louis Waidman said he could not comment until seeing the full telegram.
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War Labor Board
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WLE
Louis Waidman
Whion
WLBE
Allies Plan Berlin Food Talks Amid Occupation Tensions
Berlin sources say Russian American and British officers will meet to ease food and fuel shortages affecting nearly 3 million civilians. British General Lene and American General Parks deny breakdown of tripartite rule while planning talks with Soviet General Gorbatov on food, coal, and governance.
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Floyd J. Parks
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Parks
Line
Gorbatov
U S Army Gained European Toehold Two Years Ago
An abridged history notes U S forces securing a foothold in Europe two years earlier with Sicily and Salerno as pivotal steps. It recalls Airborne units and armored divisions advancing from North Africa to Sicily then Italy, leading to D-Day plans and the push toward Berlin through a three power conference.
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Paris
Pio
Halsey’s Third Fleet Mounts Major Pacific Air Blows
Halsey’s Third Fleet pounded Japanese airbases and Tokyo area targets from Guam in a record B 29 fighter-bomber sweep. Carrier strength included Lexington Essex San Jacinto and battleships Indiana South Dakota and Iowa with cruisers Chicago San Juan Springfield Adenia and destroyers De Haven Samuel S Moore and others. The campaign aimed to cripple Japan’s air power as Kanio plain and Honshu bases faced heavy American airstrikes.
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San Juan
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Adenia
de Haven
Samuel S. Moore
John Rodgers
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Colohan
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Frank Knox
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Truman Ship En Route to Berlin Parley
President Truman travels from Newport News toward Europe to join the Big Three meeting near Berlin with advisers including Secretary of State Byrnes. A London visit may follow as he heads back to the United States.
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Red Flags Reported at Catholic Funerals in Italy
Obgervatore Romano reports that in several towns groups carrying red flags attended funerals of noted Catholics. The piece notes these individuals previously backed leftist causes and showed support at processions, drawing concern from relatives and parishioners. The paper details intolerance of such acts and cites a Rome parish’s refusal to join a funeral march until communist emblems were removed.
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