Truman plans fireside chat on Big Three results
President Truman aims to address the nation after the Potsdam conference return, signaling a broad discussion of the Big Three accord. He may brief Congress if in recess, or speak to the people directly to clarify American policy and progress.
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Truman
Potsdam
Washington
Ted
Congressional
Congress
United States
Willy
Frankfurt
U. S. Army
Eisenhower
84Th
Churchil
Eden
Clement Attee
Labor
Churchill
London
Atlee
Stalin
Weain
Foreign Office
Morgenthau Denies Being Fired Amid Retirement Fireworks
Former Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr denies reports that President Truman forced his resignation. He states he left by choice, while friends say he aimed to stay but felt compelled to resign as Truman planned to replace him with Fred M. Vinton. Budget Director Harold D. Smith voices astonishment at a report suggesting returning budget duties to the Treasury.
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Washington
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Treasury Department
False Alarm Prankster Death Shocks Chicago
A false fire alarm led to a tragedy when a firefighter at the scene could not stop in time and struck and killed three year old Eddie Dundert. Fireman Joseph Curtin recalls the incident and questions the prankster who filed the false alarm.
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Joseph Curtin
Eddie Dundert
Curtin
Baseball scoreboard summary for minor leagues
National League shows no games scheduled. American League and Eastern League standings list Albany Williamsport 7 Gtica 8, Wilkes-Barre 3, Scranton 4, Binghamton 1, Binghamton 6, Scranton 3 in ten innings, Hartford 2 Elmira 1, Elmira 4 Hartford 4.
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Albany
Williamsport
Gtica
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Binghamton
Tenning
Hartford
Elmira
Elmire
George Bernard Shaw Turns 89 as Birthday Wit
London reports that George Bernard Shaw reaches his 89th birthday today and is famed for resisting birthday wishes. He would likely quip that he hates birthdays and phone calls, preferring not to be reminded of aging.
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George Bernard Shaw
London
Bea
German Field Marshal Von Rundstedt Captured and Hospitalized
The War Office announced last night that German Field Marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt has become a prisoner of war and was moved to Shenlay Military Hospital for observation and diagnosis.
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London
War Office
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Flundstedt
Shenlay Rorlitary Hospital
Prison Warden And Deputies Suspended
The Michigan Corrections Commission suspended Warden Harry H. Jackson and six top prison officials at the Southern Michigan State Prison and named Garrett Heyns to assume control. Heyns said he would go to the prison immediately to take charge. Officials suspended included Deputy Warden George I. Francis, D. C. Pettit, Walter J. Wilson, HL Charles Watson, Richard Riley, and Joseph Poirier. An early hearing will review charges as the prison faces immorality and alleged maladministration.
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Michigan
Southern
John R. Dethmers
D. C. Pettit
Pettit
Dethmers
Joseph Medley
Washington, D. C
Henry Luks
Hooper
Battle Creek
Mich
Erwen Schaner
John Wakefield
Harsld Johnston
Sid
Chester Jureyseya
Raymond Fox
Theodore Pizzino
Neil Koopman
Lansing
Michigan Corrections Commission
Harry H. Jackson
Garrett Heytts
Heyns
Prisin
Jits
Jackson
George I Francis
Walter J. Wilson
Charles Watson
Richard Riley
Joseph Poirier
Corrections Commission
Joan R. Dethiners
Charles G Norris Dies in Palo Alto Hospital
Charles Gilman Norris, 63, noted novelist and husband of Kathleen Norris, died yesterday in Palo Alto Hospital from a heart ailment. He had recently returned to his Palo Alto retreat to recover after a New York epizode and earlier illness. His notable works include Bricks with Stonn Straw of 1938, Salt 1937, Brass 1921, Bread 1992, Pirtron 1925, Zelda Marsh 127, and Francis 1935. Born in Chicago April 23, 1981, he began writing at ten and served as ideas editor at American Magazine before joining the Christian Science Monitor.
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Palo Alto
Cal
Charles Gilman Norris
Kathleen Norris
Norris
New York
Saratoga
Soviets Seek 700 Million Relief Fund From UNRRA
UNRRA deputy director Roy Hendrickson disclosed that Moscow has asked for a 700 million relief and rehabilitation fund. He said detailed Soviet needs would be outlined later and that Russia’s ability to pay would be assessed in terms of exchange and import capacity. Details on the request were filed with the UNRRA council.
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Washington
United States
Greece
Italy
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
China
Albania
Hendrickson
Bustia
UNRRA
Vlas Andreevich $Entsov
Russia
State Opens Schools for Veterans Aids
State Division of Veterans Affairs will open a three week course to train counselors for veterans in New York. Edward J. Neary said more than fifty attendees from counties statewide will take part, with sessions in the Senate Chamber. The program will cover veterans rights benefits and relations taught by veteran counselors who will shape its success.
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Albany
New York
State Division of Veterans’ Affairs
Edward J. Neary
Senate
Newt
Neary
Allies Dropped 76 652 Bomb Tons on Berlin City
The report states Berlin received 76 452 tons of bombs in daylight attacks, with the H AF delivering 30 250 tons and the American air force 25 692 tons across 39 raids. Essen followed as the second most bombed city at 36 429 tons, then Cologne and Duisburg with lower totals.
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London
Berlin
H.af
Auother
Essen
Cologne
Duisburg
Hamburg
Riel
Nuerenberg
Imperial Navy Now No Threat 209 Planes Destroyed
General Kenney and air force commanders predict easy beach landings in Japan with overwhelming air power. They claim 5,000 planes soon to level Nippon defenses and factories, asserting Allied reach to any point in the empire, including the emperor’s palace, with no opposition on beaches.
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Imperial Navy
Manitz Cpi
Japan
George C.kenhey
Fac
Exust
13Th
New Guinea
Philippines
Nippon
MacArthur
Kenney
Emperors Palace
Treaty Vote For Charter Wins Support
Washington debate over United Nations pacts to keep peace centered on whether future security accords would require Senate two thirds or simple majority approval. Senators split between treating new pacts as treaties or as agreements, with key figures Connally Wheeler and Lucas weighing the procedural clash.
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Washington
Senate
United Nations
Kolly
Howse
Wheeler
D.-Smont
Lucas
I TL
League of Nations
Congress
United States Senate
Lehman Visits Tito in Belgrade Talks on Yugoslav Aid
UNERA director Herbert Lehman met Marshal Tito in Belgrade to discuss relief deliveries. He said the agency had secured additional and unexpected aid segments to Yugoslavia for the near term.
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Belgrade
UPI
Herbert H. Lehman
UNERA
Marshal Tito
First Redeployed Division Starts Retraining Camp Gruber
GPt-Troops of the 86th Black Hawk Division, veterans of fighting in Cologne and Bavaria, begin retraining at a $40 million post for Pacific combat. About 15,000 strong, they will train to stress small unit operations and jungle warfare on a 70,000 acre reservation, including mock village assaults and flame thrower use. Maj. Gen. Harris Mejejhy and Brig. Gen. E B Gretaeen command on site.
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Camp Gruber
Ghia
86Th
Black Hawk
Cologne
Ruhr
Bavaria
Fust
Europe
United States
Pacific
Stanley Gortikov
Los Angeles
Cal
S6th
Pacific Zone
Harris M. MejJaghy
E. B. Gretateen
MacArthur Air Forces Strike Java and Malaya
Allied airmen ranged from Japan to southern Malaya and Java striking Miho air drome on Honshu and Tanega island airfield, and Tingkai airdrome Shanghai. Seventh Fleet damaged shipyards at Trengganu while Australian Catalinas raided Semarang. Liberators attacked shipping off Hatien and Bay of Siam, with losses among aircrew.
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Manila
Japan
Malaya
Java
Seventh Air Force
Miho
Honshu
Yonago
Sea of Tapan
Kyushu
Taneza Island
Osumi
Okinawa
Shanghai
Tingkai
China
Seventh Fleet
Trengganu
Coas
Singapore
Trengkanu
Semarang
13Th Air Force
Hatien
Indo- Shina
Gulf of Siam
Lori
Japs Urge U S to Soften Peace Terms
San Francisco cable broadcast from Pi Radio Tokyo urged the United States to adopt a more lenient peace stance toward Japan. It argued America should demonstrate sincerity in practicing its precepts and warned that harsh unconditional surrender could unite the Japanese people against Allied demands. The message claimed a liberal America has not empowered Japanese militarists and criticized punitive terms as dictatorial.
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San Francisco
Radio Tokyo
United States
Japan
America
Federal’ Communications Commission
Gsts
Swedish plan for anti-Soviet bloc defense defense alliance
Moscow radio quoted a Swedish article noting Sweden contemplates a southern bloc strategy to isolate northern states and press a police potential to pit them against the Soviet Union. The author cites Swedish Foreign Minister Christias Gueriter proposing a Scandinavian defensive alliance, seen as revealing reactionary aims of the northern nations.
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London
Moscow Radio Ca
Soviet Union
Pat
Christias Gueriter
Czechs to Honor Patton and Prague Ceremony
General George Patton will arrive in Prague tomorrow from the American Occupation Zone. He will be awarded a Czech Government medal and will be luncheon guest of President Beneš.
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Prague
George
Patton
Beam
Berlin Con Man Sold Protection Under NRA Label
A con man in Berlin posed as part of an American commission, using a letterhead claiming American Mixed Claim Commission Washington and a blue eagle to pressure former Nazi party members. He sold protection for thousands of marks, with local mayors being misled before authorities arrested him. Ech, Bech, and others face jail.
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Berlin
Con’ Man
NRA
Bertin Gpi
Tinly Baraum
Dani
Grong
Bertin Lazia
Rachel
Am “American Mixed Gain Commission
Ivhann
Rencram
Nazia
Etter
American Mixed Claim Commission
Washington, D. C
LLC. & A
Germany
William Ech
Jig
Esch
Iupoater
Fae Bech
British Flyers Sink Flattop And Destroyer
British and American carrier pilots damaged and sunk Japanese ships in the Inland Sea strike. Reports say 208 Japanese aircraft were destroyed or damaged, with 19 shot down. several carriers and battleships sustained heavy, moderate, or slight damage. The Japanese fleet is described as weakened with only cruisers and destroyers remaining intact.
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Ey — Tan Jzpamece
Halsey
Orme
Admiral Nimine
York
Yaeck Ayers
Kure
Kobe
Hinlsey
Japan
Haruna
Colin Kelly
Army Air Force
Leyte
Ninaitz
Amagi
Katsuragi
Hosho
Kaiyo
Nimitz
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Budget Bureau
Executive Department
Chicago
Charles G. Norris
Lehman
Tito
U. S
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Kamaishi
U.S
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