Truman to Meet Landon Today in Kansas City
President Truman will confer with former Governor Alf Landon in the President's temporary apartment at the Hotel Mitchlebach at 4 PM. Landon, GOP nominee in 1938, will discuss subjects he wishes to raise and may stay for a buffer supper hosted by Roy A Roberts of the Kansas City Star.
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Japanese Hopes U S Will Invasion Soon
Tokyo bragged of new safety items to repel a homeland invasion and a crack of optimism in radio broadcasts. Ichiro Baba said the enemy arrival would be welcome as the battle array is complete. Domei quoted a correspondent praising the early landing and the thrill of striking a blow.
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Truman Hopes U. S. Ratifies UN Charter First
President Truman urged immediate ratification of the projected United Nations peace charter during his Kansas City visit. He spoke to about 10 000 people at the municipal auditorium receiving an honorary doctor of laws from the University of Kansas City. He said the United States should be the first to ratify the charter.
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Anti-bias Act Opens Monday in New York State
New York's anti discrimination law takes effect Monday with commission offices to open in New York City Albany and Buffalo. Chairman Henry C Turner says the agency will enforce the law against racial or religious bias in hiring and will seek cooperation from the public. Temporary offices will be used in NYC and Albany with permanent Buffalo offices in the State Office Building. Commission members Turner Simon Carter Edwards plan to attend openings along with regional council continuations and field representative Einach managing Buffalo operations.
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Bilbo Defies Senate With Long Filibuster Complaint
Washington reports Senator Theodore Bilbo of Mississippi, dubbed the talkingest man, extended his filibuster against the Fair Employment Practice Committee, reading editorials and letters to argue the FEPC is a “damnable piece of legislation.” He vowed to continue until the FEPC dies, then he was silenced by a quorum call after midnight.
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Veterans Eligible for Loans to Buy Farms
The Farm Security Administration will offer forty year farm purchase loans at 3.1 percent to U.S. war veterans after Monday. Regional Director J. H. Wood announced that 421 FSA offices in the northeastern states will begin accepting applications for the program.
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Rail Unions Add to WLB Strike Woes
The Associated Press reports ongoing labor unrest as Detroit and glass industry strikes narrow, while three railroad threats loom. Truman creates a three member emergency board to probe Erie strike actions and avert nationwide disruption, with a 30 day report deadline.
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Boy Phones Girl Friend To Hear Death By Own Action Shot
Police report Emile Cappe Jr aged 17 called his 24 year old girlfriend to say he would "hear a funny moise" then shot himself in the abdomen. He died next day without explanation. A note beside the phone read I am, BOT ma and pa.
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OPA Hikes Margarine and Fish Points in New Ration Plan
The OPA announced adjusted ration points for margarine, fish, cheese, and pork for the July period, citing supply shifts and anti black market efforts. Margarine rises to nine to 22 points per pound in places, with cheese and canned fish also revalued to curb spoilage and reflect tighter supplies. Beef, veal, and mutton outlook improves, while pork and lamb allowances tighten slightly.
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36 Killed on USS Pinkney by Japanese Bomb
Oakland Calif report details the torpedo bomber strike on the USS Pinkney killing 36 crew and wounding 19. The burning vessel saw hospital crews evacuate patients by lantern light after a 32 000-pound blast damaged the radio shack and deck. Comdr Arnold A Downing led efforts as the ship headed to port eight days later.
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Vaccine Reaches Hawaii 72 Hours After Order
Bowley CPI vaccine sufficient to inoculate troops in Hawaii against influenza on Oahu. Saistatnie arrived by plane yesterday, 72 hours after requisition from the Mainland. Reports indicate deaths but civilian cases rose 325 to 2,432.
B-29s Burn Out Jap Cities Off Makassar Straits
Gen Douglas MacArthur announced the return of American air and surface force strength to Makassar Straits. Liberators and fighter-bombers pounded Balikpapan and nearby airfields while U S and Royal Australian air forces conducted heavy neutralizing attacks on Borneo positions.
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Yanks Extend Mariana Islands Scout Missions
American Negro troops conducted reconnaissance landings on six northern Mariana Islands Anathan Saiigan Alamagan Agrihan Ascuncion and Maug in support of the Saipan advance Only one shot was fired as a native guide killed a Japanese who refused to surrender After clearing about 22 Japanese civilians and 38 natives the two platoons returned south to Saipan The islands were scanned for possible emergency landings by Mariana based B 20 aircraft data on survival prospects is being shared with Army and Navy commands operating planes in the area
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Upstate Black Market Alleged by LaGuardia
New York mayor LaGuardia said inspectors conducting an eight day survey found a wide open meat black market in a 2,500 square mile upstate area in the Cuca region. He claimed the market diverts meat from upstate to New York City through legitimate channels and said results were sent to Washington.
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Peace Offer Reported from Japan Might Ease War
Washington reports UPI quotes Senator Capshart who says he was told of peace terms from Japan. He questions if accepted conditions include relinquishing conquered lands such as Manchuria. He predicts an unconditional surrender may come after a long China war, arguing only the terms decide peace.
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Nazis Say Bomb Threat to New York Nears Reality
UPSCRAF officers report that Germany prepared to strike New York with a colossal air fleet. Fortified bases show forty giant bombers with a 7.2 mile range, the largest Luftwaffe assembly seen. Two new Heinkel bombers, now dismantled for study, were claimed ready for a decisive mission.
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Nazis Plan Rocket to Span Atlantic in Forty Minutes
Allied officials disclosed that German scientists now in Allied custody believe rocketry could cross the Atlantic in forty minutes within five to ten years, with passenger runs Europe to the United States in 15 to 25 years. Keck said many scientists helped create Germany's weapons and expect to continue work in the United States or Britain.
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U S Planes Sink Damaged 23 Jap Ships in Various Areas
U S forces report twenty three enemy ships sunk or damaged by planes off Korea, in Japanese waters, and in the Southern Ryukyus on Wednesday and yesterday. Fleet Air Wing One crews destroyed a tanker and several small vessels while other units damaged additional ships. Coastal raids hit the Amearmi Island group, Sakishima group, Truk, Yap, the Carolines, Marshalls and Palau bases. Admiral Nimitz noted limited enemy bombing near Okinawa with no damage to U S forces and night fighters claimed a raid victory.
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War Loan Breaks All Records for Previous Drives
Washington reports the Seventh War Loan has surpassed past drives by reaching 22.639 billion dollars in sales, exceeding the prior peak of 21 billion in the Sixth War Loan. Secretary Morgenthau calls the result a vote of confidence in fighting men, urging further subscriptions to surpass the campaign’s 14 billion dollar quota.
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Train wreck in Morocco kills many at Meknes
A runaway express crashed north of Meknes on June 24, bursting into flames after derailing at 125 miles per hour. French soldiers on leave crowded the train, with 16 or more killed and many wounded. The engineer, arrested, reportedly failed to brake while attempting to save a child electrocuted nearby as tank cars of petroleum exploded.
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Mexico Microcosm Rejects Franco Recognition Claim
The Foreign Office said Mexico City has no plan to recognize the Franco government in Spain. Widely circulated reports of planned recognition were described as false by the office in a formal statement.
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Large Scale Incendiary Attacks Hit Japanese Industrial HUBS
The 21st Bomber Command disclosed June raids burning over 615 square miles of Japan's factory and urban areas. Sasebo Moji Okayama and other cities endured heavy fire bombs while rail yards and dockyards faced extensive damage.
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Troops and Dutch Princess Sail On Queen Elizabeth
About 13 658 United States troops and Princess Shiana of the Netherlands are due to dock aboard the Queen Elizabeth at 1 33 pm today. The lineup includes Eighth Air Force ground crews hospital units and 107 naval personnel along with 422 Army nurses and several civilians including Senators Mussel and Marbesk. Also aboard is the Marine Raven with 3 002 troops of the 58th Regiment of the death-infantry division, scheduled to anchor on Piermont this morning.
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