14 Million Factory Jobs First Goal OF Nation
Washington projects a 14 million factory job target in months ahead as War Manpower Commission outlines postwar employment shifts. Four million may lose war jobs in six months. release figures for aircraft, shipbuilding, ordnance, and government establishments. full recovery hinges on civilian demand and production capacity.
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Navy
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Army
U S Sub Sunk By Own Torpedo
Lt Lawrence Savadkin, survivor and sub engineer, recalls Tang sinking after a torpedo boomeranged back to hit her stern. Tang went down in the Formosa Straits after sinking six Japanese ships, with 76 men lost and nine survivors. Commander Richard Heatherington O Kane ordered evasive action as the erratic torpedo struck.
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United States
Tang
Lawrence Savadkin
Forest Hills
China
Savadkin
Cmdr
Richard Heatherington ,O'Kane
Durham
N. H
Mid- Wight
Formosa Strait
G O P Tops Line on Voting Machines Prospect
In New York the Republican ticket will hold the top line on voting machines and war absentee ballots in the upcoming municipal election as its gubernatorial candidate received the most votes in 1642. Secretary of the Board of Elections David B. Cotton announced yesterday.
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New York
David B. Cottuna
Board of Elections
National and American League Scoreboard Briefs
National League notes Pittsburg and St Louis called in to allow Pittsburg to catch a train. Only gate scheduled. American League Detroit 10 New York game scheduled. Eastern League results include Utica and Binghamton games with multiple scores listed.
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Pittsburg & St. Louis
Pittsburg
Detroit
New York
Itica
Binghamton
Atits
Williamsport
Elmira
Emmita
Williamaport
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Mill Workers Walk Out At Allegheny Ludlum Plant
An Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp Watervliet rolling mill walkout left 100 workers off the job amid seniority disputes. The plant employs 700. management urged C. I. O. leaders to attend a conference to prevent further shutdowns as unions denied knowledge of the strike.
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C. O
Clinton Golden
War Production Board
Allegheny Ludium Steel Corp
Watervliet
Hr. Ratchelicoe
C. SO
Washington
Tela’gram
Alleghecy
Steel Corp
Maseum
NL OW
Moratorium Urged in Army Retirement Plan Debate
The House Military Committee tentatively voted to liberalize the Army retirement system to attract more volunteers. A soldier could retire after 20 years and draw half the average pay from his last six months’ service for life. Automatic retirement after 36 years at 75 percent pay would stay. The bill aims to speed up volunteer enlistment to replace draftees and end the draft, while changes to reenlistment bonuses, overseas pay, GL Bill rights extension, and furloughs were also under consideration.
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House Military Committee
Ferguson
R.-Mich
Voluntteera
Senate
Germany
Japan
House
Allied Troops In Nanking Are Guests of Japanese
American and Chinese forces arrived in Nanking less than a week ago and are effectively guests of the Japanese who have occupied the capital for eight years. Nanking shows little fear of war with 70,000 Japanese troops nearby and around 1,500 Japanese civilians. Chinese forces total fewer than 1,000, with about twenty American officers and men. The main Chinese force was to land today. A Chungking plate brought British, French, Dutch, and Australian officials who will represent their countries at imminent surrender ceremonies. One officer at the airport said they are definitely guests of the Japanese troops in Nanking.
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Nanking
First Troopship From Pacific Arrives Home
The Bloemfontein docked in New York with 30,900 veterans from the Southwest Pacific aboard eight ships. Debarking included 699 U S Air Force personnel and 1,025 Royal Air Force members bound for England. A banner reading Noah’s Ark 44 Ways and fights from Manila hung from the deck.
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Southwest Pacific
Bloemfontein
East Ports
Noah's Ark
Manila
U. S. Air Force
Royal Air Force
England
Byrnes Attacks Army Board Over Hull Criticism
Secretary of State Byrnes sharply attacked the Army Pearl Harbor inquiry board for criticizing former Secretary Hull’s policy leading to the Japanese attack. He said the board overstepped its jurisdiction and foreign policy should be Congress’s domain. Senators Ferguson and Harness plan investigations, delaying until after Senate resumes.
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Washington
Byrnes
Army
Pearl Harbor
Hull
Congress
Army Board
Bec. 7
Navy
Hal
Ferguson
R-Mich
Rep
Harness
Rind
Fruman
United States
Hulls
Byrnse Seid
Ventura
Stimson
State Department
Japan
Senate
Johnson
Jap War Lords Not Licked Yet Says McCain
Vice Admiral John Sidney McCain, commander of Task Force 30, warned Japanese leaders are not defeated and will strike again. He recalled the surrender aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay and mocked Japan while describing the war’s ongoing danger and his disdain for the enemy.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan
John Sidney McCain
Tokyo Bay
Admiral Harvey
Congress On Job Today Faces Peace Task Ahead
Congress resumes work with a peacetime agenda as President Truman’s message signals priorities. Jobs aid, unemployment relief, selective service reform, and dismantling wartime controls top the list. Lawmakers prepare for elections while committees study Pearl Harbor inquiry and faster discharges. Main bills await next week’s floor action.
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America
Truman
Treamen
Charles G. Rose
Senate
House
Capitol Hill
Billy
U S Ready to Lead Nation Building Boom
The government plans a $200,000,000 public housing program for low income families. Publicly owned but privately built, 25,000 families will be housed in 100 communities coast to coast. Rentals average around $20 a month with income limits and government loans up to 9 percent of development costs.
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Washington
Federal Public Housing Authority
Disagreement on Granting Truman Broad Powers
Washington lawmakers clash over giving President Truman broad authority to trim and reorganize agencies. Rep Manasco cites Roosevelt’s wartime use as caution, while Harold Smith backs consolidated action. House committee will consider a bill to permit broad action but shield 22 agencies without full congressional consent.
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Rep
Manasco
D-Ala
Congress
Roosevelt
Truman
Harold Smith
Rowse Committee
Mest
Tréman
House
Senate
Wage Increases Approved by War Labor Board
The War Labor Board announced wage raises up to 1.00 per hour can be made without board approval though price effects may follow. Previously increases between 0.50 and 0.55 per hour required board consent. The ruling targets government price impacts and broader cost of living relief.
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Washington
War Labor Board
WLE
Franco and De Gaulle face Tangier future in new world order
Washington dispatch reports Allied plans to place Tangier under an international regime led by the United States Britain France and Russia with a council and control commission while Spain's role is limited under a 1923 statute. In France General de Gaulle predicts a vote to create a fourth republic as France leans toward renewal.
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Truman
Attlee
Stalin
Potsdam
United Nations
Tafigier
Morocco
Fialy
Italian Pace Treaty Seen in Next Sixty Days
London reports the Allies expect a peace treaty with Italy within sixty days while noting delays likely for Hungary Romania Finland and Batgarig due to unsettled conditions. The Big Five foreign ministers council met in London on Monday and aims to place the Italian peace on the agenda. The Potsdam agreement favored Italy joining the United Nations and expediting the treaty, while Balkan delays may push other treaties back.
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Foreign Office
Hungary
Romania
Finland
Batgarig
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Ite
Potsdam
Italy
United Nations
Japanese Relocation Orders Lifted for West Coast
The Army canceled last night orders banning individuals of Japanese descent from the West Coast. As of midnight Pacific War Time, those in eight relocation centers may return to California Arizona Washington and Oregon, though about 6700 still remain interned in place.
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Washington
West Coast
California
Arizona
Oregon
Labor Leaders Unite To Block GLO Choice In Paris
Three influential labor leaders from United Mine Workers and Railway Labor Executives joined to oppose government appointed worker seat at the International Labor Conference in Paris this October. They backed Robert J. Watt of the AFL to be the worker delegate, with C10 planning to present Henry Hillman as chair of the Political Action Committee ready for Paris.
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Washington
GLO
Paris
A. Fll
Willian Greets
United Mine Workers
Joan S. Lewis
Chainan Arthur Lyons
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
Robert J. Watt
C. 10
Sianey Hillman
Political Action Committee
15 Believed Dead In California Train Wreck
Arcadia California report says the Santa Fe California Limited derailed after an open switch caused by a broken rail. Fifteen dead and many injured, with two forward coaches most affected as engines and cars left the tracks. Rescue teams used torches to free survivors.
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Occupation Directives Issued For Tokyo Entry
The U S army plans dispatched by General MacArthur direct American entry into Tokyo with Eighth Army reporting to Seidelberg. The 21th Division and First Cavalry will occupy the Yokohama Tokyo area sharing duties with the 11th Airborne. Disarmament and mobilization orders aim to streamline occupation and redeploy Japanese assets under Allied command.
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Japan
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Walter Krueger
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Honshu
Shikoku
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Spruance
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Thomas C. Kinkaid
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