Millions of U S Troops to Return From Pacific Over Six Months
Allied headquarters announced that American G I s will be withdrawn from the Pacific at over 200000 men monthly for six months, totaling about 1250000 by March. Remaining forces will include 400000 in occupation roles across Japan Korea the Ryukyus and other bases.
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Tokyo
G. I’s
United States
Pacific
Allied Headquarters
Pacific Theater
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Okinawa
Ryukyus Islands
Hawaii
Marianas
Honolulu
Saipan
Tacloban
Jinsen
Manila
Low Point
High Point
General Headquarters
11Th Airborne
First Cavalry
Philid
24Th
War Department
MacArthur
Baron Kijuro Shidehara
Shidehara
Imperial Repri Fed
Nippo Dangyo
Imperial Household
Stern
Drive Starts For Congress To Have Firm Bomb Control
A House Military Committee drive seeks to give Congress firm control over the atomic bomb. Amendments would bar any foreign government contact without congress approval and curb presidential power to share secrets. The nine member commission would regulate domestic use and carry lethal authority over uranium resources. Atomic Scientists of Chicago urge cautious, non partisan study to avoid dangerous haste and risk to national security.
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William F. Arbogasst
Washington
Congress
House Military Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Truman
May
D-Ky
Neety
Senate
Atomic Scientists of
Chicago
Scout-O-Ree Postponed to October 26
W H Lawrence Jr chairman announces Scout-O-Ree at the armory is postponed to Friday October 26 due to an unexpected inspection visit by Col Goodridge to Company 115 Virginia State Guard at the armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Lawrence, Jr
Armory
Tomorrw
Col. Goodridge
Virginia State Guard
Holy Name Society Reorganization Meeting At Sacred Heart
All men of Sacred Heart Catholic Church urged to attend a meeting at Church Hall tonight at 7 30 for re organization of the Holy Name Society. Election of officers and activity planning on the agenda. Organization dormant since the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Kaiser Eyes West Coast Steel Control and Integration
Henry Kaiser detailed plans to seize major west coast steel production and run it as an integrated industry. He would buy government owned Geneva plant in Utah and Colorado facilities, and expand to Fontana California, seeking broad government loan adjustments and rail to mobilize 25 industries. He also aims to acquire liberty ships and boost postwar gypsum and plaster boards capacity, envisioning nationwide decentralization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Chester
Associated Press
Oakland
Calif
Henry Kaiser
Geneva
Provo
Utah
Colorado Coal, Fuel Andiron Corp
Fontana
Kaiser
West
Willow Run
Detroit
Ford
Kaiser- Frazer
United States
RFC
Los Angeles
Bristol Hospital Nurses Strike Headlines A Labor Action
Bristol Virginia October 11 A voluntary nursing force works overtime replacing 10 night day floor nurses who walked out yesterday afternoon at King's Mountain Memorial Hospital. 63 patients were left as Red Cross nurse aides and non professional staff substitute while authorities seek a reason for the historic strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
King’s Mountain Memorial Hospital
Red Cross
Homemaking Committee Plans 1946 Work Program
Eighteen representatives from ten County Homemaking groups met in Winchester on September 9 to outline the 1946 program of activity. Board Chairman Mrs. Landon Whitacre presided as the group discussed organization, community needs, 4 H Club support, and reconversion demands. Mary Gay Marker emphasized aiding 4 H with project leaders and encouragement, with each club choosing how to assist youth groups. Rural Youth was set as the federation goal for 1946, guiding the December 1945 and October 1946 calendars. The 1946 plan includes December Rural Youth Plans and January Furniture Clinic, with February to be continued on Page 7. Col. 4
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Landon Whitacre
Mary Gay Marker
County Council
China Peace Talks Reach Basic Principles Agreement
Chinese Nationalists and Communists agreed on basic principles for political peace after decades of conflict and five weeks of talks. Mao Tze-Tung voiced optimism as he left for Yenan to report on the accord, while Chiang Kai-Shek presses for unity of political authority and a new broadly based political council to address outstanding differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Farnsworth
Chungking
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Mao Tze-Tung
Yenan
Sherce
Mao
Kuomintang
Deliberat Mao
Chiang
Shantung
Chang Chih- Chung
Chang
Wang Shi-Chieh
Shao Li-Tze
People's Political Council
Chou En- Lai
Wang Jo-Fei
National Military Council
Tigers Return Home to 10000 Fan Victory Parade
Detroit fans roared as the Tigers arrived after beating the Chicago Cubs to win baseball's World Series. A special train ran late and a police escorted reception formed at Union Station with players including O'Neill Newhouser Greenberg Richards York and Trout amid cheering crowds and marching band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Chicago Cubs
Union Station
Tigers
Chicago
Fort
Third Streets
Steve O'Neill
Cleveland Indians
O'Neill
Newhouser
Greenberg
Richards
York
Trout
Game Association Meeting Scheduled at City Hall
The Game Association will hold a Friday October 12 meeting at City Hall at 8 p m. Members are reminded to submit membership reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Game Association
City Hall
Truman Reports UNRRA Aid In Europe Short of $20 Million
President Truman told Congress UNRRA funding remains limited with only 20 million dollars uncommitted from an 800 million appropriation as of August 31. He urged faster delivery of supplies to speed UNRRA’s withdrawal and set hearings on a 550 million request to meet Europe’s acute winter needs.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United Nations
House Appropriations Committee
Europe
Foreign Economic Administration
UNRRA
State Department
Great Britain
Russia
Achievement Day Plans Are Made
Home Demonstration Club members finalize plans for the Annual Achievement Program at the Baptist Church on November 7 with L B Dietrich of the Virginia Extension Division Blacksburg as guest speaker. The event includes a quiz, moving picture, luncheon by the Homemaking Committee, and assigned committees for food, program, and arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
L. B. Dietrich
Virginia Extension Division
Blacksburg
Walter Adams
H. P. Lovett
Charles Bass
Margaret Flickenger
Police Training School Concludes Completion Ceremony
The Winchester Police Training School ended last night with a lecture on Photography and a final hour exam. Certificates will be awarded Friday by Commissioner C. Risaaieune with help from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The program began September 10 with three weekly sessions and about 25 local officers attended and passed yesterday's test. Graduation takes place tomorrow at 7:30 in the Corporation Court room, City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Police Training School
C. Ris Aaieune
Pace
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Corporation Court
Reuss City Hall
Wanted Advertisements for Work and Driver
Help wanted notices seek buyers or workers with details. One item asks for a buyer of cleaning services Ping ley and Carper. Another item calls for a veteran driver salesman with address at 212 Sharp Street Priday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharp Street
Priday
Colonial Kitchen Regrets Saturday Closure
The Colonial Kitchen announces it will close for another Saturday and hopes to reopen by late October 2010. The notice implies expected hours or dates but provides no further details on the affected location or reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Kitchen
British Dock Strikes Threaten Food Shortages
London reports a wide dock strike spreading to Glasgow threatening food supply as 46,500 workers walk out with 50,000 tons of food tied up. Troops moved into Liverpool and other ports to unload ships while wage demands of 25 shillings a day and a 40 hour week rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Attlee
Glasgow
Great Britain
Downing Street
House of Commons
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Liverpool
United States
Royal Engineers and Pioneer Corps
Manchester
Hull
Grimsby
Merseyside
Tyneside
Tees Valley
Southampton
U. S
Hime
Weather Warmer in Winchester Despite Western Frost
The city felt warmer today with a rising temperature from 33 last night to 53 by noon. Frost remained possible in the west, as tomatoes and potato vines suffered and leaves began turning. Tonight and Friday forecast: fair, cool with frost in the west, then warmer Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Virginia
Research Laboratory
Truck Drivers Strike In Capital City Over Pay Raise
Washington October 11 Union truck drivers and helpers handling freight from railroad and other terminals voted to strike to press for higher pay. Local Teamsters said the executive board will meet after next Monday. Drivers earn 82 1 2 cents hourly and seek 95 cents while helpers want 82 cents up from 71. About 500 workers and 15 companies are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Local
Teamsters’ Union
APL
A. W. Stream
Dunlap Tire and Rubber promotes tire stock and certificates
Dunlap Tire and Rubber Corporation at 120 Loudoun offers popular tire sizes and assists customers in obtaining required certificates. If you lack a certificate, staff will help you secure one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap Tire and Rubber Corporation
Loudoun
President Truman Faces Strikes and International Issues
President Truman returns from a five day vacation to manage mine strikes and international concerns. He hosts Chilean President Rios and may host Labor Secretary Schwellenbach to press for coal agreements with John L. Lewis and operators. He cautions against selfish interests and urges the nation to go back to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Juan Antonio Rios
Chile
White House
Schwellenbach
John L. Lewis
Gilbertsville
Tennessee Valley Authority
Kentucky
Iirm Truman
Vins
Bennett Clark
Gaantnaten
Blytheville
Ark
Caruthersville, Mo
Reelfort Lake
West Tennessee
Death of Aviation Machinist Mate Foltz Drowned in War Service
Mr and Mrs Ora Foltz of 10 South Greenwalt avenue received a Navy telegram confirming the death by drowning of their son Lewis Randolph Foltz Aviation Machinists Mate Second Class USN He had served four years and was overseas since April 1945 Stationed near the Philippines he was on his way back toward the States from Manila when the accident occurred Survived by his wife his parents and a brother Corporal Jax L Foltz in the U S Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora L. Foltz
South Greenwalt Avenue
Navy Department
Lewis R. Foltz
Aviation
Lewis Randolph Foltz
Louis Denfeld
Naval Personnel
Florida
Greenwalt Avenue
Navy
Philippines
Manila
Cpl
Jax L. Foltz
Inugh
U. S. Army
Pugh and Mead Face 36 Hole Final in Winchester Club
Wilson Pugh and Chief Lloyd Mead reach the Winchester Golf Club championship final after Pugh defeats Jim Mason in a 36 hole match and Mead ousts Lester Arnold in the semi finals. The final round begins at 10 30 with local supporters watching the defense of Pugh's title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Pugh
Lloyd Mead
Winchester
Pugh
Jim Mason
Mead
Lester Arnold
Coal talks stalemate as 850 mines idle and 450000 strike
Washington reports deadlocked negotiations between bituminous operators and John L. Lewis United Mine Workers. President Truman expected to hear progress while prospects of a wider stoppage grow. About 188000 miners have walked out, with large shut downs in West Virginia Pennsylvania Ohio and Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Nmation
Schwellenbach
Foremnen
Iated
Truman
Woul Agreevk S.fi Sii M
M Fuy
Lewis Union
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Ohio
Tennessee
Indiana
Hollywood
Welcome Home Veterans Return to Civilian Life in Area
The Star welcomes Frederick Clarke and Winchester veterans home after honorable discharge. Each day the list grows with names of men who have received discharges and resumed civilian life. Public assistance is sought to supply additional names for the compiled roll.
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Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Winchester
Star
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New
Nippon
By James Lindsley
Bristol Hospital
U.S
Police Training School
Pingley and Carper
Ridgewood Fruit Industries
Merriman Lane
Labor
Capital City
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Lewis Foltz
USN
East Piccadilly Street
Market Street
W.ss.c
Secretary of Labor
Schwellen
William Claytor, Jr
Robert H. Claytor
Jerry L. Kirby
Warren C. Boyer
Harry KR. Kern, Jr
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