Demands Grow for Pearl Harbor Probing in Congress
The Pearl Harbor shadow hangs over Congress as it opens its first peacetime session. Calls for a congressional inquiry to fix blame mount, with Republicans split over political implications and defense of Hull by Byrnes prompting wider debate. Senator Ferguson and Rep Harness push for prompt inquiry as Sabath Dill backs the move.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Congress
Byrnes
Hull
Army
Truman
War Stimson
Stimson
Army Board
Ferguson
R-Mich
Harness
R-Ind
United States
Indianan
U: and Navy
Navy
Sabath Dill
House Rules Committee
Sabath
Navy Work Halts at Charleston Strike Over Seniority
About 300 to 400 workers at Carnegie-Illinois Steel in the Navy South Charleston ordnance plant stopped work in a strike over seniority rights. CIO Local 2336 representative J J Lamotte said the dispute peaked yesterday afternoon as workers refused to run machines and were ordered off the premises. Pickets gathered outside the gates while the plant operated on a reduced scale after World War II. State Labor Commissioner Charles J F Sattler offered conciliation, which the union accepted. company response unknown. Lamotte cited several grievances with seniority as the central issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Carnegie - Illinois Steel Corporation
Navy
South Charleston
J. J. Lamotte
CIO
United Steelworkers of America
Charles J. F. Sattler
Lamotte
Winchester City Council Re Elects Dr Anderson as President
Dr C R Anderson was reelected president of the Winchester Common Council at the organization meeting. Reappointed officers include A T Hawthorne vice president James R Reardon city solicitor S Lee Grant city manager G G Baker sanitary inspector L M Allen health officer E W Miller meat and milk inspector. quorum present. several members absent. Budget and licence tax ordinances approved on first and second readings for 1946. Police justice position discussed with action deferred to October. Sewerage plant plans referred to finance committee for detailed proposal. Street seal coating with tar to begin next week. Coffman elected to Handley Board of Trustees to fill vacancy caused by Fuller’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Anderson
Winchester
A. T. Hawthorne
James R. Reardon
S. Lee Grant
G. G. Baker
L. M. Allen
E. W. Miller
W. Dellinger
Fred Glaize, Jr
H. Henry
Alan Perry
P. D. Miller
John W. Rice
F. L. Largent, Jr
Largent
Reardon
Burr P. Harrison
Acton
Grant
R. Frank Barr
Charles F. Coffman
Winchester Milling Company
Handley Board of Trustees
H. Douglas Fuller
W. Woodhull Baker
Chiang Stages Victory Party in Chungking
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek hosted a victory banquet in Chungking with U.S., British, and Soviet guests. He praised Allied unity and thanked the United States, Britain, Russia, and France for aiding the European victory and shifting momentum to the Pacific. The text notes Japan’s defeat was foregone yet war could prolong.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
U. S
China
United States
Japan
Uni
Britain
Russia
France
Pacific
Wainwright Promotion Recommended by President Truman
President Truman recommended Lt Gen Jonathan M Wainwright for the temporary rank of full general. The Corregidor hero, who led Philippine forces and was captured after the fall, was recently released from a Manchuria prison camp and is expected to return to the United States shortly.
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Washington
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Corregidor
Seaaite
Wainwright
Douglas MacArthur
Corrigidor
Mukden
Manchuria
United States
Train collision injures soldiers near Clarksburg
The Baltimore and Ohio National Limited side swiped a troop train near Clarksburg and derailed four cars while three troop Pullman cars left the rails. Nine soldiers were treated for minor injuries. engineer Frank Lambert was rescued with non life threatening injuries. Traffic rerouted via Fairmont and Parkersburg as crews work to clear the tracks.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
National Limited
B. and O
Baltimore
Fairmont
Parkersburg
B. and O. S
West Fork River
Frank Lambert
Grafton
Lambert
St. Mary’s Hospital
Adamston
Indian Gap
Europe
Pacific
Citations Granted Jap Americans At Leghorn
Lt General Truscott awarded Presidential and Distinguished Unit Citations to two American Japanese battalions in Leghorn and praised the 442nd Infantry Regiment for a battle record any regiment would be proud of. The Second Battalion is led by Maj. Robert A. Gapel.
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Rome
Lucian K. Truscott
Leghorn
Nisei 442Nd Infantry
Robert A. Gapel
Federal Set Up Full Of Duplications Described
Comptroller General Lindsay C. Warren testified before the House Expenditures Committee that the federal establishment is a hodge podge of duplications and inefficiencies. He urged broad presidential power to clean house, suggesting it last only for Truman’s term, while some lawmakers push to exempt 21 agencies from control.
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Washington
Lindsay C. Warren
Treasury
Congress
Truman
House
House Expenditures Committee
Warren
Bureau of Customs
Manasco
D.-Ala
Allied Troopers At Singapore Landing Reported
British and Indian troops landed at Singapore today to retake the fortress lost to Japan in 1942. The First Punjabi Regiment spearheaded the assault from light craft at the main wharf as a column of smoke rose from Port Dickson’s oil tanks while troops moved in.
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Singapore
First
Port Dickson
London
Reuters
Wanted Help Wanted Ads for Cleaners and Laborer
Classified notice lists positions at Pingley and Carper Cleaners and Winchester Cold Storage Co. with hours and row of letters likely filing codes. Indicates employment openings seeking applicants through the local newspaper.
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Winchester Cold Storage Co
Tuck Favors Changes In State Election Laws
Democratic candidate William M. Tuck calls for amending election laws to make mutilation and destruction of records a felony and to tighten safeguards for primaries and general elections after Wise County fraud allegations. He also supports reform of absent voter rules and plans detailed recommendations before the November election.
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Richmond
William M. Tuck
Wise County
Tuck
Lewis Preston Collins
Charles R. Fenwick
Moss A. Plunkett
Roanoke
Gunn
Virginia
Generals To Tell Of Cruelties
Eight U S generals liberated from Manchuria POW camps pass through Hawaii en route home. A press conference showed their exhausted, silent reaction and hints of further revelations on Japanese atrocities likely to influence occupation policy and war crime trials. The group includes Maj Gen Albert M Jones Maj Gen George F Moore Maj Gen Fletcher Sharp Brig Gen Maxon L Lough Brig Gen Clifford L Bluemel Brig Gen Will Broughter Brig Gen James Weaver and Gen King, with homes listed.
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Honolulu
United States
Manchuria
Hawaii
Japan
Washington
General King
Atlanta
Albert M. Jones
George F. Moore
San Francisco
Fletcher Sharp
Monkton
Maxon L. Lough
Fargo
N D
Clifford L. Bluemel
Trenton
N. J
Will Broughter
Decature
James Weaver
Fremont
Ohio
Quisling Raved About Soviets
Oslo reports a defense witness testified Vidkun Quisling spoke of fears of Russia in January 1940 and claimed Bolshevik plots to seize Norway. Wilhelm Ullmann, a school director, said the charges against Trygve Lie and Johan Nygaardsvold may reflect Quisling’s motives.
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Oslo
Vidkun
Quisling
Russia
Bolshevists
Norway
Wilhelm Ullmann
Trygve Lie
Johan Nygaardsvold
Ullman
German Prisoner Labor Sought for Apple Plants in Frederick
A three member committee was appointed by the Frederick County Fruit Growers Association to recruit more German prisoners of war for work in local fruit processing plants and cold storages. Managers at National Fruit Product Co. plan a third shift as apple supply stretches for three weeks. The meeting approved by laws setting fiscal year to January 1 through December 31 and scheduled an annual February meeting.
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Walker McC. Bond
W. W. Hunt
Marvin Powell
Frederick County
Fred Stine
Chinese Groups Exchange Views on Civil War Crisis
In Chungking representatives of the government and Yenan Communists completed a preliminary exchange of views and are discussing specific issues to avert civil war. Reports of an initial agreement are denied by Information Minister Wu. Talks may last two more weeks as Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-Shek meet. Chiang Ching-kuo named foreign affairs special commissioner in Manchuria. Hu Shih named president of National University at Peiping.
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Chungking
Central News Et
K. C. Wu
Mao Tse-Tung
Yenan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Mai
Gen
Chou En-Lai
Wang Jo-Fei
Executive Yuan
Chiang Ching-Kuo
Occupation of Tokyo Set For Saturday
Tokyo to be entered by U S forces this Friday local date with the First Cavalry division heading into the capital. General MacArthur will move his HQ to the U S embassy building as the Allied directive demands swift disarmament and full access for occupation troops. Lt Gen Eichelberger expects eight and two thirds divisions by October 10 to control Honshu and Hokkaido with Krueger's Sixth Army concentrating on southern islands.
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Yokohama
Tokyo
U.S
Manila
Santo Tomas
MacArthur
United States
Allied Powers
First Cavalry
Japan
Robert L. Eichelberger
Honshu
Hokkaido
Eichelberger
Eighelberger
S . Eighth
Shikoku
Kyushu
Walter C. Kruefer
Sixth Army
Powell
Iny
Innis P. Swift
Admiralties
Verne D. Mudge
William C. Chase
First Army
Second Army
Krueger
Jhese
Korea
John Hodge
24Th Army Corps
Winchester Schools Open 1945-46 Session Tomorrow
Winchester public schools will open for the 1945-46 session with all schools running a full day. Superintendent Quarles announced registration is complete and students should report to their previous home rooms unless promoted from 3rd to 4th, 5th to 6th, or 4th graders at Handley, who go to the Handley auditorium.
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Public
Winchester
Quarles
Cone
Virginia
Japan's Premier Says Surrender Instrument Signed After Exhaustion
In San Francisco reports, Prime Minister Higashi-Kuni told the Diet that surrender followed crushing Allied air and sea bombing. He cited enormous naval and aerial losses, 2.2 million homes destroyed, and Japan's production collapse as decisive factors.
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San Francisco
Japan
Ruhiko Higashi-Kuni
Federal Communications Commission
Marianas
Mariana Islands
South Seas
Japs' War Lords Defiant Says McCain on MacArthur Praise
Vice Admiral John S. McCain Jr. criticizes Japanese leaders as not beaten, predicts future resistance. He recalls MacArthur ordering groundings of planes in Tokyo Bay and praises the general as a rough, effective leader needed for the postwar period.
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John
Meain
Naval Ocae
Tokyo Bay
MacArthur
McCain
America
Pacific
Notice of Fight Houses at Yoobe
A fragmentary notice references fight houses at Yoobe with a phone contact and partial addresses or codes. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear dates or actions.
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Yoobe
Cider Apples Wanted by Heinz at Winchester VA
The Heinz Company seeks cider apples and offers purchase at Vallew Pike Winchester Virginia. Applicants over 16 should contact Pingley and Carper Cleaners for details.
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Pingley
Heinz Company Cider Mill Pressman and Laborer Wanted
Help wanted notices for H. J. Heinz Co. at Valley Pike Winchester Va seek pressman and laborers. Service station attendants needed at General Service Station corner Braddock and Boscawen streets.
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H. J. Heinz Co
Valley Pike
Winchester
Braddock and
Boscawen Streets
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White House
Dr. Anderson
Chiang
Presser
Pingley & Carper
Soviets
M’arthur
Nips
Vallew Pike
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