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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1945
Page
1
Washington sources said 8000 Army planes are ready for pre invasion air strikes on Japan, with over 1500 carrier aircraft and additional shore based Navy and Marine planes. The mix includes fast B 32 bombers as part of the force cited by MacArthur.
The Third Fleet pounded Hamamatsu with 1 000 tons of shells as carrier aircraft raided Honshu from Kobe to Tokyo. Allied air forces claimed hits on airfields, military installations, and factories across central Japan, with heavy Japanese losses and significant ship and aircraft damage reported by Allied commands.
German documents reportedly tally 1.9 million killed or fatally wounded across the army navy and air force through Nov 30 1944 with 1.419 million on the Russian front. Premier Suzuki rejects Potsdam ultimatum as Japanese probes resist invasion. Allied action includes massive bombardments, ship losses claimed by Tokyo, and Axis defense in the Philippines and Burma as Chinese forces reclaim Kiweilin and push north.
The Empire State Building reopened today after a B-25 bomber crash Saturday killed 13. An 18 foot gap in the north wall was created by the attack, with most victims among National Catholic Welfare Conference stenographers on the 79th floor. Authorities noted no definitive structural damage and estimated earlier costs around 5000000, with details to be finalized.
General MacArthur announced that Saturday air strikes on Kure and Sasebo damaged the Haruna, an aircraft carrier, and possibly destroyed an escort carrier and a cruiser. Liberator bombers hit Kure at 3 p.m. Japan time, with Haruna reportedly beached and burned out after four hits.
A Belpre two year old boy reportedly drowned yesterday while playing in the Ohio River. The incident involved Billy Carpen, age 14, stepson of Charles Adams, who was nearby during the mishap. Local authorities investigated the circumstances of the drowning.
COLUMBUS two prisoners escaped yesterday from Ohio State Penitentiary by prying bars in a wing and dropping to the yard near the main gate. Warden Frank D. Henderson identified the fugitives as Edward Edutchinson, 23, and James D. Walsh, alias John Oliver Welch, 31, both serving 10 to 25 year terms for armed robbery.
George Conner, 35, of Washington County, Ohio, injured in a two seater plane crash a mile west of the Fayette County Fair Grounds near Washington Court House Saturday night. Copilot Elmer Hummel, 30, of Columbus, escaped with a fractured nose. Sheriff Orlando Hayes reports Hummel had been flying fair patrons. Hamilton meters installed here last fall.
Senator Wagner says full employment is vital for lasting world peace and outlines a proposed annual national production and employment budget. The bill would require federal investment if private channels cannot reach full employment while stressing private enterprise as the primary path.
Washington three senators Wheeler Lafoulette and Revercomb, earlier critics, foresee smooth sailing for legislation enabling American participation in the United Nations peacekeeping force. They backed the UN Charter at ratification, while Langer and Shipstead voted no. Also in Washington Samuel Graves, 51, of Sabina, died when his car crashed into a railing and burned.
Army Captain Carl G. Schultz of Chicago marries WAC Sgt. Kanella Koulouvatis in Berlin while an Army Inspector General inquiry into his marital status unfolds. Schultz defends his feelings, stating his first wife Ruth remains his past, and he hopes to honor Kay.
In Cincinnati more than 5,000 workers stayed away for the third day at Crosley, halting production of vital radio and radar equipment. A bargaining session between company officials and the IBEW failed to resolve the dispute over grievances. Nearby Norwood, 750 CIO-United Auto Workers walked out at GM’s Chevrolet Division, expanding the strike’s reach and affecting 150 AFL construction workers who won’t cross picket lines.
A 29 year old widowed mother in Warren is held on an open charge after slashing the throats of her three children and herself. A two year old son died at St Joseph hospital, while a five year old girl and a four year old boy are in fairly good condition. the mother has only a superficial wound.
A mob of 5,000 watched as state troopers, acting on Attorney General Staples ruling, burst into a snake handling cult at Charles City Virginia. Officers removed handlers and killed four reptiles after a believer pulled snakes from a car. Two snakes survived to be used at a planned next ceremony.
Detroit at Henry Ford, who built a billion dollar industrial empire, marked his 82nd birthday today. He said he is more optimistic than ever, predicting an era of unprecedented prosperity and living standards. He urged continued private industry and competition and believed barriers between management and labor would dissolve when given a chance.
ZANESVILLE Russell Vandegrift of Roseville was electrocuted yesterday while repairing farm machinery with an electric drill. In a separate note, Francis L. Kutschbach, 23, home on a redeployment furlough after two years in Newfoundland, drowned yesterday in a water-filled Ravell pit.
The Big Three headed toward a final communique after 11 days of talks among Truman Attlee and Stalin in Potsdam. Observers expect a swift conclusion, possibly in two or three days, with focus on postwar Europe and end to war with Japan. The United States has broad support for ending isolationism and aims to bring troops home to address family separation.
Ohio a gift from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis brings an iron lung for extreme emergency cases. Health officials note rural areas lack respirator aid while many city beds have supplies.
Vienna reports an American press convoy in the vanguard of a U S occupation force of about 5000 men entering the city. U S troops will operate alongside Russian British and French forces in the Vienna occupation effort.
Four American generals declare Japan will face unprecedented destruction and a planned invasion. Rear Adm Ramsey says overwhelming forces will invade, while Maj Gen LeMay and Gen Spaatz pledge massive air strikes and continued bombardment. United effort aims to erode Japanese will and industrial capacity.
In Rome the famed British Eighth Army appears to disband amid reflections on wartime language of bombs and guns. A brief remark by Spaatz on the B-29 program notes the army's historic reach from El Alamein to distant fronts, suggesting fear of a rapid collapse.
Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt, at 34 the second son of the late President, asked to be retired from the army air forces amid congressional scrutiny of his civilian financial transactions. He submitted the request to Gen. H A Arnold. no action or date was given and no reason was offered by a War Department statement.
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