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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1945

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Reds Upset Conference Plans Again

SAN FRANCISCO AP Only one issue stands between the United Nations Conference and adjournment, but that one raised by Russia may block the windup next Saturday. Moscow demands restriction of powers proposed for the general assembly to discuss and recommend on any matter affecting international relations. it seeks change to cover only clear limits.

San Francisco Russia General Assembly World Organization Moscow

Polish conference outlook brighter amid UN charter talks

Ambassadors and Polish leaders including Stanislaw Mikolajczyk and Jan Stanczyk met in Moscow to discuss reorganization of the Polish government in exile and to address peace and security questions. A UN charter dispute over Big Five veto rights and possible amendments saw committees approve ratification rules and expulsion or suspension powers, while withdrawal clauses were rejected.

Moscow Stanislaw Mikolajczyk Jan Stanczyk Warsaw Poland

Stilwell Forecasts Tough Fight With Japanese

General Stilwell at MacArthur HQ says Japan will resist losing territory they have seized. He believes Nipponese will be loath to give up what they have grabbed and will mount a determined defense in the area.

Stilwell Manila Joseph W. Stilwell Army Ground Forces Training Program MacArthur

Six Enemy Ships Sunk By American Airmen

American airmen sank six small cargo ships and a medium freighter transport yesterday in sweeps south of Korea over the Yellow Sea and on Shikoku, one of the Japanese home islands.

Guam Korea Yellow Sea Shikoku

Bus Drivers Pay Dispute Settled in East Liverpool

Varley Motor Transit Co. will distribute 105000 in retroactive overtime payments and transit bonuses to bus drivers in East Liverpool and Steubenville districts. The 14 month wage dispute prompted two work stoppages before a settlement was reached, with payments due Thursday.

East Liverpool Varley Motor Transit Co Steubenville

Soviet Chief in Berlin Killed in Accident

Soviet controlled Berlin Radio says Col Gen Berzarin, Russian commander in Berlin, was killed in an accident with no details given. A Rome dispatch reports Crown Prince Liberto named Ruccio Pari to form an Italian government, breaking a month long deadlock.

Berlin Berzarin Rome Liberto Ruccio Pari Milaa

100 Year Old Irene Woods Joins First Air Trip

Chicago report notes Amanda Woods, just past 100, flew an American Airlines hop over her Northside home. She quips that she has long hankered to fly since the Wright brothers experimented. On landing she asks, when are the pork chops.

Chicago Irene Amanda Woods Ohio Wright Brothers

Conservation Training For Teachers Planned

Carrollton Ohio teachers will be trained in natural resources conservation at a new laboratory opened today under H L Bowhman superintendent of Bowling Green schools. The 5 1 7 week course is sponsored by Ohio State University Agriculture and Education departments in cooperation with the State Division of Conservation and Natural Resources and the State Department of Education.

Carrollton Ohio H. L. Bowhman Bowling Green Ohio State University Departments of Agriculture and Education State Division of Conservation and Natural Resources State Department of Education

Lord Haw Haw Charged With Treason in Bow Street

William Joyce known as Lord Haw Haw, taunting Britain on German radio, was formally charged with high treason in Bow Street court and bound over for trial starting June 25. A Pittsburgh bound Greyhound bus overturned west of Columbus injuring up to 30 passengers.

London William Joyce Lord Haw Haw Bow Street Court Joyce Columbus Greyhound Here

Polish Home Army Leaders Charged in Moscow Trial

Moscow radio reported 16 Polish underground leaders were indicted for sabotage behind Russian lines. Maj. Gen. Bronislaw Okulicki testified he received orders from the London exile government to keep the home army illegal for future armed struggles against the Warsaw provisional government and Red Army. Names cited include Jan Jankowski and Stanislaw Jasiukowicz.

London Moscow Warsaw Red Army Bronislaw Okulicki Bronislaw Ockulicki Jan Jankoswki Stanislaw Jasiukowicz Parliament National Party

Veterans Push for Second Battle Star for Buckeye Division

Fred C. Scain, president of the Cleveland Chapter, 37th Division, AEF Veterans Association, said petitions with 7,500 signatures are en route to government officials. The drive protests a War Department ruling granting only one battle star for New Georgia and Bougainville campaigns in the Pacific.

Cleveland Fred C. Scain AEF Veterans Association Buckeye Pacifics War Department New Georgia Bougainville Island

B-29s Fire Four More Jap Cities in Luzon Drive

U S Sixth Army led by the 37th Ohio Infantry Division pressed north on Luzon toward an early cleanup of Japanese resistance. MacArthur reported 402,363 Japanese casualties in eight months and cited air power breaking transport as key to rapid advances in the Cagayan Valley. American ground forces advanced through the valley with units like the Buckeye and 37th divisions driving toward Aparri, while Japanese civilian evacuations and stubborn rear guards delayed progress in spots such as Infanta and Calinan.

M’arthur Luzon Manila Sixth Army 37Th Ohio MacArthur Philippines Pasa U.S. Fifth Air Force Cagayan Valley Sith Catayan Cabatuan Buckeye Cagayan River Nagulian Aparri U. S. Sixth Infantry Cordillera Mountains Bagabag 38Th Infanta Mindanao 24Th 41St Calinan

Fire Raids Create Wider Japanese City Burnings

New Territory air raids drop incendiaries on four more Japanese cities while U S ground forces push Nipponese in the Okinawa and Philippine campaigns. Japanese troops surrender in large numbers as about 3 000 of their soldiers are fatally hurt daily in the island battles. Allied commands dismiss Japanese claims of a pre invasion bombardment near the Bak Balikpapan oil refinery area.

Okinawa Balikpapan Barneo U. S Roar Alin George F. Hussey Navy Ordnance D. 3B Chiefley Australia Joseph W. Stilwell Kagoshima Omuta Kyushu Hamamatsu Yokkaichi Honshu

House Group Will Propose Peace Draft

A bipartisan House committee will propose universal peacetime training as part of a permanent postwar military alliance, though enactment remains uncertain. The 23 member panel heard testimony from more than 106 witnesses as it weighs peacetime draft plans and braces for a prolonged political battle.

Washington United States Special House

Japanese Officer Surrenders at Guam After 10 Month Stand

A Japanese field officer who led remnants of his unit for ten months surrendered with 33 men before a Marine guard at Guam. Colonel Stent of the U S Marines accepted the surrender as a striking example of American psychological warfare. The officer asked to be taught English and said the fate of Japan depends on leadership. This surrender, on Guam’s first retaken populated territory, was seen as signaling the end of enemy activity there.

Guam Patleys Howard W. Stent iWarner Springs Calif Japan Stent

Release of new tires for farm vehicle use authorized

Washington minus 2 day authorized the local ration board to release new passenger tires for vehicles converted to farm use that cannot run with farm implement tires or when suitable used passenger tires are not available.

Washington OPA

Goodyear Workers Strike and Firestone Voting Today

Akron AP report on Goodyear strike actions with 15,000 Firestone workers to vote on strike. CIO URW led Goodyear walkout after 32 disputed issues, 20,000 idle, 46,700 production workers involved. Goodyear Aircraft plant affected. war production items and 16 000 tires and tubes lost per 24 hours of the strike.

AKRON Goodyear Tire and Rubber Go Akron Rubber National Labor Board Firestone Tire and Rubber Co Goodyear Cio-United Rubber Workers URW Lee C. V. Wheeler Goodyear Aircraft Corps Wheeler Cio-United Automobile Workers

Clevelanders Rap Lausche

The Cleveland Mental Hygiene Association bulletin criticizes Gov. Lausche for an inadequately funded mental hygiene program. It notes Ohio hospitals are 20 percent overcrowded versus a 10 percent national average and says proposed appropriations are insufficient for current needs.

Cleveland Cleveland Mental Hygiene Association Frank J. Lausche Ohio South Lausche Division of Mental Hygiene

Truman Preparing for West Coast Holiday Trip

President Truman planned a quick Pacific Northwest holiday start with a flight to Olympia Washington tomorrow. He will attend a San Francisco session to conclude the United Nations Conference.

Truman West Coast Washington Pacific Northwest Olympia Wash San Francisco

Nimitz Defends Okinawa Plan Against Criticism

Fleet Commander Nimitz rebutted Newsweek columnist David Lawrence and rejected Homer Bigart’s Okinawa landing criticism. He praised the actual plan as prudent, noting that new landings would have faced strong defenses, costly casualties, and supply difficulties.

Guam Okinawa Nimitz David Lawrence Pacific Fleet Homer Bigart New York Herald Tribune

Theologist Will Joi Joins Ohio CIO Council

Rev. Orville C. Jones of Oberlin Graduate School of The ratogy will join the Ohio CIO Council on July 1 with headquarters in Columbus. He will lead missions in church labor and farm labor relations and in CIO programs against racial discrimination and worker education.

Oberlin Orville C. Jones Oberlin Graduate School of Theratogy Jon Ohio Cio Council Columbus Jones CIO

Study Ways To Keep Boys And Girls On Farms

A Columbus report on an Ohio State University event where ministers from 46 counties discussed keeping youth on farms and making rural life satisfying. The session noted church groups sponsor guests, recreational activities, Bible schools, and community centers for crafts and demonstrations.

Columbus Ohio State University Vavaton

Ohio Black Hawks on Last Leg of Trip Home

CAMP KILMER NEW JERSEY- The Ohio Black Hawks of the 86th Infantry Division neared home after reaching Fort Dix for a 30 day furlough and retraining for Pacific duty. They anticipate quick victory over Japan, with camp life including uniforms meals and entertainment. Soldiers expect limited time before departure while one man mourns his mother who died during his service.

Ohio Black Hawks Kilmer N.J Black Hawks Ohio Fort Dix Black Hawk Europe New Jersey Pacific Air Inn New York Camp Kilmer

Crippled B 29 I Will Return Survives Japanese Air Assault

A damaged B 29 named I Will Return, returning to base after an hour long clash over Fukai near Kobe on May 11, with two engines knocked out and 200 holes. It repelled 49 fighter attacks and completed a bomb run on three engines before a second engine was damaged by flak. Despite severe damage it escaped 19 more enemy fighters and returned.

Saipan Fukae Kobe Twe Firma

Supreme Court Permits Bridge To Stay There

The Supreme Court invalidated a deportation order against Harry Bridges, West Coast CIO leader. Attorney General Biddle contended Bridges was linked to the Communist Party, but the court ruled against the deportation. General Eisenhower returned to Washington to brief President Truman on Allied victory and postwar days.

Supreme Court Washington Harry Bridges West Coast CIO Biddie Bridges Jongsheremen Communist Party Biddle United States Eisenhower Fasenhower Truman

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