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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1945
Page
1
Washington AP report says the Atomic Congress begins work on the atomic era with the House Military Committee hearing Army leaders on a nine member commission to oversee peace and development at home. The Senate Military Committee again discusses the bill.
Emperor Hirohito, using retiree Premier Higashi-Kuni as spokesman, conceded prior knowledge of Pearl Harbor plan while asserting a war declaration was anticipated. Senate and House reopen after five days as lawmakers tackle war-time atomic progress, a national research agency proposal, and a tax trimming bill. Vannevar Bush slated to testify on science policy amid congressional concern over postwar research.
Two Hadamar asylum nurses Margaret Borowski and Emmy Berlin testified that wards filled with Russians and Poles on several nights, but were empty in the morning. They supported charges against Dr. Heinrich Wehrmann and six others accused of murdering more than 400 slave laborers and women and children at the Hadamar facility.
Herb Riggs former Meigs County commissioner will be funeralized at Burlingham Church Thursday at 2 p.m. under the Harrisonville Masonic Lodge. Burial in nearby cemetery. Friends may call at Ewing General Home until Wednesday evening when the body is moved to his Bedford home.
Allied forces seized Japanese gold, silver, and platinum reserves valued at over 250 million dollars. The treasure from banks in Siam, French Indochina, China, Italy, and Korea was impounded to prevent loss and to secure Army and Navy records on loot disposition. Premier Kijuro Shidehara reshuffled the government as Japan moves to address the war’s aftermath.
Paris reports that Pierre Laval continues his sitdown strike in his treason trial. Testimony ended and the prosecution begins its death sentence demand. Laval remains in a dungeon beneath the palace of justice as ministers meet General De Gaulle to discuss the case. The Paris press criticizes the trial while a judge ejects Laval from the court.
Government aims to end the postwar labor dispute as coal strikes idled about 177,000 workers across 675 mines. Secretary Schwellenbach reports progress after two talks between Mine Union Boss John Lewis and bituminous operators, with a third session planned. The broader strike wave keeps roughly 425,000 from work, while steel mills face mass layoffs and U.S. Steel reduces Pittsburgh capacity. In New York, dock workers and Hollywood crews further strain facilities as wartime wage patterns loom.
Ohio Attorney General Hugh S. Jenkins ruled that a city zoning ordinance cannot block the state from converting the former Tiffin orphans home of the Junior Order of American Mechanics into a hospital for mental patients. Welfare Director Frazier Reams and the Tiffin mayor sought the opinion after a citizens committee protested the plan.
Cleveland launches a city wide drive to locate civilians carrying concealed weapons. Detective Inspector Charles O Nevel says any car or passenger found with concealed weapons will have the vehicle confiscated. A separate Chungking report notes Li Shao Shih CEO of the Chinese Communist Party Chungking HQ was fatally shot in the back while riding in a sedan amid talks of a government Communist accord.
The Justice Department filed a civil action in the Southern District of New York against General Electric and Westinghouse Electric regarding violations of antitrust laws in exporting electrical equipment. The case seeks enforcement of federal trade laws in federal court.
Linda K Mull three and a half year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Chester Mull died last night from injuries after falling from a moving automobile in Middletown. Police said the tragedy occurred as the child was riding in a car with her family. The headline notes the fatal accident and identifies the immediate family.
Nearly 40 000 U S troops from the European and Pacific theaters are scheduled to arrive today at ports on the east and west coasts aboard 10 troop carrying vessels.
President Truman, speaking at the dedication of TVA Kentucky dam in Gilbertsville, urges rapid development of nation’s river valleys with regional agencies. He cites decentralization as the model for other valleys, noting administration details may differ, but TVA principles offer guidance nationwide.
Premier Shidehara told a press conference that there were regrettable points in Japan's share of the Pacific war but he would not discuss whether Japan bore guilt for starting hostilities. He favored diplomacy to achieve wartime ends and supported Allied pursuit of war criminals. He noted a mix of soft and hard peace elements and a bold defense of freedom of thought as ordered by MacArthur.
Picket lines formed at Hope Metal Products Co Ltd in Cleveland as six workers from CIO United Automobile Workers walked out over a wage dispute. Manager Silver H. Hope said his brother, comedian Bob Hope, is a partner in the firm.
Josef Kramer testifying for himself and staff at Belsen and Oswiecim camps denied beating prisoners or shooting people. He praised Irma Grese as orderly and said she discharged duties well. He rejected claims she shot or sold dogs to inmates.
Columbus report notes continued rainy weather may hurt Ohio's winter wheat crop due to delayed planting. State Agriculture Director John M Hodson explains the ideal Indian Summer window aims to avoid hessian fly damage and spring frost. Hodson also states late spring corn suffered from last week’s frost and rain.
Canton based case reports Robert E. Pitts a 23 year old veteran pleading guilty to second degree manslaughter in the death of Lloyd R. Wright after a pedestrian collision and train incident. Noting the plea Pitts requested probation.
Marion reports Gordon Eichorn a 20 year old Pleasant Township youth won the top American Farmer degree at the FFA convention in Kansas City. He and his father farm 300 acres near Marion producing corn hogs and poultry. He recently married and bought a home on a 15 acre tract near his father’s place. He capped his projects by custom harvesting 300 acres of corn for neighbors with a corn picker.
President Truman announced at a Tiptonville press conference that the United States will not share the atomic bomb secret with any ally. He cited no ally requesting the know-how and said Great Britain and Canada share only general knowledge while the U S retains the crucial engineering details. He noted no clash between American and Russian aims and urged international cooperation to prevent proliferation.
The President said he was not alarmed by strikes or any recovery delays and expected take home pay to adjust without reductions. He noted no failure but groundwork for progress from the Foreign Ministers’ talks and Berlin conference. He plans to travel from Tiptonville to Dyersburg then Gilbertstown to dedicate a TVA dam in Kentucky aboard the Sacred Cow.
James W. Huffman arrives in Washington to fill the Ohio Senate seat left by Harold H. Burton. The Democrat, appointed by Gov. Frank J. Lausche, is sworn in after noon with Republican Senator Taft guiding him. Huffman, 51, from Chandlersville, left Lausche's cabinet as state director of commerce.
Washington reports the House military committee heard that starting next March all Army enlisted men with two years of service will be eligible for discharge. Brig. Gen. Robert Berry testified that enough high-point personnel will be released to permit discharges by length of service alone. Between now and March, critical point scores for discharge will be reduced from 70 to 60 points in November.
A former Warren infantry lieutenant who threw rocks at German soldiers to enforce surrender received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Truman. Edward A. Silky, now of Johnstown Pennsylvania, commanded a weapons platoon in Company E, 298th Infantry, 190th Division in France. He later earned the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Bronze Star, and Silver Star after his unit action that left him injured and hospitalized three days ago followed by a broken hip and broken leg among nearby casualties.
Report from the Committee for Economic Development shows optimistic replies from Akron Canton Cleveland Columbus Dayton Toledo Cambridge and other Ohio centers. Unemployment peaks range around 1000 to 13000 with employers planning to absorb returning veterans and shift from war to peacetime production.
New York harbor greeted the royal return as Queen Elizabeth escorted 14 856 troops from Europe to the United States. The major unit was the 70th Infantry Division with more than 700 WACs aboard. A separate Cleveland item reports Anna Lorenz, 59, a nurse, killed after being struck by a car.
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