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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1945
Page
9
Washington advances on atomic policy as the House Military Committee hears Army leaders on a nine member commission to oversee peacetime atomic development. The Senate Military Committee again debates which panel to name, while Hirohito’s spokesman claims prior knowledge of Pearl Harbor plans.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a trial and related proceedings amid a damaged page. The legible elements mention a trial event, possible dates, and involved parties, but specifics remain incomplete. Further restoration could reveal names, locations, and outcomes.
The government pursues an end to its major postwar labor dispute as soft coal strikes affect about 177,000 workers across more than 675 mines. Secretary Schwellenbach sees progress after two talks between Mine Union Boss John L. Lewis and bituminous operators and expects a third meeting, aiming to avoid seizure of idle mines. Settlement seeks wage and price adjustments akin to wartime Little Steel formula, with limited wage gains and broader aims to protect jobs.
President Truman pledged to push development of power projects nationwide amid labor turmoil. He cited TVA as a model, while strikes hit steel, docks, and lumber operations across Indiana, Pittsburgh, New York, and the Pacific Northwest, with thousands idled and unions demanding higher wages. The violence at Warner Brothers studios and ongoing labor unrest framed a tense national scene.
Ohio Attorney General Hugh S Jenkins ruled the state may convert the former Tiffin Orphans Home into a hospital for mental patients, despite city zoning. Welfare Director Frazier Reams and the mayor sought the opinion after a citizens committee protested the plans for the home on the outskirts of Tiffin.
Cleveland will search the city this week in a campaign targeting civilians carrying concealed arms in cars or on passengers. Detective Inspector Charles O Nevel said any found weapons will be confiscated.
Justice Department filed a civil action in federal court against General Electric and Westinghouse Electric Corp for alleged violation of trust laws in the sale of electricity. Disjointed text also mentions injuries from a fall and a family event, with unclear details and dates.
Japan's prime minister told a press conference that there were several regrettable points in Japan's share of the Pacific war but he would not discuss whether Japan started the hostilities. He favored diplomacy to achieve peace and supported Allied trials for war criminals.
Li Shao Shih secretary-general of the Chinese Communist Party Chungking headquarters was shot in the back while riding in a Communist sedan in Chungking. An autopsy to determine the firearm used was ordered after reports that Communist and central government leaders were drafting a peace communique following five weeks of talks.
Picket lines formed at Hope Metal Products Co Ltd in Cleveland as sixty employees from the CIO United Automobile Workers walked off the job over a wage dispute. Manager for H Hope reported the action. His brother, comedian Bob Hope, is a partner in the firm.
Gov. Lausche appoints James W. Huffman state director of commerce as the new Ohio senator to replace Burton who left the post for a Supreme Court vacancy. The move shifts leadership in the state delegation and briefs the Senate seating.
Josef Kramer testified at a British military court defending himself and other camp guards denying mistreatment of prisoners at Belsen and Oswiecim. He claimed Irma Grese, called the worst of the SS women, did her duties well and denied shooting or cruel acts attributed to him or Grese.
Continued rainy weather may doom Ohio’s winter wheat crop due to planting delays. Hodson notes planting must occur during Indian Summer to avoid hessian fly and spring frost damage. The piece also covers a Marion county teen winning a Future Farmers of America honor and a Canton man pleading guilty to manslaughter in a confluence of farm and local crime notes.
Columbus report: Gov Frank J Lyusche said he would not halt the scheduled execution of Charles Stewart a 30 year old Akron Black man for the reported incident slaying of Mrs Mabel Baxendale of Akron.
President Truman announced plans to prevent sharing atomic bomb know how with other nations. He designated James Byrnes to begin talks with Great Britain and Canada on outlawing its use. He dismissed reports of a failed London meeting and urged calm amid tensions with Russia.
President Truman, in a surprise late night press conference at Mrs. T. O. Morris’s Tiptonville lodge, states he will not share engineering and industrial knowledge behind the atomic bomb with any ally. He notes Great Britain and Canada already have access and expects their agreement with his stance. He emphasizes no ally asked for such knowledge and asserts a clash of American and Russian aims is unlikely. He adds only the United States possesses the resources to develop the bomb.
The President dismissed alarm over labor strikes and wage take home pay, saying recovery would continue and crisis lay groundwork for progress. He denied plans for another Big Three meeting, noted Berlin conference success, and planned travel from Tiptonville to Dyersburg to Gilbertsville for a TVA dam dedication.
James W. Huffman arrives in Washington to assume the Senate seat vacated by Harold H. Burton. The 51 year old Democrat, appointed by Gov. Lausche, will be sworn in with Senator Taft assisting. Huffman previously directed Ohio state commerce before resigning from Lausche’s cabinet.
Cincinnati report shows 75 year old James M. Pack visiting a relative fell last Friday. He walked two blocks to a street car rode three miles and stayed home three days before being taken to General Hospital yesterday. Doctors found a broken hip and a broken leg.
The Committee for Economic Development reports optimistic replies from Ohio towns on reconversion to peacetime industry. Akron notes wartime contracts ending but cushioned by 1942 prep. Cleveland cites 40,000 to 50,000 displaced workers with many plants recalling staff. Dayton foresees joblessness absorbed in six months. Toledo estimates 13,000 unemployed with all back soon. Cambridge expects veterans to be absorbed. Chillicothe notes a definite labor shortage persists.
Washington report says effective next March all Army enlisted men with two years service will be eligible for discharge. Brig. Gen. Robert W. Berry testifies enough high point men will be released to allow discharges on length of service. Critical point scores will be reduced from 70 to 60 between now and November and then further toward March.
First Lt. Edward A. Silk of Johnstown Pennsylvania will receive the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Truman next Friday. The 29 year old infantry officer commanded a weapons platoon of Company F 398th Infantry Regiment 10th Division in action near St Parayel France on November 23. He has already earned the Combat Infantryman Badge Bronze Star and Silver Star for his gallantry.
New York harbor woke to the Queen Elizabeth docking at dawn carrying 14 856 troops from Europe. Major unit of the 70th Infantry Division and more than 700 WACs were aboard alongside the ship’s crew. In Cleveland, nurse Anna Lorenz 50 died after a car struck her and two others were injured. Also in Cleveland, taxi driver Willian Pierce 40 was beaten and robbed of his cab by two men in the early hours.
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