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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1945
Page
11
Distrustful talks aim to curb two industrial clashes as coal mine workers and port employees face halted operations. Authorities and unions prepare a compromise plan to resume shipping and ease mounting idle workers across the sector.
Secretary Schwellenbach races toward a compromise to end soft coal strikes that shut 749 mines and left 182000 workers idle while steel and railroads falter. In New York harbor a 6 day longshore strike idles 369 ships and delays troops. Britain endures its worst dock strike in 20 years, halting meat, bacon and other relief cargo as 33000 dock hands walk out.
In Tokyo liberated political prisoners emerged to cheering Communist crowds as a new federation of toilers formed to defend the imperial house and oppose the Reds. Navy pay master Vice Admiral Ushinosuke Yamamoto disclosed the navy’s fortune, built from conquered nations and the Japanese people, was paid.
Washington reports Congress struggles to craft firm controls over atomic energy amid urgency from Army and National Science Foundation. House Military Committee advances bill for a nine member commission with broad power to oversee atomic energy programs, while experts warn that future discoveries could be exploited politically.
NBC dispatch reports General MacArthur ordering the closure of 211 geisha houses and 391 other entertainment venues in and around Tokyo after an American soldier was allegedly harmed. The piece notes rising political tension as a liberal premier Shidehara addresses the nation and factions push for Diet reforms.
Patrolman Howard Parker stopped a car with only one headlight and found a small arsenal under the back seat. Police said a loaded rifle a length of rubber hose a blackjack and a long bladed knife were seized. The 19 year old discharged soldier driver said he slept in the car and needed the weapons for protection. He was held for investigation.
Two Ohioans receive the 2945 Ohioana Library Awards for outstanding contributions at the annual meeting in Columbus. Comedian Joe E. Brown, born in Holgate, and Dr Arthur E. Morgan of Yellow Spring, former Antioch College president, named awardees.
Senator Wherry Republican Nebraska said a high authority informed him all meat will be point free likely by November 1 and no later than November 15. He told a reporter this would bring more meat to American dinner tables than in a long time.
Columbus reports major changes in the Workmen's Compensation Act will take effect Friday. The Ohio Industrial Commission says amendments align with liberalized benefits from the last legislature. They cover injuries and occupational diseases on or after Friday with higher weekly and death benefits, including a maximum weekly rate rising to 24.50 through Sept. 30, 1947, and a death award to dependents increasing to 7,500.
U S Senator James W Huffman will return from Washington for a Columbus weekend to wind up business He said he aims to work with Governor Lausche to secure needed state aid through the federal government and to get the state’s requirements through Washington
Washington lawmaker Rep Landis of Indiana warns millions of government potatoes may rot if not distributed immediately. He toured potato districts near Monmouth County New Jersey and observed thousands of surplus bushels stacked in barns and outdoors. He cited Maine Idaho Wisconsin Minnesota and other midwestern states as facing similar spoilage risk. He was joined by Rep Jenkins of Ohio and other Republican Food Study Committee members.
The Army will hand over over 80 million pounds of surplus butter to the Department of Agriculture for civilian disposal. Release to civilians will occur as steps are completed, boosting supplies in the coming months during the annual short production season.
Congress discussed a history making bill to control atomic development in secret session while a Senate committee examined leadership for a new federal research agency. Spruille Braden’s nomination as assistant secretary of state awaits Foreign Relations approval. Debates over employing a Communist witness and raising the minimum wage to 65 cents dominated, with Rep. Wright Patman opposing, and General Marshall urging a year of compulsory military training if recruitment fails. The G I Bill and National Guard funding were also central topics as veterans watched the Senate Office Building.
Former Third Army sergeant Frank J. Kraker 28 heads to Washington to obtain passport and visa to marry Cecylia Latska a Polish survivor he met at Buchenwald where he served as a guard. He vowed to return after discharge in September and now aims for Germany.
Washington(AP) The first peacetime tax cut effort sparks a row over possible multi billion dollar loans abroad. A House GOP minority report says the nation cannot be Santa Claus and solvent. They blame profligate spending for the debt and demand waste cuts before further tax relief. The bill, before the House, would trim wartime levies and grant at least 10 percent relief to individuals in 1946.
Liberal Connie Cullen an 11 year old from Cincinnati arrived in Dayton with a dog and about 928 dollars. He was taken to Dayton Detention Home as authorities sought relatives and the source of the money. Efforts to locate the money’s origin continued as authorities contacted contacts and investigated the case.
Columbus reports former governor John W. Bricker, 1944 GOP vice presidential candidate, declaring a nationwide Republican sweep. He warned of victory in upcoming municipal elections, then promised to carry Ohio in 1947 and seize Washington in 1948. Bricker is named as a potential 1946 Senate hopeful.
In Buenos Aires the army dismissed Vice President Col. Juan Domingo Peron and declared control, while the navy pressed for the entire government to quit. Gen Edelmiro Farrell remains president but answers to Gen Eduardo Avalos at Campo de Mayo base after a personal feud with Peron. Foreign Minister Juan Cooke said the cabinet would meet today.
Two blasts in the Bonanza Gilsonite Mine near the Utah Colorado border shook the area and destroyed utility buildings but spared most of the 250 residents. Fire forced evacuations as officials debated cause, with Rep. McGregor opposing use of soldiers for reconstruction work in war zones.
Major General Henry Larsen told the Senate Naval Affairs Committee that Navy plans envision Guam as a major base comparable to Pearl Harbor in order to justify a 15 million dollar outlay for restoring civilian facilities destroyed when Guam was retaken in 1944. Nazha Domini, a Syria native aged about 107, died yesterday in Geneva near Ashtabula.
Senator Taft urged granting discharges to idle servicemen in the Senate noting men with little to do should be released from service. He cited the Window The Ohioan reporting camps with soldiers sitting idly as critics of the current system. A Medal of Honor will be presented to Pfc. Baward A. Bennett of Middleport Ohio for clearing a German stronghold near Hockhausen Germany during combat. Billings in distress as Red Cross nurses head to aid with an infantile paralysis epidemic, eight lives lost in six weeks.
Widespread disruptions spread from Hollywood to Chicago as film workers, aided by CIO and AFL factions, picketed studios and halted productions. Warner Brothers and other majors urged law enforcement to end what they call terrorist activity. Across the nation, strikes closed plants in Kentucky, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, with thousands idle and shipments canceled.
Riley McCaine a 40 year old Houston salesman was charged with murder in the death of Elnora Collins. Beaumont police said they would seek FBI help in the nationwide hunt for McCaine. Fingerprints in an abandoned Louisiana car were identified as Collins. Her nude partially burned body was found near Beaumont after she disappeared September 30 following a ride with a man.
Nearly 2,000 Hoover Co workers returned to their jobs in North Canton after a one day walkout by CIO unionists. The United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers had walked out Monday when two employees were suspended.
In Columbus Perry Ford, State Highway Director, notes that sixteen percent of Ohio's 86 960 miles of county and local roads are underprivileged but not forgotten as a plan to improve rural routes unfolds.
Cincinnati launches a coal rationing plan amid postwar highway work overseen by Elmer T. Pendergast. The system targets 13 965 miles of roads and will ration coal to those most in need, with about 95 ohio dealers involved and supplies expected to last for some time.
Dr C A Dercede, among 12 men in Tjideng camp, describes life in a Japanese camp holding 10,000 Dutch and English women and children. He notes hunger, beatings for food trading, and high death toll from malnutrition. many older women starved while fearing beatings. Camp housed 6,000 women and 4,000 children, with male children moved to a men’s camp.
A federal court ruling ordered the dissolution of Schine Theaters Inc, operators of cinemas in five states including Ohio. The decision found the chain eliminated competition to become a monopoly. The ruling by Judge John Night described the anti trust action and the chain’s admission of monopolistic aims.
Oslo reports nearly complete returns show the Labor Party winning a working majority in the 150 seat Storting. Prime Minister Finer Gerhardsen is expected to reshuffle his cabinet and seeks king's approval for an all labor government by month end.
A twelve man firing squad in Paris executed Joseph Darnand former chief of the Vichy Militia at Fort De Chaill Hon at 9 40 am today. He was convicted of treason on September 18 by the same court that yesterday sentenced Pierre Layai to death.
Mes John Van Norman reported her automobile struck by a train at a crossing in Conneaut yesterday. The 63 year old woman was the second person killed at that site within a week. In Berlin a decorated ceremony awarded the Netherlands Order of William to the L. and 82nd Airborne division at Templehof Airport.
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