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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1946
Page
18
Hiroshima remains largely ruins a year after the first atom bomb. Cleanup uncovered thousands of bodies while reconstruction proceeds slowly. The city plans a monument to amity, gardens grow amid debris, and life resumes with shops, theaters, and a food search shaping daily life.
Hugo Lassalle notes Hiroshimans blame none for the citys destruction and fear the American occupation. Father Lassalle says initial troops are praised for exemplary conduct, aiding a cautious admiration as Hiroshima proceeds with reconstruction, though much remains ruinous a year later.
The Association of American Railroads rejects Senator Taylor’s charge of excessive wartime freight rates. It cites Brig. Gen. Williamson stating railroads made voluntary rate readjustments that often produced lower costs than ICC rates, reducing war conduct expenses.
Massachusetts sources say Gov. Maurice J. Tobin will commute the death sentence of John F. Noxon Jr to life imprisonment. Noxon, a Pittsfield attorney, has been under reprieve until Aug 15 after pleading guilty to the 2 year old infant son’s murder. Attorney General Clarence A. Barnes has urged clemency the governor is expected to announce Wednesday.
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