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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1945

Page

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Big 5 Clinches World Council Voting Control

The Big Five secured voting control of the United Nations Security Council today, potentially shaping veto power in future decisions. A conference committee will hear further small nation voices, with Evatt and U.S. delegates debating interpretation and veto rules, adjourned for more debate tomorrow. The dialogue highlighted calls for clearer charter amendments and broader participation before action.

Francisco Secur SY Council United Nations Conference Committee United Yeague United States Privilenee Committee Tom Connall Pereign Mv. Evatt Tralia Evan C.K. Webster Evatt Mamdouh Bey Wat Egypt World Organization Thalr Pawnee

Incomes Drop Sharply in April Decline Than March

Washington reports total income payments to individuals fell from March to April, the sharpest monthly decrease in six years. The Commerce Department cites lower incomes across salaries, wages, dividends, rents, and royalties, with manufacturing payrolls and durable goods sectors driving the drop.

Washington Commerce Department Valent Tafter

Seven Army Men Killed in C-45 Plane Crash near Newark

NEWARK Del June 10 Seven Army men were killed when a C-45 transport crashed on a farm three miles south of Newark. Officials said the bodies were mangled beyond identification at once, while the air base noted the aircraft was enroute from an unknown location with uncertain bearings.

Newark Del Eal Here New Castle

Patton Greeted by Tears as Boston Crowds Celebrate Arrival

Gen George S Patton arrives at an airport outside White Boston with his wife wiping tears. From the field he blows a kiss to a relative as crowds mob him and a U S audience witness the moment.

U. S George S. Patton Boston Mass Patton

Peace Pledged State to Sell By Eisenhower Odd Lot Bonds

In Frankfurt on the Main Gen Eisenhower accepted the Soviet Union’s highest honor the Order of Victory from Marshal Zhukov and delivered a forceful speech on the Allies’ stance in Germany. The luncheon honored Zhukov and Montgomery as Britain’s air power demonstrated, with many high-ranking officers present. West Virginia will auction 4.789 million dollars in local bonds on June 20 to investors, offering lots as small as 4 000 dollars and up to 240 000 dollars, all issued before the 1992 property tax limit amendment and purchased by the workmen’s compensation commission.

Frankfurt Eisenhower Marshal Montgomery United States Russia Britain West Virginia Clarence W. Meadows Ee Ise Workmen's Compensation Commission

Congress Plans One Month Adjournment On July 10

Washington June 10 Leaders of both houses told Budget Director Harold Smith that Congress will not take up major items before fall. They plan to adjourn on July 10 for about two months, leaving appropriations and key programs including reciprocal trade and Bretton Woods details for later consideration.

Congress Truman Haroll Smith Smith House Senate Bretton Woods

Treasury Hunters Probe Kansas Night Club Tax Evasion

Secretary Morgenthau said federal agents uncovered a Kalifax night club liquor gambling operation in Kansas evading taxes. A federal grand jury will be convened by Judge Guy Helvering in Wichita to hear the full story, with figures indicating hundreds of thousands of dollars flowing from free spenders.

Washington Secretary of the Treasury Morgen Whau Wichita Bar Morgenthau Columbia Guy T. Helver-ing United States Treasury

Ants in Food Measured Mindanao Bush Fighters

Washington reports Capt Truman Hemingway Jr of Illinois and Virginia details from his Philippines guerrilla service. He compares six month jungle hardships ants in food then food eaten with ants. He recalls marriage to Catherine Krebs amid jungle chase and his role as photographer, radio operator, and guerrilla commander in Mindanao during World War II.

Mindanao Washington Philippines Truman Hemingway, Jr I Ghelburne, VI Herpin Catherine Barhara Krebs Manila Jurmberman Busey Sormar Borhood Victor Mcsaw Lagren Rabbit Hemingway Air Corps Pearl Harbor Luzon

Nation Faces Sharp Drop in Food Supplies Across The Board

American civilians enter a period of severe scarcity as meat eggs poultry and sugar dwindle since the war began. Bad weather hurts vegetables and fruit output while abroad crop prospects in Argentina and Uruguay weaken. Expected two month stringency with some meat relief in August and canned goods reappearing, but overall supplies and civilian access remain uncertain.

Associated Press Argentina Uruguay Europe Towa Nebraska Kansas Pacific Southwest N. E. Dodd Agricultural] Adjustment Agency Mat Ratte Weather Bureau Separty Agason Middle Atlantic New England Florida Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Arizona

Thomas Vetoes Combined Bill Over Price Controls

Washington June 10 Senator Elmer Thomas vetoed a move to combine his “reasonable profit” amendment with Senator Taft’s price control plan. Thomas insisted on separate votes, arguing the two provisions are different. Administration leaders warned a combined bill could topple the entire stabilization program.

Washington Elmer Thomas Todiy Robert A. Taft Ohiol Thomas Senate Taft Office of Price Administration Senate Agriculture Committee

Russians Permit Germans To Organize In Occupied Germany

Berlin radio reports Marshal Zhukov orders self-government in the Russian zone allowing anti Nazi political parties and free trade unions under Soviet guidance. The move aims to foster democratic and civil liberties amid occupied Germany and supports independent anti Nazi activity. Pope Pius XI urges Catholics to resist modern ideologies substituting faith and condemns immorality in Rome.

Frese Berlin Gregory Zhukov Any Zhukov Germany FCC Rome Pius XI

Allied Agents Hunt Hitler's Two Children in Germany

A Stockhelm dispatch reports British American and Russian officials in Germany are searching for a four year old girl and two five year old boys believed to be Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun's children. Eva Braun, a German film star, reportedly married Hitler two days before Berlin fell, per captured records.

Hitler London INS Stockhelm Leadom Mall Maid Gejay Adolf Hitler Eva Braun Eva Berlin Marsble

Oklahoma Wheat Dumped on Ground Sparks Grain Crisis

In Kansas City and El Dorado Oklahoma farmers report wheat dumped on fields and wagons unable to move grain. Harvests lag in Oklahoma while Kansas awaits. Officials are pressed to mobilize box cars as projections show a big crop increasing elevator congestion and stalled shipments. Local grain men and state leaders seek help from the Office of Defense Transportation and Interstate Commerce Commission.

Kansas City Midwest Oklahoma Kansas Wheat Belt el Dorado Okla Carlosds Heialy Everal Office of Defense Transportation Gruxstoots Agso Washington Interstate Commerce Commision ODT

Police seek man in Mildred Viaud murder case

Union City New Jersey police sought a dark complexioned man tonight for questioning in the murder of 34 year old Mrs. Mildred Viaud found strangled in her Union City apartment Friday. Her husband George Viaud, a water tender, was already en route east from the west coast.

Union City N. J Mildred Viaud Unken City George

Roosevelt’s Col. James and Wife Expect Baby in November

Col James Roosevelt son of the late president and his wife Ruth Schneider expect a baby in November. It will be the couple’s first child. They wed April 14, 1861, Mrs Roosevelt living in Hollywood California while the colonel serves in the Marine Corps in the Pacific area.

Col James Roosevelt Persident Ruty Schneider

Westermann's Book Shop Held Nazi Spy Depot

Washington reports that Westermann's Book Shop in midtown Manhattan, a century of U.S. military intelligence, served as a Nazi spy depot for 15 years since 1926. The shop closed after a 1941 treasury investigation traced out-of-country mailings of books and literature revealing German interest in American weaponry and bomb capabilities. Ernest Eisele, head of the firm, is identified as native German.

Washington Westermann Manhattan Treasur Eday Germany U. S Wilhelmstrasse Treas Treasury The Ernest Eisele Th Company

Invasion on Borneo Caps Air, Land Assaults Across Pacific

Allied forces pressed the Okinawa front and newly intensified campaigns across Borneo as Australian and Dutch troops seized Tarakan and swarmed Labuan. American air power pounded Tokyo while Chinese troops captured Futsing, and U S Liberators joined heavy raids on Japan as Allied landings continued amid fierce ground fighting on Labuan Tarakan and surrounding Borneo positions.

Labuan Tokyo Borneo Preas Okinawa Sith Piet Adm Chester W. Nimits Tarakan Labuan Island Futsing U. S Yokohama Marianas Japan Kantaro Su=seki Tth Oke Fnawa Hanagumieku Mage

Shangri La Trio Ready for Rescue Mission

In Hollandia Dutch New Guinea, the first phase of a planned air rescue for three crash survivors from May 3 begins. A ten mile trek through jungle from a mountain saddle to Shangri La valley floor is underway, then a glider landing strip will be used for paratroopers with gliders flown in behind planes over 15,000 foot peaks.

Hollandia Shangri- la Wac Amy Telp Shangri-La Big Army Srantsport

Black Widow Downs Derelict B-29 Threat on Iwo Isle

June 10 headquarters, Iwo Jima reported a P-61 Black Widow night fighter engaged a derelict B-29 Superfortress over the island. The crippled bomber, hit during a raid on Osaka, was guided toward safety by Lt. Arthur Shepherd and Lt. Arv Shulenburger before eight crewmen bailed out and the navigator attempted to land the damaged aircraft. The pursuit ended with the Black Widow shooting the bomber over the water.

TTH Fighter Command Iwo Jima Osaka Osuka Black Widow Arthur of Shepard The Arv Shulenburger Washington Et Am Lt. Shepherd

Big Three Parley Plans in Washington Seen to Shorten War

An authoritative source says Harry Hopkins will land in Washington within hours to brief President Truman on discussions with Marshal Stalin. Plans for a Kremlin visit aim to finalize a wartime car transfer for Churchill and Stalin as the Big Three prepare for a meeting to resolve European tangles within the next weeks. London reports 200000 private cars to be produced in the coming year with exports to be set aside.

Harry Hopkins Furn Moscow Hopkins Washington Marshal Stalin Kremlin Truman Stalin England London Board of Trade Ministry of Supply Sean Care

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