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Newspaper
Coshocton News
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1946
Page
9
Readers are reminded columnists are writers for the News and not necessarily the newspaper. The piece mentions office locations in New York Chicago Cincinnati Atlanta Kansas City Los Angeles and San Francisco and references several named representatives.
The article notes Moscow aims to build a million cars annually within four years and expand motorized transport across the Soviet Union. It highlights a vast road program, potentially the greatest in history, with roads suited for both peace and war and calls for easing mutual fears between Russia and the outside world.
New Zealand officials consider using Rotorua geysers and nearby hot springs as a power source, creating a volcano observatory to study potential. The idea echoes Italian steam uses from Tuscany to Ischia while warning to protect Rotorua's scenery, citing Niagara’s beauty as a caution.
The article argues the government must perform a difficult art in unsettled times with a steady hand. It compares the President’s challenges to Lincoln’s era, stresses nerve and dignity, and calls for competent loyal advisers across parties in the American tradition.
The article extols new metals and alloys produced recently, claiming they resist rust and theft better than prior materials. It notes rapid, high quality production creating materials almost miraculous in perfection, sometimes effectively new metals tailored for unique uses.
The report notes 72 Japanese guerrilla fighters were killed in a mountain battle 156 miles from Manila. The writer mocks wartime rumors and contrasts with distant political secession news. The text includes biased asides about towns and politicians and ends with rambling, incoherent phrases.
William L. Shirer details secret German documents from 1938 showing Berlin expected a European and world war over Czechoslovakia. He cites air force directives, Beck and Halder skepticism, and diary notes on Hitler's push for rapid victory, with targets and timelines across Europe.
Gen Douglas MacArthur reports to State and War Departments that Japan’s Kwantung Army will not withdraw from Manchuria and may serve as a Russian mercenary force. He notes 15 000 Japanese troops sent to Inner Mongolia and outlines Soviet aims against Hokkaido while criticizing Allied leaders for underestimating Hitler’s fall plans.
The New York Herald Tribune argues the central struggle is not between Communism and democratic capitalism but between two systems of human organization. The contest centers in eastern Europe and Asia where liberty is scarce and poverty and illiteracy prevail.
In the Capitol, House Majority Whip John Sparkman and wife report roaches invading their new offices. Alabama colleagues Carter Manasco explains roach glue ruins stamps and roach powder distracts staff, with roaches blamed for pervasive pests across Capitol Hill due to restaurant activity.
In Hakodate, Japanese girls agreed to dance for American enlisted men after Brig. Gen. Ray L. Burnell encouraged the plan for morale and democracy. Baron Sonoda arranged for 150 girls with each needing 30 male partners, but a compromise had them dance for free in American jeeps with family spectators. Japanese and American women observed each other and the crowd grew more at ease as the evening progressed toward a regular jitterbug event.
Gentle reader Garry C. Rat writes from a traveling salesman perspective questioning county road funding. He suggests funds should pay for school buses and farmers to move livestock to market, asking taxpayers what they are paying for and decrying waste.
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