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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1945
Page
5
Washington AP reports Economic Stabilizer William H. Davis backs Truman’s peace time wage policy. He says raises won’t inflate prices, cites voluntary employer action, prior wage growth outpacing costs, and expected payroll declines as overtime ends and workers move to lower paid jobs.
The government ended 210 wartime controls leaving about 125 in place, enabling full peace-time production of radios refrigerators trucks. Officials warn not all goods will be instantly available. Senate committee resumes hearings on the full employment bill while President Truman urges passage. Congress may reconvene after September 5, with follow-up on production trends detailed on page 2.
Washington AP reports a spokesman from the Agriculture Department says Americans will not see more sugar this year. The yearly per person intake stands at about 73 pounds, far below prewar levels of roughly 100. World supply remains tight due to wartime disruption and rebuilding delays in key producers like the Philippines and Java.
In Westminster, King George VI says the new and terrible force unleashed against Japan makes it essential that the great alliance endure and prosper. He declares the era of reconstruction begins and vows Britain will contribute all it can to the task. The king receives congratulatory messages from Lords and Commons after victory over Japan.
AP reports four Doolittle mission airmen were freed from a Peiping prison camp by a volunteer parachute rescue team. The men, whose names await notifying relatives, are housed at the Grand Hotel in Peiping with good care, though one guard reports severe beriberi hindering travel.
Manila reports that Allied occupation forces in Japan will begin landing Sunday around Tokyo and in Chiba Kanagawa Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. General MacArthur’s headquarters maintain secrecy on units and landing plans while promising broad service involvement.
Oslo AP report says Vidkun Quisling faced intense questioning by Judge Erik Solem and denied being asked by German Admiral Erich Raeder to betray Norway. The trial centers on treason, murder counts, and alleged pre invasion cooperation with Germany. Quisling claims he resigned in 1933 over defense policy and asserts he always wanted strong forces but was blocked.
Washington officials announce formal end to lend-lease operations. Truman orders cancellation of most contracts unless governments take over or it benefits the United States. Unfinished contracts total about 2 billion dollars with another 1 to 1.5 billion in stockpiled lend-lease goods.
NEW YORK API The first stamp will be sold Friday at the Little White House in Warm Springs Georgia where Roosevelt fought infantile paralysis and where he died Governor Ellis Arnell of Georgia will dedicate the first of the rectangular red stamps for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis President Basid O'Connor will present the stamp to patients at the Warm Springs Foundation founded in 1927 with Roosevelt aid Guests will receive a copy featuring the Little White House and an oval portrait of the late President.
A wireless dispatch from Yen North China reports the Chinese Communists seized Yanchung on the Yanchze River 60 miles east of Nanking and fought in Wuhu. They claim control of Chouhsiang near Hangzhou Bay south of Shanghai as puppet troops defect to Chiang Kai shek. Chiang sent an urgent message to Mao urging reconsideration amid North China clashes.
London reports Allied nations unite for postwar reconstruction of Europe to relieve unemployment and hunger. Major bodies include UNCIO UNRRA ECO and EIWC shaping coal supply and inland waterways while new UNISO forms. Perrier says the US will aid but not as a Santa Claus figure.
The City Commission set a Sept 17 election to choose one City Commissioner for a three year term starting in October. Incumbent Jon D Ayres leads in the primary against Dr J C Bates and Tanderkins. Voters will also decide on adopting the City manager form of government for Dothan. Twelve officials were appointed to serve at two voting machines and the absentee box.
Allied broadcasts urge Japanese Southeast Asia Commander to send surrender envoys to Rangoon by Thursday as Mountbatten awaits reply. Rangoon reports say Japanese losses near 12,000 troops in weeks of fighting while Thunderbolt fighters defend and Allied guerrillas receive surrender leaflets dropped from RAF aircraft.
In Albuquerque Mrs Fine Pyle widow of war correspondent Ernie Pyle opposes a multi million dollar memorial and cemetery at Dans Terre Haute Indiana. She says she will never consent to moving Pyle’s body from the Shima grave and insists he should lie where he was buried with the men he loved.
A Chamber of Commerce meeting is scheduled for Wednesday morning with officials from the City Planning Board City Commissioners and a State Manning Board committee to discuss routine matters and review a report submitted at a joint session.
General Man Tze Tung Jabavet chairs the Chinese Communist Party as Chiang Karahek revises a plea for a summit. The two longtime allies turned foes after Chiang's split with the Chinese Boviels, aiming to prevent a widening civil conflict in China.
The State Department welcomed Finland’s March elections as freely conducted, signaling a restored friendship and the reopening of diplomatic relations, cut since June 30, 1944, after Finnish officials were expelled. The report contrasted Finland with Bulgaria and Greece election plans and noted Finland’s earlier move toward U S ties in 1944.
A State Planning Board committee and the City Planning Board plus City Commissioners meet at City Hall at 3 pm to discuss postwar building survey results for Dothan. J. J. Bryson, chairman, notes the report will address zoning problems and is the first of its kind.
Rep George W. Andrews says Camp Rucker's continuation depends on the Army's peacetime size, a decision tied to Congress. He notes Rucker's strong reputation in Washington and its unique history as an Infantry Replacement Training Center. He also comments on Napier Field prospects, Cabinet shifts, and support for some compulsory training while avoiding schooling disruption.
Combat veterans of the 5th Division protest occupation duty in Japan as Camp Shelby training for redeployment continues. Maj. Gen. Harry Twaddle says no disciplinary action has been taken and notes Washington wants volunteers for overseas duty. Separate from Camp Campbell letters show enlisted men of the 18th Airborne Corps and artillery opposing Pacific deployment plans.
Paris AP dispatch says General de Gaulle left Paris in a chartered plane, arrived safely in the Azores ahead of schedule, and is expected to reach Washington before 4 p.m. tomorrow for talks with President Truman. He travels with Foreign Minister Georges Bidault, General Alphonse Juin, and aides, intending to return to Paris by Monday or Tuesday.
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet ratified the United Nations Charter last night. Izvestia praised the move as an important step toward world peace. The paper lauded the charter as a universal expression of peace and concrete action to prevent aggression. Russia becomes the third major power to approve the charter after the United States and France.
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