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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1945
Page
12
Russia warns the five powers may clash over the Yalta voting plan at the United Nations Conference. U S delegates say little remains to discuss unless the veto issue is addressed. Moscow’s silence could steer talks toward a broader confrontation.
Four small paving projects, believed to be the first in Houston county, would have all costs borne by the county and connect every Houston municipality with a maintained highway. They total about three and a half miles and a five dollar estimated cost, with contracts hoped let in July and completion by year end. Board members Wool, Boswell, Calhoun, Tawick, and Summerford favored the plan. Orwell and Poyner noted communication gaps but expected favorable votes.
AP dispatches describe Japanese air raids on Osaka and Okinawa combat pressure as Allied forces push through Mindanao and northern Luzon. Coastal movements near Manila and Subic Bay elevate concern while Chinese forces advance and British armor engages north of Kalawawa.
In Montgomery Alabama the House passed a bill to end absentee voting in primaries by 50 to 36 sending it to the Senate. Rep Hunter Golson led the measure with amendments by Rep Norman Harris restricting it to primaries. The Senate debated tax and education funding proposals as amendments moved up the calendar.
The Bretton Woods monetary accords passed the House 345 to 18 with all opposition votes by Republicans. The measure now goes to the Senate where a vigorous battle is anticipated. The plan would create a 9,100,000,000 reconstruction and development loan fund and an 8,860,000,000 stabilization fund with 44 nations represented. Rep. Sumner II led opposition to strip the stabilization fund, warning the Senate will shape the outcome.
With three weeks left in the Seventh War Loan drive, Houston County trails its quota. Total sales reach 1,264,544 including 995,397 in E bonds, with 44,000 from outside firms credited to the county. War Bond program planned Sunday over WAGF 2 to 4 p.m. Ramsey, chairman, notes outside purchases and calls for volunteers from Pilot Club to assist in an auction drive.
Six individuals face espionage charges after FBI arrests in New York and Washington. Lt Andrew Roth and three State Department officials are accused, alongside two New Yorkers, of conspiring to unlawfully possess and transmit national defense data. Seized documents ranged from restricted to top secret across multiple agencies.
Congress of Parents and Teachers urged against enacting peace time draft legislation. President Mrs. William A. Hastings said preparedness includes education and fitness, not quick conscription, with schools and communities responsible for youth training, while warning that a standing Army plus National Guard should suffice for immediate needs. Catholic hierarchy also urged delay in peacetime draft, citing a letter to Chairman Woodrum.
Rep. Thomas of New Jersey called for a congressional investigation into UNRRA, labeling it "the focal point for the Communist party in the United States." He plans to ask the House Committee on Un-American Activities to begin hearings on June 20 to probe the dissemination of committee propaganda by a New York OPA employee.
Washington dispatch notes that observers believe the Okinawa battle nears its end after a long island hopping campaign. analysts say the next major Pacific thrust will target the Philippines, Marianas, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima with bases ready to support a large invasion of the Japanese home islands. Japanese forces still guard key ports in Indo China and China while preparations for possible home island invasion continue.
US forces in the Philippines report two new landings in Davao Gulf near Cape San Augustin and Baiut Island, supported by warships and air power. Meanwhile operations in central Mindanao drive Japanese forces, with separate actions in the Marikina Hill mass as Allied divisions press toward key elevations.
Washington The House Rules Committee planned a vote next Tuesday on a bill to establish a permanent Fair Employment Practices Committee. Chairman Sabath said the committee delayed this morning due to Rep Slaughter's absence and to avoid railroading the measure.
Staff Sergeant Floyd Merrill McKennie from Columbia met fellow servicemen while imprisoned at Mooseburg camp in Germany. He described meeting Paul Savell of Columbia and Flight Officer Junior Johnson of Headland during wartime captivity before liberation by Gen. Patton’s Third Army on April 29 last year. McKennie, who enlisted at Napier Field in 1942, was a B-24 tail gunner on mission 23 when he bailed out over Guptow, Germany after a German fighter damaged the bomber. He and another crew member parachuted safely and later others joined them in captivity.
London reporting via AP says Allied Control Council talks stall over defining the French zone and postwar troop movements. A British Foreign Office source notes no formal zone boundaries for the French area, delaying the British and American zones. Russian representatives demand withdrawal of Western troops before further meetings.
AP reports 450 Superforia bombed Osaka in a marked break from recent fire raids, striking war industries and the arsenal in Japan s leading industrial city for three hours. Tokyo radio says 200,000 more displaced as fires threaten northern industrial areas, with no immediate damage assessment.
Chinese authorities report the capture of Mengshan a highway and river junction 200 miles northwest of Canton and 80 miles east of Liuchow with recapture of Linchow claimed by both sides. High command says Chinese forces push Japanese north along the Fukien coast nearing Futing and Foochow, with Amoy remaining as the only Japanese pocket in Fukien near Hong Kong.
In Commons Churchill asserts no secret understandings at Yalta beyond the three votes for the Soviet Union at San Francisco. He concedes discussions went beyond published decisions, noting private conversations in Crimea were intimate and not all topics fit for verbatim report. Signaled disputes over Polish government broadening linger.
Salvage officials urge Dothan residents to place bundled waste paper on the curb by noon tomorrow. Scouts from Camp Rucker and Napier Field will collect promptly, aiming to save time and complete the drive efficiently.
The 85 automobile Vee Tax Stamps will go on sale Saturday at post offices and Internal Revenue offices. Stamps must be displayed on windshields beginning July 1. Cash and penalties for nonpurchase are provided. orders are filled by internal revenue with cash money orders or certified checks, no personal checks accepted.
General Stilwell, commander of U S ground forces, met General MacArthur in Manila to discuss the next major American amphibious operation and the disposal of the seven million strong US ground screen. No details were released.
U S forces claim conquest of Naha airfield and swift advance across Okinawa while Japanese defenses shrink. Kamikaze attacks have sunk 133 American ships and damaged 45. Marines seize Naha harbor, advance toward linkage with Rel Valle's First Marine Division, and prepare airbase for further operations.
PATUS AP reports Paris formally invited the Big Five members to join a conference on the Middle East. French embassies in Washington Moscow and Chungking were told to present the invitation and France's reasons. A government source said no note was delivered to the other powers yet. Churchill and Gaulle discussed Syria aviation, noting a five-power meeting could delay and demand careful consideration, possibly needing U.S. mediation.
Atlanta AP reports the War Fact Administraties p amended peanut price ceilings prohibiting sale of raw unskelled peanuts and added charges for shelling cleaning and grading. The new rule targets higher than ceiling prices.
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