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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1946
Page
1
In La Paz violence erupted as students fired on Bolivian cabinet ministers from the government palace balcony. One policeman died and President Villarroel faced a fresh disturbance amid reports of a larger uprising aiming to overthrow the president.
Washington July 20 Senator Brewster Republican says Rep Coffee Democrat must explain a five year old 2500 campaign contribution from a Tacoma war contractor. Brewster notes Justice files already sought and questions Coffee's alibi while Coffee in Tacoma welcomes an inquiry and Vanderson denies any evil purpose.
Chinese nationals in Tokyo urge General MacArthur to order disarmament of Japanese police after deadly confrontation in Shimbashi Market area. Japanese police report 21 Chinese and 2 Japanese officers wounded amid accusations of attacks by uniformed Japanese and other parties.
A clipped theatre notice indicates tickets may be required for a performance at the Strand. Details on event name and exact date are unclear. The item functions as a present theater ticket reminder within the local clipping.
State officials marked time as defense counsel for 17 year old William Heirens prepared to seek a written confession to the kidnap and murder of Suzanne Degnan and two other killings. Heirens remained under $280000 bond on 29 burglary and assault charges as his lawyers conferred with him at Cook County Hospital. They requested jail space for a stenographer and privacy during talks, an arrangement the warden said he could provide.
Charleston July 20 A second AFL United Mine Workers demand asks E I Du Pont De Nemours ammonia workers at Belle near Charleston to be paid for time spent walking within the plant to stations assembling tools and preliminaries. Regional Director William Blizzard says the request covers up to ten years and cites a Supreme Court ruling granting portal to portal pay in a Michigan pottery case.
Notice calls all VFW members to meet at the VFW club at 8 a m Monday morning for funeral services led by Commander Charles Proudfoot for Comrade John McCullough.
Washington July 20 House enters its fifth day of debate on the Senate atomic control bill amid urgency from leaders to vote tonight. Opponents ready to defeat it the measure could face a House Senate conference if passed. A motion to send it back to military committee for further study could push action until next year. Provisions include military representation on the control commission, death penalties for security violations, Army production of weapons, and major rewrites of patents. Main plan calls for a five member commission appointed by the president and Senate confirmation with at least one member representing government interests.
Los Angeles July 20 Gen H H Arnold wartime chief of the Army Air Forces says future US blows will come from across the Polar regions not by sea He warns atomic bombs may be 1000 times as destructive as Japan says who knows what is going on deep inside Russia In a later talk he foresees invasion of the stratosphere by space ships capable of trips around the world
Washington July 20 Representative Clare Boothe Luce warned in a speech that atomic energy could yield a world of only Lana Turners and New Deal bureaucrats. She recalled Judd’s suggestion that radioactive elements might transmute the species and described imagined changes for both women and men if the commission pursued such a project.
Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko said no one is seeking atomic secrets during the current control talks. The remark came in a U N report on secret meetings of the 12 nation scientific advisory committee. The sole direct quote noted was his line about secrets.
Berlin informs U S Army that Fred W Kaltenbach 51 known as Lord Hee Haw died last October in a Soviet detention camp. He was an American traitor indicted in 1943 for broadcasting Nazi propaganda from Germany. Kaltenbach, born in Dubuque Iowa, held degrees from the University of Chicago and the University of Berlin. He studied Germany and was jailed after arrest by the Russians following the war.
Attorneys for eleven railroads appeared before the Public Service Commission in Charleston to justify requested intrastate rate hikes in West Virginia. They seek a permanent 25 percent increase, following a six percent interstate rise approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission, with wartime adjustments suspended. A Saturday hearing was set to decide interim necessity while the case proceeds. Representing all steam railroads in the state were Baltimore and Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio, New York Central, Norfolk and Western, Pennsylvania, Virginian, and Western Kanawha Central.
In Oroville California district attorney says 14 year old Albert Jones confessed to two murders and boasted of plans for a third. He will be examined by a psychiatrist while the state seeks full satisfaction on double murder charges. The boy’s arraignment in Chico sparked clashes as mothers confronted each other and one accused mother struck an accuser in a tense court scene.
Diplomatic sources privately agree that General George C. Marshall's peace mission to China has failed. Nationalist forces move more men to battle fronts as Communists reinforce positions. Marshall likely cannot confer with Chiang Kai Shek in the summer capital at Kuling.
Senate agents proposed an OPA revival bill compromise keeping price ceilings off major foods for 30 days but restored unless a three man board finds them needed. Congress deadlocked, House senators rejected ceilings on milk and basic foods, Truman labeled the Senate plan terrible, and conferees wrangled over discretionary price raises while a floor battle loomed.
Washington July 20 OPA chief Porter said price controls may recover some lost ground but damage from recent weeks may persist. Dulles proposed amendments to delay U S adherence to the World Court until next year, signaling core questions on jurisdiction and reparations. Senator Vandenberg noted the changes could stall implementation while Dewey era talks continue.
Shipment of 13 metal barracks from Marion to Richwood by the federal housing authority will convert the structures into temporary homes for 26 war veterans families. In Buckhannon, William D. Foster, former Upshur county school superintendent and Red Cross field director, is named field representative and alumni secretary of West Virginia Wesleyan College.
William Gordon, 21, a sailor from Columbia D C, convicted of first degree murder in the shotgun killing of a 38 year old Bluefield housewife. The verdict carries mandatory death sentence if allowed to stand. Defense attorney Hartley San imagined.
London reports a foreign office spokesman saying Britain sent a strong note to Egypt over continued attacks by Egyptian forces. The government cited hostile acts inspired by individuals seeking to worsen relations and vowed to review assurances amid the tense exchange.
Norman M1 West reports Washington will attend tonight's event. This brief item notes Washington's planned participation and the schedule for the evening activity at the venue.
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