10 Jan 1946
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1946
Page
1
General Chiang Kai-shek announced that after a truce ended the civil war the government will legalize all political rites and release political prisoners. It pledges freedom of speech, conscience, and association, equal status for parties, and local self government with elections.
Telegrams sent to Senator Josiah Bailey Senator Clyde Hoey and Congressman John Folger protest the proposed 500 bed veterans administration hospital in Durham. The Granville chamber cites Camp Butner closing March 1 and argues the site could serve veterans saving taxpayers. They urge investigation and label the plan foolish to abandon Butner for a new hospital costing over 4 million dollars.
Detroit News reports President Truman’s fact finding panel will recommend a 20 cent per hour rise for General Motors production workers, about 18 percent. CIO United Auto Workers seek 30 percent amid an eight week strike. Adjustments possible if 1946 production exceeds 1941 levels. White House to receive report today.
Honolulu dispatch reports Lt. Gen. Robert C. Richardson Jr. warning Stars and Stripes to avoid discourteous references to the president and other leaders. The general cites articles of war and penalties for criticism, framing the issue as military censorship.
Manila reports state General Eisenhower authorized overseas theater commanders to send home soldiers not needed, a move greeted with joy by many GIs who had pressed Congress for faster demobilization. Soldiers in Manila and Luzon bases discussed plans for a broader request to clarify demobilization timelines.
Congressional investigators released a letter from Franklin D Roosevelt to Wendell Willkie dated December 5 noting the Japanese matter could lead to an armed clash at any moment if Japan continued aggression. The evidence adds to questions about the timing before Pearl Harbor.
Hollywood report says Lt. Col. Gregory Boyington known as Pappy won a honeymoon with Frances Baker after a whirlwind romance that left his former fiancée Lucy Malcolmson stunned. He cited overseas nerves for the mixup and described letters as affectionate telegrams from abroad. He had been a Japanese prisoner after being shot down at Rabaul in January 1944.
Flooded areas in the south begin cleanup as rivers recede. At least 23 deaths across five states with Red Cross reporting 450 homeless families in Tennessee Georgia and Mississippi. Crests fell on the Cumberland Big Sandy Tennessee Coosa Etowah and Chattahoochee rivers while upper Ohio and Black Warrior Tom Bigbee rose.
U S Ambassador Arthur Bliss Lane told Poland's provisional government he would oppose any U S funds while current conditions prevail. He protested regime measures including a decree nationalizing all basic industries saving more than 50 workers per shift and said Poland violated the 1931 commercial treaty allowing American entry and development of enterprises.
Police pursued a nursery worker and two janitors in the Suzanne Degnan case. A ladder linked to the nursery was found near the Degnan home, and an ex convict with a sex offense record was also sought for questioning. The two janitors faced potential charges or release after lie detector tests as detectives extended questioning to determine the kidnap murder’s perpetrator.
Miami gathering of Associated Press Managing Editors Association opens a three day convention with nearly all members expected. John S. Knight of the American Society of Newspaper Editors will welcome editors at luncheon. Howard Blakeslee to discuss the atomic age, followed by a banquet with Adm. Chester W. Nimitz to speak.
Prime Minister Attlee opened the United Nations assembly warning that atom bomb danger requires control. He supported remitting atomic energy control to a UN commission, a move decided at the Moscow Big Three meeting and involving 51 nations.
Robbers forced entry into the Davis feed and seed store at 342 North Wrenn street last night or early today and took about $1,500 in cash. Police estimate the break between 3 am and 5 am. They pried open the steel and concrete bottom with axes and crow bars, then left the tools at the scene. The burglars, though successful, appear to be inexperienced.
R M Chase traveled from Pomona California about 2564 miles to a dairy herd auction in Charlotte. He drove three days, bought one cow for 625 dollars, and started back to California. Seller FE P Gurledge of Callison praised the bovine as a very fine cow.
The War Department began revising its entire demobilization program amid protests from overseas GIs. Eisenhower allowed theater commanders to waive point score requirements for returning men not needed in occupation duties. Devers warned public pressure to bring troops home could endanger security and morale of those remaining.
New York January 10 leaders from U S Steel and the CIO held a showdown meeting to decide steel workers plans for a possible strike next Monday. Benjamin Fairless and Philip Murray discussed wage increase prospects at 71 Broadway in the company’s lobby.
A wave of planned walkouts disrupts U S telephones autos steel and packing sectors. In New York 1 000 long distance posts strike at 7 am with 6 000 more later. Washington switchboards shut at 10 am. 175 000 idle in long GM strike. CIO leaders urge wage demands of about two dollars a day amid broader U S labor tension.
France adopts a permissive press stance with no prior censorship since V-E Day. Paris hosts about 36 newspapers, many short and party affiliated, with new legislation requiring disclosure of newspaper backers to reveal editorial complexion and curb abuses.
The piece argues that bribery penalties for publishing news deter corruption and protect legitimate reporting. It recalls five years of German censorship, stresses the value of free press for peace, and notes Kent Cooper’s call for open news exchange as essential to world harmony. France then moves toward press freedom after harsh censorship.
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