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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1945
Page
9
The Office of Defense Transportation said all railway passenger coaches are placed in a pool for armed services use. Civilian space on trains will likely shrink. The order allows withdrawal of cars as required, covering passenger, baggage and express cars except Pullman sleeping cars.
The article describes a Potsdam luncheon with Truman Churchill Stalin and top aides, noting seating to their right and left. It mentions simple menus, interpreters, and expectations for postwar talks on German administration and Pacific strategy.
The speaker rebukes Petain for decaying French industry after 1919 and failing to modernize defense. They lament low armament appropriations before 1935 and a 1927 move to a one year military service. Riom trials are cited as evidence of weak officer training and the aviation policy questioned.
Passengers escaped flames aboard a ship near Canadian ports. G R Brewster of Warren Ohio slid overboard as smoke filled the vessel and crew member Mrs Alec McBain of Berkley Michigan recalled fleeing the fire with burns and shock after breakfast in the freight shed area.
In Washington the senate minority pushed amendments to curtail the Bretton Woods plan. Thomas proposed a new gold coin for the world bank and silver as part of U S subscriptions to the bank and currency fund. Murdock said treasury aims to issue currency backed by 300 million ounces of silver, with issuance starting in months. Administrations leaders hoped to pass the measure with no changes.
The piece discusses how British and Russian spheres of influence intertwine in Europe, risking clashes over small nations' sovereignty. It warns that suspicions among the Big Three persist about Moscow's true aims, and stresses careful, cautious diplomacy as Europe adjusts after World War II.
Lt. Keith Hudson of High Point North Carolina was overcome and pushed from the plane during the Minn Wolf Point Mont examination flight. His parachute remained strapped to him and he landed with slight injuries.
The Cuban embassy reports three Cuban army officers Major Nicolas Rivero Captain Roberto Henderson and Lieutenant Ricardo Zorilla were killed in a plane crash near Charleston South Carolina yesterday. The embassy has no information on the crash cause or the mission for their Washington trip. The officers were said to be flying a Cuban plane.
Wayne Wright known as Cowboy Wright earns top status after his victory in the Preakness aboard Polynesian. Turf fans who once favored Eddie Arcaro and Georgie Woolf now note Wright’s record in major races, as he has captured nearly every big stake in the country at some point.
President Truman nominates John W. Snyder 49 year old banker from Arkansas and Missouri as director of war mobilization and reconversion. Snyder currently heads the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and is credited with streamlining it for reconversion. Senate likely to confirm, with Vinson moving to secretary of the treasury.
Allied B-29s struck Hiratsuka Numazu and other targets 34 to 55 miles from Tokyo and 12 miles from Nagoya amid cloud cover. Odawara and Chigasaki on Sagami bay were hit. Japanese reports claim fires started but were extinguished. About 230 Okinawa bombers reached Kyushu while Hirohito envoy visit spurred resolve.
Chinese high command reports advancing units driving a wedge into the Hunan Kwangsi railroad near Kyweiling and Chuanhsien, cutting enemy retreat routes. Tinpak coastal town on the south China sea was recaptured,断断 isolation of Luichow and Hainan. A detachment from Luichow moved northeast along Yeungkong Canton highway but was intercepted. Fighting also noted along the Indo China border near Trung Khan Phau.
A wartime leaflet questions earlier promises that U S planes would not violate Japanese airspace. It suggests Japan push the United States to end the conflict by making it costly in American lives and asks if past assurances can be kept.
Erie Pa. informally notes that Ross Badger plans to wed at home plate this month after ball park weddings become common. The story frames his ambition as a playful local rite in the sports setting.
Across more than twenty cities workers joined strikes in five industries raising idle numbers by 12 464 to reach 37 423. The largest stoppage involved 8 000 at Pennsylvania shipyards in Beaumont Texas amid AFL metal trades council contract talks.
In an eight day campaign including a weekend air sea bombardment the fleet damaged northern Japan. Carrier planes under Vice Admiral McCain destroyed hundreds of ships while Nippon’s usable shipping fell below 2 million tons. Sunk ships and surface craft reached 71 000 tons with 140 vessels. 234 more vessels were damaged totaling 88 000 tons. Eighty ton locomotives were destroyed and 57 Japanese planes were destroyed.
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