14 Mar 1946
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1946
Page
1
Vienna report quotes General Mark Clark as hoping for allied forces to withdraw from Austria by next fall and for the administration to pass to Austrian control. He hints the idea in informal talks, though no firm expectation is shown. The piece notes possible four power agreement but no clear plan.
Goering testified before the international military tribunal that he urged Hitler to aid Franco during the Spanish Civil War to stop communism and gain air experience for youth. He claimed Franco sought air help and boasted of Luftwaffe actions in Poland and future long range bomber aims. He cited shortages of aluminum and tech delays shaping Germany’s rearmament strategy.
Washington march 14 John L Lewis indicated a cautious stance on wage increases while pressing for a health and welfare fund for miners. Industry observers saw potential for a broader strike as talks shift behind closed doors, with emphasis on safety and working conditions under a new contract.
The Army proposes reducing overseas occupation forces by 25 percent over 15 months if international conditions hold. Generals Eisenhower and Spaatz estimate land and air forces abroad shrinking to about 525,000 by mid 1947, down from 682,000 previously deemed minimum. The total Army would fall from 1,500,000 to 1,070,000 as War Secretary Patterson urges a draft extension beyond May 15.
In Texarkana Arkansas at the American Baptist convention a resolution calls the federal council of churches of Christ a menace to true Christianity. It brands the body unscriptural and seeks to unionize all churches on modernism and the social gospel. The association counts 442 Baptist churches in 17 states Hawaii and Canada.
Washington officials worry Russia is pursuing a go it alone policy that could disrupt the May 1 Paris peace conference and the United Nations Security Council meeting. They fear delays in drafting treaties for Italy the Balkans and Finland and insistence on troop withdrawals before full independence can be restored in affected regions.
Washington speculation centers on Truman choosing a new under secretary of the navy after Edwin W Pauley quit. Four names circulate: H Struve Hensel, John L Sullivan, Joseph Kennedy, and Colgate W Darden. The president is expected to act soon after Pauley’s lengthy Senate pause.
Trustees of East Carolina Teachers College selected Dr. L. E. Spikes for the presidency. He would likely decline unless the $6,000 salary is raised, a goal under active pursuit by a sub committee led by Hugh Horton. Spikes is a Durham County native and Duke graduate with a PhD from Peabody.
The nation moves toward labor peace as General Motors and General Electric reach settlements ending 113 days and two months of strikes involving about 275000 workers. The agreements include wage increases and prompt return to work, with rank-and-file approval expected.
Winston Salem businessman Thurmond Chatham, chairman of Chatham Manufacturing in Elkin, filed as a Democratic candidate for Congress in the fifth district. Rep John H Folger of Mt Airy had already paid his filing fee and would not comment on Chatham’s entry.
Delegates from 47 nations converge in Atlantic City for UNRRA four council meeting. The session aims to map relief and food strategies to aid millions affected by war while facing political strains and funding needs. The outcome could mark a pivotal point in international cooperation and famine prevention.
Guilford Hosiery mill workers who have been on strike since February 25 voted to return to work next Monday pending action by the National Labor Relations board on their petition for an election. The petition for an early election has been filed by the UTWA and AFL affiliate on behalf of the strikers who number about.
Chairman May says a House military subcommittee has asked the State Department to purge its intelligence service of personnel with strong Soviet leanings. He declines details but notes ongoing investigation. Soviet allies assert representations have reached Secretary Byrnes, seeking action, though no removals have occurred.
Government dispatches say Russians who pulled out of Mukden to Changchun are moving northward toward Siberia. Seven troop trains left Changchun and the rest of the Mukden garrison will follow. Mukden’s underground factions offer service to national officers after an earlier clash in the southern suburbs.
Dr. Hans Molitor of the Merck Institute warned to a pharmacological society that penicillin is losing effectiveness as germ strains resist the drug. He cited gonorrhea cures dropping to about 50 percent and outlined four approaches to retard resistance, including higher doses, drug combinations, new antibiotics, and chemicals to sensitize germs.
A early morning blaze in Salisbury Maryland engulfed three Main Street buildings including J C Penney and Style Center with Ulman and Nathan’s furniture stores on Market Street also alight. Fire crews from Maryland and Delaware battled the stubborn fire, no injuries reported, likely starting in rubbish behind a store.
Allied CID seized seven and a half tons of opium valued at seven million dollars in Tokyo after secret contacts and tips. Nine suspects including seven Japanese were detained in connection with the seizure tied to Manchuria contraband.
Russian columns were reported moving toward Turkey and Iraq as Marshal Ivan Bagramian, a tank warfare expert, was said to be in Tabriz for weeks. Izvestia criticized Iran’s 1919 regime and warned Russia to monitor remnants of the old clique while Bevin pledged no decision on restoring British troops until Soviet occupation ends.
Three nations Nicaragua El Salvador and Panama signed entry agreements to the World Bank and Fund increasing members to 37 in the monetary fund and 36 in the global aid. US officials said delegates may endorse any candidate the United States proposes for bank president with Lewis Douglas mentioned as a possibility. Selection of the bank's president was the major topic as Savannah hosted the talks.
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