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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1947
Page
2
Ernest Galther a 23 year old Negro convicted of murder who had urged boys not to follow his example is scheduled for execution at 12 01 am Friday in the Cook County jail under the county chair.
Former Secretary of State James F Byrnes told SC fraternal groups that Germany's peace treaty could stall indefinitely unless Allies act. He warned against Soviet demands for heavy reparations and Ruhr control and denied calls for military action or atomic bombs. He urged the United States Britain and France to convene a peace conference now rather than delay.
In Tokyo on October 23 the chief prosecutor urged the international tribunal that it was more than coincidence that Marquis Koichi Kido stood at the imperial palace when Japan's planes struck Pearl Harbor. Kido, former Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal, said he knew nothing of the attack and claimed he opposed the war.
Friends of Senator Taft predict a formal bid for the Republican presidential nomination tomorrow. The 58 year old Ohioan heads the party policy committee and plans a speaking tour through Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas and possibly Texas. Taft aims to secure the 547 delegates needed for the nomination and has criticized Truman era foreign policy as inconsistent while differing with Dewey on universal military service.
Detroit UP reports Walter Reuther, head of the C I O United Auto Workers, calls a Taft Reuther national ticket plan a hoax meant to undermine his bid for reelection. A Chicago publicity firm and Alfred Kiullin were involved in the aborted pro visioning of the national ticket.
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