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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1945
Page
1
Westbrook Pegler argues that pickets are not rioters and blames Roosevelt era leniency for violent clashes. He asserts citizens may defend themselves against attackers, claiming constitutional gun rights and failed police protection justify self defense when authorities fail to protect the public.
Buenos Aires reports show the new two man cabinet led by Eduardo Avalos and Vice Admiral Vernengo Timar restoring order. The decree reopens universities in La Plata Buenos Aires and Litoral and reinstates teachers and staff dismissed during Peron era. The move mirrors broader steps to curb unrest and reestablish public confidence.
The War Crimes Board delays its session and will grant defendants 50 years to prepare their cases. Trials are expected to start shortly after the delay, likely before the end of November.
Longshoremen return to work in New York harbor as the A F L couriers resume operations and the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway System is seized. The strike affected over 200,000 miners in six states and 61,000 lumber workers, with motion picture workers also involved. Governor Tobin seized the railway system to restore transport while talks continue over a standardized cargo weight and union representation.
General Jonathan M. Wainwright recounts the Japanese assaults on Bataan after MacArthur’s return to Corregidor. He notes shifts in divisions, flank pressure from Port Binanga, and a renewed counterattack at Maubon Ridge as Parker’s left flank falters and his own right flank tightens.
At the halfway point the United War Fund of Louisiana reports about 30 percent of the state quota raised. Parrish Fuller of Oakdale, state president, says roughly 400000 has been collected since October 1, leaving about 70 percent of the 1330306 goal still to be gathered. He urges volunteers and citizens to intensify efforts to regain momentum.
Japan completes demobilization ending seven million strong fighting forces. Allied evidence shows Japanese troops used live prisoners in bayonet drills on Guadalcanal and in China. Former advisors like Prince Konoye and Gen Ugaki are positioned to push democratic reforms under Allied supervision. The imperial staff dissolves while ministries function only for demobilization.
Resignations of eleven faculty members at Louisiana State University School of Medicine poured into the dean's office amid discord blamed on appointment insecurity. The exodus included former dean Dr. B. I. Burns and came as alumni urged safeguards to tenure and democratization of university control. A student petition calling for an investigation was to be sent to Governor Davis and the legislature.
Spruille Braden's nomination as assistant secretary of state faces Senate Foreign Relations Committee approval. Members expect a decision Wednesday with Connally predicting action and Vanderberg resisting further delay. Braden, ex ambassador to Argentina, would lead the department's Latin American division amid a dispute over the Inter-American Conference.
Captain William Martin of Monroe Louisiana smuggled his bulldog Jan aboard the S S Henry T Gibbins by giving the dog a hypodermic injection and hiding it in a cardboard box in a barracks bag. Jan stayed quiet during transit and perked up after landing in Boston when milk was given.
General Joseph E. Stilwell former head of the U S 10th Army lands in Manila by plane from Okinawa on his trip home to the United States. He is accompanied by Major General Frank Merrill renowned for the Burma campaign and Merrill's Marauders.
Louisiana Senate panel approves two highway bills totaling 16.5 million dollars for matching federal funds and non federal road work. Measures await Senate floor vote with plans to consult parish authorities in road project selection.
The Associated Press reports 28 U S navy personnel and seven Japanese POWs died on Okinawa, with 184 dead in Western Japan. Six Navy crew died and 23 injured in an explosion at a Pearl Harbor Okinawa receiving station. 70 missing and 423 injured overall. Navy reports three ships sunk, and a court of inquiry opened.
Pierre Laval was executed at Fresnes prison by a firing squad after attempting to poison himself. He died at 12 32 p m after a coup de grace and cried Vive la France. The trial and sentencing followed his Vichy collaboration and parallels with Petain and Darnand.
Dutch East Indies lieutenant governor Dr. Hubertus Van Mook acted to suppress uprisings in Java and offered to negotiate with Indonesian rebel leaders including Soekarno. Reports from Batavia note 50,000 Dutch women and children besieged, while British ships may be sent to move Dutch troops.
Allied records released by General MacArthur's headquarters reveal Japanese forces used live Allied prisoners as bayonet targets. The atrocity, documented by a secret Allied translation unit, includes scenes on Guadalcanal where three prisoners were tortured while officers watched for hours. Additional cases involved Chinese prisoners used in training.
Washington October 15 Secretary Vinson urged a five billion dollar tax cut for 1946 but warned against House plans that would add about two billion more in 1947. He told the Senate Finance Committee reductions must be restrained by looming expenditures while aiming for peacetime full employment and high production.
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