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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1945
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union analysis says General MacArthur returns to oversee Japan while critics press for public airing of Pearl Harbor disaster. Editors note flags opinion as WNU interpretation not the paper’s.
General Douglas MacArthur arrives at Atsugi airfield near Tokyo to lead the occupation as U S forces assess widespread devastation in Tokyo and Yokohama. He greets Lt General Eichelberger, while plans for the Missouri surrender ceremony unfold and Congress debates writing off the 42 billion dollar lend lease debt.
Congressional circles press for open trials and full access to evidence after army and navy boards release 200000 word reports on Pearl Harbor. Generals Marshall Short and Navy figures censured. Taft and May call for full disclosures while Truman and Stimson defend Marshall’s reputation.
The National Association of Housing Officials reports DDT as the most effective insecticide for bedbugs after eight months of testing in 3,000 units across 35 developments. A 4 percent DDT in deodorized kerosene protected most homes from reinfestation for at least 90 days.
SEC reports U S corporations held almost 47 billion dollars in working capital as of March 31 with about 25 billion in cash. Government securities declined to around 20 billion while tax liabilities stay near 16 billion. Additional credits and debt retirement provisions are anticipated.
President Truman urged a two year draft extension while both services seek faster discharges. Army aims to raise the regular ceiling to 280000 and speed G I releases lowering discharge point scores and cutting offshore deployment. Navy shifts point scores to include overseas duty as it moves toward releasing 1.5 to 2.0 million men in 12 to 18 months. Farm real estate taxes per acre rose 3 percent from 1943 to 1944, with the index climbing from 178 to 184.
Washington digest outlines how Allied occupation policies spark Dutch Belgian and Greek protests over asset restitution and preferential treatment for former Axis territories. It contrasts American efforts to restore German industry with British and Soviet approaches, noting the aim to rebuild self-sufficiency while managing claims, loot and postwar stability. It cites farm accident statistics across the United States, highlighting Wisconsin and New York as high-risk states.
Hermann Goering leads a roster of 24 Nazi defendants slated for trial early in October for war crimes. Rudolph Hess Joachim von Ribbentrop Martin Bormann Franz von Papen Karl Doenitz Wilhelm Keitel and others are named as key figures accused of preparing Germany for war directing diplomacy and leading armed forces. Critics urge caution about international tribunal methods noting potential lack of precedent and possible rights concerns for defendants.
The writer speculates on consumer habits and economic outlook as barbs about tobacco, labor talks, and government policy surface. A Business Week forecast hints at a postwar boom, while caution about debt and war bonds remains, and congressional bills loom as fears rise.
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