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Newspaper
Portsmouth Times
Location
Portsmouth, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1945
Page
1
Washington reports a showdown vote looms as House Democrats rush to floor to block a Hoover amendment stripping OPA price controls over food. Republicans pushed through the rider to move control to the agriculture department, with a 145 to 142 tally and a tense tally call planned for today.
Rev. Roger J. Turrell leads Scioto county in a seventh war loan drive to reach a $1 548 000 E bond quota. He frames bond purchases as vital to supporting troops, uniting the home front, and boosting the economy, noting $754 878 had been pledged with one week left.
Governors of 13 northeastern states called for red ration points to be used for meat only. In a closed food conference they urged OPA enforcement focus on food items rather than minor or unim portant items.
Sixty Republicans were absent as the House split 242 Democrats to 189 Republicans over an amended food control plan. The debate centered on moving authority over meat and animal products from OPA to the Agriculture Department. Rep Jenkins of Ohio expanded the idea to transfer all food author ities except rationing from Bowles to Anderson, who warned against turning OPA into a police state. Anderson opposed the amendment, noting it would place OPA in a difficult position. The discussion cited plans to consolidate War Food Administration with Agriculture on July 1 and President Truman’s call for unified control. About 15 Democrats joined Republicans in backing the amendment, while party members previously blocked several proposed curbs on OPA including profit guarantees.
June 23 Havana reports a long drouth in Cuba's cane fields threatens another year of rationed sugar in the United States. Wilson, head of the Community Credit Corp sugar section, warned that the 1946 sugar crop could drop at least 20 percent and perhaps as much as 5 percent, contingent on future fall conditions.
Cleveland June 23 A F iney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen issued a statement saying the group opposes the industrial relations act introduced in the Senate by Senator A Hatch of New Mexico Senator Harold H Burton of Ohio and Senator Joseph H Ball of Minnesota.
The Associated Press reports Allied approval of a plan to form a provisional Polish government of national unity. The agreement includes Soviet Warsaw officials, Polish democratic leaders, and former London emigre figures, announced by Molotov, Kerr, and Harriman as part of Crimea conference measures. Churchill and Roosevelt agreed at Yalta to recognise the Soviet-sponsored government upon its reorganization.
London reports a British court endorses the United States proposal to hold a collective trial of Germanys arch war criminals and the terror atrocity groups before a high military tribunal. France and Russia are viewed as likely to join the plan outlined yesterday by US war crimes chief Justice Robert Jackson.
Three Polish groups met in Moscow on June 17 and 21 to draft a coalition government. The plan unites Socialist, Peasant and Workers parties with space for Christian Labor and other democratic groups. A provisional cabinet will be named in Warsaw within days, paving the way for international recognition under the Crimea agreement.
Pvt. Roland G. Hall of Franklin Furnace Route 1 was wounded February 10 on Luzon while serving in an infantry unit. He sustained injuries to his right leg left arm and neck and has been in service two years with overseas about a year and a half. He is currently hospitalized on Luzon.
U S 42nd division infantrymen uncovered a cache of royal Hungarian treasures near Mattsee, 13 miles northeast of Salzburg. The value is estimated at 75 million dollars and the haul includes gold, silver, jewels, and the so called Holy Hand of Saint Stephen studded with diamonds, rubies, and pearls.
Official War era statistics show 1944 actual river tonnage at 37,801,254, near the 1942 high, with average haul rising from 136 to 185 miles and ton miles climbing to 7,004,056,443. Oil products movement from Helena, Arkansas boosted totals amid U boat threats. 1945 outlook expects declines as tankers shift to coastwise trade and pipelines come online.
Moscow June 23 The 12th session of the supreme Soviet opened with a proposal to demobilize the Red army on a scale running into millions of men in the 13 oldest age groups. Chief of Staff Alexei Antonov announced the plan which is nearly certain to be approved, aiming for complete demobilization in those classes by year end. The specific ages in the 13 categories were not specified.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower returns to Washington to confer with Secretary of War Stimson before a brief holiday then resumes duties in Europe. He rebuffs politics, stresses federal service, and says he will be administrator of American forces in Europe and on the German control commission. He notes no friction with the Russians and defends the Elbe stop and nonfraternization policy as temporary measures. He calls the Abilene welcome the greatest moment of his life and says he is a symbol of American heroism rather than a hero.
A city bus struck and killed Edgar Gleason, 26, in Cincinnati early today. The incident occurred near a downtown crossing. authorities provided no further details on injuries to others.
Akron's CIO Industrial Union Council representing about 90 000 members voiced full support for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co strike in Akron. Local No 2 president V D Wheeler said the union would not appear at a Washington show cause hearing and urged immediate production resumption, arguing the war effort requires it.
Acting Secretary of State Joseph C. Grew told a June 23 audience that the United States, possessing the world’s greatest power, must not idle it or boast about it. He warned friends abroad fear a failure to recognize power and the responsibilities it carries, calling it the era’s greatest challenge to Americans.
In Brussels a trusted source says King Leopold’s maneuvering failed and abdication is likely within days. The informant says Leopold offered the premiership to Ganshof van Der Mersch, chief military prosecutor of Nazi collaborators, who reportedly went to Salzburg to decide. He holds that Leopold must renounce the throne for Belgium’s best interests.
Washington June 23 a $38.5 billion war department supply bill for fiscal year 1946 moves to force army discharges for fathers of large families. Rep Engel of Michigan on the appropriations panel urged floor consideration of an amendment covering all army fathers with four or more children.
Olympia Washington June 23 President Truman expects the peace organization charter to pass the Senate with overwhelming support after talks with most senators He aims for ratification before his July meetings with Stalin and Churchill He visits Kansas City Independence Mo for homecoming while leaders prepare hearings in mid July ahead of Stettinius trip to Germany amid ongoing postwar Europe discussions
American air forces over Japan staged a major raid surge from Okinawa and Iwo Jima, with 100-plus fighters, rockets and bombs targeting Tokyo and southern Japan. Allied operations reported sinking U S ships, damaged vessels, and heavy enemy counterattacks as preparations for a broader invasion intensified. Japanese authorities warned of possible leadership changes while continuing to hold scattered pockets of resistance. Allied advances in the Philippines and Okinawa continued with ground and sea actions, and Churchill praised the Okinawa battle as among the fiercest in history.
Washington June 23 The army will sharply cut purchases of meat for 60 days to boost civilian supplies. Informants say the reexamination of the military meat program allows a brief reduction to ease civilian shortages. The move aligns with President Truman's remarks at Olympia that civil supplies should improve after July to September lend lease suspensions.
Melbourne radio quoted an Australian army bulletin saying Australian landing forces had liquidated all Japanese resistance on Labuan island off Borneo s west coast and Tarakan off its east coast. The broadcast reported June 27.
Bombardiers said B-29 raids yesterday hit airfields near Tokyo and Kyushu, with rainbow-hued flares and aircraft fire. The strikes reportedly nearly knocked out Kurena airfields and damaged Japanese defenses, signaling intensified air campaign.
The Ohio valley will have fair skies tonight and Sunday with warmer conditions on Sunday. Schirrman’s observation at 11 am shows 77 currently, a daily low of 59, and a high of 87 yesterday. compared with last year’s today’s high 95 and low 71.
A severe June storm in Portsmouth Ohio caused widespread damage from wind and rain. Trees toppled, roofs ripped, basements flooded, and a 84 year old woman suffered a hip fracture. City crews cleared debris as casualties abroad noted. A 1946 school budget was proposed with new staff appointments and state funds. War bond activity spiked as workers invested during check-cashing day.
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