14 Jun 1946
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1946
Page
1
The speaker argues for a ban on atomic weapons and insists on enforceable sanctions and security guarantees. He says peace requires cooperation not armament races and rejects narrow sovereignty in favor of an international legal framework with teeth.
On the eve of the Big Four conference Moscow radio mocked American policy in the Far East and Latin America. A Russian commentator charged U S policy had veered from Roosevelt era guidance and now leaned toward a pre Roosevelt approach.
Secretary of State James F Byrnes arrived with Senator Connally and Arthur Vandenberg in the American delegation to resume the Big Four foreign minister talks. President Truman’s plane The Sacred Cow landed at Orly Airport. The conference opens Saturday as the mood remains pessimistic about forging a European peace.
Eight Allied officers will depart by plane for Tokyo to question about 9,000 former prisoners of war. Their statements may be used in war crimes trials conducted in Japan and in Manila.
The Weather Bureau in Syracuse forecasts fair and cool conditions today and tonight with increasing clouds on Saturday and possible showers late Saturday. Highs near 77 Thursday, lows around 45, and a record high of 90 in 1945 noted.
U S Marines set defense positions on the outskirts of Tsingtao as Communist forces move within 12 miles to the north. A Nanking dispatch quotes a Communist spokesman saying attacks on Tsingtao were halted for sovereignty disputes in Manchuria.
President Truman announced Paul V. McNutt will become the first U.S. ambassador to the Philippines, with his nomination to go to the Senate. McNutt, then high commissioner, aids preparations for the July 4 independence inauguration. Rear Adm. Gilchrist Stockton is named embassy attache in Manila.
President James C. Petrillo of the American Federation of Musicians was arraigned in U S District Court on a charge of violating federal law by calling a strike against a Chicago radio station. He was released on 1000 bond and granted until August 5 for motions and briefs. He entered no plea.
More than 5,000 servicemen are due to debark from six vessels at New York City San Diego and San Francisco. Ships listed include Waterbury Victory Westerly Victory Sea Devil Mt Olympus Golden City and Andromeda with crew counts provided for each.
June temperatures fall to new lows with Syracuse area readings in the 40s. Canton 39 Danville 44 Elmira 42 Fort Plain 42 Utica 43 Rochester 44. Weather Bureau predicts further cool nights in the 40s and possible light showers Saturday.
A tropical storm described as weak by the Weather Bureau was centered about 90 miles southwest of Panama City Florida early today and was reported moving northward at about six miles per hour.
President Truman reported a good prospect for settling the maritime labor crisis to avert a shipping tieup tonight. Captain Conway said Harry Bridges agreed to a 22 cent hourly wage increase for longshoremen, signaling a possible end to the strike as of this afternoon.
The Congress Party of India sent a letter to Viceroy Wavell rejecting Britain's plan for independence. The working committee warned it could spark civil war, defying Gandhi's advice and deciding to forward the letter to the Viceroy.
Ed win G Creel a Washington auto dealer told reporters he would file serious charges against Fred M Vinson. The Senate Judiciary subcommittee postponed the Vinson nomination hearing for a week as Creel promised written charges and proof, tied to a 1933 receivership in which Vinson presided.
Maj Edward Bowes died at his Rumson estate on the eve of his 72nd birthday. Cardinal Spellman administered last rites. He had come here in failing health from New York three weeks earlier amid persistent death rumors and no immediate cause was announced.
President Truman’s first government reorganization move faces Senate scrutiny as Senator McCarran calls the Judiciary Committee to define the plans’ scope and impact on departments. Budget Director Harold D. Smith is to testify.
Allied Headquarters announced that about three tons of sample items including bathtub toys Christmas tree ornaments and ivory carvings would be shipped for display to American merchants as the Made in Japan label may reappear in U.S. dime stores.
The Senate approved a one year extension for the OPA but stripped wartime powers, signaling a bleak outlook for continuance. House and Senate must reconcile differences before sending a final version to the White House as calls for a veto grow louder.
President Truman announced John R Steelman will direct the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, succeeding John R Snyder who was nominated for Treasury secretary. The move follows cabinet and advisory committee advice to continue OWMR, though gradual liquidation had been planned as reconversion problems lessen.
In New York a four alarm shipboard blaze on the Congo drove a fireman into New York Bay. Michael Berkerley is identified as the missing diver. Two other firefighters were blown overboard but saved and hospitalized for shock and immersion.
The United States urged outlawing atomic war by placing dangerous activities under a global agency with enforcement powers. Bernard Baruch presented a plan to create an International Atomic Development Authority with worldwide reach, sanctions and veto-free authority, including surrender of US atomic secrets.
Clark Beach writes an editorial noting it will be many years before Japanese displaced from Pacific cities can return, reflecting postwar dislocation and ongoing policy views.
The Army offers radio active isotopes from atomic program to cancer and disease research. They will serve as tracers to follow body processes and may become direct therapies after further study. Radio-iodine and sulphur isotopes enable tracing drug reactions and disease pathways.
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