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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1945
Page
1
The body of John Boyer, 33, of Hudson, was found beneath a wharf on the Merrimack River after being missing for a day. Police believe he left home in a small boat and vanished during a night journey from Boston aboard a troopship.
Administration leaders urged House Democrats to be on the floor for a key vote to strip OPA of food price controls, blaming absenteeism for yesterday's defeat as the Hoover amendment moved food pricing powers to the Agricultural Department. The vote stood 145 to 142 with about 55 Democrats and 69 Republicans absent.
The piece notes General Eisenhower receiving broad applause in Washington and New York while he remains modest about his honors. It highlights admiration for his leadership across services and reflects on Allied prisoner of war rations and British reactions to German treatment.
Allied units reported heavy bombardment and ground fighting across Borneo near Miri and Balikpapan with Liberator air strikes targeting oil centers. In Okinawa, troops cleared caves and captured prisoners while suffering ships losses in kamikaze attacks. Chinese forces also recaptured key Sichwan positions in Henan.
President Truman indicated civilian meat supplies would improve once Clinton Anderson becomes Secretary of Agriculture and War Food Administrator on July 1. Marvin Jones ordered reductions of beef set asides for government use and plans to divert larger beef shares to civilians, with poultry reallocation in the eastern region.
Merritt Pratt aged 70 of Genesee County Home died yesterday after an automobile jumped a curb and struck him while he walked along a Batavia sidewalk. The driver remained at the scene and police investigated.
Pan American Airways Atlantic division unveiled a postwar round the world flight for 700 dollars with 88 hours flying time. The route from New York will stop at Lisbon Marseilles Rome Athens Cairo Basra Karachi Jeju Bangkok Canton Tokyo Paramushir a Anchorage Seattle and San Francisco before returning to New York.
Lt Gen Walton H Walker former commander of the Third Army's 20th Army Corps takes over as chief of the five state Eighth Service Command. He has served in the European theater for a year and a half and will oversee Texas Louisiana Oklahoma New Mexico and Arkansas.
In a briefing today Congress remains in recess until Monday. The Agriculture Committee considers the nomination of John B. Hutson for under secretary of agriculture while the Appropriations Committee reviews labor and Federal security spending. The House continues debate on price control legislation.
Prisoners from Bataan describe orders for all-out death by own action during a planned assault. Japanese wounded and bedridden patients allegedly killed by grenades, pistols, or dynamite as medical staff euthanized them. A captured lieutenant and a private recounts of killings and executions within hospital wards.
John J. Starke former administrative assistant to J Edgar Hoover is named special agent in charge of the Albany FBI field office announced by acting special agent E L Olsen. He transfers from Providence Rhode Island and has previously served in San Francisco Denver Cleveland and Richmond Virginia.
The Associated Press report notes Japan radio Tokyo claims 100 fighter planes attacked airfields while the US 450 Superfortress raid targets Japan’s largest arsenal at Kure. Allied forces advance across Philippines, Borneo, and Mindanao with multiple infantry units mopping up isolated Japanese groups and key ports.
Governors of 13 states call for red points in the OPA ration plan to be used for meat alone and urge a single agency to oversee the national food program. They warn of a chaotic egg supply and note milk remains the only bright spot while grain shortages threaten milk production. They ask federal action and cite a need to tackle distribution faults and a railroad bottleneck.
A 38 500 285 951 War Department supply bill for 1945 would power a move to discharge Army fathers with four or more children. Rep Engel seeks floor vote on an amendment to release such men before Aug 1 by denying funds. about 35 000 eligible, with 10 000 likely to apply. The bill was set to pass House without dissent aside from possible amendment debate.
Conference observers weigh how rapid ratification of the charter may affect Berlin talks. British and American leaders push for quick action while Parliament and the executive in Britain prepare to weigh the charter, described as an improvement over prior bodies. Senate hearings are slated for about two weeks with a full debate likely to last a month.
Capt J T Rinker named chief pilot of the Pennsylvania Central Air Line's eastern division. He has seven years with the airline and will oversee flight personnel on the Pittsburgh New York Buffalo Washington and Buffalo Pittsburgh routes.
Federal injunction halts the Dairymen's League Cooperative Association and several members from alleged OPA price regulation violations pending trial for triple damages. Judge Rifkind finds milk pricing and butterfat charge practices depart from OPA rules and notes obedience to the regulation before validity is resolved.
In Moscow Stanislaw Mikolajczyk and Soviet backed Warsaw officials sign an unconditional surrender that makes Poland a Russian province. Prof Stanislaw Grabski welcomes the unity invitation and may join the presidium. Bierut likely to preside.
In Brussels the Socialist Le Peuple quoted a Socialist MP warning that Leopold forming a new government would mean war to the knife. The Catholic Party leader claimed continued popularity despite US unpopularity.
Gen Bruce C Clarke of 1437 Lancaster Ave earned rapid ascent for leading a Seventh Armored Division unit to hold a vital St. Vith road junction in Belgium last December. Former wrestling coach at Tennessee and Cornell, Clarke's actions delayed the Nazi offensive for three days. At home, Mrs Clarke and his two sons, David and Gordon, await his return. In Jamestown, Richard Everett, 14, of Levant drowned while swimming at Clay Pond in Eviston township yesterday.
The notice advertises fishing boating and swimming plus free tennis courts and a nearby dance hall. It emphasizes good food as the speciality and a service bar with the folder on request. Delmar Christy is mentioned with titles and affiliations.
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