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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1946
Page
5
Mao Tse tung denounces U S Army and Navy presence in China as a grave menace to national peace and freedom. He blames U S aid to the Kuomintang and calls for ending military support, amid tensions surrounding Marshall’s mediation and Shanghai violence.
Six year old Ned Benton from Ochlochnee Georgia underwent a delicate eye operation at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary to save his sight. Surgeons withheld the name of the operator and details, noting the outcome remains uncertain for weeks. The child, accompanied by a nurse, has no sight in one eye and faces total blindness if the other eye fails. The cause of blindness was not disclosed.
Georgia fair to partly cloudy skies with light warming this afternoon and tonight. Tuesday brings continued warmth with more cloudiness and some sun. Northwest Florida nearshore forecast shows partly cloudy conditions with isolated afternoon thundershowers and gentle to moderate east to southeast winds.
Georgia Governor Ellis Arnall divided contenders on a statewide radio show. He endorsed James V. Carmichael for governor and derided former governors Rivers and Talmadge as charlatans and demagogues while recounting his own administration’s reforms and calls for honest government.
Paris delegates in the foreign ministers council weigh a French plan to internationalize Trieste for 10 years with a plebiscite afterward. Western allies favor Italian sovereignty while Russia proposes a southward line to the Adriatic. talks continue as Austria’s Tyrol demand is rejected.
Japanese newspaperman Tomin Suzuki testified at the war crimes tribunal that Prime Minister Hideki Tojo betrayed Foreign Minister Shigenori Tojo by choosing war with the United States after promising a peaceful settlement less than two months before Pearl Harbor.
AP analyst J M Roberts Jr reports Poland faces a Sunday plebiscite decided under militia glare and secret police pressure. Tens of thousands jailed without charge threaten turnout as Mikolajczyk advocates a democratic path against a government seeking a Soviet style regime and nationalisation of industry and land reforms.
A strong Pacific Northwest earthquake caused widespread shaking from Vancouver Island to Olympia. One man, Jacob L Kingston, 69, died of heart failure as Seattle downtown buildings swayed. other casualties were not reported. Observers noted the epicenter near Victoria with noticeable, minutes-long tremors and aftershocks. Windham, Campbell River, Courtenay, and Port Alberni reported tilted hills, collapsed chimneys, and severed roadways.
New Delhi June 24 AP faced by likely rejection from the All-India Congress Party the British cabinet mission reportedly made fresh last minute proposals to avert a breakdown in negotiations. The proposals were discussed in an hour long meeting with Mohandas K Gandhi and Sardar Patel representing the Congress and the British delegation led by Pethick Lawrence and Sir Stafford Cripps.
Earl Browder former head of the Communist party in the United States was held incommunicado by British police in London today as he prepared to sail for New York after a visit to Moscow.
B-29 crew near Bikini drops a practice bomb after weather delays. A captain dies in a preflight propeller accident. The test, aboard Mt. McKinley and ship Nevada renamed the Chameleon, aims to gauge conditions for the July 1 atomic drop.
Washington June 24 AP The joint conference on price control extension meets tonight to settle four disputed points before OPA expires Sunday. Rep Wolcott says a quick agreement is possible, else House and Senate may clash and risk a late filibuster. The outcome hinges on ceilings for meat poultry dairy, petroleum and tobacco and references Taft Wolcott amendments.
Paris reports France’s third post-liberation coalition government organized by President Bidault. His party takes finance and justice while the MRP, Communists, and Socialists share key posts including Interior and Foreign Affairs. Elections in October will test public verdict on the cabinet’s handling.
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