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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1946
Page
1
MUERNBERG Oct 17 UP The bodies of Hermann Goering and the 10 executed Nazi war criminals have been cremated and the ashes dispersed secretly as announced officially Thursday.
Capt Henry F Gerecke, prison chaplain, gave eye witness account of Hermann Goering's death by potassium cyanide. Gerecke described Goering's gurgling and quick demise after a guard noted twitching. He recalled reading a final prayer and said Goering debated scriptures, refused the Lord's Supper, and cried when his daughter Edda was mentioned. An Army inquiry continued behind closed doors and Goering's lawyer Dr Otto Stahmer was reported under supervision in Kiel.
An Oct 28 motion hearing in a pending condemnation suit over Tucson Gas Electric Light and Power Co will address Tucson's bid to dismiss South Tucson's motion to intervene. South Tucson argues success would strip its sovereign street control. Tucson's counsel counters that no such right has been granted.
Fifty six labor disputes across New York slow commerce, closing hundreds of stores and halting shipments. Trucking and maritime strikes bottleneck 357 U.S. flagships in harbor while 5,000 foreign goods traders face stalled shipments valued at about 200 million dollars.
The Pima County superior court weighs if the police chief and license department may require permits for juke boxes and pinball machines or must license each operator. Cannizzaro argues lack of discretion and equal treatment, while the city asserts permits depend on police approval amid ongoing investigation.
Maria Rodriguez 40 sues Citizens Red Line Taxi Co Tanner Motor Transportation Kenneth Eugene and Albert Fink in Pima County Superior Court No 1 alleging negligence caused a crash at 9 p m January 14 injuring her as a nurse. She seeks 41510 36 dollars.
Nogales Mexico Oct 17 The four month United States embargo on Mexican cattle ends at 12 01 a m Friday but train sidings in this border city remain clear of market bound cattle Thursday and prospects were that none would be forthcoming for several weeks at least.
Phoenix reports that the Luke Greenway post of the American Legion refused to condemn or endorse the November 5 right-to-work ballot measure. Don Baldwin, a Phoenix labor official and Legion member, sought a motion condemning the measure, but floor challenges and charter rules blocked action. Herbert Williams later stated Baldwin received a firm rebuff.
Secretary of State Byrnes reports optimism on the Paris peace talks to President Truman. Byrnes will address the United Nations General Assembly in New York on October 23 and broadcast a 30 minute radio report Friday evening.
President Truman praised the Nuernberg verdicts calling them a beacon to warn international brigands of the fate that awaits them, stating they will stand in history.
Producers pour livestock into major terminals as prices swing wildly across markets. Cattle reach a Chicago all time high of 37.50 per hundredweight while hogs and cotton show steep drops and futures fall from peak levels amid nervous, disrupted trading.
Emory Caudill, a former marine who lost a foot on Iwo Jima, received a brand new auto as the first Arizona veteran to get a free government car. About 63 Arizona veterans are eligible with 43 applications, including 10 from Tucson. Caudill’s car has a manual headlight dimmer for safety.
AP analyst J M Roberts Jr argues Greece mirrors Iran's 1953 disruption but lacks a foreign occupation shield. He notes British support to Athens, American promises under the UN, and limited Russian intent. He warns of ambiguous aggression and predicts no major action soon.
An OPA spokesman said no rent ceiling increase is planned, though landlords claim higher earnings postwar costs. The agency may still bring more areas under ceilings as senators threaten legislation by January. Real estate groups push for a 15 percent rise and end to controls by March.
Jewels belonging to the Duchess of Windsor valued at about 1 million dollars in 1944 were stolen from Ednam Lodge while the duchess and duke entertained nobility. Special agents guarded the area as police investigated a daylight entry. About 50 officers from Scotland Yard and local police searched the grounds for clues.
Cash dealings in county real estate show deeds totaling 58 000 filed with county recorder Anna Sullinger by early afternoon. Transactions include 2321 East Sixth street sold for 16000 to Isaac Katz Shenhall and Silverbergs. Frontier Village home sold for 13000 to Sam Bruce Rubin. 2533 East Fifth street sold for about 12000 to Nellie Burr. 2248 North Second Avenue sold for 17000 to Helen Temple.
Washington report notes the United States ended negotiations on about 90 million dollars in credits to Czechoslovakia amid Czech echo of Soviet claims of dollar imperialism. State Department officials denied a tough policy, signaling restraint in aid to war ravaged nations.
A chartered two engine passenger plane operated by NATS Air Transport crashed three miles west of Laramie during a blinding snowstorm killing all 13 aboard. The CAA said 11 died at once with two dying later in hospital. eight passengers were sailors and three women were among the dead.
The NATS Air Transportation service published the names aboard a C-47 that crashed in a snowstorm near Laramie Wyoming. Passengers include R J Pettigrew Elizabeth N J R A Gregory Somersville MA J W Trogdon Spartanburg SC Steven A Smith Springfield LA Gunza East Paterson NJ Ray A Butler Marlboro MA H Whidden Kennet MO Mrs A G Thompson Fall City NE June Thompson Fall City NE Mary Boland Toronto Canada. The crew were C R Abernathy pilot San Leandro CA Harry Holle co pilot San Francisco CA Dorothy Hartman hostess San Leandro CA.
With a 17th day of the shipping strike, prospects for a partial settlement look dim. The Pittsburgh power walkout continues as unions and company officials endure a test of endurance while strikes persist in transportation, motion picture, and newspaper sectors. 842 ships idle in American ports as UNRRA notes near complete disruption of U S exports and supply lines.
R E Roberts 24 of Ajo Army airbase died tonight when his gasoline tanker exploded after he jumped from a wrecked truck 13 miles north of Gila Bend. A second tanker's driver Jimmy Hill witnessed fire flashes as the vehicle left the highway and overturned, spilling 5 000 to 7 000 gallons of gasoline and disrupting power lines.
A U S Army search party returned from China's Far West with no evidence that any lost American fliers were enslaved by Lolo tribesmen. The report notes the difficult terrain and ongoing uncertainties about the fliers' fate.
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