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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1946)
New Strikes Becloud May Skies By Tha Associated Prats New and threatening strikes and a possible slow-down in government effort to settle the critical soft coal dispute dark ened the nation's labor picture today, at the start of the merry month of May. A transit strike in Atlanta, Ga., inconvenienced thousands. Coal production in Illinois was at a complete shutdown by a ' walkout of 18,000 independent miners. A nationwide work stoppage of workers that would tie up the country's terminal elevators threatened. A transit strike in Memphis, Tenn., was called off when an agreement on wages was reached. AnH in Washington, the re sumption of negotiations be tween jonn Lm. Lxva auiu ui tuminous operators was high lighted by the threatened resig nation of Special Federal Con ciliator Paul W. Fuller. He ex pressed dissatisfaction with the government's handling of the month-old walkout by 400.000 AFL soft coal miners, but agreed to withdraw his surprise resignation. Lewis Wants Naw Strike Lewis, president of the AFL United Mine Workers, filed no tice that the 75,000 Pennsyl vania anthracite miners would quit work in 30 days if they are not given a contract with approximately the same ' de mands as he has presented to . the operators for the soft coal miners. The walkout of the 18,000 (Ind.) Progressive Mine Work ers of America in Illinois coal mines increased the existing threat to Chicago and down state industry and business re sulting from shrinking supplies of coal. The New York stoppage boosted to 41,000 the total num ber of miners on strike in Illi nois, 23,000 AFL UNM having ' joined in the nationwide stop page on April 1. The PMW workers quit work after failure to negotiate a new contract with the Coal Producers asso ciation of Illinois. MEW PORTLAND BUILDING PORTLAND, April 30 (AP) Construction of a 14-story fed eral office building to house all local U. S. department of ag riculture agencies was an nounced today among plans for millions of dollars worth of new commercial, public and indus trial building. The T and H Corp., Portland, announced it had been awarded a contract for the $3,500,000 federal building, to be 4he larg est in the city, and that it would be completed this year. Orange juice, eggs and cheese are delivered by New York milkmen; in Detroit they deliv . er tomato juice. Nanking Capital Of China Now NANKING, May 1 (AP) Nanking officially became tne capital of China again today amid reports that the postponed national assembly might con vene about June 1 and that Gen eral Marshall was hopeful of effecting a Manchurlan truce in a few days. Chen Li-fu, minister of or ganization, told the Nanking press the assembly charged with drafting a revised consti tution might convene in a month. Although negotiations for a Manchurian cease-fire agree ment had collapsed in Chung king, a source close to Marshall said a truce might be reached here within a few days. Mean while, the communists' Yenan radio charged that the govern ment was concentrating five armies in northern China, in vio lation of agreements. Tojo Not 'So Sorry' TOKYO, May 1 Pr Hidekl Tojo insisted today from his prison cell that Japan fought "a war of self protection" and in dicated he would face the inter national war crimes tribunal with no remorse. In an exclusive, written inter view through his principal Jap anese attorney Ichiro Kiyose the one-time dictator . made his first statements on the war since the occupation. Tojo acknowledged that he had spoken against Japan's surrender proposing continued resistance but denied that he had taken any direct action to forcibly pre. vent the emperor's surrender rescript. The bald, stern little man de clared he would "express my whole opinion" in court but dodged a question whether he intended to condemn American leaders while Dresentine his de fense. He said that if. in 1941. Japan could have taken any other way than war, "as an independent country I would have taken it." He repeated Japan's favorite propaganda, faith in an Asiatic coprosperity sphere, indicating clearly that he would rest a con siderable part of his defense on the righteousness" of Japan's war. Grain Lack Hits Whiskey WASHINGTON. May I (JV The nation's whisky-makers slashed their production sched ules 40 per cent today in line witli the government's newest effort to scrape up grain for famine relief. It was the sharpest reduction imposed on the industry since peacetime distilling was partially resumed, but it coincided with a fresh official warning that the present world food crisis will continue into 1947. An agriculture department or der cut distillers' use of grain during May from the five days production capacity allowed dur ing the past two months to three days. The effect will be to delay still further a return of plentiful quality liquors. But an Industry spokesman in New York said there is no immediate prospect of a liauor shortage. Chairman Chester C, Davis of President Truman's famine emergency committee meanwhile declared in a statement last nignt that "every report coming before us makes it plain that the pre ent famine is no short run emergency that ends July 1." 20-30 Clubs Meet For Talk And Vote A joint meeting of the Klam ath Falls and Medford 20-30 clubs was held in the Willard hotel blue room last night in honor Of Jess Tolle, grand trustee, 20-30 association. Tolle, of Cloverdale, Calif., is touring Oregon and northern California to help the 20-30 clubs reorgan ize in this area. New officers were elected as follows: Stewart Patty, presi dent; Thomas Milne, vice presi dent; Robert Hall, Harold Eber line, Thomas Patty and Charles O'Connor, directors, and Peter Green, sergeant-at-arms. Installation of officers-elect will be held in the Willard hotel ballroom Wednesday, May 8, at 7:30. FUNERAL GARNER J. LUND IT Funeral service for the late Gamer J. Lundy, who passed away Monday, April 2B. will be held Friday. May 3. it a p. m at the BPOE Temple, with officers of BPOE No. 1247 off tela tln. Concluding service and Interment will follow at LJnkviUe cemetery. Friends are respectfully invited to attend. Ward's Klamath Funeral Home In charge of arrangements. Convicted Doors Open 6:45 Ends TodoyU Richard DIXT- Wendy BARRIE H II M Also! "HIGH COMMAND" Ends Tonire! Lost Feature 9:30 p. m. -L COIOTHT IOIOI ITHH McGUIRE BRENT BARRYMORE C7f Qfl rHlMVra.cotmOUVtft.au LANCHtSTft OOttt KNalf a-muctlDII Starts Thursday! IF & tgBIS... we avs ipiag s mz&zn m SVaUUTIM Ml Ml H 4M7 Doors Open Mat 1:30 Eve. 6:45 V-SL 1 BARNETT JESS BARKER Xfc- l, JULIE BISHOP XfiL ALAN MOWBRAY J GIORGI DOIINZ F j J0AN fhuon ggf AND! A THOUSAND THRILLING ADVENTURES WITH Scotland Yard INVESTIGATOR U III Ml IB "i" J II fflll Will I' III I ,in.i.i,a.n:ii;ni,.Tn Alfred L. Clin (abova), 56, an ax-convlct, was convicted in San Francisco on nine counts of forgery in tha estates of two woman who died mysteriously while In his company. Tha total maximum Urm would ba 126 years. AP wiraphoto. MORE WAGES DEMANDED PORTLAND, May 1 () Port land Traction company employes voted last night to ask for three cents an hour more than the in creases offered by the company. The workers, members of an AFL union, asked $1.25 hourly for operators, instead of the $1.22 offered by the company: and $1.40 for mechanics, instead of the $1.37 offered. - WEATHER Anderson Favors Removal Of Meat Price Controls Unless Situation Clears WASHINGTON, May 1 (A) Secretary of Agriculture Ander son said today during a discus sion of meat shortage and black market conditions that if the .situation is not cleared up in 1)0 days, he would fuvor rvmovul of price controls on meat. Anderson said, however, he Is pinning hopes on the success of new slaughter quotas for packers and on the campaign against black market dealers In meat. 'This la about the la-st effort to see if it (meat control) will work," he told the senate blink ing committee, in hearings on Ol'A extension. He added ho "would hate to see" controls on meat lifted "un til we have again made a serious effort." Senator Bankhead (D-Ala.), asked what Anderson would con sider a reasonable period for a fair test. "We would have to do some thing in 80 days or abandon it," the secretary replied. In the discussion of meat short ages he termed "a tvulcal ex. ample" a report by Senator Bark- ley tu-h.y.1 on a meat packer who customarily slaughtered 7000 head a week and now could get but 500 a week. Anderson said puckers feel that the new quota allocutions for slaughter would help, but perhaps not enough. They arc based on Riving slaughterers 100 per cent of their slaughter In 1944. Anderson had said earlier that if meat ceilings were lifted now that pork might go to 70 cents a pound. The advisory board of the of fice of war mobilization and re conversion unanimously urged that the life of Ol'A be extended for period nut to exceed one year. Reconversion Director John W. Snyder released a resolution adopted by the board as Secre tary Anderson told the bunking committee that Increased furm real estate prices lire "a strong argument for holding onto price control." Husband Assault Ends In Arrest Frances N. Hanson, 32. of 3104 Crosby, was booked at the police station last night for disorderly conduct after she allegedly as saulted her husband. Ralph Han son, and Delia Thomas with a broken bottle. The fight occurred at the Hurry cub stand. Ralph Hanson is a cab driver and Delia Thomas was In his cab when Hanson's wife swung the broken bottle at them. They were treated at Klumuth Vulley hospital where Hunsnn was said to have a cut on his left Eugene Klamath Tails Sacramento Portland Reno San FrancUco Seattle Mrdford Red Bluff Max. Mln. Preclp. 79 .uo OREGON Inrrraalns cloudiness to day., tonight and Thursday. Klslns temparaturea but becoming cooler on coast with foe Thursday. Cent) vari able winds off coast. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Clear and warm today and Thursday. Gentle variable wind norUi coast and ffentla to moderate westerly wind on south coast. Doors Opan 1:30 - 6:45 Hurry! Leaves Today! Starts Thursday! 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Wives received 29 of tha dt- hand and Miss Thomas had a gash on her lip and nose. The district attorney may place a charge, against Frances Hunson today. Thursday Ony.' On Our Stage.' 6:00 p. m. -BROADCAST OVER KT11- HI AP'C Country VL.HI sJ Store vorce decrees ami 18 went to husbands, and wives filed 27 otW the tllvorco coniplalnls. Criiclr and iiihuiuun treatment was ll eil as the rutin' for divorce In 21) of the sulli and desertion In two other. . . In nno petition for annulment It was ullcged that the husband wus already married and tin divorced anil In the other that a previous marriage uf tho brhla wus still in elfct-t. Of the compliiluls filed lat month, one couple was married in 111 111. another In IJHB, and ona each in 1U-U. H'21 anil Four were married In 1043 and one just a few mouths ago in 1046. i Iff 4. .ra Doors Opan at 8:45 Starts . ( kind of fvoman V most men want ..j, t04vWW4it aF MMIk M. CAMf C"? Wsw W WMHf HIT! -Plus! Terrific Co-Hit!-- 5 May I 10. 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