ONE YEAR AGO TODAY USAFE WEATHER FORECAST American advance on Okinawa FRANKFURT: Cloudy; rain. halted by heavy Japanese artillery. MUNICH: Cloudy; warmer. TWO YEARS AGO TODAY THE ST BREMEN: Cloudy; warmer. Allies in Italy advance to a point BERLIN: Cloudy; warmer. 65 miles north of Rome. ~£&KP Fercai in the Ewopcan Thutcr VIENNA: Cloudy; warmer. Volume 2, Number 166 20 pfg., 20 ST., 2 fr., 1 & Sunday, June 16,1946 Nation-Wide Ship Strike Averted Senate Okays Atom Tests Despite Protests Big Walkout A. Cancelled House Holds 21-Month Yanks to Leave; Cubage Found Fate of Bikini Guilty; Fined On Deadline ET Dads Home by Aug. 31 WASHINGTON, June 15 (AP) —The shadow of the crippling Experiments WASHINGTON, June 15 (AP)— department estimated. It said, that $250 by Court maritime strike was lifted from The War Department announced the approximate number of non> the nation's waterfronts as the From Press Dispatches that it had ordered the return from volunteer enlisted fathers totals BAD NAUHEIM, June 15 WASHINGTON, June 15— overseas of non-volunteer enlisted 133,000, situated as follows: 77,000 in (AP)—Lt. Granville Cubage, of big tie-up was cancelled exactly Over scattered protests that its fathers and men with 21 months or the Pacific, 28,000 in the ZI, 18,000 in Oklahoma City, convicted by one minute before it was to passage would lay America open more service. the ET and 10,000 in other overseas military court today of authoriz- begin. Commanders in the U. S. have theaters. The hectic nick-of-time to charges of war-like intent as been authorized to discharge, as A ban on inducting fathers was in- ing and permitting "unauthor- well as endangering the posi- surplus, non-volunteer enlisted men cluded in the compromise extension ized punishment" of American settlement ended the prolonged tion of Bernard Baruch, the UN with over 21 months service, the of selective service now pending be- soldier prisoners in a Lichfield, dispute even as crews were atomic energy commission del- department disclosed. fore the House-Senate conference England, guardhouse, was rep- leaving ships and picket lines were committee. The legislation also in- forming. The dual action was taken, the rimanded and fined $250. egate, the Senate today passed department declared in a state- cludes the provision that the service Because of the last-minute nature legislation permitting Army and ment, prior to the final decision of of the inductee shall be limited to 18 Cubage was the first officer con- of the settlement, some confusion Navy officials to carry on the Bikini Congress on selective service, in months. victed in the Lichfield trials involv- prevailed in several ports as seamen Atoll atom tests. order not to interrupt the flow of Previously, the department had ing six officers and 10 enlisted men. and dockers discussed ratification of The measure, which must now go men for discharge and to fill re- advised Congress that if selective Three enlisted men have been the new wage-hour pact. back to the House for ratification of turning troop ships which now run service was extended and replace- convicted, their sentences ranging But an announcement by Harry Senate amendments, was opposed on regular schedules. ments authorized, it could arrange to from a $60 fine to a three-year Bridges and Joseph Curran that it chiefly by two Democratic Senators, The greater part of the non- bring home fathers and others with prison term. represented an unprecedented James W. Huffman (Ohio) and volunteer fathers will be brought comparatively long periods of Cubage was originally accused of triumph for the unions was counted Scott W. Lucas (111.). back to the U. S. by Aug. 31, the service. authorizing, aiding and permitting on to expedite approval by union Seen Position Weakened cruel and unusual punishment in- members and avert any important Lukas contended that the Pacific cluding beatings of 38 specifically interruption in merchant marine experiment, which will subject a named prisoners. operation. "guinea pig" fleet of 33 Navy combat Big 4 Foreign Ministers Resume But the court radically modified Labor Union Meets Test ships to atom bomb explosions, the original charge in its verdict These main facts emerged: should be cancelled to strengthen eliminating all reference to cruel or Efforts to Break Deadlock unusual punishment and clearing THE POWERFUL new labor the hand of Baruch just at the alliance committee for maritime moment when the 75-year-old PARIS, June 15 (UP)—The Council of Foreign Ministers, after one him of personally aiding any im- unity, composed of seven unions financier is urging his world control month's recess, met in plenary session at historic Luxembourg Palace this proper punishment. claiming 214,00 members, had plan. afternoon in renewed, and possibly a final attempt, to break the deadlock Wrongfully Performed Duties weathered its first test under the Huffman protested the bill, saying, between Russia and the western powers, and to reach an agreement on Specifically, the court held him joint leadership of Bridges and "It is unthinkable that the United peace treaties and the future organization of Germany. guilty of "wrongfully and unlaw- Curran. States should even remotely indicate If this attempt fails—and many diplomats regard it as the last chance fully performing his duties as prison IT HAD WON from the govern- that she is preparing for atomic to achieve peacetime cooperation* officer in that he authorized im- ment and private ship operators war." between the Soviets and the West- position of unauthorized punishment, large wage increases and other con- Senators who voted for the Bikini there is good reason to believe that Masquerade Over which punishment consisted of strik- cessions. tests maintained that the experi- the United States and Great Britain ing prisoners with clubs, forcing IN ADDITION it had served ment was aimed merely at determin- might go ahead and sign separate As l»erman Thugs them to stand with nose and toes notice it will ask for more in Sep- ing this country's postwar naval peace treaties with Italy and the against the wall for protracted tember. Bridges agreed to the policy and would not weaken Axis satellites. Bow to Germans periods and requiring them to endure settlement only until Sept. 30 and Baruch's hand. The first session was expected to FRANKFURT, June 15 (AP)—An silent mess." said his West Coast longshoremen At the same time, reactions to the be limited to hearing the report of armed gang of German bandits who The 27-year-old former Oklahoma will seek higher pay then. CIO Baruch plan to ban the atom bomb the deputies and in preparing the masqueraded as Americans and held University student flushed as he radio operators and engineers also internationally as an instrument of agenda for renewed meetings. The up dozens of unsuspecting German heard the verdict of guilty pro- have contracts expiring then. warfare were mostly ones of praise deputies have been holding almost civilians was smashed today by nounced by Col. Mastin G. White, The terms won included: in Congressional meeting places. daily talks throughout the past newly-armed German police after president of the eight-officer court FOR SEAMEN, a 40-hour work Sen. Eugene Millikin (R.-Colo.), month's recess, without, however, several gun battles in this city. which deliberated three hours. But day in all ports, a $17.50 monthly however, voiced a qualified approval being able to come any nearer to German police authorities an- his relief became increasingly ob- increase in wages, retroactive to shared by many Washington legis- breaking the deadlock on any im- nounced that the gang had been vious as he heard the allegations April 1. All Sunday work at sea is to lators when he demanded that the portant questions. rounded up after the bandit leader against him. be paid an overtime rate, which is (Continued on Page 8) French Seek Priority was shot and wounded in an Stories of prisoners being kicked, raised to $1 an hour. The French would like Germany to attempt to escape a German police beaten with clubs, fists, and rifle FOR RADIO OPERATORS, a be given priority on the council's cordon. butts were told by 25 prosecution similar monthly increase, and arbit- Tension Eases agenda. It is generally expected, Police said the gang had stolen witnesses in the two-week trial, ration on an additional amount of however, that the ministers, as they 14 American jeeps and command punctuated by defense charges of increase. Overtime for Sunday work, cars and had nightly broken into (Continued on Page 8) did when they last met on April 25 homes and conducted street rob- if that is in excess of 48 hours In China Port would begin by talking peace beries under the pretense of being worked during the week, and arbit- treaties with Italy and the Balkan American officers. The gang leader, ration of a new overtime rate. Ad- TSINGTAO, June 15 (AP)—Much satellites. Marriage of Ex-Soldier ditional operators to be carried on of the tension in this port city eased who previously had escaped in a A completion of the draft peace running gun-battle with military To Jap Girl Disclosed all cargo ships. today as only minor skirmishes were treaty with Finland is also scheduled ENGINEERS get a provision for reported in its vicinity. Liberty was police, declared he had sworn never PHILADELPHIA, June 15 (AP)— for the present meeting, but it is not to be captured alive. The marriage of an ex-GI, 30, now Sunday overtime at sea and a 40- granted to some U. S. marines and likely to take up much time, since hour week in port.