Truman calls for unified National Defense Department
President Truman urged merging the Army and Navy into a single department of national defense with the Air Forces equal to land and sea arms. He backed unification in line with War Department plans and warned against hasty action while proposing a cabinet headed defense setup and a coordinated chief of staff for the three components.
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Amended GI Bill Debated in Congress
In Washington the amended GI Bill faced a House debate as committee leaders push a compromise plan. Rankin urged that future bonuses or pay should be deductible from any veterans payments under either the original or amended bill, shaping the fiscal path.
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Congress Drives To Pass Key Postwar World Legislation
Congress races to finish major bills before holidays. Senate proposals urge aiding Palestine Jews entry and making the United Nations partnership real. House and Senate conference aims on UNO representation and pay for delegates. Truman signs another aid bill for UN relief and rehabilitation.
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Japs sight Lexington but withheld attack on Dec 6
Congressional investigators report Japanese submarine operations near Pearl Harbor on Dec 6 1941 sighted the aircraft carrier Lexington but did not attack. The account was provided to the Pearl Harbor committee via Gen MacArthur's Tokyo headquarters and given by two naval officers to a former war correspondent.
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Lexington
Gen. Macarthur
Tokyo
Seven Hurt In Explosion Of Navy Ammunition Truck
San Diego California report says seven people were hospitalized after a Navy ammunition truck and trailer exploded on Highway 15 miles north of the city. One victim suffered serious injuries and about a thousand others were left nearly homeless by the blast and fire.
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Ohio Facing Snow Storm and Cold Across Nation
Snow and cold grip Ohio as the state endures a major winter storm with several deaths. Nationwide, the cold wave continues with reports of deaths, record lows, and heavy snow in Michigan Indiana Ohio Illinois and Pennsylvania.
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Nazis admit losses in Ardennes clash record
A captured German High Command document from December 1944 shows Germany had 3,544,284 killed or missing across more than five years of war, revealed amid the Ardennes counteroffensive.
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Hitler Troops Burned 35 Synagogues in Two Days
American prosecutors presented evidence from the Storm Troopers’ records at Nuremberg alleging a two day campaign in which a brigade destroyed or burned 35 synagogues and carried out anti Jewish terror. The testimony aimed to support war crime convictions for leading Nazis and top aides awaiting trial.
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International Military Tribunal
Train Crossing Crash Kills Ohioan at Eaton
William Farmer, 37, of Hallandsburg Darke County Ohio, was killed when his truck was struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train near Eaton. The truck’s gasoline tank exploded, igniting fuel on the locomotive, but the trainmen escaped injury.
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William Farmer
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Darke County
Pennsylvania
Here
Body of Akron Hit-Skip Victim Found
An unidentified woman about 30 was found dead near Akron and a hit-skip driver was suspected by police. The details were released by Akron police today.
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Akron
Western Union Workers Plan Nationwide Walkout
The U A F L CIO announces a January 7 walkout by about 48 000 Western Union employees after deadlocked talks on 13 issues including a 25 percent wage increase and extra holidays. Local telegrams warn the strike will occur at 5 am in each time zone unless issues are resolved. Only CIO-affiliated workers in New York would not be affected.
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National Labor Relations Board
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Lawyers Hear A Bomb Talk At Annual Convention
In Cincinnati at the American Bar Association's 68th annual meeting Uf Rep. Andrew J. May warns of the atomic bomb issue. John W. Bricker, ex Governor of Ohio, urges lawyers to keep laws under constitutionally provided courts not administrative boards as judges are influenced by politics.
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Andrew J. May
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American Burr Association
John W. Bricker
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Bricker
CIO Says GM Must Prove Pay Refusal
The CIO United Automobile Workers demands GM justify its wage refusal as Truman’s factfinding board opens a Hirt hearing on the General Motors strike. After spurning Ford’s 12.4 percent offer, the union sticks to a 30 percent increase unless GM can prove it cannot pay.
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Steel strike looms as OPA price stance drawn in
The article reports a looming steel strike set for January 14 amid fights with the Office of Price Administration over steel pricing. It notes Bowles’ refusal to raise prices pending fourth quarter earnings, pressure from unions, and GM wage offers that affect negotiations. A government fact finding board also weighs car price issues linked to the GM strike.
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Weichel Seeks Reuse of Ordnance Housing
Ohio representative Alvin S. Weichel protested a plan to destroy 27 homes at Plum Brook Ordnance Works near Sandusky. He urged the Reconstruction Finance Corp to permit war workers or veterans to purchase the homes. In Cleveland two Coast Guard vessels aided icebreaking operations, rescuing vessels stranded by saturated ice-filled upper Great Lakes waters.
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Alvin S. Weichel
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Plum Brook
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Truman urges universal military training and unity in defense
President Truman presses Congress to approve universal military training and unified national defense. He argues public support is strong and warns delaying this essential measure risks peace and security, stressing civilian leadership and democratic liberties. He calls for coordinated land sea and air forces at home and abroad.
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Japs' Control Looms at Big Three Parley
Moscow reports say the Big Three foreign ministers enter day four of exploratory talks on Japan. Key observers note Molotov adviser’s presence and Byrnes meetings with Vincent and Conant. Iranian issue also on the agenda as Hakimi appeals for troop withdrawal.
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High-Born Briton Is Hung for Treason
John Amery, 33, son of a former British cabinet member, was hanged at Wandsworth Prison for high treason. He was convicted of broadcasting Nazi propaganda from Europe during the war.
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House Plans Early Action on Civil Service Pay Rise
Rep. Randolph says the House Civil Service Committee will consider next year the Senate approved 11 percent average federal pay increase. The bill uses a sliding scale from 43.33 percent for workers earning up to 1440 a year to 68 percent for those earning 9275 annually.
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Federal Officials Push Fair Trial for Housing Plan
Washington officials and industry reps pressed for a cooperative housing program while warning that pricing rules and quality controls could slow construction. The debate followed a conference with labor and management representatives on the Truman housing effort and a proposed regulation targeting homes under ten thousand dollars.
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GI's Stranded On West Coast Christmas Plight
San Francisco reports 182000 homebound Pacific soldiers may be stranded in west coast ports at Christmas unless rail facilities clear. Navy says many sailors due for discharge or leave face a forlorn holiday.ORDER to move troop trains or empty cars nationwide until March 1 aims to speed troop shipments. Army projects 1140,700 more troops to reach port by Monday.
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Office of Defense Transportation
Five Killed in Lima Auto Train Collision
Lima report states five people died in a wreck at a railroad crossing last night. The victims include Lt. John E. Albridge, 25, his wife Elizabeth 28 and daughter Joyce 3 of Lima, former B 24 crew member, plus Paul Unver forth 30 and wife Elizabeth 27 of Wapakoneta.
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Two Lorain County Men to Die in Chair
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that Frank Naiberg and Ralph Brown from Lorain County must die in the electric chair. Naiberg was convicted for the killing of Mary Wallace after she rejected his advances. Brown was convicted for the murder of Helen Kotorak who likewise rejected him.
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