Rationing Ends Jan 1 as War Controls Lifted Nationwide
Washington AP reports the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Production Administration will end wartime controls on January 1 after four years of tight supplies. Tire rationing will end but full tire availability remains months away, with dealers advised to limit complete sets. Production forecasts rise for 1945 and 1946, but sugar rationing ends with January 1 and many limits remain.
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Washington
OPA
Civilian Production Administration
CPA
John D. Smail
Chester Bowles
Pearl Harbor
Bowles
Bugiesmdet
Oes Cpa
AERON
Office of Price Administration
Akron
Goodrich
Goodyear
Firestone
Seiberling
Probe Shifts to Unity of Army Navy Intelligence
Rep Murphy seeks explanation from Adm Turner and Maj Gen Miles on why the army navy intelligence merger failed before Pearl Harbor. Turner testifies gasoline embargo in July 1941 helped make war likely and discusses lost track of six Japanese carriers before Hawaii attack.
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Washington
Rep
Murphy
Pearl Harbor
Brewster
R-Me
Turner
Japan
William D. Mitchell
Hawaii
South China Sea
Mandated
Hawai
Lausche Sees Monopoly in Liquor Permit Grants
Ohio Governor Frank J. Lausche attacked rising monopolistic trends in beer and whisky permit acquisitions. After talks with the liquor department, he said plans aim to prevent concentration of licenses in few hands and ordered enforcement to crack down on lax agents.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Liquor Department
Lausche
Robert M. Sohngen
Cleveland
Frank W. Kleinfelder
Kleinfelder
Cleveland Firm Plans 50 Percent Profit Split for Workers
Cleveland company Jack & Heintz Inc will distribute half its profits as take home pay to 15 000 to 20 000 employees next year. President William S Jack announced bonuses totaling 3 500 000 awarded at the annual Christmas party and noted a new Jahco engine to be used by a major auto maker next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Jack & Heintz, Inc
William S. Jack
Jack
End of Greyhound Strike In East Nears
Ohio city bus lines report snow clogged streets forced extra gasoline use totaling 350 gallons yesterday. Joseph Bowman, manager, notes average is 850 daily, with estimates of 20 million in holiday fuel savings due to gear changes and reduced service.
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Hamilton
Josseph Bowman
buss+ lines
Columbus
Christmas Club, Inc
Earl Lowmitler
Ohioans Save 20 Millions Yuletide Efforts Amid Strike
Ohio residents claim 20 million in savings during Yuletide as Greyhound lines face a wage dispute. Wayne Ley named secretary to a Commerce panel. Edna Tucker, 70, found dead in a one room home, linked to exposure. Former Logan High teacher. Strike ends if parties agree to conditions.
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Chicago
Greyhound Ley Advances
Pennsyl
Columbus
Sania
Central Greyhound Lines
Wayne Ley
Secreta
Mre
Edna B
Ohio State University
Tucker
Commerce and Administration
Logan High School
Balance Budget Before Loan Demands by Solon
Washington Rep Jones argues President Truman must balance the budget before any loans to Britain. He notes Britain's per capita debt rose by 884 dollars from 1941 to 1945, compared with a 1,498 dollar rise in the United States.
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Washington
Rep Jones
Ohio
Truman
Britain
Jones
United States
Great Britain
War Plants in Ohio Converting to Peace Time Production
Ohio manufacturers are converting all available war plants to peace time production. Governor Lausche said he advised and conferred with Pan Martin and Herschel Atwood of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and Dann Taber of Development and Public Issuions about the shift.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Pan Martin
Ohio Manufact Association
Herschel C. Atm
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Dann
Taber
Fo Development and Publicission
Ohio Private Highest Paid Released Returns Home
Santa Ana California. The highest paid private in history Pvt Nevin R Haudenschild 35 is leaving the army to return to his wife and 13 children in Tiffin Ohio in time for Christmas He has drawn 320 a month in dependents allotments and joined last June to support his family He trained at Sheppard Field Texas and has been at Santa Ana Army Air Base He hopes farming may be best He says his oldest Robert 14 loves farms and machinery He adds he loves kids and would like a hundred if he could support them He shares top army father honors with Pfc Wilbert Fleurys of Port Huron Michigan He remains a plain buck private
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Santa Ana
Calif
Tiffin
Ohio
Pvt
Nevin R. Haudenschild
Sheppard Field
Texas
Santa Ana Army Air Base
Haudenschild
Robert
Truman at Odds With South Bloc as 1945 Session Ends
Washington AP reports rising rifts between President Truman and Southern Democrats as Congress nears adjournment. Only one major bill passed concerns UN immunities. Truman pushes full employment and FEPC measures, while Southern members oppose. Later action includes a $2.4 billion deficiency bill and extended wartime powers.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Solid South
Teaders
United Nations
United States
Gibson
Georgia
U. S. Employment Service
Fair Employment Practice Committee
House
Senate
FEPC
Naval Reserve
White House
OPA
Plan GI Bride Vessels to U S
A US navy spokesman said thousands of brides and babies of servicemen could sail for the United States between January 10 and 20 if shipping and a new law allow entry as non quota immigrants. Embassy reports 6,500 visa applications by January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
US. Navy
United States
Congress
Dallas Police Probe Death in Cline Case
Dallas police chief Will Fritz announced the disappearance of Maud Reynolds Walters, a Denver widow, is under investigation after Alfred L. Cline was arrested in San Francisco. Walters, who married a man posing as a geologist, withdrew her securities and was later reported killed in a Dallas car crash on Sept 14, 1936.
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Dallas
Tex
Dalas
Will Fritz
Alfred L. Cline
San Francisco
Fritz
Maud Reynolds Walters
Denver
Walters
Winter Opens In Ohio Tomorrow
In Columbus the cold snap dipped to near zero and the Weather Bureau predicted continued frigid conditions. Winter officially begins at 12 04 am tomorrow with coal dealers urging the Solid Fuels Administration to boost shipments to the city as coal supplies threaten to run low.
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Columbus
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Hoyle
Ray McVey
The
Solid Fuels Administration
MacArthur Denies Red Strife Tale
General MacArthur denied reports of arguments with the Russians over Soviet occupation troops in Japan. He said he would resign rather than allow Russia further participation and stressed his aim to see the matter through. Col. Sams from Public Health warned Japanese officials had misrepresented food problems while the threat of starvation was not present this winter.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Larry Tighe
American Broadcasting Carp
Tighe
Hokkaido
4 Tighe
Russia
MacArthur Tnsis
Siberia
Kyushu
Honshu
U. S State Department
Crawford F. Sams
Sams
Wooster Plans Independent Research For Early Years
College of Wooster will replace most freshmen and sophomore required subjects with independent research to be encouraged in the final two years. President Howard F. Lowry announced at the opening of the 1946 fall term, promoting undergraduates’ lifelong intellectual adventure.
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Wooster
College of Wooster
Howard F. Lowry
Lowry
Fire claims Dover teacher’s wife and son in home blaze
In Dover a schoolteacher’s wife Mrs Wilma Paddock and her six year old son Robert died in a Christmas Eve fire that destroyed their home. A second brief notes Columbus tuberculosis committee seeking 50 000 annual funds for a 300 bed hospital system linked to Ohio State University.
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Columbus
Joint Committee On Tuberculosis Control
Ohio
Ohio State Uni- New
Philadelphia University Medical School
Wilma Paddock
Doveran
Robert
Paddock
Taj
Richard
James
New Cold Wave Halted in Midwest
The new mass of cold air from Central Canada halted in the Dakotas and Minnesota as sub zero readings persisted. Forecasters expected relief for the South with temperatures near freezing in scattered areas, while readings from Eastern Nebraska to Illinois showed 15 above to five below in Springfield.
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Associated Press
Plains
Chicago
Tera
Minrida Vers
Fear Eye Glut in Spring Price Support Planned
The Agriculture Department forecasts a spring egg glut and a need to spend over 200 million dollars to keep prices above parity. Prices would be kept around 29 cents a dozen nationwide and 27 cents in the Midwest. The plan envisions buying graded shell, fried, and frozen eggs to maintain farmer guarantees and distributing to agencies, schools, and foreign buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Cman
Department
U .S
Midwest
Big Three Hold Sixth Day At Moscow Conference
In Moscow the six day meeting of foreign ministers continues as Stalin marks the Soviet Union leader’s birthday. Byrnes Bevin Molotov clash over progress on atomic control Iran troop withdrawal and Japan while Turkish frontier demands surface.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Generalissmo Stalin
Stalin
V. M. Molotov
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Adrawal
Iran
Japan
Byrnes
Bevin
Turkey
Georgian
Mission Plans Work For Disabled Vets
Christ Mission Goodwill Industries announces a $100,000 building project to provide employment for handicapped war veterans. Construction will begin when materials are available, says Goodwill Superintendent Ray G. Hagstrom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Christ Mission
Goodwill Industries
Goodwill
Ray G. Hagstrom
Delegates to UNO Passed By Senators
The American delegation to the first formal session of the United Nations Organization was approved by the Senate. Edward R. Stettinius Jr. was named to the Security Council and General Assembly, with Senators Connally, Vandenberg, and Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt as assembly representatives. Senator Langer criticized Stettinius, and Senator Bilbo opposed Mrs Roosevelt's nomination citing press and public service records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Nations Organization
Senate
Truman
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Security Council
General Assembly
London
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-eich
Anna Eleanor Yonsevelt
Assembly
Mrs. Roosevelt
Condition of Patton Grave
The report says Gen George Patton Jr remains in grave condition after a bus crash injuries and a pulmonary infection complicates recovery. Mrs Patton stays at his bedside as doctors monitor his bronchial secretions and worsening health.
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Heidelberg
George 5. Patton, Jr
Army
Patton
Mannheim
Unions Vote Today On Wage Demands Amid Rail Talks
About 50,000 CIO United Steelworkers planned to vote in an NLRB strike poll on a proposed $2 daily wage rise. Earlier, a Nov 28 vote of roughly 650,000 USW members approved a strike 5 to 1. At Ford and GM talks, UAW and CIO USW debates continued ahead of resuming bargaining after the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
General Motors
Holt
Truman
UAW
Ford Motor Company
United Automobile Workers
Washington
General Motors Corporation
Richard T. Leonard
Ford
John Bugas
Bugas
Truman presses industry on secret data in wage talks
President Truman challenged industry to allow its confidential data to aid government fact finding. The move followed by a GM strike using a wage dispute approach. CIO UAW and GM officials planned to meet to seek renewed collective bargaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
CIO
Washington
General Motors
Cio-United Auto Workers
Lloyd K. Garrison
Hurry Up and Wait at Ports as Veterans Stalled for Travel
About 120000 veterans faced port congestion on Christmas Day as ships and rail lines failed to move them home. Army and Navy officials blamed overloaded transportation systems with Major General Homer Groninger noting operation Santa Claus brought back more men than the railroads could handle. Washington opened a War Committee hearing on redeployment delays while civilians were asked to avoid trains amid severe winter disruptions.
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San Francisco
A. L. Holzman
Long Island
N.X
Holzman
Pacific
Army
Pie
Julius P. Brenner
Hydeon
N. Y
Brenner
Homer Groninger
Navy
Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Patterson
Rocky Mountains
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Flint
Mich
Uaw-Cio
Rose Mary Brown
Robert Robinson
NEA Telephoto
Cleveland Company
Greyhound
Solon
South
Plan GI
U.S
Dover
Springfield
Jerome A. ‘Nevins
Clark County
Pisas
Theyr County Bar Association
Us— Coast Guard
Golden Gate
UNO
HOPE
Mernberg
Allied Prosecution
Portsmouth
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