Truman Christmas Eve address to nation at White House
President Truman plans a 5 p.m. ceremony on the White House south lawn to light the national Christmas tree and then broadcast a Christmas message. Networks will carry the address as crowds gather before a platform with the Marine Band and 65 choristers. Eagle Scout Jeremy Jackson and Girl Scout Ann Miller were set to present greetings before Truman departs for Missouri tomorrow.
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Truman
White House
Marine Band
Jeremy Jackson
Ann Miller
Christmas Joy For Sick Children Around The Nation
AP reports Christmas brings hope to children facing grave illness. Ronnie Johnson in New Rochelle receives a second visit from Santa after a dire Christmas prognosis. In Nampa Idaho four year old Jerry Peiffer awaits a second Christmas following discovery of a brain tumor. Cheyenne Wyoming’s child known as Nubbins, once near death, is described as alive and feeling well this season.
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Associated Press
New Rochelle
Santa Claus
Ronnie Johnson
Nampa
Idaho
Jerry Peiffer
Cheyenne
Wyo
Nubbins
Truman veto sparks clash over US Employment Service
President Truman declared a pocket veto to return the US Employment Service to state control, withholding approval as Congress prepares to reconvene January 14. He said the move would seriously hinder the nation's re employment program and urged delaying action.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Descriptive of 1947 picket lines and USES political moves
Picket lines at nearly 100 General Motors plants were deserted for a holiday as strikers pause to spend Christmas with families. The article discusses federal USES administration changes, potential pocket veto power, and moves by Senators Lucas and Reed to return USES to state control, with Truman opposing such rider attachments to a savings measure.
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Detroit
Mich
CEQ
General Motors Corporation
Irebsc
Seg
Hill
House Appropriations Committee
Lucas
D-11
Reed
R-Han
Congress
Senate
House
Truman
Pope Says Christmas In Peace Not Real Peace Yet
In a radio broadcast Pope Pius XX spoke from the Vatican noting that for the first time in six years Christmas is celebrated in peace but cautioned that it is not real peace. He emphasized the universality of the Catholic Church as above nationalities and as mother to all nations and peoples.
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Vatican
Pius XX
Holy Father
Allied leaders mingle at Moscow ballet amid atomic talks
United States and British leaders Byrnes and Bevin joined Molotov and other officials at the Belarbi Theater to watch Cinderella. Guests included Harriman and Ambassador Kerr, with the theater box draped in American, Soviet and British flags symbolizing allied unity during secret atomic energy discussions.
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Moscow
Byrnes
Bévin
I Molotov
Belahoi Theater
Byrnies
Bevin
Harriman
Archibald Clark Kerr
Kathleen Harriman
Molotov
Strike Parleys Set to Resume Between UAW CIO and GM
DETROIT and Washington sources say the UAW CIO and General Motors will reconvene this Wednesday after a Christmas truce as government funders push for wage increase talks. The two sides prepare new data ahead of renewed negotiations on the 30 per cent demand and possible government intervention remains a threat.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Uaw-Cio
Washington
Famous Negro Leader Is Involved in Fight
In Kansas City Calloway a prominent black leader and Payne were involved in a confrontation at a public ballroom. Police said refunds were issued as they were asked to leave for denying entry to Negroes. Payne allegedly struck an officer while Calloway pushed Payne. an officer then used a revolver on Calloway.
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Kansas City
Cab Calloway
Calloway
Payne
Messenger to Not Publish on Christmas Day
The Messenger will not issue editions on Tuesday December 25 Christmas Day. Staff will observe the holiday with families and extend wishes to the Southeastern Ohio district for a merry Christmas.
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Messenger
Ohio
40000 Yanks Landing Today
More than 40,000 servicemen are set to arrive today at three East Coast and five West Coast ports aboard 59 troop carrying ships. New York will host 13 ships with over 19,000 men, Newport News Virginia 9 ships with over 3,500 men, and Boston 3 ships with more than 2,000 men. On the Pacific side 11 ships carrying 5,840 men reach San Francisco, 12 vessels with 2,722 arrive at San Diego, six ships with 5,265 reach Los Angeles, three with 2,576 land at Seattle, and two with 77 men at Portland.
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East Coast
West Coast
Newport News
Boston
Pacific
San Francisco
San Diego
Calif
Los Angeles
Seattle
Wash
Portland
Oce
London
Vienna
Belgrade
Cairo
Singapore
Chungking
New Guinea
Frankfurt
Garlroad
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Chicago
Yanks Lose in Fire in Japan at Kyoto Camp
In Kyoto Japan a fire swept a two story medical battalion building killing 12 American officers and men of the 74th Medical Battalion 24th Division on Shikoku island. Twenty two wounded were hospitalized and bodies were found near stairways and windows as they failed to escape. Glenn C. West appointed superintendent of schools in Portsmouth.
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Kyoto
Japan
Shikoku
Rome Islands
GLENN/EAT
Portsmouth
Glenn C. West
Ohio Department of Education
Santa Claus Visits Troops Aboard Transport Ships
In Los Angeles a Santa Claus flotilla greeted returning Pacific veterans aboard the Army greeter boat Sanfu Maru. A 25-voice choir from Immaculate Heart College performed while ships remained anchored due to lack of transport to the East.
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Los Angeles
Santa Claus
Immaculate Heart College
Million Dollar Fire Burns Windsor Block
A Windsor Ontario blaze gutted a major downtown business block valued at about one million dollars. Firefighters battled the flames as the fire raged through the heart of the city center.
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Windsor
Ont
Services Seek To Fill Mom Pop Christmas After War
About 3.2 million soldiers sailors and Marines will spend the first peace time Christmas away from home. The Army and Navy estimate this, noting celebrations can proceed without fear of disruption. Last Christmas overseas totals were higher, with 4.93 million in service and 2.1 million overseas. this year totals are lower due to redeployments.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Patton Buried in Luxembourg Cemetery Service
Gen George S Patton Jr was buried at Hamm US Army Cemetery after a rainy Christmas Eve wake in Luxembourg. Representatives from eight nations attended as Mrs Patton stood by his grave. his body arrived from Heidelberg by special train through Mainz and Saarbrucken amid crowds in the capital.
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Luxembourg
George 8. Patton, Jr
Third Army
United States Army
Hamm
Patton
Germany
Ardennes
Metz
France
United States
Code Cracking Publicity Hit Jig 19 Under Scrutiny
Senator Lucas says Senate inquiry action exposing Jig 19 signals a setback for American code breaking efforts. Capt. L. F. Safford testified that the Navy used Jig 19 to translate intercepted German and Japanese messages. Testimony is in the Senate House committee record in Teсesy until a week from today.
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Washington
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Lucas
D-Ill
Senate House Inquiry Committee
L. F. Safford
Senate
House Committee
Tecesy
Former Ohioans Win High Church Honors
Archbishop Edward Mooney of Detroit and Archbishop Samuel Stritch of Chicago, both former Ohioans, were named to the College of Cardinals by Pope Pius XI yesterday. Mooney organized Cleveland Cathedral Latin High School while Stritch founded Nazareth Hall Military School at Toledo, Ohio.
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Cleveland
Edward Mooney
Detroit
Samuel Stritch
Chicago
College of Cardinals
Pius XI
Mooney
Detroi
Cleveland Cathedral Latin
Archbishop Stritch
Nazareth Hall Military School
Toledo
Uncle Tom's Cabin play in Austin loses a bloodhound
A road company staging the pre Civil War drama in Austin Minnesota describes one of its bloodhounds as a lost hound named Mike. The resource is presented as a friendly canine pursuing Eliza across the ice in the performance.
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Austin, Minn
Eliza
Mike
Former Meigs Railroad Man Dies in West
James Carruthers, longtime Meigs County resident and former New York Central Railroad conductor, has died in Richland Washington after moving from Charleston and later joining his daughter Teresa Carruthers White.
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Meigs Railroad
West
Middleport
James Carruthers
Atl
Richland
Wash
Carruthers
New York Central Railroad
Charleston
Washington
Teresa Carruthers White
Army grocery costs fall to 1942 low in October
The Army's October grocery bill dropped to its lowest level since mid 1942. Quartermaster market purchases of perishable subsistence items totaled just under 29 million dollars, the War Department announced yesterday.
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Army
Washington
Quartermaster Corps
War Department
Aetaal
GI’s Plan to Visit Bethlehem and Jerusalem
British military authorities arrange for 44 service members to witness Christmas in Bethlehem the first peace time celebration in six years. hundreds will pilgrimage to Bethlehem and others join services in Palestine. A man from Missouri joins family. his wife and daughter already there.
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Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Prince of Peace
Palestine
Margaret
Santa Claus Tote Lean Pack for Global Yuletide Aid
Amid postwar relief, Santa and volunteers plan a lean Christmas across Europe and Asia. The story notes food from Allied stocks, wartime orphans aided in Vienna Belgrade Cairo Singapore, and troops abroad receiving treats while civilians seek sustenance.
Phantom Army C 47 Crashes After Four Hour Phantom Flight
A crewless twin engine C 47 transport slammed into a field 12 miles west of Chillicothe after a four hour unguided flight. The wreckage was found by Sheriff Sam Mark after locals reported a crash around 10 30 p m. One parachute was found in the burning wreckage and the escape hatch was open. The plane had departed Dwight Nebraska and drifted across five states due to icing.
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Chillicothe
Here
Dwight
Nebr
Air Force
Lincoln
Nebr.) Army Air Field
Sam Mark
Ross County
Tobs in Youngstown Predicted to Increase
United States Employment Service officials predicted 3 600 additional jobs would be available here early next year based on production levels planned by 49 leading Youngstown employers.
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Youngstown
United States Employment Service
Infamous Nazi Leader Captured in Germany
Berlin radio reports Viktor Zoeller former SS commander of the Mauthausen camp has been arrested after long Allied pursuit. In Akron thieves broke into a cafe safe, used false papers, and escaped with $3,000.
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London
Berlin
Viktor Zoeller
Mauthausen
Minabel i
Zoeller
Rites for Mrs Wilson Held in Columbus
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Wilson widow of Isaac Wilson were held in Columbus. She had lived in Chauncey for 60 years with her husband a longtime merchant. Her son Max Wilson had died several weeks earlier.
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Chauncey
Sarah Wilson
Isaac Wilson
Columbus
Tough supply sergeant brings Christmas aid to frontline 1944
War correspondent HAL BOYLE recalls a brave supply sergeant amid the Battle of the Bulge. Santa Claus appears aboard the USS Siboney delivering turkeys, cranberries, and coffee to hungry troops as German forces threaten Belgian towns.
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Hal Boyle
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Siboney
Liege
Meuse
Bile Harbor
Uncle Sam
Belgium
Germany
Mama
Lebanon
Beulah
Ross
Ian
Cross' & Street
White Christmas Around The World Remains A Mixed Picture
Extreme cold eases in parts of the country but sleet and freezing rain threaten holiday travel in the Midwest and East. Berlin shows ruin and hardship while Brussels and Copenhagen mark Christmas with trees and torches. UNRRA ships Christmas packages to Poland as Dutch and Danish children receive gifts. Paris shoppers crave shoes and toys.
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Midwest
Chicago Weather Bureau
Indiana
New York
United States
Mississippi Valley
New England
Germany
Brussels
Copenhagen
Paris
UNRRA
Poland
Berlin
Magistrate
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