GM and Allied Unions Move Toward End of Auto Labor Disputes
The Associated Press reports the AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union and others expect a settlement as the wage board revises recommendations amid ongoing Detroit area auto plant idle time. GM Ford and Chrysler officials brace for possible new offers after finders-committee findings circulate, with rumors of updated wage pledges and production slowdowns affecting about 382,000 workers.
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Greyhound
Facrease
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AFL. Commercial
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De“Giaion
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General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Packard
Resutice Limited
Aiege Markand
Ile Art
Washington
Sage
Commerce Department
Union
Iter
Wale P. Reuther
Reuther
Officers Aid On Trials in Japan Under General MacArthur
Forty-one officers coordinated in teams to prepare prosecutions of atrocity crimes in Yokohama and surrounding areas. The list names key directors and details the aim of handling sordid stories as part of postwar trials under occupation authorities.
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Charies
Rogle
German Generals Executed After Mass Torture Trial
German generals and a non commissioned officer were hanged in Bryansk four hours after a military tribunal found them guilty of mass torture and murder of Russian civilians and captured soldiers by the German army during World War II.
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Bryansk
Faia@iitery
Hitler's Testament Glorifies Martyr Image Amid Nazi Defiance
Allied authorities released Adolf Hitler's testament and related documents showing him portraying himself as a martyr and urging continued loyalty to Nazi racial laws. The materials quote Goebbels and reveal Hitler's preference for death in a bunker over capture while vowing to sustain National Socialist doctrine despite Allied pressure.
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Mann Goering
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Hitler
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Germany
National Socialist Movement
Admiral Stark Testifies on Pearl Harbor Warnings
Fleet Admiral Harold R. Stark told the Senate committee that Admiral Husband E. Kimmel at Hawaii received adequate information and directives to stay on guard before the Japanese attack on December 7 1941. Stark described early 1941 efforts to expand naval personnel and noted Congress had not approved all requests for fleet increases. He recalled writing to Admiral Hart on November 7 that the Navy was already in the war against Germany in the Atlantic. In a 25 000 word statement Stark defended his actions and recalled discussing war aims with Kimmel. Thomes H Goggins of Hantsville Alabama is listed among those discharged at Fort MacPherson.
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Harold R. Stark
Husband E. Kimmel
Hawaii
Chief of Naval Operations
Senate House
Ita 77
Roosevelt
Congress
Thomas C. Hart
Britain
Iceland
Kimmel
Ile
Kimmell
Pacific
Japan
Sealing Kentucky Coal Mine Considered After 29 Trapped
Federal, state, and private mine officials meet over plans to seal the Kentucky Straight Creek Coal No. 1 Mine near Pineville, where 29 miners have been entombed since Wednesday. Hope for survival fading, authorities say sealing may smother fires and toxic gas, with seven survivors possible. Other options discussed include filling a 1000 foot shaft or resuming recovery through the mine mouth.
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Pineville
Kentucky
Creek Coal Company
May Lose Face Plan Warns of Japan Conflict
The Yank Commander reports a controversial plan that may provoke Japan and provoke U.S. action. Officials note miscommunications between Kimmel Short and Navy leaders over warnings and defensive deployments as negotiations stalled and war measures grew imminent.
Wife of Tom Herbert Dies in Cleveland
Mrs. Thomas J. Herbert, 48, wife of former Ohio attorney general and gubernatorial candidate, died last night in Cleveland after a several weeks illness from heart disease. The former Jeanette Judson, from a prominent Cleveland family, married Herbert after his WWI service. Herbert served as attorney general from 1939 to 1944.
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Cleveland
Thomas J. Herbert
Ohio
Jeanette Judson
Herbert
Troop Ships Set To Arrive At East And West Coasts
New York reports at least 35 troop transports carrying over 22 500 American servicemen due today at three East Coast and four West Coast ports. Ark, Newport News, Boston, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Seattle listed among docking sites with crews numbers specified.
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East Coast
West Coast
Newark
Newport News
Boston
Pacific
San Francisco
San Diego
Calif
Los Angeles
Sejatile
Wash
Arrest of Hitler Aide Reported in Germany
Reuters dispatch from Nuernberg notes Czechoslovak papers claim Martin Bormann, Hitler’s deputy, was seized in the British zone. The report was not confirmed and Allied security officers would not confirm or deny.
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London
Reuters Newsagency
Nuernberg
Martin Bormann
Hitler
Tuehrer
Bermann
Germany
Best Linx of AS Selected
The readable fragments describe a list titled Best Linx of AS with unclear context and stray quotes. No clear persons organizations dates or places are available to confirm specifics.
Unclear Fragment Prompts Government Seizure Debate
Fragmentary text references Chinese people and government, mentions amendments, seizure of property, and participation by parties. The readable portions imply a discussion of legal or constitutional changes but lack coherent facts or identifiable entities to confirm specifics.
Tire shortage will continue all next year
Four major tire makers foresee ongoing scarcity through 1946 despite record rubber output. Executives Newman O’Neill and Litchfield warn limited materials and slow production threaten a steady supply of tires and premium lines. Accidents in Lorain rose sharply in 1945 with 12 deaths, tripling 1944 fatalities.
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Akron
Y . James J. Newman
B.F. Good- Tich Co
William O'Neil
General Tire & Rubber Co
P. W
Byrnes Confirms U S Will Lead Postwar Japan Policy
Secretary of State Byrnes spoke to Americans about U S plans on Japan and international governance after Moscow talks. He said new machinery will not hinder Gen Douglas MacArthur but keep the United States in a top policing role as Tokyo authority shifts.
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United States
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Japan
Douglas Mac.Arthur
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Mander
Ream
State Department
Russia
Britain
China
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Romania
Bulgaria
Bevin
Molotov
Iran
London
United Nations’ Assembly
Quantico
Truman
Williamsburg
White House
Four-Power Control Council
U. S
MacArthur
U.S
Better Rural Health Care Urged in Ohio Study
Dr. A R Mangus of Ohio State University argues for expanded rural medical and dental services and hospital facilities in Ohio. Wartime Selective Service data show over half of farm men rejected for disability in 1942, with infant death rates rising. Counties with small populations had few physicians and dentists per capita, while large counties fared slightly better but still lacked full-time health services.
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Ohio
A. R. Mangus
Mhre
Ohio State University
Selective Service Boards
Ruret
Mangus
Theur
Weekend Traffic Death Toll Falls Short of Forecast
Nationwide over the extended weekend recorded 107 traffic fatalities and 92 other violent deaths. New York and Pennsylvania each reported 20 violent deaths, Ohio showed three traffic deaths and five other fatalities as icy roads limited travel.
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National Safety Council
Haliday
New York State
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Dutch Marines Prepare to Disembark on Contested Island
Reports say British forces hold 743 Indonesian police in Batavia for questioning after police stations were seized. About 2,000 Dutch Marines trained in the United States were in position to land, as intermittent fighting continued on the island.
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Batavia
LFI
Sritish
United States
Detroit Slayer Sought After Grisly City Slaying
Police probe a brutal slaying of Gladys Cordelia Marsden 40 a divorced woman found in a schoolyard near Detroit. Investigators consider a civilian in a bemedalled army uniform as a possible suspect after she was last seen leaving a tavern around 2 pm. Ed Kranz 40 identified a man in uniform with no honorable discharge button.
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Detroit
Gladys Cordelia Marsden
London Fog of 1925 Claims More Lives
England endures its worst fog since 1925 with freezing conditions. At least four children and three adults die as firemen struggle through dense mist and icy streets. Dozens of stonepors and other businesses are crippled nationwide.
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London
England
Sheffield
Unexpected Visit of Son Fatal to Mother
A Washington report recalls President Roosevelt ordering an Azores expedition for 30 days to seize the islands, related to the Pearl Harbor committee. The article covers Byrnes briefing on Moscow talks and wartime plans, including Japan governance and atomic energy policy, with references to Iran and international commissions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Azores
Pearl Harbor
Portugal
Cleveland Celebration Opens Tomorrow Marking City Founding Anniversary
Cleveland set to begin sesquicentennial events at noon as Muskingum College officials announce a $45,000 final payment on a $150,000 bequest from Christina Arbuckle North Africa Pittsburgh, honoring the city’s 1796 founding. A widow dies of a heart attack after her sailor-son’s unexpected homecoming.
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Cincinnati
Charles E. Zwilling
William G. List
Cleveland
Concord
Prestson
Robert N. Montgomery
Muskingum
Charles, Jr
Pub College
Anllic Square
Christina Arbuckle
Africa
Pittsburgh
Yank Officer Tells Court of Jap Atrocities
Capt Wayne C. Liles of Clinton Oklahoma testifies at Omuta prison camp atrocity trial describing beatings by Lt Ohotaro Furushima known as Harry Onion. He says Mann died after 14 days in the guardhouse and Liles was struck with a belt and a piece of sole weather during an alleged escape attempt.
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UPJ
Rankingerican
Omuta
T Camp
Wayne C. Liles
Clinton
Okla
Ohotaro Furushima
Harry Onion
James 5S. jMann
Los Angeles
Mann
Liles
Furushima
Less Work Is Solons Plan for 1946 Session
Congressman Cannon says House and Senate will push to end work from July 1 until after the November elections to return Congress to peacetime pace. The plan aims to let lawmakers spend more time with constituents while facing re-election tests.
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Washington
Congresssee
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
Congress
Reduction of Federal Taxes Expected To Increase Flow of Civilian Goods
Washington officials forecast the 1946 tax law will boost reconversion production and widen civilian goods flow to stores. The measure cuts corporate taxes by about 3.14 billion and individual taxes by 2.8 billion, aiming to leave more money in profits and pockets. Officials acknowledge inflation risk but expect net stabilization with more goods and jobs.
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Treasury
Commerce Department
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Treasury Department
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