Postwar production up 50 percent from 1930s average
John D. Small told President Truman that postwar reconversion has boosted industrial output at least 50 percent above the late 1930s average, with six months of peacetime records and near full employment. He warned that renewed strikes could erase much of the gains unless labor and management cooperate, stressing that production lost cannot be recovered.
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Washington
John D. Small
Truman
Small
Four Ships Ordered to Bring Refugees to U S
President Truman ordered four liberty ships to transport thousands of refugees from Europe to the United States. Each ship can carry 900 passengers and will reach Bremerhaven in January to begin service. At least 7,551 visas were issued in Germany and Austria this year. The Ernie Pyle sails New Year’s Day, followed by the Marlin on January 6, the Flasher two days later, and the Falcon from the Pacific to Bremerhaven late January.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Europe
Maritime Commission
Bremerhaven
Germany
Austria
Ernie Pyle
Pacific
Churchill Statue With Cigar Is Vetoed
Dover England December 19 American backers proposed a 170 foot Churchill statue with a cigar raised like a torch. Mayors guarding the English channel vetoed the plan and favored a more modest utilitarian memorial.
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Dover
England
Winston Churchill
English Channel
America
Charles H. Davis
Cape Cod
Mass
Churchill
Montana Production Stays Near Peak Despite Dip From 42 Figures
The Montana State University report shows 1945 income totaling 539 million for all groups, with net wages rising to 319 million and dividends to 43 million, while proprietors' income fell to 177 million. Agriculture, mining, and lumber show varied changes since 1930, and Montana's 1946 population stands at about 547,800.
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Missoula
Montana
Montana State University
Roy J. W. Ely
Department of Economics
U. S. Department of Commerce
State Unemployment Compensation Commission
Cremer Rodeo Plans Nine Day St Paul Show
Cremer Rodeo announces a nine day all star event in St Paul September 13 to 21 with a $9 000 prize fund. The tour producer Land & Livestock Co of Shawmut Montana plans future appearances and talks with Roy Rogers for adding Wild West shows.
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Cremer Rodeo
St. Paul
Leo J. Cremer
Cremer
Mandan
N. D
Baton Rouge
Cremers
West Coast
Roy Rogers
North America
St. Paul Amusement Enterprises, Inc
Cremer Rodeo, Land & Livestock Co
Shawmut
Mont
St. Paul Auditorium
Cremer Company
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Billings
Great Falls
Idaho Falls
Salt Lake City
Nampa
Ogden
New York
Chicago
Montana
Wyoming
Arizona
Pendleton
Yellowstone
Musselshell
Dead Beaver Creek
Antelope Creek
Simons Creek
Gibson
Scientists Mobilize to Study Weather Control Feasibility
Washington officials and top scientists from the weather bureau the army navy and private research groups launch a world wide project to determine if man made forces such as atomic energy or fires can disrupt or steer hurricanes and storms It covers developing ultra fast computing for weather formulas and observing storms to assess safe practical countermeasures including fog dispersal and frost prevention efforts.
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Washington
United States Weather Bureau
Army
Navy
Churchill charges Britain losing her empire
In London on December 20 Prime Minister Attlee said Burma will move toward self government with talks soon. Churchill attacked the plan as a step toward dissolution of the empire calling Britain’s rule steadily being divested as Burma seeks independence. Attlee affirmed Burma could choose independence while remaining in the empire.
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London
Attlee
Burma
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Churchill
Lord Chatham
Quadruplets Born In Baltimore
Mrs. Charles Henn Jr gave birth to quadruplets three boys and a girl at St Agnes hospital Baltimore Sunday night. Dr Thomas Bowyer said all four babies are in good shape and alive at 8 pm. Mrs Henn a British war bride from London and her husband a 28 year old bookbinder already have a year old son.
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Baltimore
Charles Henn, Jr
St. Agnes Hospital
Thomas Bowyer
Bowyer
Henn
Dorothy Geast
London
Adept Marksman Miles City Sharpshooter Strikes Again
John Moller of Miles City adds another mouse as his son’s air rifle proves lethal. Weeks earlier he killed a second mouse with a single precise shot to demonstrate skill. The small triumph highlights the quiet domestic prowess of the family marksman.
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Miles City
John Moller
Moller
Prime Minister Remarks On Commonwealth and Empire
The prime minister stated that the Commonwealth and Empire include unwilling peoples, a remark highlighting tensions within imperial policy and decolonization debates.
Pacific tidal wave devastates southern Japan after quake
A Pacific Ocean tidal wave triggered by an earthquake hit southern Japan early today, affecting at least five cities on Honshu and Shikoku. The disaster left thousands dead or missing and homeless, marking Japan's worst catastrophe since 1923.
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Tokyo
Pacific
Japan
United States
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyodo
Osaka
Shiko- Ku
Kochi
Wakayama Perfecture
Hiroshima
Prefectual
Matsuyama
Shikoku Island
Wakayama
Douglas MacArthur
Matsuyyama
Yokohama
United Press
Montana Patrol Urges Holiday Driving Caution
Montana highway patrol officials led by Chief Chas Sheridan urged motorists to drive with extra care during the holiday season. They cited poor visibility, bad road conditions, and fatigue as key factors, and urged pedestrians to walk carefully amid festive rush and weather.
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Helena
Montana Highway Patrol
Chas. L. Sheridan
Sheridan
Patrol
1947 Automobiles Will Be Little Changed From Current Models
Detroit dispatch says 1947 cars will look much like 1946 models due to finances and demand. GM Nash Hudson plan 1947 launches before Feb 1 while Ford may introduce in February and Packard in March. Chrysler and Kaiser-Frazer expect minimal early-year changes. Studebaker and Willys delay.
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Detroit
General Motors
Nash and Hudson
Ford
Packard
Chrysler
Studebaker
Kaiser-Frazer
Willys-Overland
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Vincent J. Schaefer
General Electric Research Laboratory
Schaefer
Britain
Commonwealth
Empire
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