Congress to Probe State Department Diplomacy and CIO Demands
The article reports a forthcoming congressional inquiry into U S diplomacy and alleged interference by State Department staff with domestic policy. It notes CIO wage demands, Ford and UAW wage talks, and GM’s shift toward bargaining with the union while steel firms face price restraint from OPA as reconversion pressures mount.
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State Department
CIO
U. S
Long
Patrick Hurley
China
Capitol Hill
Hurley
Chinese Communist Party
Bloc of Nations
Orient
Wherry
Rep
Neb
Foreign Service
South America
Army
Navy
George C. Marshall
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Ford Motor Company
United Automobile Workers
Ford
UAW
General Motors
G. M
United Steel Workers
OPA
Yamashita Pleads Innocent As War Crimes Case Opens
Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita denies charges of rape, pillage, and murder in a war crimes trial. He contends the proceedings were illegal and appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court if convicted. The Manila theater of war and divided Japanese command complicate the case as Nazis in Nuremberg move forward.
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Tomoyuki Yamashita
Tiger of
Malaya
Philippines
Yamashita
U. S. Supreme Court
Philippine Supreme Court
Manila
Nuernberg
U.S
Franz von Papen
Europe
Germany
U. S
Sidney Alderman
Hitler
von Papen
Epiphany Gift Traditions Across Cultures
Epiphany marks gift giving in many lands with legends of the Wise Men. Spanish lore describes Epiphany Eve processions to Bethlehem, children fill shoes with hay for horses, and Befana and Babouska ideas explain why gifts appear.
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Spain
Bethlehem
Befana
Befa
Visit of St Nicholas Written by Doctor Moore for Kin
The tale of St Nicholas was created by Dr Clem ent Clark Moore for his children and read aloud on Christmas Eve. He doubted publication but the poem appeared anonymously in the Troy Sentinel on December 23, 1823. Miss Harriet Butler later copied the narration and sent a version to the Sentinel for Christmas 1823.
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Clement Clark Moore
St. Nicholas
Sentinel
Harriet Butler
David Butler
Moore
Dr. Moore
Smile Awhile and Yes How The Bittersweet Banter
A humorous dialogue features flirtatious exchanges about kissing experience and confidence. A young man jokes about a horse needing a job, and a discussion reveals social quirks about wage, marriage, and pursed ambitions with witty quips and light banter.
Saint-Lo Memorial Question in France After War
The government may leave Saint-Lo as a memorial to the war, akin to Douaumont after World War I, since it is described as the most completely destroyed town in France.
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Saint-Lo
France
Douaumont
Bayberry Candle Tradition in Puritan New England
Puritan housewives in colonial New England used bayberry candles for economic reasons tied to Christmas customs. The Mayflower passengers carried antipathy to Christmas, with Massachusetts General Court in 1659 noting Parliament’s 1643 abolition. Royal Restoration later revived Christman customs, but Puritan prejudice persisted in some New England communities until the early 20th century.
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New England
Massachusetts General Court
England
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