Soviets Allow Chiang Army Maneuver in Manchuria
Central News Agency reports Russia will permit Chinese government troops to fly into Manchuria to seize key cities including Changchun Mukden and Harbin. Agreements cover administration handover and protection for central government forces landing in the region amid Sino Soviet talks.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Changchun
Harbim
Yenan
Dairen
Shanhaikwan
Soutiern
Manchunxia
Chungking
China
Chinshien
Navy cuts rules to speed home for Christmas
The Navy relaxed rules to permit immediate release of personnel eligible for separation by December 31 who are on duty within the continental United States. Ships in U.S. ports are included, with only the condition that their service can be spared and processing not delay those already eligible for release, to allow more sailors to return home for the holidays.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Quaker Union Seeks Strike Vote At Quaker Oats
Cedar Rapids union members of the Food Tobacco and Agricultural Workers of America local filed for a strike vote with the National Labor Relations board under the Smith Connally act after contract expiry Dec 1. They seek a 30 percent wage raise, rest periods, and higher night shift bonuses, while the company proposes smaller increases and altered rest periods in a 40 hour week.
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Cedar Rapids News
Food, Tobacco and Agricultural Workers of America Cio
Cedar Rapids
National Labor Relations Board
Quaker Oats Company
Smith-Connally
Arthur Poe
Quaker Oats
Wes Kopecky
Ford
UAW
Ford Company
John S. Bugas
Richard T. Leonard
Chicago Station Sees Cold Wave Hold Chicago
The forecast notes a bitter cold with Cedar Rapids hitting -4 after midnight and a -7 in Fort Dodge, while Mason City and Ames report -8 and -4. Central Iowa endures subzero lows across multiple cities as a frigid air mass persists.
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Chicago
Jamestown
N. C
Raleigh
N.C
Central
Mountain
Great Lakes
Texas
Cedar Rapids
Hubbard
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Ames
Marshalltown
Atlantic
Charles City
Sioux City
Iowa Cities
Senators Drop Hurley Probe After State Department Review
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee ended its inquiry into Patrick J. Hurley's charges that career diplomats undermined U S foreign policy after three hours of review of secret records. Chairman Connally announced no more hearings or action on a related Wherry resolution.
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Washington
ULP
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Patrick J. Hurley
State Department
United States
Connally
D-Texas
Hurley
Sen. Wherry
R-Neb
Marshall Says He Did Not View Key Japs Notes Before Pearl Harbor
Gen. George C. Marshall testified he did not see the intercepted Japanese messages until the morning of December 7 1941 which warned of potential war. He described the pilot message and the 14 part exchange and noted Roosevelt ordered war warnings to Pacific outposts to avoid the first overt act.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Army
Japan
State Department
Pearl Harbor
Marshall
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Tokyo
United States
War Department
Hull
Roosevelt
Pacific
Walter C. Short
Jewel Robbery Staged At Film Notables Fete
Hollywood AP reports actress Constance Collier lost jewels valued at 3500 during a dinner party on November 25 attended by screen notables. Deputy sheriff C E Gregory said guests were above suspicion and suggested a prowler burglar as the thief.
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Hollywood (Ap
Constance Collier
Miss Collier
C. E. Gregory
Nylons Shortage Sparks Intense Downtown Line
In Cedar Rapids, a 5 degree Monday night drew a mammoth hosiery line at Craemer's as 20 dozen pairs of nylons debuted at 1.35 each. The crowd stretched from the counter through the store to the street, with buyers limiting to one pair. Craemer warned no more nylons until after Christmas.
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Craemer’s
Cédar Rapids
Second Avenue
Second Street
N. P. Craemer
Mr. Craemer
Craemer
Chicago
Gustave Frankel
Holeproof Hosiery Company
Milwaukee
Linn County E bonds drive beats daily goal but trails state average
Monday's E bond sales in Linn County totaled 45 116 bringing the year to 1 306 962 with 700 098 still needed and 17 days remaining. Des Moines reports Linn at 60 07 percent of quota while Iowa counties average 83 69 percent. Victory loan leaders urge E bonds as strong Christmas presents returning 4 for 3 at maturity.
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Cedar
Linn County
Des Moines
Linn
Iowa
Inmates Planned Big Eldora Fire at State School
Harold Nelson former guard testified at the Carl Klatt trial about an escape plan among Eldora state training school inmates to burn a dormitory if the escape failed. Nelson described Miller receiving 37 strokes with a light strap while state witnesses claimed as many as 75 blows with a heavier end.
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Fort Dodge
Eldora State Training School
Harold Nelson
Carl Klatt
Ronald Miller
Nelson
Miller
Klatt
Coas
Acquitted After 13 Years in Michigan Courtroom Scene
Detroit AP reports Rose Veres 64, Hungarian born and English limited, acquitted in a retrial after 13 years. She had served 130 years in prison for allegedly pushing roomer Steve Mac from an attic window to collect about 4000 insurance. The verdict surprised a packed court as she fainted then learned she was free.
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Detroit
Rose Veres
Veres
Steve Mac
Wife Reaches Patton as He Recovers from Neck Injury
Mrs. George S. Patton reached her husband's bedside in Frankfurt and voiced full confidence he would recover from a broken neck. She described Patton as having faced scrapes before and noted the general's night had been good with slight neurological improvement.
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Frankfurt
George S. Patton
Washington
Marseilles
Paris
Mannheim
Army
Patton
Two Thousand Kid Bond Tickets For Paramount Show
Only 2000 school children will be admitted to a December 22 program of short films at the Paramount theater. Each $25 Victory bond earns one movie ticket, with bonds available via schools banks or the Paramount box office. No adults admitted. police protection assured. bond booths open 2 to 10 p.m. daily.
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Cedar Rapids
Paramount Theater
Paramount
Bond
Memorial Building
al Mikota
Harry Moore
The
Arabs Reject Palestine Plan
The supreme Arab Palestinian council in Cairo rejected the British plan for Holy Land settlement by a joint Anglo-American inquiry commission. The council, uniting all major Arab factions, repudiated any decisions by the investigators and announced the stance in Cairo.
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Jerusalem
Supreme Arab Palestinian Council
Holy Land
Palestine
Cairo
Supreme Council
Union Heads Hit President Plan With Steel Strike Threat
CIO President Philip Murray announced the United Steel Workers will strike at 12:01 a.m. January 14 unless a $2-a-day wage increase is granted. The union rejected Truman’s 30-day fact finding proposal, calling it anti-labor and a delay tactic. The action affects more than 700,000 workers in steel, aluminum, and related fields.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
Philip Murray
United Steel Workers
Murray
Truman
Allied council unable to settle Germany administration feud
Berlin report says the Allied control council abandoned attempts to unify Germany and sent the issue to the government level. France rejects any unification plan while the United States proposes Britain Russia and the United States proceed without France.
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Berlin
Allied Control Council
Germany
France
United States
Britain
Russia
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