Letter to Santa Seeks Lost Vision From War Times
Cpl. Chester R. Perkins, blinded by a German land mine, writes to Santa asking for two blue eyes and a chance to regain sight to replace memories of war. He reflects on faith, healing, and the wish to see loved ones again. The piece also notes a Manhattan ice house fire that killed eight and trapped dozens, including children, with ongoing rescue efforts and missing relatives.
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Phoenixville
Chester R. Perkins
Germany
Valley Forge Hospital
Santa Claus
Perkins
Santa
Tenement
Truman consolidates war agencies into new Office of Temporary Controls
President Truman creates the Office of Temporary Controls to absorb most remaining federal war agencies except housing. Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming will head the agency while continuing as federal works administrator. Frank Creedon becomes housing expeditor. Raymond M. Foley heads the National Housing Administration. Economic Stabilization Board and Wage Stabilization Board are terminated. a housing conference is planned with officials named Thursday.
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Washington
Truman
Philip B. Fleming
Fleming
Federal Works Administrator
Office of War Mobilization
Office of Price Administration
Civilian Production Administration
Office of Economic Stabilization
Frank Creedon
Wilson W. Wyatt
Wyatt
Creedon
Oak Ridge, Tenn
CPA
Raymond M. Foley
National Housing Administration
Reiere
Economic Stabilization Board
George E. Allen
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Paul Porter
United States
Greece
John D. Small
OES
Sympathy walkout urged by CIO leaders in Wisconsin
Milwaukee news report says the Wisconsin state industrial union council will consider a statewide sympathy walkout by CIO members this weekend to show support for the Allis Chalmers strike. Local labor groups expect attendance from workers across the state and discussions are ongoing at the meeting.
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Milwaukee
CIO
Allis- Chalmers
Wisconsin State Industrial Union Council
Bilbo Barred From Cross Examination At War Contractors Hearing
Senator Bilbo was barred from cross examining witnesses in a war contractors probe. Chairman Mead ruled cross examination would not be allowed, suggesting written questions instead. Maj. Gen. Robins linked A B Friend to a Meridian army air field contract worth 1.731 million dollars and noted possible 5000 dollar cut in a 63 thousand dollar fee. Bilbo defended Friend as key to his political success, saying the comment implied broad patronage.
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Washington
Bilbo
D-Miss
Senate
Mead
D-Ny
Forrest B. Jackson
Jackson
Miss
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Thomas M. Robins
A. B. Friend
Meridian
Robins
Army Engineers
Friend
Douglas I.mckay
House
Snow Storm Dims Warm Spell Across Eastern Iowa
A brief spring snowstorm swept into eastern Iowa ending a 10 day warm spell. The short three hour weather event brought rapid melting but interrupted mild conditions in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas. Local officials cautioned drivers to use care on slick roads.
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Cedar
Snow slows Cedar Rapids traffic prompts cautious driving
Traffic Captain Bill Remington urged careful driving after the season open snow in Cedar Rapids. Two Thursday morning accidents cited drivers exceeding road conditions and a windshield snow cover caused further damage. He advised clearing windshields, driving slowly, and checking street conditions before traveling.
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Cedar Rapids
Bill Remington
Remington
Rapid Temperature Plunge Ties Cedar Rapids Snow Flurry
A sharp cold snap follows a mild day as Cedar Rapids town records a 30 degree 2 PM temperature on Thursday, down from 38 at 9:30 AM. Overnight low nears 44 with flurries flaring to near blizzard at times. snow totals only .08 inch as winds gust to 30 mph and highs reach 52 Wednesday. Minimums dip to single digits or teens across the state.
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Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Molotov Concessions Shape Big Four Drafts on Germany
In New York the Big Four foreign ministers edged toward finishing plans for German and Austrian peace settlements. A Moscow session is set for March 10 to begin treaty work, with London hearings for small nations to start Jan 14 and Byrnes armament limits to be considered. Molotov briefly blocked inviting China but yielded on deputy hearings.
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New York
Molotov
Big Four Foreign Ministers Council
Moscow
Germany
Austria
Big Four
Boards of Great Power
London
Byrnes
Europe
Bevin
Couve de Murville
LaGuardia Spars U S and Russia at UNRRA Funeral
UNRRA chief Fiorello LaGuardia blasted both United States and Soviet delegates in a heated UNRRA council session over liquidation plans and future aid. He accused the USSR of objectionable tactics while defending current programs and warned against shifting projects to avoid discrimination. Maj. Gen. Lowell W. Rooks was named to succeed LaGuardia as UNRRA director general.
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Robert T. Brown
Washington
INS
UNRRA
Fiorello LaGuardia
United States
Russia
Nikolai Feonov
LaGuardia
Unrra Council
Leo
Lip” Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Guy
Feonor
Danny Kaye
Ussr
Korea
Tyler Wood
Feenov
Lowell W. Rooks
Hope of Reunion Ends in Death After 18 Years
CHICAGO AP An automobile crash Thursday killed Danielle Toniette, ending his 18 year quest to reunite in Italy with his wife Italia and five children. He had saved for fares since 1940, delayed by war, and planned to sail from New York to Genoa to join them while his wife lay ill in a Udine hospital. He died after being struck while rushing to a streetcar.
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Chicago
Danielle Toniutte
Italy
Toniutte
United States
Caesar
Italia
Toniette
New York
Genoa
Udine
Plane Sought On Slopes of Mt. Rainier
The search for a missing Marine Corps transport plane with 32 aboard shifts to the south slope of Mt. Rainier after Toledo flare reports were deemed rumor. The site lies within 14 miles of a historic 1939 Stratoliner crash. An Air Forces search for a B 25 from Muroc to Los Angeles led to a belated report that the plane landed safely at Municipal Airport.
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Seattle
Marine Corps
Mt. Rainier
Toledo
Washington
Los Angeles
INS
Muroc Field
Municipal
Air Forces Public Relations
O. J. Rutland
Strikes Delay Formal End of War Emergency
President Truman said at a news conference that the war emergency could have been formally terminated now if not for the recent strikes. He answered questions on when the federal government would end the war emergency and cited ongoing labor action as the delaying factor.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Columbians Strike Back at Probers
In Atlanta, Dr. James H. Sheldon chair of the Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League and two agents were accused by the Columbians, Inc., of usurping police powers. Warrants signed by Emory Burke named Sheldon, Renee Fruchtbaum, and Mario Buzzi in a fight for survival amid alleged plots to overthrow the government.
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Atlanta
James H. Sheldon
Anti-Nazi League
The
Columbians, Inc
Sheldon
Columbians
Emory Burke
Order
Regal
Dr. Sheldon
Renee Fruchtbaum
Renee Forrest
Mario Buzzi
Gino Falco
Blum Heads French Govt
Paris AP Leon Blum 74 was elected president premier of France's interim government to serve until mid January. National assembly gave Blum 575 ballots, a 310 majority. He must broker a postwar program and cabinet with rightist parties. Cabinet to craft the first quarter 1947 budget.
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Paris
Leon Blum
National Assembly
Blum
Popular Front
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