Grave Digger Strike Delays Burial at Chicago Cemetery
At St. Casimir's Cemetery 16 bodies waited for burial as grave diggers struck for recognition and higher pay. Pallbearers and even discharged veterans filled in by driving funeral vehicles past picket lines, while others stayed outside the gates. The coffins remained in a receiving vault awaiting settlement of the dispute.
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Chicago
INS
St. Casimir’s
Nowig
Jerome Urbas
AFL
Greens
Asahi Shimbun Recasts Asia Policy With Sharp Editorial
Tokyo dispatch reports Asahi Shimbun abandons past stance on Asia co prosperity sphere calling it the poverty sphere and urges a pragmatic, less confrontational approach to regional relations. The editorial signals a major shift in wartime era messaging and policy framing.
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Tokyo
INS
Asahi Shimbun
Asia
Newaper
Labor Legislation Sitdown Delayed in House Rules
Washington AP Cox protests in house rules committee against delaying labor policy bills for the management labor conference. Pending measures would punish union violations of no strike pacts and curb racketeering, approved by military and judiciary panels. Chairman Sabath urges patience to avoid disrupting the talks. action postponed to Wednesday.
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Rep
Cox
D-Ga
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
House
Judiciary
Sabath
D-Nii
Management-Labor Conference
Management Labor Conference
John Lewis Asserts Boss Role In Labor Policy Direction
A quotation notes John Lewis declaring himself the dominant voice in shaping the government's labor policies. The remark frames his leadership as centralized and influential over forthcoming policy decisions.
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John Lewis
Supreme Court Asked to Vacate Glass Senate Seat
The AP reports Virginia Democrat Carter Glass, aged 87, has been absent from the Senate for three years and a GOP leader from Arlington seeks a ruling to declare the seat vacant and force a special election. The case sails through Virginia court appeals with the governor to call an election. The high court will decide whether to hear the appeal in coming weeks as it recesses.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Senate
Carter Glass
Virginia
John Locke Green
Arlington County
Virginia Supreme Court
C. W. Darden
Glass
82nd Airborne Division Pioneered In Airborne War Efforts
The 82nd Airborne Division known as the All-American led missions from Sicily to the Normandy landings. It parachuted into hedgerows on June 5 1944 and fought through Cherbourg to the mainland. The unit defended against the Battle of the Bulge and breached the Siegfried Line in January.
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82Nd Airborne Division
Alvin York
Omar Bradley
82Nd
Sicily
Germany
Salerno
Fifth Army
Naples
Normandy
Cherbourg
Siegfried Line
Filipino Soldiers Killed in Ambush Near Bagabag
The Manila Chronicle reports three Filipino soldiers were killed and two wounded Saturday night when Japanese stragglers ambushed a truck near Bagabag in northern Luzon.
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Manila
The
Manila Chronicle
Bagabag
Luzon
Baylor to Award Truman Honorary Degree
Baylor University president Pat M. Neff said the Texas Baptist General Convention did not select the recipients for honorary degrees and that Baylor would grant one to President Truman. The convention had urged Texas Baptist schools not to offer Truman a degree over concerns about gambling and drinking.
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Waco, Tex
Pat M. Neff
Baylor University
Texas Baptist General Convention
Baylor
Truman
Fort Worth
Texas Baptist Schools
Soldiers Rescue 58 Marooned Elk Hunters
In Walla Walla Washington a group of 58 elk hunters were rescued after ten days stranded by heavy snow and cold. They were trapped high in the hills until soldiers reached them with necessary supplies and guided them to safety. rescuers described harsh conditions but all hunters are reported in good condition on arrival.
Hunters Trapped by Snow Band Together in Se delta River Country
Ill and injured hunters, two women among them, were met Monday by soldiers from Walla Walla air base and forest officials who used snowplows to reach them through 20 foot drifts. Heavy snows trapped about 25 automobiles as the group, initially separate parties, united after realizing their peril.
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Tucamon River
Washington
Walla Walla Air Base
Kay Kyser Named Honorary Professor of Music in Osaka Event
Maj. Gen. William Chase conferred the honorary professor of music title on Kay Kyser, American bandleader, at a GI college to be held at Osaka military academy on November 27.
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Tokyo
William Chase
Kay Kyser
Osaka
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