Data Sought On Honolulu Air Forces
Senator Lucas pressed for army and navy testimony on Pearl Harbor air strength in 1941 and why long range patrols were not flown after 1940. He asked for counts of planes under Richardson and Kimmel and for a listing of long range aircraft at the time of the attack.
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Pearl Harbor
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Army
Hawaii
Navy
Husband E. Kimmel
Richards
William D. Mitchell
Richardson
Kimmel
Illinois
Mitchell
Hull
Sumner Welles
Maxwell Hamilton
Joseph C. Grew
Japan
Leahy
Philippines
Hawaiian
E. Lucas
Roosevelt
Sgemaad
Patch, Seventh Army Leader in France, Is Dead
Lt. Gen. Alexander McCarrell Patch Jr., 55, veteran of two wars who led the Seventh Army across France and Germany, died of pneumonia in San Antonio. He commanded Fourth Army at Fort Sam Houston since July and would have turned 56 Friday. He trained his force for amphibious operations and spearheaded the drive from southern France on August 15, 1944, earning the Navy Distinguished Service Medal for Guadalcanal action. His son, a captain, was killed in 1944 in France.
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San Antonio
Texas
Alexander McCarrell
Patch
United States
Seventh Army
France
Germany
Sandy Patch
Pacific
Fourth Army
Fort Sam Houston
Joseph Patch
First Army
S Seventh Army
Frances
Seventh
Vosges Mountains
Guadalcanal
New Caledonia
Navy
Yankee president granted delay in assault trial
Bel Air Maryland United Press report states Larry MacPhail's lawyers won a postponement of his assault trial to December 10 due to an extended business trip making his Monday court appearance difficult. The delay was granted Wednesday in Bel Air regarding the New York Yankees executive.
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Bel Air
Larry MacPhail
New York Yankee
LSTs Requisitioned to Ease New York Housing Shortage
Five decommissioned LSTs will be converted into bar racks to house naval personnel in demobilization. Each ship will offer bunks for 700 men as New York faces insufficient existing quartering for returning sailors.
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New York
INS
Navy
Nazi Chiefs Smile As Trial Panel Weighs War Crimes
Nazi leaders appear in high spirits as the international tribunal opens new evidence phase. Documents from Rosenberg diaries to Hitler's alpine plans outline Nazi aggression, with Streicher ruled sane and Bormann trial in absentia proceeding.
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Streicher
Geoffrey Lawrence
Hermann Goering
Rudolf Hess
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Wilhelm Keitel
Alfred Jodl
Reich
United States
Hitler
Robert Storey
Dallas
Texas
Special Army
Alfred Rosenberg
Storey
Maj
William S. Coogan
Busy Santa To Ride Friday In Cedar Rapids Christmas Parade
Santa Claus plans to visit Cedar Rapids this Friday to ride in the Christmas parade despite a long Thanksgiving and packing for travel. Skeedledoo, Santa’s helper, will pilot a plane to Cedar Rapids within 15 minutes as Dunder and Blitzen stay home due to cold weather.
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Cedar Rapids
Santa Claus
Santa
Skeedledoo
Dunder
Blitzen
Anta
Mrs. Claus
North Pole
Weather Dips Across Iowa Amid Snowstorm
A brittle mercury reading hit seven degrees below zero in Montana and Minnesota readings showed subzero cold across the region. Iowa state data noted Cedar Rapids seven above the coldest state overnight with Des Moines and Ottumwa near ten. Snow totals reached up to nine inches in Land O Lakes Wisconsin and multiple Iowa cities reported new snowfall and flurries as a significant storm swept the upper Midwest.
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Iowa
Mason City
Spencer
Davenport
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Iowa City
Ottumwa
Dubuque
Ames
Waterloo
Great Plains
Glasgow
Mont
Minois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Land O’lakes
Wis
Capital Troop Brings Blast From Truman
Washington's transit system operated on a Thanksgiving schedule after the government seized Capital Transit facilities. President Truman denounced outlaw strikes as a violation of labor contracts and ordered officials to restore operations. Crowds gathered as strikers protested, calling for negotiations while authorities urged a return to work.
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INS
Capital Transit Company
Truman
Office of Defense Transportation
Guy O. Richardson
Navy Cuts Point Score for Enlisted Personnel
The Navy set further reductions in point score discharge for enlisted men. Scores drop from 41 to 38 on December 1, to 37 on December 15, and to 36 on January 1, potentially freeing about 150,000 more sailors. Some specialists remain unaffected. certain ratings will not see further changes beyond those dates.
Thanksgiving Menu Of War Crimes Defendants
In Merneburg United States troops note their Thanksgiving meal as beans stew bread and coffee amid war crimes proceedings.
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Mernberg
Wilson Takes Schools Bond Contest Lead
Cedar Rapids and area schools compete in Victory E bond drive with prizes of a Hellcat fighter plane and an Aeronca liaison plane. Cedar Rapids Wilson leads, Roosevelt second, Arthur and Hayes tied for third as Palo Consolidated reports $495 in sales. Deadline midnight Dec 31.
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Cedar Rapids
H. H. Bennett
C. A. Siegfried
Wilson
Roosevelt
Arthur
Hayes
McKinley
Franklin
George Hearn
Linn County
Aeronca
Bitter End Fight Vowed By Reuther
Detroit AP A long GM strike expands as CIO UAW vows bitter end in wage dispute. Walter Reuther foresees a 30 percent wage demand battle while GM production halts across 162000 workers, with 96 percent of the industrial empire shut down and government mediation looming.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corporation
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
John W. Gibson
Junion
Meriden
George Romney
Automobile Manufaccturers Association
Ford
Romney
R. J. Thomas
UAW
National Cio
E. J. Moran
Baltimore
Boy Walked 36 Hours With Broken Neck After Soccer Fall
An 11-year-old boy, Darryl Underwood, walked home for 36 hours with a broken neck after a school soccer fall. Doctors treated him. x rays showed a dislocated vertebra wedged to reduce spinal cord pressure, an unusual recovery noted by Dr. Walker Harold Horton.
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Salt Lake City
Darryl Underwood
Walker Harold Horton
Thanksgiving Homecoming and 3261 Veterans Return to Linn County
The Linn county selective service reports 3261 men discharged from the armed forces, with 1189 enlisted or inducted, marking 35 percent of war participants home for Thanksgiving. Churches in eastern Iowa held services as families prepare feasts and reflect on peace. Occupied regions will see turkey and ham meals as servicemen miss home.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Turkey
Armed Services
Japan
Army
Navy
Heifetz and Florence Vidor Confirm Separation
Hollywood. Jascha Heifetz and Florence Vidor, once silent film star, have confirmed their separation on Thursday. The violinist and actress wed years ago, and the news outlines their judicial or personal split reported by Hollywood insiders.
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Hollywood
Ins
Jascha Heifetz
Florence Vidor
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