U S Terms Tighter in Late Pearl Harbor Talks
Former Secretary of State Cordell Hull testified before the Pearl Harbor investigating committee that an 11th hour change in U S terms stiffened the diplomatic proposal to Japan. He said Japan’s proposal appeared as an ultimatum and that the United States did not issue an ultimatum. Hull described watching movements of Japanese forces and noted discussions at the August 1941 Atlantic Charter meeting with Churchill.
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Cordell Hull
United States
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Congressional
Hull
State Department
Gerhard Gesell
Joseph C. Grew
Gerhard A. Gesell
Indo-China
Singapore
Philippines
Pacific
Gesell
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Riots in Calcutta Kill Four U S Army Men
Rioting by Indian mobs in Calcutta left a major and three other U S Army men dead and over 125 wounded as thousands clashed with troops and attacked American and British vehicles. The violence grew from a Hindu student protest against a trial, with wider political groups joining. Public transport and water supply were disrupted as demonstrations spread.
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Calcutta
United States Army
Robert Neyland
United States Base
National Army
New Delhi
Subhas Chandra Bose
Bengal
Richard Casey
Muslim League
Communist Party
Hindu Mahasabha Party
Cold Dip Tonight and Warmer Saturday Forecast for Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids sees a chilly night with 5 to 10 degrees above zero and reduced winds. Saturday brings fair skies and rising temperatures as the region gradually returns to normal November levels amid frigid conditions elsewhere in Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weatherman
Mercury
Hubbard Ice Company
Highway Patrol
Estherville
Fort Dodge
Spencer
Mason City
Sioux City
Marshall
Chambers
Churchill and Bevin Clash Over Greek Plebiscite Delay
In the Commons Winston Churchill and Ernest Bevin argued over pausing the Greek plebiscite on monarchy for three years. Bevin urged a March 1948 vote and urged frank talks in the UN on foreign policy while Churchill warned a delay would worsen the Greece issue. Bevin defended open discussion and warned against prejudging Britain’s stance.
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London
Winston Churchill
Ernest Bevin
Commons
Bevin
Greece
Hitler orders to kill Poles and fake attacks at outset of war
Trial reveals Nazi plans for brutal extermination of Poles and use of German troops in Polish uniforms. Documents show Hitler urged assault in Upper Silesia, insisting world belief irrelevant if Germany succeeds. Evidence includes Russo German economic pact details and Russian deliveries to Germany through spring 1941.
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Mernberg
Poland
Hitler
Obersalzberg
Fuehrer
Upper Silesia
Protectorate
Hermann Goering
Chamberlain
England
Russia
Germany
Wehrmacht
Steel Price Boost Vetoed
Washington reports the Office of Production Administration will not raise steel prices now. Major producers urged a seven dollar per ton increase to lift wages and align prices with earnings, but OPA rejected the move. They argued wage demands would be met by other means and forecast the steel industry would exceed peacetime earnings for the year.
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Washington
OPA
OPA Ae 2
Fruehauf Vets Score High in E Bond Sales
The Fruehauf veterans achieved strong E Bond sales with a total of 2,607,000 sold toward a 1,306,726 daily average 40,647 and 32 days left in the quota period. Wednesday’s sale contributed to the progress.
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Fruehauf
Fruehauf veterans exceed Victory Loan bond goal
World War II veterans at Fruehauf Trailer raised 39014 dollars for the Victory Loan E bond drive, surpassing the 38600 dollar quota. Nine salesmen from three shifts, all former GIs, canvassed the plant and office, promoting extra bonds and payroll savings.
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Cedar Rapids
Fruehauf Trailer Company
Fruehauf
Bond
Hy Miller
Ray Phelan
G.ls
Fruehaus
Long Distance Strike in 42 States Hinted
James A. Beirne of the National Federation of Telephone Workers flew from New York to Chicago to lead 8,700 toll operators in a strike that could spread to 22,000 long distance workers in 42 states. Illinois service remains curtailed as talks with Illinois Bell fail to reach a settlement, with unions demanding a $6 weekly raise and concessions on retroactive pay and tenure.
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James A. Beirne
National Federation of Telephone Workers
New York
Ilinois
Beirne
J. H. Moran
Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers
N.F.T.W
Illinois
Long Lines
Moran
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Illinois Telephone Traffic Union
Ike in Hospital With Bad Cold
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, newly named chief of staff, entered Ashford General hospital in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia for a severe cold to avoid complications. His testimony a day earlier showed a hoarse voice and flushed face as he planned an air trip to Germany. Mrs Eisenhower is ill with pneumonia in Boone Indiana but improving.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ashford General Hospital
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Army
Eisenhower
Howard M. Snyder
House Foreign Relations Committee
Germany
Boone, In
Widow of Ernie Pyle Dies at 44
Mrs. Ernie Pyle, 44, widow of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle, died in Albuquerque from influenza complications. She had been ill since Pyle was killed by a Jap sniper on Ie Shima April 18. Married 1925 in Washington, they had no children.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Ernie Pyle
Ernie
Ie Shima
Washington
Pyle
Washington News
Auto Strike Seen Settled By Jan 15
Detroit AP reports John W. Gibson special assistant to Labor Secretary Schwellenbach said the General Motors strike by more than 200000 workers would be settled by January 15 or earlier. Gibson, sent to aid settlement efforts, spoke with UAW CIO leaders and did not meet GM officials due to Thanksgiving.
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Detroit
John W. Gibson
Schwellenbach
General Motors Corporation
Gibson
United Auto Workers
CIO
Washington
Salvage to Continue Amid Fat Salvage Program Confusion
Washington officials said the fats salvage program will continue despite questions about its scope and future. The Agriculture Department indicated ongoing efforts since early in the year to manage fat waste and support salvage operations.
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Washington
Inanlao
End of Meat Rationing Nears as Sugar Remains
Washington announces end of meat rationing and free fats tonight at midnight. Sugar remains the only rationed staple with no immediate lift planned. Secretary Anderson says civilians may see meat available by December at about 165 pounds per person annually, with Bowles agreeing.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
OPA Urges Saving Ration Book Four for Sugar
Washington AP reports OPA warns the public to keep ration book four for sugar purchases while meats and fats stamps lose value after termination. Red tokens from those coupons also become void. Sugar stamp 38 remains valid through December 31 for five pounds.
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Washington
OPA
U S Bombs Stay In U S Pending World Control Talks
Washington reports that atomic bombs produced in the United States will likely remain domestically held until the United Nations acts on world control proposals. No formal discussion of sharing bombs with Britain has occurred, officials say, who hope to avoid any division of weapons between allies.
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Britain
United Nations Assembly
Great Britain
Churchill
Greece
Washington
United States
United Nations
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