Bow to Japs Or War, Was U.S. Choice
Former Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles testified that keeping the American fleet in Hawaii in 1940 41 acted as a brake on Japanese aggression. He supported Hull and outlined Churchill’s proposed warnings and Roosevelt’s milder approach, noting no further communications were sent before Pearl Harbor.
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5B-29 To Attempt Take-off Today
The B 29 arriving for the Victory loan exhibit remains grounded in Cedar Rapids due to engine trouble and weather. A Sioux City air base aircraft delivered parts for repairs. pilot Capt K E Harris planned a Sunday take-off and return to El Paso with orders awaiting the crew. The crew enjoyed a dinner dance at the Cedar Rapids Country Club on Saturday.
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Remobilization Half-way by Mid-December
The United States plans to have about half of its WWII army discharged by mid-December as new discharge points take effect. By Dec 1, officers and Wacs may depart under reduced scores, with many veterans eligible due to service length, age, or dependents. Page 4 continues.
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Jews Beaten as Peron Backers Rally in Buenos Aires
In Buenos Aires, 40000 Peron supporters gather at Luna Park then move through the Jewish district shouting threats and assaulting Jews while police arrest some victims. Anti-Peron students report 20 arrests for blitz demonstrations in the city center as police struggle to curb protests.
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Holiday Messages Rules Eased for Armed Forces
Washington AP reports the war and navy departments lifted last year’s ban on holiday messages. Soldiers sailors and civilians can exchange greetings this season with no restrictions. Messages must be filed by December 18 giving full name rank organization location and APO number.
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U.S. Troop Transport Leland Stanford Grounded Off Deal
The U S troop transport Leland Stanford was grounded on sandbanks off Deal England while carrying U S troops home for Christmas. British lifeboats and tugs gathered as salvage plans awaited Saturday night high tide with fears the ship could roll over. Earlier grounded ships on the Goodwin sands had capsized as the sea receded.
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Main Issues Unsolved by Labor Parley
Ira Mosher of the National Association of Manufacturers urged labor delegates to revise their stance at the Truman led conference. He called for quick deals on five points: strengthen collective bargaining, curb invasions of management, end jurisdictional strikes, allow voluntary arbitration, and seek impartial fact finding on disputes affecting public health and safety. He warned that without this, the talks will only address minor labor unrest.
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Ira' Mosher
National Association of Manufacturers
Mosher
Truman
Ike Has Satisfactory Day at Ashford General Hospital
White Sulphur Springs West Virginia Brig Gen Clyde M Beck says Army Chief of Staff General Dwight Eisenhower had a very satisfactory day with good progress at Ashford General Hospital Saturday night plans for further medical treatment not disclosed.
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Elliott Roosevelt May Refuse Seat In Church Vestry
Brig Gen Elliott Roosevelt may refuse election as vestryman at St James Church Hyde Park due to Bishop Manning objections. Manning cited unapproved marriages. Roosevelts divorces and remarriage noted. Vestrymen await official word while the acting rector says the matter is for the vestry to decide.
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Arthur Halpin
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Anthony
Rogers
Vestry Board
Carriers Bring 8 000 Yanks Home from Italy
More than 8 000 American troops sailed home Saturday aboard air transport carriers Randolph and Langley from Naples Italy. The voyage marks a large repatriation as World War II operations wind down with these transports carrying soldiers to the United States.
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Arabs Sentenced by Algerian Military Tribunal
A military tribunal in Algiers sentenced six Arabs to death for taking part in uprisings last May.
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Quit Making Atomic Bomb Senator Asks
Senator Len O'Mahoney urged a halt to all U S production and testing of atomic bombs. He advocated an international treaty banning use and prohibiting further experiments, while Los Alamos scientists backed a move toward UN atomic energy steps and worldwide scientific exchange.
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Association of Los Alamos
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Attlee
Mackenzie King
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Truman May Name Marshall Personal Chief Say Truman May
The Army and Navy Bulletin reported that President Truman is considering appointing General George C. Marshall as his personal chief of staff. The current chief, Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, who was named by Roosevelt, is 70 as of last May 6. Marshall will soon be 65.
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Illinois Phone Strike Ends With Settle Mentions Wage Boost
The six day Illinois telephone strike involving 8700 operators ended Saturday night in Chicago and 115 Illinois communities plus Lake and Porter counties Indiana. A WLB recommended $4 weekly raise, retroactive to May 9, was accepted, with a further $2 non retroactive raise by Feb 1, 1946.
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Taft Pitches UN Lead on Armament Limits
Washington Senator Robert Taft proposes United Nations Security Council backed international agreement to curb armaments and ban rockets poison gas and atomic bombs. He will add amendment as Senate considers granting Truman power to deploy forces to the UN for actions against aggressors. The UN prep commission in London considers global atomic energy controls and rules for its proceedings and a two thirds vote on essential issues.
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Housing Committee Urges Citywide Survey in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids housing officials launch a house to house survey to locate living quarters for returning veterans. The mayoral committee appeals for resident cooperation and notes a simplified renting plan and a clearing agency contact will be announced.
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Cedar Rapids
Black Warden
Housing Committee
Union Reopens Wage Talks With GM To End Strike
CIO Automobiles Workers union proposed resuming wage negotiations with General Motors to avert idle labor from a four day walkout affecting 175,000 workers. Walter Reuther said the union would seek a 30 percent wage increase, with conciliation talks possible after next Wednesday. Picket lines remained at 93 GM plants as union leaders planned a strategy meeting to decide on actions against tool and die suppliers.
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CIO Automobile Workers Union
Walter P. Reuther
United Automobile Workers Union
CIO
Lewis B Schwellenbach
Schwellenbach
Washington
UAW
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Reuther Rald
General Motors
Reuther
MacArthur Orders Japans War Profits Tax and Subsidy Freeze
General Douglas MacArthur issued a sweeping directive to Japan demanding a complete war profits tax plan by December 31 for Allied approval and submission to the January diet. The order bans government credits and subsidy payments and bars sale of fixed assets while structuring a 100 percent war profits tax for war industries and up to 100 percent for other entities, with a 70 percent capital levy.
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INS
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Supreme Commander
Bowles Rejects Rent Control Exemptions
Washington Price Administrator Chester Bowles rejected a proposal by the National Association of Real Estate Boards to exempt new buildings from rent control. He argued there is no near term balance between supply and demand and rejected claims that builders would withhold housing from veterans without exemptions.
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Chester Bowles
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Bowles
Alexander Summer
Association
Nazi Defendants Pay Trial Costs in Nuremberg Trial
Berlin report says Nazi war crimes defendants must cover their own defense costs. An Allied control council committee rules defense attorneys be paid from bank accounts defendants accumulated during the Nazi era.
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Nuernberg
Allied Control Council
Lady Astor Denounces Ribbentrop Testimony Request
London report says Lady Astor called the idea of testifying at Nuremberg war crimes trial an insult. She recalled only meeting Joachim von Ribbentrop once and receiving a Heil Hitler salute, denying any plan to travel to Nuremberg.
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