Occupation Cover-Up is Claimed by Four Republicans
Four Republican members of the senate war investigating committee charged the administration is seeking to conceal problems in Germany and Austria occupied areas. They noted a 6 to 4 party vote blocking the proposed probe and criticized leaks and statements by committee leaders. The senators named were Brewster Ball Ferguson Kilgore and others cited as opposing the trip amid Democratic support for the inquiry.
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Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Germany
Austria
Senate
Congress
Brewster
Maine
Ball - Minn
Ferguson
Rmich
Kilgore
DW. Va
George Meader
Mead
DN. Y
Sen. Kilgore
D- W. Va
Truman
State Department
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Connally
D- Exas
D-N. Y
Briggs
D-Mo
Tunnell
D-Del
Mitchell
D-Wash
CIO Union authorizes nationwide meat strike
The CIO United Packinghouse Workers strategy committee called proposals from meat packers inadequate and empowered international officers to strike when necessary. The move follows a Nov 12 notice to prepare for a potential strike as talks continue with Swift and Company and other packers. The union seeks a $1 minimum wage, guaranteed annual pay, and a cost of living bonus.
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Chicago
CIO United Packinghouse
Upwa-Cio
Swift and Company
Swift
AFL
Swift and Armour
CIO
Sugar ration plans extend five pound quota into 1947
An Office of Price Administration official said plans call for continuing current individual sugar rations through the first four months of 1947. A new five pound sugar coupon will take effect January 1 and remain valid for four months, while existing coupons were extended to December 31.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Acting Welfare Director Named Linn County
Mrs Ena R Ford 39 of 1641 A Avenue NE was named acting director of the Linn County social welfare office by the county board. She replaces Joe Roeder who resigned effective December 11. Ford has six years with the welfare board and two daughters. Roeder plans a December move to Long Beach California with his wife.
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Ena R. Ford
Linn County Social Welfare Office
County Board of Social Welfare
Joe Roeder
Ford
Linn County Board of Social Welfare
Iowa
Roeder
Long Beach
Calif
Fuel Oil Supply Reported Ample in Winter Assurance
Washington interior department officials on Thursday assured fuel oil users the supply will be ample for heating this winter. The oil and gas division, after a conference with industry, forecast adequate heavy oil usage despite a coal outlook. They noted limited data on light fuel oils for home heating.
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Washington (Ap
Interior Department
Odds Against Lewis in His Court Battle
Washington AP report on John L. Lewis facing a contempt charge over the coal strike. Goldsborough warned that ignoring court orders would be contempt and even anarchy, and Lewis’s bid to dismiss the contempt charge failed pending further argument after Thanksgiving. The restraining order was extended, with more rulings possible after Friday hearing. Lewis argued the order imposed involuntary servitude by barring contract termination for 400000 miners.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
United Mine Workers
Goldsborough
Lewis
Wyatt presses Truman for housing showdown by Monday
Housing Expeditor Wilson Wyatt seeks a White House reaffirmation of his emergency powers by Monday amid a mounting policy clash with agencies over resources for housing. Wyatt has opposed steel priority shifts and challenged the Civilian Production Administration, with CIO leaders and veterans groups urging Truman to back him.
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Washington
Wilson Wyatt
President Truman
Wyatt
Truman
White House
Philip Murray
CIO
R. J. Thomas
CIO Housing Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
National Housing
American Veterans Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
War Assets Administration
Chicago
WAA
Civilian Production Administration
Mr. Truman
Santa Claus to Receive Grand Cedar Rapids Welcome
When Santa arrives by plane Friday morning Cedar Rapids will roll out a mile long parade through the business district. Costumed children floats and festive pageantry will greet St Nick and usher in the Yuletide season.
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Santa Claus
Cedar Rapids
St. Nick
Britons Protest Roosevelt Statue Design in Grosvenor Square
London AP reports 29 Members of Parliament signed a motion condemning the proposed Franklin D. Roosevelt statue as inadequate. They urged the memorial show Roosevelt seated, reflecting his infirmity and constant use of a cane, opposing the standing pose.
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London
Grosvenor Square
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Times
Roosevelt Memorial Committee
Roosevelt
the Times
M.p.’S
Bidault Regime Quits in Line with Election
Paris officials report the Bidault government resigns as expected to align with election results and clear the path for reorganization amid the national political transition.
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Bidault
Paris
Russia Withdraws Mukden Employes
The Soviet embassy said all Russian railway workers would be withdrawn from Mukden due to unbearable conditions. It charged Chinese officials with looting homes and seizing personal property, asserting the situation makes it impossible for staff to continue their duties.
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Nanking
Mukden
Reds Protest Iranian Stand
A Soviet ambassador protested Iran over an unfriendly attitude toward Russia. Moscow condemned bloodshed in Azerbaijan near the Soviet border as Azeri troops fortify southern areas against possible central government attacks.
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Tehran
Russia
Azerbaijan
Soviet Union
Doctor and Wife Convicted in Child Neglect Case
Chicago physician Dr. Russell E. Winters and his wife Katherine were found guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and operating an unlicensed orphanage after authorities discovered five children living in squalid conditions at their 12 room home. The couple admitted some dependency of a child but denied neglect.
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Chicago
Russell E. Winters
Katherine
Henrietta M. Bonus
Winters
Parade Route Details Through Iowa Theater District
Route starts on the Third Avenue Bridge then heads east on Third Avenue to Third Street SE. It continues north on Third Street to Second Avenue, west on Second Avenue to First Street SE, north on First Street to First Avenue, and east on First Avenue to Third Street, finishing at the Iowa Theater building.
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Third Avenue
Third Street
Second Avenue
First Street
First Avenue
Iowa Theater
Big City Parade Lets Kids Meet Santa Downtown
The Retail Merchants Bureau hosts a major parade with five sponsored floats three bands and two drum corps. After the parade Santa will be at the Iowa theater for interviews and a free movie. Santa awards 400 in cash prizes across three divisions for parade entrants including social agencies and neighborhood groups.
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Santa
Iowa Theater
Retail Merchants Bureau
Compromise Ends Laborite Revolt Over Foreign Policy
In London a Labor party revolt over the government foreign policy ended with a compromise. Rebels were censured but not disciplined for refusing to back the government in debates over British policy toward Russia and the United States.
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London
LLP
Labor Party
Commons
Russia
Postwar Trade Advances Link Rome Moscow On Trieste Pact
The Big Four report progress in drafting postwar trade terms for the Balkans tied to the Italian peace pact. Italy gains most favored nation status for its trade, with civil aviation provisions and plans to extend terms to Romania Hungary and Bulgaria.
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New York
Russia
Balkans
Italy
Molotov
Trieste
Bulgaria
Byrnes rejects Ukrainian claim of death attempt
Secretary of State Byrnes dismissed Manuilsky’s charge that a deliberate plot aimed to kill two UN delegation members on November 21. Police say the shooting in a deli resulted from a robbery, not a premeditated assassination, though the crime caused injuries and regret.
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New York
Byrnes
Manuilsky
U.N
Gregory Stadnik
Alexis Voina
General Assembly
Stadnik
Voina
Mr. Stadnik
Mr. Voina
Weather Delightful on Thanksgiving Day in Iowa 1946
Thanksgiving 1946 brought mild 43 degree sunshine across eastern Iowa at 11 am with clear skies. Cedar Rapids recorded a high near 36 degrees and bright conditions lifted holiday spirits.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Four Hospital Escapees Die in Freight Train Crash
Four escapees from the Abilene state hospital were killed Wednesday when 27 cars of a Texas and Pacific freight derailed at Loraine Texas. A fifth man injured critically. The four burned to death when an oil car crushed the gondola carrying them. No crew injuries reported. Damage about $200 000.
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Loraine
Texas
INS
Abilene State — Hospital
Texas and Pacific
Chiang Kai-shek declares political career near end in draft constitution
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek told the national assembly he has no more political ambition as China nears a new coalition constitution. He warned against totalitarian power, urged education in self-government, and stressed the need to protect citizens' rights amid ongoing civil war.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-shek
National Assembly
China
Yenan
Manchuria
Japan
Sun Yat-sen
Chiang
Assembly
Generalissimo
Higgins blasts Peron letter as disgraceful publicity
New Orleans, UP. Higgins denounces as disgraceful a publicized letter from President Peron urging Braden to quit public life. He says Braden would like to be a dictator and rejects retracting the wartime dispatch. Higgins, guest at Peron's inauguration, criticizes U S policy for following Braden's lead.
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New Orleans
Andrew J. Higgins
Juan D
Spruille Braden
United States
Peron
Braden
Argentina
Higgins
Cedar Rapids Food Costs Rise 2.7 Percent in Latest BLS Figures
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Cedar Rapids grocery prices up 2.7 percent with fats and oils leading the gain at 19.8 percent and eggs up 15.1 percent. Seasonal factors pushed vegetables down 8.5 percent from the prior month amid higher prices for chicken beef veal and lamb options.
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Cedar Rapids
Arena
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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