CIO Studies Truman Back to Work Plea
Detroit reports the CIO United Auto Workers council rejected General Motors 10 percent wage increase in response to President Truman’s plea for an end to the nationwide GM strike. The 175,000 strikers’ leaders said agreement to Truman’s request had been reached, but formal action would await another council meeting. The broader wage dispute and anti-trust probe into GM’s dealings with auto parts were also noted amid ongoing labor tensions nationwide.
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General Motors Council
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors Corporation
Truman
Walter P. Ranther
Uaw-Clo
Associated Press
Juntiee Department
Upon & Request
Joy
CLO
General Motors
Genéral Motors Corporation
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of
Amenca
Chicago
EB W Callahan
AFL Street Electro Relway and
Motor Coach Union
Greyhound Bus Lines
Midwest
Callahan
Washington
Cleveland
Pennslama
Central Greyhound Lines
Washington Sea Gurney
RSD
Tutaday
Ypen States
Barner Gurney
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
Nassvuri
Kansas
New York
Independent
Manhattan
Westchester
Rockland
Putnam County
Greenwich Conn
New York ‘Telephone Company
American Telephone and ‘Telegraph Company
Montgomery Rules Belsen Defendants to Die by Hangings
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery Saturday rejected all appeals from Belsen and Oswiecim camp defendants and ordered Josef Kramer and the notorious guards including Irma Grese along with ten others to be hanged. The ruling affected 12 listed officials among 30 condemned former camp personnel for atrocities.
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Serburl Uenuenty
Bernard Li
Montgomery
Belsen
Josef Kramer
Tenia Grese
Oswiecim
Kramer
Aew
Beast of
Misa‘ Grese
Fritz Klem
Peter Weingartpee
Ansgar Pichen
Karl Franch
Wilhelm Dorr
Blame Is Placed on Reactionaries in Iran Crisis
Washington reports Russia blames reactionary elements for unrest in northern Iran as Moscow repeats adherence to Tehran 1943 pact with Britain and the United States. Molotov says Soviet troops will meet agreed withdrawal by March and rejects longer occupation, while Iran plans to evacuate remaining American forces by January.
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Washington
Russia
Ira
State Department
United States
Iran
Britain
Molotov
Soviet Union
Roosevelt Churchill Stalin
Teheran
Ivan Molotov
Tran
London
Popular Assembly
Azerbaijan
Autonomy
Jan T
British to Crush Indonese Rebels in East Indies
The Brush command plans to send forces to crush opposition and restore Dutch sovereignty in the Netherlands East Indies. The decision, reported from a Singapore conference with Mountbatten and British, French, and Dutch commanders, ends attempts at compromise. London officials offer no comment, citing military command in Java.
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Brush
Far East
Netherlands East Indies
Singapore
Louis Mountbatten
London
British
Foreign Office
Java
Expected Japs Would Bomb West Coast
General George C. Marshall testified before the Pearl Harbor inquiry that prewar warnings were incomplete and risky to discuss. He cited West Coast aircraft plants in Seattle and San Diego as possible targets and said he assumed Guam and Wake Island might be attacked. Marshall admitted he failed to intervene after Short’s November 28 alert and noted responsibility shifted to Leonard Gerow.
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Davie
Washington
U & Hugh Command
Seattle
Wash
San Diego
Calif
Pearl Harbor
George C Marshall
Joint
Congressional
Chhef
Guam
Wake
Wake Island
Panama Canal
Marshall
Hawaii
Representative Gearhart
FR -Calif
Gearhart
Walter C Short
Ha- Wwauah
Short
Leon‘ard ‘T Gerow
War Pisna
War Department
Gearheart
Secretary of State
Hull
Army
Navy
Adm
Harold
Weather Outlook and Cold Wave for Council Bluffs Area
The Weather Bureau reports increasing cloudiness into Saturday with winds turning north and much colder conditions by Sunday. Snow flurries are expected in northern portions, with highs near 48 Saturday and lows around 15, then near zero Sunday night. Northwest winds strengthen, and frigid air spans the state with 4 to 20 degree lows in the northwest and up to 20 above in the southeast.
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US Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Shippers
Noutheast
Nebraska
Careless Talk by Army Officers Almost Gave Away Hottest Secret
Washington observers recount how careless remarks by army code crackers endangered the war secret that the US had cracked Japan's cipher. Gen Marshall warned Congress and Dewey fearing public disclosure during the campaign. FBI tracking officers, leaks in hotels, and a Fort Washington finder highlight near-misses before Midway.
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Tom Reedy
Washington
Cocktabar Gossio
Tokyo
Pacific
George C Marshall
Marshall
Pearl Harbor
Congress
Thomas EB Dewey
Dewey
Yamamoto
White House
FBI
J Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Fort Wash
Ington
Boston
Gov Dewey
Aiwaya Marshall
Cora
Midway
President Moves to Aid Building in Home Boom
President Truman proposes restoring building priorities and possible price controls to channel scarce materials to residences amid a surge in October construction activity. The Labor Department report shows $262 million in new housing and $108 million nonresidential starts, with a 70 million increase in total housing value and a shift to high priced homes as controls eased.
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Sterling F Green
Washington
White House
Truman
Frday
Bureau of Labor Atlatics
Labor Bureau 6
Three Foreign Secretaries to Discuss Atomic Control in Moscow
The United States Britain and Russia will hold a joint meeting of foreign secretaries in Moscow on December 15 to discuss atomic energy controls and other current issues. Secretary Byrnes will travel from the United States to Britain and Russia for the talks, with planned frequent quarterly meetings to follow.
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John M Hightower
Washington
United States
Briish
Moscow
State Department
Byrnes
Benn
Britain
Masa
Romania
Bulgaia
Russia
Attles
Blackennie
King
Canada
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United National
Foreign Trimaters Council
London
France
China
Wall
Miquetera
Iowa Clubs Must Pay Sales Tax Now
Des Moines reports that private Iowa clubs selling to members must obtain a sales tax permit and collect tax on future sales. The Sales Tax Division explains the rule changes stem from a 1945 booklet update and aim to clarify vending machine tax responsibilities. Permits are surging, with 50 to 100 new requests daily, driven by servicemen returning and a general business opening push.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Tax Commission
Glub
Tax Commission
Commission
Alenient
Smith
Waete Paper Report on France Spain Ties Unclear
WASMINULUN department information officer said no note has been received from France regarding the status of relations with Spain's Generalissimo Franco. The statement comes amid questions about diplomatic ties and potential changes in policy.
Great Sea Hunt Pushed by Navy
The Navy reports flares and a large fire seen near Melbourne and Orlando early Saturday as 27 missing naval airmen prompt a broad air and sea search. Rescue crews rushed to the scene amid fog while ships and planes sweep the area from Banana River to Vero Beach.
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Fla
Navy
Melbourne
Orlando
Great Abugo Island
Bahamas
Coast Guard
Pandora
Mina
EAL
Ban~ane River
Everglades
Vero Beach
Mearch
Perton
Miam
Ure Wen Rescue Group
Pest
Stassen Bricker Ticket Favored in GOP Talks
In Chicago, lobby chatter centers on Harold Stassen and John Bricker as likely ticket. The Republican National Committee, led by Carroll Reece, weighs party platform additions amid hopes for broader candidate discussion.
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Jack Bell
Chicago
Harold EB Stassen
Minnesota
John W Bricker
Omo
Tcket
Republican National Committee
Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Clarence Budington Elland
Anzona
National Committee
Kelland
Walter & Hallanan
West Virginia
Joseph W Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Northy House
Dyzen
Dwight H Green
Tihnoe
Turkey
Thomas E Dewey
New York
J Sussel Sprague
Sdmiper
Dewey
Kenneth Bradly
Connecticut
Stassen
San Francisco
George T Gerlinger
Oregon
Stansen
Bricker
Ohio
Bucker
Committee
Herbert E Brownell
Robert D Blue
Iowa
Thomas C Hart
Connectcut
Capper Launches Eisenhower Boom in 1952 bid
Senator Capper disclosed that a forthcoming speech may urge Gen Dwight Eisenhower to run for the Republican presidential nomination. Capper praised Eisenhower as a capable military leader and a diplomat, patriot in tone, signaling broad support from Kansas.
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Washington
Capper
R-Kan
Dwight Eisenhower Army
Omaha Standard Body to Liquidate After 20 Years
The Omaha Standard Body corporation announced it will cease operations and liquidate assets due to tough operating conditions and rising costs. President Myles Standish cited frozen prices since 1947, scarce timber, wage increases since 1943, and peacetime competition as key factors. Union leaders dispute pay claims while workers await liquidation details and potential unemployment aid.
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Omaha Standard Body Corporation
Myles Standish
Tir
Standish
Offica
Jocal
United Auto -Workers of America
Omeka Slanderd Body Corporation
Loag
Council Bluffa
Ita
OPA
Piaa Bama
Herman Jorgensen
Fifth Avenue
Uniom
Dinsents
Bumneas
Thes
Cold Wave Moving In on This Area
A weather bulletin warns a cold wave will move into the area by late Sunday. After Saturday's mild readings, temperatures are expected to fall tonight and by Sunday morning to around 36 degrees as stronger, bolder weather unsettles the region.
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Ursau
Oureau Sud
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