Immigration of Refugees Established
President Truman announced a plan directing the admission of about 39,000 refugees annually under existing quotas from central and eastern Europe and the Balkans. The White House issued an official directive to six federal agencies to implement the program, aiming to alleviate human misery while preserving American servicemen’s berths and timely returns.
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Europe
Balkans
America
White House
Truman
Traffic Jam To New High Over Nation
The worst traffic jam in history spreads nationwide as servicemen civilians and new dashes surge into trains buses and planes for Christmas. Railways suspend tickets and civilian sales at points while flights list long waiting lists. tens of thousands stranded awaiting homecoming with an army planning centers busy and veterans awaiting transport. Five sailors make a three day shuttle by taxi from the west coast to homes in Atlanta and Chattanooga.
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Associated Press
Alryporta
New York Central
Washington
San Francisco
Pacific Veterana
Los Angeles
Seattle
Portland
Taromm
Sin
Diego
West Coast
Allanta
Chattanooga
German Prisoner Shipment Delayed
Washington says the War Department postponed a planned 5,000 German prisoner shipment from Fort Custer Michigan to east coast ports and has virtually suspended such shipments for about two weeks. Brigadier General Bryan announced no railroad resources will be used to move prisoners to embarkation ports as furloughs for guards were restored.
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War Department
Fort Custer
Mich
B. M. Bryan
Bryan
U S Recognizes Tito Government Amid Election Critique
The United States formally recognizes the new Yugoslav government led by Marshal Josip Broz Tito, while condemning its election tactics. Britain likewise announces recognition, granting legal sanction to a monarchy's liquidation as Europe undergoes regime changes.
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Washington
United States
Yugoslavia
Britain
Josip Broz-Tito
U.S
Europe
Seek New Evidence in Bluebeard Case
Alfred Leonard Cline 56 appeared in San Francisco court on a fugitive charge in a Texas murder case. The hearing was continued to January 12 while authorities seek more evidence from Dallas. Judge Edward Molkenbuhr ruled there is sufficient reason to detain him in the county jail.
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San Francisco
ULPI
Alfred Leonard Cline
Dallas
Edward Molkenbuhr
Cline
Battle near Batavia leaves RAF fatalities in ambush
British troops and tanks fought Indonesians around Batavia on Saturday night after five RAF men were killed in earlier ambushes in the Kramal area. The clash underscores the volatile security situation in the Indonesian capital region as British forces press operations.
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Batavia Jaya
Kramalama
Betavia
To Bury Patton in Hallowed Soil
HEIDELBERG Germany. Gen George Smith Patton Jr body borne to Villa Reiner for instatement until funeral services Sunday. He will be laid to rest Christmas Eve in a U S military cemetery at Hamm Luxemburg in soil steeped by the blood of his fellow soldiers of the gallant U S Third Army.
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Heidelberg
Germany
George Smith Patton, Jr
Villa Reiner
Patton
U. S
Hamm
Luxemburg
U. 3Rd Army
Patton will to live urged by Truman message
The will to live of General George S. Patton was reported by the White House to President Truman in a message sent before his death. Soldiers saluted as his body left the hospital for grave services on a historic battle ground, with Third Army personnel officiating and Mrs Patton accompanying her brother to Paris before returning to the United States.
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George S. Patton
President Truman
Truman
Dr Army
White House
U. S
Thevilla
France
130Th Station
Patton
8Rd
Fth
Third Army
Fat‘ton
Bulge
Frederick Ayer
Boston
Mass
Former Panama President Held
Arnulfo Arias, former Panama president, was arrested Saturday on charges of instigating a short lived revolutionary attempt at Colon Friday night. A nationwide roundup of his followers followed a cabinet meeting called by President Enrique Jimenez.
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Panama City
Arnulfo Arias
Colon
Arias
Anrique Jiminez
Marshall Arrives on Chinese Scene
General Marshall arrived in Chungking after his talks at Nanking with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. The dispatch notes the first conference Friday night was cordial and two hours long. Discussions are to resume Sunday as Madame Chiang and Chiang Kai-shek travel in from Nanking.
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Chungking
Gen
Marshall
Hawaii as 49th state recommended by Interior
Secretary Ickes recommended Hawaii be admitted as the 49th state in the near term. He noted public votes favored statehood by a two to one margin. Congress will review the territory’s qualifications with a committee visit planned next month. Honolulu Governor Staimback welcomed the move and urged quick action. Save Waste Paper.
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Washington
GFI
Hawaii
Ickes
Pacific Ocean
Honolulu
Ingrans M. Staimback
St.rement
Congress
GMC CIO Squabble to Renew Dec 28
The month old wage dispute between General Motors and the United Auto Workers stalls as hearings pause until December 28. The president’s fact finding board says GM’s ability to pay will guide its studies and whether the board will request GM books. The parties aim to resolve the union demand for a 30 percent wage increase before year’s end.
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Associated Press
General Motors
United Auto Workers
Waris Paps
Cloak and Dagger Outfit Is Finished
Lt Col Alfred McCormack says the states department will not run a cloak and dagger intelligence service. He calls the idea romantic but false and says the hardest job is changing this misconception about intelligence work. Washington, LP reports Saturday.
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Washington, LP
America
State Department
Alfred McCormack
Secretary of State
UNRRA to Ship Nearly One Million Tons in December
Washington July report quotes UNRRA Director General Herbert H. Lehman saying recent American contributions enable the agency to reach the full scope of action. He notes UNRRA will ship about one million tons of supplies to war ravaged countries in December.
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Washington, i
UNRRA
Herbert H. Lehman
Chicago Rail Stations Grapple with Christmas Rush
Chicago's rail stations faced a record holiday crush as 15,000 civilians and service members were stranded overnight. Union Depot officials reported trains leaving full, with 1,600 cars a day handled, four times past progress. Station crowds surged at Dearborn, LaSalle, and North Western, while 400 broke through gates and some lost shoes amid long lines and jamming crowds.
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Chicago
Walter F. Carlson
Union Depot
B. J. Galvin
Union Station
Dearborn
Lasalle Street
A. Im
Imingis- Central
Union -Ous
New England Site Favored for United Nations HQ
Delegates at the United Nations preparatory commission discussed sites for the permanent world peace agency headquarters. New England near Boston emerged as favored, with New York City a close second, while bid talks continue among other regions.
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London
United Nations Preparatory Commission
New England
Boston
World
New York
Commission
United Nations Organization
United States
Denver
San Francisco
Black Hills
Battle Creek
Mich
Paul W. Shafer
The Defense Rests at Grave of John E Goembel
John E Goembel 79 longtime Rockford criminal attorney was buried Saturday at Wied wood cemetery after dying Wednesday His tombstone bears the inscription The Defense Rests per his request The obituary notes his years of practice and burial in Rockford Illinois.
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Rockford
Vpla
John E. Goembel
Wiedwood
Goembel
Omaha Homecoming Blighted by Death
A 37 year old man, Frederick Olson jr of Indianapolis, was killed when his car overturned near Creston on Saturday while en route to visit his mother Mrs Frederick Olson in Omaha for a holiday reunion. Olson's body was found under the wreck the next morning after motorists viewed the scene. The mother, grieving, had urged him to leave the car and come by train.
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Frederick ‘Olson
Oimaha
Frederick Olson, Jr
Indianapolis
Ind
Creston
Mia
Olson
Labor Department Counts Up Strikes Since V E Day
The Labor Department reports postwar strikes from V E Day to Dec 21 total about 4,650 stoppages. Conciliation settled 1,256 of 1,450 terminated cases. About 1,550,000 workers were involved, losing around 24,000,000 man days of work, roughly 4 percent of total wage earner time.
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Washington
Labor Department
Pacific
Department
Conciliation Service
Pearl Harbor Probe Seen as Valuable Source for Congress
Washington reports say the Pearl Harbor investigation yielded significant information for Congress, including unifying the army and navy and examining plans for a central intelligence service. Senator Ferguson noted the record of hearings offers points of interest for lawmakers as they weigh related issues.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Ferguson
RitMieh
Congress
Army
Navy
Central Intelligence Service
Counties Lag in Bond Campaign Ten Low Counties Named
DHS MOLNES UP Iowa reports bond leaders declared Saturday they would focus all efforts in ten low counties to push last minute bond sales for the victory in the Iowa campaign. The list includes Hardin 65.47 percent of quota, Dubuque 66.12, Des Moines 87.30, Delaware 68.76, Clinton 70.51, Jefferson 70.78, Washington 75.57, Webster 77.32, and Monona.
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DHS
Qase
Washington
Webster
Monona
Election Year Docket Shapes Washington Agenda
Washington legislators face a heavy election year docket when they reconvene after vacation. More than a dozen major subjects loom, including a permanent fair employment practice bill, draft law decisions before May 15, veterans bonuses, discharge policies, the army navy merger, health insurance, foreign loans, pensions, atomic energy concerns, taxes and appropriations.
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Washington
Upi-Noco Breas
Nere
Pollman
Senate
Ball
Rminn
Chaves
D. M
Congress
Drop in Egg Prices Predicted by Blue Star Trader
David J. Kaplan of Blue Star Produce Co predicted a late January drop in egg prices in Omaha and Council Bluffs. Over the counter high quality eggs may fall from 53 55 cents to 35 38 cents per dozen, while farmer prices could ease from 35 46 cents to about 27 cents. He cited improving production and a turning market, despite cold weather and ample December farm supplies noted by W C Swanson of Carl Swanson and Sons.
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David J. Kaplan
Blue Star Produce Company, Inc
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Kaplan
W. C. Swanson
Carl ‘A. Swansson and Sons
President Treman Late Arrival At Washington Bank
President Treman arrived late on Saturday at a Washington bank where the doorman recognized him and tellers were happy to assist. The odd phrasing from the OCR suggests a brief, human-interest moment with the president encountering normal banking routine.
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Washington
Ank
Treman
No Letup in Flu Epidemic In Iowa Says Doctor
DES MOINES. Dr. F Jordon, head of preventable diseases for Iowa, reported the influenza outbreak shows no abatement. He noted the number of ill persons has roughly doubled in three weeks and warned against resuming normal activity too soon. Pneumonia deaths sometimes involve influenza as a contributing factor.
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Des Moines
Towa
F. Jordan
State Health Department
Iowa
Jordan
World Government Is British Plan
A British government official said on Saturday night that a plan exists to create a world government through strengthening the United Nations. The aim is for the UN to hold sole control of a world police force, with nations disarmed to deter challenges.
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London
United Nations Organization
United Alions
Buve Warle
Ephraim Tutt creator Train dies after legal uproar
New York obituary notes the death of author and inventor Train who created the fictitious lawyer Ephraim Tutt. His character sparked a high profile suit when publishers Yankee Lawyer faced a fraud claim for Tutt’s nonmaterialization in flesh. The death followed a yearlong illness at Memorial Hospital.
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New York
Arther
Train
Ephraim Tutt
Memorial Hospital
Charles Bevibyeris
Supreme Court
Tutt
Rave Watte
Bloodstained Auto Sought at Creston
Sheriff J B Ewing asked police to watch for a bloodstained car seen near a Creston filling station. A man about 70 with one hand missing and a woman about 40 rode inside or on the vehicle. The car reportedly stopped at a Creston edge station and blood was found on and inside it. The operator reported the sighting while the vehicle traveled east on Highway 34 from Creston.
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Verston
J.B. Ewing
Creston
New Snow Covers Most of State
A fresh layer of snow stretched across most of Iowa on Saturday, with light winds and little drifting. Highways stayed icy in spots and city streets became packed snow, sustaining hazardous driving conditions. Expectations called for light snow and subzero temperatures Sunday as readings fell to seven degrees below zero in Mayon City and remained low across northern points.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Esat
North Central
Lastan
Des Moines
Upa
Towa
Mayon City
North Iowa
Iowa City
Nimitz to Speak at AP Convention in Miami
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz will be dinner speaker at the Associated Press Managing Editors association meeting in Miami on January 10. Dr. Gerritz Van der Lugt, formerly at Carroll College, is named Central College president to begin early in the second semester.
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George W. Henley, Jr
Associated Press
Pella
Central College Lmistees
Gerritz. van der Lugt
Casroll College
Waukesha
Wis
New Central
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