Greyhound strike ends as drivers vote to return
Union members at Greyhound vote to end a two month walkout. About 40,000 drivers and maintenance workers will resume work within 48 hours, with longer distance runs within 72 hours. Wage issues remain under study by a government fact finding board. Local operations restart first. a later report may trigger further action if the union disapproves.
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Associated Press
Greyhound Jines
Greyhound
Howard T. Colvin
U. S
Sohnwellenbach
Western Union
War Labor Board
W. L. Allen
APL Commercial Telegraphers Union
WLB
Detroit
General Motors
Ford, Oyster
Packard
Ford
Chrsyler
CIO
United Auto Workers
Washington
Western Lertice Employes Association
Western Electric
New York
New Jersey
Joseph B. Bene
Independent National Federation of Telephone Workers
United
Truman
Roosevelt Voted Man of the Year by Soldiers
The late President Roosevelt was named man of the year in a poll conducted by the Army Daily in Manila. Lt. Col. C. H. Davis, an operations officer, aided rapid movement of personnel to the states and helped break a jam in shipment efforts, according to the Pacifican.
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Manila
Roosevelt
Army Daily
C. H. Davissom
Marshall Celebrates Sixty Fifth Birthday in Chungking
General George Marshall marked his sixty fifth birthday Monday night as the guest of Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek at the presidential villa on Chungking’s outskirts. The New Year's Eve party drew a notable gathering from China’s affiliated missions and the heads of several diplomatic missions.
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Chungking
Tai
George Marshall
Chiang Kai-shek
Chungkins
China
Fom
No Nonpareil on New Year s Day due to paper shortage
The Nonpareil will not publish Tuesday January 1 because of a critical newsprint shortage. The final carload allotted under the 1945 rationing quota has not arrived. Sunday's 14 page issue reflected the shortage, with smaller papers expected for another week or 10 days. Other local papers face similar limits.
Police Hunt Slay Suspect in Detroit Woman Case
Detroit police probe the slaying of Mrs Gladys Cordelia Marsden 40 a divorcee found beaten and strangled in a schoolyard near the city limits A man in uniform seen at a tavern with her earlier is sought in a three state search Details include the victim's mother and step father who aided police and a son stationed in San Diego California.
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Detroit
Gladys Cordelia Marsden
Mira
Marsden
Mary Barnes
Austin Barnes
Carrollon
Martin Bormann Reported Arrested Dispatch from Nuernberg reports halt
Reuters said Czech newspapers reported Martin Bormann, Hitler's deputy, arrested in the British zone of Germany. Allied security officials offered no confirmation or denial, as of Tuesday.
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London
Upt
Reuters
Nuernberg
Martin Bormann
Hitler
Tuebrer
Bormann
Germany
Weather report for Council Bluffs region today
Partly cloudy and colder Monday with high near 20. Snow flurries in extreme east Monday night. Tuesday fair but much colder with slight temperature rise to around 40 west. North winds, lows near 10 to 20 in extremes. Data includes hourly readings and last 24 hours temperatures and precipitation.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Shippers
Nebraska
Finches
Big Three plan in Moscow sparks Japan confusion
Tokyo sources say the Big Three control plan for Japan bypassed General MacArthur and risks eroding Japanese compliance. The four power council could veto his policies, threatening his face as occupation head. Washington figures like Senator Wherry and Senator Thomas praise the plan, while critics fear gridlock and loss of governing authority for MacArthur.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Big
Japan
Far Eastern Commission (Press
Thomas Blake
Washington
Moscow
Ata
Bioscow
Pres
Associated Press
United States
Britain
China
Russia
Lake
Bia
Imperor Hirohito
Allied Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wen
Wherry
Nebraska
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Senate
Mae
Arthur
Hotchkiss Named Superintendent of Ottumwa Division
Milwaukee Road assigns Lt. Col. W. D. Hotchkiss, formerly commanding the 744th railway operating battalion, to oversee the Kansas City division from Ottumwa. E. C. Eckert becomes superintendent of the Raneway City joint agency, with Ottumwa headquarters. T. I. Stewart named trainmaster at Ottumwa. Appointments take effect January 25.
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Chicago
Milwaukee Road
W. d. Hotchkiss
Kansas City
Ottumwa
He Farmjeri
Aber
E. C. Eckert
Raneway City
Bachelor 81 Years Gets Marriage License
In Los Angeles John Malcolm Rivas, an 81 year old retiree and former clerk, obtained a license to wed Estella Gilmore, a widow. The couple plans a public ceremony later this year.
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Los Angeles
LFI
John Malcolm Rivas
Mra
Estella Gilmore
Six Billion Tax Cut Aims to Jumpstart Postwar Economy
The government pushes an $8 billion tax cut to revive business and consumer spending as 1946 opens. Corporations see $3.196 billion in relief, individuals $2.8 billion, with broader benefits from lower excess profits tax and a higher national income forecast. About 50 million taxpayers gain, many benefiting most from low incomes. inflation risk noted but expected to stabilize. Victims of New Year holidays total at least 208 deaths with 109 from traffic. A four day period’s toll was below early safety council estimates.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Uncle Sam
Tressury
Commerce Department
Pbc
Thy
Agsoviatna Presa
National Safety Council
Pineville Mine Sealed as Rescue Efforts Continue
In Pineville Kentucky authorities meet to seal the Kentucky Straight Creek Coal No 2 mine after an underground blast trapped 31 miners. Sealing aims to smother fire and gas filling the tunnel as rescuers face dangerous conditions and potential further explosions. Two more miners die, including Albert Bennett and Tom McQueen, leaving seven survivors.
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Pineville
Here
Kentucky
Tom McQueen
Magnet
Pineville Community Hospital
McQueen
Albert Bennett
Only Two Roads Receive Order
The Associated Press reports the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered temporary suspension of outbound freight shipments in less than carload lots for Chicago and North Western and Chicago, Minneapolis and Omaha to ease congestion. The embargo, effective Dec 29 until 11:55 p.m. Jan 5, applies to shipments needing rail handling at freight houses, not all small consignments.
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Wmilwonda
Interstate Commerce Commission
Whch
Associated Press
L. A. Dickson
Association of American Railroads
Chicago and North Western
Chicago, Minneapolis
Omaha
Dickson
FCC
Saye Waite Papas
England Batting Worst Fog Since 1925
In London a severe fog, the worst since 1925, with freezing conditions, led to a deadly fire in Sheffield where four children and three adults perished. Firefighters arrived too late as dense mist and icy roads hampered rescue efforts. A collision near North Wood Hills killed two men and a woman and seriously injured three others.
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London
England
Sheffield
North Wood Hills
Hitler Testament Reveals Martyr Vision and Nazi Resolve
Allied releases detail Adolf Hitler’s political testament and personal will written in April before his death. He portrays himself as a martyr, urges racial laws, and vows to lead a national socialist rebirth while defying Allies and emphasizing loyalty to the German state. The documents include Goebbels’ appendix and Hitler’s marriage to Eva Braun.
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Meenberg
Adolf Hitler
Hermann Goering
Heinrich Him
Nurnberg
Fuehrer
Berlin
Eve Braun
Daniel de Luis
Mernberg
Hitler
Reichsmarshal
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Eva Braun
Germany
Mine Braun
Mlutrean
Tay
Haye
Walter Hammill Dies at 76 Founder of Hemi Business College
Walter J. Hammill, 76, founder and president of the old Hemi Business College in Council Bluffs, died Sunday in Omaha. He had lived at Florence Nursing Home since 1942 after closing his school and later joined the staff of Boyle's Business College.
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Walter J. Hammills
Hemi Business College
Councy Bluffa
Omaha
Florence Nursing Home
Council Bluffs
Hammill
Thestaff
Boyles Business College
Nehru warns Asia revolt could spark third world war
Nehru warned at an all India conference in Udaipur that a revolt by Asia's millions against imperial rule could ignite a third world war. He said Asia will not submit to empires, Britain is losing strength, and America's support could back imperial powers amid intervention echoes in Indonesia and Spain.
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London
Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian National Congress
Reuters
Udaipur
Rajputana
Asia
Nehru
Britain
Amenca J
Indonesia
Italy
Germany
Spain
Weather outlook for New Year’s Day 1946
Cold New Year’s start across the region with temperatures plunging from 18 at 6 40 a m to 13 by 4 30 a m. Highs near 20 expected Monday while Sunday hit 34. Partly cloudy New Year’s Day with a brief mild spell forecast in two to three days as storm warnings surge along New England. Weather over the middle west shows a steady temperature drop. fog blankets New York City and nearby areas.
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Buseau
Middle West
Boston
New England
New York Cty
Weather Bureau
Iowa's Military Death Toll Mounts in World War II
Iowa's war records division reports December death toll as set at 4 dollars by plan. includes home servicemen officially dead after being missing three years. The total Iowa World War II fatalities rises to 7,218, up from 3,576 in World War I.
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Des'moines
Leora
State Historical
Byrnes Prepares for Fourth Trip
Secretary of State Byrnes readied for his fourth major overseas journey in six months. He described Moscow talks with Britain and Russia as laying groundwork for postwar order. He noted near agreement on a three power Iran study commission and planned a London assembly session for January. He stressed that new governance for Japan would not block US policy influence.
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Graham Bovey Washington
Byrnes
Moscow
Japan
Douglas MacaArtii
United States
MacArthur
Tokyo
State Department
Russia
Britain
China
Min
Ohaygen
Azerbaijan
London
Aiden
Quantico
Truman
Washington
White House
Lo Byrnes
McClelland Town Hall Destroyed by Fire
A Sunday fire completely destroyed the one story cement brick McClelland town hall building. Fire units from McClelland and Trey Nor battled the blaze. the fire also damaged the adjacent Joe Ring tavern. No other details were provided.
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Mcclelland
China to Get 20 Locomotives and 3,400 Freight Cars
Washington reports that American locomotives and more than 3,400 freight cars will be sent to China from Iran under UNRRA relief plans. Thermas B. deCate, liquidation commissioner, announced a $5,938,016 case for surplus railroad equipment to aid China’s economy and UNRRA relief transportation needs.
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Washington
China
Iran
United Nations Relief and Rehabitation Administration
Thermas B
deCate
Forsign Liquidation
UNRRA
Stark says Kimmel had warning before Pearl Harbor attack
Admiral Stark testified that Admiral Kimmel, Hawaii fleet commander, received adequate information and directives to be on guard before the December 7, 1941 attack. He described a two year warning awareness among U.S. Navy leaders and noted prior letters to Kimmel about possible Japanese action and the need for increased ship strength.
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Washington
Harros R. Stark
Husband B. Kimmel
Hawaii
Rooseyvell
Congress
Thomas G. Hart
Budget Bureau
Stark
Kimmel
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Walter ©. Short
Army
Navy
United States-Japan
Navy Department
Pacfic
Atlantic
Khatrong Pacific Fleet
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Hotchkiss
Walter Hammill
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Mounts
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