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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1945
Page
1
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Partly cloudy and warmer Sunday with rain and colder Northwest Sunday night. Monday cloudy and colder with rain in East and South portions. Local bureau reported high 47 and low 43. Community notices include veterans' discharges, PTA meeting, building permits, and post office staff changes.
Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer announced that the United States would help Chinese national troops enter Manchuria and may boost American forces in China by up to four thousand men. He said details of deployment were under study and that U S troops would assist central government forces with debarkation and supply as part of a strengthened China policy.
The Associated Press reports at least 63 deaths nationwide from accidents in the period from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, with 23 in traffic and 30 from miscellaneous causes. The National Safety Council estimates 375 to 400 more traffic fatalities expected from Saturday through New Year’s Day, as cafe owners brace for a riotous peacetime holiday. States listed show scattered counts, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, and Minnesota, with various nonreported figures.
TVA to share malaria control methods with Greece using DDT spraying. Dr. E L Bishop says UNRRA planes and equipment will train Greek pilots under TVA supervision. Major Gordon Eith and Major Smith to lead sanitations efforts with US Public Health Service officers aiding Greece malaria campaign.
Decatur retailers split on New Year’s Day with some shops closing for the holiday inventory checks and others remaining open. The decision was left to individual stores after input from the Decatur Chamber of Commerce and its retail merchants division chaired by Vernon McGwier. Nearby cities report similar closures.
Mobile Alabama December 29. Mobile county school officials are making plans for a $1,150,000 building program and hope to start construction no later than March. County Superintendent K. J. ...
Volunteers pressed to save eight miners still trapped after a 53 hour ordeal at Kentucky Straight Creek Coal mine. Nine men were found alive, one died, and a tenth body burned beyond ID. Fire halted efforts as a new blaze forced evacuation, prompting calls for more rescuers and equipment. Names of survivors include Tom McQueen, Charles Lingar, Bud Towns, Bill and John Branstutter, Ivan, Joe Hatfield, and Albert Bennett who died.
The OPA announced a four percent ceiling-price reduction on used passenger cars effective January 1 to reflect depreciation. Examples show 1940 Ford V-8 Deluxe Tudor and Chevrolet two-door sedan price changes across regions A B and C, with regional ceilings listed for each model.
Morgan county hit the goal line Saturday afternoon in the eighth and final war loan drive. County residents surpassed the super quota of 2,041,000 by 686,572 reaching 2,727,572 with Series E bonds totaling 649,443.75 against a 641,000 target. Final reports were urged to be mailed by midnight Monday December 31 as the drive concluded with an all-out county effort and no awards beyond personal satisfaction.
Police say William Banks, Abraham Brown, and a 16 year old James Sales signed confessions after a Sunday night break in at Garrison's Cleaners. Two more youths, Thomas Hames and a 10 year old, also admitted involvement in Decatur and Hartselle robberies.
American delegates at the United Nations assembly have been instructed by the State Department to back a prompt international study promoting freedom of the press. The push aligns with Edward R. Stettinius' pace and urges a study under the Economic and Social Council rather than the General Assembly.
Washington announces that over ten thousand Marine veterans stationed in China will be returned to the United States early in 1946. Brig. Gen. Gerald C. Rorer leads the division and policy team briefing on the redeployment plan.
U S Third Army reports discovery of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun marriage contract and private will dated April 29 1945 along with Hitler s political testament. Document details include cremation wishes and a cabinet plan for postwar, with arrest of Friederich Paustin noted as adjutant to Martin Bormann.
Washington December 29 British loan faces strong congressional resistance as lawmakers fret over a proposed 4.4 billion dollar credit to Britain. House Banking Committee chairman Spence signals long study and full hearings with farm and labor input, fearing an early vote could kill the measure. The debate follows Moscow accords and Bretton Woods setup as Treasury argues the loan would support an orderly world and a sound business deal.
Secretary of State Byrnes flew in from Moscow and back out to report to President Truman at the foreign ministers conference. He will address the nation tomorrow night at 10 PM EST by radio from the Presidential yacht Williamsburg near Quantico Virginia. Byrnes planned to brief the President in person but earlier said he would defer the meeting until the next day.
Diplomats forecast January fire power meeting to discuss creation of an international peace preservation force. British government initiative prompts discussion of size and composition while a foreign office spokesman avoids confirmation. Lt Gen Ridgway named as Eisenhower’s UN military staff committee rep.
Lucretia Low reports the Morgan County Tire Ration Board concludes after four years of wartime service. Starting Jan 5 1942 the tire rationing effort began in Decatur with John leading the initial panel. The board processed all tire applications and met weekly at first, then at the court annex as operations expanded. With tires released next Tuesday, only sugar remains on the ration list.
CIO United Automobile Workers demand a 30 percent wage increase tied to GM profits and ability to pay. GM rejects the principle as not applicable to an individual business and withdraws from the fact finding process, warning of a winter of industrial conflict. Reuther accuses the company of rehashing earlier positions. President Truman’s board plans to report soon.
General Motors executives Alfred P. Sloan Jr and C. E. Wilson declare GM will not join President Truman's fact finding board and refuse to participate further. They frame the issue as free competition versus a regimented economy, stating GM is not asserting it can or cannot pay but will continue seeking a fair wage outcome after workers seek a 25 percent raise.
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