Schedule leaks fuel GI return debate in Washington
In Washington officials acknowledge pressure to bring home all eligible for discharge, while noting factors delaying troop moves. Army and War Shipping Administration spokesmen cite ship crew shortages on the West Coast, limited facilities on noncombat ships, and a goal to stay within a broader timetable toward January 1. Roughly 500,000 men monthly are being returned aboard Navy, Army, and War Shipping vessels.
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Washington
War Shipag Administration
Wrs
Joint Chiefs of Air
WSA
Joint Chiefs of State
Joint Chiefs
Army
San Francisco
Warshipping Administration
Armistice Day Quiet Observance in Dothan
Observances for Armistice Day in Dothan were restrained. Sunrise VFW services occurred while Federal offices mostly closed and banks stayed shut. Post Office opened briefly then closed. churches did not mark the day. County offices ran normally with lower rural mail and business activity overall.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dothan
Postoffice
Nisiness
World Honors Dead in 1914 18 Strife Observance
Americans marked a World War I memorial with a two day observance as Prime Ministers Attlee and King laid wreaths at Arlington. President Truman received leaders at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier while armistice programs unfolded in London Paris Algiers Tokyo and Saigon under heavy guard.
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Associated Press
Bain
Lake
Eeath
Washington
Attlee
Great Britain
MacKenzie King
Canada
Truman
Arlington
Armitite
Lonon
Paris
Algiers
Tokyo
Andaigon
Indo China
Saigon
Brother of Valentino Denies Marion Wilson Wed To Movie Idol
Alberto Valentine, brother of Rudolph Valentina, denies a report that Marion E. Wilsee secretly wed a film idol. Marion Wilson, hospitalized briefly, deflects inquiries and hints at a New Jersey check to confirm marriage claims.
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Valentino
Marion Wilson
Bollywood
Alberto Valentine
Rudolph Valentina
Marion E. Wilsee
Degicid Foiles
Whee Mins Wilson
Ness Fistardly
Ceerin
Ferry Combs
Hollywood
Wentabe
Valentine
Wales
Europe
Bady
Natacha Rambeva
Mise Wilson
New Jersey
Jap Communist Party to Sponsor Campaign Against War Crimes
The Japan Communist party announces a nationwide probe into Japanese war criminals starting Dec 8, Pearl Harbor anniversary. They call for severe punishment, confiscation of parasitic land, redistribution to farmers, workers' control of key industries, a people’s republic, and abolition of repressive laws. They demand freedom of speech and a people’s constitution, with a farm-based land program aimed at farmers amid an ongoing food shortage.
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Associated Presa
Tokyo
Japan Communist Party
Pearl Harbor
Kyodo
Asahi
People's Republican
Japan
Court's Public Address System Now In Operation
Houston County circuit court opened with a new public address system in use during a civil jury session. A microphone at the witness chair can be switched to the judge, with blinds installed on all windows enhancing the courtroom. No cases were tried this morning. one was declared ready for hearing this afternoon.
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Houston County
U.S. Steel Plans Further Pay Talk Study Proposal
With armistice Day recess, U S Steel leaders will reply to Secretary Schwellenbach on resuming wage talks with the CIO United Steelworkers. President Fairless says negotiations on a 2 daily wage rise hinge on OPA price action. union plans a strike vote November 28. Auto workers also watchful as CIO UAW orders a wage demand strategy led by R J Thomas. a strike could be called if needed.
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SY Sterling F. Green
Washington AP
Capeitas
Chessboard of Industrial Relations
United States Steel Corporation
Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach
CIG United Steelworkers of America
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel
Schwellen- Bach
Fairless
OPA
Geneval Motors
Chrysler
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
R. J. Thomas
Detroit
Walter Reuther
Ture
Return Of Electrical Workers Brings Rift In Cloudy Labor Status
The Associated Press reports a mixed labor picture as 272,500 workers remained idle in disputes while 2,500 CIO electrical workers in New Jersey returned to Exide plants. The strike threat spans General Electric Westinghouse and GM electro division plants with a wage claim and a War Labor Board role sought. The UAW vows 30 percent wage cuts, and bus line strikes in 19 states loom as AFL drivers face showdowns amid ongoing auto and steel industry tensions.
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Associated Press
CIO
New Jersey
Kearny
Helleville
West Grange
Thomas A. Exison, Inc
CIO Electrical
War Labor Board
General Electric
Westinghouse
General Motors Corporation
Electrical Workers
Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach Ws
Ume
National Labor Relations Board
Autos
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
United Auto Workers Strategy Committee
UAW
R. J. Thomas
AFL
Northland Greyhound
Mississippi
Attlee and Truman Discuss Shared Atomic Knowledge Plan
President Truman studied Attlee proposal to pool atomic and basic scientific knowledge among United Nations Security Council members. Britain would require long range Soviet concessions, while other nations found the plan unacceptable. If adopted, Anglo American nations might retain knowledge but use the bomb only per Security Council decisions.
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Washington
Truman
Attlee
United Nations Security Council
Hritigh Offresair
Dredd
Hussia
Soviet Union
Security Council
United Nations
United Nators
White House
Attler
MacKenzie King
Canada
Potomac
Attec
Executive Mansion
Allee
Arlington Cemetery
Congress
Drive To Boost Bond Sales Campaign By School Children
Houston County children launched a campaign to boost Victory Loan bond sales as schools observe School Week. Each school faces quotas, with some colored schools exempt. Schools close Wednesday for a Treasure Hunt to meet full quotas, while county banks were closed Armistice Day. The county quota for Series Si is 1 155 000, with several local towns and schools assigned specific amounts.
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Houston County
Wende
Robert Rumsey
Sehgul
Houstuum
Wu Sthout
Chidren
Afl
Ashford
Box Union
Columbia
Caltonahead
Cowarts
Douglas
Green Valley
Death Takes Famed American Composer
New York AP report states Jeromy Kern, known for Ol Man River Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and other songs sung for over 30 years, died yesterday afternoon at Doctors Hospital. Dr Harold T Hyman cited cerebral thrombosis as the cause. Kern collapsed November 3 on Path Avenue and was taken unconscious to Cy Hoss hospital before transfer to Dewtara Hospital.
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New York
Jeromy Kern
Dottors Hospital
Harold ‘T. Hyman
Adaford
Kern
Maharan
Dewtara
Eisenhower Arrives in Boston for Merger Testimony
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived at Squantum naval air station and was hosted in Boston for Armistice Day events before traveling to Washington to testify on proposals for unification of the armed services. The C-54 aircraft landed in mist after a delayed schedule and was met by local officials. The general and his wife attended a Commonwealth dinner before continuing.
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Boston
Fap
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Naval Air Station
Squantum
Washington
Buston
Davy Fyeld
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Egyptian Minister Demands British Exit
Cairo reports the Egyptian Prime Minister opening parliament calling for full independence. The demand includes withdrawal of British troops from Egypt and the separate Sudan under exclusive protection, signaling a push to end Anglo-Egyptian rule.
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Cairo
NoLrashe Pasha
Tadiyem A Speern Oy
Egypt
Nile Valley
Ptvan
Sudan
British Planes Renew Attacks On Indonesians
British aircraft pressed attacks on Indonesian forces around Soerabaja as fighting intensified in Java. Indonesian and British reports cited heavy casualties with President Soekarno warning of a vast massacre as civilians suffered.
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Soerbaja
Soekarno
Wwuimen
Commodore Kiefer Among Six Victims Of Navy Plane Crash
Commodore Dixie Kiefer, famed Pacific war hero who survived two World War II wounds, died in a Navy plane crash near Mount Bray con while en route from Caldwell New Jersey to Quonset. Five other victims perished as wreckage spread over a wide area revealed today.
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Beacon
Dixie Kiefer
Mount Braycon
Here
Cummindore Kieler
Captan Diair
Naval
Quensei
H. 1
Naval Air Statun
Boston
Kiefer
Joana
Caldwell
N. J
Stewart Field
West Point
Jaramules
Saay
Joseph Brown
Jyneph, Jr
Texas
Ail
Glentarn
Onhu
Sevinel Hogers
Ferril Carter
Beacon Pole
Nemy
Fosparket
Phanex
Formosa
Kaefler
Kieler
Wa Bathélor
Kanessas City
Wea
Quesnet
Arnold envisions interstellar bombers and robots in future war
General Hap Arnold warns atom bomb warfare could come from interstellar ships within the foreseeable future. He describes a future conflict with robots crossing shores and urges readiness to strike from strategic air forces with one or two atomic bombs. He cites V2-like missiles, space ships beyond Earth's sphere, and the need for underground defenses and global bomber bases.
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Gen. Arnold
U.S
Washington
Hap Arnold
Army Air Forces
United States
Earth
Wathin
Fulurce
Arnold
United Nations Organization
Cordell Hull Wins Nobel Peace Prize In 1945
London AP reports Cordell Hull, former U S secretary of state, wins the 1945 Nobel Peace Prize for shaping the United Nations Charter through the San Francisco conference. The 1944 prize goes to the International Committee of the Red Cross for its war prisoner work. The Nobel committee notes no prize awarded since 1938. Distribution occurs December 10 in Oslo with other science prizes.
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London
Cordell Hull
Iifonmmap
Hull
Foundation
Edward KR. Stetnius, Jr
Inter- National Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva
Switzerland
Tme
Red Cross
Alfred Nobel
Armiet
Nobel
Qslo
Alfred Pleniing
Cotton acreage quota eyed for 1946 by USDA chief
Secretary Clinton P. Anderson said there likely will be a cotton acreage quota for 1946. He indicated a flexible program to protect wages and preserve farming income, while weighing South share. Anderson planned talks with the National Cotton Council, Memphis Exchange, and American Cotton Shippers Association.
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Menihis
Clinton Py Anderson
Amici
Ting
Wight
Agriculture Secretary
Anderson
National Cotton Council
Memphis Exchange
American Cotton Shivers Association
Cold Blast Brings Warm Midwest and Light Rain Across Regions
A trough over Kansas drives a warm air mass into the Middle West while light rain drifts through the Ohio Valley and parts of the Atlantic coast from the Carolinas to New England. Most areas report only a trace of precipitation as temperatures rise.
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Kanno Iu
Great Lakes
Tenens
Ohio Valley
Atlantic
Cara Ninas
New England
Kansas
Middle West
Monty Sees Need Of Four Power Unity
Berlin dispatch reports Sir Bernard Montgomery arguing for four power unity to govern Germany and central administration. He opposes Ward establishment and notes one obstacle to efficient four power control. He also fears winter hardships may trigger epidemics in the beaten Reich and has distributed troops accordingly.
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Monty
Berlin
Bernard J. Montgomery
Warring Chinese factions agree to arbitration session
Communists and Chiang Kai Shek's government say they will entrust unresolved civil war issues to a proposed political consultative council to meet around November 20. A Communist spokesman warned peace hinges on Generalissimo's orders while Manchuria tensions rise as Nationalist forces push forward.
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Spencer Moosa
Chungring
Chiang Ka Shek
China
Generalisssmo
Chiang
Chinese Democratic League
National Assembly
Manchuria
Alk
Couscil
Carpun Chung
National Socialist Party
Democratic League
Tn Lisning
Man‘churia
Tratox Wold
Chinwangtao
Mriue
Cuomunists
Wang Jofei
Red Jewer
Chungkimg
Chinese Political Consultatuve Council
Wallace Warns Against Costly Trade War Threat
Secretary of Commerce Wallace urged business leaders in New York against a global trade war. He warned that protectionist schemes could divide world markets into three camps and called for multilateral cooperation and aid to Britain and allies to foster expanding markets and peace. He noted possible early UN assembly locations and urged announcements of trade negotiations with key nations.
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New York
Wallace
Secretary of Commerce
United States
Britain
England
Alliex
America
United Nations
General Assembly
London
James A. Farley
Mme
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