Conflicting Views On Labor Peace Plan For White House Talks
A White House effort to avert strikes considers voluntary arbitration and machinery for fact finding as means to ease labor disputes. Secretaries and advisers discuss the plan with reservations about its likelihood to yield results before the conference ends. Secretary Schwellenbach reportedly opposes government intervention, urging industry and labor to solve issues themselves as committee reports move toward completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ems
Mit
George W. Wadweed
White House
Schwellenjah
Taylor
Labor Disputes Threaten Half Million Miles In Nation
Across the nation labor tensions idle about 150 tapes in the half million miles of routes as CIO United Steel Workers mull a possible walkout for a $2 weekly wage rise. A three man fact finding panel appointed by Labor Secretary Schwellenbach probes the dispute with Dr Frank P Graham and others to report. The Navy still runs most refineries and pipelines after Oct 4 wartime orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Montgomery Ward and Company
Ward
CIO
United Seel
National Art Relations Board
Labor Schwellenbach
Schwellerbach
Frank P. Graham
University of Punt de Listrand
North Carolina
Stanford Universi Beyer
Tru- Tass
Schwellenbach
Tea Nlrb
Nang Bach Afl
Schwellen
Pennsylvania
Greyhound
Walle
Teche
Northland
New England
Southweete Sea
Dwinois
British Doctors Say Rudolf Hess Is Not Insane
British psychiatrists told the AP that Rudolf Hess is not insane at present though memory loss may hinder his defense. The IMT planned Friday hearings on Hess’s plea to escape trial on amnesia grounds. Experts noted Hess’s past suicide attempts and continued amnesia while he reads during proceedings.
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Daniel Deluce Muernberg
Rudolf Hess
Hitler
International Military Tribunal
Hess
Scotland
Ann
Tsles
Britain
Austria
Quake Recorded Near Gulf of Oman Off Bombay
A severe earthquake was recorded at 6 29 am local time near the Gulf of Oman with the epicenter believed offshore. Observatories in Bombay and New Delhi reported the event and noted the time in EST equivalence.
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Bombay
India
Gulf of Oman
New Delhi
Hull To Be Asked If He Had Prior Word Of Attack
Washington AP report says Murphy plans to ask Cordell Hull if any source in Washington warned of Pearl Harbor attack before Dec 7 1941. Hull recalled for fourth time to testify to Senate House committee. questions include Roosevelt luncheon statements and 1946 telephone to Warm Springs urging Roosevelt's return to Washington.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Murphy
Cordell Hu
Pearl Harbor
Murgh
Senate House
Qurian
Hull
Ekull
Joseph C Grew
Japan
Hall
Roosevelt
Brewster R-Me
Adm
J. ©. Richardson
Richardson
White House
United States
Philippines
William D Leahy
Truman
Wrich Leahy
Brewster
Warm Springs
Mr. Roosevelt
Ford Truck Stolen From Robert Hall
Do than law enforcement issued a lookout for a black 1836 model Ford truck stolen last night from near Hall's dairy. Sheriff B G Farmer reported Hall said the vehicle was parked by his bedroom window and may have been pushed down the highway before being driven away.
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Dothan
Robert Hall
Near Hall's
B. G. Farmer
Farmer
Hall
FDR Narrow Escape On Battleship Iowa Incident
Washington AP The Navy confirmed in May that the battleship Iowa narrowly avoided a torpedo strike while carrying President Roosevelt to the 1943 Cairo conference. The torpedo from destroyer William D Porter exploded astern of the Town at a considerable distance. No damage or injuries were reported. The incident occurred November 34, 1943.
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Washington
Navy
Iowa
U. S
President Roosevelt
William D. Porter
Sparks Says States Rights Must Bow To Federal Curbs
Alabama Governor Chauncey Sparks told the National Association of Attorneys General that federal regulation is increasingly necessary to meet expanding needs. He argued for a liberal interpretation of the Constitution, saying growth has transformed government while preserving original concept.
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Sparks
Jacksonville
Fla
Chauncey Sparks
Alabama
National Association of Attorneys General
Sparkman Named Majority Whip for House Democrats
Alabama's John Sparkman, long a military committee figure, is chosen as majority whip in the U S House, succeeding Ramspeck. The appointment signals administration support from Southern Democrats as Sparkman aids McCormack in uniting votes for universal peacetime military training.
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Washington
Congress
Husky
John Sparkman
Huntsville Sawyer
House
Georgia
Kobe Ramspeth
John McCormack
Sparkman
Tennessee
Ramspeck
Air Transport Association
Tennessee Valley Authority
Sam Rayburn
Capitol Hill
McCormack
Democratic Military Committee
AP Moves To Take In New Members
The AP board recommended to a special meeting the election of four applicants for membership and bylaw amendments to align with a federal court decree. The court ruled that AP must disregard competitive effects on existing members in voting on applications. Applicants include Marshall Field Chicago Sun Hearst Publilheater Oakland Post-Enquirer Detroit Times and others.
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New York
Associated Press
District Court
Supreme Court
A. P
Marshall Field
Chicago Sun
Night Report
Hearst Pubheatre, Inc
Oakland
Calif
Poast Enquirer
Eleanor Medill Patterson
Washington
Day Times Herald
the Times Publishing Company
Detroit
Escapee Convicts Spur Cross-State manhunt in Florida and Georgia
Authorities continue hunt for three escapees from a Georgia road gang near Gordon and report two additional prison breaks at a Chattahoochee Florida camp. Florida officers identify two whites, Filton Spikes and Albert Capps, with noon records. another escape at noon yesterday involves Lee Collins, George Patlibone, and Robert Highsmith. Local police have no word on three Negro convicts who overpowered guards, seized a prison truck, and fled toward the Alabama-Florida line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xis
Georgia Road Gang
Gordon Jday
Chattiwoochee
Fla
Florida
Filton Spikes
Albert Capps
Dothan
Chattahoocace
Lee Collins
George Patlibone
Robert Highsmith
Eimatren
Former Solon Dead Mobile
AP reports Capt Joseph HR Norville 8 percent, former state legislator and 15 year president of the Mobile Bar Pilots Association, died at home in Rip.
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Mobile
Joseph
Norville
Mobile Bar Pilots’ Association
Rip
Besa Fe
County Tops Bond Quota and Naval Plane Aid Planned
Houston County Victory Loan drive officials announced the county exceeded its overall quota totaling 298,476.27 in bonds while the E bonds shortfall remained 235,097.45. A surplus Navy fighter plane will be sent to Dothan near work for display at the county courthouse and later educational use per regulations.
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Houston County
Robert Ramsey
Ramsey
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hag
Sull J
Drive
Dothan
SHC
RFC
British and Indonesian clashes widen across Java
The Indonesian Governor of Western Java asked the British to halt military action at Bandoeng and was told nationalist forces must evacuate the residential area north of the east west railway line by noon tomorrow. Strong Allied patrols operate in Bandoeng to disperse locals. Fighting intensifies near Ambatowa and civilian internment centers. A British destroyer shelled Oengunan as nationalist reinforcements move toward Ambarawa, Soerabaja, and nearby towns.
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Batavia, Java
Western Java
Tiday
Bandoeng
Batavia
GOC
Ambatawa
Java
Semarang
Ogengunan
Ambarawa
Armburawe
Soerabaja
Price curb lifted for citrus fruit and markup rules
The Houston County Area Price Control Board announced the suspension of all citrus fruit price control from November 19 through January 1 1946. Officials said wholesalers may add 15 percent markup over net cost for pecans walnuts almonds and hazelnuts while retailers may add 35 percent markup. The board meets each Thursday from 10 to 12 a.m.
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Houston County Area Price Control Board
Indianapolis Skipper Faces Court Martial
Washington AP reports Capt. Charles B. McVay 3d faces a public court martial starting Monday on undisclosed charges linked to the loss of his ship the cruiser Indianapolis. The proceedings review the July 22 incident and related wartime events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles B. McVay
Irvingapalia
Tome
Japanese leaders face war crimes crisis and calls for reform
In a wartime Diet session Takao Sato blamed Prime Minister Konoye and Tojo for Japan's aggression. Shidehara urged democratic renewal, elections, and removal of militarism while noting rice shortages and postwar labor integration challenges.
Iranian Forces Mobilize to Defend Tehran
Iranian government forces were ordered to defend the capital as insurgent columns were reported advancing from the north. A column of Azerbaijan forces occupied Takistan nine miles southwest of Kazwin and 88 miles northwest of Tehran, with another insurgent group said to control Zenjan in Khamseh province.
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Azerbaijan
Takistan
Kazwin
Tehran
Zenjan
Khamseh
Two Men Accepted For Naval Service
It was learned today that two men sent to Berringhaen Monday by the Pothan Navy recruiting office for final physical examinations had earned the examinations and were sworn in the Navy. Billy McKinnon of Dothan formerly employed by the Eagle was enlisted as a Hospital Apprentice Second Class and William Gibbs McCrea of Tifton Ga enlisted as an Apprentice Seaman.
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Berringhaen
Pothan Navy Recruiting Office
Navy
Dothan Navy Recruiere
Billy McKinnon
Dothan
the Eagle
William Gibbs McCrea
Tifton
Yamashita Defends Role In Manila At War Crimes Trial
Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita testified he acted as a bystander in the defense of the Philippines and was not responsible for atrocities attributed to Japanese troops in Manila He said he ordered troops out of Manila last December and that only Japanese navy troops remained in the city He denied ordering or knowing of attacks and claimed he never inspected POWs due to work on defense His account portrays him as following higher orders and not controlling air force marines or other units in the Philippines
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Ryo
House of Representatives
Yao
Takao Sato
Konoye
Thdeki Tojo
Tojo
Ana
Representarves
Baron Kiguro Shidehara
War Nomster Sanack Shi Momura
Shidehara
Japan
Premer
Potsdam
Manila
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Philippines
U.S
Yamasawa
Wisaichi Terauehi
Civ
Yamashita
Lauren
Malaya
Shhitermiy Sunada
Yamanhita
Singapore
Actress Bett Davis to wed William Grant Sherry at Laguna Beach
AP reports the Los Angeles Times learned Bett Davis and 31-year-old artist William Grant Sherry will marry in Laguna Beach on Friday afternoon. Sherry’s mother Mia Marion Sherry, a San Diego elevator operator, said the couple plan a moon after the new year.
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Los Angeles
The
Los Angeles Times
Sai
Bett Davis
Wiliam Grant Sherry
Leguna Beach
Cult
Sherry
Mia
Marion Sherry
San Diego
Miss Davis
Suspended Priest Claims Smear Campaign At Work
In Anniston Alabama the Rev Arthur Terminiello says a smear campaign driven by leftist groups led to his suspension from the Mobile diocese. He denies disobedience, cites a book author Carlson and a propaganda strategy, while his mother says propaganda by opponents of sharecroppers helped trigger the action.
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Birmingham
Apia
Reasene
Tf An Anniston
Ala
Arthur W. ‘Termine Lo
T. J. Toolen
John Rey Carlson
Mobile
Ramen
Anniston
Son Walden
Mans
Arthur W. Terminiello
Hea
Antonio Terminiello
Marshall Named China Envoy Outline of Postwar Role
White House outlines General George Marshall as China envoy after Patrick Hurley’s resignation. Byrnes confirms Marshall will depart for Chungking soon, with Ambassadors Aloys Alcheson and Servier tied to the evolving policy debates. Hurley claims interagency conflicts over Far East reports, while Byrnes downplays any immediate overhaul.
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NEW China
Patrick J. Hamies
U. S
China
Truman
U. S. Army
George C. Marshall
Hurlev
Graham Hovey
George
Marshall
White House
Chuongiia
Army
Star
Patrick J. Hurries
Marshall Cata
Charles G. Ross
Uve
Leesburg
Stair James F. Byrnes
Hurley
Hp Chungking
UW. S Forests Service
Far East
Byrnes
George Aicheson, Jr
Ger
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
John $. Servier
Afcheson
Bynes
Murley
Alcheson
Chungking
Cennes
Harley
Service
Leynes
Chinese Communists Seize Hopei Rail Hub After Siege
Reports from Chungking indicate Communist forces captured the Feijiang hub in Hopei after a prolonged siege. Nationalists reportedly prepared for delayed operations at Hulutao seaport while weighing potential airborne landings at Changchun and Mukden. Russian withdrawal from Manchuria expected by mid January.
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Hulutay
Changchun
Hanchuang
Tauenow
Peiping
Mukden
Manchuria
China
Groves Urges Continued Atomic Bomb Output
Washington AP report states Major General Leslie Groves told the Senate Atomic Energy Committee that continuing atomic bomb production is necessary and that a suitable supply exists. He said reductions in the plan could be possible within two years and noted peacetime budgets had not been prepared, with estimates suggesting a stronger wartime effort than peacetime.
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Washington
L. P. Groves
Sena Atomic Energy Committee
Vandenberg
Grover
Catarreens
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Michigan State Council
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Au ‘Thor
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Gen. Hurley
Spo
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Groves
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