Truman Requests Price Controls On Homes And Materials
President Truman asked to place residential property under price control and to reinstate the building materials priority system with special housing considerations for veterans. He also named Wilson W. Wyatt as special housing expeditor, while White House later clarified the remarks were misinterpreted and that legislation is needed to establish material priorities under the War Powers Act.
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de Washington
Truman
Wilson W. Wyatt
Louisville
Office of War Mobilization
White House
Marines stay in China until surrender terms fulfilled
President Truman said U S Marines will remain in China until surrender terms with Japan are carried out. He tied this to the surrender terms and Byrnes’ statement that the United States will help repatriate surrendered Japanese units. Truman noted Byrnes’ Moscow trip was planned long ago, with a next Big Three foreign ministers meeting likely in Washington in March or April.
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Washington
Truman
United States
China
Byrnes
Moscow
Molotov
Bevin
Yalta
Evening theatre bill at Strand and Dixie theatres
The Grafton Sentinel invites W. M. Moran of 239 West Washington Street to tonight's showings. "Bon of Lassie" plays at the Strand and "Pillow to Post" with Ida Lupino screens at the Dixie theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
W. M. Moran
West
Washington Street
Bon of Lassie
Strand E
Wartime separations boost divorce rate
London dispatch reports rising English divorces tied to long soldier separations overseas. MacKenzie's column cites 40 to 48 months apart, wartime mobility, and shifts in population as causes. It notes adultery claims arise from misunderstandings of wartime loyalties and legal definitions.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
World
London
England
Tommy Atkins
Tommy
Mac
M’kenzie
Pacific War Was Seen Inevitable In 1941 By Marshall
Gen. George C. Marshall testified he believed as early as August 1941 that war with Japan was inevitable and that the U S was unprepared for a Pacific conflict. He noted pressure for more forces while focusing on Philippine defenses and questioned the role of diplomacy versus warning.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Pacific
United States
Marshall
Senate-House
Navy
Knox
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Manila
Army
Alwin D. Kramer
Rep
Keefe
R-Wis
Japan
Philippine
Influenza Outbreak Hits 22 West Virginia Counties
In the state health department report dated December 12 Charleston West Virginia at least 3 496 persons were stricken with influenza in 22 counties the highest weekly total this year. Counts by county include Fayette 751 Raleigh 205 Monro 150 Webster 50 and others. Pneumonia added 17 cases. The Tucker County board ordered seven Parsons schools closed for the rest of the week and theaters Sunday schools and similar activities were banned for children during the quarantine. The outbreak remains serious.
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W. Va
West Virginia
State Health Department
South
Boone
Fayette
Marshall
Monroe
Raleigh
Roane
Tyler
Wirt
Summers
Taylor
Webster
City of
Moundsville
Jefferson County
Tucker County Board of Education
Parsons
Tucker County
County Education Board
County Health Board
Surplus property reforms urged to aid veterans access
Surplus Property Administrator W. Stuart Symington urged Congress to give veterans priority over most buyers and permit personal purchases. He proposed distribution through wholesalers, classifying qualified veterans as large dealers with access to low prices and vouchers from the veterans administration. He cited shortages, repair needs, and location factors as obstacles to veteran disposals.
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Washington
W. Stuart Symington
Congress
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Symington
Veterans Administration
Dachau Atrocity Trial Convictions Announced
Forty defendants in the Dachau atrocity case were convicted today by a U S military government court for participation in cruelties that marked the Nazis brutal concentration system. The verdicts come from the December proceedings at Dachau.
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Dachau
Germany
U. S
Germany to regain economic feet in two years
Washington reports that the United States aims for Germany to be back on its economic feet within two years. The plan requires allied funds to import necessities, with Germany retaining its current boundaries including the Ruhr and Rhineland. Secretary Byrnes outlines three stages toward a normal Germany, starting with preventing starvation through increased imports.
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Washington
Germany
Reich
State Department
United States
Ruhr
Rhineland
France
Byrnes
Uni
Santa Claus in jail visit helps two kids in Annapolis
In Princess Anne Maryland on December 12 a roly poly Santa Claus figure, played by Police Chief Emory Revelle, delivers clothing and a breakfast to Patsy Mumford, 6, and Irvin Kelly in the town jail where their mother Mrs Harry Kelly awaits a preliminary hearing for killing Patsy Mumford and the children. The town raised 35 dollars for the clothing and the Jackson family aided with breakfast.
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Princess Anne
Princess Anne's
Harry Kelly
Patsy Mumford
Irvin Kelly
Santa
Emory Revelle
Santa Claus
Patsy
Revelle
Somerset County
Woodland Jackson
Secretary Of State Eyes Leaves Today For Moscow For Major Parley
West Virginia news briefs report power line expansion and plant construction plans by Monongahela Power Company including 132,000 volt transmission to E I Du Pont Plastics and a B F Goodrich Rubber Co factory near Marietta Ohio. Posthumous pardons awarded to two inmates, and federal aid would allot West Virginia $1.53 million annually for hospitals under a nationwide five year program. Tuck er county schools to close to curb influenza. Byrnes leaves for Moscow to discuss atomic energy and European peace with Molotov Bevin and to present US-UK-Canada plans at London UN atom controls committee.
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Parkersburg
Monongahela Power Company
A. C. Spurr
Fairmont
E. I. du Pont Plastics
Washington Bottom
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co
Marietta
Washington
West Virginia
House
Executive board of steel workers m eet for parley
The CIO United Steelworkers in Pittsburgh planned strategy for a huge January strike involving about 700000 workers across steel, aluminum, and iron ore sectors. President Murray signaled willingness to negotiate wage demands while government intervention remained possible. The labor dispute and related political actions colored Washington, with Truman seeking a fact finding board and Congress delaying broad strike-curb legislation.
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CIO
United Steelworkers of America
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
Truman
Murray
American Iron and Steel Institute
Institute
Washington
House
Labor Committee
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
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