Senate confirms U. S. UN delegation for first session
The Senate approved the full American delegation to the first formal United Nations session in London, with Stettinius named to represent the security council and assembly. Senators Connally Vandenberg and Mrs. Roosevelt will represent the U S in the assembly, along with Bloom Eaton Walker Dulles Townsend as alternates. Langer criticized Stettinius but voted yes. Bilbo predicted broad public support for the UN.
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United Nations Organization
Senate
Truman
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Security Council
Filso
General Assembly
London
Ely
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Rmich
Anna Eléanor Roosevelt
Sol Bloom
Charles A. Eaton
R-Nr
Frank C. Walker
John Foster Dulles
New York
John G. Townsend
Delaware
Langer
R-Nd
Stettinius
Bilbo
Miss
Tire rationing ends January one after four years
Washington reports tire rationing ends January 1 after four years of tight limits, but demand will take months to meet. OPA and civil aviation production agencies say no transportation breakdown risk remains, yet a plentiful tire supply is not expected for months. Dealers are urged not to sell whole tire sets to those who can manage with one or two tires.
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Washington
OPA
Civilan Production Administration
John D. Small
Chester Bowles
MacArthur denies report of resigning over Russian troop talks
General MacArthur said he would not leave his post and that Russian participation in Japan’s occupation is not determined by him. He stated he serves to support the U.S. government and that the broadcaster Larry Tighe’s claims have no basis in fact. The matter, he added, lies beyond his control.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Larry ‘Tighe
American Broadcasting Corporation
Y¢ Tighe
Conference Moves Favorably Is Report From Moscow
Moscow reports the Big Three foreign ministers entering day six of talks on major world problems while the Soviet Union marks Stalin’s 66th birthday. Stalin is described as tanned and resting after a vacation and back at his Kremlin desk. Foreign page 6.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Allentown Murder Mystery Baffles Police
Allentown police report a mystery shooting on a dim east Allentown street. A discharged Army Air Corps lieutenant Benjamin Clifford Bowman Jr. 25 of Williamsport and his companion Madeline Barnak 21 of Allentown were killed. No witnesses found. John Barnak 30, husband of the slain woman, is held for questioning, denying knowledge, and says he separated from his wife two months ago.
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Army Air Corps
Wayne Elliot
Benjamin Clifford Bowman, Jr
Williamsport
Madeline Barnak
Ellott
John Barnak
Elliot
Barnak
No Matter What They Say It Isn't Stateside Christmas In Jap Isles
Tokyo reports debunk the notion of a stateside Christmas for American troops abroad. From Buna in 1942 to Cape Gloucester in 1943 and Leyte in 1944, soldiers saw heat, mud, and enemy bombers rather than festive comforts. Today officials push the idea, but observers doubt it.
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New Guinea
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New Britain
Leyte
Philippines
Japan
Three Die Of Monoxide Poison In Rooming House
In Pittsburgh on December 21 an eight month old boy Harrison Woy his mother Mrs Harrison Woy and his sister Judith 30 months old died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in a South Side rooming house. The husband 30 was found on a nearby couch near a window with the bodies nearby.
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Harrison Woy
Harrison
Judith
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GM CIO wage dispute may see new talks today
The wage conflict between General Motors and the CIO United Auto Workers nears another showdown after President Truman questioned the relevance of company records. GM and union leaders in Washington for hearings plan to confer on resuming bargaining over strike issues as about 200000 GM workers remain idle after a month long strike.
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General Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Truman
Washington
Congress Session Ends for Holidays in 1945
Washington Dec 21 Holiday bent congress members plan to finish 1945 business today and depart for home. The 1946 session opens Jan 14 with few bills likely to fail. Only one so called important measure, extending diplomatic immunities to UN representatives, was up for vote. Many minor measures expected to pass, while Senate and House work with skeleton quorums as relations between President Truman and southern Democrats sour.
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Congress
United Nations Organization
United States
Senate
House
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Solid South
Rep. Gibson
Georgia
Truman
Police Seek Two Thugs For Pittsburgh Holdups
Pittsburgh police seek two men for a last night holdup. John Buzzelli, 30, reports being shot in the hip during the incident on Fifth Avenue as a storeroom was being converted into a sandwich shop. Buzzelli's condition is reported fair at Mercy hospital.
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Pittsburgh
John Buzzelli
Fifth Avenue
Buazzelli
Mercy Hospital
Doctors express serious concern in Patton case
Heidelberg Germany December 21 Doctors said Gen George S Patton Jr faces a grave cancer like condition as he nears 60 with a partially paralyzed neck after a wreck. Mrs Patton was at his bedside as infection and pulmonary complications worsen his outlook. He commanded the U S Fifteenth Army during the war in Europe.
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Heidelberg
Germany
George 8. Patton, Jr
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George §. Patton, Jr
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Truman signals wage-earning factor in GM strike
President Truman’s surprise statement ties company earnings to wage disputes, prompting a CIO UAW and General Motors conference to resume collective bargaining. GM fact-finding chair Lloyd K. Garrison notes panel recess to 2:30 pm to assess implications, while Reuther and Wilson agree to meet. The UAW demands a 30 percent wage hike.
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Truman
Hohe
General Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers
Lloyd K. Garrison
Garrison
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
C. BE. Wilson
Fault of Array Navy merger questioned before war
Rep. Murphy seeks explanation from Adm. Turner and Maj. Miles on why the army navy intelligence merger did not pool information in Oct or Nov 1941. He questions if lack of office space and delayed joint board doomed forecasting of Pearl Harbor. See FAILURE OF page 4.
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Murphy
D-Pa
Pearl Harbor
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Geaman Whtes
Turner
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Miles
War Department
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TAAL bed Gen TAAL bed Gen Attlee interview with London PM
TAAL bed Gen reports a private interview with Prime Minister Attlee in Downing Street. The interviewer, while not quoting Attlee, outlines the Labour government’s stance on socialism and nationalization, noting Attlee’s cautious yet forthright responses about regimentation and totalitarian risks.
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London
Britain
Attlee
Downing Street
Faoland
Labor Party
State Police Seize Sixty Slot Machines in Raid
A large trooper detachment confiscated 60 gambling slot machines and arrested 23 persons on gambling charges during raids on McMechen and Benwood establishments. Two defendants pled not guilty before Magistrate Chester Burks. others waived preliminary hearing. All machines ordered destroyed.
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McMechen
Benwood
Chester Burks
Moundsville
Body of Hunter Missing For One Day Found
NEW MARTINSVILLE Dec 21 The body of Garland Jenkins 17 missing after going hunting alone near New Martinsville was found in a field several miles from his home with a shotgun wound in the back. Sheriff Fred Knapp reported Jenkins son of Mr and Mrs Alva Jenkins apparently slipped and accidentally discharged his gun.
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Garland Jenkins
Sher Fred Knapp
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Mrsalva Jenkins
Knapp
British Leaders Visit Batavia Amid Java Campaign
British Lt General Miles Dempsey and Air Chief Marshal Keith Park flew into Batavia to review Allied operations east of Bandoeng as Indonesian troops clash near the summer capital. No official purpose given. Dutch Aneta speculates talks with Lt Gen Sir Philip Christison on Singapore conference decisions.
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Java
Miles C Dempsey
Keith Park
Bandoeng
Dempsey
Park
Southeast Asia
Aneta
Philip Christison
Netherlands Indies
Singapore
50 000 Steelworkers Vote On Nationwide Strike Ballot
About 50,000 CIO United Steelworkers cast ballots in an NLRB run election across 125 to 130 companies nationwide to back a strike demanding a $2 daily wage increase. A prior November vote had 900,434 ballots with 411,401 yes and 83,859 no. The 115 member wage policy committee then set a nationwide strike for January 14 at steel mills aluminum plants and iron ore mines unless talks resume or government intervenes.
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CIO United Steelworkers
Nations
Labor Relations Board
Washington
NLRB
USW
Transportation Bottleneck Sparks Big Jam in San Francisco
In San Francisco on December 21, nearly 100000 Pacific veterans faced transport delays at West Coast ports leaving Christmas plans in limbo. About 120000 veterans were stalled with 15000 more per day expected to be dumped on officials. Soldiers aboard ships spoke of hope and frustration as four floating barracks provided shelter and entertainment while awaiting word on homecoming. A Major General Groninger spokesman explained the delay as transportation bottlenecks at the port of embarkation.
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A. L. Holzman
Long Island
Holzman
Pacific
Army
Navy
Pfc
Julius P. Brenner
Hudson, N
Louis Jaffe
New York City
Western Pacific
Homer Groninger
Snc Transportation
Thumm-Congress relations stiffen as holidays begin
President Truman faces sharper tension with Congress, particularly southern Democrats. Rep. Gibson of Georgia calls for an open break with the president, while others warn of little hope for improvement when work resumes. White House moves cited include plans to press on U S employment service devolution and letters deeming a House substitute for full See.
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Rep. Gibson
Georgia
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