Strikers Back Plan for Peacetime Training Compromise
Washington dispatch reports three weeks of hearings on peacetime draft proposals with mounting support from the War Department and business groups but pessimism about passage. Advocates favor four months of training for all able bodied men, near age 21, with some hoping for a one year continuous program. Observers note mixed views and delayed committee action, while supporters foresee a revival after the new year amid unsettled international events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arbogast
Washington
Congressional
Chamber Commerce of
United States
House Military Committee
Ionieles
Army
War Department
American
Anti-Strike Legislation Predicted By Congress Sided Debate
Washington December 1 predicted action on an anti strike bill after a labor management conference. Rep Michener and others signaled support for a floor vote next week. The measure would penalize unions violating no strike clauses while White House signals were unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jlate
Congress
Michener
R - Mich
House Rules Committee
Howard Smith
D-Va
Cox
D-Ga
Rules Committee
Smith
C.us
Dent
White House
Manhunt In Progress For Two Fugitives
Raleigh dispatch reports a manhunt near Smithfield for two escaped convicts, Robert Lee Dunn and Harry Bryant, both with long escape histories. Braswell was overpowered during transport. gun missing and car abandoned as officers pursue leads.
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Raleigh
N. C
Smithfield
Nevin
Robert Lee ‘Dunn
Wake County
Harry Bryant
Cumberland County
Ee Oy
Dunn
Atlanta
Bryant
Central Prison
Central
Georgia
Braswell
Gestapo Agent Alleges US Torture After Capture
Johann Kick a Gestapo agent at Dachau faced a American military court and claimed he was beaten and tortured after arrest on May 6. He said soldiers kicked him paralyzed his arm and forced him to stand kneel and endure a long recovery under bright lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dachau
Germany
Johann Kick
Dachau Concentration Camp
U. S
Hess Trial Fitness and Lahousen Testimony Deepens Nazi Link
Rudolf Hess is ruled fit to stand trial and listens as Lahousen links co defendants to Nazi horrors. Keitel and von Ribbentrop attorneys challenge details, noting orders to assassinate Weygand and Giraud were never carried out.
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Daniel DE Luce Nuernberg
Rudolf Hess
Geoffrey Lawrence
International Military Tribunal
Hess
Lahousen
Wilhelm Keitel
Hermann Goering
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Erwin Lahousen
Counter-Intelligence
Hitler
Franz von Papen
von Papen
Keitel
Otto Nelte
Fuehrer
von Ribbentrop
Pacific Islands Trusteeship Issue Sparks UN Debate
London reports that a member of the U S delegation said Washington seeks instructions on the dynamite laden trusteeship issue involving Pacific islands. Delegates note Russia’s role in future decisions and discuss forming a temporary trusteeship committee under the League’s mandates and captured territories.
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London
United States
United Nations Preparatory Commission
Washington
Pacific
Russia
League of Nations
Yangtze Yellow River flood control plans ailed by scope
The Yangtze and Yellow rivers shape China’s fate as engineers outline a massive flood-control and power dam system centered near Ichang. The Yangtze plan envisions locks and canals allowing ships to Chungking, delivering huge hydroelectric capacity and irrigation for tens of millions, while the Yellow River’s course history complicates any fix.
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James D. White
Associated Press
San Francisco
China
Yangtze
Yelow
Central Asian
Yellow Sea
Yellow River
Chungking
Japan to Replace Privy Council with Elective Upper Chamber
Senate proposal in Tokyo seeks abolition of the privy council and transfer of treaty approval and advising powers to an elective upper house. Mitsuo Miyata urges a radical reform while the House of Representatives considers election law revisions that would change how representatives are chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
ng siedniet _ ae
Jedan
House of Peers
U. S. Senate
House of Representatives
Mitsuo Miyata
Iyata
Privy Council
Shidehara
Eee
Inet
War Airy Commission
Divers Find Five Bodies In Icy Waters
In Chelan Washington divers recovered the bodies of four children and bus driver Jack Randle from a sunken bus in 210 feet of icy Lake Chelan after a six day search. Sixteen lives were lost in the accident with nine other youngsters still missing. Navy and civilian divers aided the effort as the search resumed awaiting further dives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiefton C. E. Myers
Whidby Island
Western Union employees vote to strike in the West
The national labor relations board announced that a majority of Western Union Telegraph Company employees had voted to strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTE
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Western Union Telegraph Company
Terminal Leave Pay Bill Aims for Enlisted Men
Washington reports Congress will press to grant terminal leave pay to enlisted personnel same as officers. Rep Rogers bill proposes 90 days to apply for back leave pay after discharge. hearings set before a House Military Committee subcommittee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Rep
Rogers
D-Fla
House Military Committee
Democrats Accused Of Suppressing Pearl Harbor Facts
Rep Gearhart and colleagues charge Democrats on the Pearl Harbor committee blocked access to records and witness testimonies. They demand all testimony from Maj. Gen. Sherman Miles and the Brig. Gen. Carter Clark investigation be made available for cross examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Reedy
Washington
Rep
Gearhart
R-Calif
Pearl Harbor
Keefe
Wisconsin
Murphy
D-Pa
Sherman Miles
Military Intelligence
Porl Harbor
Miles
Carter Clark
Gerhard Gesell
Clark
British Raids Net 76 Nazi Industrialists
British security forces conducted raids across the Ruhr region arresting 76 German industrialists including eight Krupp directors and advisors. The operation in Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg and Duesseldorf targeted leading figures of Germany’s industrial elite as potential war criminals.
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Iserlohn
Germany
Ruhr
Dortmund
Essen
Duisberg
Duesseldorf
August Thyssen Steel Works
Vast Krupp Works
Television broadcast sets record Army Navy game audience
Television brought the Army Navy game to New York Philadelphia and Schenectady viewing areas for four hours and likely drew the largest audience yet. The three station network telecast used axial cable and radio relay coordinated by the National Broadcasting Company with WNBT Newark WRGB Schenectady and WPTZ Philadelphia. President Truman attended ceremonies and the on site crowd exceeded 100000 at Municipal Stadium Philadelphia.
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Truman
Philadelphia
Municipal
William Leahy
Margaret
Washington
EB. Butterfield
Associated Press
Norwalk
Conn
New York
Schenectady
Army Navy
Municipal Stadium
National Broadcasting Company
WNBT
Newark
Bell Telephone Laboratories
General Electric
WRGB
Marshall To Study Reports On China
Chungking December 1. An exhaustive report of China's fra tricidal troubles will be submitted to General Marshall on his visit. It is expected the new U S ambassador may visit Yenan to confer with Mao Tse Tung. Chou En Lai slated to return from Yenan to Chungking within a fortnight. Chiang Kai Shek to be assisted by Premier Soong and Wang Shih Chieng in discussions with Marshall. War Minister Chen Cheng also expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
China
Marshall
U. S
Yenan
Mao Tse- Tung
Chu Soong
Chou En Lai
Chiang Kai-Shek
T. V. Soong
Wang Shih- Chieng
Chen Cheng
Students Stand By Negro Delegate Invite at Assembly
North Carolina student legislators in Raleigh voted 110 to 48 to invite Negro delegates to the 1946 student assembly. Secretary of State Thad Eure warned the move could jeopardize progress toward a "beautiful picture." The action follows a joint session resolution to invite NJ college students to participate.
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Raleigh
Thad Eure
French Delegation Arrives for Paris Moscow Trade Talks
A French delegation flew from Paris to Moscow to discuss a Franco Soviet trade treaty and present France's view on international control of the Ruhr and the Rhineland. The staff of Vickers Armstrong Ltd. is cited among sworn secrecy subjects. Official sources would not comment.
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Moscow
Paris
France
Soviet Union
Ruhr
Rhineland
Vickers Armstrong Ltd
Secret voyage ship Elizabeth reaches Barrow after Kiel voyage
British press association reports the German cargo ship Elizabeth with a German crew arrived at Barrow in Furness this week following a secret voyage from Kiel. Navy personnel were removing machinery of an undisclosed kind from the ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Press Association
Elizabeth
Barrow
Furness
Kiel
Navy
Albania to vote for constituent assembly in single front election
Albanians will vote tomorrow in a constituent assembly election limited to Enver Hoxha’s National Democratic Front with no negative ballots. Opposition leaders planned pamphlets criticizing the election but cancelled after being told any opposition activity would be suppressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albania
Tirana
Constituent Assembly
Enver Hoxha
National Democratic Front
UAW CIO Relaxes Strike to Permit Parts for GM Rivals
Detroit December report says the UAW CIO agrees to allow some striking members to produce car parts for competitors of General Motors. GM estimates the move could partially resume output in about half its plants as talks continue about supplier diversity and production needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
CIO
United Automobile Workers
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
R. J
Cc. E. Wilson
Thomas
Wilson
International Union
GM Tocal
Uaw-Cio
British Planes Bombard Java Battle and Executions Reported
British air and naval forces pound Ambarawa after Indonesian artillery fire near the town and shell Indonesian headquarters. A grave near Bekassi holds four Englishmen and possibly 18 Indian soldiers, with an Indonesian woman alleging their killings. Aneta notes a Mosquito crash near Bandoeng as reprisal looting and internee movements continue in Batavia area.
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Batavia
Java
Ambarawa
Bekassi
Aneta
Semarang
Bandoeng
Bandoeg
Alcomenie
Russians in Iran deny Soviet interference claim
Tass dispatches quote Russians in Iran denying Iranian accusations of Soviet meddling in northern Iran. They say Iran failed to honor parts of a tripartite treaty and that Iranian authorities interfered with punishment of crimes affecting Soviet occupation zone and military personnel.
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Moscow
Tass
Iran
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