Britain to Step In Tab State Shintoism
General MacArthur ordered the abolition of state Shinto in Japan to end government control of the cult and purge militaristic doctrine from schools. The directive aims to free citizens from state pressure while preserving sect Shinto and other faiths, with implications for the emperor and wartime ideology.
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William K. Bunce
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British stockholders urge Attlee to intervene in GM strike
Detroit dispatch reports that the CIO United Auto Workers court British stockholders as General Motors Corp. common stock holders urged Prime Minister Clement Attlee to intervene in the 25 day GM strike. UAW president R. J. Thomas said he sent a direct letter to Attlee, who replied he had not seen it. Thomas urged Attlee to publish his views that profits are the concern of workers and owners.
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War Trials May Last Into Summer
United States prosecutors aim to present the nazi war crimes case entirely in affidavits and documents to avoid a lengthy legal wrangle. With 21 defendants and six organizations calling witnesses, closing the case may stretch into late January or beyond, potentially lasting two and a half months.
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Thomasville Air Corpsman Killed in Auto Crash
1st Lt. Cline Edward Mason 24 son of Mr and Mrs Raymond G Mason of 505 Irene Street Thomasville was killed instantly in a car crash about 12 miles from Wilson while returning home after discharge from the army. One other person also reported dead. He was valedictorian of 1939 at Thomasville High School and attended UNC before joining the air corps. He leaves parents three brothers Lt Bryan Mason of Hawaii Cpl Orren Ray Mason of Ft Bragg and Bernette Mason and two sisters Mrs Roy Bray of Baltimore Miss Velma Mason of Winston Salem. Body to Walker Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
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Roy Bray
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No Strike-Control Legislation Will Be Approved This Year
Congress blocked any strike-control measure this year and prepared for a Christmas recess. The House approved an appropriation bill and faces a Senate addition of over 950 million dollars, with 750 million for UNRRA. The Pearl Harbor investigation and army navy merger continued as debates on Dewey’s code knowledge surfaced. A navy report placed the Boise at least 1,400 miles from the threat. Gerow warned penalties for leaks.
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Farmer Kills Three Commits Death by Own Action
ERWIN Tenn. Dec. 15 Wade Blankenship a 30 year old farmer stopped his divorced wife and two relatives on the way to a movie and after announcing he was going to kill them shot them dead by the roadside then killed himself a fourth member of the group was wounded The wounded man Wayne Foster said Blankenship pushed their car into a ditch then opened fire first on Foster then on Mrs Lincoln Edwards and Ted Edwards before killing his ex wife Juanita Edwards and driving to the home of Brady Edwards to kill himself.
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Labor Department Reports Increase In Employment
The Labor Department reports total U S employment excluding agriculture rose by 413 000 last month to 35 620 000 With 226 000 new jobs in trade establishments pre Christmas activity and 134 000 government posts Most factory production workers grew by 27 000 reflecting gains across major industries and a 46 000 rise in automobile industry employment.
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Te Bullang
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Textile union votes for strike ballot over wage demands
Delegates representing 80 000 textile workers voted to seek a strike ballot in 102 mills nationwide after unions urged wage hikes and contract gains. Emile Rieve said the move positions the union to strike after contracts end February 1 following two prior talks in Boston.
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Emile Rieve
France Seeks Allied Consultation on Spain Break
Paris reports France urges consultation with the United States and Great Britain on breaking relations with Franco Spain. The move follows calls from Communists MRPs and Socialists for a rupture though cabinet unity on recognizing the exiled Spanish government remains unsettled.
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Francisco Franco
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Great Britain
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de Gaulle
Jose Giral Pereira
Iton
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Molotov Holds Separate Talks With Byrnes Bevin
Soviet Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov met individually with United States Secretary of State James Byrnes and British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin. Indications pointed to formal sessions beginning Monday at the conference. Moscow papers hailed the ominous start. Izvestia Pravda and Red Star displayed the event while editorials stayed muted.
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Vyacheslav M. Molotov
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James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
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Chiang Kai-Shek Promises United Free China
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek reaffirmed resolve to build a united free and equal China and urged collaborators to aid national regeneration. Madame Chiang attended. U S Marine officers led by Maj Gen Keller E Rockey were present. Chin Yun Peng spoke of long term plans and continued leadership.
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Maxton Wreck Toll Rises to Six in Collision
The fatal two car crash on a wet highway near Maxton today increased the death toll to six with W. A. Davis of Maxton dying at Hamlet hospital. Other victims include C. P. McLean and Clyde McLean of Maxton and Rufus Mackenzie and Isaiah MacKenzie of Dillon.
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Wethington
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United States Chosen as Permanent Home of UNO
The United States won the bid to host the United Nations organization after a 30 to 14 roll call with six abstentions. Canada moved Europe’s favor to unanimous support, while Belgium and France led European opposition. The preparatory commission will pick the city location, and Adlai Stevenson urged restraint as the vote underscored a swift division over site choice.
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UNO
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Konoye Said to Have Committed Suicide Before Sugamo
Tokyo dispatch reports General MacArthur’s HQ saying Prince Fumimaro Konoye, former premier of Japan, killed himself last night by poison while awaiting arrest as a war crime suspect. Details are limited and his reported death precedes a Sugamo prison report.
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MacArthur
Fumimaro Konoye
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Konoye
Sugamo
Atomic Power Control To Be Considered
Washington December 15 The Senate atomic energy committee will study interim legislation for control of the Manhattan Project after the Christmas recess Chairman Brien McMahon said scientific testimony is complete and hearings in January will focus on bills for consideration. The panel will also review international aspects of atomic energy while preparing domestic policy.
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Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Brien McMahon
D-Conn
McMahon
Spare Housing Units For Vets
The federal public housing authority said through November 80 arrangements moved 17 595 spare housing units to cities and colleges for veterans use. The total is an increase of more than 19 900 since November 15.
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Washington
Federal Public Housing Authority
British government owns block of General Motors stock
Charles Campbell, chief of the British information service, said the British government owns a block of GM stock outright and controls the voting rights. He could not confirm or deny the figure of 434,000 shares mentioned by CIO United Auto Workers President R J Thomas, as no official report had been issued on the extent of British ownership.
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Washington
Charles Campbell
British Information Service
General Motors
Campbell
R. J. Thomas
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Thomas Letter to Attlee Highlights GM UAW Dispute
The document shows Thomas informing Prime Minister Attlee that Britain via ownership of large share blocks has substantial American auto industry interests. It notes GM and the UAW-CIO preparing for a Washington hearing with representatives from both sides as a 30 percent wage demand fuels a strike idling about 200000 workers.
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Attlee
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Uaw-Cio
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Britain
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North Carolina Reports Second Snowfall With Few Disruptions
Associated Press notes North Carolinians cleared out from a second snow event as of yesterday with little travel disruption. Temperatures fell to the mid twenties in Asheville, Raleigh hit a high near 40, and Charlotte added over an inch of new snow. Roads were mostly passable and buses run on schedule despite icy patches.
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