Owens resistive bid for Brunswick shipyards faces WAA demand
H J Owens declares readiness to pay 4 million dollars in cash for the J A Jones Brunswick yards but refuses to file a detailed financial statement demanded by the War Assets Administration. He cites ongoing negotiations and notes machinery was removed and shipped via the South Atlantic Steamship Company from Savannah.
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H. J. Owens
J. A. Jones
Brunswick
War Assets Administration
Owens
M. Street
WAA
South Atlantic Eee Company
Savannah
C. F. Robinson
Jacksonville
Fla
Russians Expecting Over 2 Billion In War Compensation
Moscow reports the Supreme Soviet budget for 1946-47 projects 12,095,000,000 rubles in reparations for the year. The income section notes funds to compensate the Soviet Union for damages from military operations and occupation, plus unspecified special incomes.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
Russia
Court Rules Ohio Statute Applies to Portal-to-Portal Suits
Federal Judge Paul Jones in Cleveland holds Ohio's statute of limitations governs portal to portal wage claims in the case tied to 198 million dollars. Suits have been filed in Pittsburgh and other cities totaling hundreds of millions for thousands of workers. CIO UAW targets Saginaw industries as potential defendants in ongoing actions.
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National Industrial Conference Board
New York
Cleveland
Paul Jones
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Springfield
Ill
Chicago
St. Louis
South Bend
Ind
Cio-Uaw
Saginaw
Mich
Kenneth Forbes
UAW
Ingrid Bergman Shatters Broadway Crowds in Joan of Lorraine Night
Ingrid Bergman roams Manhattan during the Joan of Lorraine opening as autographs and candid cameras swarm. She travels with personal manager Joseph Steele and Ruth Roberts as escorts while husband Dr. Peter Lindstrom observes. Bergman’s stage return amid Christmas crowds signals a new box office sensation.
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Manhattan
Ingrid Bergman
Joan of Lorraine
Broadway
Pia
Peter Lindstrom
Stockholm
Hollywood
Miss Bergman
Ingrid
Sam Wanamaker
Joan
Ruth Roberts
Detroit
Foreign Legion
Joseph Steele
Steele
Teachers back South Piedmont salary plan at state meeting
The NCEA unit presidents endorsed a median 40 percent pay rise for the South Piedmont plan and directed the legislative committee to seek more than 20 percent from the next general assembly. Miss Alexander led the four hour session and noted 2,266 signatures of support. R L Fritz Jr of Hudson schools spoke in support and outlined aims of his faction.
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NCEA
South Piedmont
General Assembly
Alexander
R. L. Fritz, Jr
Hudson
Caldwell County
European forces face Viet Namese attacks in Hanoi area
Hanoi dispatches report Viet Namese snipers on house tops and attacks on Bac Ninh Phulangthoung and Namdinh as French forces hold a central post office and hospital. Marius Moutet delays Saigon trip amid fog. Blum seeks clarity on Indo China crisis.
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Hanoi
Saigon
Bac Ninh
Phulangthoung
Namdinh
Marius Moutet
France
Paris
National Assembly
Leon Blum
Family murder scene described with the boy found stabbed
Police report details a grim double and single homicide in a family bedroom. The mother and son Jan show head wounds while the boy bears a chest stab. The girl lies on a bed in a front room, clad in a night gown with a chest stab.
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Jan
Rairden
Vet Who Asked Santa For 2 Eyes Leaves For Home
Cpl. Chester Arkins a 21 year old blind veteran who asked Santa for two bright blue eyes left Valley Forge hospital and rode to Indianapolis with Christmas gifts for his life Janet and his parents. He refused to reveal the gifts and said only he would know them at Christmas. He was blinded by a land mine in Germany and had been at Valley Forge for 21 months.
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Phoenixville
Chester Arkins
Santa Claus
Indianapolis
Janet
Germany
Valley Forge General Hospital
Paoli
Perkins
Indianapolis News
Cpl. Perkins
Earthquake in Japan Causes Widespread Death and Destruction
Reports place death tolls across Gifu Ishikawa Oita prefectures as 700,000 homes flood and towns along the Inland Sea suffer extensive damage. The quake triggers tsunamis, isolating Okayama Matsuyama Takamatsu and Kochi while Western Honshu and Shikoku coastlines bear the worst impact. no American casualties reported.
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Tokyo
Ishikawa
Honshu
Oita
Kyushu
Wakayama Peninsula
Shikoku Island
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Shikoku
White
Osaka
Awaiji
Okayama
Matsuyama
Saidaiji
Kochi
Takamatsu
Tokushima
Mige
Death of Governor Talmadge Triggers Succession Battle
Georgia politics move to a crisis as Governor Arnall defies calls to vacate amid Talmadge's death from a liver ailment. Speculation centers on a possible four year holdover until 1950s election, with the legislature urged to elect Herman Talmadge or declare a successor after January 13.
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Madge
Sugar Creek
McRae
Talmadge
Arnall
Fred Hand
Georgia
House of Representatives
Herman Talmadge
Talmadge Associates
Herman
CIO economist: wage boosts possible without price hikes
Nathan argues industry can grant 25 percent raises with no sharp price increases. He cites consumer resistance and rising competition as reasons wages can rise without triggering inflation, while noting stock dip signals caution. He also says profits justify raises on an overall basis, not per industry, and is preparing a separate steel industry analysis for the CIO United Steelworkers.
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Nathan
CIO
CIO United Steelworkers Union
Unclaimed 40 Million in Terminal Leave Pay for WWII Survivors
Army finance center holds 40 million dollars for survivors of World War II enlisted personnel who died after discharge. Only 10,845 of the 200,000 eligible have filed claims. Payments ranged from 20 to 975 dollars with an average between 100 and 200. Priority goes to lawful spouses, children, then parents and grandparents.
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ST. Louis
Army Finance Center
William Gritz
Gritz
Treasury
Communists vow relentless push as talks fail
From Yenan Chou En Lai debuts a six month all-out offensive threat if the government does not restore troops to January 13 positions. He asserts growing Communist strength and says government forces are weakened while cities like Kalgan suffer garrison burdens. Li counters that Communists seized many cities since the cease-fire.
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Yenan
Chou En- Lai
Chou
Kuomintang
Government Party
Kalgan
Sinc
Banker's Christmas Remarks on Moral Responsibility
Roli emphasizes that no credit is due to him for past failures as he thanks divine guidance. He notes moral duties remain to settle losses despite balanced ledgers and expresses relief that the moral account is nearly settled, with his children aiding in the effort.
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Roli
Household goods rely on cotton in fabrics and textiles
Sheets towels and blankets account for more than half the cotton used in making household goods, highlighting cotton's central role in everyday textile products.
Cotton Color Experiments Advance in U S and Russia
Researchers in the United States and Russia conduct trials growing cotton in multiple colors. The program aims to study fiber characteristics and potential market applications across regions.
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United States
Russia
President to Send Two or Three Messages to Congress
The address outlines executive agency reorganization full employment a permanent fair employment practices committee wage stabilization and labor disputes U S employment service and other programs. It notes many programs were sidetracked by the 79th Congress and that the state of the union message will go to Congress after it convenes January 3 with three messages planned including a legislative budget and a report from the new economic council.
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Fair Employment Practices
U. S. Employment Service
Agriculture
Selective Service
79Th Congress
State of the Union
Congress
Nvenes
New Economic Council
Campaign for Thanksgiving as national holiday in 1850s
Sarah Hale, editor of Godey's Lady's Book, led a campaign in the 1850s for establishing Thanksgiving Day as a national holiday, urging widespread public support and legislative action.
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Sarah Hale
Godey
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