Workers Preparing Data On Wage Fight
The CIO United Auto Workers used a Christmas truce to prepare new data for a renewed 30 percent wage increase demand against auto makers. About 200000 U.S. auto workers have been idle since November 21 in the nationwide walkout, with government fact finders urging a fresh UAW GM meeting planned for Wednesday in Washington. Continued on Page Two.
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Patton Interred Amid Allied Tribute in Luxembourg
General George S. Patton Jr. was buried at Hamm US Army Cemetery near Luxembourg after a rain soaked funeral procession. A multinational delegation from eight nations attended, honoring the famed Third Army commander whose forces shattered the Ardennes counteroffensive a year earlier.
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White Christmas Predicted For Carolinas Weather Alert
A fresh snow blanket covers parts of North and South Carolina with forecasters predicting a white Christmas for most of the region. Snow expected in northern SC and eastern NC with sleet in western NC. freezing rain forecast for tomorrow as temperatures dip. Asheville reports two inches, Winston-Salem one inch, and Charlotte two tenths of an inch. Eastern Air Lines cancels in Charlotte while other flights continue. Road conditions remain difficult with sub-freezing temperatures across both states.
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South Carolina
Tar Heel
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Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Eastern Air Lines
Spartanburg
Columbia
Disarmament Time Limit Urged By Reds
Chungking dispatch notes the China Daily News urging General Marshall to set a time limit on Japanese troop disarmament in China and on withdrawal of American forces. The paper warns against further aid to Chungking military or political efforts.
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Chungking
Communist
New China Daily News
Marshall
China
Southern Railway Plans Industrial Center in Charlotte
The Southern Railway will establish a general industrial agency at its eastern lines headquarters in Charlotte effective January 1. E. R. Oliver announced that F. Clifton Toal, hired in 1922 in Columbia, S C, will head the agency to aid industrial and commercial development of the area.
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Eastern Lines
Charlotte News
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Washington
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Southern Railways
F. Clifton Toal
Columbia
S. C
Truman Congress Tug Of War Over Army Be Signing Rule
Washington December 24 The bitter row between President Truman and Congress over the U S signing service grew more likely as lawmakers insisted on changes to the rule and the president pressed for action.
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Truman
Congress
U. S
Pope cites war devastation and call for unity in Christmas message
In a world radio address from Vatican City Pope Pius XI warned that hatred and war would leave scars for generations. He said Christmas is celebrated in peace but not peace, stresses the church as mother of all nations, above nationalities, and rejects totalitarian threats.
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Four Americans Named Cardinals by Pope Pius XII
Vatican announces 32 new cardinals including four from the United States. Archbishops Francis Spellman New York John Glennon St Louis Samuel Stritch Chicago and Edward Mooney Detroit receive red hats at the upcoming consistory in Rome. The college will total 70 members. Dennis Cardinal Dougherty is the only living U S cardinal mentioned.
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Canada
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Francis J. Spellman
New York
John J. Glennon
St. Louis
Samuel A. Stritch
Chicago
Truman To Make Christmas Talk
President Truman plans a Christmas Eve address to the nation from the White House south lawn at 5 p.m. EST before his trip to Missouri to celebrate Yule with his family. He will light the national Christmas tree, a large living fir with ornaments and lights.
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Truman
Missouri
White House
GIs Bring Christmas Cheer to 20,000 Vienna Children
American servicemen, separated from families on another Christmas, plan to entertain 20,000 Vienna youngsters with turkey, sweets, films, and laughter. They also extend aid from Belgrade, Cairo, and Singapore to other deprived children. Soldiers face joy despite postwar hardship as Brussels lights contrast Germany’s grim season.
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Singapore
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New Guinea
Frankfurt
Germany
Brussels
Violent Deaths In This State During Holidays
Associated Press reports eight of eleven violent deaths in North Carolina over the first two days of the Christmas holiday week. Four traffic mishaps and four fires claimed lives including three Wilmington fire victims, a Wilmington wharf drowning of J W Mercer, and two men in a Charlotte car crash.
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J. W. Mercer
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Paw Creek
Charles Berke Griffin
Thomasboro
Many GIs On Foreign Soil This Christmas
Washington reports about 3.2 million soldiers sailors and marines will spend their first peacetime Christmas away from home whether at sea or abroad. The army and navy note the war is over and offer stories of preparations and planned entertainments to keep troops cheerful.
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Army
Navy
Special Services Division
Christmas in England Looks Past War to Peacetime Cheer
In London during a wartime Christmas, a MacKenzie family recounts how England, despite bombing, shortages, and rationing, remains hopeful and festive. The letter notes soldiers in streets, civilians scarred by conflict, and a resilient national spirit as peacetime Christmas arrives.
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England
Mummie
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Homecoming GIs Bring Joy Amid Scarce Toys This Christmas
Dewitt Mackenzie describes returning soldiers in uniform, their families including mothers and wives, and the festive but strained holiday atmosphere. Toys are scarce and pricey, decorations rare, yet stores display cheer with Santa figures as children sing for charity and yuletide generosity.
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Black Market Exchange Swarms as France Devalues Franc
Paris reports a flood of black market offers after the cabinet vote to devalue the franc. The Bretton Woods stabilization agreement approval cleared the way for the move. The constituent assembly and Paris Bourse close for holidays, with a government journal due Wednesday detailing new exchange rates.
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France
Constituent Assembly
Bretton Woods
End Of Big 3 Conference In Sight
Moscow sources said the end of the big three foreign ministers conference is in sight and good news may be announced. Informants stated that accomplishments had been achieved.
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Twin City Vet Fund Raises $9825 for W-S Soldier
The Jack Ellice appreciation fund has netted $9825 in contributions for a Winston-Salem man who lost both legs in the Rhine battle. Elliott, home from an army hospital for Christmas, plans to use part of the money to pay his mortgage and the rest to start a small furniture business after his discharge.
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Jack Ellice
Battle of the Rhine
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Diplomatic Setback Feared Over Espionage Breakthrough
Washington reports a looming diplomatic setback as Senate inquiry questions the value of the Jig-19 code break and its impact on wartime intelligence. Senator Lucas says nations may alter codes after revelations, while Rep Gearhart notes continued changes as Japan withholds confidential messages.
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Navy
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Corregidor
Pilotless C-47 Crashes After 900 Mile Flight
An army transport C-47 crashed in an open field near Chillicothe after flying about 900 miles without a crew. Lincoln air base officials identified the aircraft and noted numbers on the fuselage and tail. A parachute and open hatch were found. residents reported the plane circled before colliding with a tree and crashing.
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