Enforcement Of FEPC Ruling Up To President
Washington dispatch reports the FEPC transfer of enforcement power to the President after railroads and unions challenged its authority. Fourteen railroads and seven unions were certified as violators of presidential order No. 9346, yet the President can act without railway labor concurrence as war plants shift in war wage disputes.
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2000 Municipal Strikers Reject Settlement Plan
Montreal 2000 municipal white collar workers rejected a settlement plan from the Quebec municipal commission by a vote of 41 to 268. They demand definite pay increases and immediate return to work with no discrimination against strikers.
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Unified war plan praised and air base hits lauded
Hill extolled a coordinated campaign that crippled Japanese air bases near Jawa and Makin with minimal losses for Allied forces. He cited seven enemy planes seen in four offshore days and noted the Liscombe Bay sinking in a related incident while stressing strategic value of the southeastern Pacific hub.
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Woman crawls ice covered Topeka street rescued by cars
An unidentified woman crawled across an ice coated Topeka street to avoid a fall. Police concluded she was not seriously hurt after she reached the curb and she rose and scampered away.
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Railroads Put Under Federal Army Control In War Effort
General Somervell and Secretary Stimson announce rail lines are to operate under war department control with 672 officers assigned to seize more than 60 rail organizations. An operating agreement outlines financial terms while labor disputes stay out of management. Labor consultants Whitney and Johnston named. MPs remain on standby.
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War Secretary
Ernest E. Norris
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Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
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Whitney
War warning tempers optimism as victory goal nears
Officials urge careful public optimism to avoid delaying victory in the Pacific and Japan campaigns. Secretary Hull cautions against overconfidence while pushing for steady progress toward defeat of Japan within a year, balancing confidence with restraint.
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Weather Summary North Carolina and South Carolina
North Carolina shows mostly cloudy skies with a little temperature change and light to moderate rain in the west this afternoon and tonight, then in the east tonight. Wednesday remains mostly cloudy and cooler with light rain. South Carolina remains mostly cloudy with little temperature change and moderate rain tonight starting this afternoon, followed by partly cloudy and cooler skies with light rain in the forenoon Wednesday.
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Pravda calls Bulgaria to quit war amid vassal ties
An article in Pravda urged Bulgaria to withdraw from the war and cease being a German vassal, demanding halt of war with England and the United States and Bulgarian troop withdrawal from Yugoslavia. Georgy Dimitrov authored the piece, noting his former Comintern leadership and Bulgaria roots.
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Yugoslavia
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GI JOE Seeks Soap and Small Gifts in Christmas Parcels
A World War II field note recalls GI Joe receiving soap and various items sent from home as Christmas parcels arrived by mail. He counted 73 cakes in his holiday inventory and hoped for no transfer to avoid transport issues. Soldiers report better organization of the second overseas Christmas and widespread care from home.
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