Deny Report Settlement is Probable
General Motors and the CIO United Auto Workers extended negotiations after a nine day stretch with no settlement progress. Federal mediator James F. Dewey called the recess brief and planned a Washington consultation with Labor Secretary Lewis B. Schwellenbach. Talks resume at 10 a.m. Monday.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
CIO
United Auto Workers
James F. Dewey
Dewey
Washington
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Egyptian universities stage three day mourning boycotts
Students at Fuad and Azhar universities walk out for three days to mourn and press Premier Sidky Pasha for action on rioting and British troop involvement. They demand a clear government statement, a full investigation, and a blackout of the state radio during the period.
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Cairo
Fuad and Azhar Universe
Eee
Ig Os
Azhar University
Fuad University
Ismail Sidky Pasha
Een Egypt
Ineteen
A . Ish Company
Mustapha Mommen
Sidku Pasha
el Eshmawi Pasha
Sidky Pasha
Europe faces winter privation and looming epidemics
In Herford Germany on February 23 the World Today notes Europe endures a harsh winter and rationing shortages. Authorities warn epidemics threaten as coal shortages and overcrowding persist. Relief depends on spring and increased food, with emergency measures including hospital and doctor mobilization.
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Herford
Germany
Europe
1000 Chicks Shipped To President Truman And Indiana Governor
Two thousand fuzzy chicks were shipped to President Truman and Indiana Governor Ralph Gates amid production cut concerns. William Lathrop, the Richmond hatcheryman, said he sent them to test reactions after facing market confusion. Anderson of agriculture refused charges and criticized Lathrop.
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Washington
White House
Agriculture Department
Truman
Agriculture Anderson
William Lathrop
Richmond
Ind
Lathrop
Ralph F. Gates
Indiana
State Farm
UAW GM talks stall as strike extends into new phase
Detroit negotiations resume with UAW international board denying near end of the 95 day walkout. Key issues remain unsettled including local demands and the wake issue while a tentative agreement on maintenance of membership and checkoff was reported. GM faces delayed settlement and 19 percent wage demand. Also planned national telephone walkout set for March 7 amid hour disputes.
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Detroit
UAW International Executives Board
UAW
James F. Dewey
General Motors
MacArthur Demands Faster Zaibatsu Dissolution and War Crime Arrests
General MacArthur told the Japanese government it must accelerate dissolving the Zaibatsu and ordered 27 more minor war crime suspects arrested. Maj. S W Wheeler said more firms may be affected beyond the 19 named in the directive. The 27 detainees include navy officials Kobeshige Inuzka Iwataka and Hideo Suzuki, to be tried in Manila or the Marianas where offenses occurred.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Zaibatsu
Maj
S. W. Wheeler
Beechertown
Mass
Sugamo
Navy
Kobeshige Inuzka
Philippines
Kenji Iwataka
Truk
Hideo Suzuki
Manila
Marianas
Royall Defends Army Court Martial System In Winston
In Winston Salem Kenneth C. Royall Undersecretary of War spoke at the JayCees annual Americanism banquet defending the Army court martial system as sound and superior to other justice systems. He cited the rehabilitation program started by Robert P. Patterson returning 25,000 men to duty with under one eighth failing to make good.
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Winston-Salem
Chamber of Commerce
Kenneth C. Royall
U. S. Army
Royall
Robert P. Patterson
Chinese delegates denounce Yalta pact in Manchuria era
Delegates to China's National Assembly denounce the Yalta secret agreement. They say it grants Russia rights in Manchuria contrary to the Atlantic Charter and UN declarations. The protests spark quit Manchuria demonstrations in several cities amid Red Army day coverage.
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Chungking
China
National Assembly
Yalta
Russia
Manchuria
Red Army
United Nations
Rescue Vessels Battle Pacific To Aid Russians
Rescue ships fought the North Pacific to aid Russian tankers in distress south of the Aleutians. A second tanker rescued 23 people from the wal owing Lanes section. 24 stayed aboard to help tow the section to Adak. Sixteen remained afloat on the forward portion at last report, following a prior rescue of 485 from the Yukon two weeks earlier.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
North Pacific
Donbass
Aleutians
Adak Island
Yukon
Johnstone Bay
Seward
Communists Seek Immediate Armistice in Manchuria
Local dispatch reports Chinese communist leaders instruct Gen Chou En Lai to press for an immediate armistice in Manchuria amid ongoing clashes since the January 10 truce. A spokesman links a peaceful settlement to ending Russian occupation and notes discussions with Mao Tse Tung. A Wall Robertson incident at Peiping headquarters accompanied the report. Bill Horner to run for Congress in North Carolina's eighth district after Burgin declines renomination.
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Yenan
Chou En- Lai
Manchuria
Chou
Mao Tse-Tung
Chungking
Communist New China News Agency
Walter Robertson
U. S
Peiping
Captain McVay Freed After Navy Review
Capt Charles B McVay III was found guilty of negligence in the Indianapolis sinking but had his sentence remitted for prior service. A topside review canceled the reduction in grade and restored him to active duty, though officials questioned his future commands as four officers received reprimands.
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Navy
Charles B. McVay
Indianapolis
McVay
Louis E. Denfeld
Fire Destroys Major Block in Muskegon
A blaze in downtown Muskegon wipes out five buildings along 254 feet of main street causing 1.5 million dollars in losses. No injuries reported as 100 firefighters and 50 police manage a crowd of 30,000. the Hardy department store occupied the blaze origin in the basement.
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Muskegon
Mich
W. D. Hardy Company
Hardy
Stalin and Zhukov Urge Red Army Strengthening
Stalin and Marshal Zhukov addressed the Red Army on its 28th birthday urging greater military strength. Stalin’s order called for defending peaceful labor and making borders unreachable for enemies. Zhukov praised the army’s diverse experience shaping future military science.
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Stalin
Zhukov
Red Army
Moscow
Georgi Zhukov
Red Star
Capitol Hill Ponders Retirement Benefit Plan For Congress
Washington February 23 Capitol hill reacts to a plan to provide retirement benefits for congressmen The House will consider the proposal next Wednesday and critics worry about pensions for lawmakers while cabinet members may also gain in the measure The issue stirs concerns ahead of fall elections and recall protests about pensions.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
House
McCormick
D-Mass
Vinson
D-Ga
Erwin Mills Workers Reach 19 Month Contract ending Strike
About 4 600 Erwin mills workers will return to work next week after a CIO TWUA signed contract gives a 20 percent wage rise and ends the strike that began last October. The 19 month deal adds 14 cents an hour on average with a paid lunch break and more fatigue time. Emil Rieve TWUA president and Kemp Nee Erwin Mills president announce the agreement. Governor Cherry issued a state note.
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Raleigh
Erwin Mills
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Emil Rieve
TWUA
Kemp P. Nee
Cherry
Yamashita Hanged For War Crimes Near Manila
Lt Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita the once celebrated conqueror of Singapore was hanged at dawn on a floodlit gallows near Manila after being convicted as a war criminal. He spoke a last prayer for the emperor’s long life and left a prepared English statement defending his actions.
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Manila
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Singapore
Mac
Masaharu Homma
Bataan
Yamashita
Philippines
Homma
Loans Negotiated By Associations in 1945
In 1945, 147 state chartered building and loan associations made 12,262 loans totaling 24,422,453.36 dollars. Assets rose to 102,019,789.60 with investments in U S and North Carolina state bonds at 34,541,884.85. Cash on hand reached 5,064,209.56 and mortgage loans stood at 60,599,038.16.
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Raleigh
State Insurance Department
U. S
N. C
Mutinous Indian Sailors Surrender Prompt Bombay Riots
Riot conditions swept Bombay for a third day as mutinous sailors surrendered unconditionally aboard ships seized earlier. Reports cite 300,000 workers in sympathy with strikes, widespread looting, fires, and rail disruption as Mohandas Gandhi urged peace and authorities struggled to restore order.
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Bombay
Castle Naval Barracks
Alcutta
Roters
Poona
Mohandas K. Gandhi
H. E. Butler
Calcutta
Karachi
HMIS
Hindustan
Reuters
Meat prices expected to drop due to oversupply
Washington report quotes Senator Thomas as predicting cheaper meat amid ample supply and subsidized packing costs. He notes beef and chicken markets show overabundance, with poultry warehouses full and chicken prices down from ceiling levels.
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Washington
Thomas
Dokla
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
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