Hope To Avert Strike Set For 2 Weeks Hence
Washington January 12 The steel industry urges President Truman to delay a 700000 ton wage dispute as a fact finding board studies pay. Officials hope to keep 800 plants operating while talks continue and price controls are reviewed. A February deadline looms for a possible nationwide steel strike and policy decisions.
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New Year Hope Amid Hungerworldwide Nightlife Reflects War Toll
As 1946 opened, many nations faced hunger and cold despite celebrations. In the United States crowds filled night clubs and streets, while Berlin and Tokyo observed soberly amid ruins. Global cities from Moscow to Chungking welcomed the new year with mixed joy and hardship.
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Pearl Harbor Committee Weighs Short Statement on Warning Time
The Pearl Harbor committee studied Lt. Gen. Walter C Short's claim that two precious hours could have allowed a refer to the attack if a timely message had come. The testimony contrasts Stark's earlier statement about Admiral Kimmel and warning adequacy as the panel builds its record with Mitchell and staff planning further questioning.
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Force Of 5 300 Men Employed To Repair County Roads
A labor force of about 5 300 men has been hired by the highway and public works commission to repair county roads damaged by recent snow and rain. Rural schools in several counties have declared excused holidays due to the bad roads, with Franklin Durham and Jake among those affected.
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Times Square Welcomes 1946 With New Year Crowds
One million revelers filled Times Square at midnight to greet 1946 in New York. Police Commissioner Arthur Wallender officially estimated the crowd size and called the celebration unusually orderly amid a roar of shouts, whistles, and horn blares.
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Philadelphia Mummers Parade Dazzles In New Year Celebration
About 7 000 Philadelphia mummers, in grease paint and ornate garb, march down Broad Street as over a million spectators anticipate the citys most elaborate New Years Day parade. The shooters tune Oh Dem Golden Slippers while longtime participants parade with their descendants in block long capes and comic skits.
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Koreans March In Protest Of Moscow Pact
In Seoul on New Year’s Eve between 20 000 and 30 000 protesters demanded independence and decried the Moscow pact trusteeship. The march was orderly despite prior knife fighting and stone throwing by some Koreans at American personnel two days earlier.
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Unconditional Truce Sought in China Talks
At Chungking on January 1 Gen. George C. Marshall and Communist Gen. Chou En Lai discussed peacemaking amid signals the United Front sought an unconditional truce in North China. The envoy’s staff gave no details, but talks reportedly covered the communists’ proposal and the central government’s counter offer.
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Byrnes Expects MacArthur To Lead Allied Japan Plan
Secretary of State Byrnes expressed strong confidence that General MacArthur will carry out the allied plan for Japan and that 1946 will see major decisions aligning with world peace aims. He outlined sending the U S plan to MacArthur, attending a foreign ministers conference, and not fully briefing him on Moscow developments.
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Churchill Among Those Honored By King George
The New Year honor list, the longest in British history, includes Winston Churchill and three atomic bomb researchers. Wallace E. Akers becomes a knight while Rudolf Ernst Peierls and Franz Eugen Simon are made commanders of the British Empire. Churchill also declined the garter, accepting the Order of Merit.
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MacArthur Praises Hirohito In New Year Message
General MacArthur welcomed Emperor Hirohito’s New Year rescript calling for democratization of thought and a shift away from the divine emperor concept. He said the emperor’s stance supports liberal reform and urges Japanese to unite for family and country as Meiji policy five points promote deliberative assemblies and public participation.
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Possible Hitler son arrested in Czechoslovakia
Reuters reports a 12 year old Czech boy may be Hitler's son. The youth's description matches a boy pictured with Hitler's documents, according to Nuernberg dispatches.
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318 Deaths Attributed To Holiday Traffic Accidents
Violent deaths nationwide over the New Year holiday totaled 318, with 161 traffic fatalities. New York led violent deaths with 32, followed by Illinois and Pennsylvania at 27 each. The National Safety Council warned traffic deaths could reach 375 to 400 by today, with the heaviest toll expected on New Year’s Day.
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Momentous 1945 Dates Mark Wartime Year
A 1945 timeline lists key events from January to December including American landings in Lingayen Gulf and Iwo Jima, Soviet advances, Yalta, war crimes tribunals, Roosevelt’s death, the Tokyo Bay surrender, Hiroshima, and the United Nations formation, with notable political shifts and military milestones throughout the year.
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Magistrate Frees Peddlers After New Year Plea
In New York Judge Anna M. Kross hears four peddlers charged with hawking New Year Eve items without license. All plead guilty and the magistrate suspends sentence as a chorus of thanks fills the courtroom.
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De Gaulle Cabinet Faces Possible Resignation Battle
Paris dispatch reports Gen. De Gaulle’s cabinet threatened to resign over a budget clash with the consultative assembly. Ministers led by Vincent Auriol warned that a 20 percent cut to national defense credits would make De Gaulle’s task impossible. The dispute centers on a requested defense credit of about 400 million francs versus a reduced allowance.
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Truman Maker Written Reply To Criticiees
A fragmentary report discusses Harry H. Vaughan and President Truman addressing criticism. Newton claims Vaughan’s statements reflect on Protestant service and a copy was sent to General Commission on Chaplains. The letter quotes the president’s sense of cause and grief.
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