Byrnes Urges UN Commission on Atomic Control
Secretary Byrnes called on the United Nations assembly to approve a commission on atomic energy, pledging US land, men, and air forces for a world police force. He urged immediate action and full US cooperation in building a peace organization, stressing safeguards to prevent misuse of atomic discoveries. Yugoslavia filled a final UNSC vacancy as New Zealand withdrew.
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John Hightower
London
Byrnes
United Nations Assembly
Special Commission On Control of Atomic Energy
United States
New World Organization
Economic and Social Council
Atomic Commission
Moscow
Yugoslavia
New Zealand
UNO
Congress Opens Second Session
The 79th Congress returns for a new peacetime session amid election year pressure. With 435 House seats and 32 of 96 Senate seats up in November, party control hangs in the balance as Truman’s plea for action shapes early bills. Henry Ford II named outstanding man of the year by the U S junior chamber of commerce at a Chicago dinner with other notable honorees listed.
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William F. Arbogast Ashington
Congress
White House
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Truman
Chicago
Henry Ford II
U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
Con Gietinguiahen
Ford Motor Company
Chamber
Ture” Magazine
Chicago Junior Asso
Drew Hoyle
Jeter P. Ramsey
Camden
S. C
Purdy Lee
Johnny Wade Eastman
Marion Theodore Ten
Estill
Robeson County
N. C
D. W. Biggs
John Jackson
Hugh Nance
Columbus
L. A. Waiton
Dillon
Lawrence Britt
Madrid buzzes as Don Juan rumor of throne return grows
In Madrid the talk centers on Don Juan and his wife planning a Portugal visit to meet her parents, amid rising speculation of a possible restoration of the monarchy. Foreign Minister Ar tijo acknowledges the trip but says no political significance is attached. Public opinion ranges from keen interest to skepticism.
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Madrid
Don Juan
Alberto Martin Artujo
Switzerland
Portugal
Seville
Pyrenees
Paris
Spain
Hirohito Investiture Follows MacArthur Orders in Japan
Tokyo reports the investiture of new cabinet ministers stretches past midnight to meet General MacArthur directives. Sempachi Soejima becomes agriculture minister, Chuzo Mitsuchi reshuffles to home and transport posts, Yoshishige Abe takes education, Narahashi and Tajiri join as secretary and deputy. Critics warn more changes may come.
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Tokyo
Gen. MacArthur
Hirohito
Ikuro Shidehara
MacArthur
Sempachi Soejima
Kenzo Matsumura
Agriculture
Forestry
Chuzo Mitsuchi
Home
Kenjiro Horikiri
Takao Tanaka
Yoshishige Abe
Tamon Maeda
Wataru Narahashi
Akiyochi Tajiri
Sankuro Ogasawara
Commerce and Industry
Navy reveals Huff Duff secret device in wartime
The Navy discloses Huff Duff a long distance high frequency direction finder used on ships planes and shore stations. It aided breaking up U boat packs by locating ships or planes half a world away and complemented radar and sonar in Atlantic battles. It may prove crucial for aviation by quickly determining aircraft position during navigation problems.
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New York
Navy
HFDF
New Nazi War Crime Brought Out In Trials
Trial evidence reveals Adolf Hitler ordered U boats in early 1942 to kill or capture crews of torpedoed ships to cripple US shipbuilding by seaman shortages. Notes of Hitler and Hiroshi Oshima discussed with Ribbentrop show intent to sink merchant ships without warning to maximize crew deaths.
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Mernb&rg
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Hitler
Hiroshi Oshima
Joachim von Ribbentrop
International Tribunal
United States
New Teachers To Be Placed On Trial Before Acceptance
A North Carolina state commission studying merit rating for teachers proposes a high selection standard and an in service training program. The plan would place teachers on trial before acceptance for public school work and anchor any rating system in the child’s welfare. Governor Cherry would receive recommendations for the 1947 general assembly.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
John W. Umstead
Chapel Hill
Cherry
General Assembly
North Carolina Education Association
Smaller War Plants Corporation Aids Small Businesses
Chairman Maury Maverick announced SWPC has assisted 5,412 small businesses with 510 million dollars since September 1942. The agency ends January 28 with functions transferred to the Commerce Department and Reconstruction Finance Corp. Maverick will return to private law practice, noting most loans went to firms with 25 or fewer workers and those with fewer than 20 employees received 60.5 percent of aid.
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Washington
Maury Maverick
War Plants Corporation
Department of Commerce and Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Maverick
SWPC
Ess
Hitler's State Motherhood Plan Backfires in Germany
German war time marriages promoted to raise soldiers are failing as divorce filings surge. Hannover courts report 1448 divorce actions in three months and 604 of 737 civil cases since November involve divorces, a rate described as ten times higher than in 1932.
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Hannover
Germany
Pearl Harbor probe eyes end today amid winds message debate
The Pearl Harbor inquiry weighs ending this week as lawmakers mull summoning Gov. E Dewey of New York and other witnesses. Senators Lucas and Ferguson seek clarity on the so called winds message and who leaked the Japanese code break. Mitchell notes about 30 more witnesses may be called before Dec 7.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
William D. Mitchell
George C. Marshall
Army
Lucas
D-Ill
Marshall
Illinois
Ferguson
R-Mich
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Tokyo Radio
Senate-House
Mitchell
Perenea
Seth Rich
Confesor Calls for 25 to 50 Years of Occupation in Japan
In Tokyo on January 14 Tomas Confesor chief Philippine delegate to the Far Eastern Commission urged Allied occupation of Japan for 25 to 50 years. He said the length should be the duration of military control stressing the need to stabilize postwar Japan.
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Tokyo
Japan
Tomas Confesor
Philip‘pines
Far Eastern Commission
Confesor
Truman Eyes One Year Extension of Price Controls
Washington report says President Truman will ask Congress for a full year extension of price and rent controls to June 30, 1947. White House aides expect passage, with some senators noting it could require longer than a year. Senators Overton and McClellan weighed in with tentative support and cautious opposition.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
White House
Overton
D-La
McClellan
D-Ark
Bomb test plans to be announced soon
Vice Admiral Blandy said the army and navy will soon reveal the date location and other details of the forthcoming atomic bomb tests at sea. The tests cannot begin before spring.
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Washington
Jan
Army
Navy
Adm
W. H. Blandy
Naval Operations
Weekend Death Toll in Carolinas Reaches Seventeen
Associated Press reports weekend fatalities in the Carolinas total seventeen with more than half from traffic crashes. Notable incidents include a truck auto collision near Jacksonville killing three and injuring a fourth, plus multiple shooter and self inflicted deaths across Oconee and Marshall counties.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Jacksonville
North Carolina
State Highway Patrol
Glenn Thomas Jarman
Carroll B. Smith
John Millinder
Wilson
Chester
S. C
Wallace Suggested Today for UN Secretary General
London dispatch says Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace was proposed today as secretary general of the United Nations. Polish delegate Jan Stanczyk circulated opinions among delegates while discussing the potential selection with the Russian delegation. The Russians favored Yugoslav envoy Vladimi Simic, and London papers favor General Eisenhower for the post.
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London
Henry Wallace
United Nations Organization
Jan Stanczyk
United States
UNO
Sa’l
Wallace
War Continues in China Amid Mutual Accusations
In CHUNGKING on January 14, the nationalist government and the Communists accused each other of violating the cease fire in the ongoing civil conflict. Each side reported intensified or continued operations after the midnight deadline, citing delayed orders and tactical advantage as explanations.
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Chungking
Jan
Central Government
National Military Council
Yenan Red
Lunghai
Kinagsu
Yellow Sea
Anyan
Peiping-Hankow
Henan
Eleanor Roosevelt plans post UN visit to Russia
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt said she would visit Russia after the United Nations assembly adjourns but was undecided on the timing. Her duties as a delegate to the assembly will keep her in London for at least six more days.
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London
Eleanor Roosevelt
Russia
United Nations Assembly
Assembly
Steel Strike Deferred For One Week
Washington reports a 30 day postponement for a national strike as the telephony workers vote to defer action while steel and other industry labor disputes loom. Coordination among unions continues as General Motors pressures rise and other pending walkouts threaten broader disruption.
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William Needham
Washington
Association of Communications Ment Workers
Western Electric Company
National Federation of Telesphone Workers
CIO
Com
Ori
General Motors Corporation
Telse
Argentina’s Industries Blacked Out Amid 72-Hour Shutdown
Buenos Aires and major interior cities halted all business and industry for a 72 hour period as leaders protest a decree on wage increases. Bread and groceries deliveries were scarce though milk continued. banks stayed open with government permit.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Butchers Association
Edelmire Farrell
Rosario
Mendoza
Parana
Corrientes
la Plata
Cordoba
San Juan
Tucuman
Santiago del Estero
Central Bank of the Republic
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World Police Force
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Berlin
E C. Dade
Dade Brothers
Abe Fortas
Robert S. Ingersoll
Inersoll Steel
Borgarner Corporation
James Linen
Time Magazine
Charles Luckman
Pepsodent Company
Frank McCarthy
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Fifth Avenue
Rockefeller Center
82Nd Airborne Division
James M. Gavin
Europe
OPA
Charlotte
John Ephram Tucker
Hoyle Dean Chavis
Pembroke
Lamberton
Fday
Warsaw
Texas Army
Lowell N. Douglas
Seymour Johnson Field
Oconee County
J. W. Graham
Marshall County
Nice
UNC
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Fisenhower
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