Japan Proposes New Constitution Amid Zaibatsu Scrutiny
Tokyo dispatch says Allied HQ demands detailed data on 14 Zaibatsu and 18 major holding firms. Officials must list top officers as of Jan 1 and stockholders with over 1 percent. Maj. Wheeler notes aim to map inter-company control and industrial power.
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Tokyo
Zaibatsu
Allied Headquarters
Maj. J. S. W. Wheeler
Haworth
N. J
Japan
Transac
Kyodo Blows Agency
Matter Over Mind On College Campus In Hanover
On January 2 in Hanover New Hampshire a Dartmouth campus incident linked veterans personal issues to class life. A housekeeping student asked to be excused briefly after hearing rumors that a nearby strike had begun, prompting a lighthearted classroom exchange among staff about timing.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
Butters
Sharon And The Girls Are Fished From The Water
Sharon Rogers and her 16 girl orchestra were rescued by Japanese fishermen after their plane struck water near an ammunition barge and sank. An unnamed drummer suffered a fractured leg and the others were bruised. The crew praised the pilot's coolness as they returned to Yokohama for passage to the United States.
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Yokohama
Sharon Rogers
Kyushu
Japan
State to Spend Over $20000 on Advertising
RALEIGH Jan 22 The State advertising division of the department of conservation and development will spend about 20000 in the next 12 months to print booklets promoting North Carolina. Bill Sharpe head of the division said stories about the state will appear in leading magazines and a special push to extend the travel season and attract water anglers is planned.
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Raleigh
Department of Conservation
Rae
North Carolina
Bill Sharpe
Department of Conservation and Development
Sharpe
Harpe
Water Angels
Divis
Mothers confront Eisenhower over demobilization
A group of women from the Servicemen's Wives and Children's Association confronted General Eisenhower outside May's office, demanding voice in demobilization policy. Dorothy Galomb urged care for service families, noting high divorce fears and distant fraternization images, while Eisenhower cited about 700,000 Army fathers and ongoing efforts.
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Sant
Anobel
Servicemen's Wives and Children’s Association
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Dorothy Galomb
Wilkinsburg
Eisenhower
Imperial Family Sees American Film in Tokyo
In Tokyo on January 22 a lighthearted American film comedy was shown to seven princes and six princesses as a test run for a new program of two weekly movies for Emperor Hirohito and family. The screening of Kiss and Tell with Shirley Temple faced a projector glitch. Hirohito did not attend. The palace approved the plan, noting this was the first film showing since the surrender.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Shirley Temple
Imperial Chamberlain
Brig
Genyne Baker
Palace
Imperial Household
Charles Roberts
Carthage
Short Says War Department Tried To Make Him Scapegoat For Disaster
Maj. Gen. Walter Short claimed before a Senate inquiry that the War Department for four years sought to pin Pearl Harbor blame on him. He said officers in Washington passed the buck and withheld critical information that might have changed the outcome.
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Short
War Department
Washington
Walter R. C. Short
Pearl Harbor
Senate-House
George C. Marshall
L. T. Gerow
Roberts Commission
Army
Hawn
Commission
Army, Pearl Harbor Board
Congressional Committee
Extension Of Price Control Gets Support
The state of the union message drew mixed reactions on extending price controls with Truman seeking a full year extension. Senators judged some curbs necessary to curb inflation while others urged a sane program allowing modest increases to offset wage raises. Officials warned postal and revenue implications and tax cuts facing the budget gap as the debt ceiling was discussed.
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Bridges
RNH
Mead
D-Ny
Truman
Ball
R-Minn
J. Truman
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Senator Lafollette
Senator B
D-Va
Marshall In Conference With Chiang Kai-Shek
General Marshall conferred with Chiang Kai-Shek in Chungking for an hour. They reportedly discussed ending truce violations in China’s civil strife while Peiping directed forces to withdraw at least 20 miles. American planes dropped cease-fire leaflets across five provinces to deter fighting.
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Chungking
Marshall
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Armistice Commission
Peiping
Shanghai
Kiangsu
Henan
Chiang
Associated Press
Spenser Davis
Davis
Socialist Party Names Vincent Auriol For French Presidency
The socialist parliamentary group unanimously nominated Vincent Auriol as president of the French provisional government after backers of Gouin and Thorez failed to unite. The communists dropped Thorez and supported Gouin, while Popular Republicans indicated Auriol would be acceptable to them.
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Paris
Socialist Party
de Gaulle
Vincent Auriol
Popular Republicans
Auriol
Felix Gouin
Constituent Assembly
Maurice Thorez
Troez
Communist Party
Gouin
Comunique
Officials Get Their Cut Of The Honors
Governor Cherry awarded medals and certificates of merit to nearly 100 non paid selective service officials from 27 eastern North Carolina counties at the Wake county courthouse. The ceremony opened a five stop statewide series honoring draft board personnel who served two or more years during the war period with Brig. Gen. J. Van Metts presenting the awards.
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Raleigh
Cherry
North Carolina
Wake County
Draft Board
Congress
J. van Metts
Bladen
Brunswick
Chatham
Columbus
Cumberland
Durham
Edgecombe
Franklin
Granville
Halifax
Harnett
Hoke
Johnston
Lee
Moore
Nash
New Hanover
Northampton
Orange
Person
Robeson
Sampson
Vance
Wake
Warren, Wayne
Wilson Counties
New Asheboro Firm Forms In Raleigh
Certificates filed with the secretary of state show Pinehurst Textiles of Asheboro organized to manufacture and sell textile products with authorized capital stock of 100000 dollars and subscribed stock of 300 dollars by John F. Redding Abner D. Potter and Ida H. Redding, all of Asheboro.
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Asheboro
Raleigh
Pinehurst Textiles
John F. Redding
Abner D. Potter
Ida H. Redding
Another Degnan Suspect Arrested In Toledo
Ralph Murphy of the Toledo homicide squad said a 21 year old Chicagoan Northwestern University student has been taken into custody and will be returned to Chicago for questioning in the Degnan kidnapping case. No charges filed yet.
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Toledo, O
Ralph Murphy
Toledo Homicide Squad
Chicago
Degnan
Murphy
Northwestern University
Cotton States Senators Seek OPA Parity Revision
Senator Eastland of Mississippi says Southern lawmakers will push to raise 1946 cotton ceilings by counting farm labor costs in parity. He argues current parity uses 1909–14 conditions despite a 300 percent rise in field labor costs. If votes allow, strategy aims to transfer price controls to FHA and USDA, potentially abolishing OPA.
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Washington
Congress
Eastland
D-Miss
Agriculture Ment
VA Seeks 30 New Veterans Hospitals in 20 States
Congress urged funding for a 10 percent rise in VA hospital beds and about 20 million dollars for alterations. The plan calls for 30 new facilities in 20 states plus additions to four others, totaling 13,422 new beds and a 142,000 bed projection when peak need arrives around 1970.
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Washington
Congress
Veteran Administration
House Appropriations Committee
Indendent Offices
Veterans Administration
Pitals
Bureau of the Budget
General Medical
North Carolina
Durham
Charlotte
South Carolina
Greenville
Chattanooga
Seizure Of Meat Plants Looms In U S During Strike
Washington reports moving toward government seizure of meat packing plants as a six day strike by 263000 workers persists. President Truman says troubles arise from wage and hour disputes but remains hopeful for a strong economy, while talks consider a price formula to spur a government purchase and wage settlements for CIO and AFL unions.
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Washington
Seaton Truman
White House
OPA
Agriculture Department
CIO
AFL
Spain faces unsure fate of monarchy restoration
Madrid dispatch notes ongoing debate over restoring the Spanish monarchy and the question of Don Juan's future role. Observers say real change cannot rely on a magical fix while Europe remains tense and disordered amid palace access and royal prospects.
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Madrid
Spain
Napoleon Roparte
Joseph
Tuileries
Don Juan
Europe
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