Truman backs atomic energy tests invitation plan
Secretary of State Byrnes said the United States may invite the UN atomic energy commission or a commission committee to witness tests of the atomic bomb against naval ships. He noted no final government policy and said War and Navy departments were still discussing details with General Eisenhower and other leaders.
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Washington
Byrnes
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Patterson
Navy
Forrestal
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chester W. Nimitz
Russia
Britain
France
China
Australia
Poland
Yugoslavia
Brazil
Netherlands
Egypt
Canada
mid-Pacific
Marshall Islands
United Nations Security Council
UNO Atomic Energy Commission
London
U. S
Rilaim
Commission
State Department
War and Navy Departments
Byrnes Saide
Atomic Commission
Nazis Outspoken In Criticism Of Allies
Berlin dispatch reports German criticism of Allied policies growing, though officials note milder winter helped authorities keep unrest low. U.S. commander McNarney cites 25 000 stateless displaced persons needing care, denazification progress, and coal distribution bottlenecks as Germany’s wartime output sits at 10 to 12 percent of 1938 capacity.
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Berlin
Joseph Katurney
U. S S
Germany
McNarney
Siicans
U. S
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Denmark
Norway
Clear Winter Weather Ends With Rainfall
A brief period of unusually clear winter weather ended as rain fell in the south and northwest with snow flurries over the Great Lakes region and northern Rockies. The storm center moved east, bringing rain to Alabama Tennessee Georgia and Florida. Temperatures cooled to normal in the northeast while the south stayed cool and the middle and southern states were milder. A cold wave moved south from North Dakota and Minnesota with International Falls at 5 below and 6 below zero at North Dakota site.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Rockies
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
North Dakota
Minnesota
International Falls
Minn
Australia records sun interior noise waves by radar
A government scientist reported that Australian radio physicists using radar have detected noise waves from the sun. The unnamed scientist said Australians may be the first to record such sun noises and contrasted their passive approach with US radar that sent signals to the moon.
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Australia
Sidney
Associated Press
AFL Reinstates John L. Lewis as 13th Vice President
The American Federation of Labor welcomed John L. Lewis back after a decade’s break as a unanimous vote placed him on the 13th vice presidency and he joined the governing board. Lewis arrived in Miami with his chauffeur and delivered a member card to AFL President William Green at a celebratory dinner.
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Miami
Fra
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
AFL
Lewis
Springfield
Ill
William Green
UMW
Green
Council
United Mine Workers of America
Mine Workers’ Union
The
CIO
Absenteeism In State Schools Proves Spotty
In Raleigh on January 29 state school and highway officials lack explanations for uneven absenteeism. Paul Reid notes Piedmont counties show more lost teaching days than eastern or mountain regions. Some districts fear failing to reach 180 days without harming farm work, with neighboring counties showing contrasting patterns.
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Raleigh
Paul Reid
State Board of Education
Piedmont
Annamites' Resistance Is Halted by Dalat Capture
French forces claim to have broken the Annamite resistance in southern Annam and seized Dalat, 150 miles northeast of Saigon. Airborne and armored units driven from Bienhoa and Ban Methout advanced to Phan Rang and Nha Trang, with Maj. Gen. Jacques Leclerc directing operations from the sea.
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Saigon
Annam
Dalat
China Sea
Ninth Colonial Infantry
Bienhoa
Diring
Phan Rang
Ban Methout
Second Armored
Paris
Strasbourg
Nha Trang
Jacques Leclerc
Japs Set March 31 Election in Occupation Era
Tokyo January 29 The Japanese cabinet fixed March 31 as the first general election under occupation rules. It will allow voting by men under 25 and women for the first time. The poll was moved from January after General MacArthur's purge directive prompted many resignations of ultranationalist officials. Voters must have eligibility certified by the home ministry, which will publish qualifications tomorrow.
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Tokyo
Japan
MacArthur
Midwest Truck Drivers End 10 Week Walkout
John J. Brady Iowa director says a two year contract settles a 10 week strike spanning seven midwest states. The deal includes a 15 to 18 percent pay boost affecting 120 truck companies and about 5,000 drivers, with tens of thousands idle in offices and warehouses. The stoppage disrupted over the road trucking across Iowa Nebraska Minnesota Missouri Kansas and the Dakotas.
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Fort Dodge
John J. Brady
Iowa
Midwest Truck Operators Association
Midwest
Iady
Nebraska
Minnesota
Missouri
Kansas
The
Dakotas
Divorce recommended in New Jersey case
Mrs Lillian Kenney of Riverside New Jersey told Advisory Master William R Burton that her husband forced her under the car dashboard while he drove past a girl friend to avoid upsetting the girl. Burton recommended a divorce.
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Camden
N. J
Lillian Kenney
Riverside
William R. J. Burton
Burton
Doughboys Want Draft To Stay
Secretary of War Patterson says U S GI personnel overseas view the selective service draft as essential to supply replacements so troops can be relieved and return home. He notes the army cannot shrink below 1 5 million for a year yet will meet Eisenhower's pledge to discharge or begin discharge of all enlisted men with two years service or 40 points by June 30.
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Washington
Patterson
Europe
Asia
Pacific
Jerson
Dwight Eisenhower
Cabinet reshuffle as Chile imposes siege after riot
In Santiago the government shuffled the cabinet and ordered a 60 day state of siege after a violent riot between police and labor protesters left five dead and 77 wounded. Mounted troops patrolled streets while ward chiefs were recalled. Military officers gained new authority as demonstrations ended with workers promising a nationwide strike.
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Santiago
Chile
Laas
Bernardo Ibanez
Chilean Workers Federation
Workers Federation
Eee
Fire devastates Tinkerfield hangar at OKC depot
Workers continued searching for bodies in the wreckage of Tinkerfield’s principal hangar at the army air force supply depot where the blaze killed at least ten people and injured 43. Seven civilian victims were identified overnight among ten bodies recovered. Col. Ralph O. Brownfield estimated damage at 750000 dollars and ordered a board to investigate the undetermined cause.
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Oklahoma City
Tinkerfield
Army Air Force
Ralph O. Brownfield
Press freedom debated in Franco interview in Madrid
World Today reports General Franco expresses partial support for free news exchange arguing truth and objective judgment are essential to avoid spreading falsehoods and calumny. He says morality and education are key to peaceful coexistence and notes Spain pursues these ideas through its press.
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Madrid
Generalissimo Franco
Franco
Harry Hopkins Dies in New York City
New York January 29. Harry Hopkins an assistant to the late President Roosevelt died at 11:35 am today at Minorial hospital after entering last November with illness. Hopkins had resigned his White House post July 3 and had served as impartial chairman of New York City cloak and suit industry. Born in Sioux City Iowa he was federal relief administrator during the 1930s and later Roosevelt's closest confidant.
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New York
Roosevelt
Minorial Hospital
Hopkins
White House
Washington
New York City
Cloak and Suit
James J. Walker
Sioux City
Iowa
Concessions May End To Dispute In China
Chungking January 29 government concessions solved a major issue of the political consultation conference and may help settle the remaining dispute in the government reorganization subcommittee. It agreed on the state council powers with 20 seats for the Kuomintang and 20 for other parties and nonpartisans. The unresolved issue concerns cabinet representation. The council would receive appointment power, require president emergency powers approval, and allow a three fifths override of the president’s veto.
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Chungking
Kuomintang
National
Executive Yuan
State Council
Republic
Grain supplies show decline in US stocks
Chicago report shows a week drop in domestic wheat to 68,114,000 bushels, corn rising to 11,955,000, oats down to 36,670,000, rye at 3,963,000, barley 15,374,000 and soybeans 16,460,000 bushels.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Supreme Court to rule on 23 cases in North Carolina
In Raleigh the North Carolina Supreme Court faces 23 pending cases from the fall term with many civil actions and six criminal matters, including the capital case of John Hightower of Wilkes County who is under death sentence for murder. The court expects most remaining cases to be settled on Thursday as the 1946 spring term opens next week.
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Enterprise
Raleigh
North Carolina
Supreme Court
John Hightower
Wilkes County
Japanese Holdout Soldiers Killed in Luzon Clash
Seventy two Japanese holdout soldiers were killed three days ago in Camarines Norte in a clash with a Filipino battalion that had sought six weeks to win their surrender. No Filipino casualties were reported by Western Pacific Army headquarters.
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Manila
Luzon
Camarines Norte
Western Pacific Army Headquarters
James Dewey Sees Action In Week On GM Strike
James Dewey, new federal mediator between CIO United Auto Workers and General Motors, predicted decisive action by week’s end. The wage dispute has idle over 200,000 workers. Ford and Chrysler settled wage demands while GM and steel talks face possible White House involvement.
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General Motors
James Dewey
CIO
United Auto Workers
The
Corporation
Ginsett Detroit
Ar Beer Labor Departments Conciliation Service
Dewey
Schwellenbach
Chrysler
Ford
U. S. Labor
White House
Labor Department
Washington
United Steel Workers
Truman
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel Corporation
Philip Murray
Congress Labor Committee
Civilian Production Forecast Slated In War Economy Review
The civilian production administration reports 1945 auto output at 83,072 cars with expectations 5x higher. December fridge and sewing machine shipments lag prewar, while alarms and radios show modest rebounds. electrical irons near 1941 rates after industry strikes.
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
Iadios
Furmi
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Ellis M. Zacharias
Congressional
Pearl Harbor
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