War-Ravaged England Embraces First Peacetime Christmas
A personal Yuletide letter from an English family reports hope amid war scars. After years of bombings, rationing, and hardship, London and other cities enjoy peace as soldiers return home. Amid scarce toys and food, shoppers seek holly and small gifts while streets buzz with festive spirit and Christmas songs.
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England
Dewitt MacKenzie
London
MacKenzie
Mother
Mummie
Britain
Westside
Eastside
Santa Claus
Yale Tries to Swim Back to English Wife
In Plymouth on December 22 a former American soldier, Bert Lamoureux, 22, dived from the Rushville Victory and swam five miles to reach his English wife and their five week old daughter. After an hour in icy seas he was rescued by a naval launch and deported to the United States due to lack of entry visa. Lamoureux, once a U.S. soldier, pleaded to see his wife, who had lived in Liverpool with him until demobilization. He had sailed from New York aboard the Rushville Victory as a mess attendant hoping to rejoin his family but leaped overboard when told he could not go ashore.
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England
Herbert John Lamoureux
Main Street
Fitchburg
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United States
Lamoureux
Britain
Land Army
Liverpool
New York
Rushville Victory
Murray CIO Leader Big Labor Power in US History
Scottish born Philip Murray leads the Congress of Industrial Organizations as a mild spoken but forceful figure. From a coal miner in Irwin Pennsylvania he rose to vice president of the United Mine Workers in 1920 and later steered the Steel Workers union to a contract with Little Steel. He became CIO president in 1940 and, despite a 1942 split with John L. Lewis, remains a dominant political force with a powerful PAC and aggressive organizing campaigns.
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Irwin
John L. Lewis
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CIO
Steel Workers
Little Steel
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Long cortege marches with armored units in parade
A two mile long procession features armored cars bearing the Stars and Stripes and banners of the Third, Seventh and 15th Armies, led by the commander who once led them, as the Love Strikes Strikers tank is painted on its side.
Patton Remembrance and Funeral Rites Reported
The report notes Private John Przywarra of Detroit killed on the first day of Patton's counteroffensive. Unknown soldiers lay in groves as a tiny duchy mourned its dead with funeral rites and simultaneous services in churches. Crown Prince Felix and Prince John assisted at military police HQ with arrangements after quiet, simple Christchurch Heidelberg services.
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Detroit
Patton
Derry
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Prince John
Christchurch
Heidelberg
In an Ancient City Train Station Casket Placed Aboard
Wound slowly down through the ancient city to the railroad station where the casket was placed aboard the train. Prior to World War I chlorine gas was the only lethal gas used in the United States. Robins frequently become intoxicated from eating frozen fermented apples when food is scarce in early spring.
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United States
Texas Leads Court Teams in Practice
Texas, Rice, Texas Christian and Baylor lead Southwest Conference basketball in pre season practice. Baylor replaces Arkansas at the all college tourney in Oklahoma City after Arkansas withdrew due to injuries. Texas Aggies schedule daily service games Wednesday through Saturday, while Parkers and SMU have no games.
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Oklahoma City
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Rice
Texas Christian
Baylor
Arkansas
Razorbacks
Parkers
Southern Methodist
Texas Aggies
Three Powerhouses Lead Nation in Early Strong Start
Wyoming Kansas and Kentucky push for national honors as undefeated teams, with Notre Dame Iowa Cornell Indiana and New York University also unbeaten. Wyoming plans an eastern swing, Kansas eyes Big Six crown and an eight team all college tournament in Oklahoma City, while Kentucky faces St. John’s and Temple in upcoming weeks. De Paul rides seven straight wins into a Midwest and Southeast tour, and notable results include Iowa beating Illinois and Indiana topping Michigan in overtime.
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Tennesse
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Ohio State
Great Lakes
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Illinois
Columbia
Rochester
Week ranking update with multiple universities
Beaten ranks announced for the week include Michigan, Colum burdue, Minnesota, Ohio University, Southern California and Pepperdine of San Francisco. The list highlights performance shifts across these named institutions and regional teams.
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Columburdue
Minnesota
Ohio University
Southern California
Pepperdine
San Francisco
Truman cautions on delaying employment service shift
President Truman warns that moving federal control of employment services to the states would disrupt a vital veteran and worker program. He notes a potential June 1947 action and reports of new legislation to end federal administration. Senators Lucas and Reed criticize the U S system as costlier and less efficient than during state control.
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House
Lucas
Dil
Reed
F-Kan
Roosevelt
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Senate
Truman
U S Bomber Found After Uncontrolled Flight
A United States bomber crashed near an uninhabited farm on the McCutcheon property after a wing and engine detached in trees. Sheriff Mark led a search for crew members believed to have parachuted nearby while Lincoln Air Field officials sought the aircraft. Crewmembers said icing made the plane uncontrollable and forced their jump about 5 30 a m, roughly two and a half hours before the crash locally.
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Mark
Air Force
Lincoln Air Field
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