Rebel Leader Prepared to Meet Death Verdict in China
Chiang Kai-Shek restored to power in Nanking announced he would urge leniency for Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang the penitent rebel who sued for forgiveness after surrendering in northwestern China. Chang said he was ready to face the government’s decision, writing that he realized his wickedness and asked for pardon. The government lifted military control and halted punitive expeditions, with Chiang to recommend leniency for Chang and his coleader Yang Hu-Chen.
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China
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Chang
Lianfu
Shensi
Chiang
Marshal Chang
Loyang
Henan
T. ¥. Soong
Ho Ying-Chin
Yang Hu-Chen
Weather notes across states with mixed precipitation
A fragmented forecast lists Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio with occasional rain or clouds on Sunday, varying into Monday. Some lines mention snow flurries, colder highs, and possible light precipitation with unclear times and spelling errors throughout.
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West
Virginia
Cober
West Peretige Menshey
Kentuckey
Ohio
Kentucky House Passes Unemployment Insurance Bill
In Frankfort the Kentucky House approved an amended unemployment compensation bill without a dissenting vote. The measure faces final action next Tuesday after the Senate granted it first reading. A heated debate centered on labor-backed amendments limiting the director of unemployment compensation’s powers and governance structure.
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William Farbogast Frankfort
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Administration Statutes Committee
Roy Conway Democrat
Pikeville
Offigia
Brown
Conwary
German Ultimatum Demands Palos Release From Spain
Berlin reports Germany has issued an ultimatum to the Madrid Socialist government demanding the release of the German freighter Palos and the safe delivery of its cargo and passengers. Reprisals are threatened if the demand is ignored, though no specifics were disclosed. The dispatch notes the Palos was seized outside Spanish waters and that the freighter’s cargo is claimed not to be war material.
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Berlin
Germany
Madrid
Burgos
Spain
Deutsches Nachichtenbur
Erich Raeder
Admiralty
Omens of Edward reign haunt cautious Britons
London dispatch notes superstition grows as Edward II is in exile and George V’s funeral and later events are linked to omens. Reports recount a crown mishap during the funeral procession, a deadly stampede at a later ceremony, and Edward’s gloomy weather during public appearances as signs of a brief reign.
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Edward
Godfrey Anderson
London
George V
Westminster
George
Portland
Labor chief links income to workers' welfare in 1946 review
Washington describes William Green, AFL president, urging at least 3600 yearly family income and noting John L. Lewis's 2500 unskilled wage target. He envisions gains in Social Security and broader national income as 1947 begins, with hope and action toward higher wages and living standards.
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Washington
Des
William Green
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Xeeds
Capes
Green
United States
Hopes Dwindling for Pope Pius as Paralysis Spreads
Vatican dispatch reports Pope Pius XII slept fitfully and endured frequent pain after paralysis spread over his left side. Circulatory issues and old age cited. doctors and nurses kept constant vigil while Cardinal Pucchi and Milani remained at the bedside. The pope’s health deteriorated as he recited the Rosary and listened to Mass from his study.
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Vatican City
Pius
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Eugenio Cardinal Pucchti
Amanti Milani
Pope Pius
Holy Father
Three Pedestrians Killed in Auto Crash Near Lexington
Three bystanders were killed when a car struck a group of people standing on a highway near Lexington on December 26. Victims include Orlin T. Jones and Charles Sharp of Hamilton, Ohio, with Mayne Johnson, an 18 year old African American, among the injured. Driver Everett Broaddus of Richmond was charged with multiple counts as investigators cited glare from lights and a preceding crash as factors.
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Lexington
Richmond
Orlin T. Jones
Charles Sharpst
Hamilton
Ghia
Mayne Jehinson
Frances Hibbett
Jonson
Jones
Sharp
Everett Broaddus
Kentucky Houses of Reform
Here
Broaddus
Vesault Aie
Breadus
Prisoners Moved to Reformatory
BROOKVILLE IN Dec 26 State police moved three men tied to the head and hands murder of Harry R Miller to Pendleton reformatory for trial detention The trio were named as John J Pohalsley Willim A Kuhlman and Frank Gere Williams Capt Matt Leach called them desperate and said they would be better guarded at the station Heber B Hicks 38 sentenced to death for Miller murder implicated them in a confession later repudiated at trial
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Brookville
Harry R. Miller
Cincinnati
Pendleton Reformatory
Matt Leach
John J. Pohalsley
Willim A. Kuhlman
Frank Gere Williams
Heber B. Hicks
Miller
Holt Punishment Planned by Dems in Senate
Democratic regulars in the Senate move to strip patronage from Senator Rush D. Holt of West Virginia. Hayden letters threaten removal of Capital Hill policemen and an elevator operator, citing support for opponents of the party ticket and the rise of new senators with patronage claims. Holt says the era of good feeling peruses.
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Washington
Senate
Rush D. Holt
West Virginia
Holt
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
M. M. Neely
Carl Hayden
United States Senate
Hott
Hayden
Hotts
Negro to face assault charges in Owensboro
Hoyle Roberts a 28 year old negro accused of criminally assaulting Mrs. Franke Dowell 40 at her Crittenden street home Thursday night will be returned from Louisville jail Monday for arraignment unless he waives trial there. Dowell says Roberts delivered a Christmas gift, then attacked her after returning for the gift. A package found near the Dowell residence contained the present for Mrs. Apel. Roberts was arrested Christmas morning while riding a bicycle.
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Owensboro
Hoyle Roberts
Franke Dowell
Crittenden Street
Louisville
Roberts
Arthur Brisbane Dies After Fifteen Heart Attacks
Notables and friends mourn Arthur Brisbane journalist and editor. Funeral planned for Monday at St Bartholomew's Church with private burial at the Brisbane estate in Allaire New Jersey. Family shares final words and notes an oxygen tent in his Fifth Avenue room.
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New York
Arthur Brisbane
St. Bartholomew's Church
G. P. Tr. Sargent
Brisbane
Allaire
N. J
Fifth Avenue
Rivers vows Georgia to 100 percent New Deal in transition
On a goodwill tour to Washington Governor-elect E. D. Rivers of Georgia assures Democratic leaders his state will be fully New Deal. He will succeed Gov. Eugene Talmadge, who opposed the New Deal, in January per Central Press.
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Washington
E. D. Rivers
Georgia
Rivers
Eugene Tzlmadge
Central Press
American Seizure of flaxseed cargo sparks protest
Washington seeks official report after Spain seized four cargo flaxseed shipments bound for a Minneapolis mill. Archer Daniels Midland claims title and value at 100 dollars. The flaxseed sailed from Buenos Aires on December 3 aboard Motomar and was diverted toward Vera Cruz under Spanish orders.
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Washington
State Department
Spain
Tr. L. Daniels
Archer- Daniels-Minland Company
Minneapolis
Buenos Aires
Motomar
Vera Cruz
Mex
Daniely
Gar
CIA and Diaz Company
New York
Daniels
Edgewater
N. J. Mill
Evie C. Wendelin
Valencia
Madrid
General Motors
Ford
Barcelons
Molasses Baited Fishhooks May Win Liars’ Championship
Burlington Wisconsin reports R N Burlin of North Chatham Massachusetts proposes a molasses coated fishhook as a world title lure for the Liars’ Club. He describes a high cast releasing molasses scent that attracts bees and supposedly stings a fish, while others recount extreme explorations and wind trials as club officers prepare to choose a new Liars’ champion.
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Burlington
Wis
R. N. Burlin
North Chatham
Mass
Burlington Liars’ Club
Burtin
Nicholas Stumpf
Linevin
Til
Stumpf
Dee
France May Trade Colonies for Peace in Europe
Paris dispatch reports France offers to return Germany's war lost colonies in exchange for peace. Officials say a Franco British German Italian coalition could pressure a Franco Franco and Largo Caballero settlement if Hitler withholds aid to Burgos. France seeks disarmament and economic rehabilitation while halting German volunteers in Spain.
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John Llyod
Paris
France
Germany
Foreign Office
Adolf Hitler
Spain
Hitler
League of Nations
Europe
Britain
Italy
Francisco Franco
Francisco Largo Cab
Berlin
Great Britain
Togoland
Cameroons
Toxo
Cameroon
von Delbos
Count Johannes von Welczek
Delbos
Cooperstes
Britahy
Bud
Franco
England
Tarts
Midi
Ubey
Diller m9
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Youngstown
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Amos and
Ruby
Amos and Andy
Central Preas
Kentucky
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Idaho
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Fred Cunningham
Joe Livermore
Arthur A. Haid
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Cemetery Ridge
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Salt Lake City
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