Chinese Forces Reach 70 Miles From Lashio Burma
The 22nd's drive in Burma advances to 70 miles from Lashio with Chinese troops, now 50 miles ahead of British and Chinese forces along the Mandalay railway. The unit, which left Kamaing mid October, could cut the Lashio Muse road, trap Japanese retreating along the railway, storm Namkham, or push toward Mandalay.
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Lashio
Burma
Kamaing
Mandalay
Muse
Namkham
Esd
Detroit CIO Locals Back Ward Strikers in Show Cause Hearing
Wayne County CIO leaders pledge full support to Montgomery Ward workers who began a strike last Saturday. More than 100 CIO locals head to Washington for a War Labor Board show cause hearing as Ward officials face directives compliance and potential nationwide action.
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Detroit
Montgomery Ward
CIO
Washington
War Labor Board
Wayne County Cio
Roosevelt
WLB
William H. Davis
Phillip Murray
United Retail, Wholesale and Ittment Store Employes
CSO
Argentine Demonstrators Rally For France Amid Police Clashes
In 2000 two thousand protesters gathered near Lavalle Park to show support for France and its democracy. Security forces charged the crowd injuring several, with multiple arrests. Later about 200 students met at a hotel to form a deputation to seek government action and defender rights for detainees.
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France
2 = Lavalle Park
Jaks
Pistol-Packing Papas Protest in Mexico City
Pistol packing papas in Mexico City protest as gun seizures rise. Army orders restrict gun removal to officers, provoking police who claim a similar authority.
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Mexico City
Army
Balderas Family Faces Ups and Downs After Matador’s Death
The Balderas family inherited a considerable fortune from the famed matador who died in the Mexico City Plaza de Toros after earning millions from his bulls. Yet relatives live in poverty amid mixed views of his brilliance and claims of prodigality from friends and acquaintances.
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Alberto Balderas
Balderas
Mexico City
Plaza de Toros
Smugglers Nabbed at Bir Frontier Clash
Indian military guards on the Bir frontier capture 15 Bihli smugglers from a tribal group attempting to smuggle foodstuffs. After a clash, the group is rounded up and loads of grain carried by the smugglers are confiscated, Delhi reports.
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India
Bir
Delhi
Twins repatriated from Nazi mines after four years of forced labor
Privates John and George Holness are returned to Felsted England after being captured by Germans and forced to work in coal mines for four years. They enlisted together in 1939 at age 20.
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Holness
John
George
Felsted
England
Shock absorbers for freight trains promise smoother meat transit
A premium shock absorber used to steady U S military tanks could also smooth meat hauling freight trains. The result would be less meat damaged in transit and lower consumer prices.
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U. S
Uniform Nine Year Tax Certificates Proposed in Wisconsin
Milwaukee auditors and county officials heard Frank Bittner advocate a bill for a uniform nine year term on all tax certificates. The plan would make taxes outlawed nine years after the year end of sale, exactly ten years from when the tax first became due, with immediate cancellation by the county treasurer. Bittner called the measure a constructive forward step for Wisconsin tax law.
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Milwaukee
Frank Bittner
Wisconsin
Register of Deeds
Circuit
Bittner
Milwaukee County
ELAS in Greece pressuring terms as British demand disarms and evacuation
In Athens ELAS attacks continue while British reinforcements tighten their hold. Rumors speak of possible talks with Maj. Gen. Scobie but British demands remain evacuation of Attica surrender of arms and disbandment of private armies. Gen. Pladeras met with Papandreou while ELAS radio calls Greeks to defend towns and take up arms.
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ELAS
R. M. Scobie
Attica
Nicolas Pladeras
George Papandreou
Papandreou
Eire Denies Gasoline Stock For Quick Road Return
Dublin officials denied rumors that gasoline was being stockpiled for a quick road return in Ireland. They said motoring prospects were remote and fuel supplies could only support essential truck and bus transport. Tires and lubricating oil were critically scarce and tankers were not being turned away for storage space.
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Dublin
Eire
Art works replaced in Derry Guildhall Belfast hall
Artisans have replaced stained glass windows in Derry Guildhall Belfast. Previously paintings were restored on hall walls and statues and busts removed earlier in the war for safekeeping during Nazi bombing raids.
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Derry Guildhal
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Transfer of Second Offenders to State Prison Approved
MADISON Wis Trans fer of all second offenders from the state reformatory to the state prison and commitment of further second offenders directly to the state prison were authorized yesterday by the state board of public welfare The board moved pending legislative return of the reformatory to its former status making it an institution for first offenders only The board also discussedRecommended changes for the legislature including ending the governor sign paroles practice and funding shifts The meeting approved an amendment requiring counties to pay 5 per week for each child to the state public school at Sparta and heard Supt TR Athus of the industrial school for boys at Waukesha to present his military plan with a request to appear next meeting The military system has been in place at Waukesha for two and a half years.
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Madison
Wis
State Reformatory
State Board of Public Welfare
A. W. Bayley
Goodland
Waukesha
Uthus
Women choose veterinary surgery in London growth
London women increasingly pursue veterinary surgery as a five year course at the Royal College. Dr. Frederick Bullock notes a waiting list for the 1946 starting class, reflecting strong female interest in the profession.
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London
Royal College of Veterinary Surgery
Frederick Bullock
Funeral rites for Mrs Minnie Newburg held at Blaschke and St Josephs
Mrs Minnie Newburg aged 73 of 130 South 10th died Wednesday. Funeral Saturday at 8 30 a m at Blaschke funeral home and 9 a m at St Josephs Cathedral officiated by Rt Rev Msgr Peter Pape. Burial in Catholic cemetery with rosary Friday 8 15 p m at Blaschke home. Friends may call Friday afternoon and evening.
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Minnie Newburg
South 10Th
Blaschke
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Peter Pape
Funeral services for Eva Simkey at Hellwig Morris chapel
Funeral services for Eva Simkey 74 of 510 West Avenue North are set for Friday at 2 p m at the Hellwig Morris chapel with Rev H J Wein officiating. Burial follows in Oak Grove cemetery.
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Eva Simkey
West Avenue North
Hellwig-Morris Chapel
H. J. Wein
Oak Grove Cemetery
Daily Records Report of Small Local Fires and Real Estate Transfers
Daily records show a chimney fire at 1618 Liberty Street by No 2 truck at 11 40 am December 13. A second entry notes no fire at 2100 West Avenue South reported December 14 at 2 10 pm. Sparta fire department reports no storims for chimney fires. Real estate transfers include Bertha Wiemar to Ole A Preng on 1st and King, L R and Jenness Burr to Ed F and Alvina C Duffy in Shelby, and Fred H Peaske to Joseph and Angeline Korpal in New Amsterdam.
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la Cresse
Bertha Wiemar
Ole A. Preng
1St
King Streets
L. R
Jenness Burr
Ed.f
Alvina C. Duffy
Shelby
Fred H
Norah Belle Peaske
Joseph and
Angeline Korpal
New Amsterdam
Impulse Starts Motor for Aircraft Testing
A jumbo shotshell is used to start airplane motors during testing. It delivers a single powerful impulse to start the motor instead of the continuous energy from storage batteries and is fired electrically.
Transcontinental postwar coaxial cable project outlined
A wartime plan to lay about 7000 miles of coaxial cables will connect Boston to Los Angeles creating a nationwide network capable of carrying 480 telephone channels and television pictures after the war.
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Boston
Los Angeles
Canada Agrees to Lumber Shipments to United Kingdom
Under a recent agreement with Great Britain Canada will supply approximately two and a half million board feet of lumber in the first two years after the end of the war in Europe.
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Great Britain
Canada
U Kingdom
Europe
Jefferson’s Epitaph: Key Writings and Virginia Legacy
The tomb of Thomas Jefferson bears his epitaph listing him as author of the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, and as father of the University of Virginia, highlighting his political and educational contributions.
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Thomas Jefferson
Statute of Virginia
University of Virginia
Deposits in 1943 mainly held by business and financial firms
The Federal Reserve Board estimates that about 70 percent of non government bank deposits in the United States in 1943 were owned by business and financial concerns, with only slightly more than 25 percent owned by individuals.
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Federal Reserve Board
United States
New Rabbit Campaign Faces Persistent Southland Menace
In Southland New Zealand a renewed drive targets rabbits despite 90 million killed in 40 years as the rabbit menace remains substantial and prompts fresh measures.
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Southland
New Zealand
Lincoln and Davis Born in Same Kentucky Section
The two opposing Civil War presidents, Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, were born in the same region of Kentucky, highlighting a shared regional origin despite the vast national divide.
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Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Kentucky
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