Patton to be buried in Luxembourg with U.S. troops
Gen. George S. Patton Jr. will be buried Monday at Hamm American Cemetery near Luxembourg City, with the 3rd Army dead from the European campaign. The funeral will be conducted in Heidelberg and Luxembourg, with a funeral train carrying the body.
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Gen. Patton
Luxembourg
Heidelberg
Germany
George S. Patton, Jr
U. S. 3Rd Army
Europe
Patton
Hamm
Luxembourg City
University Town
Christ Church of Heidelberg
John M. Vilbemnes
Ardennes
3Rd Army
15Th Army
Criti
Patton Wealth Seen From Family Fortunes and Homes
The Associated Press notes General George S. Patton Jr. was among the wealthiest U S career officers. He inherited a Virginian father’s fortune, owned a San Marino California ranch, Green Meadows in Hamilton Massachusetts, a vast library, and a 47 foot schooner named When and If with plans to sail around the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Patton, Jr
United States
California
San Marino
Calif
Green Meadows
Hamilton
Mass
Patton funeral to be marked by grand guard in Europe
The Patton funeral will feature a 600 man honor guard from the 1st and 8th Infantry divisions and the 4th Armored Division. The body lies in state at Villa Renier and at the old German cavalry school hospital before the service and transport to Luxembourg, with ceremonies spanning Heidelberg to Luxembourg and a funeral train to Luxembourg.
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Germany
Villa Renier
7Th Army
Patton
Nuernberg
Alfrica
Sicily
4Th Armored
Normandy
Ona
Thomas H. Nixon
Levin C. Allen
15Th Army
130Th Military Hospital
Czechoslovakia
Red Army
Pospisi-Luhachovski
Fiore Venazza
Italy
Christchurch
Heidelberg
Hce
Frederick Ayer
Boston
Mass
15Th Cavalry
Europe
1St Armored Division
Luxembourg
Laixemrg
Patton, Page
Weather Forecast for Le Crosse and Vicinity
Generally fair and severe cold tonight with lows around 10 below in the city and 15 below in rural areas. Occasional light snow and continued cold Sunday with highs from zero to 5 above.
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le Crosse
Framework Completed For Demilitarized Nippon
General MacArthur announced the demilitarized Japan framework is finished with plans to tax the emperor. Ex-Premier Tojo and the Pearl Harbor cabinet likely to be tried in February. The welfare ministry outlined a 200 million yen relief program for unemployed and war victims. Copper mine workers won a 50 percent pay raise after a brief strike.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Hideki Tojo
Pearl Harbor
Mainichi
Hirohito
Welfare Ministry
Kyodo
Statehood for Hawaii Urged by Ickes
Secretary Ickes urged immediate admission of Hawaii as a state, saying wartime records show no need for further delay. He argued local economic control could be better handled with statehood and federal assistance. A House subcommittee visit to Hawaii next month is planned to assess qualifications. Territorial Delegate Farrington called the statement significant for Hawaii’s statehood movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interor Ickes
Hawaii
Ickes
Interior Department
United States
Congress
House Territories
Senate Territories Committee
Farrington
Islands
Holiday Mail Traffic Hits Post Office Strain
Postmaster Wenzel M. Dvorak said Saturday saw an extremely heavy incoming mail flow with one carrier delivery on Sunday and parcel post deliveries all day. Two regular deliveries are planned for Monday, and Tuesday will bring more Christmas parcels. La Crosse mailing has peaked and mail passing through has dropped substantially.
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Wenzel M. Dvorak
la Crosse
Seek New Legal Staff In Pearl Harbor Probe
The Pearl Harbor investigating committee, off for a holiday, must fill a new chief counsel and staff. Gerhard Gesell said the present staff plans to quit after witnesses are questioned when the panel meets again on December 31. William D. Mitchell and aides recently announced withdrawal as the inquiry’s scope widened beyond the January 3 deadline. Gesell offered help to successors and Barkley must recommend new counsel with no progress reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Barkley
D-Ky
Gerhard Gesell
William D. Mitchell
Congress
Gesell
Allied orders urge Japan to list Marianas natives residents
Allied headquarters today ordered the Japanese government to submit lists of natives from the Marianas, Marshalls and Caroline Islands living in Japan. Plans are under way to repatriate those who wish to return. Foreign nationals including Japanese were barred from the islands.
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Tokyo
Marianas, Marshalls
Caroline Isands
Japan
Lord Haw Haw To Be Executed January 3
William Joyce known as Lord Haw Haw will be executed at Wandsworth Prison on January 3 after the House of Lords dismissed his appeal of the death sentence for high treason. Joyce broadcast Nazi propaganda from Germany during World War II.
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London
William
Lord Haw Haw
168000 Vets Stranded In West Coast Backlog Grows
San Francisco reports about 168000 stranded veterans as Defense Transportation notes little relief before Christmas. Col. J Monroe Johnson says 90 percent of eastbound traffic serves military personnel with backlogs across Seattle Portland Tacoma San Diego and Los Angeles. Christmas demand soars while rail and air movement falters amid storms.
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San Francisco
Office of Defense Transportation
Washington
J. Monroe Johnson
Defense Transportation
Senate
West Coast
Seattle
Portland
Tacoma
San Diego
Los Angeles
Plane Takes Off With Helicopter Inside
A Fairchild C-82 Packet plane left Bridgeport with a disassembled Sikorsky R-5 helicopter inside its cabin. Capt. Jackson E Biegile, Sikorsky plant representative, said the mission heads to Alaska for reassembly and cold weather tests at Ladd Field, Fairbanks. Major Stewart H Murphy, Kenosha, Wisconsin, is part of the three man crew.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Municipal
Jackson E. Biegiile
AAF
Sikorsky
Alaska
Packett
Stewart H
Sergeant Heading Home Is Killed In Crash
Dane County Coroner reports that Sergeant William Koch of Chicago was killed in an automobile crash near Madison. Also dead is Mrs. Ethel Blanchard of Le Sueur Minnesota. Sergeant Henry Mallek of Chicago was critically injured. The trio were en route home on Christmas furlough from Camp McCoy.
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Madison
Wis
Dane County
E. A. Fischer
Set
William Koch
Chicago
Ethel Blanchard
le Sueur
Minn
Henry Mallek
Koch
Mallek
Camp McCoy
Tokyo ban on Japanese businessmen entering Korea
General MacArthur's headquarters announced that Japanese will be banned from entering Korea to conduct private business, impacting private commerce and government plans in the region.
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Tokyo
Korea
General MacArthur
Rail worker killed in Milwaukee freight accident
John Robles, 69, a Milwaukee Road section hand, was killed Friday when struck by a freight train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
John Robles
Milwaukee Road Section
Informal Chat Brings Results At Big 3 Meet
The Big Three foreign ministers held a four hour and 15 minute informal session in Moscow as Byrnes Bevin and Molotov moved beyond formalities. Officials said progress was made toward dispelling suspicions and reaching agreements on key world problems, though no timetable or definite outcomes were announced.
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Moscow
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
V. M. Molotov
U.S
Byrnes
Bevin
Soviet Russia
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Iran
Marshall Chiang To Open Meetings
Gen. George C. Marshall arrived in Chungking to begin talks with Chiang Kai shek aimed at ending China's internal strife. Chiang and Madame Chiang hosted Marshall in Nanking. Premier T. V. Soong and Chou En-lai greeted him at the airdrome.
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Chungking
George C. Marshall
Truman
China
Chiang Kaishek
Chiang
Madame Chiang
Marshall
Nanking
T. V. Seong
Chou En-lai
Jer Soong
Marshell
Walter Robertson
Santa Claus Statue Abducted From California Service Station
A 15 foot Santa Claus statue valued at $50 was stolen from San Diego area Wolcott service station. Police investigate the missing holiday figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Santa Claus
Sanco Wolcott
Wolcott
Man Impersonating Santa Drops Dead at Party
Fred B. Peters aged 45 collapsed and died Saturday while handing out gifts during a Christmas party in Los Angeles. Authorities say the cause is under investigation and no foul play is suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Santa Claus
Fred B. Peters
Six Dead In Panama Clash At Colon Police Station
A brief violent skirmish at Colon police station sparked by Arias supporters left six dead and eight wounded. The government ordered a nationwide roundup of Arias followers as President Jimenez convened a special cabinet meeting. Arias remained at large but under surveillance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama City
Colon
Arnulfo Arias
Arias
Argentina
Enrique Jimenez
Little Glass Eye May Take Stand at War Crimes Trial
The U S military commission in Yokohama adjourned to Monday as Tatsuo Tsuchiya nicknamed Little Glass Eye is expected to testify in his own defense. Four Mitsushima prison guards testified for Tsuchiya over the March 1943 beating of Pfc. Robert Gordon Teas. Former American POWs testified by deposition. The trial nears its end as the panel plans to dissolve and schedule more cases for 1944.
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Yokohama
U. S
Japan
Tatsuo Tsuchiya
Tsuchiya
Mitsushima
Robert Gordon Teas
Streator
Robert V. Laughlin
8Th Army
Lingelbach block destroyed by fire in Oconto
A two story Lingelbach business block in Oconto Wis housing two stores two offices and residential quarters was destroyed by fire on Saturday causing total loss to the structure and contents.
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Oconto
Wis
Lingelbach
Christmas Choir Selections Include Silent Night and Oh Holy Night
A church concert program features the Luther League Sextette with Beautiful Savior and Oh How Beautiful the Night, a Shepherds Christmas Song piece, and multiple choirs such as Christiansen Women’s Sextette performing The Happy Christmas Comes Once More and Holy Infant Silent Night.
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Luther League
Christiansen
Skating Rinks Open In City On Sunday
The park department announced all city skating rinks will open Sunday except Emerson and First ward locations. Rinks will also be open Saturday night for public use.
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Emerson and
First Ward
10 Below Zero Forecast Here
Fair and continued cold weather was predicted today by A D Sanial meteorologist. Lowest temperature in the city Sunday will be 10 below with occasional light snow. High will be zero to five above. Temperature at 8 am today was nine below at the airport and five below in the city.
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A. D. Sanial
Howard J. Thompson
U. S
Milwaukee
Park Falls
Land O'Lakes
Wausau
Madison
Thompson
Escanaba
Marquette
Held For Alleged Bribery Attempt
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin Municipal Judge George M St Peter bound George Jaber over to circuit court on bribery charges after denying a motion to dismiss He faced allegations he offered money to police chief William Muellner to avoid prosecution and claimed denial of access to an attorney during questioning.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
George M. St. Peter
George Jaber
William Muelliner
Jaber
Muellner
Predict Devaluation of Franc by December 31
Paris reports members of the constituent assembly foresee franc devaluation before year end after cabinet discussions on revaluation. The current rate is 50 francs per dollar and 200 per pound. the new rate is likely 100 to 125 per dollar and 350 to 400 per pound.
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Paris
Constituent Assembly
Famine Expected in Hungary Says Food Minister
Budapest Hungary. Wholesale famine this winter seems unavoidable according to Food Minister Karoly Baranyos. He told the Associated Press that Budapest's chief medical officer reported terrifying statistics with mortality exceeding birth by over 50 percent and widespread illness from malnutrition and starvation.
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Budapest
Hungary
Karoly Baranyos
Baranyos
Associated Press
Farm hand killed by car near Kenosha
Leo De Noble 60 somers township farm hand died Friday night after being struck by an automobile while walking along Burch road four miles northeast of Kenosha. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Kenosha
Wis
Leo de Noble
Somers Township
Burch Road
Solons Facing Stormy Days
Members of the 79th Congress depart for a 23 day recess as 1946 opens with warnings of a tough session. Senators Ball and Chavez pledge a bill to make the fair employment practices committee permanent, while Bilbo signals a possible filibuster to block it.
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Washington
House
Senate
79Th Congress
Ball
R-Minn
Chavez
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Bilbo
D-Miss
Joe E Brown claims kill of two Japanese in Luzon
Maj. Gen. Beightler reported that the comedian Joe E. Brown fired a carbine in combat on northern Luzon last summer. Brown said he shot two Japanese at 75 and 100 yards, receiving a Jap flag from the troops. He noted it was the first time he fired close range with a carbine after artillery and a 50 caliber session.
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Columbus
Joe E. Brown
Luzon
Roberts
Beightler
Joe
King
Harvey
Veteran Pushed Under Train In Crowd Rush
MADISON Wis 14 Shoved accidentally from a crowded rail platform beneath the wheels of a passenger train Saturday P M 20 Mark Rushmann 20 en route to Chippewa Falls Wis to surprise his mother for Christmas suffered a badly mang led right leg Rushmann who was discharged this week after three years of service with the navy was one of an estimated 200 persons waiting for a second section of a Duluth Superior limited from Chicago As the train braked the crowd surged forward police said and Rushmann was pushed underneath the 10th car of the 13 car train Rushmanns condition was described as quite satisfactory by his physician.
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Madison
Wis
Mark Rushmann
Chippewa Falls
Rushmann
Navy
Duluth Superior Limited
Chicago
Allied Council OKs Wehrmacht Disbandment in British Zone
The Allied Control Council approved disbanding by January 31 of 293000 former Wehrmacht troops in British zone concentration areas. Excluded from the order are 363000 former German personnel outside Britain’s six zones and 126000 non Germans.
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Berlin
Allied Control Council
Britain
Begin Russian Course Opens for U.S. Eighth Army Staff
A conversational Russian course will open soon for all personnel at U.S. Eighth Army headquarters, headquarters company, and special troops. Registration begins next Wednesday.
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Yokohama
U.S. 8Th Army
Halt Efforts To End Strike In GM Plants
Government fact finding board recesses to December 28 as GM CIO UAW wage dispute stalls. Panel notes GM pay ability as a factor while unions study revised demands at plant sites. Dialogue resumes in Detroit on December 26, with further talks planned to avert a broader national strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Lloyd K. Garrison
CIO - United Auto Workers Union
Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
Cio-Uaw
Washington
Truman
Garrison
Vets Swap Civilian Clothes as Buddies Shield Them
In Union Station Washington two discharged veterans changed back to civilian attire while friends formed a shield around them to block uniformed guards from spotting their prior service. The scene occurred during a holiday rush as thousands crowded the station seeking seats on about 400 trains departing that day.
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Washington —4
Union Station
Gales Drive Mines Ashore Off Dover Coast
Winter gales ripped mines from moorings along the Dover coast causing casualties and evacuations. A naval officer died when a floating mine exploded near shore as crews attempted to neutralize it. Explosions rattled coastal towns ten miles inland, with minesweeper vessels scrambling to respond. One mine stranded opposite Winston Churchill’s residence.
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London
Dover
Dea
Winston Churchill
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H. F. Root
Kyrie
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Filke Aiblinger
Gruber-Wetzel
ST. Paul's Lutheran Church Choir
Women's Sextette
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Ier
Christiansen Riedal
Carol
Hokanson Gruber
Wetzel
Solons
Urge
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CIO United Electrical Workers Union
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