Yule Truce Near End In Nation's Labor Troubles
Detroit reports the Christmas truce near end as CIO United Auto Workers plan to resume wage demands of 430 percent at motor car plants including General Motors. Picketing at 200 GM plants is set for Wednesday. unions aim to bargain on local issues while Kent Truman's fact finding board hopes for progress in Washington.
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Billion-Dollar Building And Repair Funds For Schools Declared
Architect Reginald JH Marsh nationally known calls for billion-dollar building and repair funds for New York schools. He foresees cafeteria and lunchroom enhancements, multiuse rooms, updated floors and wainscoting to attract students. Officials note costs will rise with future school renovations and new features.
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Sition Nerds
Postwar school building plan shapes urban growth needs
An association surveys 806 school systems revealing housing shortages since Pearl Harbor, outdated campuses, and a push for new nursery schools in wartime areas. They project population shifts, regional demand, and a gradual rebuilding program as children from the wartime baby boom reach school age, with state figures showing rising enrollments in several states.
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Texas Badman Shot After Jail Escape Attempt
In Wharton Texas on December 23, 1946, 200-pound outlaw T. N. Pete Norris tried to escape jail with a pistol request. Sheriff Buck Lane and two officers opened fire after Norris demanded “stick ’em up,” wounding him in the chest and shoulder. Federal guard Hines and deputies Flournoy fired as Norris failed to flee, ending the attempt. Norris, under federal sentence for warden assault, faces life terms. he and accomplice John F. Box were captured in Detroit by federal agents.
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Tarrant County
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Yule Dinner Delayed for Many as GI Homebound
SEVEN THOUSAND servicemen arrived to join the holiday meal sweep, with thousands more due today. Families await homecoming details while a battered ship arrival and slow transfers complicate the festive plans.
Thousands Returning Vets Spend Christmas On Ships
More than 30,000 Pacific veterans are spending Christmas aboard troop ships at Seattle area ports after three years away. Officials say 30,448 soldiers from CHL and Pacific theaters arrived, with USO performers and planned services aboard the ships. Veterans note the contrast with home traditions and send greetings to families as they sail toward the Northwest.
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Washington
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Townsends Host Pleasant Evening At Springfield Party
Mr and Mrs J B Townsand entertained guests including Mr and Mrs J Ve Mritehard and daughter Gayle of Mennslon Wye, Mrs Mees Manteillur, and others from Dayton Olin. Also present were Johan Garur Tefferson and Townsend wad with Mo ane Mes Oliver Townsend and West Paweavith.
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J. Ve Mritehard
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Johan Garur
Sos Tefferson
Mpa
Tawney Wad
Mes
Oliver ‘Townsend Ant West Paweavith
Crimes Confessed By Army Deserter in Holland Michigan
Army deserter Robert Svedersen Smith, 21, confessed to FBI to a string of crimes including the slaying of Robert Gordon Beh and an attempted robbery. Holland and Ottawa County authorities plan to seek extradition to face prosecution. Smith described confrontations with victims in Michigan and Illinois, leading to multiple abductions and thefts. Local officials, including Sheriff William M. Bodeve and Prosecutor Howard Fant, are pursuing charges as described by FBI agents.
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Christmas Message From President Truman Under White House Tree
President Truman addressed the nation as 10,849 Washingtonians huddled in snow before a 34 foot living fir tree. He urged continuing efforts to fulfill the prophecy of Isaiah and maintain peace as the first peacetime Christmas observed at the White House since 1946.
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Pilgrims, Christmas Cheer Mark Bethlehem Nativity Observance
Amid limited American presence, Russia and Britain offered festive aid and hospitality for pilgrims and children, while the Nativity service in Bethlehem featured pontifical Mass and sacred music, highlighting spiritual significance along routes from Jerusalem to Bethlehem.
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France to Try Share Home Plan to Curb Shortages
France moves to a government enforced share your home plan amid record housing shortages. The decree allows a two room per occupant rule plus extra rooms for professionals, with spare spaces subject to requisition. Six months of continuous residence needed to qualify a home as principal. Requisitions shift to civil authorities. ration cards and escalating taxes target superfluous space. Priority goes to embassy staff students and returning prisoners before newlyweds, with housing agency implementing measures in Paris and major centers.
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Busy Port Said rite marks birth of Prince of Privey
Vicar Msgr Angell and Mgr Barknysina officiated a late night service in Port Said to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Privey as the church bell tolled from the tower at midnight.
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Yule Observed Seertened From Page 1
The scene describes open roasting mutton by restaurants to attract passersby and the vivid aroma overpowering church incense. A midnight moment at St Catherine's near the Grotto features the apostolic vicar unveiling a statue. Bethscherm bells toll as Franciscan fathers ring the great brass bell.
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Washington, Tex
Lawton Weather Update Reveals Heavy Snow Near Edges
Lawton reports show continued freezing rain with heavier snow along outer edges of the system. The weather desk notes belt regions near affected areas where accumulations intensified, impacting travel and local forecasts.
Weather Patchy Snow and Warm Christmas Across Regions
Fragmented weather report notes new snow in Eastern Nebraska Western Iowa Southern Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin with winds and drifting. Indications point to more snow in Quintin Callen area while mountains Florida and Texas report warmer than normal conditions and varied rain and snow across Pacific Northwest California Oregon and Nevada.
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Clean Up for Vaults in Otoe County Nebraska City
Judge T E Unbac under a new Nebraska law grants County Clerk K E Smith authority to destroy bulging vaults containing personal tax schedules from 1892 to 1919 and claims against the county from 1995 to 191%.
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Big Three outline peace terms for conference invitees
An announced pact by the foreign ministers states peace terms will be drawn up by nations that signed with Germany or other invited UN members. A conference of 22 belligerents will be convened by May 1 1840. The big three say France and China must approve, reflecting a cordial Moscow conference tone and potential early decisions on world affairs.
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Britain
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Fossil Fields Reveal Ancient Heatied Graveyards
A historical note explains that many fields in the world serve as graveyards for animals and plants buried under millions of years of heat and pressure beneath the earth. The statement underscores the depth of time required to form fossil records.
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