Train Freed as Storm Eases in Northern California
A relief train freed the Southern Pacific City of San Francisco from Donner Pass snowdrifts. Western Pacific reopened routes and freight moved, aiding communities hurt by the big storm. Snowbound highways and isolated towns faced continued winter weather and logistical hurdles.
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California
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Loyalton
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Jobless Gain in 16 Regions
The Labor Department reports the U S job market remains strong nationally but 16 regions show lower employment than December while Detroit Flint and Fall River face serious unemployment. Tobin cites material shortages for civilian industry and says relief depends on defense contracts and seasonal demand. Indianapolis is now balanced, Sacramento Seattle Spokane Los Angeles show varying surplus statuses.
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Los Angeles
26 Bandits Reported Killed in Columbia
SOGATA Colombia reports 26 bandits killed by police after a nine hour gun fight near Lerida, 60 miles northwest of here. The Antioquia governor says another bandit group around Puerto Berri and Remedios has killed over 35 people in the last month, with 15 bandits slain in recent clashes and many captured.
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Puerto Berri
Remedios
Churchill to Address City Hall Talk After Reception
New York's City Hall will host an official reception for British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on Tuesday at noon. Churchill will speak at the event before a parade, as Mayor Impellitteri's office released details. He arrived from Washington with Bernard Baruch for a few days before heading to England, and his Washington mission drew questions in Parliament over U.S. policy in the Atlantic Far East.
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Southeast Asia
GM Holds Deliveries on Buick and Chevrolet Motel Cars
In Detroit on January 19 theGM announced new Buick and Chevrolet motel cars went on sale but no deliveries occurred while pending government approval of exact prices. The OPS has granted GM wholesale price increases, ranging from 860 to 103 on Cadillac.
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Definite Draft Timing Urged
Washington reports two educator groups urged the nation to fix when young men enter military service. They favor three compulsory service plans for virtually all youths, a fourth retaining the present draft and a fifth directing trained men to military R and D. The proposals come as the nation eyes mobilization needs of three to five million.
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Educational Policies Commission
National Education Association
American Association of School Administrators
Arthur S. Adams
American Council On Education
James B. Conant
Harvard University
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