Allied plan long range control of Germany voiced
London reports Allied officials drafting recommendations to control Germany for decades to prevent future war while Patterson warns that total dismemberment alone cannot guarantee peace. He calls for interrelated heavy industry and rapid mobilization, urging science and engineering to serve military needs.
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London
Germany
Robert B. Patterson
New York
Patterson
Organization For
European Advisory Commission
Berlin
Associated Press
U. S
Cordell Hull
Henry L. Stimson
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Free Press Vital, Poll Shows Soldiers Back Free Press
EVANSTON IL Dec 18 World War II veterans now students surveyed by Northwestern University say armed force is key to world peace yet 95 percent view a free press in each nation as a strong antiwar factor. The poll of 175 veterans reflects views from Guadalcanal to Italy and Africa with differing postwar remedies for Germany.
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Evanston
Northwestern University
Chester BE. Willard
Guadalcanal
Aleutians
Africa
Italy
Coral Seca
Germany
British Fleet Commander Arrives in Melbourne
Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser landed in Melbourne to assume Command in Chief of the new British Pacific Fleet. He announced the flagship would be the 25,000 ton battleship Howe and stated the combined British and American forces would concentrate in Asiatic waters to shorten the war against Japan by finding and sinking the Japanese fleet.
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Melbourne
Teday
Bruce Fraser
Pacific
Howe
Asiatic
Japan
Australia
Fraser
Truman to Take Oath on White House Portico
Washington dispatch reports Senator Harry S. Truman will be sworn as Vice President on January 20 on the White House south portico during the Roosevelt inauguration. He will be sworn by Chief Justice Stone, with Vice President Wallace presiding at the ceremony.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
White House
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
F. Harry Byrd
Joint Inauguration Committee
Harlan F. Stone
Senate
Truman
Wallace
John Garner
Texas
Capitol
Garner
Spain
Sen. Truman
War Investigation Committee
Miss Liberty to glow again after Pearl Harbor darkness
Miss Liberty will be relighted as a victory signal when Germany or Japan surrenders. George A. Palmer, superintendent, said the lighting system modernization will make the statue brighter than ever.
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York
Pearl Harbor
Germany
Japan
George A. Palmer
No Bargains in The Shops
Washington reports eight consumer organizations launching a drive for Congressional investigation into why affordable clothing is scarce. They allege manufacturers have pulled cheaper goods from the market, keeping prices high despite index readings. The groups include American Home Economics Association, AAUW, League of Women Shoppers, National Consumers League, CIO Women’s Auxiliary, Farmers’ Union, and WTUL, accusing War Production Board officials of failing to compel textile mills and clothing factories to meet civilian needs.
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Washington
Congressional
Christian Science Monitor
American Home Economics Association
American Association of University Women
League of Women Shoppers
National Consumers’ League
CIO Women's Auxiliary
Farmers’ Union
The
Women’s Trade Union League
War Production Board
20 Percent Of Vets Will Get Jobs Back Says Critic Of Law
Frederick H. Harbison of the University of Chicago argues the Selective Service Act will return only about 20 percent of World War II veterans to their jobs. He says, even with full employment, junior men may wait longer for promotion and that veterans rights could override seniority and collective bargaining. Harbison warns temporary workers with more seniority may displace veterans.
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Chicago
ANS
Frederick H. Harbison
University of Chicago
Indutrial Relations Center
Harbison
Selective Service
Company
Air Pickup System Seen As Rescue Aid
A human pickup system developed by the Army Air Forces could rescue personnel in inaccessible terrain or behind enemy lines. Wright Field tests with dummies led to perfected procedures, and Lt Alexis Doster became the first person hoisted aloft by a plane in flight on Sept 25 1943. Sheep were used in experiments.
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Washington, Des
Army Air Forces
Air Force
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Alexis Doster
Plenty Cigarettes in China At 10 Bucks A Pack
Stories from Chinese markets show factories delivering cigarettes rapidly with hundreds of brands to choose from. Prices vary wildly and quality is unreliable with some brands tasting like cabbage. Imported American and British options cost about ten dollars in U.S. money. Lao Sheh, a famed writer, notes heavy royalties still leave him unable to smoke moderately, estimating need for about 210 dollars a month.
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Lao Sheh
Chungking
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Hitler
Aachen
Hitler Youth Movement
Willy Eischenberg
Hubert Heinrichs
Kinaweller
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