Byrnes Says Moscow Aims Benefit Peace Effort
Secretary of State James Byrnes described the Moscow talks as a step toward lasting peace and outlined near misses on Iran policy with Bevin and Molotov. He noted U S aims to control Japan and hinted at another UN assembly meeting in London before Byrnes begins a radio address.
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Wash
Byrnes
New International
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Tokyo
Moscow
Iran
State Department
Russia
Britain
Bigolammanaghmadiy
Patan
Steven Maasen
Sad Talgaria
Bevin
Molotov
London
United Nations Assembly
Washington
White House
Williamsburg
Japan
U. S
Emergency funds bill aims 160 million for veterans families
AP bulletins report authorization of 160 million dollars to aid families of service members and veterans. In Herford Germany a British officer states Hitler died in his bunker after witnessing last hours by witnesses now in British custody. Reuters cites Nuernberg dispatch on Bormann arrest rumor. Allied officers remain silent.
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Herford
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Hitler
London
Reuters
Nuernberg
Martin Bor- Pnann
County Enlistments and Releases During World War II
A Madison Wisconsin based wartime tally shows county enlistments and inductions with 1,502 men from Dane County and 6,425 releases. Other counties listed include Green Rock Jefferson and Lafayette with varied enlistment and release figures. Agricultural deferments totaled 29,968 and other deferments 10,716.
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Madison
Wisconsin
National Guard
Green
Dane
Lafayette
Rock
Jefferson
Iowa
Fox bounty payouts listed for hunters in multiple towns
Pay 28 bounties on foxes to 19 hunters with high scorer Hoesly of Monticello bearing five bounties. Names include Donald Flannery and Clifford Prien of Monroe, Tollakson Weiler Kolb Willis Blum Holcomb of Monticello, Arnsmeier Wyss Streiff Brown of Juda, Trow Jones of Albany, and Miller of Brodhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Hoesly
Monticello
Donald Flannery
Ger
Clifford Prien
Monroe
Victor Tollakson
Edwin Weiler
Frederick Kolb
Joe C.a
Willis Blum
Ira Holcomb
Rodney Arnsmeier
Ted Wyss
Ray Streiff
Virgil Brown
Juda
Johnson
Blanchardville
Ray Trow
Chester Jones
Albany
Owen Miller
Brodhead
Confusion in Nippon Over Allied Japan Plan
Secretary of State Byrnes said he traveled to Moscow believing General MacArthur accepted the U S plan for Allied control in Japan. Tokyo reports indicate MacArthur objected to the plan and feared loss of face, with the Moscow scheme creating a council and an 11 nation commission to set policy on Japan.
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Washington
State Byrnes
Moscow
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Japan
Tokyo
MacArthur
Far Eastern Commission (Press
Thomas Blake
Monk Cine
Associated Press
Crea
Council of the United
State Fair Association Meeting Draws Six Local Delegates
Milwaukee Wisconsin harness horsemen and fair executives attend a State Association of Fairs meeting drawing six local delegates to the session. The gathering highlights regional racing interests and fair management concerns with emphasis on industry coordination and policy discussion.
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State Association of Fairs
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Harness Horsemen and Fair Execu
Washington Cut in Pay Affects Enlisted and Officers
A government order lowers point scores for enlisted men from 55 to 50 and for officers from 73 to 70, aiming to adjust pay or rank scales.
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Washington
Policeman Bolliger Plans Change After Rope Incident
Nationwide stories traced the desk officer Bolliger who faced a rope mishap and decided to quit. He planned to leave January 1 and return to photography, moving from desk duties to patrol, with Will E. Tertin taking over the desk.
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Desk Who Police Department
Secr
Bolliger
Calanens
Will E. Tertin
Swiss Sylvester Day Needle Ceremony Tonight
Swiss celebrate Old Year Eve with a traditional needle or nidel whipped cream dish. Families gather for a large bowl of fluffy cream and pastries while making New Year resolutions.
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Sylvester Day
Sylvester
W Mahley Hurt in Route 81 Crash Near Juda
Thomas W. Mahley, 2133 17th Avenue, seriously injured when his truck collided with a car two miles east of Juda on Route 81 at 9 45 am. Herbert O. Alderson and Walter C. Kuebli were minor or no injuries. Police investigated the icy highways contributing to the crash.
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Thomas W. Mahley
17Th Avenue
Juta
Mahley
St. Clare Hospital
Nathan E. Bear
Herbert O. Alderson
Beloit
Alderson
George Armstrong
Pine Bluff
Route 81
Juda
Andrew J. Laube
Davis
Ill
M. T. Aie
Amptecorane
Laurie
Traffic Toll For New Year Holiday Near 200
National Safety Council projects the four day New Year period will yield about 375 to 400 traffic deaths with icy highways curtailing travel. Violent deaths from miscellaneous causes total 92, including shootings fires explosions drownings and falls. New York and Pennsylvania each report about 20 violent deaths over the weekend with Illinois close behind at 17.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
New York State
Pennsylva
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri Sound Wien
Only Road to Peace Is Christian Way Sermon
Bishop Garth of the Wisconsin area of the Methodist church preached at the Methodist church describing how the three kings of the Orient returned home after visiting Christ and noting millions of Christians finding the new Christian path. It was his first Monoe visit since his election last summer to lead the Wisconsin area.
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Raarne E. Garth
Wisconsin
Methodist Church
Vestern
Garth
Monoe
Hirohito Rejects Divine Right in New Year Rescript
The emperor denounces the divine myth of rulership, stating that Japanese rulers did not destined to rule the world. He calls for unity and peacetime civilization, warns against radical trends and looming despond, and expresses hope for a bright future for Japan and humanity.
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Japan
U. S. Army
Hirohito
Parole Board to Hear 296 Clemency Applications in January
The state public welfare department announced that the parole board will hear 296 parole applications in January from inmates in state penal and correctional institutions. Applicants include 110 from Waupun prison, 80 from Green Bay reformatory, and 16 from the state school for boys at Waukee. Reformatory hearings occur at Green Bay with prison hearings the week of January 21 at Waupun.
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State Department of Public Welfare
State Parole Board
Waupun
Reformatory
Green Bay
Sede St Cee
Wau
British seize Indonesian police stations in Batavia
The British announced they were holding for questioning all 743 Indonesian police members as troops seized police stations in Batavia. Indonesians, some suspected of collaborating in kidnappings, are detained at the central police station.
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Java
Batavia
Central
Stark declares Kimmel got full warning of war
Admiral Stark told a Senate committee the Pacific fleet commander at Hawaii was amply warned before the Pearl Harbor attack. He described prewar efforts to bolster the fleet and noted Roosevelt and Congress did not fully back his push. He cited letters and correspondence showing his warnings and views on naval strength before 1941.
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Washington
Harold R. Stark
Husband E. Kimmel
Pacific
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Naval Operations
Senate House Committee
Stark
Imerny
United States
J. Stark
Congress
Roosevelt
Germany
Russia
Europe
Azores
Atlantic
Thomas C. Hart
Britain
Iceland
Kimmel
Hull
Budget Bureau
Navy
White House
New Year Labor Strikes Clash With Auto Industry
Thousands of workers returned or prepared to return as 4000 Greyhound employees ended a two month strike. The move followed wage disputes with Greyhound companies. Separately 50,000 Western Union workers faced a possible walkout as the War Labor Board prepared a 12 cent hourly wage recommendation. In Detroit, General Motors and allied car firms faced continued work stoppages affecting output. Negotiations over a 30 percent wage hike for United Auto Workers stalled with no date set.
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Associated Press
Greyhound Lines
Greyhound
Howard T. Colvin
U. S
War Labor Board
W. L. Allen
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
WLB
Detroit
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Packard
Motor Indust
CIO
United Auto Workers
Washington
City Prepares to Give Youngster Rousing Welcome
The city readies a New Year celebration amid cold, fog, and sleet as 1945 yields to 1946. Churches schedule services and watch parties while taverns stay open late under police dispensation. Abbreviated café hours mark the holiday, with prayers and dances planned at YMCA venues for students and alumni. Roadways remain slick but driving guides urge caution as frigid air eases to warmer days in a few days.
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Union
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Leroy Leats
Union Presbyterian Church
Tri-county
YMCA
New England
U. S
Pembina
N. D
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Reverend Howey to Lead Monroe Universalist Church
D. Andrew Howey will move from Round Lake Illinois to Monroe to assume the pastorate of the Universalist church. His wife Kathryn and daughter Dannie will accompany him. Rev. Gaston Carrier will continue his studies in Chicago after serving as pulpit fill-in. About 40 church members met with the board to discuss the transition.
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D. Andrew Howey
Monroe
Round Lake
Ill
Universalist Church
Gaston Carrier
Chicago
Howey
Round Lake Community Church
Kathryn
Columbia
Dannie
General Marshall feted at Chungking New Year Eve party
General George C. Marshall celebrated his 65th birthday tonight as a guest at a New Year eve party hosted by Generalissimo and Mme Chiang Kai-shek at the presidential villa on Chungking's outskirts.
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Chungking
George C. Marshall
Four American Delegates Leave For London Parley
The British liner Queen Elizabeth sailed for England early today with 1,128 passengers aboard as four American delegates prepared to attend a London parley.
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London
New York
England
Public execution in Bryansk by military tribunal
Generals and a non commissioned officer were hanged in the Bryansk public square four hours after a military tribunal found them guilty of mass torture and murder of Russian civilians and Red Army prisoners. The executed included Lt. Gen. Friedrich Gustav Bernhardt Maj. Gen. Adolf Hamman former commandant of Orel Bryansk and Oe and Cpl. Martin Lemm.
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Bryansk
Red Army
Friedrich Gustav Bernhardt
Adolf Hamman
Orel
Retired Clerk Wins License to Wed Widow in L A
John Malcolm Rivas, 81 year bachelor and retired hotel clerk, obtains license to wed Estella Gilmore, 60, a widow, in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
John Malcolm Rivas
Estella Gilmore
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