Rays of Hope Amid Oil Wage Talks and Industry Strikes
The article reports oil companies seeking direct talks with the CIO oil workers union over wage demands as a postwar dispute shows signs of settling. It notes a possible 18 percent raise for a Texas refinery, ongoing navy operations, and looming strikes across steel, electrical, and meat packing industries involving hundreds of thousands of workers and various unions.
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Washington
CIO Oil Workers Union
Company
New York
OID
Texas Company
West Tulsa
Sinclair Refining Company
Navy
CIO Auto
General Motors
CIO Glass
Pittsburgh Plate
CIO
Philip Murray
Vragen Due Generating Board
Mr. Truman
Edgar L. Warren
AFL
Cabee
CIO United Electrical Workers
National Federation of
Western Electric Employes Association
Crowley to be Invested Knight Commander of Pope Pius IX
Madison man Leo T Crowley will receive the third highest honor conferred by laymen when invested as knight commander of the order of Pope Pius IX. The ceremony honors ecclesiastics and leaders in business industry and politics.
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Madison
Leo T. Crowley
Japanese POW camp commandant Yuri sentenced to hang
Yokohama Lt. Kel Yuri former commandant of Omuta prisoner of war camp was sentenced to hang for ordering a bayonet killing and allowing a prisoner to starve. An eight man U.S. military commission condemned Yuri in Japan's second war crimes trial, the first to seek execution. Burlington workers return to J. J. Case plant after strike, passing picket lines without incidents. Tehran reports fighting at three points in Azerbaijan province amid counterrevolutionary activity.
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Yokohama
Kel Yuri
Omuta
U.S
Yuri
Japan
Burlington
J. J. Case Company
Tehran
Iran
Azerbaijan
Monroe United Brethren Vote Favors Union With Evangelical
A Monroe Wisconsin ballot shows about 90 percent support for merging the United Brethren and Evangelical churches. Rev W W Sutton notes the process proceeds slowly as conferences vote. Both churches already discuss a joint general conference planned for November 16 1946 in ae owania fountainhead of each denomination.
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Monroe United Brethren Church
Evangelical
W. W. Sutton
U. B
Sutton
Monroe
Wisconsin
Evangelical Church
Naperville
United Brethren
Westerville
Police Chase Ends in Fatal Crash In Milwaukee
Milwaukee detective said a stolen car driven by Alvin W. Kloss 20 struck and killed a man while police pursued him at about 70 mph through city streets. Lieutenant Niederkorn identified the victim as Anthony Lampe. Kloss admitted stealing the car and was held on an open charge.
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Milwaukee
John Niederkorn
Alvin W. Kloss
Kloss
Niederkorn
Anthony Lampe
Kidnap of Suzanne Degnan Shocks Chicago District
Suzanne Degnan a six year old daughter of OPA executive James Degnan was kidnapped from her North Side Chicago home around 7 30 a m FBI agents police and Cook County officials joined the search after a ransom demand of 20000 was telephoned to the Degnan home The note warned against notifying authorities and the press as a threat to the girl.
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Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
OPA
Seraphons
Sapeet
James Degnan
North Side
Degnan
Rogers Park
Oelice
Rogers Rk
Walter Storms
Kenmore Avenue
Summerdale
FBI
Michael Mulcahy
Cook County
John C
Kenmore
Thorndale Avenues
A. Louis Flynn
Degnans
Suzanne
Betty
County Court House Hit by Flood in Upper Floor
Flood water rose in the county court house spilling into a second floor washroom. a ceiling fell and damaged papers while water overflowed from a sink soaking a filing cabinet. No serious damage reported, but losses occurred as cleaning continued.
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Este Hee Roe Symere
Court House
Princes of Japan Face Unemployment Amid Postwar Downturn
Jiji news agency reports 12 princes in the imperial household out of work as Japan shifts from war to peace. Princes Yasuhito Chichibu Nobushito Takamatsu and Takahito, once in uniform, may have to seek civilian jobs to fund reparations and overhead costs after defeat and American occupation changes.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Jiji
Imperial Household
Rinces
Yasuhito Chichibu
Nobushito Takamatsu
Halsey
Takahito
Ape Jiji
Forrestal Rebuke of Stark Probe Shapes Senate Hearings
Representative Keefe said the Pearl Harbor inquiry may address Secretary of the Navy F I s criticism of Admiral Harold Stark. The panel weighs Stark's 1941 duties after he sent warning to Admiral Kimmel and noted Japan’s move to burn codes. Hearings resume in January.
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Washington
Keefe
R-Wis
Pearl Harbor
Harold Stark
Forrestal
Navy
Stork
United States Navy
George C. Marshall
Army
Stark
Naval Operations
Adm
Husband E. Kimmel
Pacific Fleet
Kimmel
Pacific
Four Die in Rochester Rooming House Fire
Police identified the deceased as Mr. and Mrs. Fred Giles both residents of the house in Rochester Minnesota. Salvation Army workers were among the victims and William Car ruthers of Glenboro Manitoba Canada escaped with others. The fire happened in an early morning blaze with at least one other person lured from the building.
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Fred Giles
Waliedl Salvation Army
William Carruthers
Glenboro
Manitoba
Canada
Heligoland used as RAF night bombing base reported
The air ministry said RAF night bombers would use the former German naval base at Heligoland as a staging point for operations. Authorities described the move as part of ongoing air offensive measures.
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Heligoland
London
Air Ministry
RAF
January 15 Deadline Reminds Taxpayers of 1945 Payments
Tax due for 1945 must be reported by January 15 for about 10 million filers. If estimates were too low by 20 percent or more, correct by January 15 to avoid penalties. Farmers may defer until January 15, 1946, to file estimates but must pay full tax by then. Eligible filers can use form 1040ES to pay or file 1040 to request a refund.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Collector
City of Toronto to Honor General Eisenhower
General Eisenhower will receive an honorary degree from the city of Toronto. The announcement notes the high regard for his leadership and the anticipated conferment during a formal ceremony in Canada.
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City of Toronto
Nazi Plan to Wipe Out 30 Million Slavs Revealed at Trial
Lt. Gen. Erich von Dem Bach-Zelewski testified before a war crimes tribunal that Nazis aimed to exterminate 30 million Slavs in Russia. He described brutal methods against partisans on the eastern front and admitted high command awareness. He said a criminal brigade was formed to crush partisans, with no disciplinary action for harming civilians.
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Nuernberg
Erich von Dem Bach-Zelewski
International Military Tribunal Today
Russia
United States
Great Britain
France
Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Himmler
Bach-Zelewski
U. S
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Norway
Saaesaeaiee
Byrnes Leaves for London to Push United Nations Start
Secretary of State Byrnes departs for London to attend the United Nations, aiming to promote early UN activity on Dardanelles security and Russo Turkish relations. Aides express confidence UNO will begin well, hoping Moscow’s three‑way agreement expands to more issues.
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Washington
Byrnes
London
United Nat
Dardanelles
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Moscow
Siam
United States
Siam Can
State Department
China
Ees
U. S
East Indies
Asia
Flooded Wisconsin towns hit by heavy rains and high water
Darlington in Lafayette county faced five feet of floodwater flooding the downtown as boats maneuvered streets. Route 11 near Dill remained hazardous while Route 81 reopened between Monroe and Argyle. Browntown to South Wayne saw the worst in Green county with rising rivers and submerged cellars. County trunks near Browntown and Brodhead were barricaded. responders prepared supplies as ice began to recede.
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Dill
Monroe
Arayle
Darlington
Lafayette County
Green County
Browntown
South Wayne
Pecatonica
Brodhead
Illinois Central
Kiwanis Installs District Officers At Midwinter Conference
Milwaukee district Kiwanis installs 1946 officers and lieutenant governors during the Wisconsin upper Michigan district midwinter conference of Kiwanis International last night.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin-upper Michigan
Kiwanis International
Anzacs to Japan occupy force announced by Lt. Gen Gardiner
Lt. Gen Gardiner announced a division of Australian and New Zealand troops would be sent to Japan as an occupation force. He said he did not know when the force would arrive.
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Japan
Gardiner
New Zealand
New Battle of Manila as Soldiers Blast Brasshats
A fragmented page item recounts a clash described as a new battle in Manila where soldiers engage in heavy action against opposing forces. The report cites military units and rapid exchanges but lacks full context or dates.
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Manila
Accidents Kill 7 In State Over Weekend
At least seven people died in Wisconsin accidents over the weekend. Six victims were fatally injured when struck by motor vehicles including Mrs Lena Sossong 75 of Milwaukee and Anton Binih 74 of Green Bay. Madison reports partial details.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Lena Sossong
Milwaukee
Anton Binih
Green Bay
Madison
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