Truman challenge to unions sparks political divergence
In Westbrook Pegler’s column he argues President Truman shifted from union talks to appealing to Congress and the public, condemning a National Maritime Union strike as a Communist-aligned move against the government, while denying wage or hours disputes. He portrays the action as a strike against the people’s government.
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New York
Truman
Congress
United States
Franklin B. Roosevelt
National Maritime Union
Spain
White House
Detroit Wage Talks Persist as GM Sees Offer Rejected
In Detroit the auto wage dispute continues with the CIO United Auto Workers rejecting GM’s offer of a 12 12 cent hourly increase. Union leaders push for about 30 percent above January 1941 levels while noting discussions resumed after a prior strike began November 21.
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Detroit
General Motors
C. I. O. United Automobile Workers
Corporation
West G. M
H. W. Anderson
G. M
Walter P. Reuther
UA. W.C
R. J. Thomas
Philip Murray
Pittsburgh
Citizens’ Committee
O Neal Store Robbery Scene in Choudrant Louisiana
Burglars blasted the safe at J A O Neals general store in Choudrant with two acetylene torches and fled with 600 dollars in cash and likely 24000 in war bonds. Lincoln Parish officers pursue clues but details remain scant as the break in occurred Thursday night and was found Friday morning.
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Choudrant
J. A. O'Neal
O'Neal
Bank of Chandrani Lincoln Parish
F J
local want ads encourage quick rentals and sales action
Phone 4800 for Want Ads to rent buy or sell it. Place your ad now to reach big rental and buying crowds. Use the economy plan with pay only for days published. Ads may be telephoned and collected next day by News-Star-World staff.
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News- Star—World
Good Fellows Lawyers Face Major Task for Mineral Board
A report outlines the Good Fellows fund needs and donations to aid families in hardship. Letters describe hunger and cold as Christmas nears, urging aid to provide meals, clothing, and warmth. Funds show ongoing contributions from donors and clubs, highlighting the charitable drive.
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Good Fellows
Special attorneys sue over mineral board fees in Louisiana
Two state mineral board special attorneys seek 103 832 in fees in Nineteenth District Court claiming verbal promises above 500 a month for securing large oil and gas land recoveries. They cite victories on leases 318 and 309 affecting 470 000 and 4 000 acres and note board resolutions to cap fees despite prior statements of possible state gains.
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Baton Rouge
State Mineral Board
Nineteenth District Court
Justic C. Daspit
J. N. Marcantel
Shreveport
Lake Pontchartrain
Monroe
Eugene Stanley
B. A. Hartley
W. T. Burton
Byrnes Defends Diplomats, Rebukes Hurley in China Row
Secretary of State Byrnes told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Maj. Gen. Patrick J Hurley failed to prove that State Department staffers sabotaged his China mission. Byrnes defended two career diplomats and said Hurley never asked for a formal policy statement from President Truman or Byrnes. The hearing followed Hurley's dramatic resignation as ambassador to China.
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George C. Marshall
Army
China
Joint
Senate House
Washington
Byrnes
Patrick J Hurley
State Department
Foreign Service
Hurley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Chungking
Jenes
Truman
Senate Foeign Relations Committee
China Post
Chris
Committee
Commons Rejects Censure Motion Amid Clash
The House of Commons voted 381 to 197 against a Conservative censure of the Labour government. Prime Minister Clement Attlee and former PM Winston Churchill clashed as Churchill charged Britain heads toward disaster while Attlee defended socialization and demobilization efforts, noting eight new factories under construction for peacetime production.
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London
House of Commons
Conservative
Clement Attlee
Winston Churchill
His
Churchill
Britain
Labor
Attlee
Labor Party
Last Chance for 27 Missing After Atlantic Bomber Disappearance
A vast rescue effort was launched to locate 27 crew members from five torpedo bombers and a missing rescue plane. Navy 248 planes and 18 surface ships, including the U S S Solomons, combed 100000 square miles of the Atlantic after a passing ship reported an explosion near New Smyrna beach at 7 50 p m Wednesday.
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RE. V. W. Jones
Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Navy
U. S. S. Solomons
Big Martin
S. S. Gaines Mills
New Smyrna Beach
South urged to industrialize to stem population loss
Governors of Southern states met in New Orleans to discuss Dixie problems with a warning from chairman Governor Robert S. Kerr that the South must industrialize or face continued population decline. Kerr said agriculture alone cannot sustain prosperity, noting mechanization and rising farm output reduce farm jobs while skilled labor and capital grow in the region. The program included talks by J. W. Wadsworth and J. A. Norman, plus Alabama Governor Chauncey Sparks and Kentucky Governor Simeon Willis, the conference chair.
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New Orleans
Dixie
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Southern Governors’ Conference
South
Kerr
J. W. Wadsworth
National War Surplus Property Administration
J. A. Norman
Louisville
Chauncey Sparks
Alabama
Simeon Willis
Kentucky
Negro executed at Baton Rouge for slaying woman
Henry Riley, 17, a Black teenager, was electrocuted at 12:05 pm in Baton Rouge for the murder of Mrs. Tal Cheatham Stanley. He died at 12:10 pm after calmly facing the electric chair, whose final words his response echoed. The victim, a prominent club woman, was found near her antebellum home after a brutal August 26 attack.
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Baton Rouge
Henry Riley
Tal Cheatham Stanley
Bevin Hints Possible Meeting Of Five Foreign Ministers
A Foreign Office spokesman said Bevin may announce a meeting of the foreign ministers from the United States Britain Russia France and China possibly this evening. Reports in well informed circles say the ministers might convene in Moscow soon.
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London
Foreign Office
Ernest Bevin
United States
Britain
Russia
France
China
Moscow
Conservatives Seek Rejection of U S Loan and Bretton Woods Pact
London December 7 Conservative MPs Boothby and Hollis move to disapprove the 4.4 billion dollar United States loan and reject ratification of Britain's Bretton Woods participation. Labor government backs fast ratification while critics warn of economic loss and loss of monetary control.
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London
United States
Britain
Robert Boothby
Christopher Hollis
Boothby
Hollis
British Press Association
Bretton Woods
Bretton Woods International Monetary Fund
Pearl Harbor Fourth Anniversary Marked in Twin Cities
The fourth anniversary observance in Monroe and West Monroe included army air force planes from Selman field saluting in the noon hour and dropping a memorial floral piece into the Ouachita river. Mayors Benoit and Golson issued a joint call to observe Sunday with church attendance and Rabbi Hirsch led a Pearl Harbor observance at Temple Bnai Israel.
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Pearl Harbor
Twin Cities
Army Air Force
Selman Field
Monroe
West Monroe
Amvet Post
Ouachita River
H H. Benoit
Yamashita Convicted by Army Commission Faces Death Sentence
Five general military commissioners found Lt. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita guilty of atrocities and high crimes as commander in the Philippines and sentenced him to death. The decision was announced in Manila.
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Dean Schedler
Manila
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Philippines
Yamashita
Pacific
United States
Col
Harry E. Clarke
Reynolds
Cours
Bilibid
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Mainichi
W. D. Styer
Western
Styer
MaceArthur
U. S Supreme Court
Green Charges Truman Defeat in World War II Politics
Illinois Governor Dwight H. Green told the Republican National Committee that the Truman administration suffered the biggest diplomatic defeat in history, urging a policy shift to challenge Soviet and Communist influence. He pressed for a clear about-face from Truman New Deal diplomacy and called for cutting national expenditures to match receipts. In Tokyo the Yamashita war crimes verdict sentenced him to death by hanging after a brief commission trial with appeals ongoing.
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Chicago
Dwight H. Green
Illinois
Republican National Committee Today
Truman
National Committee
Poland
Baltic States
Balkans
Europe
Asia
Republican Committee
House
Senate
Herbert Brownell
Brownell
Maine
California
Green
First War Crimes Trials in Japan Slated for January
Chief prosecutor Joseph B. Keenan announced trials for Japanese war crimes will start in January led by Hideki Tojo and his Pearl Harbor cabinet. The death penalty will be requested. trials to be rapid and may be held by an international court with other powers nominating members. An arrest order targeted Marquis Koichi Kido, reaching near the Emperor’s inner circle.
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Marlin Spencer
Tokyo
Joseph B. Keenan
Japan
Hideki Tojo
Pearl Harbor
Keenan
MacArthur
Hirohito
Truman
General MacArthur
Koichi Kido
Kido
Nippon
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