Byrnes Defends China Policy Against Hurley Charges
Secretary Byrnes rejects Hurley allegations that Atcheson and Service disloyally thwarted U S policy in China. He notes no evidence supports disloyalty by either aide and defends their communications as within proper policy discussion. Byrnes emphasizes broadening China policy to include major groups and U S troops aiding Japan’s surrender.
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Oon
State Department
Gace Atcheson
John Service
China
Hurley
Byrnes
Atcheson
Service
Mr Service
Secretary
Tom Connally
Texas
Dean Acheson
Iran
MacArthur
Tokyo
U. S
Joseph Stilwell
Wedemeyer
Chungking
Roosevelt
Stilwell
Washington
United States
Prosecution Plans Loom Over Japanese Leaders in War Crimes Moot
Edwin Pauley calls for confiscation of all Japanese abroad assets and hard cuts to industry, while MacArthur orders removal of strategic minerals from Japan. Asahi notes arrests target Konoye and Kido, with trials poised to cover top cabinet, army, navy and industrial figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin W. Pauley
U. S
Zaibatsu
MacArthur
Japan
Tokyo
Asahi
Kido
Konoye
Prince Konoye
Hideki Tojo
Keenan
Navy
Philippines
Commonwealth
New Loan Plan Offers Fast Auto and Item Loans
Local residents and nearby towns use a new loan plan from Motors Securities Company in Monroe Louisiana. Loans range from 500 to 2900 dollars for cars furniture or machinery with confidential courteous and prompt service at 500 Walnut Street. They offer loans of all kinds regardless of residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motors Securities Company, Inc
Walnut Street
Monroe
Good Fellows Christmas Appeals From Daily Help Letters
A collection of reader letters to Good Fellows pleading for Christmas aid. Families describe poverty and illness with requests for food fruit toys clothing and dinners. Messages include a widow on welfare a 15 year old girl and a 13 year old narrating siblings and a mother unable to work due to sickness.
Britain Receives 4.4 Billion in U S Credit Offer
Washington reports a broad Anglo American economic agreement tied to a 3.75 billion cash loan and 650 million post war lend lease settlement. Britain would repay at 2 percent over 50 years from 1951. Congress faces a potential fight over loan approval.
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Washington
Britain
State Department
Treasury
Towarr
Will Clayton
Lister Hill
Alabama
United States
Dan Reed
Republican
New York
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Giant Airborne Loudspeaker Broadcast News Surrender
A radio loudspeaker system with power over a thousand times that of a standard unit was sent to the Pacific in September to beam news of Japan's unconditional surrender from two miles up. The aim was to reach Japanese hidden in jungles and remote islands of the empire.
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Pacific
Japan
Hirohito
Sugar Fundraiser Sparks Club Sale At Luncheon
Percy LeBlanc of the West Monroe Lions Club sold sugar from a Mason jar at ten cents per spoonful during the Thursday luncheon. Total receipts reached 5.60 dollars for Good Fellows. The meeting covered a Christmas party, a donation drive for underprivileged children, and a minstrel show planned for February 28 at Ouachita Parish High School. Leaders named for an upcoming membership drive are Pat Lynch, W. D. Albritton, and Percy LeBlanc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy LeBlanc
West Monroe Lions Club
LeBlanc
Charles Wall
Ouachita Parish
Pat Lynch
Air Forces
W. D. Albritton
Navy
Army
Horace Downs
C. M. Hunt
Roy Brooks
Otis Downing
Fair Enough Critique of Union Tariffs and Labor Policy
The piece accuses union executives of favoring pay fines and maintaining private tariffs on interstate commerce, actions constitutionally barred to states. It cites Schwellenbach’s Seattle ties, calls for enforcement, and warns of legal consequences for arrogant leaders while noting Truman’s influence stirring change.
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Schwellenbach
Dave Beck
Seattle
California
Northwest
Truman
King Features Synd Cater
Death notices from Shreveport area include three obituaries
Funeral services were held for Jake P. Ford a 47 year old Illinois Central railroad veteran in Shreveport with interment in Hasley Cemetery West Monroe. Surviving Ford include wife Coralee Ford and several siblings. Also noted are obituaries for J R Vinson and L L Shorty Wilkinson with funeral details and survivors.
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Jake P. Ford
Illinois Central Railroad
Bossier City
Shreveport
Hasley Cemetery
West Monroe
C. E. Autrey
First Baptist Church
City
Coralee Ford
Bernard H. Ford
Baton Rouge
J. O. Hastings
Pat Ford
Columbia
Walter N. Reynolds
A. J. Reynolds
Winnsboro
Robert A. Furlow
Seminole
Okla
John R. Vinson
Rayville
A. J. Taylor
Beaumont
C. C. Vinson
Lufkin
Texas
Stevenson
Mulhearn Funeral Home
L. L
Modern Woodmen
L. O. Wilkinson
Ralph Wilkinson
Alva Wilkinson
Monroe
Sturgeon Couple Welcome Son at St Francis Sanitarium
Mr and Mrs J M Sturgeon announce the birth of a son at St Francis Sanitarium on December 6. Mr Sturgeon works as a linotype operator for the News Star and Morning World.
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J. M. Sturgeon
St. Francis Sanitarium
Sturgeon
News-Star
Morning World
War Crimes Labels From Japanese Adviser Kido
Tokyo reports Marquis Koichi Kido, close adviser to Emperor Hirohito, calls Hideki Tojo a disputable war criminal and Konoye a borderline case. He opposes trials for Hirohito, denying abdication talks and stating he is not guilty under Japanese war crimes interpretation.
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Associated Press
Tamamura
Tokyo
Kido
Hirohito
MacArthur
Tojo
Japan
United States
Koichi Kido
Emperor Hirohito
Hideki Tojo
Fumimaro Konoye
Domo
Privy Seal
Clergymen Profess a Way to End U A W Strike
A three day meeting of clergy educators and business leaders including Leon Henderson urged wage price profit stability as a basis for settling the GM UAW dispute. They backed collective bargaining and proposed a presidentially appointed fact finding board if talks fail. Veterans protested for GI benefits as 175000 GM workers remain on strike. Detroit welfare logged about 100 relief applications for strikers and families. Conciliators arranged further talks between UA W and GM rivals.
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OPA
Leon Henderson
G. M
Michigan Unemployment Commission
Detroit Department of Welfare
Chrysler union contract expires as talks stall and strike threat looms
Chrysler Corporation officials report the contract covering about 45 000 workers expired at midnight Tuesday. A government vote approved strike action but is being held back amid GM dispute developments. The United Electrical Workers CIO seeks a $2 a day raise and has received a 131/2 cent per hour GM offer. GM plants employ 25 000 union members who voted last night with results not yet announced.
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Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler-union
General Motors
United Electrical Workers
C. I. O0
G. M
Pearl Harbor Anniversary Honored With Quiet Ceremonies
Hawaii marked the fourth anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack with simple services and remembrance. Navy personnel and islanders attended mass and cemetery ceremonies while streets in Honolulu glowed with Christmas displays as servicemen longed to return home.
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Navy
Honolulu
Saint Nick
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Bloch Arena
Haluwa Naval Cemetery
E. W. Hanson
Naval Base
Oahu
Tarawa
Kwajalein
Marianas
Two Cars Collide Injuring Clarksdale Residents
Two cars owned by Lt Willis R Dawson Jr and Sgt Jessie Mattison Jr collided on DeSiard street at 1140 p m Thursday. Albert Vida and his wife riding in Mattison s car were injured and taken to St Francis Sanitarium where doctors said they were not seriously hurt.
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Willis R. Dawson Jr
North Cedar Street
Tallulah
Jessie B. Mattison Jr
DeSiard Street
Albert Vida
Mattison
St. Francis Sanitarium
Green urges full publicity for surplus war goods deals
Green calls for legislation requiring open publicity of all surplus war goods disposals and urges Republicans to stay true to beliefs in facing labor-management disputes. He links housing shortages for veterans to New Deal policies and predicts gains for Republicans if they remain consistent. He notes a four mile flight ceiling for birds with the condo cited as the highest flyer.
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Congress
Versy
America
Green
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W. S
Willie ) Adcock
R. T. Armstrong
The
Louisiana Ordnance Plant
North Third Street
Ben Burton
Allstar Sepia Orchestra
ED Miller
Meade
Ui State
Ternational Bank For Reconstruction and Development
ROMAS
F. Strauss & Son, Inc
Walnut St
Vhone
Jake Ford Rites
L. L. Wilkinson
Criminal
Oahu Island
Koolau
U.S
Hawaii
Nash
Louisiana
NBC
Nation
C. L. Chennault
Chennault
Cleveland, Ohio
Henry Carroll
Spatafora’s Pharmacy
DeSiard Phone
Faulk-Collier
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