Westbrook Pegler denounces fascist tactics amid picket violence
In a New York dispatch, Westbrook Pegler condemns mob violence at picket lines and dismisses fascist tactics as unlawful. He cites John L. Lewis and Eleanor Roosevelt figures, argues government must protect lawful citizens, and criticizes Chicago convention shifts and Supreme Court behavior.
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New York
John L. Lewis
Philip Murray
Eleanor Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Michigan Automobile Works
Union Ofces
Asitler
Germany
United States
Chicago
Hich
Arry Truman
Felix Bankfurter
Tero
C. 1
Orhen Lewis
Big Three ministers near end of Moscow talks
Informants expect final announcements from the Big Three at the Moscow London and Washington talks noting progress and optimism. Byrnes and Molotov remain in Moscow through Christmas with no disclosure of atomic secrets to Russia while discussions cover world control of atomic energy.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
London
Washington
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Yon Molotov
Russia
Tree
Bolshoi Theater
Want ads promotion for rentals and sales
Advertisement notice urges readers to place want ads for rentals and sales. It promotes the economy plan, payment on actual days published, and a telephone submission with next day carrier collection.
Santa’s lean Christmas in war-torn lands amid shortages
A wartime dispatch notes the first peacetime Christmas in six years with scarce food across conquered and liberated regions. American servicemen distribute turkey and sweets to war orphans in Vienna Belgrade Cairo and Singapore while English families share scarce meals with troops. German homes seek luxuries and a lone bare tree marks Frankfurt as Brussels brightens with a public square forest.
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London
Third Reich
Vienna
Belgrade
Cairo
Singapore
Chungking
New Guinea
G. I's
Frankfort
Germany
Brussels
Connolly Smothered Two Babies in Death by Own Action Case
In Gretna Louisiana Mrs Irene Connolly is under examination for sanity after state police say she smothered her two sleeping sons Terence aged two and Don aged one. A coroner's jury called the killings homicidal suffocation and a jailer reported a light bulb missing and self harm by Connolly who later slashed wrists. a murder charge was filed.
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Gretna
Irene Connolly
Charles F. Gelbke
Jefferson Parish
Connolly
Terence
Don
Gelbke Sard
Francis T. Moore
Connally
Moore
Marshall moves slowly as China policy doubt grows
General George C. Marshall said it will take time to get a clear picture of China after conferring with Chiang Kai-Shek and Soong and Communist leaders. He noted U.S. interest in the impending political council and did not rule out travel to China while avoiding commitments.
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Chungking
George C. Marshall
Chiang Kai-Shek
T. V. Soong
China
Truman
Manchuria
Marshall
America
Soong
Chiang
Chou En-Lai
Communist Party
Political Council
Yeh Chien- Ying
Tung Pi-Wu
San Francisco
United States
Tte
Delayed Christmas for 50000 G I's on East Coast
New York December 24 soldiers face a late homecoming as storms at sea delay troopships. About 25000 from Europe arrive today with 11000 yesterday, many stuck near eastern ports or separation centers. Camp Shanks hosts thousands awaiting holidays and 10500 awaiting overseas replacements on brief leaves.
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New York
Europe
Camp Shanks
N.Y
U S S Washington Delayed By Atlantic Storms Arrival
The U S S Washington sailed into New York three days late with 1626 homebound G I s from Europe. Ice encrusted decks and hurricane force winds marked a voyage through seven storms, lifting waves to 75 to 100 feet and injuring several seamen. Captain Francis X. Melnerney reported severe damage to the superstructure.
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New York
US. S. Washington
New York Harbor
Atlantic
Washington
Europe
Francis X. Melnerney
President Truman Plans Christmas Eve Lighting at White House
President Truman will light the national Christmas tree on the White House south lawn at 4 p.m. CST then broadcast a Christmas message. Public access opens earlier with security rules in force. He departs for Independence tomorrow to spend Yuletide with family and returns Friday.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri
White House
Marine Band
Jeremy Jackson
Ann Miller
Independence
Margaret
Kansas City
Charles G Ross
Rabbit hound Jack dies after triggering master’s wound
In New Orleans on December 24 a rabbit hound named Jack dies three weeks after causing a gun accident with his master Pierre Ivy LeBlanc, who remains hospitalized with a buckshot wound. Friends say the dog died of a broken heart after wandering off during a hunting trip.
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New Orleans
Jack
Gretna
Pierre Ivy LeBlanc
LeBlanc
Anthony Plasant
Empty Army Plane Crashes After FourHour Phantom Flight
A crewless C-47 transport crashed in an open field 12 miles west of Chillicothe after a four hour unguided flight through icing. The abandoned plane was found near Dwight Nebraska after officials at Lincoln pondered its whereabouts. Sheriff Sam Mark located the wreckage shortly after the incident.
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Chillicothe
Here
Dwight Neb
Air Force
Lincoln
Neb) Army Air Field
Sam Mark
Ross County
General Patton Buried Beside Private Comrade in Luxembourg
General George S. Patton Jr is laid to rest near a Third Army private who helped secure a major Ardennes victory. His funeral in Luxembourg City drew pallbearers from among the rank and file as flags flew and rain fell on the sombre ceremony.
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Gen. Patton
Relman Morin
Luxembourg
George S. Patton, Jr
Third Army
Ardennes Bulge
Hiule
Germany
Patton
Iail
Paton
Luxembourg City
Heidelberg
Old City
Is There Santa Claus In The Classic New York Sun Editorial
The piece recalls the Virginia O’Hanlon letter and Francis P. Church reply, noting Virginia is now Mrs Edward Douglas and remains convinced of Santa’s existence. It links the editorials to Christmas sentiment and enduring belief in generosity and love.
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New York Sun
Virginia O'Hanlon
Santa Claus
Edward Douglas
Public School 31
New York City
Francis P. Church
the Sun
Papa
Church
Virginia
Douglas
Weather warms across large area despite travel hazards
Extreme cold eased nationwide but sleet and freezing rain threatened holiday travel in the midwest and east. Missouri highways iced over while Illinois Indiana and southern New York roads faced icy surfaces by Christmas night. Eight traffic deaths blamed on slick conditions as a white Christmas loomed in the north. Fresh snow fell in the Mississippi valley and New England with bitter readings in Philipsburg Pa minus 13.
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Midwest
Missouri
Chicago Weather Bureau
Illinois
Indiana
New York
Alissouri
United States
Mississippi Valley
New England
Philipsburg
Brookville
Binghampton
N. Y
Galva
N. D
Tennessee
Georgia
President Vetoes Employment Bill Amid Conflicting Reports
FBI reports capture of 21 year old Robert Frederic Smith at Blue Island Ill and confession to killing Roy Gordon Beh of Grosse Pointe Mich. Authorities say Smith and Czajkowski confessed to multiple kidnappings and robberies during a seven day spree after escaping Camp Robinson Ark. Smith and Czajkowski are held in Chicago with potential charges including kidnapping and homicide.
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H. E. Driese
Berrien County
Smith
Beh
Henry Ford
Western Michigan
Newark, N. J
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Robert Frederic Smith
Ray Gordon Beh
Grosse Point
Mich
J. Edgar Hoover
Boleslas Walter Czajkowski
Blue Island
Chicago
Hoover
Holland
Talen
Camp Robinson
Ark Hoover
Czaikowski
Czajkowski
M. P's
Fred Keller
Enid, Okia
Phillips University
Keller
Searcy
Ark
St. Louis
Kenneth Swanson
Libertyville
Gary
Ind
New Battle Over USES State Control After Holidays
President Truman vetoed legislation to return the U S employment service to state control by pocket veto delaying action until June. Congress plans new bills to end federal administration and restore USES to states, arguing improved efficiency and lower costs.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
U. S
Lai
Capitol Hill
House Appropriations Committee
Lucas
Illinois
Reed
Kansas
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Strikers Rally for 30 Percent Wage Hike At Auto Makers
The United Auto Workers use a Christmas truce to prepare data for resuming a 30 percent wage demand against General Motors and Kaiser-Frazer after a nationwide four month walkout. Government mediators push for renewed talks in Washington with GM and U A W C IO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corporation
America
General Motors
Washington
Kaiser-Frazer Corporation
Christmas Eve 1945: Peace Brings New Meaning Worldwide
The 1945 Christmas marks the first peaceful holiday in four years for the United States after wartime turmoil. Families welcome returning soldiers home, with mothers spared the fear of sons abroad as victory ends the Belgian Bulge battles. Elaborate Christmas Eve programs noted.
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United States
Belgian Bulge
Religion Begins To Interest Hess At Nurnberg
December 24 report from Nuremberg notes Rudolf Hess, among four war crimes defendants, showing interest in religion after initially avoiding Christian services. Chaplains plan Lutheran and Catholic rites for 13 Lutherans and three Catholics, with services led by Capt. Henry Gerecke and Capt. Sixtus R. O'Connor. Prisoners dine in GI mess kits and receive no packages.
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Henry Gerecke
St. Louis
Sixtus R. O'Connor
Oxford
N. Y
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