Byrnes suggests law to treat Pelos and Averys alike
Westbrook Pegler York Jan 9 James Byrnes writer of a court opinion accusing Congress of plans to legalize hijacking by racketeers says Congress should pass a law to treat the Pelos and the Averys the same. He contrasts Petrillo and Avery over labor board defiance and seizure of Montgomery Ward assets noting Petrillo seeks tax on union dues while Avery defied the board amid stockholder concerns.
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York
James Byrnes
Supreme Court
Congress
Pelos
Averys
Jimmy Petrillo
Musicians’ Union
Montgomery Ward
Sewell Avery
Sewell Avery, Also Ed the Board. Ih
Petrillo
Avery
I. O. Petrillo
Press
World War II air offensives cited by Chen on Formosa
Chen praised the wartime air campaigns against Formosa and Japan, saying he was greatly encouraged by the successes of his own forces. The remarks connected to the Wmitz MacArthur offensives and the broader Pacific theater.
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Formosa
Japan
Chenault
Fifth District Medical Society Meets at Hotel Frances
The Fifth District Medical Society annual meeting is set for six p m at Hotel Frances. Physicians from cities and districts are expected to attend. A banquet will be served, officers may be elected, and scientific papers will be presented by Dr. E E Barlow Wilmot Ark Dr L King New Orleans and Dr John Musser New Orleans.
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Fifth District Medical Society
Iit
Hotel Frances
D. T. Iilam
J. E. McConnell
Aesurer
E. E. Barlow
Wilmot
Ark
L. King
New Orleans
John Musser
Roosevelt proposes 83 billion dollar wartime budget
President Roosevelt sent Congress an 83 billion dollar budget for fiscal 1946 starting July 1. He warned war costs could swing by more than 10 billion, with fighting worldwide peaking as he predicted total outlays near 83 billion, below last year’s 100 billion. He projected 70 billion for war costs and 13 billion for ordinary expenses, veterans benefits, debt interest, and tax refunds, noting uncertainty about final war costs.
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Max Hall
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Europe
Mr. Roosevelt
Cost of War Budget Sets War at 450 Billion Dollars
Washington reports the new budget raises the war program to about 450 billion dollars for 1941 through 1946. Roosevelt handed Congress a 970 page document with a 70 billion dollar war expenditure estimate for the year starting July 1. Total Axis war costs are projected at 358.8 billion by June 30, 1946, with net receipts anticipated to fall from 45.7 to 41.2 billion as civilian reconversion nears.
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Roosevelt
Congress
America
British Capture Thebes From ELAS In War Update
British troops pushing ELAS remnants from Athens occupied Thebes, the guerrilla base 48 miles northwest of the capital. The move came as warrants were issued for about 150 alleged rebellion leaders and police detained three senior officers. Athens slow to recover as stores reopen after recent clashes. mass weapon seizures followed house searches.
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Athens
Thebes
EL. A. S
Athens Arca
Russians Halt German Attack Near Budapest in Counteroffensive
Red Army troops halted the big German counterattack northwest of Budapest and slowed the push toward the Hungarian capital. Within 24 hours Soviet forces could recapture the initiative as fighting rages along the Danube and around Komarom, with Malinovsky massing for a possible drive toward Vienna. Russians reported gains inside Budapest and along two western roads while German forces shift effort to the capital’s west.
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Moscow
Red Army
Budapest
Capital
Danube
Komaron
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Komarom
Bratislava
Berlin
Heinz Guderian
FCC
Malinovsky
Vienna
Malinovsk
Orleans District Attorney Wagner Dies in Auto at 58
Archie H. Wagner 58 an assistant district attorney of Orleans Parish was found dead in his car in front of his home shortly after 1 am. A heart attack was listed as the cause. Wagner resided with his sister Miss Gertrude E. Wagner who discovered him slumped in the front seat. He had served since 1914 under three district attorneys including Chandler C. Lutzenberg Eugene Stanley and J Bernard Cocke. He is survived by his sister and a brother Herbert Wagner of New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Archie H. Wagner
Orleans Parish
Gertrude E. Wagner
Wagner
Chandler C. Lutzenberg
Eugene Stanley
J. Bernard Cocke
Herbert Wagner
Three Killed in Auto Train Crash at Rochelle Crossing
In Alexandria, a taxicab driver Jesse G. Evans 20 and two children Ray H Lasgone 5 and Harvey Lee Cockerham 11 died when their car collided with a Missouri Pacific freight train at a Rochelle crossing. Arthur Lee Ford 34 the car occupant was injured.
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Alexandria
Missouri Pacific
Rochelle
Jesse G. Evans
Ray H. Lasgone
Mr. and
Mire
J. D. Lesgone
Tullos
Harvey Lee Cockerham
Eulah Cockerham
Arthur Lee Ford
Ward Protests Resistance to Army Seizure in Court
Montgomery Ward and Company argue in federal court against the December 28 army seizure of properties. Counsel Stuart Ball claims presidential power oversteps Congress, urging the judge to condemn the action and uphold the constitution. The government filed a 42 page brief as spectators filled the courtroom. In Bern the same report notes rising anti Nazi resistance in Germany, with Communists most organized, food scarcity driving subversive acts, and rumors of foreign workers hidden near Frankfurt Ammann.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward
Company
Philip L. Sullivan
United States
Stuart S. Ball
Ward
Charles Fahy
Ball
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Frankfurt Ammann
Ellender Endorses Postwar Military Training Plan
Senator Ellender of Louisiana endorses postwar compulsory military training with a chosen year window for youths between 17 years six months and 21 years six months. He opposes rigid age-based requirements and emphasizes fitting service into education while addressing physical well being. The plan includes government responsibility for correcting defects found in exams.
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Washington
Senator Ellender
Louisiana
Release of Union Officials Probed
Hollywood, Jan. 9. A Senate judiciary committee probe into the release from federal prison of William Bioff and George Browne, former union officials, was urged by the Sound Technicians Local of the AFL IATSE. About 660 members backed a resolution demanding inquiry into all reasons behind Browne and Bioff's release after serving parts of their sentences for extortion tied to a film industry shakedown.
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Hollywood
Senate Judiciary Committee
William Bioff
George Browne
A. F. of L
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Senate Committee
Browne
Bioff
John C. Knox
New York
American Forces Press Forward Near La Roche In Snow
American infantry and tanks advanced to within a mile of La Roche as a two mile push through a snowbound Ardennes battlefield continued. U S First and Ninth armies pressed north while the Third army held the south, with scarce retreat roads hidden by ice and shell craters.
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James M. Long
Paris
Laroche
Ardennes
U. S. First
Ninth Army
U.S. Third Army
Jacob L. Devers
Sixth Army
Alsace
Lorraine
Seventh Army
Rhine
Strasbourg
Holland
Maas
Meuse
Venlo
Second Army
Roosevelt aware of downward trend in public opinion on foreign policy
Washington January 9 President Roosevelt acknowledged a downward trend in public opinion toward international affairs noted by Senate Majority Leader Barkley. After a White House meeting with leaders, Barkley said the upcoming Roosevelt Churchill Stalin talks are to help improve the situation and that Roosevelt is aware and analyzing the trend.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
White House
Churchill
Stalin
Louisiana soldiers named among 3034 US war dead
Washington December 9 The War Department released the names of 3034 American soldiers killed in action in Europe. Among them from Louisiana are Brock Reginald W of Rayville Craft Orlin L D of Waterproof Cornwell Frank M of Olla Howington Luchous L of Wisner Hughston Sidney W of Tallulah Ward Bar V of Jena and others listed with mothers and hometowns.
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Washington
War Department
United States
Louisiana
Brock
Reginald W
Barbara M. Brock
Rayville
Cornwell
Frank M
Effie Cornwell
Olla. Craft
Orlin L
Oscar T. Craft
Waterproof
Howington
Luchous L
Prudie Howington
Route 1
Wisner Hughston
Sidney W.—Talmadge L. Hughston
la Salle Street
Tallulah Ward
Pfc
Bar V
Nettie L. Ward
Jena
Fierce Battle For Luzon Said Raging
United States forces launched coordinated air strikes across Honshu Formosa and Luzon on January 9 1945 as Brig. Gen. Haywood S. Hansell and Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay commanded B 29 bombers against Japan and its Formosa defense. Carrier planes pounded Luzon while Tokyo and Nagoya faced attacks with targets including Omura and industrial centers across Kyushu.
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Washington
Japan
Formosa
Marianas
China
Haywood S. Hansell
21St Bomber Command
Honshu
Curtis Lemay
20Th Bomber Command
Luzon
Philippines
Tokyo Radio
Philippine Archipelago
20Th Air Force
War Department
John S. McCain
Chester W. Nimitz
Tokyo
Nagoya
Twentieth Bomber Command
Omura
Kyushu
Sky Mammoths
India
General Hansell
Hansell
Nippon
Pacific
Hansel
Japnese
Curtis E. Lemany
2Th
Pan American Clipper Crash Kills At Least Eight
Pan American Airways reported that a Africa bound clipper crashed at Port of Spain Trinidad killing at least eight of the 30 aboard and leaving 14 missing. Seven known survivors include a Brazil bound passenger and a Rio de Janeiro family. Divers search the wreck as authorities assess casualties and future relief efforts.
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Miami
Fla
Pan American Airways
Port of Spain
Trinidad
W. O. Snider
Judith Carol Williams
Patricia Emily Williams
Margaret Elizabeth Williams
Charles Donald Williams
Nancy Lou
Rio de Janeiro
Edgar Prado
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Pan-American
Opposition weakens in manpower crisis war policy
Washington dispatch reports shifting Senate and House positions on national service and selective service legislation. Senator Johnson backs the draft in light of Roosevelts request. House hearings on mandatory transfer to essential jobs begin. Taft and Republicans indicate support for practical measures.
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Washington
Johnson
Colorado
National Service
Roosevelt
May
Kentucky
House Military Committee
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Black Market Cigarettes Highlighted In Court Martial
Paris January hearing details a major black market of cigarettes shipped from the United States to support Allied troops. Lt. Harry W. Kline testified expected 77 million monthly cigarettes but overseas stock fell to 34 million then 11 million by November. Shortages also hit candy razor blades and soap amid trials of four enlisted men from a railway operating battalion.
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Paris
United States
Harry W. Kline
Post Exchange Division
Chief Quarters Master’s Office
Europe
Kline
Harmon C. Harris
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Komar
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France
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Heusden
Ooleigne
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Wingen
Kilstett-Drusenheim
A. P. Wirephoto
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Reich
Hitler
Ellender
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