Chiang Kai-shek hints at coalition risks in China
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek told reporters at his hill town home that a new coalition government may be necessary to unite China. He suggested the leadership could be refined and said negotiations with the Sino Soviet Union seek concessions beyond the existing treaty. He stressed the coalition depends on the national assembly's constitutional steps and the Kuo-min-tang's shift toward restoring sovereignty to the people.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chine
Chiang
China
Diet Union
OVIET THREAT OUSE VETO
Big powers met to curb a possible Soviet veto at the United Nations as Greece and British troops sparked a crisis. Bevin and Stettinius prepared for mediation to avert a showdown over the veto, with efforts to keep the UN assembly on schedule.
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London
Greece
Ernest Bevin
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
the & Five
Bevin
Stettinius
Tettinius
U. S
Legation
Assia
Britain
UNO
One Killed Four Injured in Grinnell Headon Crash
In Grinnell Iowa a head on collision between two cars in dense fog left Leo Doud 45 a state hospital attendant dead. H Anderson 49 a hospital employee broke his leg while Luella Kennedy 36 a patient at the hospital suffered shock and minor bruises. James Maguire 24 of Omaha Nebraska and Howard Miller 23 also of Omaha sustained concussion and bruises. Authorities said the cars nearly collided head on in the fog and Willer received bruises.
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Grinnell
Leo Doud
Woodward
H. ©. Anderson
Luella Kennedy
James Maguire
Omaha
Neb
Howard Miller
Willer
New Controls on Wheat Seen
President Truman convened an emergency cabinet session to map a far reaching plan to ease Europe and Asia hunger. Proposals include flour rationing for bakers, favoring whole wheat flour, curtailing livestock grain use, and shipping more meat sooner though future supply may drop.
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Washington
Truman
Europe
Asia
Survey finds no hoarding across big industries
A Washington report says a survey of 34 leading consumer goods producers found no evidence of hoarding to dodge the surplus profits tax. Inventories were very low or zero at many firms, while only a small number of shirt makers in New York exceeded 1945 prices. OPA warned it will not bail out a few violators as most firms complied.
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United States
Europe
U. S
OPA
Ilegally
New York City
U S to Seize New York Tugboats Over Wage Clash
Government moves to seize New York harbor tugboats as 1,546,000 workers idle nationwide amid a wage price dispute. Union leaders warn crews will not return. Mayor O Dwyer failed to broker a settlement. Industry strikes spread from mines to auto, aircraft, steel with wage demands and sympathy actions. Bowles and Truman discuss a new price formula to offset wage gains.
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United Press
Federal
New York Harbor
Labor Department
AFL
Wiliam Bradley
New York
William O'Dwyer
New York City
Connecticut
CIO United Auto
General Motors Corp
Consolidated Aircraft
San Diego
Calif
Nashville
Tenn
Fort Worth
Tex
CIO Steel
Milwaukee
Janesville
Wis
CIO
ELC, Atkins and Co
Indianapolis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Greater
Truman
Bowles
Leland Northrups Father Dies At West Union
Fayette special report states Ern Northrup aged 60 died Saturday about 4 30 p m while repairing a tire on his truck at a West Union filling station His wife died two weeks earlier Funeral services were held Monday in West Union with burial there The father was in Fayette earlier the same day.
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Fayette
Leland Northrup
Ern. Northrup
West Union
Fort Des Moines To Be Cemetery
Fort Des Moines will be inactivated on February 15 and become a national cemetery under Army Service Forces. City officials plan to reuse parts of the fort, including the Boomtown area, for temporary housing to shelter about 750 families, while Drake University and other agencies assist the relocation effort.
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Fort Des Moines
Wac
Army
Army Service Forces
Des Moines
Drake University
Uruguay and Goering Death Penalty Question at UN
Uruguay asked the United Nations to rule out execution for Hermann Goering and other Nuernberg leaders and urge life imprisonment. It proposed amending the war crimes charter to ban the death penalty, arguing capital punishment demoralizes and would generate global sympathy for the defendants. The Uruguayan delegation noted Uruguay abolished the death penalty 40 years ago and would have supported extradition if liable only to life terms.
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London
Uruguay
United Nations
Hermann Goering
Iy Nuernberg
United Nations Organization
UNO General Assembly
Montevideo
Nuernberg
Uin Caayan
Milland Bergman Honored for Roles in 1945 Awards
Hollywood reports Look magazine named Ray Milland male motion picture achievement for The Lost Weekend and Ingrid Bergman female award for The Bells of Saint Marys Saratoga Trunk and Swell Bound. Production awards went to MGM producer Joseph Pasternak and Paramount director Billy Wilder. Bob Hope to present on radio tonight.
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Hollywood
Ray Milland
Look Magazine
Paramount
Ingrid Bergman
Bob Hope
Filling Stations Lead Iowa Retail Sales Rise in December
Iowa City report shows filling stations up 45 percent from December 1944, overtaking other retailers to top the sales chart in December. Motor vehicle dealers fell to ninth with a 17 percent rise, liquor stores up 37 percent, drugs up from 14th to 11th, and jewelry up from 14th to sixth while men’s clothing and shoe stores dropped in the rankings.
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Iowa City
Fulng
University of Iowa Bureau of Business
Traffic Deaths Top 28 500 In 1945 Nationwide Toll
Chicago report cites national NSC figures showing 28,500 traffic deaths in 1945, with total accident deaths at 96,000, injuries at 10.3 million and $5.2 billion in losses. Postwar homefront upsurge noted as V J day celebrations extended into a traffic spree.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Bricker Files for Ohio Senate Seat
In Columbus John W Bricker former Ohio governor and 1944 Republican vice presidential nominee filed petitions for U S senator from Ohio in the May primary seeking the Huffman seat on appointment. He faced no GOP opposition at the moment.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Ohio
U. S
Bricker
James W. Huffman
Oliver Plant Picketed In Wage Strike
About 1700 Oliver Corporation workers walked out in a wage strike after talks with the Metal Workers Union Local 115 CIO failed. The union demanded daily base pay of 85 to 140 cents and piece rates of 80 cents to 130 cents, while the company offered 77 to 143 cents for day workers and 72 to 130 cents for piece workers. Company manager G W Bird set a Monday 8 p.m. deadline to decide. The walkout followed the rejection of the company's terms at a mass meeting of 700 employees.
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Charles City
Oliver Corporation
Farm Equipment and Metal Workers’ Union
CIO
G. W. Bird
Bird
Swedish Prince to Wed Newswoman in New York
Prince Carl Johan Bernadotte, youngest son of Crown Prince Gustav Adolph, plans to marry Kerstin Wijkmark, a Swedish newspaperwoman. She is due to arrive in New York aboard the Gustav V or similar liner. The match meets royal opposition from the king and most of the royal family. The couple expect to settle in Sweden or pursue business work after marriage.
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New York
Carl Johan Bernadotte
Gustav Adolph of Sweden
U. S
Kerstin Waijkmark
Ougavilla
Sweden
Miss Wijk
Mark
Oelwein Register Carriers Fly for Rewards and Rides
Oelwein Daily Register carriers earn free plane rides and other rewards for good records, with monthly dinners and programs through the Carrier Club. Hugh Buffum piloted the new Aeronca plane as six boys enjoyed flights, while others await qualification. insurance payments were issued to Jimmy Doty for a sliding accident.
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Oelwein Daily Register
Oelwein Register
Daily Register Carrier Club
The
American Legion
Oclwein
Hugh Buffum
Army Air Forces
Aeronca
Ronnie Nicol
John Channer
Olin Rubino
Keith Kelly
Arwin Wassow
Vitel Luckeroth
Jimmy Doty
Yukon Liner Torn In Two In Alaska Storm Rescue Efforts Continue
In Seward Alaska a 5 746 ton liner named Yukon split in heavy seas off Johnstone Bay 48 miles east of Seward as rescue ships battled 50 foot waves. About 380 passengers and crew remained unaccounted for while 20 were reported missing. Survivors described boats saving 50 women and children before the bow and stern halves separated. Three crewmen were brought ashore and treated for exposure after adrift for 30 minutes in icy water.
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Seward
Alaska
Yukon
Johnstone Bay
Roger Bas~ Lette
Seattle
Bassetts
Army
Jack Reinhold
Charles Scrivener
Bassette
Ensenada
Baja Caf
Mex
Here
Abelards Rodriguez
Santa Tomas
Mabel
Los Angeles
Santo Tomas
Mexican Mercantile Co
Rodriquez
State of
Sonwa
Morgenthau: Democracies Help Fascism Survive
Former Treasury secretary Morgenthau told Milwaukee CUAC members that weak democratic policies keep fascism alive. He cited Spain and Argentina as places where Nazis and repression thrive while democracies debate wartime principles versus peaceful trade. He warned fascism grows as long Nazism remains dominant.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Treasury
Jienty Morgenthau
Argentina
Nastional Citizens Political Action Committee
Spain
Morgenthau
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Sjeiwapa O
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Commerce
Henry Wallace
Dean Acheson
James F. Byrnes
Waslington
S. S. Argentina
States
U.S
N.Y
Wewa Ders
Senate
Oliver Plant
Oelwein Register Carriers
Oelwein
Mexico
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