Byrnes Defends Foreign Service Diplomats Before Senate Panel
Secretary Byrnes rebutted Maj. Gen. Hurley’s charges against State Department diplomats and defended two career officials, Atcheson and Service, amid Hurley’s abrupt China resignation. Byrnes said no specific evidence was provided to prove disloyal conduct and noted Hurley had not requested a China policy statement from him or President Truman. Hurley attended the hearing as Byrnes disputed the al legations and questioned the former ambassador’s protests.
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Patrick J. Hurley
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Hurley
senate foreign relations committee
China
Chungking
secretary of state
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Chung- King
Truman
George Atcheson
John Service
Atcheson
Service
Mr. Service
Futile Search For Missing Planes Over Florida Waters
Navy and coast guard planes hunted for six missing planes and 27 men across Florida waters and remote areas. Despite 242 pilots in the largest search yet, no reports of success came as crews scoured coastlines, swamps, and flat lands after five torpedo bombers vanished Wednesday.
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Navy
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werckage
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United States
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marine
naval
Jacksonville
Banana river
Governor Green Attacks Party Policies in Chicago Speech
Governor Green delivers a hard hitting prepared speech in Chicago as national GOP leaders convene to outline 1948 campaign plans. He targets party strategy and signals seeking greater national recognition. County chairmen, who backed him earlier, praise his pointed critique and tone.
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Chicago
Sinois
Green
Stevens hotel
Illinois
national party
Five Hurt In Head On Collision On Highway 28
Five persons were injured early today in a head on collision on Highway 28 one mile west of the city. Donald Durow 21 suffered severe facial lacerations and extensive stitching. John Christophs 24 had a compound nose fracture and facial lacerations. Wallace Wolf 21 endured facial and chin lacerations. All were taken to St Nicholas hospital. a sixth person was treated at the clinic and released.
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Georgia avenue
John Christophs
Clara avenue
Wallace Wolf
S. Thirteenth street
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Fred Schneider
Draft Delay Brings Christmas Holiday for Selective Service
Washington report says the draft will pause over Christmas with no inductions Dec 22 to 26 or Jan 1. Selective Service directs holiday break while army separation centers keep processing demobilizations. Other military installations follow holiday schedules.
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U. S
Letters to Dewey on Pearl Harbor code break kept secret
Two letters by George C. Marshall to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey during the 1944 campaign were reviewed by the Pearl Harbor investigating committee. Marshall urged secrecy on technical code breaking details and cited a military dilemma tied to political currents. He described his Dec. 7 1941 routine and the intercepted messages leading to a warning draft for Pacific commanders.
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Pearl Harbor
Bainier Marshall
Pacific
Japan
Marshall Letter To Dewey on Pearl Harbor Dilemma
Washington dispatch outlines a top secret Sept 25 1944 letter from Gen George C Marshall army chief of staff to Gov Thomas E Dewey urging discretion. Marshall notes grave political reactions in Congress regarding Pearl Harbor and restricts sharing contents even with Admiral King.
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Dewey
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Washington
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New York
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Truman Plans Priority Materials System to Ease Home Building
President Truman outlined a plan to restore a material priority system to accelerate home building. He intended to announce today but was not ready. He also urged controls on real estate prices to curb inflation in residential construction.
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Truman
Plan Conference At Moscow Soon
An authoritative source said tonight that the Big Five foreign ministers will meet in Moscow by December. The report notes the anticipated talks cover security and diplomatic issues among major powers.
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Sheboygan County Board Adopts 1946 Budget At Final Session
Sheboygan county supervisors closed a 19 day fall session by adopting a 1946 budget of 652132.17 with a tax rate of 4.93 per thousand on a total assessed valuation of 139706170. The increase over 1945 reflects wartime return to peacetime spending and funds for highway and general government. The body also refused to raise wages for second class county employees, voted to audit department staffing, and adjourned sine die after a brief tribute to WWII dead.
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Bauernfelnd
Burhop
J. Doherty
Goetsch
Greibe
Handrow
Henschel
Jens
Kralovetz
Luther
Schild
Wierman
Baden
R. Doherty
Ford
Grube
Harmeting
Knowles
Leberman
McIntyre
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Meyelink
Mueller
Nehrling
Reinecke
Schneider
Sebald
Smith
Te Selle
Truttachel
Van Ess
Wipperman
Damrow
Ramm
Severin
Derwin J. Harmeling
Oostburg
America
Harmeling
A. Damrow
Second ward
Sheboygan Falla
Sheboygan county
Pearl Harbor Four Years Later Honors the Dead
On the fourth anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii honors sailors Marines and civilians who died in 1941. Requiem mass at Pearl Harbor and simple ceremonies mark the day as islanders remember the battleship graves and the rise of U S naval power.
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DON WHITEHEAD
Pearl Harbor
America
United States
Pacific
Japan
Oahu island
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U. S
Hawaii
Honolulu
Saint Nick
Block arena
G. L's
Hanging Of Killer Ordered
Tokyo based press reports that Lt Gen Tomo yuki Yamashita was convicted by a five general military commission for allowing brutal wartime atrocities in the Philippines and sentenced to death. The verdict marked the first Pacific war crimes conviction for a top commander, read by Maj Gen Russell B Reynolds as he condemned methodical offenses, while Yamashita remained seated before the court and later escorted from the room.
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Tomoyuki Yamashita
Philippines
Russell B. Reynolds
United States
Yamashita
Col
Harry 5. Clarke
Bilibid
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Mainichi
Ransom Demand For Sailor’s Infant Sparks Search
A ransom of more than $1,000 is sought for 6 month old Ronald Carlan, snatched from his carriage in Cholaza, Mass. Police and the child’s parents, James and Rose Carlan, appeal for help. The mother spoke with a woman who telephoned yesterday, who said she would have the money tomorrow. A 26 station radio plea and rewards totaling $3,750 are offered. The sailor father has never met the child.
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Rose Carlan
John J. Kirby
James Carlan
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Wisconsin Weather Outlook With Freezing Rain and Snow
Increasing cloudiness tonight with light freezing rain beginning in the northwest. North portions see freezing rain early Saturday, shifting to snow flurries later Saturday. Colder conditions develop in the north and west.
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