GM to Present Statement to Board Amid Strike
A Geneval Motors representative will present a formal statement on General Motors position to President Truman's fact finding board as it reconvenes in Washington. The UAW CIO delegation, led by F J Thomas and W J Reuther, heads to Washington to push for a 30 percent wage increase while 175000 GM workers stay idle. Ford Canada and Kaiser Frazer also report resumed talks as Windsor plant recalls workers and an arbitration panel is to review disputed issues.
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Washington
C. E. Wilson
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F. J. Thomas
Walter J. Reuther
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Auto
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Kaiser- Frazer
Ford Motor Co
Windsor
Ont
Ford Motor Co., of Canada Ltd
Two Major U.S. Strikes Loom Amid GM Wage Dispute
Nationwide labor tension grows as two unions issue strike notices affecting electrical and telephone industries. CIO ERMW plans a 200000 workforce walkout at GM Westinghouse and GE, with Western Electric workers threatening picket lines in New York and New Jersey over a 30 percent wage demand.
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ERMW
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New York- New Jersey
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Independent
Western Electric Employer Association
Independent National Federation of Telephone Workers
Western Electric
New Jersey
Mayer
Bell System
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Joseph A. Beirne
Detroit
Giant Corporation
United Auto Workers
Stansbury Victim Dies After Turnpike Crash
Daniel W. Stansbury 56 of Dallas died at Somerset Community Hospital from crash injuries in a three car turnpike wreck near the State hospital. His wife Blanche and son Daniel Jr. were injured as other victims Curtis Seymour and Olive Seymour suffered leg and shock injuries. The accident occurred about 4:30 Wednesday afternoon as three cars traveling west and east collided after the Weitner car lost control.
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Somerset Community Hospital
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Champaign
Olive Seymour
Charles Weitner
Turnpike
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Highways in Somerset County Favorable After Snow
Somerset county highways were deemed in good condition late Thursday night with one tractor patrolling dirt roads to clear drifts. Wednesday’s icy conditions caused several accidents and stranded vehicles along Route 31 and Lavansville road while temperatures ranged from 27 to 17 with light snowfall and cinders applied to walkways.
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Davie Grove
Mrs. Walker Thrown From Cabin of Truck
Mrs. Allen E. Walker of Somerset was taken to Somerset Community hospital Thursday afternoon after falling from the cabin of a truck driven by her husband on East Main street. The truck traveling east hit an ice and snow bump, tossing her from the cab in front of Robert E. Craver’s residence.
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Somerset
Somerset Community Hospital
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Truman Back Today in Capital After Kansas City Trip
President Truman readies the C54 for return to Washington as Christmas duties end. He will begin work on two major public addresses including a radio speech early January and a possible televised address. He visited Independence and met with press, radio, and staff members.
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White House
Driver killed in snow crash on Lincoln Highway
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Kenneth C. Harr 29 Akron Ohio identified as truck driver killed when two trailer trucks collided head on on the Lincoln Highway. Merl Bennett of Bedford R D 2 was injured and hospitalized with concussion and fractured ribs as wreckage at Westinghouse bridge blocked traffic for over an hour.
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Kenneth C. Harr
Akron
Harr
Motor Cargo Company
Ohio
Merl Bennett
Bedford
R. D
Bradjock General Hospital
Westinghouse Bridge
North Braddock
Michael Pastor
No Change in Steel Output and Retail Sales Rise
Pittsburgh reports no change in steel production in the district for last week while department store sales for four weeks ending December 22 rose 16 percent. The University of Pittsburgh bureau of business research notes the seasonally adjusted index at 172.8 percent of the 1935-39 average, down from 180.1. declines in coal output and rail car loadings explain the drop in the index.
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University of Pittsburgh
Bureau of Business Research
State Departments Observe New Year's Day Holiday
Harrisburg government notes only New Year’s Day will be observed as a holiday under Governor Martin’s jurisdiction. The office announced the policy today.
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Martin
British surround Batavia as peace effort expands
Lt Gen Sir Philip Christison orders a security cordon around Batavia to prevent terrorist inflows while British plans equip Indonesian peace preservation corps. London reports Attlee discussions with Dutch leaders on recognizing the Indonesian republic as fighting continues in Bandung.
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Vern Haugland
Batavia
Philip Christison
Netherlands East Indies
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Attlee
Wilhelm Schemerhorn
H. J. van Mook
Netherlands Indies
Christison
Indonesian Peace Preservation Corps
TKR
Ordre
Java
Bandoeng
Bretton Woods Monetary Agreements Signed by 28 Nations
The Bretton Woods accords were formally signed by 28 of 45 nations, led by the United States Great Britain France and China. Russia abstained but may sign by December 31. The pact creates a 9.1 billion dollar international bank and an 8.8 billion dollar fund to stabilize currencies and aid reconstruction. Signatories exceed the required 65 percent quota, with Russia and Denmark awaiting action.
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Washington
Bretton Wood
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China
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Bretton Woods
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State Department
Denmark
Congress
Truman
Philippine Congress
Mr.Truman
Canadian Railways Aid GI Return Home
Senator Mead said Canadian railroads will provide all possible spare cars to help move American servicemen home from Pacific ports. The assurance came from the Canadian transport controller to Col. J Monroe Johnson, official in the Office of Defense Transportation. Airlines can carry about 53 thousand troops monthly due to weather and manpower limits, far short of the hoped 100 thousand.
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Pacific
Mead
D-Ny
Canadian Transport Comptroller
J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
Bus Drivers Seek Federal Takeover of Strikes
An executive of the bus drivers union said the union is ready to ask the federal government to take over the strike bound Pennsylvania and Central Greyhound lines to ease transportation problems. Governor Gates noted Paul Musick of Columbus said Indiana’s request for drivers to return to work could not be answered yet and a joint council in Cleveland would consider it tomorrow. A mail vote on submitting the dispute to a fact finding board will be counted here tomorrow.
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Indianapolis
Bus Drivers
Pennsylvania
Central Greyhound Lines
Ralph F. Gates
Paul Musick
Columbus
Ohio
Indiana
Hoosier
Cleveland
Truce plans for China put in writing
Chinese Communists and government leaders meet to map a cease fire and peace talks in Chungking. Chou En Lai presents a written plan for unconditional truce while urging nonpartisan observers. government fears troop withdrawals and Manchuria positions. Marshall’s presence heightens hopes for talks slated around January 10.
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Chungking
China
Choi En-Lai
Navy
George C. Marshall
Walter Robertson
U. S
Democratic League
Chou
Manchuria
Communit Party
Davis
Marshall
Peiping
Destinies in American Hands Declared by Pope
Pope Pius XII in a Christmas message published via Collier's says God placed the destinies of afflicted humanity in American hands. He praises American generosity, urges unity and brotherhood, and condemns Marxist socialism and atheistic Communism as threats to world peace.
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New York
Pius XII
America
Collier's Magazine
Francis J. Spellman
Truman withholds comment on big three conference
Kansas City dispatch reports President Truman, at an informal conference, declined to discuss the Moscow conference results with Byrnes and the foreign ministers of Great Britain and Russia. He said he would have comments after returning to Washington and noted full agreement with Byrnes.
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Moscow
Byrnes
Great Britain
Russia
Truman
Washington
Ft Pitt area lags on E bonds in victory loan drive
The war finance committee reported the 19 county Ft Pitt area is lagging badly in buying E bonds with three days left. It has reached 79.3 percent of its $49,150,000 quota while other brackets exceed targets.
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Pittsburgh
War Finance Committee
Ft. Pitt
Federal Reserve
Secretaries Reach Atomic Agreement and Japan Plans Set
The United States Britain and Soviet Union announced a blueprint for controlling atomic energy to ensure peaceful use. They urged a UN Security Council role, with a four power council for Japan and talks on Iran Turkey and Germany ongoing. A May conference will review final treaties and armistice terms.
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Molotov
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Bombings Kill Nine in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Area
A night of coordinated attacks in Jerusalem and the Jaffa Tel Aviv region leaves nine dead. British officers and Arab forces are among the casualties. security curfews and power outages disrupt the city as investigators remove bodies and assess the damage.
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Baguio
Denis Flanagan
Tel Aviv
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Yuri Pleads Innocent To Charges In wartime trial
Lt General Yuri pleaded innocent to atrocity charges including ordering guards to bayonet U S private Noah C Heard to death at Omuta prison camp in southern Japan. Prosecution seeks death penalty for the former commander as he entered his plea.
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Yuri
U.S
Omuta
Military Commission
Japan
Noah C. Heard
Bomb blasts rock Jerusalem central police station
Seven bombs exploded in central Jerusalem injuring and possibly killing people. Tel Aviv also faced explosions as gunfire rang out with streets sealed off by troops and armored cars patrolling the area.
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Holy Land
Father of Pvt Julo Killed in Auto Crash Near Home
Pvt Joseph Julo of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Police detail at Bedford learned his father was killed in an automobile accident near his Coaldale home in Schuylkill County. Details of the crash were not disclosed.
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Joseph Julo
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Bedford
Coaldale
Schuylkill County
Leuna Oil Plant Restored to Twenty Percent Output
Berlin December 27 The Leuna synthetic oil plant at Merseburg has been restored to about 20 percent of wartime gasoline production and now ships 200 tons daily to Russian occupation authorities. The facility, bombed 22 times 1944–45, aims for five years to fully recover, employs 18,000 workers, and has ousted about 80 active Nazis while keeping some nominal party members in place.
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Richard Kalischki
Berlin
Leuna
Mersesburg
Lenin
I. G. Farben
Farben
Allied Control Council For Germany
Augstemn
Bears 4 Children Within a Year in Indiana
Premature triplets born at St Joseph's hospital in Logansport add to the Mee family's brood. The boy weighed 3 pounds 11 ounces and two girls 3 pounds 6 ounces and 2 pounds 14 ounces, all in incubators but healthy. Sister Sandra Marie was born March 24.
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Logansport
Ind
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Edward Mee
Charles Viney
Sandra Marie
Iran ratifies Bretton Woods monetary pact
TEHERAN December 27 The Iranian parliament today ratified the Bretton Woods monetary stabilization agreement.
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Iran
Bretton Woods
J Edward Gump Represents New York Life Insurance Co
J Edward Gump of New York Life Insurance Co extends season's greetings to all clients and associates as the new year begins.
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J. Edward Gump
NEW York Life Insurance CO
Maryland West Virginia Weather Forecast Update
Cloudy conditions with possible rain and snow in northern areas. Friday brings mixed precipitation. Saturday turns mostly cloudy with little temperature change. Western Pennsylvania sees cold, light snow Friday and small warmer spells Saturday.
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West Virginia
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