Eleven Die In Saskatoon Hotel Fire
Gasoline flames described as a solid wall turned the Barry Hotel into a blazing inferno before dawn killing 11 and injuring 18. Investigators blamed a gasoline can near the kitchen range. Firefighters evacuated guests from 87 rooms as flames spread rapidly and the alarm system failed. The hotel had been sold a week earlier for 120000 dollars.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Barry Hotel
Saskatchewan
Canada
Queen's Hotel
Halifax
Fred Fries
Clark
George Hunter
Denial by Patterson and Eisenhower on Atom Bombs to Britain
Secretary of War Patterson and General Dwight D. Eisenhower jointly declared that the United States has supplied no atom bombs or fissionable material to Great Britain or any other country. The statement came amid questions about wartime aid and atomic weapon development.
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Washington
Patterson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Great Britain
Stalin suffers heart attack again. health cited in Moscow
Washington dispatches report Marshal Stalin endured another heart attack in November and rests in the Crimea. The State Department has been briefed, with Foreign Minister Molotov expected to succeed him. The note adds that American negotiators find Stalin easier to deal with, a remark later linked to Potsdam observations.
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Washington
Moscow
Stalin
Crimea
State Department
Russia
Sib
Churchill
Truman
Potsdam
Mojotov
Jimmy Byrnes
High Court Agrees to Speed Nazi Doctors Trial in Lewis Case
In Washington and Nuremberg era style coverage, the high court moves to fast track John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers contempt case, bypassing appeals, with hearings set for January 14. The court also weighs cases on foremen union rights, women jurors, and FCC licensing. In Nurnberg, Gen. Tilford Taylor pushes for murder verdicts against 23 Nazi doctors for brutal live experiments under Hitler.
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Lewis
Washington, Wer
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
U. S. Court of Appeals
United Mine Workers
Packard Motor Company
California
Federal Communications Commission
WOKO
Albany
St. P
Taylor
Heinrich Himier
Union Power Limited by Court Ruling in NIB Case
The Ninth Circuit upheld the National Labor Relations Board limiting a union's power to seek a worker's discharge in a closed shop. The CIO defeated union pressed for firing a Portland mills employee after a bargaining election. The board ordered reinstatement and obtained court enforcement.
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Washington
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Relations Board
AFL Lumber and
Portland
Oregon
CIO
Jworker
Frank Price Seriously Ill in Sitka Hospital
Frank Price a native leader fisherman and Republican Representative elect to the Territorial Legislature is seriously ill at Sitka. Attending physician Dr William C Charteris said Price had been ill at his home for three days before transfer to the Pioneers Home Hospital in Sitka Alaska on December 9.
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Sitka
Alaska
Frank Price
William C. Charteris
Rediay
Price
Pioneers’ Home Hospital
Death toll in Atlanta hotel fire reaches 120
Atlanta reports the Winecoft Hotel disaster now lists 120 dead as investigators search the scene. Fire Chief C. C. Stuidi cites smoke and heat as primary killers while critics note blocked exits and lack of safety vents may have worsened the blaze. A Chattanooga woman, Mrs. George D. Burch, 20, dies from injuries after a rope mechanism failed during evacuations.
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Atlanta
Dee
Winecoft
George
Burch
Chattanooga
C. C.stuidi
Styron
Thames
Miners back at work in coal fields
The Associated Press reports the nation's labor picture brightened as AFL United Mine Workers returned to digging coal after an 11 day stoppage. Workers at J J Case Co in Rockford Illinois also restarted after nearly a year idle, with wage talks and local plant settlements shaping the scene.
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Associated Press
John L. Lewis
AFL
United Mine Workers
Rockford
J. J. Case Co
Russell King
CIO
United Auto Workers
Racine
Wis
Allis-Chalmers
Boston
United Electrical Workers
CIO Packinghouse
Cudahy Packing Company
New York
Chicago
Cudahy
Puget Sound
Pawtucket
Nearly 100 Skiers Hit Slalom Hill Over Weekend
Close to 100 skiers attended the Slalom hill on Saturday and Sunday to enjoy fresh snow. Saturday offered better conditions for skiing while the outdoor committee thanked helpers who operated the ski tow. The lift is planned to run by next weekend as cooperation improved the uphill packing of the trail.
Supreme Court rules salmon cannery workers eligible for Alaska unemployment benefits
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that groups of salmon cannery workers are entitled to full benefits under Alaska's unemployment compensation act. The decision upholds eligibility for workers hired in San Francisco to operate in Alaska during the 1940 season, while disqualifying eight weeks for those in dispute, affecting three major cannery employers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Alaska
Vinson
Alack
Salmer Company
Red Saline Canning Company
San Franciscs
Alaska Unemployment Compensation Commission
Tom Bofeliy
U. S Chew
San Pyanotics
Nsw
San Weanessco
Aleska
Saproms Cato
Uy Aloka Saude Coswany
Alipke
Tyempheymes
Gumminaion
Gisaratifiet
Thie Dynostia
Uae
Pera
Santa Claus Dinner Prank Ends With Clean Alibi
In a holiday mischief tale Mr and Mrs Louis Romano recall Santa Claus seeking good boys who eat their dinners. Mrs Romano, donning a Santa outfit, stepped outside and Lenny hid under the table while she watched through the window. When she came back, Lenny’s plate appeared spotless.
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Louis Romano
Santa Claus
Linen Hamper Award Card Party Tomorrow Night
The public card party and linen hamper award under Catholic Daughters of America will be held tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in Parish Hall. Enjoyable games include bridge and whist with prizes for men and women. An invitation extends to those not playing cards to attend for the hamper award and refreshments.
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Daughtef America
Eveeryone
No Strike Pledge Sought Across Industries
Government officials push a 4 am pledge to seek peaceful settlement in key industries after John L. Lewis coal strike. Labor leaders expect voluntary arbitration with unions and management in transport, utilities, and manufacturing, under advisory committee backed by the Labor Department. The drive aims to avert further strikes by steel and auto sectors while the War Labor Disputes Act remains in force.
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Norman Walker
Washington
John Lb. Lewis
Fort
Labor Department
APL
CIO
Natinal Assoiation
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Lewis
Thurman
Aelte
Stock Quotations From New York Edge Lower Amid Strike
Closing quotations show mixed changes across major issues with American Car, Curtiss-Wright, Harvester, and Northern Pacific moving modestly. U S Steel at 73 percent, Pound at 4.02, volume around 40,000 shares as industrial averages hover. market endpoints reflect a cautious session on the street amid strike settlement chatter.
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New York
Aliska
Juneau
Anaeendy
Curtiss-Wright
Steamer 19 Heads North Amid Waterfront Settlement
Alaska relief ships prepare to load as Seattle contract talks end. Longshoremen hiring halls reopen and Alaska ships gain preference. Loading begins end of week with vessels bound for Cordova Valdez Seward Kodiak. Tongass oil plans and Juneau southbound moves noted.
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Seattly
Dec. J
Cew
Puget Bound
Goast
Checkers’ Association
Foremen’s Union
Internacial Longshoremen Association
M. G. Ringenberg
Waterfront Employers Association
Ent. T
Asociation
Alaska
Jtororton
Alaska Steamship Company
Portland Portlane
Northern Territory
P. Chester
Maskan
Seattle
Chester
Cordova
Valdez
Seward
Beldovia
Kodiak
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School of Mines
Washington States College
Revere Department
College of Engineering
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Los Angeles
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Commer
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