MacArthur denies threat to quit post as Japan commander
Gen Douglas MacArthur issued a formal denial of reports he would resign if not left alone in Japan. He stated the Russian participation in the occupation is a decision for others, not himself, and rejected a radio report by Larry Tighe of ABC as baseless.
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Tokyo
U.P
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Larry Tighe
American Broadcasting Corporation
Tighe
San Francisco
MacArthur
State Department
Soviet Union
Dicker
Truman denies MacArthur threat to resign as Tokyo commander
President Truman said MacArthur had not threatened to resign his post as supreme Allied commander in Tokyo. He stated he knew nothing of the claim and did not believe MacArthur had made such a statement to him or to the Secretary of War.
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Washington
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Japan
Gen. MacArthur
Russia
Secretary of War
Paratrooper Wins Postwar Mission in England
Major objectives fell quickly for Dominick Casciari a 22 year old former paratrooper from New Canaan Connecticut on his first postwar mission he flew from the States to England with purpose matrimony on his passport He won the consent of Ferdinand Blankley a public works employee to marry Rita Blankley 17 whose diamond engagement ring Dominick brought.
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Nottingham
England
Dominick Casciari
New Canaan
Blankley
Dominick
Rita
Congress Prepares Christmas Recess for Both Houses
Congress is set to recess for Christmas after brief sessions in the Senate and House. Reconvening is scheduled for January 14, with Senate leaders voicing cautious support amid ongoing economic and labor concerns. Separately, Rear Admiral Joseph F. Farley was confirmed as Coast Guard commandant for four years with promotion to admiral.
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Washington
U.P
Congress
Senate
House
Alben W. Barkley
Wayne L. Morse
Dore
Joseph F. Farley
The
Coast Guard
Probe Ordered Delays in Veterans Homeward Transport
The Senate war investigating committee ordered an inquiry into delays in homeward transportation for veterans arriving at west coast ports. Public hearings are set for Friday and Col. J. Monroe Johnson, director of defense transportation, is summoned as the first witness.
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Washington
Senate
War Investigating Committee
Col. J. Monroe Johnson
Defense Transportation
Rationing Ends New Years Day Across Poland
An affidavit to the international war crimes tribunal alleges German Gestapo staged border incidents to justify invasion of Poland. Alfred Naujocks claims a 1939 attack on a border radio station used Polish uniformed prisoners killed for "proof" of Polish aggression, with Reinhard Heydrich named as planner. The United States prosecutions into Nazi organizations continues after a holiday adjournment.
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Mernberg
Gestapo
Poland
International War Crimes Tribunal
Alfred Naujocks
Hitler
United States
Robert G. Storey
Robert H. Jackson
Hermann Goering
Reich
Europe
Jackson
Naujocks
Hangman
Reinhard Heydrick
Gleiwitz
Germany
Ger
Three Butte Men Return to U S From War
Three Butte soldiers arrived in the United States this week. Pfc. Mearl Sullivan and T/Sgt. Daniel Dougherty of the 36th division were to land at Newport News, while T/5 Dennis M. Shea of 405 West Boardman was due to arrive in Tacoma aboard the USS Anne Arundel.
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Butte
United States
Associated Press
36Th Division
Newport News
Pfc
Mearl Sullivan
Daniel Dougherty
Dennis M. Shea
West Boardman
Tacoma
U. S. S. Anne Arundel
Tire rationing ends January first amid production rise
Washington announces that tire rationing ends at 12:01 a.m. January 1 as passenger tire output reaches about 11 million this quarter. Owners may use remaining certificates through December 31 to obtain tires. after that, rationing is lifted only in emergencies. Spare tire ban for new cars, white sidewall limits, and tire export controls stay in place.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Pearl Harbor
John D. Small
Bowles
OPA
Navy war plans chief says fleet had orders to be at high seas ready to fight
Adm. Richmond Kelly Turner testified before the Pearl Harbor committee that ten days before the attack Pacific fleet received specific orders under war plan No 46 to deploy for combat readiness. He said the plan called for extended reconnaissance and submarines to be dispatched and that Kimmel received a dispatch on November 27 1941 labeling it a war warning and directing defensive deployment.
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High Seas
Washington
Navy
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Richmond Kelly Turner
Japan
Hawaii
Kimmel
Husband E. Kimmel
Pacific Fleet
Turner
Senators Resolve to End Butter Rationing
Washington December 20 The Senate moved quickly to pass a resolution urging an end to butter rationing. The OPA had ended butter rationing on November 24 as part of wartime measures.
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Washington
Senate
OPA
Territorial demands published by Georgian scholars
A letter from S R Djanashia and N Berdzenishvili of the Georgian SSR calls for Turkey to cede a 180 mile Black Sea coast strip from Batumi to Giresun and a 75 mile island, listing Artvin Ardahan Oltu Tortrum Ispir Bayburt Guemuesane Giresun Trabzon as target districts. The demand is published by Izvestia Red Star and Pravda, with background on Trabzon and Ararat.
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Moscow
Turkey
Black Sea
Russia
Batumi
Giresun
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
Stalin
S. R. Djanashia
N. Berdzenishvili
Science Academy of
Georgian Republic
Artvin
Ardahan
Oltu
Tortrum
Ispir
Bayburt
Guemuesane
Trabzon
Mount
Ararat
Wage Increase Is Rejected By Auto Workers
The UAW rejects Ford's wage boost offer linked to production schedules and stands by its 30 percent demand as GM workers enter the 30th day of a basic pay dispute. Ford negotiators led by John Bugas hear the union's position in a brief session with Richard T. Leonard.
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Detroit
C. I. O. Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Company
General Motors
Ford
Richard T. Leonard
John 8. Bugas
Leonard
Billion-Dollar Winter Wheat Crop Forecast for 1946
Washington reports a potential record year with 51,940,000 acres seeded for winter wheat, up 3.6 percent from 1945. Production projected at about 750,739,000 bushels, 9 percent below last year but 28 percent above the 10-year average. Spring wheat outlook not forecast.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Montana
California
Oregon
Kansas
Truman blasts House substitute as unacceptable in fight for full employment
President Truman said a House substitute for his full employment bill is unacceptable and urged quick enactment of the Senate measure. He disclosed plans to speak against proposals to shift the U S Employment Service to the states and defended Navy Secretary Forrestal remaining at his post amid Army Navy unification disputes.
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Washington
Truman
House
Joint
Congressional Committee
Senate
U. S. Employment Service
Navy
Forrestal
Patton Contracts Respiratory Infection in Heidelberg
Gen. George S. Patton Jr. contracted a respiratory infection in Heidelberg on Thursday, his condition described as not satisfactory by the medical bulletin. Army sources at the 130th station hospital said there is no cause for alarm and no immediate sign of pneumonia.
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Heidelberg
Germany
George S. Patton, Jr
130Th Station
Sed
Patton
Butte Weather Forecast Friday Cloudy with Snow
The report notes cloudy conditions in Butte with occasional light snow Friday and again Friday evening. Warmer daytime highs around 29 expected, with Thursday reaching up to 19 and a low near minus 15. In Montana west of the divide, cloudy with light snow or freezing rain possible north Friday. Friday highs 15 to 25. East of the divide expect snow and much colder air spreading across the state with temperatures falling through Friday and a very cold Friday night.
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Butte
Montana
Divide
Marshall arrives in China on peace mission
Gen. Marshall lands in Shanghai on a mission of peace for China. Communists in Chungking offer to halt hostilities and make concessions for permanent peace. He heads to Nanking for talks with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek after meeting Wedemeyer and receiving briefings at the Cathay hotel.
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Marshall
China
Shanghai
Chungking
Manila
Nanking
Chiang Kai-shek
U. S. Army
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Chiang
Cathay Hotel
Cairo
Three Sailors Missing After Navy Vessel Collision
Three sailors are missing and believed drowned after a collision between the 130-foot Navy range tender YF 421 and the Alcoa merchant ship Charles Nordhoff in dense fog off San Pablo Bay near Mare Island Navy Yard. Three others were rescued, one survivor reporting a 15 by 15 foot hole in the Navy craft, which sank minutes after the crash as it carried life rafts from Mare Island to Hunters Point.
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San Francisco
Alcoa
Charles Nordhoff
San Pablo Bay
Mare Island Navy Yard
Mare Island
Hunters Point
Nordhoff
Honolulu
UN Confirmed U N C Delegation Amid N H Objections
The Senate confirmed the U S delegation to the United Nations with James Byrnes as a secretary, Edward R Stettinius Jr and Eleanor Roosevelt as General Assembly delegates amid opposition from Senator Theodore Bilbo. Senators Barkley Chavez and Taylor defended Mrs Roosevelt against criticism.
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Washington
Senate
U. S
United Nations Organization
Eleanor Roosevelt
Edward R. Settinius, Jr
Settinius
U. N. C. Security Council
General Assembly
Roosevelt
Stettinius
Tom Conenally
D-Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
James F. Byrnes
Theodore Bilbo
Dmiss
Mississippi
Alben W. Barkley
Dennis Chavez
N. M
Glen H. Taylor
Ida
Housing plan skews to veterans with 75 percent share
Washington officials say veterans will get the lion’s share of homes under the new plan with cost caps at 10000 dollars. About 50 percent of building materials will be reserved for those homes and rents likely around 80 dollars monthly.
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Washington
Deficiency Bill Passes After House Senate Endorsement
Congress approves a 2.4 billion dollar deficiency supply bill after House and Senate acceptance of a conference report. The vote clears the way for funding of 750 million for NA R A and 191 million for veterans housing plus 125 million for navigation flood control, with a dispute over Garrison reservoir pool level resolved.
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Washington
House
Senate
Garrison Reservoir
North Dakota
Veterans’ Housing
Marines Return From Pacific Voyage to San Diego Harbor
The First and Second battalions of the 27th Marine Regiment arrived in San Diego aboard the assault transport Pondera from Sasebo Japan. The ship carried 1 774 returning veterans. Four LSMs and the subchaser 628 added 234 more Pacific theater returnees.
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San Diego
U.P
Sasebo
Japan
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