Rail Brotherhoods Set Nationwide Strike For Dec 30
The five railroad brotherhoods set December 30 and the following three days for a progressive strike to push wage demands. The National Mediation Board urged talks in Chicago with leaders and 350000 unionists, 97.7 percent in favor of a walkout. Railroad officials and the same mediation committee welcomed a possible conciliation effort.
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Cleveland (P
National Mediation Board
Chicago
Five Brotherhoods
John J. Petley
Association of American Railroads
Washington
Pelley
Court Denies Review of Parole for Hines
James J. Hines 66, ex Tammany leader, lost a bid for Supreme Court review of the State Parole Board denial of parole from Sing Sing. Justice Raymond B. Aldrich ruled no mandatory order can compel parole, as Hines serves four to eight years after a 1940 lottery conviction and his parole decision was postponed to next May.
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Poughkeepsie LLP
James J. Hines
Tammany
State Parole Board
Sing Sing
State Supreme Court
Raymond B. Aldrich
Hines
White Plains
Supreme Court
Parole Board
Montreal White Collar Workers Threaten Strike
Montreal the great metropolis with 90 000 population faced a threatened walkout by 2 000 municipal white collar workers from the National Syndicate of Municipal Workers. They sought about 590 a year, set 3 pm as a deadline, and hoped other departments would receive similar raises. The service employees strike had been called off earlier after officials recognized the Canadian Congress of Labor as bargaining agent for three departments.
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Montreal
Metropoli
Canada
Canadian Congress of Labor
Chinese Troops Reach Suburbs of Key Central China Towns
Chinese forces supported by U S 14th Air Force fighters and bombers pressed into the suburbs of three major Japanese held towns in central China yesterday. The high command announced advances toward Lihsien on the Changteh to Yangtze route and the lakeside towns of Ansiang and Manhsien near Tungting.
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Chungking UP
U. S. 14Th Air Force
China
Lihsien
Changteh
Yangtze River
Shasi
Tungting
Ansiang
Manhsien
Balkan Peace Pleas Fall Flat
Balkan peace feelers from Bulgaria Hungary and Romania fail to gain Allied backing as the Balkans remain hopeful for terms short of unconditional surrender. Satellites push indirect proposals via neutral intermediaries while fearing defeat and political upheaval at home.
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Washington
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
Balkans
Germany
Hitler
Balkan
Ankara
Turkey
Allies Help Tito Recapture Ullan
London reported Tito’s Partisan army with Allied air support struck from Greece into western Yugoslavia and halted a German offensive in eastern Bosnia. Ulan island near Fiume was regained while Zara was driven from by Allied air action praised by Tito. Six German divisions pressed four thrusts as Moslem troops joined Tito’s forces near Kladan, boosting strength beyond 200,000.
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London
Greece
Yugoslavia
Josip Broz
Tito
Bosnia
Ulan
Fiume
Zara
Kladan
Birth of a daughter alters Cairo throne plans
The Cairo royal household announced the birth of a third daughter to Queen Farida and King Farouk I. A 21 gun salute replaced the hoped for 101 guns as soldiers stood by at Addin palace. No heir to the throne exists beyond 70-year-old Prince Mohammed Aly. Princesses Fawzia and Ferial are noted as prior births.
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Cairo
Pia
Farida
Farouk I
Egypt
Addin Palace
Mohammed Aly
Fawzia
Ferial
Preston and Smith To Get Chiefs Posts In Troy
Sergt George F Preston is to become police chief and Battalion Chief Carl A Smith to be fire chief in Troy after non competitive exams. Appointments timing unclear but expected this week as city administration makes major changes.
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George F. Preston
Carl A. Smith
Police
Fire Departments
Civil Service
William F. Sheehan
Troy
Smith
Preston
Central
Harry E. Clinton
Rensselaer
Fire Department
Leutenant
John B. Conroy
Public Safety
Conroy
Cornelius A. Casey
Casey
Michael McBligott
William Miller
Entral
William Hussey
356 Tons Of Bombs Hit Arawe In Pacific Offensive
Allied air forces struck Arawe in New Britain with 356 tons of bombs as General MacArthur’s drive against New Britain entered its second day. The raid targeted Japanese shipping and coastal harbors while Halsey’s bombers hit Bougainville, part of a pincer operation toward possible invasion bases.
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Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
New Britain
Arawe
New Guinea
Linden Harbor
Cape Gloucester
Gasmata
Gloucester
MacArthur
Nazi Plane Output Falls Below Quota
London reports German fighter plane production slipping below 650 monthly as RAF night raids and daylight U.S. bombers erode Reich air defense. The account notes Allied air assaults steadily choke wartime output and reduce Nazi capacity to defend the skies.
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London
Reich
Bill to Raise Mustering-out Pay Introduced
Washington report notes two proposals in Congress to aid veterans after the war. One plan offers up to 1900 dollars to combat wounded veterans while another suggests mustering out pay from 200 to 500 dollars based on service length and type.
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Washington
Russians link bridgeheads as 65 mile west bank cleared
Moscow reports Kremenchug and Cherkasy bridgeheads joined and a 65 mile western Dnieper stretch cleared of German forces from Nikopol to Cherkasy. German counter moves staged north toward Baltic, with heavy fighting near Smela and Teterev River. Rains of bombers and ground battles widen across White Russia front.
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London
Cherkasy
Kremenchug
Dnieper
Nikopol
Moscow
White Russia
Baltic Sea
Smela
Byelozere
Hiev
Teterev
Malin
Kkarovograd
Kiev
Vitebsk
Zhlebin
Eighth Army Expands Moro Bridgehead in Italy
Allied forces led by Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery push a five mile wide Moro River bridgehead north of the Adriatic coast. Indian troops capture Caldari near Ortona and take 200 German prisoners as Canadian units expand the breach along the coast. Ortona was reported in flames as German positions along the Ortona Orsogna road face retreat.
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Algiers
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Moro River
Adriatic
Fifth Army
Texas
Caldari
Ortona
Italy
Ortona-Orsogna
Senate Keeps Victory Tax Despite Whisky Bond Limit
The Senate Finance Committee voted to retain the Victory tax at 3 percent withheld, rejecting House and Treasury plans to integrate it with the regular income tax. Distillers opposed cutting whisky bond period from eight to four years, warning it would impose costs, devalue mature brands, and limit supply. Frank Schwengel of Seagrams warned opportunists would buy eight-year whiskies to dilute into cheaper products for profit.
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Washington (P
Senate Finance Committee
House
Treasury Department
Victory
Treasury
Frank Schwengel
Seagrams & Sons
Big Distillers Get Federal Subpoenas
A federal grand jury investigation into the nations billion dollar liquor industry expanded with subpoenas issued for records of the big four distillers Hiram Walker & Sons Inc Joseph E Seagram & Sons Inc National Distillers Products Corporation and Schenley Distillers Corporation returnable January 6 to the District of Columbia grand jury Wendell Berge assistant attorney general in charge of the anti trust division disclosed a month ago that the department had an Inquiry under way.
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Washington GP
Justice Department
Senate
Hiram Walker & Sons, Inc
Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc
National Distillers Products Corporation
Schenley Distillers Corporation
District of Columbia
Grand Jury
Wendell Berge
Department
Bevan Attacks War Plans While Eden Signals Continent Assault
In a Commons speech Bevan labeled British war policy a string of blunders and faulted Allied strategy for letting Germany endure its crisis since Stalingrad. He praised Allied troops nearing Rome but criticized the high command as timid. Eden, in a two day debate, hinted a near continental assault and stressed full Allied resources without secret treaties, noting no guarantee of leadership continuity in Italy until a suitable new element represents the people’s will.
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London
Aneurin Bevan
House of Commons
Stalingrad
Italy
Kiev
Bevanalso
Europe
Anthony Eden
Teheran
Commons
Eden
Cairo
Hitler
Vittorio Emanuele
Pietro Badoglio
Military Men Confer With Arab King
An American military mission completed introductory talks with King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia in Cairo, signaling possible expansion of Middle East military and supply activities. Maj. Gen. Ralph Royce led four experts in economics, health, radio, and military affairs, with Royce honored by the king at a banquet. The visit followed Cairo and Tehran conferences amid Pan-Arab federation discussions, continued on Page Nineteen.
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Cairo
Ibn Saud
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
United States
Arabian Peninsula
Rnch
Tan Saud
Ralph Royce
Royce
Teheran
Mecca
Bill Would Curb Army Promotions
Washington report says Senator Wallgren on the Military Affairs Committee drafted legislation to block further permanent rank promotions in the Army. The bill, co sponsored by Senator Truman and Senator Kilgore, would halt nominations to advance officers like Lieutenant General George C. Patton Jr. Wallgren notes it targets rapid promotions rather than Patton personally, citing past incidents and a perception of excessive promotions.
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Washington
Wallgren
D-Wash
Miliary Affairs
Truman
D.-Mo
Senate War Investigating Committee
Kilgore
D-W Va
George & Patton, Jr
Seventh Army
Patton
de Wallgren
Military Committee
Magnesium Plant Fire Seen 70 Miles Away
A magnesium plant near Dallas burned with white fumes and explosions casting a glow visible seventy miles away. No injuries were reported as workers battled the blaze with water hoses. The plant sits on Dallas western edge, about 35 miles from Fort Worth, with reports of glow reaching Camp Howze and Decatur, Texas, seventy and sixty five miles distant respectively.
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Danas
Tex
Austin Bridge
Iast
Emghio
Dallas Business District
Fort Worth
Dallas
Camp Howze
Gainesville
Decatur
Children Die in Hudson Fire Tragedy
Marvin Van Alstyne age three died yesterday from severe burns after a house fire that swept the family home Tuesday. His brother Robert, age one, was killed in the blaze. Police theorize the older child may have been playing with matches.
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Hudson
Marvin van Alstyne
Robert
Taft Offers Compromise Subsidy Bill
Senator Taft proposed a compromise to end the Senate deadlock on food subsidies. The plan would end government payments to roll back beef and butter prices and the milk subsidy while keeping most other price controls. He cited cutting federal subsidy outlays from 31.0 billion to 600 million in 1941, and sought committee support pending a vote on repeal of the subsidy program.
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Washington
Taft
R.-O
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Banking Committee
Pensacola Snowfall Delights City Dazed by Flurries
Pensacola Florida residents, many first time witnesses to snow, watched two brief flurries yesterday totaling about fifteen minutes. The rare winter event drew astonished crowds as a light blanket briefly covered streets and homes.
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Pensacola
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