Truman Seeks Delay of Federal Job Offices Till June 1947
President Truman announced a plan to delay transferring federal employment offices to the states for 100 days, tying the move to a rider on war surplus funds. He warned a pocket veto would cover both measures and urged permanent legislation before any transfer in 1947.
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French Cabinet Votes To Devaluate Franc Faris
The French cabinet met for several hours and voted to devaluate the franc. Ministers said they were sworn to secrecy on the new rate, with speculation pegged near 125 to the dollar and 900 to the pound. Earlier, the Finances Committee backed ratification of the Bretton Woods Monetary Agreement, clearing the way for the move.
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Holiday Travel Jam Greatest In History
A nation reels from a record travel rush as veterans and civilians crowd trains and buses, while air travel expands with extra flights into Chicago and Cleveland. Gov. Green mobilizes reserve units to assist stranded servicemen, and major stations in New York see massive holiday crowds amid congested schedules and halted ticket lines.
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Lack Of Beds May Curtail Vets Care
Veterans Administration faces a hospital bed shortage that could force curtailment of care for service connected and non service connected disabilities. Maj. Gen. Paul Hawley says 20 000 nonpriority beds were borrowed from the Army and Navy, with more hospital beds to come, and warns that 87 007 veterans already receive care. He projects 30 000 to 40 000 more patients within two years, requiring more space and funds.
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Superforts Destroyed 605 338 Tokyo Homes
Tokyo police said Allied air raids destroyed about 605 333 homes in the metropolitan area with 1 128 000 left homeless and total damage pegged at 3 738 000 000 yen about 385 599 333 dollars.
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Tito Regime Recognized By U S
Officials study Yugoslavia recognition tag to guide applying it to Romania and Bulgaria. Dean Acheson says Tito regime has not satisfied freedoms promised and will slow economic aid until obligations are fulfilled. Officials note pattern differs by country and U S has not established relations with provisional governments of Romania and Bulgaria.
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Simplicity Marks Funeral Services For General Patton
Gen George Patton Jr. is buried after a terse Episcopal service at the Gentry Christ Church Luxembourg. Mrs Patton and her brother attended as 9,000 soldiers and civilians lined the route to the cemetery, where he would be laid to rest among comrades. The funeral train carried the casket draped with flags as 600 soldiers and international officials gathered for the ceremony.
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Army Grocery Bill Shrinks to 1942 Low in October
Washington reports the Army's October grocery bill the smallest since summer 1942. Quartermaster Corps purchases of perishable subsistence totaled just under 29 million dollars. The War Department said the peak quartermaster purchases reached 182,242,393 dollars in June 1945.
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President Truman to Lead Nation in First Peacetime Christmas
President Truman will lead the nation today in the first peacetime Christmas celebration in five years. The White House Christmas tree lights will be switched on at 3:36 pm with public access at the south gates, followed by a Marine Band concert and carols. Unlike Roosevelt, Truman plans holidays at Independence, Missouri, with no grand White House tree or Santa gifts, but extra greens around the mansion and a private Christmas with his mother-in-law and daughter Margaret. he departs for Independence tomorrow morning, returning Friday.
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Prospect Of China Truce Dims
The prospect of a China truce between the Conteu government and Chinese Communist forces dimmed as no new development occurred on an unofficial proposal for an immediate ceasefire. Chiang Kai-shek returned to Chungking from Nanking and did not indicate acceptance. The Communists pressed claims of a large invasion and disputed government actions while peace talks with General Marshall stalled and delegates conferred on next steps.
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Two GIs Die as Gale Strikes Cruiser En Route Home
A violent gale struck the transport ship en route to the United States, killing two Amami soldiers and injuring 64, with 22 of the most seriously hurt transferred to the U S Dearborn for air evacuation by the Army Transport Command. The P irloston and the Washington reported steady speed toward America as the gale eased.
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Spellman Named One Of Four New Cardinals In U S
The Big Three discussed atomic control at the Kremlin as Byrnes Bevin and Molotov led talks. Stalin did not attend the Saturday meeting, while Molotov hosted a later reception and Byrnes planned a quick return to Washington for urgent business ahead of London talks in January.
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Spellman Grateful For Honor Elevation To Cardinal Seat
Archbishop Francis J Spellman of Whitman Massachusetts, longtime grocer boy turned spiritual head of the wealthiest Catholic See, expressed gratitude for his elevation to the College of Cardinals. He noted it will not alter his life and reflected on his career from Fordham to ordination in 1918, his work in Roxbury and Boston, and years at the Vatican alongside Pope Pius XII.
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Consistory for Feb. 15 Expands US Cardinal Presence
The Vatican announced 32 new cardinals including four from the United States Archbishops Spellman of New York Glennon of St Louis Stritch of Chicago and Moonay of Detroit making five US cardinals for the first time Previously the US had four The Pontiff set a consistory for February 15 expanding the world’s College of Cardinals to 70 plus with 42 non Italians and 28 Italians The appointments also internationalize church leadership with new cardinals from Canada Asia and Latin America and include the first Chinese cardinal Turkeish Armenia and intermediate nods to anti Nazis in Germany and France.
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Zhukov Arrives for Patton Funeral in Luxembourg
Marshal Georgi K. Zhukov, a senior Red Army official, arrived in Luxembourg for the summer burial rites of General George S. Patton Jr. Patton will be laid to rest in the cemetery at Hamm.
New Yorkers Buy 48 Billion in Victory Bonds
New York state War Finance Chairman Frederick W. Gente reported that since Pearl Harbor New York State residents have purchased about 18.381 billion in war bonds, far surpassing past war costs though Victory Loan subscriptions lag the quota at roughly 80.7 percent.
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Bethlehem Reenacts Christ Birth in Holy Day Ceremonies
Bethlehem hosts an annual pilgrimage reenacting Christ birth with hundreds from distant towns. A religious procession from Jerusalem’s Jaffa Gate leads to Bethlehem’s Nativity site with prayers, readings, and the dawn Christ scene.
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Fire at Japanese barracks kills twelve U S soldiers in Shikoku
In a 6 a m blaze at Sixth Army Medical Battalion barracks on Shikoku island, 12 American soldiers died and 22 were hospitalized. The two story frame building burned within ten minutes as a strong shore wind fanned the flames. Causes under investigation.
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