GM Strike Expected Settled By January Fifteenth
Detroit special assistant to Secretary of Labor Gibson predicted a General Motors strike involving over 200,000 workers would end by January 15 or earlier. He said he was coordinating with the UAW and GM officials as mediation began and noted the possibility the dispute could last longer if unresolved. Gibson planned to fly to Washington as talks continued amid a broad industry impact on auto parts and supplier plants.
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Detroit
John W. Gibson
Schwollenbach
General Motors Corp
Gibson
Schwellerbach
United Auto Workers
C. XO
IL A. W. al
Walter Steuber
G. M
General Motors
U. A. W and G, BT
Todd
Unland
Vita
Gibon
Washington
Truman
General Patch Buried At West Point Memorial Rites Held
General Patch to be buried at West Point after dying of pneumonia in San Antonio. Funeral plans include private services in the West Point cemetery with a memorial at 9 am. Troops from Faith Army stations to participate. Maj. Gere Liens assumes temporary command as Gen Patch’s unit moves on. Dwight D. Eisenhower lauds Patch as a key Allied leader who directed Guadalcanal and the Seventh Army’s advance into Germany.
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San Antonio
Tex
Alexander
Falah
National Corietory
West Point
Pateh
Whtiteey Academy
Faith Army Staions
Amy
Patch
Fourth Army
Seah Antonio
Atend the
Érvices
Gere Liens
Dwight D. Eisenshower
Capital Transit Returns to Normal operations after strike
Capital Transit service returned to normal yesterday following a strike demand by the Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees for a 10 cent hourly wage increase. President Truman intervened, seizing the system, as arbitration was arranged under a current contract. The wage rise from 95 cents to 1.26 dollars was to be decided by arbitration.
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Washington
Pi—Capital Transit
Truman
AJP
Amal Ramaed Street
O.D.T
Fidera
Fen Toy
Thanksgiving Greetings at Plymouth Memorial Ceremony
A mayor placed a wreath on the Mayflower memorial during the Thanksgiving observance in Plymouth. The ceremony marked the historic Pilgrim voyage anniversary, honoring early settlers and local heritage.
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Plymouth
Nginnd Cp
Stass
Tard
Attlee Urges Mutual Confidence to Avert World War
Prime Minister Attlee argues that only mutual confidence among nations can prevent another global war as atomic power grows. He cites the United Nations charter and warns that without goodwill no international body can curb aggression. He stresses nations must abandon nationalism and commit to disarmament if peace is to endure.
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Kendan
Attlee
Anthony Fden
Kan
Den
Spe
Rency Sylvakhip
Britain
Russia
United States
France
China i
United Nations
Ertad
Atlee
United Ni Yons
Koise, Former Jap Premier to Surrender
Koise, former Japanese prime minister, told the Associated Press he would surrender to Sugamo Prison today. He would be the third World War leader to give himself up this week after General MacArthur ordered the arrests, with Baron Shigeru Honjo and Hideki Tojo still pursuing surrender.
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Tokyo
Antaki Koisn
Associated Press
Sugamo
MarArthur
Sagat
A Forth
Baron Ben
Shigeru Honjo
Duly
Hideki Thio
Peacetime Thanksgiving Observed Worldwide by Americans
Americans abroad and at home observed the first peacetime Thanksgiving in four years. President Truman attended services in Washington with his family, while clergy and papal officials noted divine guidance. Soldiers in Europe and elsewhere held prayers, then shared turkey and trimmings, as U S forces continued duties with football and feasts.
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Associated Press
Presient Truman
Washington Baptist Church
Ugidresa
Devoton
Rome
Walter S. Cayral
Papal Secretariat
America
Nuernberg
Germany
Navy
Turkey
Congress Plans Holiday Recess On December 20
Congress aims to wrap major actions in the next four weeks then recess on December 20, with work continuing on a full employment bill, government reorganization, and funding measures. Veterans funding and wartime supply issues loom as officials forecast outcomes for fiscal year needs and agency stability. The piece also notes Allied Christmas observances and depictions of service members abroad in Britain, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines.
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Washington
Congress
Wink Snonar
Hill
House
Senate
London
Westminister Abbey
Mlitary
Inader
Np- Beale
Geoffrey Francia Fisher
Canterbury
Orient
U. S
Amerina'a
atMreleas
Thera
Turkey
Gerupation
Japan
Korea
Nationalist forces press deep into Manchuria amid clashes
Reports from Inner Mongolia describe Nationalist gains across the region as Communist defenses buckle. Advancing units under General Ta Lie Ming threaten strategic rail hubs including Thanshan and Lignshan while siege continues at Paotow and Mukden remains a focal point for renewed fighting, with efforts to cut transport links across the Peiping-Mukden line.
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Chinjgking
WPI
Tony
Msiao Keh
Inner Mongolia
Dispateh
Kwelsh
Suiyuan Frovenee
Paotow
Hitutan
Manchuria
IG Raiso
Ghinhsten
Manshirin
Ta Lie Ming
Hulutan
Lee Coast
Chungking
Thanshan
Tsulntio
Lignshan
Chinhsien
Mukden
Associated Press
Olen Clements
Tis
Hingcheng
Peiping-Mukden
Tidnshan
Lienshan
Muiden
Eisenhower Defends UNRRA Aid and Efficiency
President Eisenhower testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee defending UNRRA’s efficiency and international makeup. He stressed cooperation and the need for strong international bodies to share relief work, citing observations from Germany and urging continued support despite funding gaps. Lehman warned the agency risks stopping mid February without next year’s $1.357 billion allocation.
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Washington
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
UNTRA
Army
House Foreign Affairs
America
Gayo
Germany
Resi
UNERA
Eta
Buildlt
UNREA
Europe
Lehiman
Herbert H. Lehman
UNRRA
GBS
Lehman
Inurope
China
Senate
House Seaction Affairs Committee
Disenhower
Li Waren
Warsaw
Defense Seeks to Clear Yamashita in War Crimes Trial
Testimony from Lt Gen Akita Mita aims to place blame on Yamashita's seniors and colleagues as the trial contends over atrocity abuses in the Philippines. Witnesses recount Yamashita’s expressed anxiety over prisoner care and a claim that some inmates died due to underhanded handling. The proceedings paused for a Thanksgiving observance.
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Mania Gpi
Tomosaki Yameenka
Philippines
Wat Crimes Tin
Akita Mita
Yamashita
Jhrisoner
Muto
Mute
Noliddarn Atarys
Japs Fight Indonesians Amid Batavia Unrest
Troops under British command clash with Indonesian forces in Batavia and surrounding areas as talks with Dutch officials falter. Indonesian leaders vow not to negotiate while Dutch actions continue, with reports of at least 20 Indonesians killed in Batavia and a tense mood across nearby regions.
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Batavia
mid-Java
Soniang
Bandveng
Republic of Indonesia
Philip Chriot
Netherlands East Indies
Wid
Damaskinos Refuses to Stay as Greek Regent
Athens reports Archbishop Damaskinos refused to stay on as regent and reportedly resigned. Liberal leader Saphoulis urged him to change his mind while forming a new coalition government sworn in by Damaskinos. Rumors claimed Damaskinos might be pressured to withdraw and Britain’s King George remained in exile.
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Damaskinos
Themisiokles Saphoulis
Saphoulis
Churcbentin
King George H
London
Jett
Enm
Ram
Gracie
John Soephianopoulis
Raya
Daraskinos
Delbrans
King George
Damaskinos On
Devai
JBM
France to Nationalize Credit and Power
France plans rapid reforms with state control of credit and electric power. President de Gaulle will outline measures to the Constituent Assembly, seeking approval for a new government and program. Cabinet meetings began with Pleven and Colrat to present nationalization plans by next Tuesday.
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France
de Gaulle
Constituent Assembly
Dr Gaulle
de Gaul
Finance
Rene Pleven
Nation Weenemic
Ambroize Colzat
Pling
Child dies from grape choking in grocery store incident
Thirteen month old Gail Reberle died of strangulation on a Wednesday after swallowing a grape while her parents Myra and Fred Hoverle shopped in Monron County. Coroner Richard A. Ceonnr announced the case.
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Rochester
Gail Reberle
Monron
Richard A
Myr
Min
Fred 2. Hoverle
Pearl Harbor Probe To Hear Hull Today
Washington hearing set as Cordell Hull appears before the Senate inquiry. Witnesses will recount the Japanese attack on Hawaii with documents and interviews from Tokyo. Summer Welles Joseph Grew and Maxwell Hamilton to assist in presenting State Department perspective.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Deer Harbor
Wes
Amos Uy
Senate
House
Hin
Borth
Hull
Hull Presented To Uedayenese
Ube
Pho Hielals
Bdard
Byrnes
Tung
Japan
Tokyo
Mb Niitaka
Audi
Summer Welles
Joseph G. Grew
Maxwell Hamilton
Fao
Plane Crash Kills 27 in India-bound Liberator
An India-bound Liberator aircraft crashed and burned on Flackdown Hill near Davoyahire yesterday, killing 27 people including British soldiers and five crew members, the Air Ministry announced.
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London
Flackdown Hill
Aur
Halsey Relinquishes Command in Pacific Ceremony
Admiral William Halsey turns over Third Fleet command to Rear Admiral Howard Ringgold amid a formal ceremony near Los Angeles Harbor. He praises crews aboard battleships Alabama and Washington and notes 18 years of service while soldiers prepare to return to the Pacific.
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Long Bown
Cal
Alabamta
Town
Whatongia
Holsey
Hele
Goll
Yuna
12 U S Soldiers Injured In Calcutta Student Rioting
Twelve American soldiers were injured and at least four others were reported killed as rioters surged through Calcutta on Indian National Army Day. The clashes began with university students and escalated into widespread violence damaging vehicles and setting fires, with police and crowds clashing in multiple districts.
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Sulewtks GP
Calcutta
Indian Nation Army
U. S
Quasars Hors
Bealien
Wergay
Taad
Ue Anny
Army
Tollys Range
Airtoy
Ulay
Frick Names Goering as Leader of 1934 Blood Purge
Interwar crimes session reveals Wilhel Frick identified Hermann Goering as the prime mover of the 1934 Blood Purge. Prosecutors showed minutes from Hitler cabinet meetings outlining a conspiracy to seize power and world conquest.
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Neurnberg
Nat
Wilhel
Hermann Goering
Iarmer Reichsmarshal
Adolf
Meinrich Vihler
Ernst Roehm
Gayr
Sho
Fick
Frick
Rekha
Kurt Yor Senink
Hindenburg Urged Hitler to Restore Monarchy
Franz Von Papen told the International War Crimes Tribunal that Hindenburg urged Hitler to restore the monarchy and avoid combining the offices of head of state and head of government. He said Hindenburg wished Germany to return to a monarchic form after his death, with the 1934 Reichsregierung merging offices a contested point.
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Asienland Press
Nocenberg
Franz von Papen
Internacional War Crimes Tribunal
Paul von Hindenburg
Adolf Fisher
Hohenzolern
Germany
Hindenburg
von Papen
Hiller
Reichsfuerner
Waal
Schoen- Hhegt
Heichland
Nuernbberg
Papen
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