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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1945
Page
1
General George C. Marshall arrived in Chungking to start implementing a U. S. policy aimed at unifying China into a democratic nation. He met Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek and Madame Chiang and was welcomed by Premier T. V. Soong and other leaders.
The Utah Construction company of San Francisco submitted the lowest bid of 214625050 for the Davis dam project along the Colorado river. Bids will go to Washington for approval with about 60 days until construction may start. The dam will be earth and rock 138 feet high with total project cost around 77000000 and power transmission plans to Boulder and Parker dams. Other bidders included Arizona Nevada Construction Phoenix 22805940 and Davis Construction Los Angeles 23242990.
Gen George S Patton Jr will be buried in Luxembourg after funeral services in Heidelberg Germany on Sunday His body lies in a room at the former German cavalry school where he died from injuries in an automobile accident services will be shared by the Seventh and Third Armies with Episcopalian rites at Christ Church Heidelberg Burial is planned for 10 am Monday at the Army cemetery in Luxembourg The general will lie in state at Villa Renier and be viewed by soldiers civilians and dignitaries from 8 am tomorrow Honorary pallbearers include senior U S generals and other high ranking officers
Two drivers from the Patton crash are back on duty with their units. Pfc. Horace Woodring of Sturgis Kentucky and Tech. Set. Robert Thompson of Camden New Jersey were cleared of fault and resumed service after investigations found both were excellent drivers and the accident resulted from mutual carelessness.
London reports a United Nations preparatory commission site committee voted 22 to 6 with 12 abstentions to place the permanent headquarters in the eastern United States, eliminating San Francisco. The decision, subject to assembly approval, concentrates attention on the northeast amid bloc support and racial concerns near Washington. Adlai Stevenson abstained from today’s vote.
The Pearl Harbor investigating committee paused for a holiday as Senator Barkley seeks a new chief counsel and staff after William D. Mitchell and aides withdrew. The deadline was extended to February 15, with Admiral Harold R. Stark expected to testify, while other key figures were absent.
The article notes winter began at 12 04 A M on the solstice as frigid conditions spread across the country. It explains the sun's position near the Tropic of Capricorn creating the year's shortest day.
A Phoenix crash early today left one man dead and five injured. The victim was Jess Crow, 30, who died in the wreck involving John Welch, 30, and Monte Dana of Mesa. Crow’s death raises Arizona’s year to 251 traffic fatalities.
A fresh mass of frigid air from Canada moved across the border driving New England readings to 30 below zero and lower. The blast hit eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota with subzero temps while southern states remained near normal as a Midwest cold spell spread.
Eleanor Roosevelt was named as a $10 contributor to a fund in Durham North Carolina to provide Christmas cheer for children of striking workers at four textile mills.
City engineers authorized to study widening East Speedway to 45 feet by trimming sidewalks and creating parking channels at curbs. The move aims to ease bottlenecks near North Park Avenue and reduce bus and student delays.
Washington December 22 The 79th Congress ends its first session with praise for 1945 gains but signals sharp clashes ahead in 1946. Senators Ball and Chavez will push to make the fair employment practices committee permanent, while Bilbo vows a filibuster. Truman backing a 30 day labor dispute pause with fact finding boards and other measures faces opposition.
AP writer notes Prime Minister Attlee as an honest but untested force in Britain’s socialist program. The piece argues integrity and religious conviction matter if the experiment is to succeed, citing Attlee’s family and moral stance.
Columbus Ohio December 22 1944 Maj Gen Robert S Beightler reports comedian Joe E Brown who entertained troops on northern Luzon last summer fired with a carbine and killed two Japanese soldiers Beightler noted Brown got the credit though he was reluctant to discuss the incident.
The President's fact finding board in the General Motors strike began a cooling off recess hoping principals would use the time to end the month old walkout. The board adjourned its second day sessions until next Friday and delayed a decision on whether to require the company to submit books or records.
Tehran dispatch reports an Iranian general staff officer saying army intelligence observes armed civilians and unusual Russian tanks and troops concentration at Garmsar, about 75 miles southeast of Tehran. Byrnes hopes to leave Moscow by Christmas.
British and American delegates discussed control of the atomic bomb with Soviet Russia as a pre Christmas aim. The wartime exchange of scientific info may not apply postwar, with guarded optimism rising that a frank, friendly pace could yield a near term agreement before Christmas despite tight three day window.
Ankara dispatch reports Gen Kazin Karabekir warned in the national assembly that Russia would suffer immense losses if the Red Army meets Turkish forces over disputed territories. He cited Soviet occupation of the Kars plain and warned the Straits and Kars plateau as Turkey's backbone.
Phoenix dispatch reports three more German prisoners of war escaped from a camp near Tucson raising Arizona’s fugitives to six. The escapees Yohann Brunner Ernest Woidich and Jeff Ritter aged 29 33 and 25 were missing after the 8 am roll call at the Continental branch camp 20 miles south of Tucson. FBI agent H R Duffey said planes and bloodhounds would aid the search. Earlier on Thursday noon three other German prisoners fled a work detail near Coolidge.
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