Christmas Eve in Tucson Sees Warm Weather and Busy Shops
Greater Tucson residents prepared for Christmas with mild temperatures and possible light showers. Church services and midnight masses were planned across Episcopal Catholic Lutheran parishes with choirs and special programs. Gift-giving rush and charitable events filled Christmas Eve as students and clubs organized holiday pageants and carol events.
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Old Pueblo
E. P. Norwood
U. S
Davis- Monthan Field
St. Philip’s-in-the-Hills
Sarah Reece Mason
University of Arizona
Roberta Smail
Henry Hubbard
UA Fine Arts College
John Garretson
Grace
St. Andrew’s
St. Philip’s
Jerry Wallace
Walter Dugan
George Ferguson
Daniel J. Gercke
Arizona
San Agustin Cathedral
Urbana Briechle
OSB
Arthur D. Morley
Flowing Wells
Flowing Wells Lutheran Church
Martha Zeile
Frederick Knoll
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Spencer Johnston
Richard Hansen
Robert Seofield
E. Arnold Litz
Litz
Titus R. Scholl
Our Saviour's Lutheran
Roskruge
Comstock Hospital
Arizona Children’s Home
Pima County
St. Mary's Veterans
Southern Pacific Hospitals
Tucson Medical Center
Caros
Plazita de San Agustin
Rosario Ronquilla
Armando Alfaro
Christ
Carrillo
Armory Park
Basque Herders in Northwest Fog on Alien Labor Policy
Sen-Elect Henry Dworshak asks the immigration service for a definition of policy toward alien labor. He focuses on Basques from Spain working as sheepherders in the Northwest, described as well qualified and exceptional. He cites difficulties extending wartime contracts and notes domestic replacements are not yet possible.
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Henry Dworshak
R-Ida
Immigration Service
Ugo Carusi
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Dworshak
Spain
Amnesty for 800,000 Nazis in American zone
Gen Joseph T McNarney announced a Christmas eve amnesty reducing denazification prosecutions in the American zone from about 3 000 000 to 2 000 000. The measure exempts major offenders and those with low income or disability, aiming to clear backlogs and focus on major offenders.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Joseph T. McNarney
U. S
Europe
MacNarney
McNarney
U. S. Army
United States
Axis Sally Freed by Army Authorities
Frankurt December reports Mil dred Gillans the American musician known as Axis Sally has been released from a United States Army prison. Army officials disclosed Tuesday that she is no longer in custody.
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Frankfurt
Mildred Gillans
Germany
United States Army
World food outlook warns of shortages before 1947 harvest
Sir John Boyd Orr of FAO said the world food situation is only slightly better than a year ago and critical shortages loom before the 1947 harvest. The FAO appraisal notes a late 1946 European recovery and a bumper Americas output, but higher consumption and thinner reserves offset gains.
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Truman urges world courage as UN peace work continues
President Truman in a Christmas Eve broadcast said the world lacks harmony but the United Nations has made a brave beginning toward world peace. He urged undaunted faith and courage to sustain the effort, noted the need for unity in democracy and Christianity, and expressed hope for a stronger peace ahead.
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Cooperative Set To Contest For Rights
Phoenix December 24. The Ma-Yu Rural Electrification cooperative said it will contest in court an injunction suit filed by Central Arizona Light and Power Co. The group holds a franchise for rights of way along county roads granted by Maricopa County supervisors.
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Maricopa
Ma-Yu Rural Electrification Cooperative
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Pope Warns of New War Risk as Europe Stands in Danger
Pope Pius XII told cardinals that Europe faces grave danger of fresh conflicts and urged a just definitive peace. He urged rulers to remove tensions, seek true justice, and implement clear peace procedures while lamenting fading faith in the Atlantic Charter.
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Fourth Republic of France Born in Paris Assembly Opens
France's fourth republic came into being with the upper house session at 3:11 p. m. approving the new constitution after six years of war. President Auriol announced his candidacy for the first presidency as Blum's interim government continues, with election set for Jan. 16 by joint session.
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Vincent Auriol
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Jules Gasser
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Baptists Eye Coolidge Airfield as Denominational College Site
Arizona Baptists plan to inspect the Coolidge Army airfield after bidding for Thunderbird No. 1 at the same site. They may seek the War Assets Administration buildings for other use while awaiting a WAA reply, and insist they will pay market price rather than seek a gift.
Mexico Grants Women Municipal Voting Rights Step Toward Suffrage
Mexico moves toward universal women's suffrage as a bill approved by both houses grants women the right to participate in municipal elections and hold municipal office. President Miguel Aleman describes the measure as the first step toward broad suffrage.
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Chamber of Deputies
Miguel Aleman
Mexico
No Zionist To Go To London
Basel Switzerland December 24 The world Zionist congress voted 171 to 154 against sending a representative to the London Palestine conference under existing circumstances Delegates from 43 nations concluded no participation unless Britain denounces the 1936 White Paper on Jewish immigration The general council may reconsider if the situation changes.
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Spirit Of Christmas Remains Real For World Peace
DEWITT MACKENZIE reflects on Christmas memories from trenches to Vermont villages. He recalls a communal Christmas in his youth with a church tree, prayers, and gift sharing, stressing the season’s joy, peace, and goodwill that endure beyond war and distance.
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the Christ
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Jerusalem
Bricker Declines 1948 Bid. Taft Support Likely
The Columbus Dispatch reports former Gov. John W. Bricker will not seek the 1948 Republican presidential nomination but will back Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio. Bricker will not seek delegates in Ohio or other states, with a January formal announcement planned. The move may ease Taft’s path as Dewey and Stassen contended for support. Meanwhile Senator Hill resigns as Democratic whip, leaving a field of contenders as control shifts to Republicans.
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LST Delivers Aid to Shingu Quake Area
An American LST with medical supplies food and blankets heads to Shingo on Honshu coast amid earthquake tidal wave and fire damage. Lt Col Vanderpool reports 373 dead at Shingu 14 000 homeless and 500 treated in a makeshift hospital with 2395 homes destroyed while Japanese ministry cites 1130 dead 1804 injured 158 missing and 100000 homelessness nationwide.
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Crash in Rio Kills Twenty on Avrol York Plane
Twenty people died when a four motor Avrol York transatlantic aircraft crashed into Papagayo Mountain in Tijuca district near Rio de Janeiro. Iglesias Lecrok died later after official tallies differed on the aboard count. Military rescue units faced mud and rugged roads to reach the scene. the plane was operated by the Argentine state merchant fleet.
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Enrique Lecrok
Papagayo
Tijuca
Messersmith Returns for Talks on Argentina Policy
United States ambassador to Argentina George S. Messersmith arrives in Washington for a conference with Secretary of State James F. Byrnes on Latin American relations. He plans Christmas in Wilmington and a return next week for further discussions amid reported tensions with Assistant Secretary Spruille Braden over Argentina policy.
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U.P
George S. Messersmith
U. S
Argentina
James F. Byrnes
United States
Messersmith
Wilmington
Del
Byrnes
Aiken
S. C
Too Easy With Reds Says U S Senators Call for Probe
Sen Stewart of Tennessee urges a thorough investigation into Russia’s verbal ultimatum that forced an unarmed U S Navy courier ship from a Manchurian port. He criticizes Moscow for entering Manchuria and pillaging the area, calling U S policy too lenient toward the Soviet Union.
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D-Tenn
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William H. Newton
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Arnall Says He Will Govern Four More Years Then Step Down
Gov. Ellis Arnall announced he is entitled to hold office four more years due to the death of Gov-Elect Eugene Talmadge but will resign once a line of succession is set. He issued a 400 word statement and noted Lt. Gov-Elect M. E. Thompson is expected to succeed the late governor who was buried Monday.
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Dee
Ellis Arnall
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Arnall
M.E. Thompson
Injured Wife Regains Consciousness in Los Angeles Area
Patricia Love Farley, 16, found dazed near an auto court, regained consciousness at General Hospital in Wilmington. She identified her father William Love of Phoenix and spoke to a doctor as San Pedro police questioned her husband Sgt John Farley and associate Robert Straughan, who was held for failure to report an accident.
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Calif
Patricia Love Farley
General Hospital
William M. Love
Phoenix
Doc
Virginia Love
Tucson
San Pedro
el Toro Marine Base
John A. Farley
Farley
Pfe
Robert Straughan
Straughan
Attack Hits Anglo-Egyptian Club in Cairo
A hand grenade was hurled at the Anglo-Egyptian Union club in Cairo's Zamalek district on Tuesday night. Two men fled the scene in a taxicab and escaped.
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Cairo
Zamalek
Russians Refused Entry at Dairen Against U S Visitors
A state department official said Russians acted within their legal rights in denying admission to an American businessman and two newsmen at the Manchurian port of Dairen last Friday. The department confirmed the accuracy of the reports.
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Washington
State Department
Dairen
Dairen Under Soviet Rule Faces Cold Hard Reality
The dispatch reports Soviet Russia intends to retain full control of Dairen, keeping military forces there until Japan peace is signed. It describes a fear laden, tightly controlled city with inflated prices, scarce heating, rationed currency, limited press freedom, and widespread hunger while American aid is used and locals live under pervasive surveillance.
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William H. Newton
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World Press
Associated Press
Dairen
Manchuria
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Japan
Port Arthur
China
U. S. Navy
V. U. Korzhanoff
United States
Stalin
America
Moscow
Kremlin
Korzhanoff
Chinese react to Dairen naval incident
Chinese officials in Nanking said they were not surprised by the Soviet commander in Dairen ordering a U S vessel to leave the port. They noted that Chinese ships cannot enter Dairen despite a Sino Soviet treaty promising joint open port administration. Officials declined further comment on Russian matters.
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Dairen
U. S
China
Harvester Co Sued Over 100 Million Portal Pay
In Chicago on December 24, a U.S. district court suit was filed against International Harvester Co seeking 100 million dollars in portal-to-portal pay.
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U.pi
United States
International Harvester Co
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