British troops seal Jerusalem as Jewish terror attacks kill ten
British 6th airborne division blockaded Jerusalem and Tel Aviv arresting hundreds of suspected Jewish terrorists after a night of gunfire and bombings in four Palestine cities. At least 10 dead, curfews imposed, and arrests of leaders from the Jewish agency amid ongoing tensions and claims of Stern gang involvement.
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Jerusalem
6Th Airborne Division
Tel Aviv
Palestine
Holy Land
Jewish Agency
Moshe Shertok
Eliyahu Dobkin
Yehudi Golan
J. Gurion
Alan Cunningham
Shertok
Cunningham
Stern Gang
Irgin Zvai Lemui
High Commissioner's Office
Stern
Returned War Vet Finds Tucson Office Space
James Elliott Dunseath, attorney and World War II veteran, announced he will set up practice soon in the Robles building at 38 North Church Street. He noted scarce offices since his return about six weeks ago, with the post office structure offering a rear room that once served as a heavy vault.
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James Elliott Dunseath
Tucson
Robles
North Church Street
Old Pueblo
GM Quits Hearing By Truman Board
In Tokyo on December 28 the Allied headquarters said Gen. MacArthur intends to see the occupation policy through despite rumors of resigning over the Big Three foreign ministers’ decision to set up an Allied control commission for Japan. No reaction to the Moscow communique was indicated as MacArthur reportedly read the document.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Allied Control Commission
Japan
Moscow
Kiwanis Club Establishes Scholarships for Tucson Graduates
The Kiwanis club announces the Harry Heighton Kiwanis scholarship at the Pioneer hotel. A $400 total prize funds four $100 annual awards to Tucson high school graduates entering the University of Arizona, starting 1949-50. Each year four students receive $50 per semester, with selection by a committee and eligibility continuing while requirements are met.
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Harry Heighton
Kiwanis Club
Tucson
University of Arizona
Pioneer Hotel
William Kimball
Kimball
Heighton
Kiwanis
Alfred A. Atkinson
Harry Healey
Robert D. Morrow
William G. Hall
Superior Court
William Pyle
GM Withdraws From Truman Fact Finding On Strike
General Motors pulls out of the President Truman fact finding hearings over the CIO auto workers 30 percent wage increase dispute citing profits as a factor. UAW rejects the move calling it propaganda and says GM has bolted the proceedings while the board vows to proceed with evidence.
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Washington
General Motors Corporation
Truman
New York
Walter Gordon Merritt
General Motors
CIO Auto Workers
Merritt
Lloyd G. Garrison
Garrison
UAW
Reuther
Walter P. Reuther
Three City Council Seats Go To Primary in Three Wards
About 6 700 voters will decide the nominations in the coming city primary. Terms of Councilmen Fred D. Lee William H. Codd and Forrest Priser expire. In ward 3 incomplete registration lists 2 483 voters with party breakdowns. Ward 5 shows 1 902 Democrats and 422 Republicans among others. Ward 6 totals 1 894 with a Democrat lead. Only voters in these three wards will vote Mar 5 for council candidates, while the April 2 general election is open to all city voters.
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Carl] Hitt
Fred D. Lee
William H. Codd
Forrest Priser
Priser
Codd
Price Increase For Furniture Is Granted
Washington December 28. The Office of Price Administration announced a program to boost furniture production by permitting manufacturers a 4 to 20 percent price rise for low and medium priced furniture.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Rescue Crews Reach Center Of Explosion
Rescue teams inside the No 1 mine of Kentucky Straight Creek Coal Co. reported nine miners trapped since Wednesday morning were found alive in room 5 section 9 right. Officials sped ambulances and cleared the highway as workers hoped for news on the remaining 22 men amid gas and fire in the aftermath of the blast.
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LAY Wadp
Bailey Pineville
Kentucky Straight Creek Coal Company
Harry Thomas
W. E. Lewis
Osborn Considers Action On Referendum Move
Gov. Sidney P. Osborn chaired a long conference on how to nullify a referendum against an act appropriating $50 for a federal power commission electric rate survey. No decision was made pending talks with Secretary of State Dan E. Garvey about whether referendum petitions have been accepted for filing to place the measure on the November 1946 ballot.
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Phoenix
Sidney P. Osborn
Federal Power Commission
Dan E. Garvey
Armistice Sought In Chinese Strife
Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek and government leaders study the Communist proposal for an immediate end to the civil war and plan a reply within days. The unity talks resumed after a 40 day deadlock as the Communists and Nationalists discuss a constitutional government setup and press openness while noting unresolved issues on railway traffic and Japanese repatriation.
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George Wang Chung King
U.P
Chiang Kai- Shek
K. C. Wu
Consultative Assembly
Council
Truman Plans National Talk at 10 P.M. January 3
President Truman returns from Missouri to tackle duties culminating in a nationwide radio address at 10 p.m. January 3. He signs war veteran relief and veterans administration reform bills, then sails aboard the Williamsburg for a working cruise through January 2.
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Truman
Washington
U.P
Missouri
National
White House
Department of Medicine
Veterans Administration
Williamsburg
Whites House
Brains And Guts By Robert S Allen
Editor notes this is the first of six articles on Gen George S Patton Jr a colorful and beloved military commander The author a Washington correspondent served in both world wars and on Pattons staff He argues Pattons true self shows beyond the label Old Blood and Guts citing a Norfolk Naval Warehouse incident before North Africa to reveal deeper traits
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George S. Patton, Jr
Washington
Gen. Patton
Needles
Ariz
Patton
Gore
Norfolk
Big Three Reach Agreements on Atomic Energy Japan China Korea
Washington dispatch reports a Moscow meeting summary outlining four joint aims. An UNO controlled commission would supervise atomic energy with periodic inspections while keeping bomb secrets until world control is in place. A four member council will advise MacArthur on Japan policy with the Far Eastern commission, Russia joining. a broader group includes France, Netherlands, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and the Philippines, all veto rights reserved. China seeks end to civil war and a unified democratic state. North China forces to withdraw. A U S Russian commission aims to foster an independent Korean state.
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Atomic Energy
United Nations Organization
UNO
Security Council
U. S
Britain
Canada
Japan
Russia
China
Douglas MacArthur
Far Eastern Commission
France
Netherlands
Australia
New Zealand
India
Philippines
Korea
Bulgaria
Samuel Fain Named To Post At University
Samuel S Fain a music instructor at Brandes school in Tucson has been named assistant professor of music and head of the band and orchestral instruments department at the University of Arizona He will succeed George C W son associate professor who resigns to take the same post at University of Missouri Wilsons resignation effective Jan 235 1946 Fain was a part time instructor in woodwinds while pursuing graduate work 1942-43 He graduated Northwestern University 1940 and has been on Brandes staff since last October He taught nine years in Chicago high schools and prior served at American Conservatory of Music 1936-40 and as clinic conductor at Chicago music bureau 1938-39
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Samuel S. Fain
Brandes School
Tucson
University of Arizona
George C. W"son
University
University of Missouri
Wilson
Fain
Northwestern University
Brandes
Chicago
American Conservatory of Music
Chicago Music Bureau
Concession To Reds Assailed By Sen Cherry
Congress members hailed the Big Three plan for atomic controls while voicing concern over Russia veto power on Japan policy. The Moscow communique shows UNO to oversee armaments and grants veto rights to the US Britain Canada on core Japanese questions. MacArthur would hold sole executive power in Japan, with Russia China or Britain able to veto fundamental moves.
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Ralph Heinzen
Washington
U.P
Congress
Russia
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Germany
Moscow
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
V. M. Molotov
United Nations Organization
UNO
Security Council
U.S
Britain
Canada
United States
China
MacArthur
Cer
Four Issues Left Unsettled At Big 3 Parley
Associated Press reports that despite Moscow talks, Tehran doubts linger as Iran unrest and access to Dardanelles, Germany borders, and Franco Spain policy remain unresolved. Byrnes calls the gathering constructive, but U.S. withdrawal dates and UN session prospects hinge on final deals. Iran’s ambassador laments no Iran reference.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Iran
Dardanelles Straits
Germany
Spain
Bevir
United States
Byrnes
Russia
United Nations Assembly
London
Congress
Washington
Hussein Ala
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Sen
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