Strasbourg Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1944, Strasbourg, Alsace Heavy snows hit Midwest new seasons first major snowstorm extended into the East crippling transportation in some Industrial centers and causing at least 6 deaths in the and 20 in the storm entered in Pennsyl Vania Maryland although 15 inches fell at a heavy fall was expected through out new at the storm caused severe traffic jams and thousands of Christmas shoppers were packed into hotels unable to each their suburban temperatures accompanying the storm were mild with Only the South registering unusually Low the Sticky Blanket of Snow Cov err most of the extend ing As far South As Iowa reported 13 inches of Kansas City had nine As the Eastern half of the in san Defro the Mercury climbed to 80 degrees monday Lor the highest 11 Reading on the Days temperate tire in san Diego was four degrees above sundays state nominees snagged in Senate Roose velt signed legislation setting up two new assistant secretaries of then nominated James c Dunn and Julius c Holmes for the Dunn of new has serving in the state As chief of the division of european of of has assistant to the army chief of staff at supreme Allied head in charge of political the Senate begun hearings on the qualifications of four men recently appointed by president Roosevelt to the state High senator Tom of opposed open 1m some senators demanded a review of their economic and foreign policy con the nominees Veteran Diplo mat Joseph underscore tary and William Nelson Rockefeller and Archibald Macleish who were nominated to be assistant Secre alas december 1944 the annual headache is on stars and Middle East Page 3 4day revolt in William member of the tournament of roses ii besieged by a Bevy of pretty girls of Pasadena Junior College who have been named by their classmates As candidates for Queen of the tournament of from this group seven princesses will be from them one will be named the irate father kills 4 in pitched Battle Carter Daniel Mol determined to take his three Earold daughter from his estranged opened a Hail of fire which killed four persons and wounded two others last using a Rifle and shot he killed his two police officers and a 12yearold negro girl who was watching the gun Baule which Molnar started from a barricaded he ran from the House with his daughter in his shooting As he then released her when it appeared she might be six hours later he walked into the police station and gave him self prosecutor John Lynch said a trip Nilal examination was scheduled for who was Dis closed to have been twice reeled the army on grounds he was emotionally new vet group Kansas new National veterans american Vete rans of world War ii am vets for Short was born Here this formal organization came at the end of a today session attended by 35 representatives from various groups of servicemen and women from All Section of the Elmo keel of was elected am cts Headquarters will be in the National we reports ample stocks of smokes Washington an adequate Supply of Cigar ets is available for overseas senators were Lold this but shortages for civilians May continue announcing the opening of a full fledged inquiry into the nationwide Scarcity chairman James of these Nate War investigating committee said that failure of troops to receive Cigar ets in some Heaters is flue to unloading and do Livov the we hns procured adequate san lies for soldiers Ami has Given Assurance that All efforts Are hip Zigr made to deliver Cigar ets to hip Mrad has called in tobacco and government representatives for a Public investigation has disclosed that More Citra rets arc being manufactured than Ever before but armed Force i requirements have almost doubled since last Okay Zombie draft Ottawa prime minister Mackenzie King won a decisive vote of Confidence from the Cana Dian parliament when it endorsed his decision to use conscript troops As replacements in combat the balloting ended a 38day Cri Sis Over the question of compelling Hom defense draftees to Servo switch of 21 members of the French speaking province of Quebec swelled the vote to 143 to 70 for like Hiz Zoner an Daze Over Dorsey bout Hollywood the state has asked no contest in the Tommy Dorsey assault Case and now its up of the judge Arthur Crum refused to heed the slates first request to drop the Case arising from the alleged knifing of actor Jon but when District attorney How ser reiterated the plea by citing a supreme court precedent that a District attorney is Boumil to protect defendants As Well As to the judge said a Evouli reconsider the pleas that there was not enough evidence to convict any army takes Over spam factory in dispute Milwaukee acting on presidential the army hag seized the Cudahy meatpacking Plant to Ward off a strike threatened by cio1 packing House pm the firm refused to abide by the web directive to install Union maintenance and dues checkoff when the army moved in Gerrald said the Plant would operate under terms and conditions of employment in effect at the time of the seizure and in addition comply with pro visions of the web kids 25 in solitary Atlanta Twentyfive prisoners who revolted barricaded themselves in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary for four Days have finally Given up and been placed in solitary general Biddle said the prisoners who sought to bring about a general insurrection of the prisons will to tried promptly and severely Pun they had defied prison authorities armed with razors taken from the prison held four guards As hostages in Tho Penitentiary the convicts told an Atlanta journal columnist they would sur Render Only if he published Story setting Forth their Grevan among which were their objections to being quartered with nazi Saboteur and spy Morgan journal columnist and sunday school teacher who has addressed the prison in mates in the was summoned to Penitentiary at the convicts for 45 speaking through a he pleaded with them to leave Tho building and liberate the next Day the prisoners pave Warden Joseph Sanford said some of the men were constitutional psychopathic one of the ring leaders was said to have been Jack Winn who in 1941 disrupted the prison routine by perching atop a water Tower for two Senate okays huge Waterways project Washington the Senate passim me Rivers and harbours Bill tuesday after ing 56 to 25 a proposal to include the Lawrence Seaway and Power project among its authors a last minute Telegram from president Roosevelt urging speedy approval of the Lawrence development failed to win votes from Many of Tho usual administration opponents the project should be held Over for the new Congress to decide whether it would require a treaty with Ca subject to a two thirds Senate according to senator George of contended the Seaway could be authorized under executive agreement requiring approval by a simple majority of both races Stork Miles Robert who is stationed in in eked out a race with the Stork last Hen Drick presented him with a Daugh Ter two Days after his a governor passes Minneapolis Eber former Minnesota gov died Here this remember those pictures in yank of Greet arson and hum Prev Bogart receiving the fuzzy fuzzy award for the Best screen performances of last year that Takeoff of the annual Oscar was a stunt last year in the Southwest Pacific area and so much attention did it attract that the movie moguls Are promoting another such poll this Only on a global commands throughout the world Are being Given a Chance to vote for their through their various film exchanges under the sponsorship of the War deals overseas Mol Ion picture the poll Lias five the Best picture of the 2the Best performance by a male the Best performance by a female the Best comedy perform the Best performance by a Glamor the first four categories Are old favourites with the annual polls but the latter is a special department evidently introduced to Salve the consciences of those who cant decide Between legs and acting it apparently could even include those cheesecake Fig ures that pour from the studio publicity departments yet never seem to reach the units will make their polls in in was results should be received at the film Exchange i1q by december units coining under he Middle East Exchange must have their results if us anime by january this poll Lias no connection with the command sponsored contest for picture or cartoon which must Bear a postmark no later than december invites aliens Denver Colorado proposed state constitutional amendment prohibiting aliens from owning properly in the slate was Defeated in tote november election by a vote of to the official Canvas of returns includes co Lorado civilian and overseas sol Dier the amendment aimed particularly at keeping alien japanese from owning pro buy More War Bonds Saipan gis insurance will Goto train youths East Chicago the War risk insurance of a Soldier killed on Saipan will go to help build a Camp for boys of his Home and John Pajente of Robert said that they could not touch a cent of the Money and gave it to Michael pastor of immaculate Conception which is sponsoring a Camp to train boys for trades and pro an infantry was killed when he detected a Jap ambush on presidential vote new York the popular vote for with final count official from 44 states and 542 pre cents missing in other four was As follows Roosevelt Dewey presses Roll again Louis publication of Louis three newspapers has resumed after a walkout by press room who went into recess pending settlement of the contracts with the publishers of the the and the
