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January 22, 1945

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WALLACE WILL GET ALL JONES' POSTS AS PARTY REWARD; Secretary Reveals Letter by the President Ousting Him Despite 'Splendid' Work CHALLENGES SELECTION Doubts Ex-Vice President Is Suited for Task--Rejects Offer of a New Job Tells of Wallace Attitude No Diplomatic Assignment WALLACE WILL GET ALL JONES' POSTS

By Jay Walz Special To the New York Times

Jones publishes lr from Roosevelt asking resignation as dept sec and Fed Loan Admr to permit Wallace apptmt as reward for election campaign services; Jones replies; doubts Wallace fitness

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Notable Births

Christoph Schönborn

1945Christoph Schönborn, Austrian cardinal[†]

Christoph Maria Michael Hugo Damian Peter Adalbert Schönborn, OP is a Bohemian-born Austrian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Vienna from 1995 until 2025. He was chairman of the Austrian Bishops' Conference from 1998 to 2020 and was made a cardinal in 1998. He is a member of the Dominican Order.

Alojz Uran

1945Alojz Uran, Slovenian archbishop (died 2020)[†]

Alojz Uran or Alojzij Uran was a Slovenian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, from 4 December 2004 till 28 November 2009, when he resigned due to health problems. Appointed to succeed him was the coadjutor archbishop of Maribor, Anton Stres, C.M.

Notable Deaths

Else Lasker-SchĂŒler

1945Else Lasker-SchĂŒler, German poet and playwright (born 1869)[†]

Else Lasker-SchĂŒler was a German poet and playwright. She was one of the few women affiliated with the Expressionist movement. Lasker-SchĂŒler, who was Jewish, fled Nazi Germany and lived out the rest of her life in Jerusalem.