Nazi policy aimed at planned destruction of all Jews
Testimony at a war crimes trial details the SS plan from 1942 onward to destroy Jewry. Deiter Wisliceny testifies that 35,000 Slovakian Jews and 17,000 Czech Jews were moved to Poland and later sent to ghettos, with Eichmann and Kaltenbrunner approving actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisliceny
Otto Ohlendorf
Heinrich Rimmier
Poland
Eichmann
Ernst Keltenbrunner
Nazi
Kaltenbrunner
100 000 Tons Food for China Arrive Under UNRRA Aid
Fifty vessels delivering 100000 tons of food clothing and medicine have reached Chinese ports. UNRRA said the relief will aid Hankow to Liuchow and Canton corridors scarred by Japanese forces. Refugees return despite B 29 and destruction. Future shipments planned and river rail repairs discussed.
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Washington
China
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Sapres
NRRA
Hankow
Liuchow
Canton
UNRRA
Chicaco
Yellow River
Association Has Term Problem
B. B. Cobb secretary of the Texas State Teachers Association said plans for a 12 month school year will occupy most of the attention of Texas school administrators at their annual meeting in Austin next Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. He said the plan would turn the three month summer vacation into a regular school quarter for recreation and guidance. Cobb said State Supt. L A Woods has asked that the plan be considered as a possibility for Texas schools in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
B. B. Cobb
Texas State Teachers Association
Texas
Austin
Cobb
L. A. Woods
Chinese Reds Accept Mediation In Civil Strife
Chinese Communist authorities at Yenan accepted Chiang Kai-shek's offer to call in General George C. Marshall as mediator in China's civil strife. They said they agreed in general with Chiang's plan to halt hostilities but laid down specific conditions.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-shek
George C. Maréhal
China
Chiang
Yenan
North China
State Department asks republics to decide alien status
The State Department urged 12 American Republics to choose whether they will judge about 1,000 enemy aliens sent to the United States during the war or let the U S determine which should be deported. The memo was sent to Bolivia Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Nicaragua Panama and Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
United States
Department
Bolivia
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
el Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Telephone Service From Germany To U S in Week
Frankfurt Germany January 3 The U S Army announced transatlantic telephone service would be established from parts of Germany to the United States within a week. New York January 3 The Liberty ship John B Hood left adrift with 70 returning war veterans due to propeller loss was being towed to the Azores Islands.
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Germany
U. S
Frankfurt
U. & Army
United States
Azores
New York
John B. Hood
Story Seas
Avores Islands
Clues Solutions List Reveals Hidden Wordplay
A puzzle list shows numbered hints from hammer to enlarging with unusual intermediate terms. Each clue yields a related word or theme, suggesting a broader wordplay or letter pattern across items.
Yankee Leader MacPhail Denies Disorderly Conduct Charge
Bel Air Maryland January 3 194? Pres ident Larry MacPhail of the New York Yankees pleads innocent as trial opens in Harford County circuit court on charges of assault and disorderly conduct tied to a Bel Air telephone exchange disturbance October 5. Prosecutor says he triggered the outage by failing to complete a Newark call while using profanity and pushing an operator onto a table.
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Bel Air
Larry MacPhail
New York Yankees
Harford County
D. Paul McNabb
Frederick Lee Cobourn
MacPhail
Newark
Anna Towner
Thomas Dwyer
Exchange
Dwyer
McNabb
McCarran Demands Army Martial Law Inquiry
Senator Pat McCarran Nevada Democrat accuses the Army of abuses in martial law administration and calls for a congressional investigation of Army courts martial. He cites Hawaii as a troubling example and suggests a joint inquiry via a Senate resolution by Senator Wayne Morse to probe Army and Navy courts martial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pat McCarran
Nevada
McCarran
Senate Judiciary Committee
Hawaii
United States
Army
Wayne Morse
Oregon Republican
Navy
Judiciary
Military
Naval
Rice Institute names new president William V. Houston
Dr William V Houston professor at California Institute of Technology has been elected president of the Rice Institute in Houston. He succeeds Dr Edgar Odell Lovett who becomes president emeritus. Lovett has led Rice since 1908. Houston assumes duties March 1.
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Houston
Jan
William V. Houston
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Cal
Rice Institute
Edgar Odell Lovett
Rice
Lovett
Amarillo Post Office Receipts Reach Three Quarters Million
Postmaster W. D. DeGrassi announced 1945 postal receipts at the Amarillo office totaling $749,116.10, up $36,127.38 from 1944. December receipts were $78,217.52, while November totaled $55,133.30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
W. D. DeGrassi
France Accepts Big Three Peace Conference Plan
Paris report says France notified the United States it accepts in principle the Big Three proposal for a United Nations conference to study draft peace treaties, likely in Paris. Paris seeks further details before granting full approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
United States
Texas Attorney General Tom Clark Heads Home
Attorney General Tom Clark of Texas departed Washington today by Air Transport Command for Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tom Clark
Texas
Air Transport Command
Fort Worth
Increase in Cattle Sales Help Texas Farm Income in 1945
Texas farm cash income through November 1945 reached 1.0637 billion dollars, with cattle sales rising to 199 million. The gain offset losses from cotton and wheat, while December figures awaited. cattle income was up 20 million from 1944, aiding overall farm cash income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Jan
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
USDA
Bureau of Business Research
F. A. Buechel
MacArthur objects to limited Korea control plan
Gen Douglas MacArthur disclosed dissatisfaction with divided American Soviet control of Korea. He warned the dual authority brings serious consequences and noted Korean concerns. He opposed mass Japanese deportation for reparations and urged using Japanese personnel to help rebuild.
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Washington
U.P
Douglas MacArthur
War Department
Korea
MacArthur
Moscow
Russia
United States
Japan
Political Turmoil Reported From Iranian City Verd
Moscow dispatch summarizes a Tehran report that Verd in central Iran sees political turmoil with accusations that local law enforcement and authorities were chosen through bribery corruption and threats of violence and calls for replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Tehran
Yerd
Ofoge Asya
People's Party
Verd
Six English Residents Duck Exploding Ammo In Forest
Six inhabitants of Cadley in Savernake Forest refused evacuation orders as shells and bullets exploded from a burning ammunition train near Marlborough England. Two cars of the train blew up at a British camp yesterday afternoon killing one soldier and injuring four. ten others were reported missing. No American soldiers were involved.
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Marlborough
Wiltshire
England
Cadley
Savernake Forest
Fires Set Off by Angry Dutch in Batavian Town Extinguished
Fires that swept two native sectors of a Batavia suburb left 500 homeless were extinguished. Chinese residents say Dutch residents started the fires in retaliation for a wounding of a Dutch woman and companion in Meester Cornelis. Police reported the fires followed an Indonesian mob attack on a police station.
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Batavia
Java
Meester Cornelis
Slim Summerville Ill After Second Stroke
Film comedian Slim Summerville is gravely ill in Laguna Beach California after suffering a second stroke in recent weeks. The actor aged four years is reported to be in serious condition with doctors monitoring his health.
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Slim Summerville
Laguna Beach
Cal
How Much Longer Must We Wait Marine in China
A Marine in China pleads for guidance on the role of U.S. forces amid ongoing civil conflict. He recalls Okinawa and questions U.S. intervention as Chinese factions clash, urging Americans to consider the impact on families at home.
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Marine
China
Tack
Japan
Tech
Pacific
Okinawa
America
United States
Byrnes Skips Work Somewhat Sick Ahead of London Trip
Secretary of State Byrnes stayed home due to a cold and health officials did not expect a serious illness to delay his departure for London to lead the American delegation to the United Nations assembly on January 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Byrnes
State Department
London
United Nations Assembly
Pearl Harbor Forecast: Fleet Locations Draw Debate
Navy officials discuss where the Japanese fleet was, with Adm. Hart and Adm. Kimmel cited. Sen. Lucas asserts Stark would know the carriers that later attacked Pearl Harbor.
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Adm
Thomas C. Hart
Hart
Kimmel
Stark
Marshalls
Admiral Hart
Pearl Harbor
Senator Lucas
Lucas
Fragmentary remarks on difficulty of information gathering
The source notes that information was hard to obtain and estimates were formed by piecing together scraps of news. It emphasizes uncertainty and limited data behind the conclusions drawn.
Government experts urge avert Jan 14 16 walkouts and shortages
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson warned that a meat packing strike would cause severe civilian shortages quickly, disrupt European relief, and impair Army needs. He noted already low meat stocks and heavy demand while other strikes linger with little progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
Clinton P. Anderson
General Motors
General wage protests and union actions across industries
Labor markets across multiple sectors face new wage demands with action looming. UMW chief John L. Lewis may reopen coal contracts by March 1. Auto workers strike nears 44 days with a 30 percent wage push and a fact finding delay. Meat packing negotiators set walkouts for January 16 over 17.5 cent hourly gains. Steel talks resume as Truman panel weighs a two dollar daily rise. Western Electric walkout expands toward national reach, unions pressing for higher pay amid company offers. Oil and glass sectors see continued appeals and unresolved wage fights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UMW
John L. Lewis
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chicago
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Wilson & Co
Cudahy Packing Co
Electrical Manufacturing—Labor Department
General Electric Co
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co
United Electrical Workers
Westinghouse
General Motors Electrical Division
Shipbuilding — Shipbuilding Stabilization Committee
AFL
Labor Department
Oil Workers Union
GLASS
The
Glass Workers
Pittsburgh Plate
Libbey-Owens-Ford
Greyhound — Labor Department
Pennsylvania
Greyhound Bus Companies
Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes
Western Union
New York
American Communications Association
National War Labor Board
Clues Pencil Game Introduced At Amarillo Army Air Field
Corporal Ralph W. Licker unveils a new pencil game titled Clues with a sample based on Ham and Egg. Readers are invited to solve missing letters with scoring and a continuation promise if the column is well received.
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Amarillo Army Air Field
Globe
Ralph W. Licker
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