Public opinion split on Nazi trial executions
A Globe pulse feeder collects reader views on Nazi trials and whether Germans should face public execution. Responses from G L Mercer Faye Enders Carl Yates Minnie Thorne and B J Neal reveal support for harsher punishment and anti German sentiment, with Mercer noting retaliation and a desire to settle Germany's hash.
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Mercer
Germany
Faye Enders
Carl Yates
Minnie Thorne
B. J. Neal
Cattle Loss Reports From North Plains Snow Drift Areas
Harris Mullins of Winters counted 45 two year old steers dead along a highway south of Dalhart amid heavy snow. J W Mode cites E H Bolk reporting 51 cattle dead along the Denver line between Texline and Channing after snowdrifts eight to twelve feet high blocked cuts and fences.
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North Plains
Harris Mullins
Winters
Dalhart
Mullins
Dumas
Hartley
Stratford
J. W. Mode
Fort Worth
Denver
E. H. Bolk
Channing
Texline
Weather summary for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast covers Amarillo and vicinity with fair conditions and little temperature change tonight. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and moderate winds. West Texas remains generally fair today tonight and Tuesday with slightly cooler Panhandle and South Plains. Lows 15 to 20 in Panhandle and 20 to 25 elsewhere. Near freezing in Big Bend Country and Del Rio Eagle Pass area. New Mexico generally fair today tonight and Tuesday with partly cloudy skies and scattered snow flurries northwest portion. Somewhat warmer west portion today tonight. 24 hours ending 6 30 A M Low 21 high 42 noon 29.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Big Bend
del Rio Eagle Pass
New Mexico
Roosevelt to deliver radio brief of state of the union
The White House says President Roosevelt will not speak in person to Congress. Instead he will broadcast a 30 minute radio address tomorrow night from 8:30 to 9:00 P M Central time, with a briefed version of the message to reach the capitol at noon. His physician, Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire, urged no in person appearance to avoid a possible relapse of grippe. Roosevelt is virtually recovered.
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Washington
U.R
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol
Ross T. McIntire
McIntire
Grippe
16th Air Force Moves Bases in Italy During Campaign
The 15th Air Force shifted from Africa to new heavy bomber bases in Italy,closer to the front while continuing operations against Germany in Italy. Flying Fortresses began operating from Italian bases seven days after the first echelon crossed the Mediterranean, with German artillery nearby.
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U. S
1STH Air Force
Italy
Sofia
15Th
Africa
Jugoslavia
Rumania
Greece
Balkans
Mediterranean
15Th Air Force
Doughboy Billy Miller Captures German Lieutenant and Prisoners
Private Billy Miller of Peoria Il leads a captured German party back across No Man's Land after convincing them the area was surrounded during a hill assault near San Vittore. The maneuver, his first action, yielded seven automatics, nine binoculars and a machine pistol to American lines. In Cassino area fighting, Fifth Army advances push toward Cerraro as Mounts Katena Vecchio and Chiaia are seized amid heavy resistance. Norris Ewing returns home after hospitalization for pneumonia.
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Peoria
No Man's Land
Miller
San Vittore
Billy
Peoria Army Biscuit
Joseph E. Dynan
Algiers
Fifth Army
Cassino
Mount Maio
Katena Vecchio
Fallen San Vittore
Clark
Chiaia
Mount
Porchia
Cerraro
Mount Cassino
Mount Chiaia
Eighth Army
Ancona
Italy
Aquila
Thawing weather by day across a long cold spell
The report details repeated thawing and freezing with little overall change, noting a long snow and ice cover since December 9 and a historic blizzard discussion. It cites temperatures from 21 this morning to 42 yesterday, forecasts continued fair weather with brief above freezing periods, and recalls prior extreme cold events and record highs. It mentions past record lows in December and March, a 107 degree high in 1939, the heaviest snow in 1934, and a notable 1942 wind event on Polk Street.
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H. C. Winburn
Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Polk Street
Amarillo Marine Awarded Silver Star for Guadalcanal Rescue
Dallas E. Johnson of Amarillo received the Silver Star for braving heavy bombs and shelling on Guadalcanal on the night of October 13, 1942 while driving an ambulance to aid wounded. The award was announced by Allied headquarters in the Southwest Pacific, and Mrs. W. L. McCarley of 711 West Fourth Avenue, Amarillo, was shown Johnson in a photo with three Marines and dogs used to scent out the enemy.
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Dallas E. Johnson
Amarillo
W. L. McCarley
West Fourth Avenue
Guadalcanal
Associated Press
Advanced Allied
Southwest Pacific
Tokyo Radio Admits U S Can Produce More Than Japan
United Press reports a Tokyo radio broadcast in San Francisco acknowledged the United States will produce at least ten times as many tanks guns ships planes and munitions as Japan. The UN forces overwhelm Japan and question if the US can maintain this pace amid war demands. Rail equipment shortage threatens the war effort per interstate commerce commission warning. A four day strike at Cramp Shipbuilding Co Philadelphia ends with 8500 day workers returning to work.
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United Press
Tokyo Radio
San Francisco
United States
United Nations
Philadelphia
U.P
Cramp Shipbuilding Co
Freda Moss Wins News Tip Contest First Prize
Freda Moss of Route Two wins the $5 prize in the News Tip Contest for reporting an accident that killed one child and left her sister critically injured. Second prize goes to Mrs. J G Colby of 3510 West Sixth Avenue for a tip about the Albuquerque family Upchurch crashing into the San Jacinto Methodist Church.
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Freda Moss
Route Two
J. G. Colby
West Sixth Avenue
Upchurch
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Joe L. Sneed
East Thirtysixth Avenue
Joe
Allied Bombers Strike New Ireland for First Time
Allied low level bombers from Bougainville attacked Cape St George at the tip of New Ireland in bad weather. The raid, backed by nearly 50 fighters, set fires and claimed ten Zeros and two probable destroyed while the force suffered three Hellcat losses and two dive bombers with one rescue after a forced landing.
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Guadalcanal
Bougainville
New Ireland
Rabaul
New Britain
Cape St. George
Grain Fire Damages Wheat Storage at Hardeman King
A fire this morning damaged grain storage housing wheat owned by Hardeman King Company. The fire interrupted loading of grain from storage. Firefighters also responded to a blaze at 1910 East Seventh Avenue in a clothes closet.
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Hardeman-King Company
East Seventh Avenue
Hunting Season Nears End For Feathered Game
The Texas hunting season for feathered game winds down with duck hunters having their last legal opportunity today. The season opened November 2, and quail hunting remains legal for the remainder of the week, with hunting quail banned next Sunday under game laws.
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Texas
Enough Feed on Way To Nip Cattle Crisis
Texas Panhandle cattlemen will receive sufficient protein feed within ten days to weather the current blizzard. B F Vance reports shipments include cottonseed and soybean cake and meal, with 150 carloads already sent and 175 more planned. Distribution is coordinated by AAA and state officials. Cattle losses are reported light so far, but further feed is deemed essential.
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Fort Worth
Texas Panhandle
B. F. Vance
College Station
AAA War Board
Star-Telegram
Vance
Amarillo
AAA
Texas
Mississippi Valley
WFA
Panhandle
Dallam
Moore
Hartley
Oldham
Potter and Wheeler
Armstrong County
Ben Skidmore
Shamrock Banker
Star-Telegram Today
Wheeler County
Wheeler
Flag Salute Policy Question Reaches Texas Supreme Court
Amarillo schools no longer treat flag salutes and pledges as a problem per a school board action tied to a Supreme Court ruling. Hayden Covington, once of Amarillo, asks the Texas Supreme Court to rule on the policy's validity, citing mootness after the 1943 term while earlier cases involved expulsions for not saluting or pledging. Pioneer Amarillo attorneys recall no record of Covington practicing law locally.
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Amarillo
Charles Rogers
Supreme Court
Hayden C. Covington
Texas Supreme Court
Amarillo Court of Civil Appeals
Covington
State Supreme Court
C. Y. Dowling
W. E. Gee
Hayden Coyington
Russian and German positions amid Black Sea and Ukraine drives
German High Command said Russian forces failed a landing west of Ochakov as Vatutin's First Ukrainian Army advanced toward the Bug River near Vinnytsia. Soviet units moved toward Sarny and Zhornishche while opposing German forces faced pressure in Kirovograd and Smela Gap. Local fighting and strategic maneuvers shaped a volatile front along the Dnieper Bend and regional rail hubs.
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Black Sea
Dnieper River
Odessa
Sarny
Old Poland
Rumanian
Vinnitsa
Bugiver
London
Ochakov
Dnieper
Moscow
Nikolai Vatutin
Bug River
Bug
Vatutin
Smela Gap
Ivan 8S
Konev
Alexandrovka
Kirovograd
Zhornishche
Zhornische
Ukraine
Berlin
Soercioner
Iear
Wilno-Rovne
Russia
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