Argentina Freed Ex VP Col. Juan D. Peren by War Secretary
Gen. Eduardo Avalos secretary of war and acting interior minister signed an order freeing Col. Juan D. Peren, former vice president of Argentina, marking a notable government action in Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires
Eduardo Avalos
Interior
Col
Juan D. Peren
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Alberto Reales
Francisco Antonio Saenz
Second Army
la Plata
Reales
Peron
Army Chief Seeks Large Force to Deter Atomic Attack
General Marshall urged Congress to maintain a sizable army capable of rapid strike to halt an atomic attack. Admiral Mitscher affirmed carriers as the core naval weapon, while Patterson pushed merger of War and Navy into one agency to foster unified control and peacetime military training.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Army
Marshall
House
Appropriations Committee
Marc A. Mitscher
Naval Operations
Air
Task Force 58
Germany
Robert P. Patterson
War and Navy Departments
Truman
Congress
Rayburn
White House
General Marshall
Patterson
Senate Military Committee
Secretary of War
Navy Department
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Admiral Nimitz
Capitol Hill
One Ends Another Begins
United Mine Worker President John L. Lewis announced a soft coal strike settlement with miners returning to work Monday. He said all negotiations were discontinued and future talks would resume later. The strike affected 208,000 miners and left 30,000 steel workers idle, with broader industry impact noted by Iron Age.
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United Mine Worker
Jonn L. Lewis
Lewis
UMW
Iron Age
New York
Abolish Religious Control in Japan Declared
The Japanese cabinet abolished the religious organization control law to honor General MacArthur’s demand for religious freedom. Emperor Hirohito announced a general amnesty for about 1,000,000 people during the harvest festival, with terms reducing sentences for 37,000, restoring civil rights to 600,000, and special amnesty for 320,000. Civil rights are restored to recently released Communists. Observers say the move aims to widen participation in forthcoming elections.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Hirohito
Hess Suffering From Alleged Amnesia At Trial
Rudolf Hess, once second to Hitler, is reported by American medical officers to have intentional amnesia while awaiting trial at Nuernberg. Lt. Col. Rene Juchli of Amsterdam NY notes Hess pretends memory loss though psychiatric examination remains incomplete.
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Merneberg
Rudolf Hess
Adolf Hitler
Hess
Britain
Rene Juchli
Amsterdam
N. Y
Nuernberg
Juchli
Edward Stettinius Arrives in New York for Gallbladder Treatment
Edward R. Stettinius Jr., American U N delegate, flew into LaGuardia from London aboard an Air Transport Command plane. He left London to return for treatment of a gall bladder condition.
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New York
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
United Nations Organization
London
LaGuardia Field
Air Transport Command
Stettinius
Soviet withdrawal from Manchuria set to complete by November
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Shih-chieh said Moscow informed Beijing that Soviet forces have begun pulling out of Manchuria and will finish by the end of November. He added that Chinese troops in Northern Indo-China would withdraw in the near future.
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Chungking
Wang Shih-chieh
Moscow
Manchuria
Wang
Indo-China
Guam battle on Guam deaths and captures reported
Marine Brig. Gen. Lee B Hermie Island commander estimated over 300 die hard Japanese soldiers remain at liberty on Guam. The forces captured more than 300 in September and continue to kill several each week as they press the hunt.
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Guam
Lee B. Hermie
Lberty
Hermle
Chicago-Born Tokyo Rose Placed in Yokohama Jail
Chicago born Iva Toguri known as Tokyo Rose was placed in Yokohama jail today by U S Eighth Army officials bold move in the wartime propaganda case. The Army resumes authority as she is an American citizen and initial arrest moved to Japanese civilian police.
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Tokyo
Chicago
Iva Toguri
Yokohama Prefecture
U. S. Eighth Army
U. S. Army
Atomic Furnace Sparks Coal Strike Debate
In Washington, Frederick C. Othman notes the coal strike debate centered on John L. Lewis and foremen joining the United Mine Workers. He predicts a closed dispute with both sides ready to sign, while lamenting looming coal shortages and a looming cold winter.
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John L
Frederick C.othman
Washington
John L. Lewis
Ezra van Horn
Shoreham Hotel
War crime witnesses arrive in Nuernberg under escort
Field Marshals Walther Von Brauchitsch and Fritz Erich Mannstein and Air General Hans Jurgen Stumpf arrived by air with armed escort and were lodged in Nuernberg jail to serve as witnesses in the upcoming war crimes trials.
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Nuernberg
Walther von Brauchitsch
Fritz Erich Mannstein
Hans Jurgen Stumpf
Warmth Spreads Across Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast calls for fair skies and warmer conditions through today, tonight, and Thursday. Southwest winds reach 25 to 35 mph this afternoon, with little temperature change in West Texas and New Mexico. Nights drop to 40-45 F in the north and 50-55 F in the south, while Thursday highs reach 70-80 F.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Manufactures Denounce Pending Tax Reduction
The National Association of Manufacturers denounced the five billion three hundred fifty million dollar tax reduction bill as too little and too late. NAM chair H. E. Humphreys urged cuts closer to eight billion, saying maximum relief would speed reconversion investment and increase production more than government spending.
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Washington
National Association of Manufacturers
H. E. Humphreys
Senate Finance Committee
Irma Grese admits lashings at Oswiecim camp
The 22 year old blonde SS guard Irma Grese testified she lashed prisoners with a whip and clubbed them with a walking stick despite camp orders. She denied sending women to a sand pit to be shot and claimed the accusations were false. Prosecutor Backhouse pressed her on habitual kicking and beating of prisoners.
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Lueneburg
Irma Grese
Oswiecim
Col
T. M. Backhouse
Backhouse
Nazi Master File of Party Personnel Falls Into Allied Hands
Berlin reports the Nazi Party master file with about eight million names and two million applicant rejections has been captured by American forces. The collection includes Ausland Deutsche membership cards tied to Nazi-sponsored foreign groups and notes thousands of Auslanders among theOutland residents.
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Berlin
Ausland Deutsche
United States
Crermany
Frenzied Javanese Youth Loot Kill Destruction in Java
News from Batavia reports nationalist youth extremists attacking in Java with 15 Eurasians killed at Depok. Homes looted and religious images torn as British Indian troops with 23rd Division clash with about 800 rioters. 60 infantrymen fell amid mob pressure before reinforcements arrived. Indonesian National Council seeks Allied response to four demands.
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Batavia
Java
Indonesian National Council
Netherlands East Indies
Monammed Hatton
Officer Ordered Pets Thrown Overboard Aboard Hood
Boston officials investigate charges that overseas veterans aboard the Hood were ordered to toss pet dogs into the ocean. The port commander vows punishment if the officer is found. GIs claim dogs were drowned at sea. Hood Victory carries members of the 26th Tank Battalion, 16th Armored Division.
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Boston
Hood
26Th Tank Battalion
16Th Armored Division
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