Tojo shoots self amid Tokyo raid aftermath
The wartime figure Tojo, Japan’s No 1 war criminal, shot himself at 4:21 AM in his Tokyo villa as American police prepared to arrest him. Doctors treated him at Yokohama and then at a hospital, with initial reports of grave injury but later cautious notes on his survival chances.
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Tojo
Razor
Tokyo
Japan
Johnson
First Cavalry
Meiji Shrine
Honshu
United States
Setagaya
Paul Kraus
General MacArthur
Counter - Intelligence Corps
Kraus
FREEDOM FOR TEXAS SOLDIER CAPTURED IN PACIFIC
Capt Charles C Underwood of Amarillo led a train of Allied prisoners of war to Yokohama after being released from Sendai camp. The release was announced by The Globe and other services, with a brass band welcome and remarks by Lt Gen Eichelberger and other high US officers. Underwood previously served in the Philippines and Bataan, and his Topeka family received occasional updates. The report notes other POW relief efforts on Kyushu and details surrounding Tojo's attempted suicide in Tokyo as US forces moved to capture war criminals.
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Charles C. Underwood
Amarillo
Bataan
Yokohama
The
Globe
Army
Underwood
Ernest Underwood
Topeka
Sendai
Robert L. Eichelberger
U. S
8Th Army
Charles P Hall
Oscar W. Griswold
T. S. Wilkinson
United Press
Associated Press
Globe-News
University of Missouri
States
Philippines
Earthquake Surpassed Japs as Troublemaker
Lt. Col. Kenneth R. Flamm, visiting his mother in Amarillo, recalls China Burma India theater hazards beyond Japanese threats. He describes building a hospital in India, its destruction by earthquake, and his duties in Calcutta as head surgeon, with malaria control and sanitation work. His wife serves at Camp Bowie in Brownwood, awaiting reassignment after his Amarillo visit.
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China- Burma-India
Kenneth R. Flamm
Mattie B. Flamm
LaSalle
Sara
India
Flamm
Asaam
Kemper Military School
Baylor Medical School
Dallas
Army
Calcutta
Amarillo
Weldon Murphy
Murphy
Col
Phil Cochran
Camp Bowie
Brownwood
San Antonio
Fatal Blast Is Unsolved in Mrs Kuropata Death
Firemen and investigators probe a fatal blast at a rooming house on North Pierce Street. They suspect a liquid explosive ignited by a match struck by Mrs Faye Kuropata between 1 and 2 AM. Police send samples to Washington FBI labs for analysis.
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Faye Kuropata
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Rooming House
North Pierce
Last Month for War Time
The House Committee voted unanimously to end daylight saving time by the end of September. If Congress approves, clocks would revert to standard time at 2:00 a.m. Sunday September 30, the last day of the month. Rep. Boren of Oklahoma predicts swift passage and no opposition.
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Washington
House
Congress
Rep. Boren
Oklahoma
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Fair this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. Slightly warmer today and tonight with little temperature change Wednesday. West Texas partly cloudy today tonight and Wednesday. New Mexico fair this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Highs Wednesday 75 in the mountains and 85 to 95 elsewhere. High 84, low 58, noon 82 for the 24 hours ending 6 30 A M.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Japs Plan To Return From Manchuria
Izvestia dispatch from Hailar reports Japan issued printed warnings in Manchuria announcing intentions to return at some future date. The notice signals a possible future reoccupation plan involving Japanese forces in the region.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Hailar
Manchuria
Russians Suffer 8 219 Killed in War With Japan
Moscow reports the Soviet Union suffered 8 219 dead and 22 264 wounded in the war with Japan from Aug 9 to Sept 9. Japanese losses were 80 000 killed and 20 000 wounded in the same period, according to the Soviet information bureau.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Japan
Soviet Information Bureau
Death claims one of Canadian quadruplets
DUNNVILLE Ont Sept 11 Death claimed today one of the quadruplets born to a 35 year old wife of a Castor Center farmer but a sister and two brothers in hospital incubators were reported in satisfactory condition.
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Dunnville
Ont
Refinery Fire Under Control After Night of Explosions
Firemen and refinery workers were hospitalized as 200 East End residents evacuated. Two 15,000 gallon tanks exploded at 1 30 this morning sending flames 200 feet high. Main plant saved though 3 frame offices and pump houses burned. 5 000 gallon pumper destroyed.
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Houston
East
Harrisburg- Manchester
Sam Houston Coliseum
Eastern States
Manchester Boulevard
Congress Toward Faster Army Recruits and Discharges
Congress shifts to postwar work as lawmakers press to speed recruiting by making Army life more appealing and to accelerate discharges for servicemen. Senators and representatives debate drafts, war surplus, and equal rights amid urgent mail from citizens seeking release from uniform.
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Washington
Congress
Pearl Harbor
Senate Military Committee
House Military Committee
House
Senate
Demand Buildings For Tri State Fair
Commissioners discussed proposals for expanding Tri State Fair facilities at a morning meeting. They will study cost estimates and building scope, consider architect planning, and form a working committee with public input before any spending or voter submission. Representatives from local groups attended the session.
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Citizens Committee
Con
John Wiggins
Miles Bivins
S. B. Whittenburg
Amarillo
Panhandle
Allen Early
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Colliseum Committee
Tri-State Fair Association
Amarillo Horse Show
American Legion
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis
San Jacinto Kiwanis
North Amarillo Kiwanis
Rotary
Lions
Optimist
ABC
Chamber of Commerce
Commissioners Court
Courte House
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Comei
James Johnson
Tamemitsu Eiba
Hideki Tojo
Underwoods
Kyushu
Kanoya
U.p
Hirohito
Frank H. Bartholomew
the Pacific
Bartholomew
Douglas MacArthur
Captain Underwood
Junior Welfare League
Camera Magazine
Municipal Auditorium
Carl Mansfield
Bloomingdale
Eric Severied
John Maynard Ltr. Co
Kenneth Flamm
U. S. Weather Bureau
Victor
Russell Stationery Co
Carl Shuptrine
Haw Haw
London
William Joyce
Lord Haw Haw
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes
Insurance
A. Rega! Co. Real Estate and Long
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
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