Briton Calls Hitler Gang Murderers at Trial
Sir Hartley Shawcross opened the British case against Hermann Goering Rudolf Hess Joachim von Ribbentrop and other Nazi leaders on trial for their lives before an international tribunal. The British counsel labeled the defendants murderers and robbers individually responsible for breaking the world's peace.
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Dantel DE Luce Mernberg
British Commonwealth
Herman Goering
Rudolf Hess
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hartley Shawcross
Keitel defense outlines Nazi aggression and war crimes
British attorney general Shawcross presented evidence that Wilhelm Keitel and other Nazi leaders planned and executed aggression, violating treaties and international law. He traced the path from 1938 Poland to the 1941 invasion of Russia, asserting their guilt in crimes against peace and widespread war misery.
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Torney
United Kingdom
Germany
Hitler
Shawcross
Hitler Seng
Geriyp
Poland
England
Shaw
Nich
Europe
RAF
Russia
Bush Says FDR Decided Use of Fire Not A Bomb
Senator Dr. Van Bush testified that Roosevelt decided to use incendiary fire against Japan in World War II, not atomic bombs. The claim was linked to a Senate atomic energy committee hearing and contrasted with Nagasaki and Hiroshima. A Cincinnati report quoted the assertion amid other wartime discourse and local notes on fires and church vandalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush
FDR
Washington
Vanprosecutor
Roosevelt
Soviet Russia
Great Britain
Cision
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Associated Press
Senate
Cincinnati
Committee On Atomic Energy
Ohio
Oic
Dawn
Eas Nelson A. Pott
Syed
Hoffner Lodge
Ralph
Will Pott
Isoarcrme
Iuvantte
Elmer Pott
Fred
Hoffner Lodge Church
Lausche Urges Housing Push For Veterans in Ohio
Gov. Lausche calls for deferment of nonessential construction to speed up housing for returning servicemen and families. He met with two dozen leaders and urged spare rooms be offered, temporary federal housing units be made available, and a $25 million housing allocation be secured in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
George H. Bender
Congress
War Debt Looms As Diet Mulls Heavier Taxes And Asset Seizure
Tokyo reports that 26 individuals on General MacArthur's list of war crime suspects are cited as the Diet debates Japan's bleak finances. Finance Minister Shibuzawa says the government will reimburse investors for about 110 trillion yen loss in Manchuria China Korea Formosa Sakhalin and the South Pacific, with probable seizure of remaining overseas assets for reparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Diet
MacArthur
Kyodo
Keizo Shibuzawa
Manchuria
China
Korea
Formosa
Shakhalin
Pacific
Lausche and Bowles to Attend Grange Meet
Ohio State Grange convention in Columbus next Tuesday will feature Mrs. Lausche and National OPA administrator Chester Bowles. The couple will address the gathering as more than 1,000 new members are inducted, marking the seventh annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ink Lausche
OPA
Chester Bowles
Ohio State
Grange
Owles
Impasse Over Iran War Troop Withdrawals Deepens
Washington officials weighed new moves to resolve the Iran impasse amid renewed friction over Red Army activity and a stalled withdrawal plan. Moscow rejected a US proposal for all allied troops to leave by January 1, preserving its March 2 withdrawal pact with Britain. State Department officer Michael J. McDermott said American troops would still be withdrawn by year end. The United States urged joint troop exit to avoid further incidents, while Britain had not responded.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Michael J. McDermott
State Department
Britain
Iran
Mikado Saved Yank Airmen
Tokyo reports that Emperor Hirohito personally intervened to spare American airmen captured after the April 1942 Tokyo bombing. Field Marshal Shunroku Hata said the emperor issued a clemency order in October 1942 after three fliers were executed in Shanghai. Hata noted uncertainty over whether 10 or 11 fliers were captured and attributed the executions to responsibility borne by Lt. Gen. Shigeru Sawada, commander of the 13th Army, who is imprisoned.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Shunroku Hata
Hata
MacArthur
Shanghai
China
13Th Army
Shigeru Sawada
Cox Claims UNRRA Aid Fosters Communism
Rep Cox told the House Rules Committee that every dime of UNRRA funds furthers Communism while Chairman Bloom sought priority on a $1.35 billion authorization for TINARA operations next year. Four Cleveland firemen from North Royalton were injured when their new six iron truck overturned en route to a fire.
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Washington
Cox
D-Ga
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
House Rules Committee
Bloom
D-Ny
Tinara
Cleveland
North Royalton
Armory Robbed. Nine Guns Reported Stolen
Ilitia reported today that Pook from its armory here. nine guns three rifles two Ub seven magazines for the guns and 360 rounds of Hi ammunition over the pita UPi The Ohio Will hike pay on City council last Hdered a finance committee an ordinance providing for nnual pay increases for 700 non elective city em
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Ilitia
Pita
Upi
Ohio
Navy fortifies Pacific islands and expands bases
Activity across the Philippine sea frontier shows a wide build up by the United States Navy. Seabees and Native labor extend bases from California to the edge of Asia with installations at Subic Bay Lingayen Gulf Guiuan and Tacloban while planning shifts toward equidation and demobilization under restricted discussion.
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Manila
Philippine Sea Frontier
United States Navy
Philippines
Pacific
California
Asia
H. L. Kaufmann
Subic Bay
Nodham
Bataan
Olongapo
Lingayen Gulf
San Fernando
la Union
Luzon
Guiuan
Samar Island
Tacloban
Leyte
Samar
Central Philippines
Bernadino
Surigao
Prosecutor as Judge Advocate in McVay Court-Martial
Capt. Thomes J. Ryan Jr directs the prosecution of Capt. Charles B. McVay II before a Navy court martial at Washington Navy Yard. McVay faces charges of negligence and inefficiency for the Indianapolis sinking on July 30 that cost about 880 of 3194 men aboard.
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Thomes J. Ryan, Jr
Charles B. McVay
Washington
D. C
Navy Yard
McVay
Indianapolis
Sales of Small Bonds Lagging Over Country
The Victory Loan aims to attract 2 billion dollars in individually worn funds to curb inflation. Ted R. Gamble notes progress is behind the daily pattern and 12 days show a 77 million lag, though overall E-Bond sales exceed the pattern by 62 million. With 963 million remaining, the drive ends Saturday night, but sales count through month end.
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Washington
War Finance
Ted R. Gamble
Treasury
War Finance Division
Akron Woman Held For Death Of Husband
Mrs Minnie Newell aged 44 is charged with second degree murder after her husband Jesse aged 42 died from knife wounds. Detective Captain John F Struzewski said she claimed he was stabbed during a domestic quarrel.
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Akron
Minnie Newell
Jesse
John F. Struzewski
Pooch Smuggled Aboard Boise During Le Havre Stop
A brown cocker spaniel named Capriccio was smuggled aboard the cruiser Boise at Le Havre France. Saymour Gellman of New York, a home-bound Army veteran, allegedly smuggled the dog onto the ship. Capriccio is shown behind bars as the Boise runs into New York Harbor.
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Renitutcas
Capriccio
Boise
le Havre
France
Saymour Gellman
New York
CIO Officials Sour To Truman Plan for Strike Ruling Board
CIO and UAW leaders resist President Truman’s bid to halt the General Motors strike. R. J. Thomas questions the government fact finding board and says the 175,000 workers will decide. Thomas and Reuther meet CIO President Murray as GM’s C. E. Wilson declines to comment. Separately, a one day walkout by CIO United Packinghouse Workers in 12 plants aims for a 25 cent wage rise, with further strikes possible if unresolved. The CIO Maritime Union invocation shuts down nearly all ships, tying to delayed overseas veteran returns.
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Associated Press
CIO
United Auto Workers
Truman
General Motors
UAW- Cio
R. J. Thomas
Thomas
Detroit
Reuther
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
United Steel Workers
New York
C. E. Wilson
Cudahy and Co
Louis J. Clark
United Packinghouse Workers Union
Midwest
Ain
CIO National Maritime Union
Joseph Curran
Truman urges new labor law with board over disputes
President Truman asks for a broad labor bill to curb strikes until an impartial board studies disputes. The House Military Committee fast-tracked action while some members push for compulsory arbitration extending beyond a 20 day window. He urged quick production and reconversion, outlining industries to cover and calling for patriotism from labor and management. The day also saw UNO debates and hearings on military unification and price controls.
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Washington
Truman
House Military Committee
Congress
Nebed Fan
Usul Aoacusul
House Committee
Andrew May
D-Ky
Ers
Mr. Truman
United Nations
Senate
U. S
United Nations Organization
Arthur Vandenberg
Britain
Russia
UNRRA
Senate Military Committee
Wiliam D. Leshy
OPA
Senate Small Business Committee
Plan Hearing On Strip Mines In Ohio
The Ohio Strip Mining Commission sets a public hearing in the State House on December 14 to hear proponents of coal strip mining regulations. An opponents’ hearing will follow after January 1. Chairman E. E. Addison notes prior trips to Ohio strip-mining areas and visits to Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The group will inspect Jackson County sites on December 13, which were missed on the prior tour.
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Columbus
Ohio Strip Mining Commission
State House
E. E. Addison
Commission
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Addison
Jackson County
Clipper Care Urged To Reduce Ringworm spread
Columbus report: Dr. Roger Heering Ohio health director urged barbers to sterilize clippers combs brushes and scissors to halt scalp ringworm among school children. Heering noted no statewide figures but said the infection is spreading slowly. Washington dispatch: administration policy favoring movie theaters over housing drew criticism from Rep. Bolton.
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Columbus
Roger Heering
Ohio
Heering
English War Bride Found With Dubuque Army Officer
Jean Carbone nineteen, an English war bride, was located in the home of a Dubuque Army captain after she vanished in Chicago when she left a plane from London. She had come to the United States to join her husband Harold Carbone, a discharged Army lieutenant enrolled at the University of Rochester, and said she joined the Dubuque officer to seek a solution to a wartime love triangle.
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Jean Carbone
Dubuque
Chicago
London
U. S
Jain
Harold Carbone
University of Rochester
N. Y
Court Appeal Sought by Yamashita to Halt Trial
Manila report says Lt Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita asked the U S Supreme Court for a writ of prohibition to stop his war crimes trial in Washington. He contends the military commission lacks authority and jurisdiction as the islands are not under martial law or military government. The commission had recess until tomorrow to decide if he must face the death penalty.
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Manila
CPI
Tomoyuki Yamashita
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Military Commission
Yamashita
Sapte Court
Geneva
Clevelander Divorces Bride From Britain
In Cleveland a veteran, Herman S. Schwartz, was granted a divorce from his British wife, Mrs. Catherine Boland Schwartz, by Common Pleas Judge Adrian G. Newcomb. Schwartz cited gross neglect and extreme cruelty and said his wife refused to come to America with him.
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Cleveland
Adrian G. Newcomb
Newcomb
Herman]s. Schwartz
Catherine Boland Schwartz
Schwartz
America
Retirement Benefits Loss by Workers Cited
Representative Jenkins reports loss of retirement benefits for state employees drafted for federal work. He urged Congress to adjust policies to protect workers who moved years ago to take U S Employment Service jobs slated to return to the states.
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Washington
Congress
iRep. Jenkins
Ohio
U. S
Berlin Vice Drive Seen as Worst In World
Berlin’s four occupying powers push a vice and delinquency campaign, detaining thousands of women and girls weekly. Medical officers report high disease rates among those examined, with compulsory treatment cutting infections. The effort aims to curb what officials call “easy virtue” amid a divvied city with refugees, shortages, and lingering Nazi-era social distortions.
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Berlin
Powersi
Germany
Ger
Dayton Man Charged With Stealing Vehicle
Dayton man John Sells, 36, bound for grand jury after admitting driving a neighbor’s car to Missouri and delivering it to a soldier in Indiana for 200. He’s charged with transporting a stolen auto across a state line. car recovered. Also brief notes Manila bank robbery suspects captured with 399,000 pesos. John J Achauer, 74, dies after auto collision.
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Cincinnati
U.S
J. Paul Geoghegan
John Sells
Dayton
Missouri
Indiana
Manila
Philippines
Housing Needs Of Veterans Is Cited By Green
Washington William Green AFL president testified before the Senate Banking Committee that at least six million returning veterans families will need adequate housing within a year and urged passage of the Tait Wagner Ellender Housing Bill to create a permanent national housing agency and promote government aid to private home building and slum clearance.
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Washington
William Green
AFL
America
Green
Senate Banking Committee
Lausche Seeks $1 338 000 Ohio Pension Return
Governor Frank J. Lausche enlists Ohio senators and congressmen to recover 1 338 000 in old age pension funds withheld by the Social Security Board in October 1938 amid alleged irregularities and political activity. He says the money was kept back due to a misunderstanding. Congress had authorized reimbursement via a Jenkins bill, but Roosevelt vetoed it on Social Security Board guidance.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Martin L. Davey
Social Security Board
Congress
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
Roosevelt
Navy Plan Gives Fliers Top Ranking Roles
Washington Secretary Forrestal announced a new organization plan recognizing aviation’s growing role. It allocates three of the six top naval operations posts to qualified naval aviators, with Admiral John H. Towers slated to become commander in chief of the Pacific fleet, succeeding Admiral Raymond A. Spruance.
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Washington
Forrestal
Naval Operations
John H. Towers
Navy
Fifth Fleet
Raymond A. Spruance
Pacific Fleet
Portsmouth PTA Plan For Health Studied
The Portsmouth Board of Education has referred a request from the Portsmouth Parent Teacher Association to the solicitor to assess a plan for compulsory diphtheria immunization before first grade and hiring a full time school physician. The legality of the move is to be determined.
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Portsmouth
City Board of Education
Parent-Teacher Association Council
International Weekly World Report Debuts Soon
Washington authorities announce a new weekly magazine named World Report. David Lawrence, president of United States News Publishing Corp, says the publication will cover international affairs with news reporting and background analysis.
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Washington
David Lawrence
United States News Publishing Corporation
World Report
Ironton Woman Accused in Involuntary Manslaughter
Lawrence County Sheriff filed involuntary manslaughter charges against Joan Brammer aged 30 of Ironton after her car struck and killed William B. Neal 70 while he and his son Haskell 44 walked along a highway in Sheridan.
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Ironton
Lawrence County
Milton B. Rucker
Joan Brammer
Rucker
Brammer
William B. Neal
Sheridan
Haskell
Delayed Warning Echoes Across Century Dates
A cryptic note cites dates 12 3 41 and 1 23 45 with a claim the next occurrence will be January 23 2045. The message emphasizes that the event will not repeat for a hundred years and mentions yesterday’s date as part of a numerical progression.
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New York
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Lausche
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International Weekly
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