Yamashita Is To Hang for Many Crimes
MacArthur upheld Lt Gen Yamashita death sentence for atrocities in the Philippines. Styer to execute secretly in Manila and announce death stripped of uniform. The ruling marked the first top Japanese officer reviewed by the Allied command, with harsh rebuke of his conduct and a pledge of swift justice.
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Tokyo
Tomoyuki Yamashita
MacArthur
Manila
Yamashita
Wilhelm D. Styer
Philippines
Philippine Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Germans Stole 736 Trainloads of Art in Western Europe
French prosecutor at an international war crimes trial accused Germany of seizing 736 freight train loads of art across Western Europe. The seizures included paintings rare books sculpture and jewelry as alleged indemnity for sacrifices in the war against Jewry. Separately a Cleveland Transit official noted annual passes for Tide system vehicles. A Dallas Texas firm plans a 1000000 dollar factory for truck gasoline tanks in Middletown Ohio.
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Mernberg
Germany
Europe
International Military Tribunal
Rain and Snow Generally Ends Over Country
Rain and snow coverage decreases as most areas clear to fair weather. Snow flurries affect New England, the Great Lakes, and the Northwest while other regions see cloud decline. Flood stages possible on two rivers in Arkansas and Texas from heavy rain. Cold pockets persist, especially North Dakota with temperatures 19 degrees below zero.
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Chicago
New England
Great Lakes
Northwest
la Guardia Field
New York
Arkansas
Texas
Northern Plains
North Dakota
Navy Plans Big Fleet in First Line of Defense
The Navy unveiled a postwar plan for a first line of defense totaling 319 ships and 3627 planes. The Pacific would host 176 warships, the Atlantic 143, with two standby reserve fleets. The program, in Secretary Forrestal’s annual report to President Truman, targets completion by next fall.
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Washington
Pacific
Atlantic
Government starts buying frozen eggs to support prices
The Agriculture Department moved to buy frozen eggs to aid sagging producer prices and secure supplies for military and foreign commitments. Operators of freezing plants may offer frozen whole eggs at 26.5 cents per pound F.O.B. shipping point, until further notice.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Farmers urged to raise output to feed city workers
Ohio State University economist Dr. Virgil Wertz told Farm and Home Week attendees that farmers should focus on feeding urban laborers and boosting purchasing power rather than tariff profits. Governor Lausche urged expanding production to meet food shortages driving national and global needs.
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Columbus
Ohio
Virgil Wertz
Ohio State University
Dr. Wertz
Frank J. Lausche
Pickets Killed In Strike Over Rail Operation
The strike related killings in Gridley New Jersey escalated as four railroad special agents were jailed in Bloomington Indiana while police investigated the slaying of two pickets and wounding of three others on the Toledo Peoria and Western line. President Truman sought a quick wage price solution as major labor disputes linger with 1.2 million idle workers nationwide and no settlement in sight.
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Washington
Truman
Associated Press
New York
Illinois
Gridley
Toledo, Peona J and Western Railroad
Bloomington
George P. McNear
Governor Green
Mines
W. C. Keiser
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Engimemen
Jeader
General Motors
Idje
Stee
CIO
Chicago hotel murder linked lipstick case suspect held
Edward Brunazina, 21, of Chicago, jailed in Toledo Ohio, to be questioned about the Frances Brown slaying in a Chicago hotel. The lipstick message on a wall urged police to catch the killer before more attacks. Brunazina, once a Towanda New York patient, faces an unrelated charge of annoying a young girl and admits he lived near the Brown scene.
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Kaw
Edward Brunazina
Toledo
Frances Brown
Chicago
Brunazina
Towanda
N. Y
Safford Story Refuted by Naval Officer
Congressional investigators questioned Naval Capt. A. D. Kramer on whether he pressed Adm. Halsey to back Adm. Kimmel's vindication. Kramer disputed Safford’s claim of an intercepted Dec 4 1941 Tokyo message and a coded note about war with the US and England. The Senate committee also noted a later stamp auction in New York fetched $134,610 from Roosevelt's personal collection, surpassing expectations.
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Washington
Naval
A. D. Kramer
William F. Halsey
E Kimmel
Senate House Committee
Hummel
Pearl Harbor
Kramer
Halsey
L. F. Safford
Tokyo
Safford
Japan
England
Russia
Navy
New York
Franklin D Roosevelt
Unions Await Declaration of Wage Policies
Washington awaits a wage policy decree as the House nears final approval of the Case bill creating a federal mediation board to halt strikes for 30 days. CIO and AFL leaders demand a say on the plan, with opinions split over a 17 percent ceiling tied to steel wage rises and concerns over coal miners and Packinghouse workers.
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Washington
Case
Federal Mediation Board
CIO
AFL
Philip Murray
William Greene
Truman
Murray
Cio-Packinghouse
John L. Lewis
Reds File New Charges With UNO Delegates
The United Nations Security Council, after resolving the Greek crisis, turns to the Soviet Ukraine claim that British troops in Indonesia threaten peace. The Russian charge highlights colonial independence while Britain cites wartime orders and rescue operations. Andrei Vishinsky signals flexibility on a council statement.
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London
United Nations Security Council
Greece
Ukraine
Indonesia
Soviet Union
Java
Britain
Council
Andrei Vishinsky
Bank of England Is Taken Over by Reds
The House of Lords passed a bill to bring the Bank of England under state ownership and it will go to King George VI for royal assent. In a separate note, the first phase of faster income tax refunds was announced, with $27,000,000 returned to about 600,000 taxpayers in January, aiming to cut waiting times and reduce interest penalties.
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London
House of Lords
Bank of England
George VI
Washington
Joseph D
Im Nunan, Jr
Inithe
Ternal Revenue
Nunan
Michigan Pastor Sentenced to Life for Daughter Poisoning
The Rev. Frank E Siple, 53, received a life term after confessing to the 1939 poisoning of his 18 year old daughter Dorothy Ann. Prosecutors charged first degree murder as motive tied to his view she was a mental case.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Frank E Siple
Dorothy Ann
Truman warns meat rationing possible to avert world hunger
President Truman said he would seek meat rationing if millions must starve overseas, as he announced a wheat conservation order aimed at shipping 6.6 million tons abroad in six months. He urged American sacrifice and international cooperation with Canada and Australia to ease the global food crisis.
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Washington
Truman
Canada
Australia
States Ticket Jammed With 130 Aspirants
Columbus Ohio voters faced a crowded field as more than 130 politicians entered the three month primary to seek party nominations for nine state government posts and 25 U S congressional seats. By deadline 61 sought state offices and 72 sought congressional nominations across 22 districts with many incumbents facing light opposition. Governor Lausche faced slight Democratic challenge from Joseph Torok Jr and Republican Thomas Herbert faced Albert Paytte. District challengers included Thomas Jenkins and Walter Brehm with opposing candidates MetCalwan and Reid respectively.
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Columbus
Congress
Ohio
Atjlarze
U. S. Senate
Frank J. Lausche
Thomas J. Herbert
Cleveland
Lausche
Joseph Torok, Jr
Youngstown
Herbert
Albert E. Paytte
Springfeld
Thomas Jenkins
Henry MetCowan
Ironton
Walter Brehm
Logan
Lester Reid
Chillicothe
France Delays Decision on UN Headquarters Site
French representative J T Fouques DuPurc urged postponement of choosing the UN permanent headquarters and interim site. He argued New York City as interim would face problems due to its size and foreign colonies in the city. The U N debate continued in London with Russia and China favoring Stamford Greenwich Westchester as the permanent locale.
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London
Russia
China
Stamford-Greenwich- Westchester
Connecticut
New York
United Nations
France
New York City
JT. Fouques DuPurc
United States
DuParc
Huge Sum Sought for Muskingum River Dredging Project
The plan proposes spending 25,769,990 dollars to deepen the Muskingum River from Marietta to Zanesville Ohio to nine feet. Army engineers would manage dredging and reconstruct existing locks as part of the project.
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Mernberg
International Military Tribunal
Rudolf Ness
Scotland
Churchill
Washington
Grif
Filhs
R-Ohio
Europe
Muskingum River
Marietta
Zanesville
Ohio
Candy and Bananas Used by Moonshiners
Baltimore reporters note moonshiners blend cheap candy and ripe bananas to steal sugar. Sugar shortages drive illicit distillation as authorities led by Robert E. Tuttle uncover cases of melting candy and using bananas to fuel alcohol. Akron University officials prepare for 2900 day students arriving for the next term.
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Baltimore
PIP
Robert E. Tuttle
Marsland
Jay
Tuttle
Akron T
Akron— Akron University
Fuel Rationing Ordered in New York During Tugboat Strike
New York declares a wartime brownout with fuel rationing after tugboat workers join a strike and refuse to load coal. Mayor O Dwyer orders schools closed, heat limited to 60 degrees, and nonessential venues cut from power, while 435 tug operations shift fuel supplies under Office of Defense Transportation oversight.
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New York
Brie
Office of Defense Transportation
New York Harbor
Contiguous
Army
Navy
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
United Marine Division
New York Tugboat Exchange
O'Dwyer
Striking Steel Workers File Claims for Wages
About 10 000 striking steel workers have filed unemployment compensation claims since the dispute began, Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Administrator Charles H. Jones said. The bureau has ruled that workers on strike are not entitled to benefits.
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Columbus
Ohio Bureau of
BUC
Charles H. Jones
Atomic-Drive Cars Remain Futuristic, Says British Physicist
British physicist C. D. Ellis told the Royal Society of Arts that atomic powered cars are unlikely in the rest of his lifetime. He warned shielding would be required to protect drivers passengers and bystanders from dangerous irradiations.
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London
C. D. Ellls
Royal Society of Arts
Ellis
British Army Council
Homma Wife Testimony Highlights General’s Gentle Nature
Mas aharu Homma, blamed for the Bataan death march, shows emotion as his wife testifies she is proud to be his wife and hopes their daughter will marry a man like him. The wife describes him as gentle and averse to hunting.
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Mastila—Lp
Masaharu Homma
Bataan
Homma
The
Philippines
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