Seven Jap Warlords Die on Army Gallows
Tokyo reports Hideki Tojo and six other war criminals were hanged at Sugamo Prison after midnight in two groups. Doihara Matsui Muto and Tojo died in the first group, Itagaki Hirota Kimura in the second. All wore US Army salvage uniforms, no insignia, as witnesses watched.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Tojo
Kenji Doihara
Iwane Matsui
Nanking
Akira Muta
Philippines
Sugamo
Doihara
Matsui
Muto
MacArthur
Seishiro Itagaki
Koki Hirota
Heitaro Kimura
Manchuria
Chiang Approves Chinese Cabinet Amid Civil War Unrest
Chiang Kai-shek approves Premier Sun Fo's cabinet, signaling possible talks with the Communists. The move comes as front lines show an ominous lull, with Nationalist losses cited and the capital Nanking watching closely for peace prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Sun Fo
Geta
Chang Chun
Chang Chih-Chung
Sun
Chiang
Communist Radio
Family plane crash in Texas kills five members
Five members of the Miller family die when their private plane, forced low by fog, crashes into a high power line near Orange Grove in South Texas. Orville Miller, a Dallas oil man and former Navy pilot, his wife Mary Ann, and their three sons are the victims.
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Alice
Orange Grove
Texas
Orville Miller
Dallas
Mary Ann Miller
Teacher and Niece Shot in Hunting Accident
In Pecos County, a 63 year old school teacher Bettie Mitchell and her 10 year old niece Gayla Cauthen were wounded in a hunting accident while inspecting traps. Gayla's brother Jackie Cauthen, 13, fired his shotgun believing a flashlight beam was ringtail cat eyes. injuries not life threatening.
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San Angelo
Sheffield
Pecos County
Bettie Mitchell
Gayla Cauthen
Jackie Cauthen
Gayla
Freight Train Cars Derail on Arkansas Bridge
Twenty five cars of a Missouri Pacific freight train bound from Memphis to Texas derailed on an Arkansas River bridge near Medina Arkansas. Conductor Co Gunter of Paragould Arkansas suffered a slight injury.
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Memphis
Tenn
Missouri Pacific
Texas
Arkansas River
Medina
Ark
Co. F. Gunter
Paragould
Christmas Gift Happy Day Legs Lost in Birmingham
In Birmingham Alabama on December 22 a 21 year old youth Curtis Ballenger from Empire had both legs amputated below the knees after paralysis left him unable to walk since infancy. He called it the best Christmas present God could give him and vowed to walk again within six months with artificial legs.
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Birmingham
Ala
Curtis Ballenger
Empire
Ballenger
Clark Labeled Texas Traitor
Bascom Giles denounces US Attorney General Tom Clark as a traitor to Texas over the Justice Department plan to seize Texas tidelands. Giles, former Dallas resident, accuses Clark of betraying Texas public schools and sacred state covenant, and urges resignation before a Supreme Court challenge.
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Tom Clark
Texas
Clark
Bascom Giles
General Land Office
US Justice Department
Dallas
Giles
Truman
Tidelands
Supreme Court
Soldiers finally meet pay day obligation
Mary Frances Pounds of Houston received a Christmas card from Athens Greece with a $50 check. Six years earlier she loaned $50 to three soldiers for a last fling in New York before shipping overseas. The spokesman promised repayment on pay day and fulfilled that pledge with this check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Mary Frances Pounds
Athens
Greece
Washington, D. C
New York City
Five State Phone Strike Seen Likely
A 50 000 Southwest Bell workers strike across five states appeared likely after the company rejected a three man conciliator panel proposal. The union said a walkout could begin Thursday and officials warned emergency service would be provided if needed. Governor Donnelly and city leaders received notices detailing an imminent strike and possible seizure of Missouri properties if required. The conciliators pressed that the issues be settled by three arbitrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Independent Communications Workers of America
Southwestern Division 20
Anton E. Johnson
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
H. A. Griffith
Jefferson City
Phil M. Donnelly
W. A. Bastin
Kansas City
Donnelly
Vance Julian
Missouri
Julian
Kings- Thompson
Aloys P. Kaufmann
J. W. Baldwin Jr
Guerrilla Attacks Reported Near Edessa and Neaosia
Greek general staff says two guerrilla forces launched simultaneous assaults before dawn on Edessa and Neaosia within 30 miles of the Yugoslav border. About 2,000 attackers used heavy mortars and machine guns as a battle raged. A separate rebel force northwest of Drama near the Bulgarian frontier was said to be reduced. 62 rebels killed and 50 captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Edessa
Niaoosia
Drama
Mail Carrier Placed On Probation for Delay
Chicago report states substitute mail carrier Thomas Skeech aged 28 was placed on one year probation after delays in delivering Senator elect Paul H. Douglas campaign literature before the election. He told the court he was tired and did not deliver for political reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thomas Skeech
Paul H. Douglas
Skeoch
Old Age Pension Questions Face Texas Legislature
The 51st Texas Legislature is expected to tackle raising the ceiling on old age pension spending as a study by the Department of Public Welfare warns that rising recipient rolls without more funds will force lower payments. The 35 million dollar constitutional cap, matched by federal funds, and debates over loosening or tightening eligibility loom large for session outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Department of Public Welfare
Beauford H. Jester
Welfare Department
Ing
Dutch Drive Deep into Java as UN Prepares Action
Dutch forces race to overrun Kediri and Madioen in Central Java before UN Security Council action. Parachutists seize Jogjakarta while Indonesians burn Tjeppe oil facilities in a scorched earth move. Casualties cited as eight dead and 14 wounded. Bukittinggi in Sumatra falls to Dutch troops.
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Batavia
Java
United Nations Security Council
Kediri
Madioen
Tjeppe
Semarang
Jogjakarta
UN Asked To Seek Early Withdrawal of Invaders
The United States urged the Dutch to withdraw to preattack lines in Indonesia and called for a UN cease fire and blame assignment by the Good Offices Committee. US, Colombia, and Syria sponsored the resolution as Marshall Aid shipments were suspended.
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UN Good Offices Commission
Batavia
Kalioerang
T. K. Critchley
Jogjakarta
Philip C. Jessup
United Nations Security Council
United Nations Good Offices
Indonesia
Security Council
United States
Jessup
Washington
Colombia
Syria
L. N. Palar
Pearl Harbor
Army Pardons Hero Deserter Fort Worth Soldier Restored
Fort Worth soldier Millard J. Allison who deserted before Pearl Harbor to join Canadian forces is restored to full military status after Major General Christaansen remitted execution of his six month hard labor sentence. Congressman Wingate Lucas aided the appeal and Allison will report to Camp Hood January 4.
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Fort Worth
Millard J. Allison
United States
James B. Christainsen
2Nd Armored
Camp Hood
Wingate Lucas
Allison
Pearl Harbor
Fort Orth
Lucas
Christaansen
Federal judge awards 60000 for Grapevine reservoir land
Federal Judge James C. Wilson ordered $60,000 to T. G. Beckett as compensation for 534 12 acres needed for the Grapevine reservoir. Beckett may seek further compensation if due. He must return any excess if final judgment is lower. Also $1700 to W. W. Griffis and Mary Louise Griffis and $1100 to First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Dallas.
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Fort Worth
T. G. Beckett
Grapevine
James c. Wilson
Beckett
Wilson
W. W. Griffis
Mary Louise Griffis
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Dallas
Police Renew Duggan Probe
New York police began a thorough probe into the 16 story death plunge of Laurence Duggan a former state department official. Mayor O Dwyer ordered the inquiry after Sumner Welles urged no suicide finding. Duggan fell from his Midtown office in cold weather as relatives insist he did not kill himself.
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New York
New York Police
Laurence Duggan
State Department
William O'Dwyer
Sumner Welles
Duggan
O'Dwyer
Walter Henning
Henning
Welles
Midtown Manhattan
UN- American Activities Committee
Whittaker Chambers
Stephen Duggan Jr
City offers $15 yearly plan with gift card in first issue
Offer features a $15 annual price in the city and a gift card mailed in the first issue, with the purchaser's name shown on the card.
Perjury trial of Alger Hiss delayed to February
The Alger Hiss perjury trial in New York has been postponed to February 24, with motions due by January 24. The 44 year old former State Department official remains free on $5,000 bail after being indicted on two perjury counts connected to alleged passage of secret documents to Whittaker Chambers.
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New York
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss
Edward C. McLean
Raymond P. Whearty
Whittaker Chambers
Britons to Enjoy Bath Time and Heat During Christmas Holidays
Britain will pause austerity from Christmas Eve to December 28 allowing baths any time, heats on at will, and lights in homes. Full Minister Hugh Gaitskell announced the temporary suspension of switch-off rules to boost New Year incentive as factories and stores close for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hugh Gaitskell
Nounced
Fuel Ministry
US cuts Marshall Plan aid to the Netherlands East Indies
Washington on December 22 announced a suspension of part of the 68 million dollars in Economic Cooperation Administration funds for the Dutch Indies. The move aims to pressure the Netherlands over its military actions against the Indonesian Republic and reflects U S disapproval of UN restrictions being violated. An estimated 14.1 million dollars of aid is affected, a blow to Dutch recovery plans though impact on policy remains uncertain.
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Jan van Royan
Paris
Musso
Tan Malaka
Jessup
Netherlands
Security Council
Republic
Good Offices Committee
Merle Cochran
Cochran
Washington
United States
Netherlands East Indies
Economic Cooperation Administration
Indonesia
Far East
Paul G. Hoffman
ECA
State Department
Congress
Dutch Indies
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Wong Wen-Hao
Chan Chih-Chung
Northwest
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Tientsin
Bell Company
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Dave Cheavens
Associated Press
America
Council Action
Malang
Soerabaya
Parakan
Setjang Womosobo
Mageland
Soerakarta
Salatiga
Bojolali
Blitar
Fediri
Sumatra
Bukittinggi
Fort de Kock
Austin
Salvation Army
East Second
Renville
Jes
Laurence
Institute
The
American
Statesman
Bath Legal Now
Yale
East Indies
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