West Virginia legislature overrides veto on acting attorney general
The House votes 75 15 to allow James Kay Thomas to name an acting attorney general, despite a gubernatorial veto. The Senate then passes the measure 25 6. Separately the House approves a 64 28 inquiry into governmental spending, forming a five member committee with up to 5000 dollars in expenses to report by March 1.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
James Kay Thomas
M. M. Neely
House of Delegates
Thomas
Annex
House
Senate
Holt
D. Lewis
U. S
Holt Robably
Chile Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Axis Nations
Chile ends diplomatic relations with Germany Japan and Italy and begins rounding up axis nationals after Senate approval by 30 to 10. President Juan Antonio Rios will address the nation by broadcast as officials plan passport expulsions and possible transfers to Argentina.
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Santiago
Chile
Germany
Japan
Italy
Juan Antonio Rios
Senate
Argentina
Axis
Rios
Joaquin Fer-nrandez
Samuel Souza de Leno Gracie
Foreign Office
Democratic Front
Alberto Ostria Gutierez
Army deserter James P. Thompson commits suicide after standoff
Detective Chief Wise reported James P. Thompson 25 of Bluefield West Virginia described as an army deserter shot himself after being trapped in a South Carolina city area. He fired through a door at Detective James B. Atteberry then ran into the kitchen and died. Thompson's wife said he deserted at Camp Carabello Florida.
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Charleston
Joseph FP. Wise
James P. Thompson
Bluefield
W. Va
Wise
Thompson
James B. Atteberry
Camp Carabello
Fla
West Virginia considers bill to end judicial nominating conventions
A bill sponsored by the West Virginia Bar Association would end the party convention system for selecting judges. It calls for standard general elections for the top courts and faces House and Senate review. Governor Neely supports discarding convention nominations, notes the lack of statewide conventions since 1940.
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Holt
Opeies
Gov- Neely
U.S. Senate
Neely
West Virginia
Thoma
Selding ‘i
Bar Association
House
Senate
West Virginia Bar Association
van Sickler
Greenbrier
Paull
Brooke
Morrison
Kanawha
Herman Bennett
Supreme Court
Jackson Savage
Subzero Cold Grips Midwest With Record Lows
A wave of extreme cold swept the midwest with temperatures plummeting to 32 below in Roseau Minnesota and 13 below in Chicago. The cold caused about twenty deaths in the central states and frost bite injuries. schools closed in Illinois while Chicago stayed open. Fuel oil coupons and arctic conditions sparked widespread shortages and fires as officials logged record lows across several states and counties.
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Midwest
Roseau
Minn
Minnesota
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Garrison
N. D
Glasgow
Mont
Lemmon
Miners divided on return to work after Roosevelt ultimatum
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania 3000 workers vote to resume production, following President Roosevelt's demand to end the three week old strike. Prospect colliery 1800 workers vote yes and Lance Colliery 750 to 110 approve return. about 9000 still idle. Union warns of expulsion for defying orders.
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Roosevelt
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Prospect
Lance
Glen Alden Coa
Dave Cummings
Bester
Lone Payne Company
The
Prospect Henry
Soavatiee Committee
United Mine Workers District 1
Arors
Red
Six Miners, Moonshiner Sentenced in Federal Court
Six defendants were sentenced yesterday on guilty pleas during the January term. Okey Cakes of Flat Top, 42, drew four years in Lewisburg and a $1,000 fine for operating a moonshine still. Woodrow Wilson Brogan, 24, received two years at Chillicothe for probation violation. Joshua W. West, 69, of Hanover, got two years in Petersburg for operating a still and probation violation. Wilbert Freeman, 22, was indicted on two counts including failure to report for Army induction and post office theft, sentenced to two years and six months. Morricke, 19, got six months in Ashland for service-related offenses. Wallace G. Jeffreys, 36, of Cincinnati, was sentenced as noted. More details on Page 2.
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Lewisburg
Woodrow Wilson Brogan
Oakes
Chillicothe
Joshua W. West
Hanover
Petersburg
West
Wilbert Freeman
McDowell County
Freeman
United States Army
Anoteer
Yester
Oheberg
Baout
Morricke
Ashland
Kentucky
Wallace G. Jeffreys
Cin
Reds Advance Near Kharkov As Soviets Drive Deep
Moscow reports the Red army pushing 17 miles toward Kharkov and reaching 45 miles above Voroshilovgrad on the Don while recapturing Mityakinskaya near Voroshilgrad. British observers tally 89 axis divisions neutralized in two months as German morale frays and Berlin prepares the public for harsher losses.
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Red Army
Ukraine
Kharkov
Voroshilovgrad
Donet River
London
Mityakinskaya
Voroshi
Rostov
Sea of Azov
Caucasus
Salsk
Byelokurakina
Elokurakina
Novo-Pskov
Byelovodsk
Ostrogozhsk
Proletarskaya
Nazieheld Salsk
Melodrama unfolds as actress Bellamy shoots at executive
In San Francisco on January 20 a court hearing followed a shooting involving actress Madge Bellamy and Pacific Lumber president Clarence Murphy. Bellamy, 35, formerly a famed western star, sought a divorce tied to Murphy's marriage, promised not to shoot or harm him, and was granted a week’s continuance with $500 bail.
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San Francisco
Madge Bellamy
Stanford Murphy
Miss Bellamy
Clarence Morris
Murphy
Pacific Lumber Company
Pacific Union Club
New York
June Alamy
Baltimore
Margaret Philpott
Riverside
Cali
Frank Lucey
America
Prentiss Brown Takes Over OPA In Washington
Prentiss M. Brown assumed leadership of the OPA from Leon Henderson and pledged a cautious approach to price controls. He expressed hope for looser gasoline rationing, better fuel oil supply next winter, and broader food rationing flexibility while stressing public protection and careful study of the task ahead. Brown took the oath from Justice William O. Douglas as Mrs. Brown and son Paul observed.
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Washington
Prentiss M. Brown
Leon Henderson
Roguacen
OPA
Brown
Michigan
Wickard
William O. Douglas
Nazis Make Night Raids On London
London reports four Nazi air force raids last night and early today with damage suspected after a daylight attack. Authorities say the Germans touched the outskirts of the city once while incendiaries struck the southeast during one alarm. civilian casualties and elevated fear mark the event.
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London
Cne
Gene Krupa Denies Narcotics Use in San Francisco
Drum band leader Gene Krupa denied using narcotics and said he did not send his 17 year old valet to remove marijuana cigarets from his overcoat. The case for contributing to the delinquency of a minor continues with hearings set for January 26.
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San Francisco
Gene Krupa
Krupa
Thomas M. Foley
Juvenile Court
John Patenkos
Bedford
Mass
Tojo Illness Delays Opening Of Japanese Diet
Tokyo radio said premier Hideki Tojo was ill and the diet session restart was postponed to January 27. Allied powers speculated the move masked political friction as Tojo seeks greater control behind the scenes. Page 2 note indicates continuation.
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Tojo
Tokyo Radio
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Flynn Denies Charges as Senate Weighs Australia Post
Edward J. Flynn rejects all allegations as false and political, while the Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans to hear Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia and other New York officials on Flynn’s suitability for the Australian minister post. Sidney Baron calls Flynn’s testimony perjury and cites more than 20 witnesses backing that claim. The panel will reconvene Friday and may hear additional testimony from Bronx officials.
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Washington
Edward J. Flynn
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fiorello H. la Guardia
New York
Flynn
Australia
Sidney Baron
New Yorker
Allies Wipe Out Japanese Groups on Guadalcanal
American troops pressed the Guadalcanal campaign and killed 1,032 Japanese in five days through January 17. They advanced near Henderson Field amid stiff resistance, with engagements and pockets of enemy forces disrupted. a ship was hit by two bombs and set on fire as US planes bombed Solomons targets.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
Navy
Henderson Air Field
Solomons
Joining In Pursuit Of Fleeing Axis
British and French forces press toward Tripoli as French troops from Equatorial Africa link with the Eighth Army. In the first three days of the week the British say they sank 14 Axis vessels in the central Mediterranean. The Brazzaville broadcast notes joint action against Axis shipping and a new thrust toward Tripoli.
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London
Equatorial Africa
Eighth Army
Tripoli
Mediterranean
Lake Chad
Nothward
le Clerc
Brazzaville
Quan Ne
Mussolini
Radio
Refining Company Faces Ration Violation Probe
Federal Judge signs a temporary restraining order against Sinclair Refining on an OPA complaint alleging discriminatory policy toward dealers and suppliers entitled to fuel oil under the ration order. The case seeks a permanent injunction and strict enforcement of anti discrimination provisions by OPA officials.
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New York
Samuel Mandelbaum
Sinclair Refining Company
Office of Price Administration
Mitchell Jelline
Russell H. Potter
OPA
Anp
Sylvan N. Joseph
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Holt Committee
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Cyrus W. Hall
LaForrette
Sena
Bill Go
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AY Leningrad
Smolenski
Soviet
Kurske
Voronezh
REDS
Akursk
Russia
Stalingrad
Kieve
Millerovo
Kamensk
Likhay
Rostovs
Black Sea
Turkey
Armavia
Ydstalingrad
Baku
Leningrad
Velikie Luki
Rzhev
Hitler
Smolensk
Kursk
Rossosh
Armavir
By Eddy Gilmore
By Kirke L. Simpson
Don
Berlin
Prentiss Brown
Henderson
Imness
la Guardia
Samuel Foley
Bronx
William B. Herlands
Robert Moran
Paul J
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