Jackson Denounces Nazi Defense Propaganda At Nuremberg Trial
Justice Robert H. Jackson accuses Alfred Rosenberg’s defense of trying to disseminate violently anti Semitic propaganda through the war crimes trial. He demands cutting printing of the material and proposes a special master to judge relevance, provoking defense protests from Rudolf Dix.
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Mernberg
Robert H. Jackson
United States
International Military Tribunal
Jackson
Rosenberg
Rudolf Dix
Radar in Wartime Science Chronicle of unerring guidance
The article traces radar development, its use by the United Nations to bomb, sink, and guide flights, and the secrecy surrounding it. It explains the cathode ray oscilloscope as radar’s core, IFF for friend or foe, and Allied jamming techniques that thwarted Axis radar during European and Pacific landings. It notes foil-chaff methods and broad wartime deployment.
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Jradar Ces
Luftwaffe
United Nations
Europe
Pacific
Compton urges mock city test for atomic bomb
Compton, a member of the evaluation board studying the postponed sea test, argues for a sea test this summer to keep the United States from losing its chance. He notes Nagasaki did not behave as expected after the New Mexico tests and warns that without a sea test, the U.S. may never again have such an opportunity.
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Cedar Rapids
New York City
Compton
Nagasaki
New Mexico
United States
Push Button Warfare Looms After Radar Advances
The article notes use of long aluminum foil strips from parachutes by American task forces in pre invasion bombardments of Japanese islands. It describes late war Japanese radar that aided kamikaze flights, and the subsequent U.S. development of a radar tube that rendered kamikaze radar useless. Tomorrow’s feature: push button warfare.
Compton backs testing atom bomb on a mock city
Dr Karl T Compton president of MIT proposed building a city of varied walls and roofs to study atomic blast effects on land targets. He argued a bomb dropped on New York would cause far greater damage than a mere blockbuster, warning the blast could remove masonry.
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Chicago
Pacific
Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Compton
M.lt
Alexander De _ Seversky
Aviation Authority
New York City
Canada Buys U.S. wartime facilities for 12 million
Washington reports an agreement under which Canada will purchase American wartime facilities for 12 million dollars. The deal covers installations along the Alaska highway and Northwest route, weather stations, surplus movable property, and naval and air gear returned after lend lease. The U S will also provide surplus equipment up to seven million dollars for Canadian training.
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Washington
INS
United States
Canada
U. S
State Department
Canadian War Assets Corporation
Alaska Highway
Northwest
Great Britain
Amputees Plead With Patterson To Keep Hospital
Five wounded veterans met Secretary of War Robert Patterson in Atlantic City after his speech to the American Chemical Society to urge keeping the Thomas M. England general hospital open beyond June 30. They argued the soldiers, many amputees, are well cared for on the boardwalk facility as plans to evacuate to civilian use proceed. Pfc. Ernest Sardo of Elmira NY spoke for the group stating their plea and gratitude for local support.
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Atlantic City
Robert Patterson
Army
Thomas M. England General Hospital
Patterson
Convention Hall
American Chemical Society
Pfc
Ernest Sardo
Elmira
N. Y
Boardwalk Access Cited as Social Inclusion by Patterson
Patterson remarks that using the boardwalk makes people feel part of society, emphasizing inclusive public spaces and community belonging.
Pay Hike Ruled No Basis For Price Rise
The National Wage Stabilization board refused to approve an 18-cent hourly wage increase as a basis for price rise. The ruling affects 14 Detroit dairy firms supplying 75 percent of the city’s milk. The 18-cent increase had been paid since March 2 after a CIO United Dairy Workers strike involving 1,175 members.
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Washington
National Wage Stabilization Board
Detroit
CIO United Dairy Workers
Board restricts 18 cent increase and allows wage relief option
The board may permit a wage reduction of up to eight cents if companies cannot absorb the remaining increase. Board approval is required for any wage cuts. The majority opinion rejected the full 18 cent rise because it lacks a consistent pattern in related industries and does not address inequity between related sectors.
Akron Transit Walkout Ends With 12 Cent Raise
AFL and CIO unions end eight day strike against Akron Transportation company accepting a 12 cent hourly increase after 36 hours of talks. Transit service resumes for workers with buses and trolleys. Both sides had sought 32 cents.
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Akron, Ohio
AFL
CIO Transport Workers
Akron Transportation Company
Akron
Transport Workers Union
Soap shortage looming as fats limited for peacetime goods
The nation faces a fat shortage that will curb soap production. Government controls may decide how much fat can be released for soap and other peacetime products as housewives see reserves dwindle and demand rise.
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