Hoover warns lax prison setup threatens renewed crime surge
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover tells the International Association of Chiefs of Police that postwar crime rises, hijacking and kidnapping are increasing, and lax parental and prison controls allow criminals to be released on parole or leave. He cites abuses in penal systems as a national disgrace.
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Miami Beach
Fla
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
FBI
Hoover
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Hoover reveals FBI alerts before Pearl Harbor attack
In a 1941 interview Dick Wingert notes J ed Hoover said the FBI warned Pacific bureaus including the Philippines of possible U S Japan tensions ten days before Pearl Harbor. Hoover cited over a million espionage complaints, 141 convictions and 16 500 dangerous aliens detained after the attack.
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Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
FBI
Japan
United States
Pacific
Philippines
Hoover
Washington
Tokyo
Japanese troops accused of bayoneting 20 children in Philippines
Tokyo papers report Japanese soldiers killed twenty young children during a mass execution in Cebu and Mindanao as they forced fleeing mothers from tents. Capt Aoki allegedly ordered killings amid retreat and food shortages, mothers describe selective killings and burial in mud.
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Tokyo
Philippines
Haru Tomohana
Aoki
Cebu
Kyodo
Mindanao
Phillipines
Eight Children Found Dead After Mud Digging Tragedy
A witness describes chaotic scenes as a mother recalls tearing from soldiers to uncover eight bodies buried in mud. She details digging with her hands while soldiers stood by with bayonets, before collapsing in tears.
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Mrs. Tomohana
Divorce Granted to Mrs Maxie Rosenbloom in Los Angeles
Mrs Maxie Rosenbloom was granted a divorce after she charged her husband the pugilist turned actor with permitting a shapely nightclub singer to disrobe before swimming party guests at their Beverly Hills home. The parties separated earlier this week after a high profile dispute centered on propriety and social standards.
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Los Angeles
Maxie Rosenblooms
Divorce Granted After Cruelty Hearing Involving Rosenbloom
Superior Judge Ruben S Schmidt issued a divorce to Muriel Faeder Rosenbloom 26 school teacher after a two day hearing. The decree cites cruelty and bars the former prize fighter from any community property interests while she is free to pursue other arrangements. Trumpeted end notes urging readers to buy victory bonds.
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Ruben S Schmidt
Grant
Muriel
Faeder Rosenbloom
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