Trial Begins For Japanese Prison Guard At Yokohama
The first war crimes trial on Japanese soil opens in Yokohama with Japanese guard Tatsuo Tsuchiya, nickname Little Glass Eye, pleading not guilty to murder and camp atrocities. Prosecutor Maj. Louis Geffen seeks the death penalty as defense faces objections from a commission member.
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INS
Louis Geffen
Atlanta
Military Commission
Geffen
Trial Commission
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Williamsport
John Dickinson
St. Petersburg
Fla
Tatsuo Tsuchiya
Little Glass Eye
Ball
Bataan
Luzon
Dickinson
Tsuchiya
Robert Teas
Mitsushima
Japan Granted Funds to Buy Rice and Fuel Supplies
General MacArthur's HQ said Japan may borrow 1.5 billion yen to buy rice for December and 75 million yen for charcoal and firewood, all rationed for the people. An Allied report stressed Japan's industrial capacity favors war production with seven more industries examined.
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Tokyo
INS
MacArthur
Japan
Allied
Reparations Commission Sets Plan for Industrial Sites
A reparations commission will determine which industrial facilities in Japan are to be seized and reassigned to other nations in the Orient. The move aims to redistribute assets.
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Japan
Orient
Sweden's veteran premier outlines peaceful world order
Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson of Sweden advocates universal cooperation over blocs to maintain peace. He defends asylum rights as humanitarian law, notes Sweden's stance on Baltic internees and German refugees as a special case, and discusses exemptions from German surrender for escapees.
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Stockholm
Per Albin Hansson
Sweden
Europe
Antonio Salazar
Portugal
Eamon de Valera
Ireland
Hansson
Russia
German Forces and No Reason for Different Treatment
A fragment notes Germany’s stance that there is no justification for unequal treatment of various groups. The text suggests a policy or ideological claim without detailing the groups or actions involved. The context remains unclear and lacks concrete events or dates.
Soviet Editorial Urges Global Collaboration for Peace
The New Times in Moscow calls for international cooperation in the atomic century. It says world peace depends on collaboration and that the Soviet Union will pursue close international ties with other nations.
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Moscow
The
New Times
Soviet Union
Ambiguous Phrase on Peace Efforts Cast Aside
A fragment states that attempts to find a way out of the situation by methods unrelated to the spirit of unity and accord should be rejected by great powers to provide peace and security.
Soldier Comes Home To Surprise $400 In Quarters
Louisville couple greeted their son Phil Schneider Jr after 37 months in the army with a can of $400 in quarters saved over two years. He plans to settle down with his wife and use the money to buy a home.
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Louisville
Phil Schneider
Schneider
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