Hitler Decreed All Commandos Death in 1942 Order
The tribunal heard that Adolf Hitler issued an October 1942 order to slaughter all Allied commandos on capture, whether uniformed or not, aiming to wipe out saboteurs. It permitted execution by German troops or by SD, and tied to Dieppe and the North Africa invasion context. Witnesses tied the policy to Kaltenbrunner and Himmler, with records describing executions of captured Americans and British.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muernberg
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Africa
Hitler
Dieppe
North Africa
Morton
Office of Strategic Services
Slovakia
Adolf Zutter
Mauthausen
Zutter
Standarten Fuehrer
Zeireis
Kaltenbrunnner
Kaltenbrunner
Heinrich Himmler
Reinhard Heydrich
Walter Schellenberg
Germany
Himmler
Aft Amd
Korean Leader Calls Off Demonstrations Against Big Three
Kim Koo head of the provisional government said demonstrations and strikes over the trusteeship plan for Korea are halted after a long meeting with Lt. Gen. John R. Hod ge. Earlier, his forces failed to seize the police, and officials note Byrnes and Hodge influenced the shift as public anger grows at political groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Kim Koo
John R. Hodge
United States
Provisional
State Byrnes
M Hodge
Provisional Government
Hodge
Hodges
Kadlec Missing Since 1942 Declared Dead in Action
Joseph Kadlec, 26, long listed as missing after the loss of the U S S Houston in 1942, is now listed as dead per a Marine Corps headquarters letter to his parents. A radio operator with the Marine Corps, Kadlec vanished after enlisting in April 1941 and deploying in October 1941. He last sent a Navy farm card dated December 14, 1941. Survived by his parents and sister Mary Kulish of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Kadlec
Marine Corps Headquarters
Vincent B. Enes
Seventeenth Avenue SE
Kadlee
Marine Corps
U.S.S. Houston
Houston
Thailand
Kadlec
McKinley
San Diego
Calif
Kadlecs
Navy
Mary Kulish
Marion
Veteran seeks housing for family after army discharge
A mid December discharge veteran, living with his wife and 20 month old in a tourist cabin at $2 per night, cannot start work until shelter is found. He rejects sympathy and publication of his name and appeals for rental housing or an apartment, asking readers to contact the emergency housing office at 3-2602 or inform Office Manager Howard McLaughlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Hk Speeder
Howard McLaughlin
Truman Ends Cruise and Prepares Speeches
President Truman returns to the White House after a Potomac river cruise and plans to address the nation. He weighs a televised personal State of the Union presentation and will speak on radio networks Thursday night Iowa time. Congress left most domestic agenda stalled, with tax revision and government reorganization among priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
White House
Iowa
Charles G. Ross
State of the Union
Congress
Capitol
Williamsburg
Potomac River
Army and Navy
Polygamy Cultist Convictions Voided by Court
The Supreme Court voided the convictions of three fundamentalist cult members charged under the Lindbergh Kidnapping Act. William Chatwin, 68, Charles F. Zitting, and Edna Christensen faced federal counts for transporting a 14 year old girl from Utah to Mexico to become Chatwin's wife. Justice Murphy authored the opinion, noting the act targets interstate kidnapping, not general immorality crossing state lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Salt Lake City
Utah
Mexico
William Chatwin
Charles F. Zitting
Edna Christensen
Murphy
Jackson
Victim's Inquest Confusion Ends With Surprise Alive Man
In Streator Illinois a New Year inquest into a stolen taxicab death revealed Alfred Huber 31 an Army veteran alive and present after being mistaken for Walter Springman 23. The coroner had convened the inquiry over a mangled body identified as Alfred by his father but later confirmed as Walter. The family learned Alfred was alive and hoped to reunite with his wife and child in Australia.
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Streator
Ill
Huber
Alfred Huber
Ottawa
Howland Funeral Home
Frank Reed
Mary Huber
Jack
George
Frank Littak
Walter Huber
Alfred
Edward Huber
Walter
A. J. Roberts
Littak
William Schultz
Pacific
Australia
Walter Springman
Alton, IL
Briton claims Jews plotting for mass exit from Europe
FRANKFURT, UP Lt. Gen. Sir Frederick E. Morgan UNRRA chief in Germany said Wednesday Jews in Europe appear to have organized plan for mass exodus to Palestine. He doubted pogrom reports in Poland and suggested a hidden organized movement behind such stories to press UN action. Trainloads arrive in Berlin from Poland. many are well off. Morgan cautioned no concrete organization could be found and noted centers in Poland and Bavaria. The displaced persons crisis in Germany nears a tipping point, awaiting UN and U.S. action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Frederick E. Morgan
UNRRA
Germany
Europe
Palestine
Morgan
Poland
United Nations
Berlin
Bavaria
Winners in Bond Sales Race Told
Central City led the town school division with 85,224.25 in E bond sales, ahead of 20 Cedar Rapids schools totaling 83,018.75. Edgewood No 1 won country school honors earning craft instruments, while Immaculate Conception of Cedar Rapids led parochial schools with 47,893.50 and won the navy Hellcat fighter plane. Cedar Rapids district totals reached 83,018.75. nine town schools sold 231,205. 19 rural schools 37,349.50. notes indicate possible post deadline adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
Cedar Rapids
Edgewood No. 1
Clinton Township
Immaculate Conception of
I. C
Victory Loan E Bonds
Memorial Building
George Hearn
Linn County
John J Hurwitz
Lester Falcon
Des Moines
Falcon
Stark Doubts Raid Tip-off Shown to Him
Admiral Harold R. Stark testified before a senate inquiry that a prewar intercepted Tokyo message warning of a Pearl Harbor attack was not brought to his attention. He said he did not recall interpreting the communication as a plan for bombing and noted the navy did not expect a broad attack in December 1941. He explained the Nov. 27 war warning aimed to alert Pacific commanders to defend against air, sea, or land assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Stark
Senate-House
Army
Navy
Honolulu
San Francisco
Hawaii
William D Mitchell
Navy Department
Asia
Pacific
Mitchell
J. O Richardson
Pacific Fleet
Japan
Musband E. Kimmel
Richardson
Hull
Nationwide CIO packinghouse strike called for Jan 16
Approximately 200000 CIO United Packinghouse Workers of America members will walk out January 16 in a nationwide strike over a 25 cents an hour wage increase. The union forecasts bare butcher shelves nationwide within two weeks and says the average industry wage is 87 cents per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
CIO United Packiinghouse Workers of America
Lewis J. Clark
Swift
Armour, Wilson and Cudahy
Clark
AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers of America
Hormel Company
Housing Fund List Adds Seven Firms to Cedar Rapids Drive
Seven more firms contributed to the Cedar Rapids housing fund to finance temporary shelter and coordinate a permanent building program. Dr. Max Widmer cited commitments from Century Engineering, Wilson and Company, the Turner Company, Petersen Baking Company, and Iowa Electric Light and Power. Max Bromwell reported checks from Hubbard Ice and Fuel Company and Williams and Hunting Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Admiral Horthy Freed From Nuernberg Jail
NUERNBERG AP Admiral Nicholas Horthy former regent of Hungary has been released from the Nuernberg jail where he had been held in protective custody as a possible prosecution witness in the Nazi war crimes trial Authorities said there were no charges against him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuernberg
Nicholas Horthy
Hungary
Fisher Given Life Sentence For Murder Case
Clark W. Fisher, 36, received life imprisonment at Fort Madison for second degree murder. Judge G. K. Thompson ordered the hard labor term after Fisher pleaded guilty rather than facing first degree murder charges for the May 19 shooting death of his wife Mildred. The surprise 40 minute hearing followed days of negotiations between the county attorney and Fisher’s lawyers. Fisher appeared healthier than at his May 28 court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark W. Fisher
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
G. K. Thompson
Fisher
Mildred
William W. Crissman
E. J. Dahms
Elmer Johnson
Thompson
Cedar Rapids union members announce Jan 16 strike
Harold Smith, business agent, said United Packing House Workers local No 2 at Wilson and Company Cedar Rapids plant will join the strike set for January 16. He noted committees are prepared and ready to follow suit. Clark, national union president, is a former Cedar Rapids local business agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Smith
United Packing House
Cedar Rapids
Wilson and Company
Et Clark
iCedar Rapids
Indonesians Massing Near Semarangi in Java
British sources reported that Indonesian nationalist forces were assembling near Semarang in north central Java. The concentration suggested the possibility the Indonesians were preparing for a large scale attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Semarangi
Java
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Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Gestana and Security Police
Joseph Morton
Fegelein
Witler
Eva Braun
C. R
Associated Press
Laguardia
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York
William O'Dwyer
O'Dwyer
Schultz
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Housing Fund List
Admiral Horthy
Rina Dorheim
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