Yanks and Japs Break Up Riot in Hokkaido Coal Town
Reports from Akahia Amachi in Hokkaido describe American military police and Japanese officers dispersing a riot involving about 800 Chinese and 3500 Korean slave laborers. Injuries and a Chinese fatality were reported amid tensions as repatriation plans were announced.
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Coal Town
Tokyo
Akahia Amachi
Hokkaido
Jiji
H J Ballard
Salt Lake City
Sixth Armys
Ballard
Mainichi
Funaoka
Great Circle flight marks weekly Chicago London route
The flagship American Overseas Airways plane completed its inaugural round trip Chicago to London with a one way time under 24 hours and a 32 hour 46 minute return. The flight began last Monday from Chicago and included an unscheduled stop at LaGuardia to change crews. The airline plans a 21 hour one way time though a pilot qualification issue emerged.
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Chicago
London
American Overseas Airlines
New Great Circle
Hurn
England
LaGuardia Field
New York
Europe
G I Honored For Breaking Black Market
Pfc. James B. Layman received the Soldier's Medal in Tokyo for exposing a half million dollar black market ring. His sleuthing helped trap the gang at the Maranouchi hotel, Oct 31, with four American soldiers, three Japanese, and two Italians arrested.
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Tokyo
INS
Pfc
James B. Layman
Layman
Maurice Anderson
Tist Quartermaster Depot
Maranouchi Hotel
71St Depot
Marseilles
Denial of 71st depot's Marseilles service and Tokyo ring claim
Officials defend that the 71st depot did operate near Marseilles and credit Layman, a depot staff member, with breaking up the Tokyo ring. The unit is praised as the first quartermaster unit from Europe to reach Japan, and no officer or man has faced a court martial.
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Marseilles
Tokyo Ring
Europe
Japan
Train and car collision kills two in Appleton
A Chicago and North Western local train struck a car in a blinding snowstorm near Appleton. Two men, M A Wichman and Forrest Jabas, died. about 50 passengers were hospitalized, and Mrs. Wichman survived after leaping to safety. The locomotive derailed and the derailed coaches left the track.
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Appleton, Wis
Chicago ‘and North Western
Lyman B. Clark
M. A. Wichman
Forrest Jabas
Appleton
Here
Clark
Jabas
North Western
Chicago
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Manitowoc
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