MacArthur Faces War Crimes Case Limits on Release
Supreme Court arguments over Japanese wartime officials held by the Tokyo tribunal raise whether General MacArthur as supreme commander must obey American courts. Solicitor General Perlman argued he is not bound by U.S. law and must follow the Allied commission’s orders, while Justices questioned reach and control. The case involves seven convicted officials with Tojo among them and could affect related sentences and 18 others.
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Washington
Philip B. Perltand
Supreme Court
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Perlman
Douglas
Ferlman
U. S
Justice Frankfurter
International Military Tribunal
Tokyo
Premiser Tojo
Gen. MacArthur
Court
Paor
George Yamaoka
New York City
Pearlman States
William Logan, Jr
George A. Furness
David F. Smith
John G. Brannon
U S Demands Japanese Economic Restraints To Fight Inflation
The United States orders Japan to implement a nine point economic control program aimed at curbing inflation and boosting exports. Gen MacArthur faces pressure to enforce fiscal stability and increased production as occupation costs rise. The move ties future U S funding to Japan’s performance under the program.
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Washington
United States
Douglas MaccArthur
Tokyo
Army
State Departments
Far Eastern Commission
MacArthur
Willie Willis Quip About Wardrobe Dilemma Circulates
A witty line from Willie Willis pokes fun at common fashion woes as Sis jokes that nothing fits in her crowd. The quip plays on the idea that everyone has already seen her wardrobe.
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Sis
Christmas Gift Basket Prize Draw To Pick $2000 Winner
Kanawha county residents join 11th annual drive to aid the needy with gifts and toys. WCHS and The Gazette host a three hour broadcast where callers pledge donations and enter the Mary Christmas contest for a $2000 prize package including a New York trip for two via Capital Airlines and a Belmont Plaza stay.
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New York
Capital Airlines
Smart
Belmont Plaza Hotel
Charleston
South Charleston
Dunbar
Virginia Electric, Inc
Michigan
Apex Ironer
Alleghany Home Appliance Co
Huntington
United States
Royal Tire and Equipment Ca
MacCorkle
New York City
Duchess
Jones-Cornett Electric Co
Washington St
Westinghouse
Thomas Field and Co
Virginia St E
Champion Cigaret Service
Lee
Mary Christmas Prize Offer On WCHE Gift Basket Show
A radio program on WCHE promises a prize over $2,000 in gifts for the listener who correctly names Mary Christmas when phoned on Saturday night December 18. Participants must mail the form with a $1 donation and include their telephone number and address to Box 2673 Charleston. Proceeds will fund food and toys for Charleston area families at Christmas.
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WCHS
the Gazette
Salvation Army
Shrine Mosque
Capitol Records
Pean Distributing Co
St. Fout-cable
General Electric
Wche Gazette
Charleston
Mother who left baby couldn't face parents
Eva Mae Carr a 20 year old Bluefield waitress told Charleston police she abandoned her two month old son Johnny Lee on a porch rather than in a trash can behind St George Orthodox church. She said she left him because she couldn't face her parents and she faced questions over whether the child was left on a porch or in a trash can. The charge was contributing to a minor as police continued to investigate. The baby was born Oct. 15 at Huntington Memorial Hospital and had been in a welfare home until last Tuesday.
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Bluefield
Charleston
Eva Mae Carr
Dewey E. Williams
Court St
St. George's Orthodox Church
Court and
Lee Sts
Eva Mae
Littlesburg
Mercer County
Huntington
Willams
Williama
Johnny Lee
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Archibald Wallace Photography Studio
Virginian
St. Williams
St. George's Chhurch
Seven Dead After B-25 Bomber Explodes Near Robeline
A B-25 bomber from Biggs Air Force Base exploded near Robeline Louisiana killing seven aboard including five airmen and two Navy personnel. A witness reported a woman among the dead, with a purse found in a pasture. The explosion was heard four miles away and left a large crater. Names of the dead to be released after kin are notified.
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Shreveport
Biggs Air Force Base
el Paso
Tex
Robeline
Barksdale Field
Earl Morris
Hobeline
Worker Dies From Radiation Burns at Los Alamos
Armando Rodrigues a Los Alamos worker died in Billings Memorial hospital on December 11 from radiation burns after treatment at several hospitals. A U S Atomic Energy Commission spokesman in Chicago provided the report and said no details were available on how the injury occurred.
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Los Alamos
Chicago
Armando Rodrigues
Lee ‘Alamos
N. M
Atomic Laboratory
Billings Memorial Hospital
Tice
Peice
Rodrigues
Defense Chief Pulling Back Near Nanking Front
Defense headquarters on the ragged front before Nanking pulled back today to a point 30 miles northwest of the Communist threatened capital. The withdrawal indicated a worsening government position with desultry fighting around Peiping and a waiting calm inside the city walls.
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Nanking
Pengpu
Chuhsien
Peiping
Liu Tze
Seymour Topping
Topping
20Th Army
Hankow
Sixth Army Group
12Th
Pengnu
Market Basket Shows Third October Price Decline
The Agriculture Department reports the retail cost of the market basket fell for the third straight month from $701 in September to $680 in October. Meat and dairy led the drop as the farm value slid from $372 to $357, a $15 decrease, while still well above 1945 averages.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ohio River narrows Kanawha flood surge in West Virginia
The Ohio River absorbed flood waters from West Virginia last night with crest levels near Paint Pleasant where the Kanawha enters the Ohio. Forecasters expect 42 feet at Paint Pleasant Sunday, while Point Pleasant near 40 feet should see little damage. Roads were reported open and central West Virginia highways clear after the crest, with other crests listed for Wheeling Huntington and nearby towns.
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Associated Press
Ohio River
West Virginia
Paint Pleasant
Ohio
Point Pleasant
Road Commission
Huntington
Road Commission Information Bureau
Clarksburg
Fairmont
U.S. 33
Weston
Buckhannon
Clay
Hinton
Renick
Rail Workers Win Hours Cut United States News
A White House emergency board proposed reducing the 48 hour rail worker work week to 40 hours starting next September. The plan includes a 7 cent immediate pay boost and a 20 percent raise next September, totaling estimated 340 million dollars in 49 costs. Non operating railroad workers would see about 63 dollars for the shorter week. The recommendations are nonbinding and could lead to a strike if rejected.
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Washington
White House
Ine Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Emergency Board
Bor Rda
G. E. Leighty
George M. Harrison
Railway Clerks
Strength Needed to Keep Peace Says Legion Chief
The West Virginia American Legion state commander Donald R. Wilson told John Brawley Post No. 20 that strength is essential for peace and that weakness leads to war. He warned of Soviet Russia undermining United Nations efforts and urged immediate military and economic aid for Nationalist China.
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Security Council
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Ukraine
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Colombo
Syria
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France
China
Canada
Belgium
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Negev
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World Organization
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U.N
American Legion
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Clarksburg
John Brawley
Soviet Russia
Armory
Wilson
Danie Boone
Earler
Meadows
IWGKY
Legion
West Virginia
Legionnaires
Charleston
Kitty Hawk Gets National Welcome at Aviation Ceremony
The Kitty Hawk, the Wright brothers aircraft, was honored as the nation’s premier aviation relic in a ceremony at the Smithsonian. President Truman praised the display as a final mooring in the national museum while John Stack Lawrence Bell and Charles Yeager received Collier trophies for unassisted flight progress. A new Wright Brothers Memorial trophy was awarded to William Frederick Durand of Stanford University.
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Dec
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Justice Vinson
Smithsonian Institution
Truman
National Museum
Air Force
Robert B. Landry
Sir Olle
William Frederick Durand
Stanford University
Cal
Truman administration to push espionage reform in new Congress
Tightened laws for spying and legal tapping of suspects likely to be proposed by the Truman administration in January. Atty. Gen. Clark hinted eight initial recommendations to strengthen espionage statutes, including proof of intent and limits on time-bar provisions. He said the Justice Department will seek changes to permit technical surveillance in spy cases and to clarify wire tapping as an investigative tool.
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Truman
Congress
Alty
Ger ‘Clark
Clark
White House
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Jawa
Alger
Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Hep
McDowell
R-Pa
un-American Activities Committee
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Russia
New Jury
U. S
Cordell Hull
Herschel V. Johnson
London
J Committee
Johnson
Mull
Lord Chatfield
British Admiralty
Russell Willson
U.S
Wristen
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