Beasts of Belsen Executed in Hamelin Hangings
Josef Kramer known as the Beast of Belsen and ten others of the Belsen gang were hanged at Hamelin after conviction for crimes at concentration camps. Among the condemned were Ivana Borman and Irina Grose. The executions occurred December 13 with two gallows used and witnesses admitted under special passes.
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Belsen
Hamburg
Germany
Montgomery
Josef Kramer
Elizabeth Volkentth
Ivana Borman
Frans Hoesaier
As Chamber
Flamer Sa
Tonunies
Patton Out Of Danger After Neck Injury
HELDELBERG Germany December 14 Associated Press Chief specialist Cal Glenn Spurling said General George S Patton Jr was out of danger of death after a serious car crash inflicted a broken neck He termed the condition touch and go and warned full recovery or permanent paralysis was possible with the outcome to be determined over the next three to four weeks
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Associated Press
Heldelberg
Germany
Cal
Glenn Spurling
George S. Patton, Jr
Dust Uhere
Senire
Spurling
Erie Man Saved From Monoxide Fumes
Theodore Heil, 45, of Erie, was overcome by carbon monoxide gas while putting chains on his car in the garage last night. He was in fair condition at St Vincent's Hospital today after a fire department squad administered respiration for 50 minutes to revive him.
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Erie
Associated Press
Theodore Heil
J. Vincant's
Federal Judge Presses FBI Methods in Bribery Case
Federal Judge Welsh in Philadelphia denounced FBI practices as Bernard S. Staub and allied figures faced bribery charges. Witnesses described a scheme involving $1,000 payments to authorities and investigations tied to textile maker Staub. The judge warned that normalizing such actions would erode public conscience and echo Gestapo methods.
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Associated Press
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Miethas White
Chiaryye
Airimners
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Ehud
Slush
Aig
Gestapo
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Lavos
Conmans
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Labor bill hearings set to resume after holidays
Senate labor committee agreed to aid hearings on the fact finding labor disputes bill and to resume after the New Year. President Truman’s aim for passage before Christmas appears unlikely. Reports from Washington and Chungking reflect administration concerns and wartime controls scaling back.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Truman
Drc
Philip Murray
House Labor Committee
Murray
Oklahoma "badman" dies of auto injuries in Arkansas
Matt Kimes, age 99, an Oklahoma bank robber nicknamed the badman, died at 7 4 am at Baptist State Hospital in Little Rock after a poultry truck strike on December 1. He had been held by Federal authorities for a Texas bank robbery. The incident ended a three month pursuit and made headlines in Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Ark
Matt Kimes
Oklahoma
Texas
Baptist State
Pearl Harbor inquiry sees staff quit and resignations
Chairman Barkley hinted at resignation from the Pearl Harbor committee as the entire legal staff sought to drop from further participation in the inquiry. Senate and House leaders warned the probe risks dragging into January with at least 60 witnesses remaining to be heard.
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Wabitington
Meg
Barkley
D-Ky
Pearl Harbor
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Congressional
Pearl Harbor Committee
William D. Mitchell
Senate House Committee
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Soare
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Mitchell
Wilels
Gondart
Gearhart
Air Corps
Hickam Field
Army Air Base
Hawait
Stephen L. Carmalt
Pittsburgh
Emergency dog quarantine enforced by city order
Mayor Frank E. Hepter issued an emergency measure enforcing a revived dog quarantine. Police will prosecute runny at large dogs after 1 w elock, with immediate provisions possible. A dog owned by Glenn King of Marion Street was sent to the state laboratory after dying under suspicious circumstances. another dog at Greyhound Past House bitten two people.
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Frank E. Hépter
le Order
Heemiyah
Wndee
Fepler
Harrisburg
Glenn King
Marion Street
Mar. King
C. B. Bennet
Flanigan
Don Keppel
Marlow Tred
Perla
First Japanese Are Prosecuted for Allied National Murders
Five former Japanese prison camp officials face a U S military commission in Yokohama on Monday for brutalities against Allied nationals. The charges stem from the murder of eight prisoners, with each defendant accused of causing death or serious harm to at least one American. Victims named include Robert Gorton Teas Pvt Noah Heard and Capt James Pavlokus, with alleged abuses such as starvation and naked exposure in snow.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
U. S. Auilitary Commission
Yokohama
Tatsuo ‘Tsueh~ Iya Puard
Little Glass
Mush Mouth
Speedo
Pie
Robert Gorton Teas
Noah Q. Heard
James G . Pavlokus
Charles Ames Dies At Tucson
Mrs Eleanor A Meade received no telegram from Tucson Arizona bringing word of the death in that city of Charles P Ames well known in Corry for many years as the son of the late Mr and Mrs Richer Ames and for his long residence there
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Charles Ames
Tucson
Eleanor A. Meade
Arizona
Charles P. Ames
Richer
Mar Corry
Narrow Escape As Planes Forced Down At Ardmore
Snow swept the region with three to four inches overnight though Ardmore narrowly escaped the bigger storm. A twin engine plane piloted by Poy Gallagher and passenger Edward A. Lynch made a forced landing on the Somerset Country Club tennis courts. Both engines tore from their mounts and the craft splintered. Two deaths and multiple injuries were reported elsewhere as the storm snarled highways and caused crashes including a Blue Ridge pileup on Route 51 near Uniontown.
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Corry
Adasen
Poy Gallagher
Edward A. Lynch
Ard+more
Tad
Lown
Somer
Somerset Country Club
Westinghouse Opens Plant at Meadville in January
Meadville December 14 Westinghouse Electric Corp will start production in Meadville in January. A work dispute that idle 150 workers since November 5 was settled by the CIO Steelworkers and Mennville Malleable Iron Works. 200 to 850 people may gain employment as three buildings are repurposed for war equipment production.
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Oomenase Creme
Meadville
Sey
Mennville Malleable Iron Works ‘Co
Henderson, Poerary
Tris
Westinghouse Plectric Corp
Tyson
Ono
Imdustrial
Linesville Woman Aged 102 Succumbs After Active Life
Linesville Pa Dec 14 Aunt Polly Everitt aged 102 died yesterday at her home after a long life marked by celebration of her 100th birthday in June 1943 with a Roosevelt congratulations. Relatives recalled rides with kin and her memory and friendships remained strong to the end as she enjoyed her friends, good food, rest, flowers, and family including visitors who came to see her.
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Isville
Polly” Everitt
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Report
Treasury report from Washington shows December receipts 179,750,748.93 and expenditures 207,271,701.88, leaving a balance of 26,379,240,004.01. Total debt 278,625, ? figures indicate a budgeting imbalance with recurring deficits.
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Treasury
Washington
Retail trade continues at large volume amid holiday week
The article notes strong retail activity across major chains with shoppers thronging stores during the Christmas period. It mentions heavy demand for home goods, clothing, and gifts as retailers report brisk sales and inventory turnover through the week.
Fire at Glenwood Hotel Kills Possible 15
Police Chief Charles Wells said there may be 10 to 15 bodies in the Glenwood Hotel ruins after a sudden blaze gutted the four story brick structure. The fire was controlled about 2 am, and the front wall collapsed during the disaster.
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Glenwood Springs
Goloy Dee
Charles Wells
Glenwood Hotel
Wells
CIO Electrical Workers to Join in Great Strike
A fragmented notice describes CIO electrical workers preparing to join a broad strike. Mentions protests, labor action, and campaign momentum with uncertain details and scattered phrases.
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CIO Electrical Workers
Red Cross Board Met Last Night At Local Hospital
The Red Cross board met to discuss plans for future activities at the local hospital. Mrs. Floyd Stowe chaired the meeting, with officials noting the Junior Red Cross scrapbooks for patient care and hospital use.
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RED Cross Board
Rilsal
Sheri
Norking Field
Porm
Selmi
Eli
Mia Growesii
Wisieman
Bs le Junior Red Cross
City falls to rebel forces in Azerbaijan province
Tehran reports that Tabrix, the major city in the northwestern Azerbaijan province, has fallen to rebellious tribesmen after a siege. The provincial governor said the government was forced to abandon Tabrix as insurgent leaders demanded autonomy, and troops surrounding the city await Tehran's orders to fight or surrender.
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Asoln
Tehran
Tabriz
Tram
Minamelit
Byyitti Ved
Bayatt
Tabrix
Intal Garrisors
Tibsrin
Slaughter Of Six Million Jews Proven By Nazi Records
International tribunal heard Nazi records confirming the extermination of about six million European Jews. Dr Wilhelm Hoettl testified that Adolf Eichmann claimed four million Jews killed in camps and two million died in other executions. Hoettl said Eichmann confessed and Himmler considered the figure too low. Wickman was described as the chief informer on Jewish executions.
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Nuernberg
International Military Tribunal
Bitler
Wilhelm Hoettt
Rest Kaltentrunner
Wlv
Aten
Russa
Hoett
Hott
Adolf Eichman
Bichmann
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Hoetti
Will Follow Pattern Set by Auto Steels Workers
New York December 14 Electrical workers pledged to strike, voting about five to one for a nation wide walkout. The vote supports CIO unions in the steel and auto sectors, threatening roughly 200000 workers in the electric industry. General Electric Westinghouse and GM Electric are key targets as the national wage relations group moves to organize.
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Brice
New York
UO Electrical
Guierst Bleetri
Wrwitehouse Awit
General Mitors
Plunta
CIO
NLA
Elvetyje
CIO Najton
la Jofna Itis United Steelworkers
Unitel Anomobile
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Tention
OTQ
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Abe Ha J
Generel
Eitien
New Developments Hinted In Negotiations With Auto Builders
DETROIT December 14 reports indicate growing rifts in wage talks involving General Motors Ford and Kaiser with the UAW CIO and related unions. Preparations for possible strikes rise as union leaders and industry officials prepare for stalled negotiations ahead of a key meeting next week. Early voting shows broad support for wage increases among electrical and steel workers, with possible nationwide action underway.
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Ford Motor Co
Nnci
Uno Dndustry
Intestehpol
Breween General Motors Corporation
GTO
United Auto
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