Jap Atrocity Trials Open With Stage Set in Yokohama
In Yokohama on December 17 the Allied commission opened proceedings for war crimes trials. Five Japanese including Tatsuto Tsuchiya, nicknamed Little Glass Eye, face charges for atrocities against prisoners of war. Nearly 400 Japanese are to be tried. Defendants will have air trials and translations of evidence in English.
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Yokohama
Tatsuto
Tsuchiya
Little Glass Eye
Commission
John Dickin~son
St. Petersburg
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Lake Short Storm Halts Traffic Across Rural Roads
Severe cold and high winds froze vehicles and blocked rural routes after a Saturday night freeze. Two Corry plows worked through the night to keep main roads passable, but mail and express service were delayed for over 48 hours. Readings reached 6 below at dawn with temperatures near zero by daybreak.
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Highway Department
Corry
Buffalo
Fred Kinley
Mercury
Tay Rase
Patton’s Third Army Grinds Across Europe in 1944 Drive
U S divisions moved 700 miles toward Metz then mounted rapid crossings to seize key fortress cities and establish bridgeheads across the Moselle. The fast advance aimed to disrupt German lines and pave the way for the Meuse assault, with Patton selecting December to push toward the Bulge region.
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Chartres
Blancs
Salne
Marne
Aisne
Meuse
Acrass
Moselle
Third Army
Patton
Czechoslovakia
Mercer County Girl Killed in Truck Crash
A Mercer County girl died when a rear end collision with a parked tractor trailer on Route 10 near Adamstown. Betty Hayes, 16, was pronounced dead at Greenville Hospital. Her sister Doris Hayes, 15, and three other locals were injured. one driver remained hospitalized in Greensville.
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Adameille
Fuath
Mercer County
Adampville
Betty Hayes
RD. L. jAdamestlie
Greenville Hospital
Gnd
Joseph A. Doyle
Doris Hayes
Erie Man Killed on Street by Automobile
A 39 year old Erie man, Matihew Stadler, was killed instantly at 6 PM Saturday after being struck on Franklin Avenue by a car driven by Oliver William McKinley. McKinley, who was released by County Coroner Warren Wout pending further investigation, stated he did not see the victim until it was too late to avoid the collision. Driver reported traveling 80 miles an hour on snow covered streets.
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Franklin Avenue
William McKinley
Matihew Stadler
Arie
Corumer
Warren W. Wout
Wilson
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