Thought Japs Might Strike in Thailand
Maj. Gen. Sherman Miles testified that army leaders believed Japan could strike Thailand by noon Washington time before Pearl Harbor. He read a memorandum showing warnings to inform the Philippines, Hawaii, Panama, and the west coast. Debate focused on why Lt Gen. Short and Gen. MacArthur were warned differently and whether alerts were adequate.
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Jock Bell
Washington
Sherman Miles
George C. Marshall
Thailand
Miles
Army
Senate-House
Gen
Marshall
Pearl Harbor
Hull
Washington, UP
United States
Great Britain
Philippines
Hawaii
Panama
West Coast
Gen. Marshall
Adm
Harold R. Starit
Naval Operations
Leonard T. Gerow
War Plans Division
Gerow
Leas
Tinois
Waller C
Lucas
Ilinois
Representative Gearheart
Republican
California
Sid
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
MacArthur
Gerrhart
Short
Gen. MacArthur
Aviation Given Major Navy Role
Secretary Forrestal unveiled a plan to elevate naval aviation by placing three of the six top jobs under the chief of naval operations in favor of aviators. Admiral Towers will become commander in chief of the Pacific, Mitscher will head the 8th Fleet, and an aviator will fill the deputy chief of naval operations for air as the Navy expands air power and fleet commands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Forrestal
Naval Operations
John H. Towers
Sth
Raymond A. Spruavice
Pacific
Marek A.’ Mitscher
Air
8Th Fleet
Atlantic
Fleet
Ernest J. King
Chester Nimitz
King
Driest 60 Days in Records Here in Council Bluffs
October and November brought the driest 60 day period in 70 years for Council Bluffs and nearby, with only .02 inches in October and .15 inches in November totaling .17. The Missouri River dropped to 1.7 feet, matching the low mark, while temperatures ran near or cooler than average, with November averaging 40 degrees. A forecast warns of continued cloudiness and near freezing highs, and plans to start a new Berlin radio station aimed at German listeners is announced for December 20 start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Sweather Bureau
Missouri River
Missouri Valley
Sanborn
Sibley
Weat Bend
Cresco
Weather Bureau
British Case Against Nazis Given Court
Sir Hartley Shawcross opened the British case against Hermann Goering Rudolf Hess Joachim von Ribbentrop and other Nazi leaders, declaring they were guilty of crimes against the peace. He argued they knowingly guided Germany into aggression and war, placing themselves in a position to commit murder and robbery while violating international law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel de Luce Mernberg
Hermann Geering
Rudolf Hess
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hartley Shawcross
United Kingdom
Germany
Shawcrosa
Hitler
United States
Russla
France
Shawcross Firet
Hitler Gang
Shawcross
British
Baye
Weather forecast for Council Bluffs and vicinity
Partly cloudy and warmer through Wednesday with highs near 48 degrees Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday night temperatures near 35, with a general warming trend into Thursday. Precipitation expected less than 0.34 inch, changing to snow Friday. Nebraska mild through Thursday, then cooler Friday and Saturday. Temperature averaging about 8 degrees above normal in Nebraska. Little or no precipitation expected except light showers Sunday. Maximum 25 degrees yesterday afternoon, minimum 15 degrees Tuesday morning. Total precipitation 29.27 inches, total excess 3.38 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Committee Rejects Truman Full Employment Request
Washington. The house expenditures committee approved a substitute for full employment legislation. It drops the word full and uses high level of employment with a three member economic advisory council to advise the president and Congress. The move ends a two month stalemate and follows Truman's criticism of delays in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House, Expenditures
Menacre
Truman
Atricken
Senate
Klatt Refused to Take Miller to Hospital in Court Testimony
Fort Dodge district court heard testimony in the second degree murder trial of former guard Klatt over Ronald Miller, 17, who collapsed at Ellora state training school for boys and died Aug 2. Witnesses said Klatt refused to allow Miller to be taken to hospital, directing inmates to carry him to a dormitory cottage instead. Other witnesses described offers to transport Miller and the judge’s staff changes as proceedings continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
P—Corlac
B. McKinley
Ellora State
Ronald. Miller
Miller
Wald Carl Blatt
Bidora
Bolvs
Ronald Miller
Carl Klatt
Hauerby
Klatt
Witnets
Fallerby
Hatt
Albo
James Garles
Haart
Robert Summers
Marshalltown
Hardin County
D. W. Dickinson
Dickinson
Johnn
Rankin
Grothe
Special Week On E Bonds Set Up To Boost Quota
Pottawattamie county joins 50 counties in Iowa declaring an emergency drive to boost E bond sales to 8520000 and reach the war finance quota. A special victory week runs from Pearl Harbor Day through December 15 with Gov Blue urging banks post offices and citizens to participate to prevent failure in the national bond drive.
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Pottawattamie County
West Pottawattamie
Pearl Harbor
War Finance
Ted R. Gamble
Washington
Treasury
Ita War Finance Division
State War Finance Committee
Pottawattamie
Keling
State War Finance
Associated Press
Robert D. Blue
Towa
JoWa War Finance Comul
Japanese Diet Shaken to Roots by War Crimes List
The Japanese diet faced a震 upheaval after Gen. MacArthur announced 26 prominent barliarentarians as war crime suspects. Members protested innocence or relief at possible acquittal amid debates on reparations and financial woes. Keizo Shibuzawa signaled reimbursement to investors for massive losses, with assets likely seized for reparations as tensions rise across circles.
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Associated Press
Gen. MacArthur
Bew
Kyodo
Piniance
Keizo Shibuzawa
Tapalere
Chinbaten
Churia
Nati Y
Court martial opens as McVay pleads not guilty
Washington reports Captain J. P. McVay commanding officer of the cruiser Indianapolis faces formal charges of negligence and inefficiency in a public court martial. He pleads not guilty after the charges and specifications are read. he acknowledges his role as commanding officer during the ship's sinking near Leyte on July 26, 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. McAdy
Indianapolis
Wis
Guam
Leyte
McVay
Iranan Impasse Raises US Iran Policy Risks
Washington officials, amid a Tuesday review, weighed possible moves to break the Iranian impasse. Moscow rejected a U S withdrawal proposal as Britain gave no reply, while Washington pressed for a joint exit of troops by year end and warned of possible spillover into Transian movements. The administration feared future incidents could reflect on broader U S policy toward Iran and the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
State Department
Department
Runwik
Michael J. McDermott
Russia
Britain
Iran
Concerted Drive Against Berlin Campaign Reported
Report notes a concerted drive against vice and delinquency in Berlin aided by German civilian police. The effort targets crime and disorder with involvement from American medical officers and local authorities. The fragmentary text references four peers and Germany, indicating a coordinated crackdown underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Geraman
The
Congress Moves Swiftly to End Labor Strikes Plea
The President urges a law to forbid strikes for 30 days while fact finding proceeds. Congress, led by May, aims to vote quickly, with broad support from both parties. CIO UAW demand for 30 percent raises and GM and steel disputes dominate negotiations nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Preas
Meat
Cudahy and Company
Louis J. Gurk
GIO United Packinghouse Workers Union
Ryan
Midwest
Clark
Chicago
Cudahy
Jersey City
N. J
Kansas City
St. Peni
Minn
Denver
Col
Omaha
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Albany
Wichita
Ken
Ind
Sioux City
Salt Lake City
Detroit
Washington
Truman
General ‘Motors
R. J. Thomas
Uaw-Ci0
CIO
National Maritime Union
Joseph Curran
Curran
International Nickel Company
Huntington
W. Va
Schwellenbach
J. &, Lonergan Company
Philadelphia
Ty Wiliam F. Arbogast
May
D-Ky
Senate
Congress
Christman
House
United Auto
General Motors
United States Steel Corporation
Trumen
C. B. Wilson
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel
Philip Atur- Tay
Steel Workers Union
Likewine
Rep
Marcantonia
Amn. Lab. N
Bary Wate Paser
Liberty Ship Henry Ward Beecher Loses Propeller
The Liberty ship Henry Ward Beecher with 541 homeward bound American troops aboard reported losing its propeller about 340 miles northeast of Bermuda. The vessel bound from Marseille to Norfolk said to have dropped its propeller and ships were standing by. Weather in the area was reported moderate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Ward Beecher
Bermuda
Marneillé
France
Norfolk
Esd
Death Sentence Report From Oslo Dispatch
A telegraph dispatch from Oslo reports that William Hagelin, the interior minister, faces a death sentence. The brief item notes political tension and indicates a high-level government figure is targeted, with emphasis on the severity and international attention in the London exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pi /Am exchange telegraph
Oslo
Wiliam Hagelin
Paris Sky Chief Makes First Flight Toward Europe Route
The Paris Sky Chief of Traha continental and Western Airlines landed at Orly field after a 14 hour 47 minute nonstop from Washington with stops at Gander Newfoundland and Shannon Ireland. Passengers included General Robert Hannegan and Senator Edward Robertson. The flight signals a forerunner to regular service to Europe and the Middle East with plans to extend to Cairo later, by December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Sky Chief
Paris
Europe
Middle East
Cairo
Peggy Hopkins Weds Fifth Husband in New York
Peggy Hopkins Wed her fifth husband, Anthony Easton, in New York after a Monday ceremony. Reporters note she declared the marriage would be her last, and she gave her age as 29 with a nervous moment before the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Hopkins
New York
Peggy Hopkis
Joyce Wan
Enginew
Anthony Easton
Marriegs
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Kent
England
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Manville
Miss Campbell
Hollywood
Emare
Bergin
Moluntary
Plana
Hentik, Fauerby
Iowa
Charles B. McVay
Cnaries
B. McVay
Tadianapolla
U. S
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