Testifies FDR Wanted Japan to Move First
General Marshall testified that a subordinate ordered Japanese code cracking kept from the Pearl Harbor inquiry. He said Lt. Gen. Joseph McNerney told staff officers to bar discussion of magic code messages. The witness also recalled Roosevelt directing warnings to wait for an overt act by Japan and debated the handling of the winds rumor.
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Dack Bell Washington
George C. Marshall
Army Poard
Pearl Harbor
Marshall
Jet Congressional
Joseph McNurney
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ferguson
McNerney
Russell A. Osman
Carter Clarke
Navy Board of Inquiry
Knox
Admiral Kimmel
Army
Tokyo
Roosevelt
War- Department
Japan
Senate-House
Walter C. Short
United States
Short
Hawaii
Michigan
Harvesit
C., B. Verron
Washington
Herren
Michigan Sabator
Marshal
Republican Committee
Representative Keefe
Republian
Wisconsin
Washi
Honolulu
Wasie
Fort Dodge Man Dislocates Jaw Twice From Yawning
James Sloan, 49, of Fort Dodge, is hospitalized again after dislocating his jaw while yawning. He previously suffered a similar injury last year and is now undergoing treatment for another yawning incident.
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Fort Dodge
James Sloan
Sloan
Patton in Heidelberg Hospital After Neck Injury
Mrs. George Patton Jr arrives in Heidelberg to join General Patton who is in critical condition from a neck fracture. An official bulletin says he improved slightly overnight and remains at a satisfactory level after a blood transfusion. Patton was injured when his sedan collided with an army truck near Mannheim.
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Heidelberg
Germany
UPI
George §. Patton, Jr
Army Hospital
Patton
Julius Kenner
Army Theater
Georgie
130Th Station
U. S. 15Th Army
Cpl
Salvatore di Bernady
Port Chester
Paris
Marseille
Pattien
Mannheim
Abandon Search for Missing Airmen
The navy ended one of its most intensive Atlantic searches for six missing Navy planes and 27 crewmen near the seaboard. At dusk Monday the operation was halted after hundreds of planes and vessels scanned thousands of square miles of land and sea. Navy urged continued vigilance from ships and air units between Key West and Jacksonville for any signs.
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Miami
Fla
Navy
Atlante Seaboard
Hunt
Key West
Jacksonville
Truck War Parleys to Open in Washington
Representatives of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Midwest Truck Operators Association plan to meet Thursday afternoon in Washington with the U S conciliation service to address the truck strike spreading across seven states. The meeting follows a push by senators from North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Missouri Minnesota Iowa and Kansas who pressed the dispute to the White House doorstep last week. The union seeks contracts similar to one Mississippi has approved, while operators warn such terms could force many firms out of business.
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Washington
International Team
Sters’ Union
Midwest Truck Operators’ Association
United States Conciliation Service
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Massouri
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansas
Waite House
Army and Navy plan atomic bomb tests on warships
Washington report details a joint army navy plan to test atomic bombs against naval vessels while a broader United States Bombing Survey in Japan prepares a preliminary report within three months. The survey also outlines brutal German civilian casualties from Allied air raids and notes Nagasaki compared to Hamburg.
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Army
Navy
Elton C. Fay
Washington
United States
Japan
Savoy
Germany
Maj
Cortiz F. Enloe
Nagasaki
Hamburg
Sunday Dances Up to Police Chief Controversy
A city council debated permitting Saturday and Sunday dances at the auditorium. Ralph Hayes urged late hours to draw crowds, noting similar practices in Des Moines and Sioux City. The vote to refer the matter to the police chief passed 4 to 3 amid blue-law tensions as Mayor Byers was away.
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City Auditorium
Har! Miller
Tows
Ralph Hayes
City Auditorium Recreation Center
Omaha
Bayes
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Guy Draper
John C. Lutz
George A. Swan
Homer L. Whistler
W A. Byers
New York
J. B. Katelman
Harold 8. Smith
Army Schoening
Whistler
Retem
Miller
Byers
Cold Wave Chronicle: Temperatures Dip Across State
The season's coldest temperature reached three above zero here on Tuesday but readings warmed in the afternoon and may continue into Wednesday. Snow flurries were reported in Sioux City and Dubuque, with -7 at Fort Dodge and Spencer marking the state record low. Ames Atlantic Marshalltown recorded -4, while Charles City and Sioux City logged -2. Des Moines and Ottumwa saw a high of 18. A gradual warmup is forecast with lingering snow in southern regions.
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Fort Dodge
Spencer
Mason City
Ames
Atlantic
Marshalltown
Charles Qty
Sioux City
Dubuigue
Burlington
Des Moines
Ottums
Klatt Trial Testimony Details Fight At Eldora School
Harold Nelson a former Eldora guard testified in Cart Klatt’s second degree murder trial that inmate Ronald Miller declared he had waited for a chance to fight and attacked guard Klatt with fists and chairs. Nelson described Miller urging other inmates to join and being struck with a tug and blackjack during the confrontation.
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Fort Dodge
Eldora State
Harold Nelson
Cart Klatt
Eldora State Training School For Boys
Ronald Miller
Klatt
Nelson
Miller
Hiatt
Fred Cooper
Welson
Maulfer
Snow
Miler
Muller
Klat
Jana
Sara Waste P
Weather Summary for Council Bluffs and Iowa Nebraska
The United States Weather Bureau reports partly cloudy to cloudy and warmer conditions for Tuesday with a high near 28 degrees and a low near 15. Wednesday turns mostly cloudy and warmer with a chance of light snow in Iowa. temperatures run 3 to 5 degrees below normal, then rise. Precipitation averages about a quarter inch, mainly as snow late Wednesday into Thursday. Nebraska temperatures below normal at period start rise toward normal with little precipitation expected. Hourly readings list temperatures, humidity, wind, and record highs and lows. last 34 hours max temperature 18 degrees at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, minimum 2 degrees at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. total precipitation 0.728 inches, total excess 0.205 inches.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Council Butts
Iowa
Nebraska
Anchea
Burlington to Enter Air Field
Burlington seeks helicopter feeder service to Kansas City and Chicago rail links pending CAB approval. Burlington Transportation proposes nine routes across seven states with eight seat choppers, 115 to 120 mph top speed, 200 mph cruise, 250 mile range, and 6,800 pound gross weight.
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Missouri Valley
Crase
Burlington
Chicago
Omaha
Galesburg
Ottumwa
Creston
Denver
Lincoln
Hastings
McCook
Sterling
Fort Morgan
St Louis
Cedar Rapids
Hannibal
Quincy
Keokuk
Fort Madison
Peoria
Des Moines
Gelesburg
Outumna
Albia
Knoxville
Davenport
Galeenburg
LaSalle
Menders
Aurora
Rockford
Clinton
Daven‘port
Sterning
Col
Deadwood
Sidney
Scottiblurt
Adviance
Chadron, Hot Springs
Rapa City
Farben Tested Poison Gas on Camp Inmates
Senate testimony from U.S. military government official Bernstein alleges I G Farben officials at Wuppertal developed the deadliest poison gas used on concentration camp inmates. He cites experiments on monkeys and humans, including Auschwitz, and notes extensive prewar ties with Standard Oil of New Jersey and other major firms. The hearing probes cartel and international agreements among companies and the exchange of technical information.
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Washington
UPI
Germany
Colt Bernard Bernstein
United States
Senate
Bernstein
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Standard
Trust
I. G. Farben Industria
Augsland
Bernelein
I. G. Farben
St ‘Wuppertal-Eiberfeld
L. G
Farben
Auschwitz
Cartela
International
Kinchtel
Petroleum Times
R. T. Hagram
Standard Oil Company of
Standard Oil
LG. Farben
America
América
CIO Urges Quick Approval Of National Housing Bill
The Congress of Industrial Organizations urged rapid congressional approval of a broad national housing program. RK J Thomas president of the CIO Automobile Workers stated the union's position before the senate banking and currency committee, though he did not attend in person.
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Washington
Congress of Industrial Organizations
RK. J. Thomas
CIO Automobile Workers
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Judge denies review of Sioux City grand jury
The court denied a writ of certiorari to the foreman and two jurors who sought appellate intervention in District Judge Linus B Forsling’s dismissal of a Woodbury county grand jury. They claimed exclusion of women in the jury call blocked a crime and vice investigation in Sioux City and Woodbury county. The court found no illegal action by Forsling.
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Sioux City
Des Moines
Linus B Forsling
Woodbury County
Ageb Court
Farahng
West
Fifty Homes to Be Built Here in Council Bluffs
Community Homes Inc plans to build fifty semi prefabricated homes in west and east Council Bluffs starting after January 1. Homes range 4 to 6 rooms with prices about 5750 to 8500 under FHA terms. Veterans get priority, with inspections arranged through a Veterans Advisory Council. Materials from Crawford Lumber, financing by City National Bank, and local contractors to handle finishing and utilities.
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Council Bluffs
Community Homes, Inc
Bence P. Baker
Baker
Neil Durick
Hores, Inc
Veterans Adviatory Council
Veteras
Severs
Omaha
Crawford Lumber Company
City National Bank
FHA
The
Sa Wet
Germans Held Against Will Russian Children for Slave Labor
At a war crimes trial of Hitler’s top leaders, evidence shows ten year old Russian children were held against their will in Germany to feed the Nazi war machine. Prosecutor Thomas J. Dodd cited records indicating Rosenberg approved the policy of mass enslavement and that even children of “good blood” were targeted to rebuild Germany’s population, with Gestapo support.
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Ndrnberg
UPI
Hitler
U. S
Philospher
Gestapo
Germany
Navy Accelerates Eligible Discharges For Christmas
The Navy announced on Monday night that sailors who under previous rules would have been eligible for discharge by December 31 may now be discharged immediately. The aim is to have as many as possible released in time for Christmas. Those currently serving in U.S. ports and certain others may be among the first eligible, with retention limited to personnel whose continued service is essential or would hinder the prompt release of others previously eligible.
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Rand
Navy
Washington,p
Warrior set to join Royal Canadian Navy at Belfast yard
The 14,000-ton aircraft carrier Warrior, the first Hatop for the Royal Canadian Navy, will be commissioned next at the Belfast navy yard in Northern Ireland. The ceremony marks a milestone for Canada in naval power and regional defense. The ship’s christening underscores ongoing modernization of Canada’s maritime fleet.
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Canada
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Royal Canadian Navy
Belfast Navy Yard
Ford Studies Security Plan With CIO Aims at Curbs on Strikes
Ford Motor Company, the sole member of the big three under CIO UAW contract, studied a union plan to curb unauthorized strikes and prepared to discuss wages with the union. The CIO plan seeks discharge and fines for wildcat walkouts, while Ford rejected discussing a 30 percent wage hike. Meanwhile GM ended its contract with the union but talks were to resume, and steel and Western Electric plant actions hint at broader nationwide strike momentum affecting thousands.
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Pittsburgh
Steel Workers
Ford Motor Company
Automotive
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
Dawcio
Agamst
Wildeak
Union
aMan
Ford Planto
General Motors
C. B. Wilson
Uaw-Cio
R. J. Thoman
Central Saave
United Steel
Apokcaman
Ateei
New York
Western Electric Employes Association
Western Electric
New Jersey
Kearney
N. J
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Test Vote Shapes Labor Legislation Battle
A test vote in the House Tuesday on proposed labor legislation could foretell the fate of measures aimed at curbing industrial strife. The Military Committee seeks to restrict union political activity and enforce no strike contracts while rules decide how amendments are handled during the measure’s consideration. Proponents hope to keep the bill intact, while labor supporters aim to defeat the resolution and push the bill back to rules for further action.
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Washingson
WPI
House
Messares
Ahell
Rules Committee
Comenties'n
Bill Steele
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George Patton
Council
Stan Diner
Kansas City
Winterset
Boon
Bis
Air Linen
Civil Geronaution Board
Burlington Transportation Company
Chicago, Burlngton and Quincy Railroad
Red Cross Post
Washington, LP
Truman
Basil O'Connor
American Red Cross
O'Connor
Charles G. Ross
White House
Meade
Red Cross Central Committee
Willem Il. Clayton
Treasury
Fred M. Y Vinson
Norman T. Kirk
Tom Clerk
Ross T. McIntyre
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