Probers Debate Pearl Harbor Ties To Dewey Inquiry
In Washington on December 4 1941 Vice Admiral Theodore Wilkinson testified before the Pearl Harbor inquiry amid heated clashes over nonpartisan conduct and possible leaks to Governor Dewey. Lawmakers pressed whether Dewey knew top secrets as Gene Marshall letters were cited and Navy intelligence notes from November 15 1947 were introduced to the record.
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Theodore Wilkinson
MonJay
Yamamoto
United States
Naval Intelligence
Wiliam Falses
Senate
House
Pearl Harbor
Poe
Jack Bell
Keefes
Wis
Senate House Committee Iy
Dewey
Keefe
Theodore Wilkanson
Senator Brewater
Maine
Percy A Greaves
Republican National
Demcritic
Greaves
Brewster
Lucas
D-Il
Lucasside
F Lucas
George C Marshall
Thomas F. Dewey
New York
Geneal Marshall
Campagn
Marshalls
Reese
Gary Dewey
Dummer
Navy
Office of Naval Intelligence
Merger Message Nears Completion by Truman
President Truman has virtually completed a lengthy message on unification of the armed services. White House press secretary James C. Roosevelt said the draft, about 5000 to 50000 words, will be sent to Congress during the week, most likely Wednesday. He declined to discuss the administration’s position on unification at the briefing. The message is nearly finished.
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Washington
Truman
Navy
Congress
White House
Ener G Ross
Rosa
Ths
Konoye death seen as blow to Hirohito
Tokyo reports say Fumimiro Konoye's suicide is a crushing blow to Emperor Hirohito, widening rifts in the imperial household and political circles. Discussions of abdication revive as the era shifts under occupation.
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Hirohito
Russell Brines
Tokyo
L—Price
Fumimiro Konoyes
Fhrotito
Mmneral House
Ehrointo
Konoye Tong
Gen McArthur
Hurohito
Imperal
Price Morimasa Nashimnoto
Konoyéa
Marguia Koich
Kido
Privy Geal
Alihito
Tokyo Preas
Hirolito
Sotaro Takiwata
Admirantaro Suzuki
Privy Council
Moscow Talks Open As Big Three Meet In Peace Drive
In a cordial atmosphere the Soviet Union United States and Britain began formal talks in Moscow to pursue world peace. Molotov hosts Byrnes and Bevin as diplomats discuss procedural matters and potential topics, including atomic energy control, with no details released on specifics.
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Rembert James
Moscow
Sovet Union
United States
Britain
Gaié
Speridomska Palace
Soviet Union
Vyacheslav Molotov
James Byrnes
Ernest Begin
London
W Averell
Harriman
Bevin
Jeaders
Washington
Spordomska Palace
Emil Reynolds
American News Picture Pool
Seek Removal From Office of Raiding Polk Constables
Pettitions for removal from office of Constable Basil Grossnickle and three fellow constables were filed in district court Monday by five citizens. The group has taken part in liquor and gambling raids since June and includes Robert Barton, AF Kempton, and JL Smith from Claytownie, Saylor township, and Delaware to vet a.
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Des Moines
Basil Grossnickle
Wifal Musconduct
Grossnickle
Ay Allen Lownamp
Ifithe
Robert JO Barton
Claytownie
AF Kempton
Saylor Township
JL. G. Smith
Delaware
Veta
Eleven Projects to Start in 1940
Billings Montana reports eleven Missouri basin development projects selected to be ready for actual construction by July 1, 1940 as part of the Pick-Sloan plan for boom development. Locations include Heart River near Bismarck North Dakota Angostura near Rapid City South Dakota Frenchman Cambridge near McCook Nebraska Bostwick near Red Cloud Nebraska Canyon Ferry near Helena Montana Marais near Elyre Montana Owl Creek and Boysen near Thermopolis Wyoming Cortes and Glendo near Casper Wyoming and Korwin near Philipstown ran.
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Billings Mont
Missouri
Ten Injured in Rock Island Wreck
A Rock Island line passenger wreck near Iowa City left ten injured as seven cars derailed and a dining car plus a coach fell down a 20 foot embankment. Among the injured, Carne W Sturgis of Johnstown Pa. was the most seriously hurt and taken to Mercy Hospital. the derailment followed speed indicators showing a rapid stop after the initial crash.
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Town City
Iowa City
Rock Island
Mercy Hospital
Carne W Sturgt
Johnstown
Toby
R Dew
Des Moines
Bert Acosta Kidney Operation Possibility Hints
In New York Bert Acosta the famed 1920s aviator remained at Bellevue Hospital after a kidney ailment. A physician said an operation might be performed Monday or Tuesday, depending on patient condition and scheduling.
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New York
Bert Acosta
Bellevue Hospital
Aafferng
More Snow For Area Predicted In Severe Cold
A harsh winter front was noted with heavy snowfall in Buttals New York and widespread freezing temps across the region. Snow totals reached 48 inches in South Buffalo and 30 inches downtown, as schools closed and emergency plans activated. Temperatures plummeted to near zero or below across multiple states, with Glasgow Montana recording minus 20. Readings were expected to remain very cold into Monday morning with rising winds and additional snow possible.
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Rockies
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Dakotas
Dibnow
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Mont
North Dakota
Minnesota
Florida Peninsulas
Gulf
Mississippi
Texne
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Atlantic
Mason City
Town City
Fort Dodge
St Charles City
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Dubuque
Burlington
Des Bones
Ottumwa
Lamon
Weather Summary for Council Bluffs and Vicinity
The Weather Bureau notes cloudy, cool conditions with light snow in the south on Monday night and Tuesday. Temperatures range from below zero in the north to near zero in the south, with strong northerly winds in many areas and a high unsettled spell across Nebraska and western Iowa. Hourly readings show a mix of low temperatures and precipitation totals, including a Sunday high around 15 degrees and a low near minus two, with about 2.664 inches of total precipitation.
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US Weather Bureau
Counc Bluffs
Vienty
Shippers
Nebraska
Sinclair Oil Workers Get Pay Increase
The Associated Press reports Sinclair Oil workers won an 18 percent raise for a 40 hour week as a settlement ended a wage dispute tied to a strike and government seizure of plants. A fact finding panel in Washington will also examine the oil wage fights amid broader labor tensions nationwide.
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Sinclair Oil Company
CIO
H F Sinclair
Sinclai
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Uaw-Cio
Kaser-Frazer Corporation
General Motors
Ford “Company
Ford
Kasser- Frazer
UAW
Kaiser-Frazer
R J
Thomas
National Labor Relations Board
Yamashita Granted Stay of Execution
The Supreme Court granted a stay of execution to Japanese General Tomoyuke Yamashita who was sentenced to death by an American military commission in Manila. The action followed the filing of an airmailed petition asking review of the Philippine Supreme Court decision and comes as the court considers petitions challenging the military commission’s authority to try him.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tomoyuke Yamashita
Maria
Yamashita
Philippnes Supreme Court
Yamashita Challenged the Authority of the Military Commission
Have Waste Paper Arrest Black Marketeers in Japan
Five American soldiers and two Japanese civilians were arrested Monday in Iruma in a case of black marketeering sugar clothing and cigarettes valued at 50 000 yen about 9333 dollars. The charges indicate illicit trade during postwar shortages involving US personnel and Japanese residents. Authorities pursue leads and potential further detentions as the investigation continues.
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Irumagawa
Japan
U S and Canada to Plan Defense Against A bombs
United States and Canada begin joint plans to defend North America from transpolar attacks. An Arctic expedition named exercise musk ox will gather military and scientific data with observers and full cooperation from both governments. The effort targets vital cities and cold weather operations in a potential future war as top officials warn of polar invasions.
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John VW Hightower
Washington
United States
Canada
North America
Asia
Europe
America
Churchil Mattebam
Edmonton
Alberta
Arctic
H B Arnold
Army A
North Pacific
North Atlange
Six Meet Death in Train Collision
A Seaboard Air Lines wreck near Cheraw left six dead after two luxury trains the Silver Meteor and the Sun Queen collided while heavy holiday traffic filled the cars. At least 60 passengers were hospitalized as rescuers formed a human chain to pull the injured from the wreckage and search the coaches for survivors.
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Kollock
Seaboard Air Lines
Norfolk
Sndare Theok
SAS
Navy
Rathoac
Florida
Wroton
W W Shoemaker
Raleigh
James Ferrell
Richmond
Perry Clayton Reese
Alexandria
Wrotnh
Bhoemaker
LR Redfearn
Chetaw
Redfearn
Cheraw
Thirty Injured in Railway Collision
An investigation began Monday to determine the cause of a troop train wreck on Chicago's northwest side Sunday night. Eight soldiers were hospitalized and twenty two more injured after two diesel locomotives crashed into a Chicago and North Western troop train slowing for a men, a railroad spokesman said. No troopers were killed. No Iowa or Nebraska personnel were reported injured.
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Chicago
Jap War Crimes Trial Stage Set in Yokohama Court
In Yokohama eight American military commission members prepared the first Japanese war crimes trials. Tatsuto Tsuchiya, dubbed blue glass eye, will be arraigned Tuesday on a charge tied to beating an American to death last March. About 400 Japanese are to face atrocity complaints. trials will use English records with limited Japanese translations. The panel includes Col John H Bull and Col Michael Buckley among others, and witnesses will swear oaths without the phrase so help you God to accommodate non Christian beliefs.
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Yokohama
Mutary Commission
Tatsuto
Tsuchiya
Hlue
Glass Eye
Tsuniya
Commignion
John Diclanson
Petersburg Fla
Dox
Jonn H Bull
Williamsport
Philippines
Bataan
Michael
F Buckley
Klatt Juror Excused Amid Murder Trial Fort Dodge
District Judge Paul H W McCond excused Fort Dodge juror Mrs Ethel McBride in the second degree murder trial of Carl Klatt 34 due to her father Neville Beckley 81 death. Attorneys on both sides agreed to the step before final arguments as the case prepared to go to the jury late Monday or early Tuesday.
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Fort Dodge
Paul HW McCond
Ethel McBride Fort Dodge
Carl Klatt
Neville Beckley
Iowa Firms Charged With Violating Wage Act
Kansas City officials said 11 Iowa firms must appear at public hearings in Des Moines starting Wednesday to answer wage act violation charges. Regional War Labor Board vice chairman Russell Bauder announced the action, with cases led by Regional Attorney Jerome Smith and enforcement attorney Cole Keirney.
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Kansas City
Russell Bauder
Seventh Regional War Labor Board
Dew Moines
Jerome Smith
Cole Keirney
Des Moines
Whitney Loan and Trust Company
Atlantic
America Seeks Conviction of 600000 Nazis at Nuremberg
American prosecutors urged the International Military Tribunal to convict about 600000 Nazi leadership corps members as war criminals. They presented records of the Reich Cabinet, SS, SA, Gestapo, and high command, detailing plans for mass starvation and the seizure of food in the invasion of Russia.
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Wee Gallagher Mernberg
International Military Tribunal
Nazi Leadership Corps
War Party
War Eines Trind
Hillersie
Leadership Corps
Elite Guard
Storm Troops
Gestapo
High Command
Asr
Germany
Ameer Cam
Sre
Robert G Storey
U. SS
Tral
Moscow
Stalingrad
Russia
Hermann Goering
Police Charge Flint Picket Line
Flint Michigan I A squad of police formed a firing wedge charged through a picket line at Geneval Motor plant GM AC spark plug division. Led by Captain Gus Hawkins officers forced the main gate after pickets refused to escort workers into the plant. About 3 office workers followed into the administration building and roughly 180 office staff passed through within an hour.
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Flint, Mich
Geneval Motor Corporation
Gus Hawkins
Flint Police
Parlies
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