Grew seen as top candidate for Under Secretary post
Former ambassador to Japan and veteran diplomat Grew reportedly has the inside track for the Under Secretary of State job. Secretary Stettinius has not made a final decision for Roosevelt’s approval. Grew’s career includes ambassadorships to Turkey and Japan and leadership of the State Department’s Far Eastern Affairs Office.
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Grew
Turkey
Secretary of State
Hull
State Department
Three Paroled by State Pardon Board in Alabama
Three prisoners were paroled and the applications of 40 others denied by the Alabama state pardon and parole board during the week ended last Thursday.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Pardon and Parole Board
Moscow Holds Key to End of War in Europe
War analyst Kirke L. Simpson reports Moscow holds the pivotal influence on Europe’s fate as 1944 ends. Churchill hedges on a summer 1945 end while Allied plans push to force Hitler behind the Rhine. Russian winter timing and Vistula drives shape pending deadlines for victory in both Europe and Asia.
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Associated Press
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Tumble In Is Growing Fast Youth Club Formed in Decatur
Decatur’s new youth club Tumble In, open to 13 to 16 year olds, operates at St John’s Parish house under the Decatur Recreation Commission. The article notes redecorations, support from local teachers and students, planned officer elections, and ongoing membership drives.
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Decatur
St.John's Parish House
Decatur Recreation Commission
Pat Morgan
Aubrey Fuller
Vernon McGwier
Esther Hunter
Junior High School
Elizabeth Calvin
French Order Not Executed in Strasbourg Hostage Threat
Paris dispatch reports Major General Jacques Leclerc pledged to execute five German hostages for every French soldier shot in Strasbourg but the threat was not carried out. The proclamation is described as closed with no Geneva convention breach implied and no hostages taken.
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Paris
Jacques Leclerc
Strasbourg
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