Prosecution aims to rest Nazi case by January 31
Allied prosecutors hope to complete evidence against 21 Nazis and six Nazi organizations by January 31, launching the case against Gestapo and other units. Court resumes January 1 with Robert Jackson’s team presenting core evidence, then individual responsibility. United States leads effort, with other nations wary of indicting entire organizations.
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Pcuesnberg Iap
Mem
Allied Prosecution Staff
U. S
Robert Jackson
Gestapo
Imand
Pvasion
Tribubr
Storm Troopers
Ssite Guard
Reich Cabinet
German Armed Frees Command
United States
Jackson
Southern Democrats Open Break With Truman
Southern Democrats in Washington voiced sharp disagreement with President Truman as Congress neared holiday recess. Rep Gibson of Georgia declared an open break with the president, with others hinting at persistent discord. They cited Truman's pledge to exert himself on returning the U S Employment Service to the states, letters labeling the Senate full employment bill unacceptable, and FEPC inquiry orders as signs of looming battles in the new year.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Rep. Gibson
Georgia
White House
U. S. Employment Service
SES
House
Senate
Fair Employment Pracice Committee
FEPC
Dothan Man Bonded on Larceny Count
The Houston County jail docket lists Harold Hicks of Dothan released on a $500 bond after a grand larceny arrest tied to theft of concrete blocks valued at $82.50 owned by Alex Speigner.
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Houston County
Harold "Hicks
Dothen
Liberty
Hick’s
Alex Speigner
County Loan Drive Still $70,000 Short of E Bond Quota
Houston County reports its Victory Loan drive is about 70 000 short of the 377 000 EB quota with 9 618 75 in sales yesterday Clyde Levern chairman notes Dothan Lions Club pledged 20 000 in E bonds and bought over 3 000 in the E series three days remain to reach the top Ashford groups report one quota met and other confident to reach goal by Monday News notes late county wide purchases total 308 623 50 to date and school reports on Navy plane winner expected next week
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Houston County
Clyde Levern
Ihairman
Dothan Lions Club
Houston
Lovern
Levern
Ashford
Houston County Superintendent of Education
Lover
Carrier Randolph Bucks Heavy Storm Bringing Gi's Home
AP reports the USS Randolph, ferrying 6700 returning Italian campaign veterans, battles mountainous seas and 70 mph winds. The converted carrier fights to reach New York for Christmas as crews endure slow speeds and prior Christmases spent in cold campaigns and winter fronts.
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Randolph
Gi‘s
Augusta
Wasp
Azores
New York
Casrino
Four Degree Warmup Noted In Dothan Area
Residents may not have noticed a four degree rise as the low bottomed at 22 degrees at 5 30 this morning. The prior night recorded a yearly low of 18.4 degrees with ice visible at hydrants and pipes frozen across areas.
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Dothan
Youth Killed In Auto Crash On Columbia Highway
A sixteen year old Benjamin Eugene Brown of Blakely Georgia died while being moved to a hospital after a wreck near Webb on the Dothan Columbia highway. Driver George Batson 22 of Blakely suffered serious injuries as the car left the roadway and hit an embankment at 6 55 p m. Funeral services for Brown will be handled by Blakely’s Johnson Wilkerson Funeral Home.
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Dothan
Webb
Artie Vickery
Benjamin Eugene Brown
Blakely
Vickery
George Batson
Dothan - Columbia
Georgia
Johnson- Wilkerson
Counties Can't Give To Memorial Funds
Alabama Attorney General William N. McQueen ruled counties may not appropriate funds for war memorials. The ruling, issued to all counties, came after a request from a county other than Houston. In a separate decision, the AG said a veteran is not exempt from vending machine license payments.
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Alabama
William N. McQueen
Houston County
Saxon Poyner
Houston
Same Old Army Vets Cry As Jam Balks Homecoming
SAN FRANCISCO AP Nearly 100000 Pacific veterans stranded at West Coast ports on Christmas Day due to transportation shortages. About 120000 veterans stymied at ports with 15000 more daily, as Army and Navy officials struggle to move them home. Port officials call operation Santa Claus too successful, offering extensive leave, tours, and holiday events as they cope with crowds. Local papers urged readers to invite servicemen into homes during the holidays.
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San Francisco
Y. L. Holzman
Long Island
WN. Y
Julius F. Brenner
Hudson, N
Louis Jaffe
New York City
Western Pacific
Homer Groninger
Army
Navy
Red Cross
Examiner
Call-Bulletins
MacArthur Denies Rift With Soviets
General MacArthur rejects a Tokyo broadcast claim that he threatened resignation over Soviet troop assignments in Japan. The ABC report, attributed to Larry Tighe, is said to be unfounded and possibly fed via the Tokyo black market. Tighe reaffirmed he broadcast the ex-press commander’s wish to keep Russian troops from undercutting Japan’s island of Hokkaido.
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Tokyo
Tap
MacArhhur
Soviiet
Japan
MacAnnar
Larry Tighe
American Broadcasting Corp
Ooration
Tighe
Supreme Commander
United Nations Organization
Stalin Birthday Observance Dims Minister’s Meet
The Big Three foreign ministers pressed to solve major world issues on day six of their conference as Stalin marked his birthday. Stalin, rested after a long vacation, was at his Kremlin desk continuing his routine birthday work. The celebrations contrasted with Molotov Byrnes and Bevin resuming daily talks on foreign policy and postwar concerns.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Soviet Union
Stalin
Kremlin
V. M. Molotov
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Southeast Respite Before Next Cold Wave Hits
The Associated Press reports a brief reprieve in the Southeast as a new cold wave from mid Canada edges south. Temperatures rise 5 to 10 degrees in Arkansas Tennessee and along the Gulf, while Florida sees some cooling. Snow covers New York Pennsylvania and parts of the Ohio Valley with rain forecast for Georgia and the Carolinas. Early readings vary across major cities with below zero readings in Maine and the Dakotas and single digits elsewhere.
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Associated Press
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio Valley
Plains
Arkansas
Tennessee
Gulf
Mercury
Little Rock
Memphis
Nash‘ville
Birmingham
Shreveport
Atlanta
Florida
Iowa
Missouri
Canada
Georgia
Carolinas
Northwest Pacific
Caribou
Bostam
Detroit
Green Bay
Wis
Minot
N. Dak
Havre
Mant
Seattle
Admiral Turner Blames Kimmel for Pearl Harbor Failures
Admiral Turner testifying before a Senate House committee said Admiral Kimmel did not follow clearly given orders and that Pearl Harbor losses could have been materially reduced. Turner noted a war warning he drafted and argued Kimmel was prepared for an attack and should have acted to prevent or lessen disaster.
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Washington
R R. Turner
E. Kimmel
Kimmel
Pearl Harbor
Turner
Senate
House
Pacific
Kimmiel
Navy Department
Ders
Cooper
D-Tenn
Navy War Plans Division
White House Safety Conference Called
President Truman, worried by rising traffic deaths, named Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming to lead a White House safety conference next spring. The White House cited August fatalities at 2,510, a 30 percent rise from August last year, with September at 2,839 and October at 3,440, reflecting sharp increases since gasoline rationing ended.
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White House
Washington
Truman
Philip B. Fleming
Federal Works
One Jap Killed As Crowd Storms U S Bivouac
Tokyo AP reports a 24th Division guard fatally shot a Japanese civilian during a storming of a bivouac near Matsuyama. About 1000 civilians rushed the area to scrounge for scraps, ignoring warnings as shots were fired into the ground. The wounded man died en route to medical aid.
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U. S
Tokyo
Sixth Army
Matsuyama
Cold Snap Cuts Yule Mail as Post Office Drains Backlog
Postmaster J Heard Saxon in Dothan reports a sharp drop in Christmas mail yesterday as cold weather kept patrons indoors. Staff welcome the lull to work through the heavy backlog, but cancellations rise again and employees anticipate a surge in receipts for the remainder of the holiday season.
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J. Heard Saxon
Dothan
Saxon
Patton Dies at 60 After War-Wide Command
Gen George S Patton Jr dies at 60 after a long battle with pulmonary complications following a neck injury from a December crash. Officials say he passed at 5 50 pm Eastern Standard Time with Mrs Patton at his side. A prior recovery had raised hopes before respiratory failure worsened. A separate collision damaged a pickup truck and an automobile at Burdeshaw and St Andrews, with local drivers identified as Charles Freeman and Thomas Traylor.
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Heidelberg
Germany
Georges. Patton, Jr
U.S
Normandy
Czechoslovakia
N. George
Patton, JR
Patton
Srig
Jobs M. Wilsen
U.S. Seventh Army
U. S. 15Th Army
Mannheim
John M. Willen
Seventh Army
Africa
Sicily
France
Belgium
Austria
130Th Station
Burdeshaw
St. Andrews Street
A. Cherry
Charles Freeman
Thomas Traylor
Dothan
Rationing Of Tires Ends January First
AP report says tire rationing ends January 1 after four years of limits but supply will lag. OPA and Production Administration cite no imminent transport breakdown yet foresee months of shortages. Bowles notes many motorists must wait for tires and urges dealers to limit full sets. Sugar rationing remains in place with no end in sight.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
OPA
Civitan
Ciere
CPA
John D Small
Chester Bowles
Pearl Harbor
China Communist Plans Formal Truce Request
In Chungking a Communist spokesman said the party will publish an official written armistice proposal after yesterday’s verbal peace offer was dismissed by the Central Government as propaganda. General Marshall was to meet Chiang Kai-shek in Nanking for talks as fighting raged in Hopeh Chahar and Jennol.
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Associated Press
China
Red
Chungking
George C. Marshall
America
Chiang Kai-shek
Nanking
Hopeh
Chahar
Jenol
Shanghai
Albert C. Wedermeyer
U. S
Yokohama
Tatsuo Tsuchiya
County City Workers Get Two Day Holiday
County and city employees will receive two days leave Monday and Tuesday for Christmas holidays. Probate Judge Saxon Poyner, acting as spokesman, said the decision followed mutual understandings between the city and county administrations.
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Houlston
Review Of Changes Approved In GI Measure
James Marlow reports on President Truman likely signing the GI Bill changes broadening veteran benefits. Key points extend VA coverage for travel, education, and intensive courses, including easier eligibility and extended start times, with emphasis on amputees and postwar education access for all veterans.
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James Marlow Washington
Confereas
Truman
Veterans Administration
Becarmes Law VA
The
Ser
Truman Sets Pay Ability as Key in Strike Factor
President Truman declared that ability to pay is a fact relevant to wage increases as he urged General Motors and the United Auto Workers to resume bargaining. He announced the CIO UAW and GM officials would meet, while GM signaled it may reject any finding that ties profits to the inquiry. The move follows a tense strike deadlock and a push for broader manufacturing wage talks.
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William Needham Washington
Truman
General Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers
Lloyd K. Garrison
White House
Garrison
UAW
Ford and CIO Union Plan Postholiday Wage Talks
Ford Motor Company and the CIO United Automobile Workers began a month long wage dispute negotiations during the Christmas holidays. Talks resume January 3 with both sides aiming for a settlement. The UAW demands around 30 percent, while Ford offers about 24 percent, with the union calling proposals completely unacceptable. General Motors also faces a 30 percent demand and is engaging with the union on resuming bargaining. Richard Leonard of Ford cautioned discussions will focus on the wage issue, and John Bugas described progress and serious talks ahead.
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Detroit
Aps
Ford Mater Company
CIO
UAW
Washington
General Motors
Richard T. Leonard
Ford
Ford-Uaw
John Bugas
Simeé
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