Jerusalem Riot Kills Nine in Attacks on Police HQs
Simultaneous bomb and gun assaults on police headquarters in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv leave nine dead and many wounded. In Jerusalem, seven killed and 11 injured at the Criminal Investigation Department building, while a British officer and several constables die in the wider strike. a curfew is imposed as workmen clear rubble.
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Jerusalem
CAP
Tel Aviv
Fe Royal Engineers
Criminal Investigation Department
Jaffa Road
Butcher of Lidice Admits Sudeten Party Treachery
Prague AP reported Karl Hermann Frank, Lidice butcher and Nazi chief in Bohemia Moravia, admitting the Sudeten German party’s 1992 program was treason to Czechoslovakia and a step to re Germanize Bohemia. He condemned Nazism, said it was dead, and discussed internal failures. Frank, awaiting trial as a war criminal, spoke in prison and wore his SS uniform.
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Prague
Karl Hermann Frank
Lidice
Sudeten German Party
Czechoslovakia
Frank
Hitler
Jong
Nuernberg
County Boosts E Bond Sales to 301561 This Week
Houston County residents in Dothan raised E bond purchases bringing the total to 301,561 while officials earlier announced the drive surpassed the 377,000 goal after sales on Saturday and Monday. The campaign continues through Monday with a final report due Tuesday.
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Houston County
Dothan
Witnesses Testify Prisoners Of Japs Cruelly Tortured
Allied prisoners at Fukuoka camp in Japan endured brutal torture. Testimony in the war crimes trial of Japanese Lt. Hota co Furushima cites starvation and mistreatment. Lt. Kei Yuri of Omuta camp faces affidavits on the deaths of Marine Cpl. James G. Pavikos and Army Pvt. Noah E. Heard.
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Yokohama
Fukuoka
Japan
Hotaco Furushima
N. E. Church
Toledo
Ohio
Furashima
Kei Yuri
Omuta
Kyushu Island
James G. Paviokos
Chicago
Ill
Army
Noah E. Heard
Salinas
Calif
Sotara Murata
Furushima
James M. Spivey Taken By Death
Funeral services for James Marion Spivey a fifty three year old Geneva County car salesman and dealer who died after a short illness were held at Slocomb Baptist church. Burial followed at Pleasant Hill cemetery. Surviving are his wife four daughters and three sons. Active pallbearers and honorary pallbearers were named.
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James Marion Spivey
Geneva County
Dothan
Slocomb Baptist Church
Beasley
Pleasant Hill
Johnson and Wilkerson
Spivey
Barbour County
Hartford
Ruby Justice
Geneva
Nellie Ruth Paul
Slocomb
Mellie Evans
Jean Spivey
Bob
Jake
Marx Spivey
Jake Jones
Jim Andrews
Jamie Sowell
Carlyn Hemby
Douglas Williams
Judy Sowell
Earnest Harris
Ted Dalton
Leon Segrest
Eric Helms
Oswell Bailey
Red Sullivan
Jim Hardwick
Bill Peel
Temporary Driver's License Acceptable
The Houstont County probate office will honor temporary drivers license receipts as a legal substitute until April 1, 1946. Probate Judge Saxon Poyner noted heavy weekly inquiries about license issuance and that the State department is weeks behind in processing.
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Houstont County
Saxon Poyner
State Department
Reds Okay Atomic Control By UNO Win Voice In Japan
Russia backed Anglo American proposals to place atomic energy controls with the United Nations and won a voice in Japan’s postwar government. The Moscow Foreign Ministers meeting, chaired by Byrnes Bevin and Molotov, produced a unified China plan a Korea provisional government and broader Romania Bulgaria peace moves, while leaving Iran Dardanelles access Germany borders and Spain still unsettled. Byrnes called the talks constructive and said relations with Britain and Russia were cordial, signaling momentum for the UN assembly in London.
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UNO
Government of
Japan
Graham Hovey
Washington
Russia
United Nations
Moscow
United States
Britain
Byrnes
Bevin
Molotov
Ina
London
Iran
Dardanelles Straits
Germany
Spain
United Nations Assembly
Army Navy test of atomic bombs at sea sparks debate
Washington AP reports the upcoming Army Navy sea test of atomic bombs raises military diplomatic questions. Should foreign observers be allowed to witness? Moscow talks gave no explicit share of secrets with others.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Cansis
Army Air Corps
William Mitchell
Cape Hatteras
Navy
Henderson
Amy
Weatherman predicts southeast rain end tonight cool spell
The Associated Press reports light rain in the Southeast and Northwest with light snow in Minnesota and the Ohio Valley. Warmer conditions spread across most of the nation as New England and the southern plains grew colder. Minnesota noted a rise from 10 below to 15 above. Temperatures on the Pacific Coast ran near normal with Spokane at 38 and San Diego expected later.
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Minnesota
Ohio Valley
New England
Southern Plains
Central Plains
Pacific Coast
Spokane
Wash
San Diego
Call
Alabama to name draft award winner in White House ceremony
In Montgomery Gov. Chauncey Sparks will draw a name from a sealed bowl containing 219 draft board member names to represent Alabama at a January 21 White House ceremony. Medal awards go to non compensated Selective Service personnel with five years service. Major Bruce Potter notes four capsules will be drawn one delegate and three alternates.
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Bruce B. Potter
State Draft Headquarters
Montgomery
Potter
Sparken
MacArthur Silent On Big Three Pact
General McNarney, U.S. military governor in Germany, said Allied control is deadlocked on forming German administrative agencies while noting progress in denazification and reparations. He warned a minimum sustaining economy hinges on French acceptance of treating Germany as a single economic unit as elections approach.
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Frankfurt
Joseph T. McNarney
U. S
Germany
McNarmey
McNarney
McMarney
United States
Tokyo Sees Big Three Accord as Russian Victory
In Tokyo a Big Three decision to form a Big Four occupation council for Japan sparked worry and mixed reactions. Gen MacArthur offered no immediate comment while Tokyo readers fretted over Hiratto’s status and Japan’s postwar role. In Chungking China’s sovereignty over Manchuria raised hopes for peace. Also reported: Indonesian cooperation with Britain to restore order, French Indo China fighting, and an Atom Bowl in Nagasaki.
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Associated Press
Japan
MacArthur
Tokyo
Hiratto
Chungking
China
Manchuria
Chiang Kai-shek
Java
Netherlands
Saigon
Jimmie Doolittle
Long Beach
Calif
Honolulu
Nagasaki
Kyushu
Sharp Fighting Reported In Saigon
Sharp fighting was reported north of Saigon between French troops and Annamese nationalist forces. The French said irregulars from southern China have reinforced the attackers. Scattered clashes continued as French armor and infantry targeted guerrilla strongholds.
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Saigon
China
Wartime Work Stepped Up Southern Industrialization
New York Trust Co Index reports wartime production boosted Southern industry toward a more balanced economy. Southern payrolls rose above 1940s levels while rest of nation lagged. Rayon mills chemical plants pulp and paper, furniture and food processing, cotton textiles and tobacco expand in the South.
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New York
Index
New York Trust Co
Deep South
South
United States
Innex
Truman Ends Yule Visit With Folks at Independence
President Truman left for Washington from Independence Massachusetts to discuss post Moscow conference policies with James Byrnes. He plans an early January radio address reviewing the administration program including cooling off periods and a fact finding board for industry disputes and other goals.
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Kansas City
Truman
Independence
Maysha EK
Grandview
White House
James F. Byrnes
Biate
Neisa
Moe
Gulf Coast Retail Sales Rise 1945 October Regionwide
The Gulf Coast region of Alabama including Coffer Covington Dale Geneva Henry Hinton and Pike Counties shows a 14.9 percent gain in October retail sales from 1944. University of Alabama Bureau of Business Research reports sales tax data. Increases occurred in automobiles service stations department goods food gases lumber hardware clothing furniture coal drug and feed. Decreases occurred in variety stores restaurants cafes and theaters.
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Gulf Coast
Alabama
Coffer
Covington
Dale
Geneva
Henry
Hinton
Pike
University of Alabama Bureau of Bustees
State Department of Revenue
Buller
Chortaw
Clarke
Conecuh
Crenshaw
Escambia
Monroe
Washington
Hitch-Hiker Sought After Shooting in New Orleans
Police and military searches in New Orleans for a hitchhiker who shot three men, two fatally, with no motive found. A suspect possibly boarded a New Orleans bound bus seven miles from Lafayette, Louisiana. Seaman Gordon Gray, 21, of Electra Texas, survived and remained in serious condition at the Navy hospital as doctors limit questioning.
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New Orleans
New Orleana
Polie
Navy Hospital
Gray
Baby survives after 29-ounce birth at Winter Haven
A 29-ounce baby girl born at Winter Haven General Hospital on Christmas morning is described as doing well with an excellent chance to survive. Hospital officials say the infant shows good signs and favorable prospects for recovery.
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Winter Haven
Fla
Winter Haven General Hospital
Nine Miners Brought Alive From Kentucky Pit
Nine miners trapped by a Wednesday explosion at Kentucky Straight Creek Coal Company Mine Number 1 near Pineville were rescued alive after up to 26 hours underground. Officials and rescuers reported ambulances and doctors en route, while not naming the rescued men or confirming the status of the remaining trapped workers.
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Pineville
Middlesboro
Tte
Elie
Kentucky Straight Creek Coal Company
Wien
Derbis-Blocked
Earl Lewis
Lewis
W. E. Lewis
Lewin
Jay Nul
Jong Tunnel
Tarmps
Cai
Ship Fears Loose Cargo Of Bombs On Thoreau
The Henry D Thoreau, a Liberty ship from Naples to Cape May, reports 4000 tons of bombs breaking loose aboard. Navy says not a troopship and bombs would not be fused while loaded. A disposal officer says unlikely to explode but could burn if shocked. Ship cargo packaged for safe transport.
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New York
Naples
Maly
Cape May
Navy
HL OM. Singleton
Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc
Thorreau
Singleton
Teanaport
Balks At Ability To Pay Factor In Wage Talks
General Motors withdrew from a government wage-fact finding hearing over profits being included in the wage dispute. GM attorney Walter Merritt said the company withdrew permanently after presenting a 210 page statement opposing profit consideration. The board will proceed with the hearing as CIO UAW leader Walter Reuther warned against attacking free enterprise and stressed the need for national economic security. The panel has said GM's ability to pay a 30 percent wage boost is a factor it will consider.
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Associated Press
General Motors Corp
Wsth
Walter Gordon Merrit
Walter P. Reuther
Cio-Uaw
G-M
Merritt
Reuther
United States
Amended G I Bill Rights Await Presidential Signature
J W Thornton reports the Dothan VA office awaits the presidents signature on the amended G I Bill of Rights. The changes remove tuition deduction from federal bonuses, raise student subsistence from 50 to 85 for singles and 75 for married men, expand eligible courses, and allow education benefits without interruption for those over 23. Volume at the Dothan office has been brisk since Christmas with about 14 inquiries daily.
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Dothan
The
Veterans Administration
J. W. Thornton
Thornton
Washington
Christmans
Night Spot Watch Parties Costly New Year Eve in New York
The New York Times surveyed plans for peacetime New Year Eve celebrations in five years. Hotels, night clubs, and restaurants report record reservations. Night spots charge about 60 to 75 dollars per couple plus drinks, tips, and taxes. Preparations anticipate a large crowd in Times Square with about 2,183 police assigned to manage attendees.
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New York
Wacom
New York Times
Whic
Drinka
Tim
Th Square
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JY. J. Browder
Hale County
Browder
Terry
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Butcher
James M. Spivey
Korea
Romania
Bul
Garia
Italy
Hungary
Finland
Reich
Capital
Helen Marcy
Betty Field
Kentucky
Federal Board
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