UNO Peace Force Setup Underway In Nuernberg Trial Area
Guards alerted for any attempt to free Nazi leaders Hermann Goering and Rudolf Hess as machine guns and heavy tanks moved into position around Nuernberg courthouse and jail. Airplane spotters were on the prison roof amid unconfirmed rumors of elite guards and troops massing nearby to rescue top criminals during trials. Major General Harm took charge of security with sandbag barricades and tightened postures around the Third Army area housing about 170 438 prisoners in multiple camps and thousands of combat troops nearby.
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Nuernberg
Hermann Goering
Tedolf Hess
Benito Mussolini
Ernest HN. Harm
Third Army
Halings E
Nuermberg
World Staff Chiefs Group Formed Near Westminster Abbey
Senior military leaders from the United States Russia Britain France and China met in a small committee room near Westminster Abbey to begin creation of a military backbone for the United Nations. The gathering signals the start of a coordinated UNO security force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Russia
Britain
France
Chine
Westminster Abbey
United Nations
UNO
Hardwick enters Senate race in Houston County district
W G Hardwick former State representative and Army major qualified as a candidate for State Senator from the 5th Senatorial District. He follows the traditional rotation by counties with Houston nominating this term and Henry providing the prior. current Senator Major W Espy of Headland aims for re election.
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Houston County
W. G. Hardwick
Sth
Hardwinck
Houston
Henry Counties
Henry County
Major W. Espy
Headland
Hardwick
House of Representatives
Alton
Lee
Democratic Executive Committee
British diplomat Peterson to Moscow as ambassador successor
Sir Maurice Drummond Peterson, veteran British diplomat and ambassador to Turkey, named to succeed Sir Archibald Clark Kerr as Moscow envoy. Kerr heads to Indonesia on a special mission. Kerr to become US ambassador this spring. Peterson, 56, has long served in Foreign Office postings including Washington, Pune, Tokyo, Cairo and Madrid.
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London
Maurice Drummond Peterson
Turkey
Moscow
Archibald Clark Kerr
Clark Kerr
Indonesia
Wil
Oolice
Waahin
Pune
Tokyo
Cairo
Madrid
Tee
Jun of Armaments
Kad Ot Baty
Captain Changes Probe Testimony
Naval Captain L. F. Safford testified that he has no suspicion against any individual regarding alleged destruction of public records. He previously suggested some suspicion exists toward Gen. George C. Marshall and Adm. Harald U. Stark, but he now says there is no proper basis for suspicions against named individuals.
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Washington
L. F. Safford
Pearl Harbor
Safford
George C. Marshall
Harald
Lucas
Senate House Committee
Stark
Marshall
Rep
Clark
D-Nc
Confessed Slayer Found To Be Sane
Grand Rapids Michigan state psychiatrists ruled Reverend Frank E. Siple sane after he confessed to poisoning his 17 year old daughter Dorothy Ano in 1999 in what he called a mercy killing. He will face a first degree murder charge, Kent County Prosecutor Menzo Bolt said.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Frank E. Siple
Church of God
Siple
Dorothy Ano
Mecey
Kent County
Menzo Bolt
Tugboat Strike Threatens Gotham Food Supplies
A strike by 3,500 tugboat operators tied up New York harbor traffic and threatened to curb fuel and food deliveries to the city. Local 338 of the International Longshoremen's Association seeks shorter hours and higher wages, with mediation talks underway between union officials, city labor advisers, and employers. Government seizure of tugs was discussed if no progress occurs, potentially affecting coal and fuel lifelines and food imports.
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New York
Harber Foray
Sandy Hook
WM. J
New Haven
Conn
United Marine Division
International Longshoremen’s Association
APL
Edward C. Maguire
William O'Dwyer
City Hall
Employers
Wiliam Brodie Pees
Bradley
Supreme Court declines to hear Yamashita case
The Supreme Court refused to intervene in General Yamashita's war crimes case. An American military commission in Manila sentenced him to hang, with sentence subject to Army review. Chief Justice Stone upheld the trial, while Justices Murphy and Rutledge dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Manila
Yamashita
Hariien F. Stone
Frank Murphy
Wiley B. Rutledge
Stone
British War Brides Reach U S After Stormy Voyage
The first group of British brides married to American soldiers reached New York aboard the Army transport Argentina after a nine day voyage across the North Atlantic. 451 women and 275 children disembarked near seven in the morning amid seasick ordeals and high emotions.
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Selman Morin
New York
Argentina
North Allendle
I Mra
Ben F. Butler
Harold N. Cooper
Borsen
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Hus
New England
Land’s End
Atlantic
Doon
Holds British Troops In Greece No Peace Threat
London reported United States opposition to Russian charges that British troops in Greece threaten peace. Edward Stettinius Jr urged the UN Security Council to take no action, arguing the presence cannot endanger peace and suggesting thanks to Britain, Russia, and Greece for their statements. The session also faced new requests from Syria and Lebanon for immediate withdrawal of British and French forces.
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London
Greece
United Nations Security Council
Edward F. Stettinius Jr
Security Council
Andrei
Vishinsky
Russia
Ernest Bevin
Bruel
Syria
Lebanon
Council
Residents protest over UNO site in Greenwich turmoil
Greenwich residents opposed to a proposed permanent United Nations site sent protest cables as the DNO Site Inspection Committee cited New York City as interim HQ. The area spans parts of Connecticut and Westchester, drawing protests from nearby towns including North Castle with about 1000 residents.
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Conneciicut Ite
UNO
United Nations
Commolites
WNO
Stamford-Greenwich
James H. Porterfield
Greenwich
CONN
Connecticut
United Nations World Sentral
AM Eva
Westchester County
DNO
London
General Assembly
New York City
New York State
North Castle
Transcontinental Constellation Sets Nonstop Record Flight
Four TWA Constellation airliners completed a nonstop coast to coast flight from Burbank to New York La Guardia in seven hours 27 minutes 48 seconds carrying 45 passengers and 2 seven member crews. Pilot Jack Frye led the record run with average speeds near 345 to 350 mph and a max 375 mph between Fort Wayne and Hayesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WEW York
TWA Constellation
Burbank
Calif
la Guardia Field
Akiiner
TWA
Jack Frye
Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc
Constellation
Fort Wayne
Ind
Hayesville
Ohio
Kansas City
iFive Enter State Legislative Race in Alabama
Five candidates filed for the Alabama legislature in the May 7 Democratic primary. Senate contenders are B. V. Summerlin of Luverne for the 25th District and L. Sadler Jr. of Camden. House candidates include John M. Bruner of Fort Deposit, Lewis E. Setters of Alexander City, and Percy H. Farfest of Talladega. Secretary Sibyl Pool noted a withdrawal letter from J. W. Gaines of Anniston for the Calhoun County House seat.
London UNO site feud heats Greenwich protests
London reports reveal opposition to declaring any part of Mianisachuettsa a UN capital site. G F Saksin objected to the Connecticut New York proposal with Greenwich struck by the fiercest protests. In North Castle civic groups flood London with cables opposing the plan while Gene Tunney voices mixed views on land sacrifices for world peace.
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London
Busaia
United Na
Disabled British Sub Taken In Tow
A British destroyer battled a 70 mile per hour gale to rescue the submarine Universal after it radioed it was disabled and in danger off the Pembrokeshire coast. The tow began early today as seas surged and the submarine faced potential foundering amid rough swell and rocky shores.
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London
Universal
Pembrokeshire
Park location decisions delayed by engineers' return
Dothan's municipal park plans wait for State Planning Board engineers C T Spivey and G W Anderson to return in two to three weeks. The City Planning Board Recreation Committee chaired by Fred Mongrey has reviewed six potential sites with Mosetey Flowers and Trower. negotiations with owners have not begun. The committee will tour the city and study locations further before drafting recommendations to the City Commission.
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Dothan
State Planning Board
C. T. Spivey
G. W. Anderson
Fred C. Mongrey
City Planning Board
Mosetey
al Flowers
Jimmy Trower
City Commission
Moseley
Famed author E Phillips OpPenhelm dies at 80 in Guernsey
The celebrated writer of mystery and intrigue stories died yesterday at his Saint Peter Port home after suffering a stroke two weeks earlier. The author, known for crafting suspenseful plots, was aged 80. His Wallingford-based literary circle mourns the loss of a prolific voice in crime fiction.
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London
E. Phillips Oppenhelm
Saint Peter Port
Guernsey
Channel Islands
Oppenhelm
Labor curb defeat in House on labor control bills
Washington report says the House voted 138 to 42 against a motion to table labor strike control legislation under consideration for three days. The debate centered on whether to advance the President’s fact finding bill or the Case substitute, with Celler urging to halt debate.
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Washington
Emental Cellar
Isber
Celler
Eartier
Francis Case
R-Sd
Norton
Case
Gerald W. Sands
R-Ind
Four Indictments by Houston County Grand Jury Listed
Four indictments by the Houston County grand jury were made public today. The named defendants are Cleve Jui lor Moss and J. W. Benton for robbery, Henry Dickerson for assault and battery, and Grady Young Negro for second degree murder. Young was released on $1,500 bond.
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Houston County Grand Jury
Cleve Juilor Moss
J. W. Benton
Henry Dickerson
Grady Young
Young
Submarines May Lead In Atomic War Roles
Navy leaders hint submarines could rival carriers in future atomic warfare. A-bomb tests near Warships at Buin atoll are expected to shape final submarine roles. High interest in widened Pacific bases for submarine patrols and air delivery from subs, as Admiral Lockwood heads to other duties.
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Washington
Axia
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Buin Atoll
Charles A. Lockwood
Pacific
Mary
Navy
Truman Calls Hurried Parley With Steel Leaders
President Truman held a rapid White House meeting with Labor Secretary Schwellenbach and CIO President Philip Murray to press a resolution of the steel strike deadlock. The talks occurred as a broader push to outline a price plan for steel and an iron ore wage order faced a pivotal week for about 750,000 United Steelworkers.
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Washington
Truman
Labor
Schwellenbath
CIO
Philip Murray
White House
Schnellenblach
Murray
Schwellenbach
Benjamin J. Fairless
United States Steel
Yeader
Noice
Labor Department
Teaders
White ‘House
U. Steel Corporation
CIG United
Bowles Accused of Hitler Methods On Price Controls
Rep John Phillips of UR California charges Price Chief Chester Bowles used Hitler propaganda tactics to extend the Price Control Act. He cites GPA citrus price ceilings on Nov 19 and claims a propaganda drive misled public and lawmakers to argue for continued OPA beyond June 30.
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Washington
John Faillips Ur-Calim
Chester Bowles
Philips
GPA
Frict
Bowles
Wiyy
Phillips
Republican Congressional Food Study Committee
Hitler
Himaelf
Hitler-Bowles
Effort To End Filibuster Fails
Washington reports that a bid to end the Southern Democratic filibuster against anti discrimination legislation failed after acting Senate president McKellar ruled a motion out of order. Majority support and a pending appeal by Barkley sparked debate as Senator Stewart pressed for time to stall the effort.
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Washington
Senate
Kenneth D. McKelar
D-Tenn
Aben W. Barkley
McKellar
Sam
Tom Stewart
Dtenn
Barkley
Stewart
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