Demand for Top War Guilty Verdicts At Nuremberg
James F. Zing Woernberg reports Francois de Menthon denouncing Nazism at the international military tribunal. He argues punishment for Nazi leaders and Gestapo as essential to moral uplift and future integration into free nations, warning of barbarism if these organizations persist. A large crowd filled the courtroom as the French prosecutor presses for guilty verdicts.
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James F. Zing Woernberg
API
France
Francois de Menthon
Eutor
Jerman Goering
Gestapo
de Menthon
Artroom
Police Believe Noose Used in Suzanne Degnan Kidnapping
Chicago police link a wire noose to the 7 year old Suzanne Degnan kidnapping. Hair found on a stairway board ties the child to the basement near the Winthrop Avenue area as investigators trace movements from her home to the 6035 Winthrop building. Authorities say the suspect may have carried her to the basement to dismember the body, placing the child on a basement step before the crime.
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Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
Degnan
Tov
Winthrop
Adolph Valarus
Suzan
Jenilake Ave
Arman
Valanis
Suzanne
Kenmore Ave
Buiding
Mantled By Snow Across Southland
A mid winter storm centered off the North Carolina coast brings heavy snow and sleet to the Carolinas and Virginia. Ice coats highways and motorists face dangerous conditions as the system moves eastward, with snow reaching eastern states and parts of Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi.
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North Carolina
Carolinas
Virginia
C. F RcMillan
Atlantics
Louisiana
Tennessee
Mississippi
Aleame
Georgia
Gulf Fates
New England
Maine
Kimmel says fleet not based at Pearl for defense
Rear Adm. Husband E. Kimmel testified to a Senate inquiry that the Pacific Fleet was not based to defend Hawaii but to conduct offensive operations if war with Japan arose. He described war warnings before Pearl Harbor and noted limited submarines prevented full patrols around Oahu. He also explained how Japan used wooden fins on torpedoes to strike in shallow Pearl Harbor waters.
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Washington
Husband E. Kimmel
Pearl Harbor
Hawai
Japan
Senate House
Navy Department
Kimmel
Hawaiian
Oahu
Barber Kimmel
Pacific Fleet
Naval Base
Dec
Peanut Council Member Sees Crop Shortage Despite Growth
Atlanta AP report notes Roy E. Parrish of the National Peanut Council finance committee says even with a 50 percent rise in South acreage there are not enough peanuts for civilian use. He states peanuts have surpassed cotton in Georgia and parts of Alabama, boosting Southern farmers’ income by over 200 million dollars annually.
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Atlanta
National Peanut Council
Roy E. Parrish
Railway Development Association
Parrish
Georga
Alabama
Conflicting Statements Plague War Vet Murder Probe
State Inspector J V O Kitchens said this morning a wave of conflicting statements had resulted in the questioning of William Wesley Oliver in connection with the death of his son William Glenn Oliver, a returned European war veteran. He added there was nothing definite to report as the questioning entered the third day. He noted witnesses led investigators to believe Oliver was with his son within half an hour of the death at the Central of Georgia railway yards. Oliver’s father was jailed Tuesday on a first degree murder warrant. Officers questioned Roy Jackson, of Slocomb, again. his alibi has been checked and is believed to be straight so far, as determined. The case remains active.
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J VO Kitchens
William Wesley Oliver
William Glenn Oliver
Kitchens
Oliver
Avestating
Central of Georgia
Roy Jackson
Slocomb
Jackson
MacArthur Warns Pacific Force Cuts Threaten Jap Grip
General Douglas MacArthur warned Congress that any reduction of Pacific forces below 400000 by July 1 would weaken controls over Japan and Korea. Eisenhower, Army Chief of Staff, testified on demobilization policy and said Pacific strength would drop to 375000 by July 1, with 4000 additional personnel in Alaska and China. He ordered theater commanders to release surplus troops and halted mass demonstrations against delays, while Army Inspectors were sent to installations to address complaints from junior officers.
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Congress
Douglas Macl Arthur
Pacific
Japan
Koreas
Supreme Allied Commander
Senate
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Eisenhower
Eucenhower
Pacific Theater
Alaska
China
Capitol Hill
Aire
Democratic Group To Decide January 24 How Members Elected
The City Democratic Executive Committee will meet January 24 to decide if candidates for five committee places in the March primary will run citywide or by ward. Chairman Dosis Smith Hall, citing inquiries about procedure, said an official ruling has not yet been obtained. The issue follows the March 5 primary setup and city ward-line abolition. No candidates have qualified. Presidential gift: a tinted Truman photo and White House letter accompany Harry Willis, newborn son of Lonnie Willis and wife in Shorterville. brother Fred Halsey Willis honors Admiral Halsey. a third child is a girl.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Dosis Smith Hall
Hall
Washington
Truman J
White House
Alabama
Harry Truman Willis
Lonnie Willis
Shorterville
Fred Halsey Willis
Admiral William F Halsey
Security Council Opens Work. Props Peace Effort
The United Nations Security Council met in London with 11 members seated around a horseshoe table. Iran’s Nasrullsh Entezam attended as Russia’s ally dispute looms. observers expect Russia may veto any use of force or sanctions in future decisions. J N Q Matin of Australia presided. Edward Stettinius urged unity and effective action to keep peace in fact.
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London
United Nations Security Council
Witc
Nasrullsh Entezam
Iran
Russia
Entezam
San Francisco
UNO
Council
Russi
J.N. Q. Matin
Australi
Edward A. Stetti
School Children Laud Polio Fund Drive Response
Dothan students receive praise for quick support in the March of Dimes campaign. Houston County chair Lee Mierlong notes strong card distribution in schools, urges local checks to the Maron of Dimes, and announces a Wishing Well event at Main and Foster to collect dimes tomorrow.
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Dothan
Lee Mierlong
Houston County Drive
Herlon
County Lists Paving Projects In Proposed Road Program
Houston County adopts three resolutions outlining paving plans for fourteen roads using Federal and State funds. Proposals cover segments from Columbia to Gordon Cedar Creek and multiple routes under Federal Aid systems. Officials expect most projects to gain official approval with funds totaling at least seventy five thousand dollars.
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Houston County
Houston County Board of Revenue
Saxon Poyner
Stat
Columbia
Gordon
Cedar Creek
One
Hear Creek
Motorpise
Wicksbury Road
Wicksowry
Columbia Highway
Aubford
Ashford
Mid Ashford
Columia Road
Columba Nighway
Columba Gordon Road
CCC
Chattahoochee Park
Dethun
Kincey
British Lose Three Men In Java Fighting
British and Indonesian nationalist clashes in the Soerabaja area of East Java yesterday left three Britons dead and 21 wounded. Artillery and mortars were employed by British forces. Seven Indian personnel were wounded when two vehicles struck mines during the fighting.
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Java
Batavia
Soerabaja
East Java
Parleys Holding Hope For Labor Strife End In Two Chief Disputes
Dothan dealers report meat supply likely exhausted by Friday as strike actions halt packing houses nationwide. Households rush to stock up while brisk early buying continues. Substitutes for meat will be scarce and poultry demand may surge as storage areas empty out.
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Dothan
Over IM
Focal
Marka
Tothan
Truman to Act If Steel Accord Fails
President Truman conferred with the steel fact finding board as CIO chief Murray and US Steel president Fairless resumed talks on a possible retirement of the wage dispute. Officials expected a public proposal if no agreement, while labor and packers discussed ending a meat industry strike that risks meat supply.
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Harold W. Ward
John W. Snyder
Labor
Schwellenbach
John H. Steelman
Fairless
Murray
Steel Company
Schwellenbuch
White House
Fair Tess
Truman
Department of Labor
Packers
APL
CTO
CIO
Philip Murray
Benjamin Fairless
US. Steel Corporation
United Steelworkers
Fairiess
BRU
AFL
Amalgamated Meat Cutters
United Packinghouse Worker
CIO United Workers
General Electric
Westinghouse
General Motors
Farben Liquidation Nearing Completion
Berlin reports the Farben Industrie liquidation in the American zone of occupation is near finish. Brig. Gen. William Draper says 42 Farben plants in the zone are cut to essential production and cartel arrangements ended. Arrests of Farben directors and dismissal of employees tied to Nazi connections are noted as part of the process.
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Berlin
Farben Industrie
Ceremany
Walliam Draper
AMG Ecobanue Divesion
Farben
Mages Farben
Draper
Fact Finding Board Named To Investigate Meat Packers Strike
In Washington Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach named a fact finding board to probe the wage dispute in the meat packing industry. The panel will meet this afternoon with representatives from the CIO AFL and involved meat packing companies. Led by Erwin F. White the board includes Clark Kerr and Judge Raymond W. Starr with Schwellenbach and Judge Starr slated for the meeting.
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Washington
IAP
Laberchwellenbach
Schwellenbach
CIO
AFL Enlaos
Meat Packing Companica
Eawin FE
White
National War Labor Board
Clark Kerr
Pew Defenc War Labor Board
Meat Packing Commission
Raymond W. Starr
Michigan Supreme Court
Herra
Termrat
University of California
Judge Starr
Grand Rapids
Mich
Meetings May Lift U S Milk Prices
Washington reports government hearings across major markets may raise fluid milk prices by two to three cents per quart across spring and winter months. First hearing in New York tomorrow, Boston next month, with similar sessions planned nationwide under federal dairy orders.
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Ovid
A. Martin Washington
New York
Boston
Agriculture Department
Tomorray
Anderson
Smithpie
John Collet
Housing Shortage Spurs Rent Director Shuffle
The Dothan area rental office of the OFA appoints Barney H. Walter as new rental office enforcement officer. Walter’s transfer from the Montgomery OPA renal office fills the vacancy created by F. Z. Deak’s resignation. Walter succeeds Wilson as director-at torney.
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Dobhyo
OFA
W. Wivian
Barney H. Walter
Dothan
OPA
Walter
F. Z. Deak
Deak
Wilson
Wns
RAAF Officer Testifies on Morotai Liquor Trade
Sydney report details Group Capt Caldwell accused in Morotai liquor sales to U.S. troops, with earnings cited at 650 pounds weekly. Testimony from Group Capt Packer, W.N. Gibson outlines trading including gambling, trinkets, cigarettes theft, and liquor routes, plus aircraft losses.
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Sydney
Tap
Morotai
Tate
Clye RR Caldwell
Gerald Packer
Packer
Morotay
Caldwell
Nia
W. N. Gibson
Darwin
Bomb Blast Ends Argentine Lockout In Central District
A tomb blast shattered windows across a block in Buenos Aires central business district ending a three day industry lockout protesting government decrees for year end bonuses and wage hikes. The explosion occurred at the doorway of the Commodity Exchange as bars and clubs reopened after midnight. No casualties were reported.
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Buenos Aires
Fla
Commodity Exchange
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