Indict Twenty Three Nazi Doctors for War Crimes
Twenty three Nazi doctors were indicted on charges of murdering hundreds of thousands in wartime medical killings and brutal experiments. Among the 23 are Herta Oberhauser and Karl Brandt. trials to begin next month by American military courts in Nuremberg. Brig Gen. Telford Taylor said 250 to 500 leaders may be arraigned through 1947, including figures from I G Farben and Krupp. Some figures contested, Thyssen under study but not expected to be tried. Trials may include inmates from other zones as sources differ.
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Mernberg
Germany
Herta Oberhauser
Karl Brandt
Hitler
Telford Taylor
Taylor
I. G. Farben
Giant
Chemical and Industrial Combine
Krupp Munitions Works
Friedrich
Fritz) Thyssen
Big Armaments and Steel Works
Thyssen
Erhard Milch
Air Ministry
Airforce
Luftwaffe
Herman Reinecke
High Command
Army
SS Ober Gruppenfuehrer
Oswald Pohl
Bombings and Detentions in Jerusalem After Attacks
Police detained nearly 150 Jerusalem Jews after a night of bomb and mine blasts tied to Stern gang threats. Twelve wounded, three in dangerous condition, curfew imposed, and incidents reported near Tel Aviv and Hadera as British forces assess terrorism in the area.
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Jerusalem
Sarona
Tel Aviv
Hadera
North Coastal Plain
Jaffa
Stern Gang
Uncores
London
Arthur Creech Jones
House of Commons
Britain
America
Weather Outlook for Carolinas With Showers Likely
Increasing cloudiness and mild today and tonight with showers in the west. On Saturday expect partly cloudy skies and cooler conditions with showers in the western portion Saturday morning. Temperatures run 2 to 4 degrees below normal, with a cool Sunday and Monday then a warmer Tuesday and Wednesday.
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North Carolina
Carolinas
Temperature Rainfall Charlotte Oct 25 Official Weather Record
Official weather bureau records list the 24 hour temperatures and rainfall ending 8:30 a.m. station readings include Atlanta and Charlotte with highs around 72, Birmingham 74, and reports from Charleston, Columbia, Denver, and other cities. The snippet shows multiple city values and station codes, reflecting a broad regional climate summary.
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Charlotte
Eathe Bureau
Strong Auto Market Seen
Detroit reports Chevrolet's Thomas H. Keating disputes optimism for a car market upturn. He says dealers are saturated with orders and not accepting new deposits. He cites steel material bottlenecks and predicts production will lag demand for at least 12 months into 1947.
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Detroit
Thomas H. Keating
Chevrolet
Keating
Churchill And Attlee In Spotlight
Churchill and Prime Minister Attlee pressed a unified anti-communist line in Britain. Churchill claimed Russia has 200 divisions and over two million men on a war footing in eastern Europe. Attlee told the Trades Union Congress that Soviet leaders block world access to the Russian people.
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Winston Churchill
Europe
London
Attlee
Britain
Russia
Churchill
House of Commons
Soviet Union
Trades Union Congress
Brighton
France
Joy in Triumphing Over Kilroy on Boston Subway Car
Early risers found a Boston subway car scrawled with Joyful message claiming triumph over Kilroy. The playful graffiti, dated Boston October 25, echoes a historic Kilroy moment in a public transit setting.
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Kilroy
Boston
Male Attire Given Change in Postwar Style Show
Palm Springs California reports a postwar men’s clothing show where 1600 buyers from the east and midwest saw a shift from staid suits to casual styles featuring 10 gallon hats bright shirts slacks and informal coats. Sam Hyman notes education of eastern buyers toward comfort in work and play with a loose fitting tuxedo as a sample.
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Palm Springs
Calif
California
Sam Hyman
Manufacturers’ Association
Churches Split Over Policy Toward Russia
The American Council of Christian Churches rejects the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America policy toward the Soviet Union calling it contrary to Christian principles. It denounces the proposed tolerance formula as not representing historic Christian faith and says the federal council statement is unrealistic. The council represents about 115 denominations and over one million members.
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New York
American Council of Christian Churches
Russia
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In
America
Federal Council
Soviet Union
Decontrol Of Clothing Next In Line
Washington announces next phase of price decontrol with a master list of goods slated to lose ceilings. Deputy Price Chief C Dean McNeal says release may occur by November 1 if completed, though some items may stay under ceilings for three months.
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Washington
C. Dean McNeal
OPA
Paul Porter
McNeal
McNal
Porter
Health Body to Hold Meeting In Greensboro
The state good health association announces eight regional meetings starting in Durham on Monday to cover all 100 counties. Clinton Oct 29 Lenoir Oct 30 Asheville Oct 31 Southern Pines Nov 1 Greensboro Nov 4 Rocky Mount Nov 6 and Greenville Nov 7. Association secretary Harry B. Caldwell and Dr. I G Greer will address county industrial and agricultural leaders.
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Durham
State Good Health Association
Clinton
Lenoir
Asheville
Southern Pines
Greensboro
Rocky Mount
Greenville
Harry B. Caldwell
I. G. Greer
Thomasville
Russians Face Veto Debate Setback as Allies Lead
In New York on October 5, Russian efforts to block a United Nations assembly debate on the veto issue appeared doomed as the steering committee leaned against the Soviet move. The United States and Britain led the opposition while some delegations pondered ending the fight without a confrontation.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
Assembly
United States
Britain
Veto Discussion Sparks US Britain Russia Clash at UN
The United States and Great Britain clashed with Russia over a Soviet bid to bar veto discussions in the United Nations Assembly. While not committing on changing veto provisions, the two powers insisted the assembly must have the right to discuss the issue during an open General Committee meeting after the Soviet representative demanded removal of veto items from the provisional agenda.
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New York
United States
Great Britain
Russia
United Nations Assembly
General Committee
Assembly
Soviet Official Aims to Persuade Steering Committee
The text notes belief that Soviet Vice Foreign Minister An Drei Y Wishinsky would do his best to persuade the steering committee at an 11 a.m. meeting. It records expectations he will argue in favor of a favorable position during discussions.
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Andrei Y. Wishinsky
Churchill
Fulton, Mo
Russia
Government Seeks Measure of Worker and Employer Productivity
Washington reports the government seeks a definitive method to gauge responsibility of workers and employers as production changes. Commissioner Clague says current statistics fail to properly measure productivity and are often misused or twisted in meaning.
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Washington
Clague
Commissioner of
Labor Statistics
Proposes At Wife's Funeral
A 21-year-old witness testified that Clayton Smith a 75 year old former Lansing policeman proposed marriage to her at his wife’s funeral parlor. She said she refused and noted he had two children and a ready made family.
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Lansing
Mich
Mary Anthony
Clayton Smith
Smith
Barrier Put Up to Peace in China
In Nanking on October 25 observers report government military offensives in Manchuria and Shantung Peninsula undermining hopes for new cease fire talks. They contend military leaders may be running the government, distraction from peace efforts by Kuomintang moderates and communists, as Yenan radio notes continued land and sea assaults against Antung.
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Nanking
Manchuria
Shantung Peninsula
Kuomintang
North China
Yenan Radio
Antung
Labor victory’s Russia stance echoes Churchill at Fulton
AP analysis notes Labour’s shift mirrors Churchill on Russia’s isolationism and propaganda, while the UN veto debate strains ties with Britain and the United States. The piece argues Russia and the U S share veto interests, yet Russia uses the veto to carve a separate bloc.
Northampton Man Executed in Gas Chamber
Edward W. Floyd, 41, condemned killer from Northampton County, died in the gas chamber at North Carolina Central Prison in Raleigh ten minutes after execution began. He thanked officials as he was strapped in and said God bless you. Floyd admitted the killings of his father-in-law Wade Cook and Rosa Cook, with other injuries cited, though only the father-in-law murder was charged.
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Raleigh
Edward W. Floyd
Northampton County
Central Prison
Hugh Wilson
Floyd
William Jackson
Wallace Urges Progressive Democrats in West Coast Speech
Wallace declared he remains a Democrat and a progressive as he urged electing progressive Democrats to Congress and defeating incumbent William Knowland. Speaking to 10,400 at Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles he warned that reactionary forces can only be checked by a progressive party.
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Los Angeles
Henry A. Wallace
Madison Square Garden
Olympic Auditorium
Wallace
California
Will Rogers, Jr
William K. Knowland
Prefabrication Industry Seeks $54 Million Federal Loans
Wilson Wyatt pushes a $54 million package of federal loans to revive the prefab housing sector through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. An NHA official notes letters of recommendation for prefab firms were sent recently as the program targets veterans housing and a 1947 goal of 600,000 factory built dwellings, part of a 1.5 million national target. Action from the FRC could come within days.
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Washington
Wilson Wyatt
National Housing Agency
Wyatt
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Veterans
NHA
Wyatts
FRC
Coal crisis looms as Lewis threatens new soft coal strike
The Truman cabinet discussed the coal crisis as Attorney General Clark said his office is analyzing the government contract with John L. Lewis's United Mine Workers. Lewis threatens reopening of the wage pact by Nov 1, while Krug and Steelman handle the issue. Officials warn a strike could trigger congressional action ahead of the election.
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Washington
Truman
Clark
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Patterson
J. A. Krug
John R. Steelman
Krug
Lewis
Federal Coal Mines Administration
Secretary of Interior
Congress
Pittsburgh
Calcutta hit by Hindu Muslim clashes. deaths reported
Ten people killed and 33 injured in Calcutta as Hindu Muslim clashes flare on Diwali observance. Officials rush food to Noakhali and Tipperah districts to avert mass starvation as transport is disrupted and police clash with mobs. A Congress and Muslim League compromise on interim cabinet posts is expected. viceroy to announce allocations soon.
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Calcutta
Bengal
Noakhali
Tipperah
all-India Congress Party
Congress
Congress Party
Tippe‘ab
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