Charge Captain Of Indianapolis With Negligence
The navy formally accused Capt. Charles B. McVay III of negligence and culpable inefficiency in the loss of the 10,000 ton cruiser Indianapolis during the war. He is charged with failing to zigzag through submarine infested waters and, after being informed of a sinking condition, failing to issue timely abandon ship orders.
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Washington
Navy
Charles B. McVay III
Indianapolis
Washington Navy Yard
Philippine Sea
Forrestal
McVay
Wilder Baker
Charles McVay II
Indonesians apologize over Batavia crash survivors slayings
Indonesian Prime Minister Sjahrir expressed regret to British commander Lt. Gen. Christison for the incident near Batavia on November 23 in which 23 survivors of a British air crash were killed. He called it a misunderstanding between occupation troops and locals.
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Batavia
Java
Sutan Sjahrir
A. F. P. Christison
Sjahrir
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Tonight and Tuesday
Partly to mostly cloudy skies and a slight drop in temperatures. Tonight’s low around 22 to 24 degrees with a modest rise to about 30 degrees Tuesday.
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la Crosse
Scientist recalls death by own action squad at first atomic pile
Dr. Walter H. Zinn described a prepared team ready to sacrifice themselves to halt the first atomic pile experiment beneath the University of Chicago football grandstand if a threatened explosion occurred. He told 4-H Westinghouse contest participants that the group would quench the fire with a secret liquid if needed.
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Chicago
Walter H. Zinn
University of Chicago
Westinghouse Electric
Zinn
Staggfield
British Consider U S Loan Proposals
Prime Minister Attlee and his cabinet reviewed a draft of final proposals for a U S loan to Britain. Details were unclear, but the main dispute centered on whether Britain could obtain interest payments in a potential bad year, with Bretton Woods as a proposed third party to judge what constitutes a bad year.
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London
Attlee
United States
Britain
Bretton Woods Council
Cox claims UNRRA funds aid Communism
Rep. Cox charged that every dime spent by the United Nations relief and rehabilitation administration is aiding Communism. He spoke to the House Rules Committee, where Chairman Bloom sought authorization of 1.35 billion dollars for UNRRA's operations next year as the panel scheduled debate for Wednesday.
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Washington
Rep
Cox
D-Ga
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
House Rules Committee
Bloom
D-Ny
House
Denial of Goering Ties to Reichstag Fire Emerges
Prosecution spokesmen said no evidence links Hermann Goering to the 1933 Reichstag fire. They rebut a United Press report claiming affidavits show direct responsibility by Goering.
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Mernberg
Hermann Goering
Reichstag
United Press
Goering
Censorship Tightens in Canton under Military Direction
Newspaper censorship returns to Canton as Chinese military authorities in Chungking dictate guidance on contents, with the city reoccupied and papers subject to tighter control.
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Canton
Chungking
Short Says Short Warning On Pearl Harbor Was Inadequate
Maj. Gen. Sherman Miles testified that Lieut. Gen. Walter Short's November 28 1941 reply to a Washington war warning was totally inadequate. He cited prior warnings from Gen. Marshall noting possible hostile action and the destruction of codes by Japanese consuls as critical yet unsettled evidence in the Pearl Harbor inquiry.
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Washington
Sherman A. Miles
Walter C. Short
Hawaii
Short
Marshall
Clark
Miles
Army
Pearl Harbor
Stimson
General Marshall
War Plans Division
Leonard T. Gerow
Clark Lsted
Iles
Honolulu
Navy
Sherman Miles
Senate House Committee
George F. Bicknell
Bicknell
Robert Shivers
FBI
Col
Phillips
Japan
Henry C. Clausen
Ferguson
Mich
Brewster
Senate
War Stimson
Lucas
D-Ill
Pacific Fortress
Army Intelligence Division
George C. Marshall
Hurley Hearing Set On China Ambassadorship Resignation
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold an open hearing Wednesday with Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley to discuss his resignation as ambassador to China. Hurley opposed secret testimony and pressed for public testimony.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Patrick J. Hurley
China
Hurley
Yamashita seeks Supreme Court hearing in Washington
Japanese Lt. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita asked the US Supreme Court to halt his Manila war crimes trial and to bring him to Washington for a habeas corpus hearing before the high tribunal. He claimed command authority over POWs and internees and sought to compel Gen. Douglas MacArthur to produce him before the court.
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Washington
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Supreme Court
Manila
High Tribunal
Yamashita
Philippines
Douglas MacAthur
High Court
Yamayuki Yamashita
35Th
S. J. Streicher Druggist Dies After Heart Attack
Stephen John Streicher 58 of 1811 State Street died in a local hospital at 9:30 a m Sunday after a heart attack. A WWI veteran, he worked 40 years in La Crosse pharmacies and owned a shop since 1932. He was a husband, son, brother and member of the Elks and American Legion. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Stephen John , Streicher
State Street
la Crosse
Hoeschler Brothers
Marquette University Pharmacy School
Charles A. Began
Wisconsin Theater
E. S. Hebberd
Streicher
France
Elks, American Legion
Catholic Order of Foresters
Bertie A. Donovan
Stephen Streicher
Col
Herman
Alexandria
Henry
Fred Kircheis
George A. Ritter
Loretta
Transport Holds Up Philippines Congress
Manila report says the opening of the special session was postponed to December 6 after a quorum could not be gathered in the senate due to transportation difficulties affecting members.
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Philippines Congress
Manila
The
Philippines
Senate
Union Hints GM Monopoly On Fuel Pumps
The CIO United Automobile Workers urged Attorney General Tom Clark to consider antitrust action against General Motors over its control of a large share of fuel pumps for the industry. UAW argues this gives GM undue power over competitors, as about 225,000 GM employees are idled in a nationwide strike seeking a 30 percent wage raise within the existing price structure.
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Detroit
CIO
United Automobile Workers Today
U. S
Tom Clark
General Motors Corporation
R. J. Thomas
Uawcio
General Motors
AFL
Pacific Northwest
Joseph Curran
CIO National Maritime Union
CIO Auto
Cio-Uaw
United Automobile Workers Union
Truman
R. J. Thomas Uaw-Cio
UAW Faces Unionwide Split Over Resuming GM Parts
In Flint and Detroit area locals opposition to resuming limited GM parts production grows as union president R J Thomas says no back to work order will be issued without clear essential part determinations. The 12 day strike idled about 225000, with broader demonstrations pushing idle workers past 600000 nationwide.
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General Motors
UAW
Flina
Mich
Industrial Union Council
AC Spark Plug
Flint
R. J. Thomas
International Union
Thomas
Corporation
Belgium Stores Agree to 30 Percent Toy Price Cut
BRUSSELS. In response to a ministry of economic affairs appeal all stores across Belgium have agreed to reduce toy prices by 30 percent for the first post war Christmas.
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Brussels
Ministry of Economic Affairs
Belgium
Paper Criticizes Bishop For Statement On Elliott Roosevelt
In Hyde Park New York the St James church vestry voted to sustain Bishop Manning’s view that Brig Gen Elliott Roosevelt is ineligible to serve. The Chron icle magazine contends the bishop overstepped his authority and notes parishioners have faced marital changes. Roosevelt’s eligibility remains disputed.
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Elliott Roosevelt
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Arthur de Groff
St. James Church
Hyde Park
William T. Manning
de Groff
Chronicle
Protestant Episcopal Church
Manning
Roosevelt
Family Church
Arthur S. Halpin
Next Repeat Date Sighting Promises 2045 Anniversary
New York readers note a cosmic date pattern with two historic dates 12 3 45 and 1 23 45. The document predicts the next identical numerals moment will occur January 23 2045, urging fans to mark calendars.
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New York
Three La Crosse Men Injured in Bus Wreck West of Madison
A Greyhound bus carrying 25 passengers ran into a ditch on Highway 14 about 15 miles west of Madison in rain and fog. Injured were James Howard 57 Ocaledonia St fractures and internal injuries O. H. Sands 50 North 23rd St fractures of several ribs and Frank T. Schini 16 40 Wood St bruises. Howard remained at Wisconsin General Hospital while Sands and Schini were taken to La Crosse for treatment. Bus driver Delbert Van Hoosier 25 of Chicago and companion Hugh M. Irwin 1527 Charles St were among those present. Sands directed the Oriental band of the La Crosse Shrine club. the men had been in Madison for a Zer Shriner ceremony.
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la Crosse
Greyhound
Madison
Highway No. 14
James Howard
Caledonia Street
O. H. Sands
North 23Rd Street
Frank T. Schini
Wood Street
Howard
Wisconsin General Hospital
Sands
Schini
Roosevelt Decision to Employ Atomic Bombs Warned by Bush
Dr. Van Nevar Bush testified before the Senate that President Roosevelt decided to use the atomic bomb on Japan to destroy industries even if civilians were killed. He warned that future wars will involve weapons just as deadly or worse.
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Washington
Vannevar Bush
Roosevelt
Japan
Bush
Senate
Special Atomic Energy Committee
Warn Bakers Against Black Market Sugar
Milwaukee officials warn bakers against joining black market sugar schemes. Herbert Ebling notes MPs office can only secure emergency rations, while next quarter allotments must go through Washington. Bakers in Milwaukee Fond du Lac and Janesville report disruption without more sugar.
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Milwaukee
Herbert L. Ebling
Milwaukee Cpa
Ebling
Milwaukee Opa
Washington
Fred H. Laufenberg
Wisconsin Bakers Association
Fond du Lac
Janesville
Eisenhower Returns as Chief of Staff in Washington
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower resumed duties Monday as chief of staff after nearly two weeks of rest at an army hospital in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. He had been there following a heavy cold.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
George C. Marshall
Army
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Nazis Set For War In 1938
At the international war crimes trial, documents show Hitler’s 1938 blitz plan for Czechoslovakia was timed with the Munich pact two days before the deadline. Goering nodded as prosecutors quoted plans for invasion and Prague bombing, with Hungary set to join. Allies signed the pact to avert war.
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Muernberg
Hitler
England
France
International Military Tribunal
Czech Sudetendland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Wilhelm Keitel
High Command
Prague
Alfred Jodl
Aad
U. S
Sidney S. Alderman
Hermann Goering
Alderman
Germany
Russia Replies On Iran Troop Withdrawal Proposal
State Department officials said Russia responded to the U S note proposing all Allied troops leave Iran by January 1. Moscow dispatches said Russia rejected the proposal intended to restore order in Iran.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
Iran
Moscow
Miami Hurricanes to face Holy Cross in Sugar Bowl
Miami Florida results show the University of Miami Hurricanes earning a bid to meet Holy Cross in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day. The matchup marks a high profile postseason game in Miami.
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Miami U
Holy Cross
Miami
Fla
University of Miami Hurricanes
Truman Urges Board to Solve Wartime Labor Disputes
President Truman asked Congress to create a fact finding board to resolve labor conflicts in key industries and to bar strikes during federal review. He named auto workers at GM as a test case and urged cooperation from both sides while extending the mechanism to steel and related sectors.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
General Motors
United Automobile Workers
Mr. Truman
United States Steel Corporation
United Steel Workers
Secretary of Labor
Newlyweds Found Dead In Stalled Car
Keith Kranz 19 a Navy sailor on leave and his bride Florence Mears of Hill Point Wis were found dead in the back seat of a stalled car ten miles south of Mauldon in a snow bank Coroner Clarence Sorenson said exhaust fumes backed up into the car due to a snow clogged exhaust pipe He noted the ignition and heater were on but the car was out of gas The couple wed Nov 22.
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Maulton
Wis
Keith Kranz
Glenview
Naval Air Station
Florence Mears
Hill Point
Here
Clarence Sorenson
Juneau County
Kranzes
Patman urges housing stabilization office to aid veterans
Rep Patman of Texas decries unscrupulous housing speculators and calls for a federal housing stabilization office. He cites 2,870,000 veterans needing immediate shelter and condemns current treatment of returning servicemen as shameful.
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Washington
Patman D-Tex
Federal
French Publisher Slain In Street
Robert Denois a prominent French publisher awaiting trial for printing collaborationist and anti Semitic books during the German occupation was killed on a well lit Paris street Sunday night authorities said Monday
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Paris
Robert Denois
Poli
Dutra Leads in Brazil Vote Backed by Vargas
Rio de Janeiro dispatches report Brazil's first presidential election in 15 years showing Gen. Eurico Dutra with a slight early lead in the initial three districts. Vargas's backing described as influential amid political violence that left seven dead on Sunday.
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Dutra
Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
Eurico Dutra
Getulio Vargas
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Leyte
Associated Press
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Peleliu
Tom
UNRRA
Deny Goering
Reichstag Burning
Snort
S. J. Streicher
Pharmacy
Union
Highway Ditch
F. R
Munich
By Wes Gallagher
Russ
Turkey
Federal Group
Bulletin
Slain In Street
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