British Traitor Amery Hanged For Treason At Wandsworth
Johnny Amery, 33, son of former minister L. S. Amery, was hanged at Wandsworth Prison for high treason after broadcasting Nazi propaganda from Europe during World War II. He was executed at 9 am local time, beside Lord Haw Haw ally William Joyce, after testimony that he was chosen by the Germans as the British quisling.
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London
Johnny Amery
Wandsworth
Europe
William
Lord Haw Haw
Amery
L. S. Amery
India
Court Refuses Writ On Soldier's Petition
Federal Judge F Ryan Duffy denied a habeas corpus writ to Arthur M Potens 38 who claimed illegal imprisonment at the U S disciplinary barracks for not taking the oath of allegiance Potens was sentenced March 31 to 20 years for failing to report to a Michigan army camp May 27 1943 inducted at Detroit a week earlier A military court later reduced the sentence to three years
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Milwaukee
F. Ryan Duffy
Arthur M. Potens
U. S
Potens
Michigan
Detroit
Washington
Turkeys Plentiful for Christmas Amid Egg Shortage
Los Angeles reports say wholesalers see plenty of turkeys for Christmas yet egg supply remains at about 60 percent of normal. Officials cite increased civilian and military consumption for the shortfall while butter remains scarce on local shelves and high prices persist.
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Los Angeles
Mother and Twins Escape Fire Near Green Lake
Mrs. John Shikoski and her nine month old twins escaped a blaze that destroyed a Green Lake County landmark farm home. Roused by James, she ran barefoot with the twins to a barn in 18 below zero temperatures, all suffering frostbite.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
John Shikoski
Green By
Green Lake
James
Shikoski
Judge rules father may visit kids but not overindulge sweets
New Bedford plea ends with pro bate judge limiting Theo dore Frechette to three afternoon visits per week and forbidding excessive ice cream or candy for his two children after his ex wife complained the meals were spoiled by treats.
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New Bedford
Mass
Theodore Frechette
Frecette
Fire Destroys Winnebago Auto Building in Milwaukee
Firemen fought for over two hours to control a blaze at the Winnebago Auto Replacement Co. structure in Milwaukee. The building worth 15 000 dollars housed 25 000 dollars in electrical supplies tires and tubes, according to firm president Sam Shumon.
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Milwaukee
Winnebago Auto Replacement Co
Sam Shumon
Mystery radish weighs 14 percent pounds in Waterloo
Waterloo Chief of Detective Emil Steffen reports a planted oriental radish from June 12 weighs 14 percent pounds and measures 110 inches around, still growing and unreached full size.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Emil Steffen
Steffen
Adjusted Rating Scores Set for U S India Burma Forces
The U S headquarters in New Delhi announces new adjusted rating scores of 50 for enlisted men and 70 for officers to take effect December 26. The changes will make 9,300 enlisted men and 84 officers eligible for return to the United States.
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New Delhi
India
I(a
U. S
India-Burma
United States
Exiled Spaniards in Mexico City fight over flag change
Spaniards in exile led by Diego Martinez Barrio push Mexico to bar local Spaniards from flying the republican flag. The government in exile swaps a red bar for a purple one, stirring controversy in the capital.
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Mexico City
Diego Martinez Barrio
Spain
The Roman Forum Public Spaces Recalled in Brief Note
The fragment recalls the Roman Forum as a public space used for civic life and gatherings. It hints at its role in ancient public activities, civic ceremonies, and social interaction within early Rome.
War veteran Barbey prescribes peace and amphibious mastery
In Shanghai a veteran admiral praised amphibious operations as key to victory. Daniel Barbey, 55, notes sections of the Pacific flagpole and credits submarines and air power for strangling Japan. He urges a world body to shape lasting peace, not endless war.
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Shanghai
Dan” Barbey
Daniel Edward Barbey
Pacific Date Zone
Barbey
Japan
Pacific
Dutch East Indies
Benjamin Franklin
da Vinci
Patton
Omar Bradley
Veterans’ Affairs
Bosporus Straits
Bill Jibb
Florida
Army
Navy
World Organization
Too Many Majors No Minor Problem
A major phoned the Army Navy Hotel Bureau seeking housing for service members. After being refused a move, he was told to sleep on the street, then asked to share accommodations with a WAC. The exchange highlights a comical miscommunication at the bureau.
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San Francisco
Army-Navy
Bureau
Transport problem in Colombia worsens storage crisis
Bogota dispatches report growing transport trouble in Colombia and Central America due to shortage of storage facilities. Perishables are left in open stacks, causing heavy spoilage and rising losses.
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Colombia
Central America
Bogota
Third Coast Guard Ice Breaker Begins Work on Upper Lakes
Rapid ice formation on the upper lakes sends the Sundew into action to aid a river ferry through Mackinac Straits. The Mackinaw heads south toward Detroit River as ice jams threaten shipping. Fire crews report light ice on Lake Huron while freighters Kelley Island and John McKerchey face ice in Livingston channel.
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Cleveland
Coast Guard
Straits of Mackinac
Mackinaw
Sheboygan
Livingston Channel
Detroit River
Lake Huron
St. Clair River
Fred L. Hewitt
Sonoma
Kelley Island
John McKerchey
Kelley Island Lime and Transport Co
Sandusky
Acacia
Detroit
Paris suffers higher elderly deaths than car accidents
Paris shows about three times as many deaths among elderly persons as due to automobile accidents, indicating a heavier impact on the senior population from other causes.
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Paris
Marine Division In Nagasaki Has Enviable Health Record
After a month in Nagasaki the second marine division reports a healthy start with only two dysentery cases among marines and 12 other serious illnesses among 20 000 men. Germs polluted water and rats and lice were present, yet naval doctors and corpsmen kept sickness low in a devastated city. The unit wears summer khaki under varying weather as winter gear arrives and plans a winter in Japan.
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Nagasaki
Japan
America
Navy
Calvin B. Galloway
Saipan
Washington
Kyushu
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