Soviet Atrocity Report Details Lwow Camp Massacres
The Soviet State Atrocity Commission asserted that the Germans executed up to 760,000 civilians at a camp near Lwow during the southern Poland occupation. It cites bodies, captured documents, and escaping prisoners, listing Nazi war criminals and recounting brutal methods including mass shootings, cremation, ice torture, and forced humiliations.
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BCOW
U.P
Lwow
Poland
Faleehtee É Commission
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Hans Frank
Gestapo
Moscow
Ninth Air Force Ready To Strike Rundstedt's Men
The article notes Ninth Air Force readiness to hit Rundstedt's forces as German Luftwaffe jet aircraft threaten to complicate Allied bombing. It highlights German hopes to hamper big Allied raids with faster jet-propelled planes and superior speed making manual gunfire difficult.
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Ninth Air Force
Rundstedt
Luftwaffe
War correspondent Custer wins Purple Heart for Savo Island injury
United Press war correspondent Joe James Custer will receive a Purple Heart after losing an eye from injuries at the Battle of Savo Island. He was aboard the Astoria during the Aug 8-9, 1942 action that saw three American cruisers and one Australian cruiser sunk.
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Washington
U.P
Joe James Custer
United Press
Savo Island
Secretary of Navy
James Forrestal
Custer
New York
Astoria
Forrestal
Jack Singer
International News Service
South Pacific
Charess McMurtry
Associated Press
Prison Escapeer Sends Christmas Greeting to FBI Agent
In Peoria Illinois a prisoner who escaped from the county jail via cell wall gap elevator shaft and roof fire escape wrote a Christmas message to FBI Agent M O Eid. Harry J Payne had been jailed since October on auto theft charges and fled after cutting a hole through the wall.
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Peoria
U.P
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
M. O. Eid
Harry J. Payne
Payne
Deer Mount Washington Tale Returns Empty Handed
Twenty banters returned to Mrs. Mervin Whitecks home from their starting point with nothing to show. They set aside chores and shot a 190 pound decor from her kil créw sor.
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Mount Washington
Urs Pwenty
Mervin Whitecks
So Hag
Ducks land supplies for Marines and French at Guam and Elba
Under fire the Ducks deliver ammo and essential gear to the 3rd Marines on Guam and to the French Army on Elba as part of a daring wartime operation.
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Earth
3Rd Marines
Guam
Elba
Believed oldest Catholic priest in Africa identified
The Rev Michael F Delaney pastor of St Patrick s Roman Catholic church marked his 94th birthday and is believed to be Africa s oldest Catholic priest. He has served St Patrick s for 54 years, the longest tenure among priests.
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Natice
Mass. UK
Michael F. Delaney
St Patrik’s
Africa
St. Patrick’s
Foot loss verdict awards Porter damages in Boston suit
A federal jury awarded Clarence Porter 38 000 dollars for a severed right foot in a 70 000 dollar damage suit against his employer a Boston deck hand alleging the accident occurred on the job the case centers on the value of the injured limb and the company responsibility.
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Boston
L.P
Clarence Porter
East Boston
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