Ilse Koch Sentenced to Life in Prison for Atrocities
I ise Koch Geis, known as the Witch of Buchenwald, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a German court for crimes against concentration camp prisoners and Allied personnel. The trial featured dramatic collapses and denials as she faced charges of inciting murders and injuries, with a prior U.S. war crimes sentence previously commuted.
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Augsburg
Germany
Ilse Koch
Buchenwald
Koch
T. & Court
Alehacht
U.S
Dachau
U. S
Karl Koch
Buchenweld
Two Slovak bishops jailed for life in Czechoslovakia
In Bratislava, Bishop Pavel Godic and Bishop Michal Buzalka were sentenced to life imprisonment for high treason and espionage against the Communist regime. Bishop Jan Vojtassak received 24 years. All three confessed supporting a separate Slovak state allied with Germany and faced confiscation of property and loss of civil rights.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Pavel Godic
Primatz
Michal Buzalka
Jan Vojtassak
Bratislava
Information Ministry
Associated Press
Buzalka
Vojtassak
Germany
State Council
Shasta and Keswick Dams Tightened Security Measures
In San Francisco on January 15 the Bureau of Reclamation announced enhanced security at Shasta and Keswick Dams. Public tours will still run with restricted proximity while dam areas remain closed and guards patrol key points around the clock.
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San Francisco
Shasta
Keswick
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau
U S Readies Blunt Demand on Russ for War aid Debt
U S officials press Russia at State Department talks to settle the lend lease debt of about 11 billion dollars. Moscow seeks to salvage peacetime value of war goods while Washington cautions against further delays and hints at legal action for bad faith.
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U.S
Ashington
Russia
State Department
U. S
Alexander S. Panyushkin
John C. Wiley
United States
Hitler
Soviet Union
Statesmen UCiffer on Truman Budget
Washington Jan 15 AP Congress debated President Truman's pay as you go budget for the coming fiscal year. Senators Bridges Humphrey and McCarran voiced concerns over nondefense spending while others urged careful tax funding. Taft declined comment until review concludes with few supporting the large total.
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Ashington
Truman
Sen. Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate
Congress
Bridgesoa
Lawrence Seaway
George D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
George
Sen
Humphrey
Mina
McCarran
Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower to Learn of British War Sacrifices in London
In London Eisenhower talks with British Defense Minister Stillwell and other leaders about Britain's largest peacetime defense program. A plan to raise defence spending to between 4 and 5 billion pounds, expand armament production, draft 206000 reserves, and push toward 1951 goals faces parliamentary action by mid February. He will also meet Prime Minister Attlee and Bevin before flying to Lisbon.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Britain
Eisenhower
Atlantic
Tday
Laborite Daily Herald
Scandinavia
Germany
Europe
Lisbon
Att- Jee
Ernest Bevin
Greek court martial sentences two Bulgars and a Greek
In Athens on January 15 a court martial at Drama sentenced two Bulgarians and a Greek to death for conspiring to export spices secretly and admitting they were on the payroll of the Bulgarian paramilitary group.
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Athens
Greece
Drama
Guily
Newsman backs Remington denial of Bentley charge
Bernard Redmont a U S News and World Report correspondent testified he had never been a Communist and that he did not believe William W Remington had been one He spoke in the perjury trial of Remington a former Commerce Department economist 34 accused of falsely sweating he never has been a Communist Redmont denied Elizabeth Bentley s claim he was a Communist and said he knew Bentley only as a writer and researcher for PM and other outlets He said the Remingtons were not members and that he never saw Bentley except in Washington
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New York
Paris
Bernard &. Redmont
William W. Remington
Redmont
U. S. News and World Report
Remington
Commerce Department
Red
Elizabeth Bentley
Inter-American Affairs
Miss Bentley
South America
Ann
Remingtons
Washington
Congressional
Maverick Seeks Truce In Case On China Rights Before Court
Former Congressman Maury Maverick, now a San Antonio lawyer, asks the International Court at The Hague to rule on whether the central people's republic of China exists and if it governs the territory it claims. He proposes peaceful arbitration to settle questions about China and Korea, including responsibility for damages to Koreans.
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Antonio
Texas
China
Maverick
Red China
U. N
International Court
California lawmakers clash over pensions and cross filing
Sacramento January 15 AP reports the California Legislature gears for a week old session clash over two initiatives by McLain to revise aid to the needy and a plan scrapping cross filing for primary candidates. A $1.8 million stopgap for child care centers is also slated for action before recess.
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Sacramento
George H. McClain
Weather Mild for Most of U S
CHICAGO Jan 15 The entire nation had mild weather today and most of it was fair There was rain or snow in the New England states and southward into parts of the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys Rain was falling elsewhere as far south as Georgia Snow flurries occurred in the upper Mississippi Valley western Montana and northern Idaho Washington reported rain or snow Only Grand Forks N C Milwaukee and Chicago posted subfreezing readings with 11 125 and 23 degrees respectively
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Chicago
New England
Ohio
Tennessee
Georgia
Michigan
Mississippi Valley
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Grand Forks
N. C
Milwaukee
Chinese Reds Carefully Study Cease-fire Plan
New Delhi reports top Chinese Communists are studying the latest United Nations cease-fire plan for Korea with caution. Information from Peiping indicates the Red regime welcomes any cease-fire talks as part of broader Far East discussions. The U N proposal, endorsed by Lake Success, links cease-fire negotiations to halting fighting in Korea.
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New Delhi
United Nations
Korea
Pei- Ping
Red
U.N
Lake Success
U. N
U.N. Awaits Chinese Reply to Peace Bid
U N diplomats pace the corridors awaiting Peiping's response to the latest U N peace proposal. The plan links a cease fire in Korea with a political conference on Far Eastern questions including Formosa and China's U N seat. Supporters hail it as a forward step. foes threaten strong United Nations action if rejected.
Florida Citrus Strike Prolongs Amid Gunfire at Grove
In Winter Haven Florida on January 15 the Polk County citrus pickers strike entered its third week. E E Adams owner of a grove near Eagle Lake reported nonstriking pickers were shot at, with one bullet passing within 100 feet. Adams and his sons armed for protection, roving pickers visiting his grave three times, seventeen people arrested in 15 days. The walkout seeks recognition of the International Chemical Workers Union.
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Winter Haven
Fla
Polk County Citrus Pickers
E. E. Adams
Eagle Lake
Here
Adams
International Chemical Workers, Union
Eleven Injured in Auto Collision on Freeway Turnoff
Los Angeles report says eleven people were injured in a two car crash on a Santal Ana freeway turnoff. Both cars caught fire and passersby pulled occupants to safety. John Palmberg age 73 and son Alvin 38 were critically injured. four others in the Palmberg car ranged from serious to minor. Five in the other car had minor injuries.
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Los Angeles
John Palmberg
Alvin
Palmerg
Senate Group Reports Plight of Small Businesses
The Senate small business committee cautioned that soaring prices have raised defense program costs by 3 billion dollars since last June. It warned inflation hits small firms nationwide, many losing money on defense contracts as they face scarce materials and wage price pressures. The panel urged immediate steps to curb inflation and protect small manufacturers in wartime mobilization.
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McCarran
Morea
Congress
Sen. Welker
Idaho
Welker
Taft
Sen
Lehman
D-N. Y
Rep
Roosevelt
Niagara
Executive Department
Ohio
Washington
Senate Smallness Committee
Sen. Sparkman
D.ala
12 000 Reds Hurled at Hanoi Line
Hanoi reports Vietminh troops number 12 000 attacking the French line 35 miles north of Hanoi and along the Red River 40 miles northwest. French headquarters say ground gains are minimal as two fortifications are pierced and daylight combat shifts to hold relief columns. Bombers and fighters flew 32 sorties in support.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Red River
Western View on Indochina Invasion Report
Western diplomats in Os cow view Pravda claims that the United States and France arm Chinese Nationalists in Indochina for a invasion of Communist China as a serious charge. Pravda says a French American plan was approved with details to be worked out.
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Thomas P. Whitney
OSCOW
Pravda
United States
France
Indochina
China
Korea
Ho Chi Minh
Communist Party
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