Probing Nazi High Command Faces Interrogation in Nuremberg
Twelve top German generals are moved to Nuremberg for interrogation as the high command is targeted as a criminal organization. A five man commission curates cases against generals, SS, Gestapo, Hitler Youth leaders, and industrialists, with records drawn from captured leaders. Field Marshal Walter Von Brauchitsch and Franz Halder among those to be questioned again. Cross fire between British and Russian prosecutors marked Sauckel cross examination as Alexander objected and Lawrence urged a full explanation.
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Nuremberg
Hitler
High Command
Gestapo
Ers
Walter von Brauchitsch
Franz Halder
Fritz Sauckel
Sauckel
Alexander Cut
Geoffrey Lawrence
Antonescu appeal denied by Romanian high court
The Rumanian high court of justice rejected the appeal of former Premier Ian Antonescu and other convicted wartime leaders seeking commutation of death sentences. The decision leaves execution possible unless the government’s Petru Groza faction acts to commute the sentences. A Groza government meeting pressed for Antonescu’s execution.
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Bucharest
Rumanian High Court of Justice
Ian Antonescu
Antonescu
Tribunal aims to finish cases against Nazi groups soon
Nuremberg June 1 AP reports the tribunal plans to complete cases against organizations including the SS Gestapo General Staff and the Hitler Youth before verdicts for individuals. A five man commission issues PORE members of these organizations.
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Nuremberg
Gestapo
General Staff
Hitler Youth
German General Acquitted by Hamburg War Crimes Court
Karl Von Behren, former Stavanger garrison commander, sobbed as he was acquitted in Hamburg of responsibility for the 1942 shooting of 12 British commandos in Norway. The ruling absolved the division commander of the crimes linked to the incident.
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Hamburg
Norway
Karl von Behren
Stavanger
U S Marine Arrested For Black Market Goods
An unnamed 19 year old U S Marine stationed with the Third Amphibious Corps was arrested in Tientsin after flashing large sums of money and accused of selling 10,000 dollars worth of PX supplies such as soap toothpaste cigarettes canned goods and beer to civilians in North China.
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Tientsin
U. S
Marine Third Amphibious Corps
Merc
North China
Peron Reveals New Cabinet Make-Up Amid Inauguration
Buenos Aires June 1 General Juan Peron announced the new cabinet composition for his imminent presidency. The slate includes five hold-overs from the present regime and six new faces. Political circles expect his first acts to include establishing diplomatic relations with Moscow and finalizing an Argentine Soviet trade agreement, already virtually completed by officials in Buenos Aires and their Soviet counterparts.
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Buenos Aires
INS
Juan Peron
Argentina
Peron
Moscow
Dionne Quintuplets Turn 12 in Generous Birthday
Dionne sisters Yvonne Cecile Emile Annette and Marie marked their 12th birthday by asking their father to send money saved from lavish gifts to European children. The Canadian family in Callendar Ontario received congratulations from well wishers as the event was observed on Wednesday.
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Callendar
Ont
Dionne
Yvonne
Cecile
Emile
Annette
Marie
Europe
Arab rulers soften Palestine threat after royal meeting
In Cairo on June 1 Arab rulers at King Farouk's estate altered a planned fighting communique aimed at suppressing the Jewish underground in Palestine. A Saudi minister reported unofficial London intel that the Anglo-American plan to admit 100,000 Jews would not likely be adopted now. The communiqué became a noncommittal warning after discussion.
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Cairo
INS
Farouk
Here
Palestine
London
Izvestia Links U S Interest in Palestine to Penetration
The Soviet Izvestia charged that American interest in Palestine aims at economic and political penetration of Arab countries. It alleged Britain favors delay in solving the Palestine issue to maintain strategic influence over Arab nations.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Palestine
Thefts May Cause Ration Cut In Berlin
Berlin June 1 Thefts of foodstuffs threaten ration reductions for Berliners. An American spokesman cited losses of 20 000 tons of potatoes and 6 000 tons of flour. He blamed German officials for distribution and said Allies would not approve more shipments. The Kommandantura revisited the food issue as leaders ordered a further inquiry.
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Berlin
UN Refugee Board Recommends International Agency
London June 1 The special committee on refugees recommended creation of an international agency to resettle war created refugees unable to return home Chairman F Hector McNeil noted disagreements on who qualifies and the agency's structure The committee has debated these points seven weeks and McNeil will push for interim measures by the UN Economic and Social Council.
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London
Special Committee On Refugees
F. Hector McNeil
McNeil
UN Economic and Social Council
Officers Go Home From Yokohama Depot
In Yokohama on June 1, officials reported all officers including Air Force personnel with 42 months of service as of August 31, 1946 must report to the 4th Replacement Depot on May 30 for processing.
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Yokohama
Air Force
Germany urged to administer as single economic unit
General McNarney urged Potsdam fulfilment to treat Germany as one economic unit to lift the Western zones from a deepening economic tailspin. He blamed Russia and France for hindering progress, warning the effort may mark his last major push in occupation affairs.
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Berlin
Joseph T. McNarney
Germany
Russia
Potsdam
France
McNarney
Blind John Regains Sight After Lamp Collision
London on June 1 AP reports John Hennessy a 66 year old ex miner who had been blind for 22 years regained vision after colliding with a street lamp in Lochgelly Fifeshire Scotland. He soon saw light through his room window and a passerby pair. he hopes to read soon though still relies on sighted help.
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London
John Hennessy
Lochgelly
Fifeshire
Scotland
John
The Butcher Grilled On Airmen Murder Trial
In Salzburg on June 1, Captain Miklos Bakos known as Bakos the Butcher faced cross examination in a Nazi murder trial. He was rebuked for lying as prosecutors presented brutal evidence of his cruelty including hanging a prisoner by the wrists for a minor offense. He claimed the Americans were shot while attempting to escape and argued he faced liquidation if he did not make an example.
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Salzburg
INS
Miklos Bakos
Bakos
Ghost reportedly seen at historic St Marys barracks
In Chatman s old naval barracks built 1787 by prisoners, a sentry rushes to the guard room claiming a ghost during middle watch. The duty officer notes the event as a recurring tale aided by echoing footsteps from underground passages, though the report is old and often embellished.
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Chatham
INS
St. Mary’s
Chatman
Lord Nelson
McNarney Admits Occupation Fiasco
Frankfurter dispatch reports General Joseph T. McNarney European Theater commander acknowledges failure of occupation efforts in Germany. Monthly report notes deteriorating security, with retaliatory attacks by German civilians on American troops and War Department personnel. Violence against U S personnel rises as concerns grow.
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Frankfurt
INS
Germany
Joseph T. McNarney
U. S
War Department
U.S
Rome Area Military Club Weekend Schedule
Sunday and Monday cinema and dance programs list Armando Trazioli and Joe Carter jam session at Krome Arc Military Club, plus EM Dance for the anniversary of Rome's liberation. Barberini Theater shows Bad Bascomb with Margaret O’Brien and Wallace Beery, ENSA Fontane Cinema features Diamond Horseshoe with Betty Grable, John Payne.
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Krome Arc Military Club
Piazza Barberini
Sun
Armando Trazioli
Joe Carter
Diamond Horseshoe
Betty Grable
John Payne
Quirinetta Cinema
Marco Minghetti
Piazza Colonna
Ella Raines
Charles Laughton
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