Patton in hospital as recovery shown after neck fracture
Generals Patton remains under treatment for paralysis in Heidelberg hospital. Doctors say there is a good chance he may walk again, though recovery could take days to months. Neurological status unchanged with no complications and he was described as cheerful and alert.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U. S. Army Hospital
George S. Patton, Jr
Patton
Lawrence C. Ball
Harlan
U. S. 15Th Army
Mannheim
La Guardia Criticized Press By Free Market Voice
Westbrook Pegler reflects on Fiorello La Guardia and a Russian writer accusing the American press of bias. He admits some slant exists, citing past denouncements of Satch and Primo Camera and noting publishers’ emphasis to boost ratings and earnings.
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New York
Fiorello la Guardia
la Guardia
Bilbo
Ickes
Primo
Satch
San Diego
Worker
Marshall Field
Housing price ceilings face sharp opposition in Congress
Administration backed plan to fix ceilings on new and existing homes draws strong criticism from real estate groups on Capitol Hill. The National Association of Home Builders claims priority materials restore 50 percent for residential work makes ceilings unnecessary and calls the plan unrealistic. The National Housing Agency says shelter seekers will pay within limits. Real estate boards warn ceilings could undo material priority gains and threaten housing goals.
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Washington
Truman
Capitol Hill
House Banking Committee
National Association of Home Builders
Frank W. Cartwright
Association
Cartwright
National Housing Agency
Omaha
van Holt Garrett
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Rent or Buy It Big Classified Ad Prompt
The notice urges readers to place a want ad quickly for rental or sale. It promotes an economy plan with pay only for days published and allows cancellation after results. Ads can be telephoned in with collector service the next day.
Little Girl Observer in Winter Window Dream
A frail child gazes at dolls and a snowy sleigh while a mother-less home faces cold hardship. The scene contrasts holiday shopping bustle with the girl’s desolate life, implying no Santa and no gifts for her family. Continued on Tenth Page.
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DeSiard
Santa Claus
Clues Emerge in Three Cremations Across Cities
District Attorney Edmund Brown links a cross country pattern to the deaths and cremations of three elderly women tied to ex convict Alfred L. Cline. Investigators face forged estate papers, cross state arrests from Dallas to Chicago, and a possible life sentence if charged as habitual criminal.
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San Francisco
Edmund Gerald Brown
Brown
Alfred Leonard Cline
Cline
Chicago
Portland
Dallas
Tampa
Jacksonville
Fla
Columbus
Ohio
Bloomington
Ind
Eva Delora Krebs
Gerald Ryan
Krebs
Alfred L. Cline
Will Fritz
Haley
Marshall asserts Hawaii commander given alert before Pearl Harbor
Gen George C Marshall testified that General Walter Short in Hawaii received a definite alert order before December 7 1941 and that he expected it to be carried out He said he was responsible for the general staff and any failure to warn of a full war alert and defended his prior actions amid Senate House committee questioning.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Hawaii
Marshall
Senate House Committee
Walter C. Short
Army
Pearl Harbor
Short
General Staff
Keefe
Wisconsin
Secretary of War
Jobless outlook improves but inflation risk remains
Washington report says peace reduced anticipated unemployment to under 5 million by March and up to 4 million by year end, with fewer layoffs and strong buying. Yet Price Administrator Bowles warns sustained employment growth could ease price controls but worsen inflation.
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Washington
John W. Snyder
Snyder
Bureau of Census
Chester Bowles
Dramatic account of the Juneau sinking and survivors
A detailed Navy Department account recalls the light cruiser Juneau lost in the Guadalcanal action on November 13 1942. Survivors endured sharks and rations as they floated on debris and life rafts, with Signalman Harney and Seaman Fitzgerald attempting a perilous offshore trek toward land.
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Pope Haley Washington
Juneau
Navy Department
Guadalcanal
Sullivan Brothers
Thomas F. Sullivan
Waterloo
Joseph P. F. Harney
New Britain
Land
James Fitzgerald
Manchester
Conn
Charles Wang
Philadelphia
Hart
Labor set back in House on anti-racketeering bill
Washington December 13 Organized labor faced a setback as the House approved a bill expanding the 1934 anti racketeering law to cover union activities if they amount to robbery or extortion. The measure carries up to 20 years in prison and a 10 000 dollar fine. Supporters expect Senate action to block it while noting a similar House passage last Congress died in committee.
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Washington
Senate
House
Marcantonio
American Laborite
New York
New Yorker
Supreme Court
New York Teamsters
House Labor
Schwellenbach
A. F. of L
William Green
Senate Committee
Japanese Sub Commander Testifies in McVay Trial
Iko Hashimoto, a Japanese submarine commander, testified that his boat fired three torpedoes at a dark object 290 miles from Palau on the night of July 29 30. He said the hits were seen through the periscope after trailing the target 27 minutes and firing salvos at three second intervals. The testimony was admitted despite defense objections as part of the McVay court martial over the loss of the Indianapolis en route from Guam to Leyte. Hashimoto was sworn under both U S naval and Japanese court martial oaths.
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Washington
Iko Hashimoto
Navy
Palau
Hashimoto
Charles B. McVay
Indianapolis
Guam
Leyte
U. S
Ford Workers Hopeful Amid Wage Talks With GM and Ford
United Automobile Workers leaders resume limited negotiations with General Motors while Ford talks continue with a wage dispute. Richard Leonard signals renewed push for a 30 percent raise at the next session. The strike idles 213,000 at 70 plants since November 21 as a government fact finding board is set to meet.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Ford
C. SO
United Automobile Workers
Richard T. Leonard
Mr. Truman
R. J. Thomas
Walter P. Reuther
Washington
General Motors
Mayer Tops Income List From Corporations
The treasury report for 1943 and fiscal 1943-44 shows Louis B. Mayer earning $908 070 from Loews Inc for personal services, leading a list of the 20 highest incomes. Close followers include Charles E Wilson and Thomas J Watson, with actors Bud Abbott and Lou Costello reporting the second highest salary. Deanna Durbin also ranks in the top ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Louis B. Mayer
Loew's, Inc
Mayer
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors
Thomas J. Watson
International Business Machines
Fred MacMurray
Deanna Durbin
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Charles E Wilson
John B. Hawley, Jr
Northern Ordnance, Inc
Nicholas M. Schenck
Loew's
Ormond E. Hunt
Albert Bradley
Universal Pictures
Barbara Stanwyck
Par
Louisiana seeks road bids next spring for 100 projects
D Y Smith director says Louisiana will seek bids early next spring on more than 100 highway projects totaling about 31 million dollars. The plan includes a pre war program of 32 projects and a 15 million dollar current year package with urban primary and secondary road components.
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Baton Rouge
D. Ymith
State Highway Department
United States Bureau of Roads
Smith
Louisiana
Department
United States Department of Roads
Washington
Harry B. Henderlite
Roosevelt controls minority stake in Camden radio station
Eliott Roosevelt holds a minority interest in a newly authorized 250 watt Camden Arkansas radio station. He is named vice president while Leon Wilson of Camden Radio Inc reports the firm has $10,000 in stock and Roosevelt paid his subscription in full. No advisory bonus was promised. The station is authorized to construct and operate on 1450 kilocycles with unlimited time.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Eliott Roosevelt
Camden
Enterprise
Leon Wilson
Camden Radio, Inc
Wilson
Roosevelt
Lamp Shades of Human Skin Shown as Evidence at War Crimes Trial
At the Nuremberg war crimes trial, a preserved human head and lamp shades made from human skin were introduced as evidence of Nazi atrocities. Prosecutors cited concentration camps at Mathausen and Buchenwald, describing grim selection and killing practices. A former inmate testified about tattooed prisoners used for their skins and about shrunken heads of Poles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Dodd
SS Standartenfuehrer
Koch
Buchenwald
Dachau Camp Officials Sentenced to Death by Hanging
A U S military court at Dachau sentenced 36 camp officials and guards to death for murder torture and starvation of inmates. One defendant received life imprisonment and three were given 10 year terms. The 40 defendants were convicted after a 90 minute verdict.
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Dachau
U. S
S. S
Peter
Klaus Karl Schilling
Martin Weiss
Schilling
Byrnes Delay Hints Three Power Talks In Moscow
In Moscow the Byrnes party faces weather delays for the three power talks with Bevin and Molotov. Reports say Byrnes may arrive by Sunday after a Paris stop. Soviet citizens express cautious optimism as discussions on international cooperation unfold. Maria Ivanova hopes the meeting proves international cooperation continues.
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Moscow
United States
U. S
Byrnes
Paris
Orly Field
Russia
Bevin
Moloslov
Maria M. Ivanova
Yamashita Death Sentence Reviewed by U S General
Manila December 13 Lt Gen W D Styer commander of American forces in the Western Pacific said he completed his review of Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita’s death sentence and forwarded recommendations to General MacArthur in Tokyo. He gave no hint of his conclusions. Yamashita was convicted of outrages by troops in the Philippines and sentenced to hang.
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Manila
W. D. Styer
Western Pacific
Tomoyuki Yamashita
MacArthur
Tokyo
Styer
Philippines
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Effie Pace
Morris Blumenthal
Ernest Blumenthal
Eleanor Deveny
Los Angeles
Cpl
John Deveny
Ellsworth
Sonny) Wisecarver
Wisecarver
A. P
M’way
Ford Workers
G. M. Talks Limited
Louis Mayer
Loew’s Inc
Ae ‘Ay
E. Roosevelt
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Yamashita
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