Gar rison Villard denounces Anti Nazi League actions
Oswald G Villard of New York, once a liberal member of the Anti Nazi League, disavows secret police tactics used to target the Columbians in Atlanta. He notes no charges or arrests, questions the league’s methods, and suggests the organization has altered beyond its original anti Hitler aims. He recalls quitting years ago and calls for its demise if unchanged.
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New York
Oswald Garrison Villard
Anti-Nazi League
Anti- Nazi League
Atlanta
James H. Sheldon
League
Mr. Villard
United States
Isidore Lipschutz
Lipschutz
William Morrow
Richard Rollins
Severed Body of Woman Found Near Newark Railroad
Newark Ohio December 17 A bloody wrecked car and an anonymous call deepen mystery in the death of Mrs. Frank Rodamer 35 found severed on Pennsylvania railroad tracks west of the city. Coroner Sapp hatched no verdict yet while investigations by Officers Wollard and Myers continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Ohio
Frank Rodamer
Here
Gail Christman
G. W. Sapp
Licking County
Ronald
Robert
Sapp
Says Law Doesn't Prevent Spending in Mississippi Politics
Washington dispatch reports Senator Bilbo's attorney Forest Jackson argues hundreds of thousands of dollars can be spent in Mississippi campaigns despite a corrupt practices act. Testimony before a war contracts inquiry questions how expenditures were reported, with Blibo expected to testify on war contractors and alleged fundings from 1942 campaigns.
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Washington
Bilbo
Mississippi
Forest Jackson
Ferguson
Michigan
Ross Collins
Collins
Jackson
Edward B. Terry
Wall Doxey
United States Senate
Mead
New York
Senate
Chilly Blasts Sweep Nation Across Cold Belt
A cold wave moved into the nation driving sub zero temperatures from the northern plains through the Great Lakes and into the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. Forecasters warned colder weather would persist with new snowfalls up to nine inches and winds up to 45 miles an hour.
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Associated Press
Plains
Great Lakes
Ohio
Mississippi
Eastern
Seaboard
New England
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Chicago
Sault Ste.Marie
Mich
Duluth
Minn
Hungry Burglar Visits Baur Home on Louisville Avenue
A burglar damaged the Baur residence porch at 505 Louisville Avenue Monday night stealing food from a refrigerator. Theresa Baur reported four pounds of lard two dozen eggs oleo syrup and two tomatoes missing. Footprints noted outside while entry to the house failed after porch door screen was cut. Investigating Capt. Frank Pettit reported extra large footprints in the yard.
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Theresa
Alice Baur
Louisville Avenue
Theresa Baur
Frank Pettit
Vandenberg Seeks Dual Posts in Senate Move
Sen Albert Vandenberg of Michigan faces opposition from Sen Roberton of Wyoming and allies over holding two public roles as presiding officer and foreign relations chair. A conference vote is seen as likely to decide the question with White and others possibly following suit. Vandenberg also weighs stepping back from United Nations duties as he campaigns for about 30 million dollars in U. N. funding. Connally hints he may quit as foreign relations adviser, while relations with Britain and Russia are described as improving.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
Robertson
Wyoming
Congress
Wilson
Iowa
Langer
North Dakota
White
Maine
New Commerce Committee
Friends
United Nations
Connally
Texas
Byrnes
Foreign Ministers Council
U. N
United States
International Refugees Organization
New York
Britain
Russia
Mississippi Man Held in 2 Deaths
Unidentified white man charged with manslaughter after a shooting near Anguilla that killed two Black men and wounded a white man. Charge filed by Anguilla Town Marshal O O Wanker. suspect at liberty on bond. Officials cite unknown principals and plan further investigation in Vicksburg and Anguilla.
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Rolling Fork
Miss
Anguilla
O. O. Wanker
Wanker
Liberty
H. C. Greer
Ed Sharpshire
T. J. Lawrence
Vicksburg
C. D. Crawford
Sharkey County
Shropshire
Mississippi
Vickburg
Lawrence
Christmas Appeals From The Needy In Twin Cities
The article lists donations totaling 1530.09 to aid blind residents and describes an appeal from a widow, 67, partially blind, asking for help with necessities, medicine, and doctor bills. It includes letters from orphans and a blind seller seeking Christmas assistance.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
Star of Bethlehem
Blind veteran to play Santa Claus in Indianapolis
Cpl. Chester R. Perkins a 21 year old blind veteran from Valley Forge hospital will travel to Indianapolis for a two week furlough to play Santa Claus for his wife Janet and his parents. His sight was ruined by a land mine in Germany and his letter asking for two bright blue eyes drew nationwide attention.
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Phoenixville
Chester R. Perkins
Santa Claus
Indianapolis
Perkins
Germany
Valley Forge Hospital
Janet
Indianapolis News
Anti-Trust Suit Dismissal Sought Against Oil Firms
The Justice Department asks to dismiss the six year old anti trust case against the American Petroleum Institute and about 200 oil companies. Attorney General Clark may decide in about two weeks after a settlement of legal questions. The suit charged conspiracy to restrain trade and fix prices.
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Washington
Justice Department
American Petroleum Institute
Department
Clark
Institute
Violence in the Philippines prompts peace drive across islands
Manila reports wide crime waves as Interior Secretary Zulueta calls governors and mayors to push peace efforts. A bandit ambush in Tacloban killed six including a bandit leader and a bus inspector, while a railroad officer died near central Luzon after 10 armed men seized a train. MP units chase looters of a crashed airliner wreckage. a kidnapper and his captive Vicente Po die in a trap.
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Manila
Philippines
Zulueta
Tacloban
Luzon
Vicente Po
Five Ask for Jury Transcripts in Civil Rights Slaying Case
Five white defendants in a Webster parish civil rights case sought written transcripts of grand jury testimony in Shreveport. Judge Porterie reserved ruling on the motion, noting no code provisions require disclosure. The men face charges tied to the death of John C. Jones and the beating of Albert Harris Jr. by a mob last August.
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Shreveport
Federal District Court
Gaston L. Porteries
Whitfield Jack
Willie Drayton Perkins
Samuel C. Maddry
Harry Edward Perry
Cotton Valley
Oscar Henry Haynes, Jr
Charles Melvin Edwards
Webster Parish
John C. Jones
Albert Harris, Jr
Porterie
U. S
Malcolm E. Lafargue
Housing plan hit praised by officials in wartime debate
Washington officials met to map details of Truman's home building program amid controversy. Frank Creedon and Raymond Foley avoided Long’s resignation rebuke as industry voices split on rapid decontrol and the fate of veterans housing.
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Washington
Truman
Frank R. Creedon
National Housing
Raymond M. Foley
National Housing Agency
Norton E. Long
Wilson W. Wyatt
NHA
Long
Wyatt
Housing Agency
Creedon and
Foley
Northup
R. J. Thomas
Veterans
Mr. Truman
Four Ex Nazi Officials Called to Trial in Warsaw Mass Killings
The Supreme National Tribunal in Warsaw called Ludwig Fischer Max Daume Joseph Meisinger and Ludwig Leisz to trial on charges tied to mass executions of Poles and Jews and the destruction of Warsaw. The trial room held 25 000 and 15 000 spectators received entrance cards hours before proceedings.
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Warsaw
Supreme National Tribunal
Ludwig Fischer
Max Daume
Joseph Meisinger
Gestapo
Ludwig Leisz
Polish Teachers’ Union
Telford Taylor
United States
Nuernberg
Fischer
Meisinger
Warsaw Ghetto
Daume
England
Pawer
Approval urged by U S Britain on atomic energy plan
In Lake Success on December 17 the United States and Great Britain urged the UN atomic energy commission to approve the U S plan to harness the atom for peaceful uses and outlaw atomic weapons. Baruch led the push with Cadogan supporting incorporating American principles in the report to the Security Council.
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Francis W. Carpenter
Lake Success
N. Y
United States
Great Britain
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Bernard M. Baruch
Commission
Alexander Cadogan
Baruch
United Nations Security Council
Atomic Energy Commission
Rauch
United Nations General Assembly
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Ernest Bevin
Britain
James F. Byrnes
Assembly
Byrnes
United Nations
Atomic Commission
General Assembly
Turkish Army Quietly Closes Publications in Istanbul
In Istanbul eight publications were padlocked and printing banned for “Communistic” content. The army also outlawed two new political party branches, both described as directed by Communists or extremists. The state of siege remains in force, with raids and arrests reported and university students urged to stay calm.
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Istanbul
Iran
Turkey
Soviet
Russia
Thrace
Recep Peker
Istanbul University
Workers and Peasants Socialist Party
Turkish Socialist Party
Sendike
Ses
Gun
Yigin
Dost
Armen
Wage Demands by CIO Un disclosed in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on December 17, two CIO unions representing 850000 United Steelworkers and 600000 United Electrical workers to meet on wage demands. United Auto Workers plans a 23.5 cent hourly increase for 90900 members. CIO president Philip Murray notes unions to set specific demands. meeting follows talks with Albert J. Fitzgerald and Walter Reuther.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers
United Auto Workers
Philip Murray
Steelworkers Union
Murray
Albert J. Fitzgerald
Electrical Union
Walter P. Reuther
Auto Workers
Reuther
New York
Auto Workers Board
Labour Fights Back Over Foreign Policy Split
Britain’s Labour Party defended its foreign policy against internal critics claiming appeasement of American imperialism and hostility to the Soviet Union. Party Secretary Morgan Phillips said the government supports the UN and seeks unity of American and British views without joining a Soviet bloc. Earlier, 58 Labour MPs pressed the policy and the government won a confidence vote.
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London
Britain
Labor Party
Soviet Union
London Daily Herald
Morgan Phillips
Spelthorne
Middlesex
United Nations
Europe
Phillips
U. N
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App Pine
Ann and
Jerry
Jachie
Wea
Bryan Mattison
Petamug
Nick Gourvas
R. L. Rinehart
Kae
Frederick Taighopt
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Good Fellows
Conference of Governors and Mayors
U.S
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