Lepke Buchalter faces delayed death sentence new prison terms
The report notes a 1930s case involving Louis Buchalter known as Lepke and associates Louis Capone and Emmanuel Weiss. It cites a New York court death sentence overturned by the Department of Justice and discusses potential commutation steps under pressure from public and political figures. The piece mentions police involvement and ongoing inquiries into murders linked to the underworld.
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Dewey
Louis Buchalter
Lepke
Louis Ca
Emmanuel Weiss
Joseph Rosen
New York
Met
House of Detention
Federal Depertent of Justice
Roosevelt
Heck
Press World Backed Peace Table Plan Gaining Support
Ree press of world backed a peace table proposal urged by Kent Cooper director of the Associated Press. Democratic and Republican members of the House foreign affairs committee praised the idea as a strong step toward guaranteed peace. Representative Clare Boothe Luce likened it to Versailles and urged acceptance as a viable path to end the war.
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Ashington
Kent Cooper
Rene
Wirmen Bloom
Denecrat
Newt
Howse Foreign Affairemittee
Lovement
Cooper
Clare Boothe Luce
Cowper
Versailles
An. Ee
New York Faces Heavy Snowfall Across Regions
Heavy snow crippled northern New York and areas around Albany, with 12 to 18 inches recorded in some counties and fresh accumulations up to a foot overnight. Secondary roads were blocked as bitter winds lingered into the weekend.
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Bany
Todey
New York
Peratyul
Franklin
Saraly
Russians Regain Offense In Kiev Bend Fronts
Soviet forces report recapturing initiative west of Kiev and advancing in the Dnieper bend and White Russia. Huge tanks led assaults near Korostyshev and Zhitomir, with heavy Nazi losses and rail hubs under pressure. Allied spokesmen disclose Patton apologized to Seventh Army after striking a soldier in Sicily.
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London
Stalingrad
Red Army
Kiev
Dnieper
White Russia
Korastyshev
Zhitomir
Chernyakhov
Zhiwmir
Korasten
Leningrad-Odessiemi
Kiev-Warman
Marghel Fritz von Mannstein
Zhitomer
Rechitta
Coenten
Rok Cumovicy
Boo Nezie
Helis
Cherkass
Crimea
CBS Eer
Berlin
CBS
Allied Headquarters
Algiers
George S. Patton, Jr
Seventh Army
Death of Barbour mourned by Senate in 1930s era record
Washington November 23 The Senate mourns the death of W Warren Barbour New Jersey Republican former heavyweight boxing contender and thread magnate He died at 55 after a brief illness in his Washington home His passing follows the fatalities of Representative William Ditter and Representative Henry B Steagall barbour had served since 1932 and was elected again in 1940 to complete an unexpired term Governor Edison will appoint a temporary successor until November’s election
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Washington
Senate
W. Warren Barbour
New Jersey
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Barbour
William Ditter
Pennsylvania
Henry B. Steagall
Alabama
Dwight W. Morrow
A. Harry Moore
Hague
Charlies A. Edison
Rumson
N. J
Republiica
UNRRA Faces Latin Repeat Budget Strain In 1946 Effort
Atlantic City reports four Latin American nations Bolivia Ecuador Dominican Republic and Panama cannot meet the one per cent of national income contribution under UNRRA relief and rehabilitation plans. Delegates urge flexible payments and consider agricultural contributions to aid war zone aid while repatriation talks stall over refugees and funding.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
Bolivia
Hcundor
Dominican Republic
Panama
United Nations
McAme
Ecuador
Europe
China
Burma
inter-Allied Committee On
London
Germany
Wheelis Rites Set Wednesday
J W Wheelis 69 prominent in financial and civic circles in the Twin Cities died at his West Monroe home Tuesday morning. Funeral at Mulhearn Funeral Home Wednesday at 1 pm with Dr C K Smith officiating. Interment in Hasley Cemetery. He chaired local groups and was a longtime bank vice president. Pallbearers: Harrington Cotham Hinton Humphries Wheeler Mitchell Decker Moore Heacock. Surviving brothers are J L Wheelis and I C Wheelis of Eron.
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J. W. Wheelix
Twin Cities
West Monthe
Muliearn
C. Karlos Smith
West Monroe
Lodge of Elks
Sam Humphries
Wheeler Mitchell
Decker Moore
R. H. Heacock
Mr. Wheelis
J. L. Wheelis
I. C. Wheelis
Eron
Rayne State Bank President Drowns in Hunting Accident
Bertrand Nash Sweeney president of Rayne State Bank and Trust drowned early today at Henderson near Breaux Bridge Louisiana when the boat capsized during a duck hunt. His son Woody survived and a third rider Otis Lallande possibly witnessed the tragedy. Sweeney, a World War I veteran and local civic leader, leaves a widow and two other children.
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Rayne
Bertrand Nash Sweeney
Rayne State Bank and Trust Company
Henderson
Breaux Bridge
Woody
Sweeney
Otis Lallande
Selective Service Board
Flying Fortress Lands In German Territory
Sergeant Philip H. Brown, 27, an aerial gunner, reports a Flying Fortress landed in Nazi territory and took off again unseen. He says the crew fixed motor trouble, reboarded, and returned to England while the Germans never detected their presence. Brown wrote to his parents from Mission Texas on November 23.
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Tex
Philip H. Brown
Brown
England
Roosevelt urges new mustering out pay and unemployment aid
President Roosevelt asked Congress to enact mustering-out pay for service members in uniform, unemployment allowances, and local security credits. He urged a uniform monthly payment, an unemployment insurance system for mariners, and civilian job support until private industry absorbs veterans. He emphasized credit for military service under social security law and a nationwide uniform benefits plan.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Marines Expand Gilbert Operations In Pacific Offensive
United States Marines push a fourth day of fighting in the Gilbert island campaign by landing on Abekama atoll while battles continue on Makin and Tarawa. Reports say naval supports remain near Truk as ground resistance slows progress. The action is described as a hard, conquer-or-die struggle with heavy casualties implied.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Gilbert
Abekama Atoll
Chester W. Nimitz
Makin
Tarawa
Japan
Truk
America
mid-Pacific
Abetnama Atoll
Abemamsa
Moscow
Europe
London
Datis Herald
Washington
George C Marshall
United States Army
British Stand Highlighted as Eighth Army Resists German Counterattack
Allied fronts report heavy fighting northwest of Agnone where German forces struck the Eighth army lines but were repelled after two hours. Agnone was captured earlier by Montgomery’s troops, while operations centered on Alfedena Castel di Sangro and Montaquila with extensive aerial bombing of railways and airfields around Rome.
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Algiers
Agnone
Eighth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
Alfedena
United States
Montaquila
Fifth Army
Mount Camino
Mignano
San Pietro Avellana
Castel di Sangro
Rome
Foligno
Eisenhower
Pessina
Italy
Civitavecchia
Fabriano
Foligna
Lanciano
Fossacesia
Montgomery
Ciampino
Berlin Bombarded by 1000-Plane Allied Raid
The article reports a massive Allied air raid on Berlin with about a thousand British and Canadian planes, claiming the heaviest bombardment in history. It cites Stockholm newspapers and Berlin casualties, noting destruction of Speer’s munitions offices and government centers, with ongoing daylight raids to follow.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Stockholm
Europe
Aftontidningen
English Channel
Reich
Aftentidningen
Albert Speer
Aftonbladet
Brandenburger Tor
Pariser Platz
Speer
Germany
Joseph Goebbels
Hamburg
Six Children Die in Fire at Chicago Heights Farm Home
At a farm near Chicago Heights six children aged 18 months to 15 years were burned to death as flames consumed the house. The parents stayed on the first floor and two siblings escaped while the father John Hoogewoning and others attempted rescue. The cause and the bodies were not yet determined hours after the blaze.
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Chicago
Chicago Heights
John Hoogewoning
Carl
Lothe
Gertije
Hoogewoning
John J. Lichman
Judges Should Be Barred From Practicing Law Says Phillips
Alroy S. Phillips Republican from St. Louis told the Missouri constitutional convention that judges should be forbidden from practicing law. He argued state law allows outside practice and that hiring a judge as an attorney is the simplest way to influence them.
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Jefferson City
Alroy S. Phillips
St. Louis
Mary Durant Freed of Charges in Ark Slaying Case
Mary Catherine Durant was acquitted of first degree murder in the slaying of her 43 year old stepfather Charles Durant. She testified he forced her into improper relations since age 12 and said she shot him as he slept last December and buried him in a yard at Calico Rock. The body was found last April by a dog. Her mother Armanda Durant faced charges. Max Durant’s charge was pressed yesterday.
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Ark
Mary Catherine Durant
Charles Durant
Durant
Mary
Calico Rock
Durants
Armanda Durant
Max Durant
Nhile
Willkie Says Louisiana Could Be Won Without State
Wendell Willkie, in Baton Rouge, says a strong Republican party in Louisiana would help the state more than the national party. He jokes about southern interviews and explains his farm policy outlook once Hitler is defeated, noting only Pitt’s longer term as an exception in 20 years.
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Wendell Willkie
Louisiana
Willkie
National Republican Party
South
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Hitler
Emment
Pitt
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