Memoir by Merriman Smith on Roosevelt Press Years
Westbrook Pegler reports from New York on Oct 16 about Merriman Smith’s White House memoir of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The prearranged signal closed Roosevelt press conferences and criticizes suppression of material while noting Roosevelt’s favoring of his son Elliott for exclusive memoir profits.
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Old Regulars Win Elections in New Orleans
New Orleans voters gave clear wins to Old Regular candidates John J. Wingrave for juvenile court judge and Charles Gonzales for first city court judge. Wingrave edged James J. McCain 50 552 to 40 533 while Gonzales defeated M. Logan Bruns 46 373 to 40 965. Morrison campaign chief Ainsworth blamed mixed results on tiger vote and local spoilage.
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John J. Wingrave
Charles Vonzales
Winrave
James J. McCain
de Lesseps S. Morrison
Dudley G. Desmare
Koctaw Club
Morrison
Goering death shockwaves through Berlin as Germans react
Berlin reacts to Hermann Goering's suicide and the execution of 10 Nazi war criminals in Nuernberg. Residents call him a scoundrel while others voice relief and demand further trials for war criminals. Public sentiment mixes disbelief, condemnation, and calls for justice.
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Goering's Suicide Ends Nazi Executions at Nuremberg
Hermann Goering swallowed cyanide in his cell just before execution, ending the last Nazi parade to the gallows. Ribbentrop followed, bowing to fate with a final toast for Germany, as ten top war criminals faced the scaffold in the Nuremberg jail yard.
Reece Blames Truman on Meat Shortage in Campaign Swing
Republican National Chairman Carroll Reece blamed President Truman for the meat shortage and urged a GOP Congress to curb what he called administration overreach. He accused the administration of manipulating controls before elections and warned meat controls could be restored after 1946.
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Carroll Reece
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G. O. P. Congress
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Wilson
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
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Clinton P. Anderson
Decontrol Board
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Eben Avers
General Gifts Campaign Opens With 125 Volunteers
The General Gifts division of the Twin City Community Chest will start its annual drive at 8 15 Thursday morning with a 125 worker meeting on the mez zanine floor of the Virginia Hotel. R C Brice chairs the division with J W Keene and George Weaks as co chairs and all three will be there to hand out worksheets and train workers on campaign procedures.
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Goering Death Investigated After Suicide in Jail
Nuernberg October 16 The mystery of Herman Goering suicide in his jail cell unfolds as the former Nazi leader, once near Hitler in rank, died by potassium cyanide less than two hours before his scheduled execution with 9 others. Guards had watched him constantly for a year and a half and searched him repeatedly.
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Livestock Floods Omaha Market After Price Rise
Omaha reports show a surge of livestock deliveries as prices climbed after meat controls ended. Overnight, trucks lined up for unloading with initial tallies of 8 200 cattle 12 500 hogs and 1 000 sheep. prior day figures included 350 hogs 3 000 cattle and 4 500 sheep from all sources.
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Princess Ebba Bernadette Dies at 87 in Stockholm
Princess Ebba Bernadette, 87, sister in law of King Gustaf of Sweden, died today in Stockholm. She was married to Prince Osear, eldest brother of the king, and mother of Count Folke Bernadette, president of the Swedish Red Cross.
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Gustaf
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Osear
Folke Bernadette
Swedish Red Cross
Five Nazi Leaders Die By Their Own Hands
Report from Nuernberg notes Hermann Goering died by suicide in his death cell. It states Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, Heinrich Himmler, and Robert Ley also killed themselves during or after the fall of Berlin and the collapse of the regime.
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Goering's Body Under Gallows
In Nuernberg a small jail gymnasium doors opened at dawn and a dead man was brought in quiet and alone, a grotesque remnant of the once-powerful man. The scene marks the end of Hermann Goering as he lies under the gallows after his suicide in prison.
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Goering Death Marked by Expulsion of Nazi Leaders
In Muernberg Germany Hermann Goering and nine other top Nazis were buried after executions. Goering died by cyanide during the dawn hangings and was among those executed by the Allied tribunal. The deaths came as the world moves to dismantle Nazi power and expunge its leaders.
Nazi Execution Times Published in Nuernberg
Oct 16 report lists the German time schedule for 10 Nazis hanged in the Nuernberg jail yard gymnasium today. Coordinates show the sequence and timing of the executions as finalized by the authorities.
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Supreme Court Justice urges new Nazi trials after Goering
Justice Robert H. Jackson called for immediate prosecution of a large number of ex Nazi leaders and industrialists who escaped punishment. He urged trials on charges like slave labor, while opposing further four power hearings after the Goering death and Nazi executions.
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White House
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Handsome British Flier Is Hanged
Neville George Clevely Heath, a handsome former RAF pilot, was hanged at Pentonville for the murder of movie extra Margery Gardner. A crowd gathered as a notice of execution was posted. protester Violet Van Der Elst was charged with obstructing public place for distributing leaflets. An effigy of Heath appeared in Madame Tussauds within an hour.
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