Ex-German General Heusinger Charged by Soviets
Moscow formally accuses West German General Adolf Heusinger of war crimes and crimes against peace and humanity. Heusinger, NATO's Permanent Military Committee chairman, is urged by the Soviet Foreign Ministry to be arrested and extradited to Moscow for trial based on captured documents and Soviet investigations.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Adolf Heusinger
Washington
NATO
Mikhail Kharlamov
Foreign Ministry
Heusinger
Tass
Heusinger Defied Hitler in Public at Medal Ceremony
United Press International recalls General Adolf Heusinger, 64, who publicly challenged Hitler during a 1944 medal ceremony for July 20 plot survivors. Hitler punished him, leaving Heusinger on inactive duty. later, he helped shape West Germany’s postwar army and testified at Nuremberg.
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Adolf Heusinger
Soviet Union
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Heusinger
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Nuernberg
Eichmann Found Responsible For Lidice Massacre
A Jerusalem court ruled Adolf Eichmann guilty on all 15 counts for the Lidice atrocity and for participating in the Nazi extermination machine. The decision cites his role in deportations, killings, and plunder, including handing Lidice children to Gestapo. Prosecutors seek the death penalty. defense plans leniency.
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Robert Servatius
Benjamin Halevi
Russia
Adolf Hitler
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Ital
French Marquis to Renounce Title for U.S. Citizenship
Gilles de Courtivron a French marquis gains United States citizenship in Dayton Ohio and renounces his noble title for his sons. He heads overseas department at National Cash Register Co. with wife Solang and children Francois Beatrice and Scott, after military service and a stint as a French professor.
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Gilles de Courtivron
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Paris
U.S
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Ohio
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Asseur Crequy Montford de Courtivron
Joe
West Virginia Weather Turns Colder With Snow Flurries
Weather summary reports rain turning to snow flurries across West Virginia with colder air. Beckley records a high of 51 and a low around 24 to 28 tonight, while Greenbrier River conditions become muddy and rising. Lake Bluestone water is muddy two feet above normal with rising levels as of this morning.
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Mont
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Texas
New Chief In Europe
Maj. Gen. William C. Baker Jr. will succeed Maj. Gen. William G. Nutter as chief of staff U.S. Army in Europe in the near future, the announcement said.
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Germany
UPI
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Bargains Fictitious Toy Makers Exploiting Shoppers
New York reports by the national Better Business Bureau warn that toy manufacturers overstate list prices to appear as bargains. BBB President Kenneth Willson urges parents to ignore so called phony bargains during the Christmas rush and calls for an end to fictitious pricing practices nationwide.
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Thirteen Japanese Arrested In Assassination Plot
Tokyo police raided locations arresting 13 men linked to the Kokusahi Kai right wing group plotting a coup to seize control of Japan. Leaders include Hosaku Kawanami and former officers Tokutaro Sakurai and Taku Mikami. raids found helmets gas masks rifles and clubs.
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Imperial War College
Yaso Kato
Japanese Defense Board Secretariat
Automation Reaches Santa's Workshop This Christmas
In a National Computer Conference report a writer notes computers replacing traditional helpers. Some stores use gift suggestion software fed by consumer data to propose Uncle Egbert gifts. A toy computer sells for six dollars and answers questions from cards.
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UPI
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Univac
Egbert
Uncle Egbert
Santa Claus
Triplets Born in Randolph County Hospital
Mrs. Virgil Scott of Mill Creek Randolph County gave birth to triplet girls Monday here. One infant died about 10 hours after birth. the two survivors are reported doing fine. The Scotts now have 11 daughters aged 17 months to 19 years. husband works under the state's public works program.
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UPI
Virgil Scott
Mill Creek
Randolph County
Scotts
Scott
Teen-Ager Dies Amid Dominican Riots In Anti US Tensions
Santo Domingo reports say a Dominican teen, Francisco Valdera Acevedo, 18, was fatally shot during Monday anti government riots. Dozens were wounded, including alleged informers beaten. Police used gas to shield a congressman’s home. unrest feared to drift toward anti US sentiment as Balaguer denounces sanctions.
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D.R
UPI
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Valdera
Santiago
Joaquin Balaguer
Balaguer
World War II figures blame Eichmann for camp conditions
In Jerusalem Judge Halevi assigns responsibility for wartime brutality at Bergen-Belsen and Theresia to Adolf Eichmann. In Washington Rep. Wayne Hays reports East German defectors say orders were to refrain from action as bulldozers approached the wall. In Stony Point Beams explains granting Harriet Parker a 109-year-old Christmas wish for a TV. In Dayton Montford de Courtivron says he will renounce his aristocratic title.
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Ohio
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N.C
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Lewis Raps Boone Factory Proposal
Madison factory plan sparks UMW District 17 President Raymond O. Lewis anger. He labeled an anonymous letter proposing a garment plant as magnanimous, but warned residents to avoid paying to house workers under long hours and low pay supervised by guards reminiscent of southern slave labor.
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UPI
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United Mine Workers District 17
Lewis
Boone County
Simon Legree
Katangese air strikes hit Elisabethville area airport
Katangese planes dropped 26 bombs around Elisabethville airport with no major damage or casualties. UN spokesman in Leopoldville noted reports of Katangese troops infiltrating UN positions and mortaring two UN planes. British decision to withhold promised bombs further complicates Congo balance of power amid Berlin crisis talks in Paris among Rusk Home and Couve de Murville.
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Goldwater Urges Reservists on Duty Call Stay Calm
Sen Barry Goldwater on a Madrid news conference during a duty tour as a brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve urges reservists who object to being recalled to duty to remain calm and disciplined while evaluating their situation.
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Sit In Convictions Reversed By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reversed 16 sit in convictions from Southern University Baton Rouge in a ruling noting no evidence of disorderly conduct under the statute. The decision avoids broad constitutional rulings, focusing on the case’s specifics while signaling ongoing legal battles over civil rights sit ins.
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IRS Weighs Immunity For Admitting Tax Cheats
The Internal Revenue Service considers offering taxpayers immunity from criminal prosecution in exchange for confessing past tax evasion. Commissioner Mortimer M. Caplin has studied the matter for months and may issue a clarifying statement this week. Officials say juries sympathy favors honest disclosures and cases with small unpaid taxes are rarely prosecuted. The service previously had a voluntary disclosure policy and aims to focus on larger sums.
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UPI
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Mortimer M. Caplin
Caplin
Revenue Service
Justice Department
Officials Ridicule Charge Against Heusinger Extradition
Washington officials dismissed Russia’s bid to extradite West German General Adolf Heusinger as a ludicrous move aimed at discrediting NATO unity. They argued Heusinger, current chair of the NATO military committee, is innocent, cleared by West German Bundestag inquiry, and approved by all NATO members despite past German occupation.
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UPI
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Russia
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West Germany
NATO
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Heusinger
Moscow
NATO Council
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U.S
United States
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NATO Alliance
Reds threaten new measures over Baltic command
A Soviet note delivered to the Danish Embassy in Moscow warned that the Reds might take security measures in response to a joint West German Danish Baltic command. The note, part of a broader NATO campaign, accused Denmark of increasing Baltic tension and offered no detail on possible Soviet steps.
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UPI
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NATO
Paris
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Court Approves Yale Holidays in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Court approved closing county offices Saturday December 23 and Tuesday December 26 to grant employees additional Christmas time off. Other actions include authorizing purchase of six cutoff valves for radiators in the courthouse and approving Mikel H. Griffith Beckley as notary public. The court recessed until 1:30 p.m. today.
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London Phones Run Amok In Whimsical Telegraph Skit
In a satirical piece by Harry Ferguson, London’s post office faces a chaotic scene as robots consult the wrong numbers causing prolonged dial tone standoffs. A Hull garage birth leads to canine deliveries, and Hull residents hear bedtime tales via a 211 service for kids.
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