Tojo and 26 co-defendants in China war crimes trial
The prosecution charged Tojo and 26 co-defendants with ruthlessly waging war in China, leading to mass killings of Chinese soldiers. Col. Thomas H. Morrow opened the China phase before an international tribunal, prompting a rebuke from Sir William Webb over inflammatory remarks. An affidavit by a Chinese magistrate from the Marco Polo Bridge incident supported the allegations.
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ANZ. Com
Sudeki
Tojo
China
Thomas H. Morrow
Cincinnati
William Webb
International Tribunal
William
Marco Polo Bridge
Peiping
Diphtheria Ban Shuts Anchorage Public Gatherings
Anchorage Mayor Francis C Bowden issued a one week ban on public gatherings after diphtheria throat cultures turned up zero positives in the city. Prohibited were bars dances playgrounds and theaters in the measure reported by UP AIL.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Francis C. Bowden
Dulles Urges U S to Quit Bases for World Peace
Cambridge report cites John Foster Dulles saying the United States could ease world tension by abandoning far flung bases. Church leaders back a commission to study church duties amid political tensions and discuss reducing armaments race with Russia and the West.
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Cambridge
England
John Foster Dultés
International Conference On World Order
United States
Dailles
United Nations Assembly
Russia
West
Textile price boost foreseen to raise shirts supply
Washington reports an OPA cloth price rise will lift cotton textile costs by 16 percent, prompting textile makers to boost production. Retailers expect shirts and other cotton apparel to hit stores within 45 days as prices for shirts, shorts, and pajamas rise further to reflect the higher costs.
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Washington
INS
Retail Clothiess Association
OPA
Louis Rothschild
National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers
oPd
Rothschild
Budget Vote Planned by Alamo Heights ISD Board
The Alamo Heights Independent School District will vote on the 1946 47 budget at a board meeting in the junior high school building at 8 p.m. Monday. President Andrew Dilworth announced the date and time.
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Alamo Heights Independent School
Andrew Dilworth
Byrnes Criticizes Molotov Over Paris Conference Role
Byrnes warned that since Potsdam the Soviet Union sought to limit participants at the Paris conference and Molotov pressed ministers to direct the talks. He said he has not criticized Molotov's motives and was surprised by remarks tying his stance to a Canadian leader’s two thirds rule and a Biz Four session to speed treaty drafting for five defeated European nations.
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Molotov
Byrnes
Potsdam
Soviet Union
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Glider Sets 70 Mile Soaring Record
Transport pilot Fritz Compton of Miami Fla set a new 70 mile record in the Soaring Society of America history. He lifted off near Elmira from Harris on the outskirts, glided to Auburn Throop, landing at Auburn airport after 3 hours and 27 minutes.
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Auburn
Soaring Society of America
Elmira
Fritz Compton
Miami
Fla
Throop
Harris
Judge May plan to consolidate votes for election
County Judge W. Anderson announced a plan to combine the state amendment referendum set for November 7 with the general election on November 5 to address a budget shortfall for elections. He noted only 10,786 dollars remains for election costs and expected expenses for a recent special senatorial election to be about 1,600 dollars, with possible approval by the attorney general.
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Sates W. Anderson
Anderson
City Park Water Hydrants Stolen in San Antonio
Stewart King, superintendent, disclosed ongoing supply shortages while noting about 30 water hydrants have been stolen from city parks in six months. Four new seesaw handles at Lions' field were also taken, highlighting broader park vandalism and security concerns. The report links thefts to municipal challenges in maintaining park facilities.
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San Antonio
Stewart King
King
Lions’ Field
Alaska Post Sold Draw Sees O Hara Take Chilkoot Barracks
Anchorage August 1 1947 Ken O Hara proprietor of Trans-ter ritorial Bus Line won the Chilkoot barracks in a hat draw after both he and Steve Larsson Humer of Washington DC submitted identical bids and down payments of 10500 dollars. O Hara plans to use the site as a terminal for his bus lines.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Ken O'Hara
Chilkoot Barracks
O'Hara
Steve Larsson Humer
Washington, D. C
Qharra
Truck Driver Pleads Guilty in DWI Case
Carl Jones, a resident of W. W. White Road, was fined 50 dollars plus 31.95 dollars costs by Judge C. J. Matthews in County Court at Law No. 1 after pleading guilty to driving a truck while intoxicated on May 28. The judge suspended Jones’s driver’s license for six months.
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Carl Jones
W. W. White Road
C. J. Matthews
County Court-at-Lae No. 1
Matthews
McCallum Burnett
Jones
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