Horrors of Nazi Gassing Revealed at Auschwitz Trial
Mme Marie Claude Vaillant Couturie, a 33 year old French communist, testified at Nuremberg about two and a half years in Nazi camps. She described trains arriving at Auschwitz station, women’s orchestras on platforms, and gas chamber killings with thousands selected for extermination daily.
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Testimony on 1942 surrender talks in the Philippines
In Manila Jan 28 a defense witness for Lt. Gen. Masa Homma testified that General Wainwright's surrender negotiations were received coldly by the Japanese. The testimony said the American commander tried to deny authority to order troops here and that Takeji Wachi advised postponing negotiations until Wainwright’s minutes were prepared.
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Masahara Homma
Wainwright
Philippines
Capluuet
Takeji Wachi
Homqa
Balles
Bataan
Corregidev
Imperial
Homma
Grocer Held in Attack On Girl in Detroit
Detroit police announced Grocer Frank Lobardo, 29, is being questioned in connection with yesterday’s attack on 7 year old Rosalle Giganti. The girl was found in an alley with her throat slashed. She remains in serious condition, receiving blood transfusions, with doctors cautious on recovery. Lobardo denied knowledge of the crime.
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Charles Searle
Detroit Police Department
Frank Lobardo
Rosalle Giganti
Lolsido
Receiving Hospital
Saul Finer
Truman Urges British Loan Ratification
President Truman told congressional leaders that he will send a message this week asking ratification of the 4.4 billion dollar British loan and credit agreement.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Weather Forecast for San Antonio Monday Tuesday
Partly cloudy conditions in San Antonio Monday night and Tuesday with a light rain expected on Tuesday. Warmer daytime highs with a Monday maximum near 4 degrees and a Tuesday high around 62 degrees, and a Tuesday morning low near 26 degrees.
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San Antonio
More Shivers In Prospect
Texas towns endured a brutal norther that swept in Saturday leaving most areas with sub zero to near freezing temperatures Sunday night. The U S Weather Bureau forecast light rain for South Texas today with clouded skies and slowly warming in East Texas while the Panhandle faces 0 to 18 degrees and the South Plains 22 to 26. Last night low temperatures ranged from 24 in Fampa to 30 in Dallas and Midland with many cities registering 26 to 30 degrees.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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Panhandle
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South Plains
West Texas
Amarillo
Cold snap eases as north warms after subzero Maine night
Most of the nation enjoyed clear winter skies as cold weather in the East and South moderated. Temperatures rose quickly in the northeast after plunging to 0 degrees below zero in the Maine interior during the night.
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Government orders sirens to blow Sundays in China
Chungking dispatch reports the government orders sirens to be blown each Sunday across China beginning February 2 as a reminder of the hard-won tasks of reconstruction ahead. The notice outlines nationwide observance during wartime and appeals for public cohesion.
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Ithe
Jabc Reid
China
Munich blast seen as Gestapo plot to derail peace drive
A Germain general staff officer reports to American authorities that the 1939 beer cellar bombing in Munich was staged by the late Reinhard Heydrich to disrupt a peace effort among high German officers. Gen. Georg Thomas accuses the assassinated Nangman of Bohemia Moravia of directing the bombing in which eight obscure Nazis died on November 8, 1985, moments after Hitler left the beer hall.
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Munich
Reinhard Hedrich
Gestapo
Georg Thomas
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Bohemia-Moravia
Hitler
Death Motive Lacking In Hyattsville Tragedy
Washington dispatch reports no motive found for the Hyattsville shooting in which newly discharged veteran Jean Fitzgerald, 34, killed his wife Mary 24 and their two year old daughter Mary Ann before killing himself with a 12 gauge shotgun. The incident occurred in suburban Hyattsville.
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U S and Britain Reach Agreement on Aviation Pact
Representatives of the United States and Britain have reached a basis for a new commercial aviation pact in Hamilton Bermuda. The principles are to be referred to London and Washington for study and approval. The delegations issued a joint statement but provided no details.
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United States
Britain
London
Washington
Austrian Goes On Trial For Treason In Vienna
Rudolf Neumayer who became finance minister in March 1938 and supported handing Austria to Germany went on trial today on charges of treason in Vienna. He joined Arthur Seyss Inquart in forming a cabinet then.
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Rudolf Neumayer
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Germany
Former Head of Type Union Dies
Samuel B. Donnelly a former United States public printer and past president of the International Typographical Union died Saturday night in Fitkin Memorial Hospital Neptune. He had lived on a farm near there since his retirement 15 years ago.
Mother of Actress Ann Sheridan Dies in Fort Worth
Lula Warren Sheridan, 68, of Denton and mother of actress Ann Sheridan, died in a Fort Worth hospital. Funeral services are planned for Monday afternoon in Denton.
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Lula ‘Warren Sheridan
Denton
Ann Sheridan
Three Die In Head-On Collision Near Colp
Three persons were burned to death and two were seriously injured in a head-on collision two miles west of Colp Mh Jah 28 today.
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Colp
Negro Cult Leader Slain in Dallas
Dallas police investigate the killing of Woodrow Freddie Long, 36, a negro cult leader found shot in his South Dallas home. The scene yielded jewelry, cash, a pistol, a prayer by “Father” Lang, and large food stocks. Long wore wine robes as followers mourned at morning services.
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Gertrude Webstar
End of Steel Strike Seen In Week by Apspriated Press
A government official predicts the steel strike will end within a week. Settlement advocates gain the upper hand amid Ford Chrysler and meatpacking progress, while about 1.4 million workers remain idle. The forecast cites internal steel industry shifts and sympathy from auto sector deals as signs of quick closure.
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Virginia
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Graf Spee Crew Escapes from Buenos Aires Camp
Santa Fe police says 14 former Graf Spee crewmen escaped from a Villa De Guadalupe internment camp where 66 others were held. Several more escaped from a Men doza province camp two weeks earlier, after the Graf Spee was sunk at the Plata in December 1939 following a fight with three British cruisers.
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Iran Russia Dispute Tops UN Security Council Hearing
Tehran and Moscow clash over Iranian interference claims as Iran’s UN delegate accuses Soviet actions of provoking international friction. United States cautions UN involvement while Ay Yishinsky questions formal jurisdiction and direct Tehran Moscow talks.
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A. H. Nanlaldeh
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Tehran
Moscow
United States
Ivar
British moves toward Egypt negotiate for independence and troop withdrawal
London reported the British government offered to negotiate with Egypt over independence demands and the withdrawal of British troops. A confidential note replying to Egypt’s December 20 request was handed to the Egyptian embassy. The shift came as Egypt announced no UN action on its demands, prompting cabinet resignations that ended after a conference with King Farouk.
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Janu
Taray
Egypt
United Nations
Emlais
Farouk
Fire Sweeps Tinker Hangar
Fire swept the main hangar at Tinker Field causing undetermined damage. More than 800 people work in the area. Five persons were hospitalized and ten B 29s suffered slight damage. Electrical equipment appears heavily damaged.
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San
Tinker" Field
Tax Office Extends Hours Amid Tax Rush
County assessor collector P. E. Dickison announced longer closing hours due to steady demand. The office will stay open until 6 pm Monday, 7 pm Tuesday, and 8 pm Thursday, with midnight closing on the final day for parcel taxes. The line of citizens averaging around 200 daily includes many seniors seeking exemptions as poll tax totals are projected to reach 7,000 this year.
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Dickison
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Watualny
Tydings Urges U S To Act Now
Senator Tydings urges immediate world disarmament conference to curb atomic warfare as the United Nations may fail to control the bomb. He cites rearmament among major powers and backs a Senate resolution for a global disarmament meeting.
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U.S
Washington
Senate Committee On Atomic Energy
Harrison Davies
Federation of Atomic Scientists
Davies
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Week End Fires Kill 25 Across United States
Fire tragedies across the nation claim twenty five lives in hotels apartments and cabins. Victims include six in a Kansas City apartment house and four in St Louis hotel fires with others in Harlem and Chicago. A Me death near Skowhegan and a New York harbor cargo ship blaze add to the toll with extensive property damage reported in Charleston and Columbia.
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Chicago
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W. Va
Japs Seek Aid to Rebuild Hiroshima
A plea for outside assistance to rebuild Hiroshima after the atomic blast was submitted to the Far East Commission. The Hiroshima prefecture governor urged inspecting the ruins and rebuilding the city as a symbol of a new world order of peace.
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Far East Commission
6000 RAF On Home Strike In India Demands
About 6000 RAF personnel including 1000 Indians halted work at two air stations in Cawnpore, largest RAF maintenance center in India, demanding to go home. Strike started Saturday, and leaders offered to resume after 1 day if full publicity in the United Kingdom was given to earlier Mauripur demands on demobilization, shipping allocations, sailing dates, and naval transport use.
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India
United Kingdom
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Karachi
Two Killed in Mexico Outbreak
Reports from Tamaulipas state detail bloody disorders amid protests against state government backed mayors. In Ahumada clashes left two dead and two wounded. Jaumave reported two dead and 14 wounded. Enríque Guerre and Mayor Eustorgio Garza are named among the wounded.
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Menten
Tamaulipas
Hugo Pedin Gonzalez
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Apratlang
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al Mendez
Enrique Guerre
Eustorgio Garza
Riginio Resendiz
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