Senator Russell seeks arrest of Hirohito as war criminal
Georgia Senator Russell demands arrest of Emperor Hirohito in prepared Senate speech calling Japan's peace terms soft and warning of another war in the Orient. He argues Allied deference to the emperor fuels illusion of defeat and Imperial rule under MacArthur. Also mentions child birth in Lawton and welcome plans for Admiral Nimitz in New York.
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Washington
Japan
Russell
D-Ga
Hirohito
Georgia
Senate
Orient
MacArthur
Kirouto
Gap
Husserl
New York
INS
Nimitz
Ninitz
Coamand
Bigamous Captain Dismissed After Berlin Marriage
Captain Carl C. Schultz faces dismissal after court martial for bigamy and executing a non-authorized civil ceremony, having wed a WAC sergeant in Berlin while still married to a Chicago wife, with a false affidavit denying marriage. Ten people paid gaming fines in Justice Vaughan’s court after a raid on a bookie shop at 429 1% North St. Mary’s Street. operator J. C. Camp fined $38 and ten others $13 each.
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WAC
Berlin
Carl C. Schultz
Chicago
Schultz
Justice of the Peace
Frank Vaughan
North St. Mary's Street
J. C. Camp
J. NM. Hays
J. W. Collins
Henri Wolf
A. ©. Nelson
Charles Schubb
Bred Gutinsky
John Adam
Re P. Davis
Fd Wilkson
Auto Industry Watches Washington Amid Wage Standoff
Detroit area production stalled as over 80,000 workers faced idle time in strikes and layoffs. Management and labor monitor Washington for actions by the reorganized labor department amid talks of possible strike votes if wage increases do not reach 30 percent.
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Detroit
Washington
Reorganized
Labor Department
United Autosevile Workers
CIO
Jap Officials Voice Shame Over Atrocity Reports
Tokyo officials and citizens say they feel shamed by Jap army atrocity stories published on General MacArthur’s orders. Diet speaker Toshio Shimada and Asahi newspaper urge humble repentance as Japan faces accusations of prisoner mistreatment and other brutalities. In Farmersville, Lt. Audie L. Murphy, 21, says he may return to active duty by December and rejoin his unit in Germany.
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Tokyo
INS
MacArthur
Toshio Shimada
Asahi
Japan
Satsuke Hani
Farmersville
Audie L. Murphy
Murphy
Germany
Restrictions on home building to be lifted
Washington AP says Reconversion Director John W. Snyder announced lifting of all restrictions on construction of private homes and other buildings effective October 15. He outlined a six point program to speed expansion of the building industry but did not include ceilings on new home prices sought by the OPA.
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Washington
John W. Snyder
Snyder
OPA
Terry gets Burma post in India theater command
Maj. Gen. Thomas A. Terry, formerly commanding general of the 2nd Service Command, is appointed commander of U.S. forces in the India Burma theater. He will relieve Lieut. Gen. Raymond A. Wheeler, who becomes chief of U.S. Army engineers.
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Washington
INS
Thomas A. Terry
2Nd Service Command
U. S
India- Burma
Terry
Raymond A. Wheeler
U. S. Army Engineers
Last WAC Taken in Fort Des Moines
Pvt. Laura Furman of Chicago is the last woman to join the WACs at the Fort Des Moines training center AP reports. Public relations says about 110000 women have enlisted in the corps since 1942.
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Fort Des Motnes
WACS
Pvt
Laura Furman
Chicago
MOMS FIGHT FOR BABY ENDS IN COURTROOM BRAWL
In Redwood City a natural mother Jelene Rossing fights to reclaim one year old William Howard Johnson from foster parents Theodore and Ida Meri. Judge Schottky ruled for the mother, but a scuffle erupted as the foster family sought adoption papers. Mrs. Meri was escorted from the courtroom after the altercation.
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Redwood City
Cal
Ste
Jelene Rossing
Millbrae
William Howard Johnson
Natural Mather
Roger Randolph Meri
Theodore
Ida Meri
San Bruno
Miss Rossing
San Mateo County
Andrew Schottky
Queen Elizabeth
MacArthur plans purge as Japan faces war crime list
US reports General MacArthur will release a lengthy list of suspected Japanese war criminals while Premier Higashi-Kuni's cabinet may face resignations. Vice Premier Konoye or others without portfolio could step down. Nippon Times and Asahi face censorship orders. American carrier force to bring home draftees, and incidents include a mine strike near Okinawa and a palace damage raid.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Higashi-Kunie
Higashi-Kuni
Cots
Nippon Tines
Asahi
Prince Fumisero Konoye
Toshishiro Obata
Taketora Ogata
Black Dragon Studty
Pacific
Elliot Thorpe
American Counter Intelligence
Three B 29s Fly 6500 Mile Non Stop to Washington
Three B 29 Superfortress aircraft departed from an inland base Tuesday at 3 01 a m central war time bound for Washington in a nonstop 6500 mile flight. The formation crossed Alaska passing Fairbanks at 6 10 a m central war time and was 550 miles from Whitehorse at mid course. Lieut Gen Sarney M Giles commander of the flight reported from Nome that a Washington arrival was expected at Sp o c w t.
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Colbert
Washington
Japan
Pacific
Alaska
Japas
C.W.T
Fairbanks
Whitehorne
Canada
Sarney M Giles
Nome
Sp.o C.W.T
Confirmation Seek for Appointments in Washington
AP reports swift Senate confirmation expected for three Trump era nominees Senator Harold Burton as Supreme Court justice Robert Patterson as Secretary of War and Stuart Symington as surplus property administrator. Also Japan towed Nagata battleship to the United States after air attack at Yokosuka dock heading stateside next week.
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Washington
Swiftt
Senate
Truma
Harold R. Burton
The
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Robert B. Patterson
Henry L. Stimson
Stuart Symington
U. S
Tokyo
INS
Navy
Japan
United States
Yokosuka
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Hitler
London
Prague
Walter Schmitt
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