Tojo Claims War Was Self Defense At Trial
Hideki Tojo testified at the war crimes trial saying Japan fought the war as a last resort and that defending the country was the only alternative. He accepted responsibility for Japan's defeat but rejected the notion that wartime actions were international crime. The deposition runs about 65 000 words and will occupy two days of reading.
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Hideki Tojo
Japan
Tichiro Kiyose
Tojo
Questionnaires go to 2953 retired officers on disability
The House Armed Services subcommittee mails questionnaires to 2953 Army and Navy officers retired with tax free disability incomes. Chairman Elston says the current system is unfair and aims to uncover inequities in retirement rules for colonels and captains and higher.
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Army
Navy
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Armed Services
Elston
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Soviet Iran break in diplomatic ties eyed by sources
Sources close to the Soviet embassy said they expected a break in diplomatic relations between Russia and Iran over oil concessions. The move would end long standing tensions as Moscow pursues oil access in Iran.
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Tehran
Russia
Iran
Reform progress spurred by disclosures noted by Lawrence
A column by David Lawrence argues congressional investigations spurred reforms that likely would not have emerged without disclosures. The piece appears in the editorial page with references to accompanying features and pages.
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David Lawrence
Northwestern student robbed after Christmas kiss
Earl Hollison, 28, a Northwestern University student, said a gunman in the back seat robbed him of $30 after he kissed his fiancée Mary Spaulding at her door. He had left his car unlocked to say goodnight in Chicago.
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UNS
Earl Hollison
Northwestern University
Hollison
Mary Spaulding
Philippines hit by deadly typhoon sinks Danish ship Kina
A violent December typhoon swept the Philippines causing at least 56 dead or missing. The Danish motorship Kina with 36 crew and 15 passengers sank near Samar after crashing on Camandag Island. Five survivors were recovered and rescue efforts continued as Tacloban and Manila suffered heavy damage. President Roxas declared an emergency holiday to aid recovery.
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Danish East Asiatic Lines
Samuel Bakke
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Samar Island
Leyte
Truman May Act Monday on Prices
President Truman plans to act early next week on the anti inflation bill passed by Congress. Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said the president will issue an adequate statement outlining his views on the legislation.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Charles G. Ross
House committee weighs insider speculation in government markets
Representative Andresen said a House probe may reveal large scale speculation by insiders in government commodity purchasing plans. The seven member panel seeks leads and may hear Harold Stassen, with Clinton Anderson preparing a second trader list of about 1,200 names from the Chicago wheat market on April 30, 1946.
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Washington
Andresén
R-Minn
House
Andresen
Stassen
St. Paul
Clinton P. Anderson
Chicago
Building Material Supply Seen to Grow, Costs Stable
Washington report says building materials will be more plentiful and costs not likely to rise next year. J W Fallin, assistant administrator of the Federal Works Agency, predicts total construction at 313.7 billion, with a moderate rise in home building and a 20 to 25 percent jump in public construction.
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J. W. Fallin
Federal Works Agency
Fallin
Miami Train Crash Injures Two After Collision
An almost empty passenger train collided with wreckage from a derailed freight train on the outskirts of Miami early today, injuring two crewmen.
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Miami
Fla
USO Disbands
The USO dissolves its nationwide operations highlighting its long service to military personnel. Officials cite restructuring and funding pressures while expressing appreciation for volunteers and partners who supported troops during wartime and peacetime.
Three Firms After Me Say Boss Must Raise Pay
A humorous quip features a worker claiming three firms pursue him. He cites the gas company, the telephone company, and the finance company as competitors.
Snowstorm Wallace Closes Transit Across Atlantic Coast
A swirling snowstorm blanketed the Middle Atlantic coast with up to 12 inches in New York City by 1 PM. Atlantic City and Philadelphia reported several inches as winds hit 50 mph and planes were grounded. Thousands braved freezing conditions as 10,090 men and 900 snowplows battled to keep roads passable in Manhattan.
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Seven die in hotel fire on Christmas Eve in Orange Texas
A Christmas holiday toll of 286 deaths includes seven killed in a downtown Orange Texas hotel fire. Highway accidents produced 179 deaths, fires 30 plus, and other causes 107, with places such as Gardnerville Nevada and a Texas dance hall noted.
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Snowy Weekend Driving Hazards Warned
Weather officials warn of hazardous driving Saturday as snow flurries and winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 create whiteout conditions. Two inches of new snow adds to existing accumulation while temperatures dip to below zero on Christmas morning.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Snow Delays Air Rescue At Labrador Lake Astray
Heavy snow and high winds halted an air rescue of nine American airmen stranded on Lake Astray in Labrador. They survived a third night in 18 below zero temperatures after emergency supplies were dropped. locating the grounded Flying Fortress 275 miles southeast of Goose Bay took 24 hours.
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Arabs Kill Five In Attacks On Jerusalem Convoys
Arab attackers killed Hans Beith a Jewish Agency official and four other Jews during two convoy ambushes between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. A three year old girl and a 70 year old woman also died in related shooting as violence persists in the region. Beith helped organize Jewish child migration and had ties to Henrietta Szold. Mrs Meyerson and Isaac Gruenbaum escaped unharmed in the same attacked car.
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Hans Beith
Jewish Agency
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Joly Land
Henri Iella Szald
Galda Meverson
Isaac Gruenbaum
Meyerson
Gruenbaum
Tel Aviv
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Insurance Firms Duck U.S. Taxes
Secretary Snyder said nearly all life insurance companies owe no federal income tax for the year due to a 1942 law. He urged Congress to amend the law to avoid a repeat of this unintended tax relief and sought immediate action.
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Llp
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Congress
Jett Quits FCC. Sterling Named as Successor
Jett resigned today from the Federal Communications Commission and President Truman immediately appointed George F. Sterling of Portland Maine, a Republican, to succeed him.
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E. K. Jett
Federal Communications Commission
Truman
George F. Sterling
Portland
Jett
Guerrilla Attacks Push Greek Northern State Expansion Aim
Guerrilla forces attack near the Albanian border in northern Greece as authorities report 500 arrests since the new communist state proclamation. Fighting centers include Konitsa and Bourazani bridge with heavy mortar and artillery fire and suspected Yugoslav air reconnaissance.
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World Felicitates Pope on Message
Vatican sources say Pope Pius received telegrams from around the world praising his Christmas Eve broadcast. The address denounced the policy of insincerity and contained passages seen as a critique of Communism and Soviet postwar policy without naming them directly.
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Expert foresees production decord price ebb in 1948
Washington report quotes Dr. Edwin G. Nourse forecasting an inflation ebb in 1948 if crops avoid drought and wage pressures stay contained. He cites weather labor relations and foreign aid as key factors shaping prices and exports next year.
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Washington
S.top. Economist
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