Open Letter to Manuel Roxas by Harold L. Ickes
Ickes lodges charges of collaboration with the Japanese against Philippine leader Manuel Roxas, arguing Roxas wore an American brigadier general’s uniform while aiding a puppet government. He cites the Hutchinson Report and official files, asks for publication of records, and questions Roxas on war-time actions and loyalties.
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Manuel Roxas
Harold L. Ickes
Philippine Islands
Roxas
Baguio
United States
Truman
Philippines
Commonwealth
Philippine
Laurel
Bataan and Corregidor
Department of Justice
Hutchinson
Counter Intelligence Corps
U.S. Army
Manila
Jean
Indonesian Attack Fails at Singapore Island Landing
Police report 10 Indonesians killed and several captured after an assault landing on a small island in the Karimoon group, 60 miles south of Singapore. A Dutch garrison of 40 men repelled the attack, with one Dutch soldier wounded.
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Singapore
Karimoon
Poles Hang Nazi Butcher Greiser Executed in Poznan
Arthur Greiser, former Gauleiter of Poznan, was hanged in Citadel Place after being found guilty of waging aggressive war. About 15,000 spectators watched as his neck broke and his body writhed for seven minutes before death. He had denied guilt, claiming orders from Hitler and Himmler drove him, and offered to serve Stalin if spared.
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Poznan
Poland
Arthur Greiser
Citadel Place
Greiser
Gdansk
Danzig
Sroda
Hitler
Himmler
Bomb Closes Montreal Gambling Houses After Bomb Threat
In Montreal gambling dens catering to tourists, operations shut after a home made bomb was tossed near a downtown game. A caller then warned that all gambling joints would close. Authorities suspect a disgruntled loser behind the threat.
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Montreal
INS
Aunt Het by Robert Quillen
Sue is portrayed as friendly to all women yet careful to avoid associating with poorer friends to protect her social circle and status. The sketch critiques social class boundaries and genteel attitudes in small town life with satirical tone.
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Sue
Iran protests British ships near Abadan in Gulf of Persia
The Iran government is understood to have protested the presence of British cruisers in the vicinity of Abadan in the Gulf of Persia, signaling rising tensions over naval movements in the region.
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London
INS
Iran
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Ickes
Douglas MacArthur
Quisling
Holland
France
Belgium
Ambassador McNutt
Mr. McNutt
Jess
Vanada
Associated Press
Canada
America
Dey Bros
Robert Quillen
Lee
Cortland Ave
Abcient
Sentral
NEW York Power Corporation
Niagara
Hudson
Dey
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