Court Told Of Nanking Massacre At Tojo Trial
Witnesses described systematic killings by Japanese troops in Nanking during 1937 38. Chinese testify to mass murder and rape as Tojo and 26 others face war crimes charges amid estimates of over 200000 civilian deaths.
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Tokyo
Nanking
International War Crimes Tribunal
Hideki Tojo
Hsu Chuan-Ying
University of
Wu Chang-Teh
Shan Teh-Yi
Yangtze
Typhoid Epidemic Ties Wedding Reception to 22 Ill
An 11 year old boy died and 22 others were ill in a Highland Park typhoid outbreak traced to a wedding reception caterer. Health officials said the spread, now under control, affected people across Michigan including Detroit Traverse City and Dearborn. The 11 year old, from Allen Park, died in Traverse City after exposure at a camp.
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Highland Park
Charles J. Barone
Barone
Minnesota
Traverse City
Dearborn
Mich
William Goltry
Allen Park
Iceland delegates back UN bid as U.S. troops debate ends
In Reykjavik the Althing approved cabinet steps to seek United Nations membership while a tied amendment linking this to immediate U.S. troop withdrawal failed 36 to 9. Prime Minister Olafur Thors signaled negotiations with the United States on abrogating the 1941 military protection agreement.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
United States
United Nations
U. S
Olafur Thors
Ex Marine Granted Gun Permit After Veterans Group Probe
Henry J. Donigan, a 20 year old Marine Corps veteran with service on Guadalcanal Guam Peleliu and Saipan, finally receives a permit to carry a revolver after veterans organizations uncover an earlier law allowing guards at least 15 to obtain permits. Police previously denied due to age.
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Boston
Henry J. Donigan
Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
Guam
Peleliu
Saipan
Donigan
Veterans’ Group
Ikes on May expose shows pressure on War Department
Harold L. Ickes argues the Mead Committee's May inquiry reveals how Congressman Andrew J. May pressured the War Department during wartime to serve his interests. He compares May's tactics with Oklahoma's Congressman Jed Johnson who used Interior appropriations to push favors, illustrating how Congress exerts control over federal departments and how budgets were slashed.
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Andrew J. May
Garssons
Washington
War Department
May
House Military Affairs Committee
Congress
Congressman May
Department of the Interior
House
Jed Johnson
Oklahoma
Subcommittee
Interior Appropriations
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Interior Department
Congressman Johnson
Department of Interior
Interior
Office of Indian Affairs
Ana
Darko
Okla
Bureau of the Budget
John
Jed Johnson Feud Over Interior Dept Funds Sparks Debate
A proposed strike from Interior Department funds aimed at creating veteran jobs and reclaiming arid lands faced a higher target of 247 million dollars after Senate insistence. The conflict pitted Jed Johnson of Oklahoma against the former Interior secretary over staff integrity and funding levels, with Roosevelt’s term nature fakir echoing in commentary.
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Interior Department
Senate
Red Johnson
Secretary of the Interior
Jed Johnson
Roosevelt
Jedediah Johnson
Oklahoma
Detroit Socialist Hall Sabotaged Amid Fleeing Crowd
Detroit Socialist workers allege a vigilante fascist gang attacked their hall last night forcing about 60 people to flee for safety. Hobart Harris of the arson squad called the haze suspected.
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Detrolt
Socialist Worker Party
Hobart Harris
Fire investigators probe blaze amid gasoline odor
Officials report a fire area with a strong gasoline odor as investigators search for the cause. No injuries are reported and the blast site remains secured as authorities review evidence and nearby surveillance.
Diet hears warning on war indemnity pause job losses
Welfare Minister Yoshishige Knawai warned in the Diet that suspending war indemnity payments could cost several thousand jobs as unemployment rises.
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Tokyo
Diet
Yoshishige Knawai
Relief probe on Shanghai head at port city
Government investigation into the Chinese National Relief and Rehabilitation Administration at Shanghai began today. Probing CNRRA mismanagement of relief shipments, observers expect changes within the agency.
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Shanghai
Chinese National Relief and Rehabitation Administration
CNRRA
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