Argentine Committee to Question Wiedemann on Nazi Ties
An Argentine Congress committee plans to summon Capt. Fritz Wiedemann the former German Consul General in San Francisco for questioning in Buenos Aires after he travels from Rio de Janeiro. The move aims to clarify questions tied to his Nazi party position.
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Wiedemann
Buenos Aires
Fritz Wiedemann
San Francisco
Rio de Janeiro
Memibers
Chile
Paul Damonte Taborda
Juan Solari
Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
Senate panel mulls small fuel price rise to avert shortages
Chairman Maloney proposed a price increase of less than a cent a gallon to cover extra costs for moving petroleum overland by rail, offsetting shortages from diverted tanker ships. The SPAB blocked immediate Texas to East Coast pipeline plans, delaying construction and shelving steel for the project. Davies urged fast action, arguing winter fuel scarcity on the Atlantic seaboard is real and national defense hinges on a cross country pipeline.
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Washington
Maloney
D-Conn
Senate
Texas
Ickies
Emory
Land
Maritime Commission
SPAB
Ralph K. Davies
Davies
Atlantic Seaboard
Ring of illicit liquor distribution charged in six states
Defendants were charged by the government with participating in a ring that distributed illegal liquor across New Jersey Pennsylvania New York Massachusetts Delaware and Maryland.
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New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Massachusetts
Delaware
Maryland
Forty Six Guilty Pleas In Big Liquor Plot Case
Camden New Jersey September 10 1944 forty six men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud government liquor taxes connected with illegal stills across six south Jersey counties. Among those pleading innocent were Vineland Police Chief J Hamilton Gebhardt and Landis Township Police Chief Peter Maguire. Additional defendants were summoned for center pleas as U S Attorney Orryl Schalick signaled plans to press for trials.
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Syracuse Herald-Journal
Camden
N. J
South Jersey
J. Hamilton Gebhardt
Vineland
Peter Maguire
Landis Township
Camden County
Samuel Gold
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
Cecil V. Bassett
Springfield
Maree
State
Traquae
Joseph Maex
U. S
Orryl Schalick
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Katagiri Appointed Naval Air Chief In China Waters
Vice Adm. Eikichi Katagiri was named Chief of the Naval Air Force in Tokyo. He recently moved from a post with the Japanese fleet in China waters. Admiral Shigataro Shimada, commander in China waters, was named commandant of Yokosuka naval yard, replacing Admiral Koichi Inamasa. Vice Adm. Shigeichi Koga will succeed Shimada on the Supreme War Council.
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Katagiri
China Waters
Tokyo
Eikichi Katagiri
Navy
Shigataro Shimada
Yokosuka Naval Yard
Koichi Inamsawa
Shimsawa
Supreme War Council
Shigeichi Koga
Shimada
Military German Course Arranged At LSU
LSU announces a military German course for cadets in the ROTC program. Dr. Robert T. Clark notes the class helps read official German military reports and could aid in convoying prisoners if needed. Dr. John T. Krumplemann, a former WWI Army officer, will teach the course.
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Louisiana U Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Robert T. Clark
Department of Germanic Language
Clark
John T. Krumplemann
Canada observes war anniversary with pledge of victory
Canada marks two years since declaring war on Germany by launching a week long reconstruction drive aimed at ultimate victory. Newspapers radio and cinema push the theme as wreaths are laid on memorials each day with Prime Minister W L MacKenzie King placing the first wreath at the National Memorial in Ottawa.
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Canada
Ottawa
Germany
W. L. MacKenzie King
Bulb Burns Out In Switch Tower After 37 Years
A railroad switch tower bulb, installed in 1904 by J. E. Hanchett, burned out yesterday in Salt Lake City. The long-lasting bulb yielded dim light until failure prompting replacement. Nearby North Milton notes chronicle of a decades old lamp. An unrelated item reports a Marshall farm hen with four legs found among chicks born last January weighing about five pounds.
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Salt Lake City
J. E. Hanchett
North Milton
Del
George A. Marshall
Mashall
Lone Wolf Robbery Note Left After Break-In in Indianapolis
Police report a lone intruder visited Mrs. Kenneth Cox at home while she was away. He drank a bottle of pop, scattered clothing, and left a note advising better care of valuables signed The Lone Wolf. No items were reported stolen.
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Indianapolis
Kenneth Cox
Jane
Miss offers $100 to clear Pike's Peak snow
Colorado Springs reports William Johnson of Corinth Mississippi offered more than $100 to have the snow atop Pike's Peak cleared. Observers warned of eight inches above timberline and no one took the offer as no workers were available to clear the road.
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Colorado Springs
Pike's Peak
William Johnson
Timberline
Johnson
Corinth
Miss
Conservation agents stock Lake of the Ozarks with mud-eating minnows
In Versailles Missouri on September 10 officials report stocking the lake with mud eating fish because large minnows consumed the smaller ones leaving none for baby game fish. The change aims to restore balance in the aquatic ecosystem.
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Versailles
Lake of the Ozarks
Thief Steals 200 Orchestration Sketches From Car
Chicago on September 10 reports Frank La Lumia details that for ten years he assembled 200 musical orchestration sketches. He tells police thieves took the entire lot from his automobile.
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Chicago
Frank la Lumia
Three Rs for teachers urged by Kansas City official
Dr. Herold Hunt, superintendent of schools, urges 2,000 teachers starting the new year to balance work with rest recreation and religion. The suggestion covers reading writing and arithmetic instruction in schools.
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Kansas City
Herold Hunt
Philadelphia High School Allows Defense Work Diploma Plan
Defense work may excuse students who turn 18 between November 15 and December 15 from regular studies and still earn their diplomas. Dr. Alexander J. Stoddard, superintendent of schools, announces diplomas will be presented with the February midyear graduating class, reflecting a need for intelligent, strong, healthy youths in the defense industry.
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Philadelphia
Philladelphia High
Alexander J. Stoddard
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