Beast Of Belsen Executions Reported In Hamelin
The report states that ten former camp officials were hanged at Hamelin on December 13 in a series of scheduled times. The executions involved Elizabeth Volkenrath Irma Grese Juana Borman Josef Kramer and Dr Fritz Klein Karl Francioh Peter Weingartner Ansgar Picken Franz Hoeszler Wilhelm Dorr and Franz Staffle. Two gallons of poison were used enabling eight to be hanged in pairs while the women walked to death singly. Civilians and former inmates witnessed the hangings under guard by British troops at the prison wall.
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Luenburg
Hamelin
Elizabeth Volkenrath
Irma Grese
Juana Borman
Josef Kramer
Fritz Klein
Karl Francioh
Peter Weingartner
B. M
Need For Aid To Poor Greater In Hagerstown Report
A Salvation Army investigator describes dire poverty in Hagerstown side streets with four to eight family groups living in three rooms. Homes are dirty, poorly lit and ventilated, with only bare necessities. One family had four children under six and a boy in only an undershirt during bitter cold. Ill health, old age, poverty, and mismanagement were evident in many cases.
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Salvation Army
Hagerstown
China to Repatriate Germans and Austrians in War-Era Order
China announces mass repatriation of all Germans and Austrians in the country, including Jews, unless permission is granted to remain by the Foreign Affairs and Interior Ministries. Pending repatriation they face internment unless they provide valuable guarantees. Suspected spies or collaborators face punishment under Chinese law. about 20,000 European Jews in Shanghai are affected.
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Chungking
China
Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Interior
Shanghai
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Executive Yuan
Chains Make Driving Safer In Snow The City
Report notes that drivers avoided chains without them and many vehicles stalled on grades downtown. City buses gained chains at Public Square between 5 and 5 30 p m but traffic delays left some buses trapped up to 30 minutes. Shoppers and workers crowded the Square awaiting rides as the author laments forgotten post Christmas aid needs.
Pacific Ocean A bomb test planned for next spring
Washington reports the atomic bomb will be tested in the Pacific Ocean in a distant area next spring. Preparations include selecting ships, assembling instruments, scientists, and managing logistics, with strict weather and radioactivity safeguards and ranges away from coasts and fishing zones.
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Washington
Pacific
White House
Truman
Army
Navy
Baltimore Tax Hike On Real Estate And Transit
Baltimore City Council raised the 1946 tax rate to 2.99 per 100 on real estate and personal property. The budget totals 76,496,776 with funds from general, special, and loan sources. A 15 percent gross receipts tax on Baltimore Transit and a nine percent tax on streetcar operations were added, aiming to raise about 1.3 million, while the budget was trimmed by 1.74 million to offset potential legal challenges.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Transit Company
Trelley
Williamsport Lions Hear Rev Robinson Guest Speaker
Williamsport Lions Club heard Rev. Paul Robinson pastor of the Church of the Brethren speak on The Star of Bethlehem and moral ideals. The newly formed Lions choir sang Christmas selections and district officials urged delegates to Atlantic City for the International convention.
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Paul Robinson
Church of the Brethren
Williamsport
Lions Club
Lions Choir
E. Leister Mobley
Atlantic City
Set
Ross Castle Jr
Warren M. Seymour Jr
John Hampshire Jr
Paul Wilson
Gaithersburg
Lion Massey Rowe
Hagerstown
Irvin W. Traver
Murray Opposes Truman Labor Peace Plan
CIO chief Murray denounces Truman labor peace proposal as dangerous. He argues facts exist, calls for facing reality, and criticizes cooling-off periods and the Smith Connally era laws. He cites wage-study data and notes unions delayed strikes at GM and steel plants amid talks.
Murray asserts they have been almost frozen out of the picture
The quote notes that the subject group has been cooled off and pushed to the margins, with Murray insisting they are nearly removed from the ongoing scene. The remark emphasizes diminished visibility and influence in the current context.
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Murray
Electrical Workers Approve Nationwide Strike Vote
CIO electrical workers vote about five to one for a country wide strike backing a $2 daily wage increase. The union estimates 260000 workers at GE Westinghouse and General Motors plants could walk out after January 1. NLRB tallies show broad support with 6794 in favor and 17016 against.
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New York
CIO Electrical
CIO
General Electric
Westinghouse
General Motors
National Labor Relations Board
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
NLRB
Disabled Troopship Joseph Hooker Nearing U S Shore
The disabled troopship Joseph Hooker with 562 homecoming servicemen aboard limped toward the U S coast. The vessel, escorted by the cruiser Honolulu, was reported to reach Montauk Point on Long Island at 3 p.m. EST, with pumps battling seawater and officials saying no danger was evident.
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New York
Joseph Hooker
Eastern Sea Frontier
Hooker
Honolulu
Montauk Point
Long Island
Germany May Get surplus cotton via loans or aid program
The United States weighs channels to place part of its 2.5 million bales of low grade cotton with German textile mills. Options include a loan from the Export-Import Bank or CCC, UNRRA purchase, or direct aid to finance Germany’s imports over two years as it rebuilds its economy. The plan is studied by Agriculture Secretary Anderson, an advisory committee, and the State Department, which supports funding to help Germany secure essential imports.
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Washington
Germany
Europe
Reich
U. S
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
State Department
Warlock meaning in historical English usage
A warlock in northern England or Scotland is described as a wizard or sorcerer. The term in old English also carried the sense of a liar against the truth, reflecting its pejorative origin.
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England
Scotland
Woman waits four days for Manchester bound train
Miss Ilene Richter, 25, has stayed at the Union depot for four days and nights hoping to catch a train to Manchester, Iowa. She recounts a near miss when she stepped onto the platform before the conductor halted her travel for that run.
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Los Angeles
Ilene Richter
Union Depot
Manchester
Iowa
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