Allied Nations to Finance Nazi Imports
The State department outlined a broad policy where the United States and Allied powers would finance a two year German imports program to prevent disease and unrest. The plan foresees hundreds of millions for Germany’s recovery in 1948 with restricted industry and a floor set above forester living. Final reparations and equipment removals are to be agreed by the four occupying powers by February 2, 1946.
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Washington
State Department
Germany
United States
Department
Reich
Byrnes
Russia
Britain
France
Legion to Induct 194 Candidates at Friday Ceremony
One hundred ninety four candidates including two women will join the American Legion at public ceremonies in Legion hall Friday night. E B Wainwright announces the initiates, followed by a luncheon for the public. World War II veterans not yet enrolled are invited, with Helen N Lynch and Nora C Schnaible among the women, both overseas veterans in the European theater.
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American Legion
Legion Hall
E. B. Wainwright
Legion
Helen N. Lynch
Army Nurse Corps
Nora C. Schnaible
WAC
Discharge System to Be Maintained by Marine Corps
Washington reports Gen. A. A. Vandegrift, commandant, warned a House member that no deviation from the corps point discharge system will be tolerated. Rep. Biemiller cited a letter about the discharge of Pfc. Jack MacNider at Brig. Gen. Hanford MacNider’s request. MacNider was said to have 38 points at discharge.
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Washington
A. A. Vandegrift
Marine Corps
Biemiller
D-Wis
Jack MacNider
Hanford MacNider
Vandegrift
House
MacNider
Dreamboat B 29 Sets Record Flight From Burbank to New York
A B 29 Superfortress named Dreamboat set a cross country record by flying from Burbank California to New York in 5 hours 27 minutes 6 seconds at an average speed of 451.08 mph. The flight, up to 35000 feet, landed at LaGuardia after departing Lockheed at 6 15 11 p m EST and arriving 11 42 p m EST. Official verification to follow by the National Aeronautical Association.
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New York
U.P
Burbank
Calif
Floyd Bennett Field
LaGuardia Field
Boeing
National Aeronautical Association
Lockheed Air Terminal
Nazis Kidnaped Children for Slave Labor
Nazi leaders face charges over forced labor deportations. Prosecutor Thomas J. Dodd cites documents signed by Heinrich Himmler detailing abduction of Polish, Russian, and Czech children to supply slave labor for German war needs. The tribunal shows orders to seize children of “good blood” for population recovery as part of Nazi extermination by work.
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Noland Norgaard Muernberg
Germany
International Military Tribunal
U.S
Thomas J. Dodd
Heinrich Himmler
Himmler
Horst Wessel
Munich
Rudolf Hess
Chemist Testifies in Mansfeldt Murder Trial
In San Francisco on December 11, prosecutors called a chemist and toxicologist to rebut Annie Irene Mansfeldt’s amnesia defense in the nurse Vada Martin murder case. The trial cites the physician’s wife’s alleged motive as jealousy over a suspected nurse scandal. Dr Mansfeldt later died by his own hand after the nurse’s death.
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San Francisco
Annie Irene Mansfeldt
Vada Martin
Sub Commander may not be called as witness in McVay trial
The proceedings consider whether Ike Hashimoto the Japanese submarine skipper who sank the Indianapolis will testify at the Capt Charles B McVay III court martial Hashimoto was flown from Tokyo and evaluated for credibility by Judge Advocate Capt Thomas J Ryan Jr Hashimoto’s potential testimony faces defense objections based on grounds yet to be defined A Duluth metal smith testified that an open lighted porthole in the aviators quarters was found about an hour before two explosions struck the ship.
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Washington
Ike Hashimoto
Charles B. McVay III
Indianapolis
Thomas J. Ryan, Jr
Hashimoto
Tokyo
Guam
Leyte
McVay
John M. Anunti
Metalsmith
2/c
Duluth
Minn
Resistance by Javanese Is Called for
Defiant Indonesian nationalist leaders urged 70 million Javanese to resist Dutch sovereignty with arms and even poison. Prime Minister Sutan Sjahrir vowed to fight British troop landings as a radio voice near Soerabaja threatened mass poisoning of Dutch troops. The leaders claimed global recognition of the republic was essential to peace talks.
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Batavia
Java
Sutan Sjahrir
Soerabaja
Soetomo
Sjahrir
Six Jap Officers to Death for Execution of Five American Airmen
On Kwajalein atoll in the Marshall Islands a U S military commission found six Japanese officers guilty of beheading five American airmen after a bomber crash on Mili in February 1944 and sentenced them to be hanged. Two others received life terms and two more 20 year sentences. The executions court must await higher authority review. Names include Col. Chisato Oishi and Maj. Otokimi Nakao among others. The airmen’s identities were not released.
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Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
United States
Mili
Com
Ben H. Wyatt
Mili Atoll
Col
Chisato Oishi
Otokimi Nakao
Oishi
Chojiro Takarada
Navy
Kyoshi Fueta
Army
Yahyo Maori
Tatanichi Manako
Masaki Abe
Ens
Yutaka Tanaka
Yasuyoshi Kadota
Harushi Motomura
Livestock Sales Set Record in Butte Region
Montana Livestock Auction at Butte stockyards reports a new all time sales record for cattle with twenty thousand head sold since Aug. 20. Rial Havens and owners William Studdert and Floyd Skelton announce further sales planned for Dec. 17 and Dec. 31. Sheep hogs not included in the record total.
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Montana Livestock Auction Company
Butte
Rial Havens
William P. Studdert
Floyd Skelton
Havens
Weather Forecast for Butte and Montana Regions
Butte expect partly cloudy to cloudy with occasional snow flurries Wednesday then clearing partly cloudy Wednesday night. Continued cold with high near 17. Tuesday max 20 and min 0 at 7 am. West of divide forecasts light snow flurries and little temperature change with highs 20 to 30. East of divide expects cloudy with scattered snow flurries Wednesday and similar temperatures 15 to 30.
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Butte
Montana
Divide
Associated Press
Billings
Belgrade
Custer
Butte First Fund gains early momentum toward 1946 goal
Butte business leaders report steady progress toward the 33 000 goal for the Butte Chamber of Commerce 1946 program. Chamber President A J Knievel notes the need for an extra 6 000 beyond this year's pledges to match opportunities and maintain Montana leadership. Leslie M Sheridan says the drive will enlist more firms and citizens, with canvassing to begin later this week. 115 sponsors are already on board as the plan expands to city improvements.
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Butte
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
A. J. Knievel
Montana
Knievel
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
United States to seek Russian support on atomic issues
Secretary Byrnes disclosed plans to seek Soviet support in forming a United Nations commission to handle atomic problems. He also said preparations for a general peace conference will proceed via revived London foreign ministers council sessions. Byrnes departs for Moscow with six aides, meetings set with Molotov and Bevin, and Britain proposes coordinated withdrawal from Iran.
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United States
United Nations Commission
Byrnes
Moscow
Molotov
Bevin
Britain
Russia
Iran
Washington
Foreign Relations Committee Ends Its Investigation
The Senate foreign relations committee effectively closed its probe of Patrick J. Hurley. No vote was taken in the closed session, and members signaled there will be no further hearings or action on Senator Wherry’s push for a full State Department inquiry. Hurley, who resigned two weeks ago, charged diplomats with sabotaging policies to aid Chiang Kai shek and advance rapprochement with the Communists.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Patrick J. Hurley
Oklahoman
China
Wherry
R-Neb
State Department
Hurley
Chungking
Chiang Kaishek
Prince Surrenders for War Crimes Trial in Tokyo
Imperial Prince Mori masa Nashimoto surrendered at Sugamo prison in Tokyo becoming the first court rank figure held as a war crimes suspect. Gen Masaharu Homma left for Manila to face trial on Bataan death march charges as surrender deadline loomed. MacArthur ordered Nashimoto be treated like other suspects, with the prince’s reprieve attempt failing.
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Tokyo
Morimasa Nashimoto
Sugamo
Masaharu Homma
Manila
Bataan
MacArthur
Nashimoto
Imperial Household
Associated Press
Homma
Akira Nagahama
Kempeitai
Saichi Ohta
Philippines
Naga
Patton Improves After Neck Injury At Heidelberg
General George S. Patton Jr., paralyzed by a broken neck, showed improvement Tuesday night after a 30 minute talk with his wife. Official bulletin called his condition very satisfactory, with fully conscious, rational, and able to take nourishment. Nurses praised him as one of their best patients and noted his reaction to the illness as that of a true soldier. Neurological exam found tendon reflexes normally active. Mrs. Patton expressed confidence, asking Maj. Gen. Albert W. Kenner to share more details and recalling past recoveries in similar scrapes.
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Heidelberg
Germany
George S. Patton, Jr
Third Army
Patton
130Th Station
Mannheim
George
Witnesses Deny Knowledge Of Pearl Harbor Note
Top secret Army documents on Pearl Harbor show Army and Navy witnesses testifying that Japanese war plans were known four days before the attack, then later revising their statements under questioning. The disclosures, released by Congressman Alben Barkley, stem from Lt. Col. Henry Clausen’s separate investigation and memos from Maj. Gen. Myron Cramer.
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Washington
Army
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Army and Navy Boards of Inquiry
Congressional
Alben W. Barkley
Dky
Steel Workers to Strike Jan 14 Amid Wage Dispute
The CIO United Steel Workers call a nationwide strike for January 14 in support of a $2 daily wage increase after rejecting a Truman appeal to continue work. About 700,000 members are urged to quit as 400,000 or more may become idle, with the strike authorized by a 5 to 1 vote under NLRB supervision. The action follows steel companies' wage rejection and OPA price-raise denial. Policymakers condemn the industry as arrogant and inflexible.
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Associated Press
C. I. O. United Steel Workers Union
Truman
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Union
NLRB
OPA
Dan Thurber of Great Falls Named Head of Montana Reclamation Unit
Dan Thurber of Great Falls was named president of the Montana Reclamation association at the close of the group's two day meeting in Missoula. He succeeds Rep. Wesley A. D'Ewart of Wilsall. The board also elected Dave Manning of Hysham as vice president and re named O. W. Monson as secretary while R. C. Bricker was chosen treasurer. Delegates passed 11 resolutions including halting further Senate hearings on the Missouri Valley authority and backing the land limitation clause of the national reclamation act. They commended Gov. Sam Ford and Rep. D'Ewart for leadership and urged the marketing administration to allot more payments to irrigation farming uses.
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Missoula
Dan Thurber
Great Falls
Montana Reclamation Association
Wesley A. D’ewart
R-Mont
Wilsall
Dave Manning
Hysham
O. W. Monson
R. C. Bricker
Senate
Missouri Valley Authority
MVA
Sam Ford
D’ewart
Association
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