Ohio Judge Opens Trial Exhibits At Converse Case
The state asked to admit numerous exhibits in the James P. Converse first degree murder case, including a life sized room replica with furniture, windows, doors, and miniature figures. Witness Alcantire testified Romero arrived 8:30 p.m. and Converse shot him after an exchange over who was the better Mexican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Converse
Francisco
Romero
J. Mercer Johnson
Colin B. Dodd
John van Buskirk
Kenneth C. Yeazell
Bucson Police Department
Monty Saylor
John Higgins
Alcantire
Francisco Alcantire
Francisco Romero
Romeo
Converse
Alcanthe
Mexico
Truman Strike Bill Put Off By Senators
Senate labor committee postponed Truman labor bill to after the holidays as picketing at GM plants continued. CIO United Electrical workers vote for a possible nationwide strike, with 111,860 in favor. GM cooperation announced to aid a board investigating the broader strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Cio
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Senate Labor Committee
Truman
Flint
Pontiac
Mich
Janesville
Wis
Linden
N. J
la Grange
Ill
Judge Backs Company
Cleveland
Common Pleas
Frank S. Day
GM Fisher
Senate
House Committee
Philip Murray
CIO
United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers Union
General Electric Co
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Electric Division
U. S
Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
National Railway Mediation Board
General Motors Corp
CIO Automobile
Legis
Patton Considered Out Of Danger
Gen George S Patton was declared out of danger by his physicians with chance of partial paralysis for life. Col R G Shurley said risk remains but Patton has regained some movement and reports show improvement in condition after a crash last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patton
Robert C. Miller
Heidelberg
U.P
George S. Patton
R. G. Shurley
Louisville
House Passes Mild Bill On Jobs For All
The House tentatively adopts a bill establishing a federal policy of maintaining a high level of employment. The vote is by voice but will be followed by a roll call, rejecting the administration’s full employment proposal by 185 to 95.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
New Cold Wave Pushing Toward U S From Canada
A new cold wave is expected to engulf the nation after the first major snow of the season. Forecasters warn temperatures may drop below zero in the Midwest and East as Canadian winds drive southward. Numerous cities report heavy snow and fatalities from winter conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Canada
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Erie
Cleveland
Chicago
Kiwanis hears judge and Victory loan leaders
Police Judge Paul Cella spoke on Arizona courts and duties at the Kiwanis meeting in the Pioneer hotel. Miss Berit Strengel, Pima county Victory loan queen, and officials including Fred Dragonette urged completing the E bond quota and crowning Strengel state winner to go to Los Angeles finals. Dragonette announced Pima County was $150,000 shy of its $1.5 million bond target while nationwide Victory loan was projected to be oversubscribed by 80 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Pioneer Hotel
Paul Cella
Arizona
Berit Strengel
Pima County
Betty Ann Hedberg
Fred Dragonette
William S. Walsh
Dragonette
Pima
Senate Bans Pay Increase By Senate Vote
The Senate defeated a proposal to raise congressional salaries 45 to 23. The Bankhead amendment would raise pay from 10000 to 13300 for six months while boosting the VP and Speaker to 19950. An earlier 4724 vote struck extra 2500 expense for senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
John H. Bankhead
D-Ala
House
Glenn H. Taylor
D-Ida
Taylor
Treasury
Louis B. Mayer
Former Auto Speed King Barney Oldfield Re marries again
Beverly Hills Calif December 14 former auto speed king Barney Oldfield and his second wife Bessie both 67 were remarried by Municipal Judge Charles Griffin after a 20 year separation. The brief Catholic ceremony was held at the Church of the Good Shepherd with one witness present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Barney Oldfield
Bessie
Charles Griffin
Griffin
Church of the Good Shepherd
Oldfield
Hulda Rae Braden
Las Vegas
Nev
Inez Crandall
Beatrice
Toledo
Byrnes Lands Safely At Moscow Airport
Secretary of State James Byrnes and his party landed at Moscow airport in heavy fog on a flight from Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrnes
Moscow
WUP
James Byrres
Berlin
Tucson utility orders 410 thousand refund for residential customers
The utility must credit residential gas and electric bills with 350 percent of November charges totaling 410800.49 dollars. Refunds appear on December bills. commercial and industrial users are excluded. Rural and city residents receive separate amounts. Nogales and Tucson city totals bring the overall refund to 475000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power Company
Tucson
Ett Caine
Commission
Last Bill Co
L. Clawson
Nogales
Beasts of Belsen Gang Executed at Hamelin
Eleven Nazi war criminals including Josef Kramer known as the Beasts of Belsen and Irma Grese were hanged at Hamelin by official British executioners. The condemned, eight men and three women, were part of a November 17 British military court ruling for atrocities at Belsen and Oswiecim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Germany
Montgomery
Josef Kramer
Beast of
Belsen
Irma Grese
Hamelin
Pierrepont
Lueneburg
Wesser
Royal Engineers
Marshal Montgomery
Oswiecim
Elizabeth Volkenrath
S.S
Juana Borman
Franz Hoeszler
Marshall to Leave for China as Personal Ambassador
General George C. Marshall will depart at 9 a.m. tomorrow for his new post in China as President Truman's personal ambassador, announced by the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George C. Marshall
China
Truman
White House
De Valera’s Rise From Rebel to Ireland’s Prime Minister
AP World Traveler DeWitt Mackenzie recounts Eamon De Valera’s journey from a 1916 Easter uprising participant to Ireland’s prime minister. He notes De Valera’s long imprisonment, political ascent, and sharp mind in negotiating with Britain, with an off the record interview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Eire
England
Mackenzie
DeValera
Sew
Low Temperature Of 26 Recorded In City By Weather Observer
A weather observer in Tucson recorded a low of 26 degrees last night. The official, E. P. Sore of the U S Weather Bureau, warned of heavy frost again tonight. The Dec 13 record low is 10 below zero, with Flagstaff at 13 below in the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tite
Tucson
E. P. Sore
U. S. Weather Bureau
Arizona
Flagstaff
Earth Slides Halt Work On Croydon Bomb
In Croydon England engineers battle earth slides as they prepare to cut into a 3 000 pound Nazi bomb buried in a 43 foot crater. Lt G A Frake and Capt G F Horsfall oversee removal of debris after fuse damage halted lifting the bomb bodily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Gunderson
Croydon
Eng
G. A. Frake
G. F. Horsfall
Royal Engineers
Michigan Bell Rebate Ordered by Public Service Commission
Lansing Mich Dec 14 The state public service commission ordered Michigan Bell to rebate 3,500,000 to its customers for 1944 and 1945 and to cut 1946 rates by a similar amount. The rebate totals 7,000,000 for last year and this year to avoid excess profits tax liabilities while 1946 rates were deemed unreasonable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
State Public Service Commission
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Barkley May Resign as Pearl Harbor Panel Chairman
The Pearl Harbor committee's legal staff resigned over time wasting concerns as Chairman Alben W. Barkley weighs whether duties to the Senate outweigh leadership responsibilities. Chief Counsel William D. Mitchell urged full staff replacement and noted the probe's slow progress and unpresented evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Cutter
Washington
U.P
Pearl Harbor Committee
Alben W. Barkley
D. Ky
William D. Mitchell
House-Senate
Barkley
Senate
Mitchell
Theegal
Pearl Harbor
Homer Ferguson
R. Mich
Frank B. Keefe
R. Wis
Bertrand W. Gearhart
R. Calif
Owen Brewster
Maine
Hawaii
Gerhard A. Fesell
Jule M. Hanneford
John E. Masten
Cordell Hull
Leonard T. Gerow
Army War Plans
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Murray
United Press
New England
Knoxville
Tenn
Oak Ridge
Big Piney
Wye
Miami
Victory Band
Queen
Civic Club
Auto Speed King
Anton Dostler
Aversa
Italy
Dostler
Europe
Signal Corps
Gen. Marshall
Ireland
Michigan
Assails Gop Trio
Congressional
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