Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-01-02
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January

yNN 4WAW l0-Chinese National
~ &n government and
p Chinese Communist
government sign
truce temporarily hating civil war.
19--lran asks U. N. security council to
intervene in dispute with Russia.
2-Newly.elected president of France.
Felix Gouin. meets with cabinet for
February
Hungary becomes republic by vote
of National Assembly
gu. N. shelves Greek dispute, involv-
ing Great Britain and Russia.
9-Stalin announces new five-year plan
for USSR.
11--Jap General Homma, perpetrator of
Bataan death march," sentenced to
death by u S. military court
22-Argentine President Peron accuses
U. S. embassy officials of espion-
age.
23-Mutiny among native troops in Meth
erlands Indies army assumes serious
proportions.
27-Spain closes border on French side
in retaliation for similar action by
France.
March
5-U. S state department protests con-
tinued Russian occupation of Iran
and seizure of booty in Manchuria.
16-Situation in Manchuria extremely
critical says General Marshall.
17-Most of Russian troops reported with
drawn from Iran.
18-International monetary conference
ends session at Savannah, Ca, after
creating World Bank and Fund.
27-Russian Delegate Gromyko walks out
of U. N. meeting in tiff over Iranian
matter.
29-UNRRA officials report epidemics of
bubonlc plague. smallpox and menin-
gifts in China.
April
Arrangements begin to place British
inundated Tanganyika, Togoland and
the Cameroons. and Belgian-man-
dated Ruanda- Urundi under u. N.
trusteeship.
14-All-out civil war RACES In Manchuria.
Chinese Communist general says
25-Chinese Communists take over Har-
bin. Manchuria. as Russians evacu-
30-Plot to assassinate General Mac
Arthur uncovered in Japan.
May
19-Fighting breaks out in Iran. with cen
trail government troops attacking
Russian-backed forces in Azerba;jan
province.
20-Secretary Byrnes. reporting on Paris
foreign ministers conference. indl-
rectly blames Russia for meager
accomplishments
24-All Russian troops withdrawn from
Iran, say Soviet officials.
Scarab league opposes further Jewish
immigration into Palestine.
June
III. N. security council reports Spain
q Hr1Ofnpfia1 "a In roa
Franco.
14-Atomic energy commission meets for
first time, Baruch. U. S. delegate.
says. 1T is either world peace or
world destruction"
19-Russia demands destruction of all
atomic bombs and exchange of data
25-Hungary moves to check terrific in.
fiation spiral
3O-Truce in Manchuria expires, fighting
recommences.
July
philippines republic proclaimed
President Truman pledges continued
5-Polish mob beats SO Jews to death.
9-Philippine government battles Hulk
belahaps uprising, 200 killed
15-Canadian officials find huge spy net
work operating from Russian en-
DdSSy.
17-General Mikhailovitch executed in
Belgrade, Yugoslavia, as alleged
traitor who collaborated with Nazis.
22-Revolt sweeps Bolivia $50 killed.
including President Villarroel.
29-Paris peace conference opens with
81 nations represented.
August
2-"Unscheduled immigration" of Jews
into Palestine halted by British.
13-Turkish government rejects Russian
proposal for joint defense of Black
sea straits.
Gu. S. demands Yugoslavia release
army fiiers forced down. and salts
faction for deaths of five others shot
down on August 10.
Riots in Calcutta, India, quiet down,
leaving death toll of 5000 in Hindu.
Moslem strife.
September
I-Greece votes 10 per cent in favor
Of return of monarchy. headed by
George II.
11-Russian Delegate Gromyko calls
presence of U. S. warships near
Greece Insult to Greek people,
18-Civil war reported in northern
Greece.
24-stalin spikes persistent rumors of
new war threat.
October
Nuremberg war crimes court finds
10 Of % high NaZis guilty, sentences
- to hang. to prison.
10-Italian peace treaty draft approved
by Paris peace conference. Russia
objects 10 clauses on Trieste
15-Peace conference adjourns. after ap.
proving treaty drafts for Romania.
Hungary and Finland, all over Rus
sian protests.
l6-Ten Of Nazi war criminals hanged in
Nuremberg prison. Hermann Goer.
ing commits suicide by poison. cheat
ing hangman. Those executed: Won
Ribbentrop. Keitel. Kaltenbrunner
Rosenberg. Franck. Prick, Streicher
Sauckel. Jodl, Seyss.Inquart.
21-United Nations general assembly
opens session in New York City
29-Molotov urges general reduction OF
ornaments. including outlawing Of
atomic bomb.
November
S-"Cease-fire" order issued in Java and
Sumatra by Dutch. British and Indo.
nesians.
i2-churchiIl charges Russia is ION war
footing"
I9-New members of u. N, Afghanistan.
Iceland and Sweden. take seats.
24-French Communists make large
gains in election.
27-General Macarthur freezes all assets
Of Japan's 10 wealthiest families.
29-Russia agrees to U. N. inspection OF
ornaments.
December
l-U. S. and Britain merge German
zones economically.
6-"Big Four" nations at u N. agree
on peace treaties for Italy. Romania.
Hungaria. Bulgaria and Finland
l0-Civil war breaks out in Iran as semi.
autonomous Azerbaijan province bat
ties government troops.
11-Ftghtlrg RACES in northern Greece;
guerrilla forces driven into Turkey b.
regulars
16-United Nations assembly adiourns
after choosing New York as perma-