War and postwar news in headlines ten years
A summary of AP top headlines over 1940 to 1944 and postwar reflections by Sherry Bowen notes war dominated leading stories. It highlights how 1949 top stories remained war centered, with seven tied to the cold war, and marks notable exceptions such as the Noronic fire, the Kathy Fiscus case, and steelworker pensions.
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Sherry Bowen
Associated Press
Noronic
Kathy Fiscus
Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Hartford Circus
Europe
Dunkerque
Havana
Pearl Harbor
Reuben James
Russia
Lend Lease
Atlantic
Hess
England
US Army
Dodgers
North Africa
Pacific
Japan
Tokyo
Anee
Dieppe
Postwar World in a Century of Change
A condensed timeline tracks key events from 1945 to 1949 including wartime endings, nuclear milestones, political upheaval, and social shocks. It highlights Allied collapses, Nuremberg verdicts, Berlin blocks, Gandhi’s death, the Truman era, and rising Cold War tensions shaping global order.
Accused Slayer Tries Hari-Kiri in Jail
In Dubuque Iowa a Korean student Duk Sang Choi 36 held on razor slaying of friend Chun Kenn Oh 24 tried hari-kiri with broken glass in his jail cell He claimed the act followed an Oriental code of honor and said Oh cashing a $6.40 check sparked the dispute Chopbed in the dorm room at the University of Dubuque.
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Dubuque
Towa
Joseph H. Strub
Duk Sang Choi
Strub
Duk
Chun Kenn Oh
Chun
University of Dubuque
Finland buys Diesel motors in America for 20 locomotives
Finland's railways plan to purchase diesel motors from the United States to power twenty new fast locomotives. The deal signals expansion of domestic rail capacity and strengthens cross Atlantic supply ties.
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Finland
America
Miner faces loss of job over gas heating plan
Collinsville Illinois January 10 1950 a coal miner Charles Waichekauskas 56 says he was fired after co workers refused to work with him over his plan to heat his new home with gas The union Local 3 bars gas heating and his wife says he will seek another job or possibly legal action If unresolved union leaders plan a Springfield meeting to consider the matter
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Collinsville
Ill
Progressive Mine Workers Union
Charles Waidhekauskas
Waichekauskas
Lumaghi Coal Company
Edward
Springfield
McKinley P-TA Session at 3:30 This Afternoon
The McKinley P-TA will hold a regular meeting at 3 30 this afternoon in the school auditorium with Mrs Harold T Logsdon in charge. Delegates from the state P-TA meeting in Waco will report and a sixth grade girls chorus directed by Mrs S M Castleberry will perform. Fifth grade teachers and room mothers will host a social hour in the cafeteria at 3 o clock.
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McKinley
P-Ta
Harold T. Logsdon
Waco
S. M. Castleberry
Grand jury to meet in Potter County with 20 complaints
A docket of about 20 complaints will be investigated by the Potter County grand jury when it meets here tomorrow morning, according to Branch Archer Jr., assistant district attorney.
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Grand Jury
Potter County Grand Jury
Branch Archer, Jr
Lincoln Day Rally Planned in Amarillo Honoring Cain
Lincoln Day dinner speaker in Amarillo will be US Senator Harry P. Cain. The announcement was made by Ruthelle Bacon district chairman for the Republican Party. Cain, born in Nashville, pursued studies at Sewanee and Tacoma, later serving as Tacoma mayor and US Senator.
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Harry P. Cain
Ruthelle Bacon
Republican Party
Miss Bacon
Ben Whitehurst
Republican National Committee
Harry Cain
Cain
Harry Pulliam Cain
Nashville
Tenn
G. W. Cain
Tacoma
Wash
Tennessee
West Coast Lumberman
University of the South At
Sewanee, Tenn
Trust Department
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Bank
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University of Virginia
Sicily
Salerno
Italy
AMG
Allied Military Government
Allied Control Commission
Naples
England
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G-5
Headquarters
Xviii Corps
Airborne
Ardennes
Senator Cain Engage in Postwar Europe and Domestic Policy
The text notes Cain traveled through several European nations including Scotland Germany Holland Belgium France Austria and Czechoslovakia after the war and again in 1947 to study conditions. In the U S Senate he has actively engaged in housing legislation budget balance individual citizenship rights free enterprise banking public works veterans affairs War and Navy Departments and leadership on reclamation and hydro electric power projects.
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Holland
Belgium
France
Austria
Czechslovakia
Europe
United States Senate
Cain
War and Navy Departments
Presbyterian Church Annual Meeting Set
The First Presbyterian Church will hold its annual meeting of the corporation and congregation tomorrow night. A covered-dish supper at 6:30 for families precedes a nursery and a business meeting in Fellowship Hall at about 7:15 to hear reports and discuss important matters. Members unable to attend the supper are welcome at the meeting.
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First Presbyterian Church
Fellowship Hall
Norway ends rubber rationing on most items except tires and shoes
Government announces removal of rationing on nearly all rubber goods leaving tires and footwear still controlled. Advertisement notes ongoing supply considerations and market impact for consumers and manufacturers.
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Norway
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