Mussolini Widow Reveals Talks Before His Death in Italy
Donna Rachele Mussolini speaks in a British internment camp about her late husband. She recalls telephoning him hours before his death near Milan and reveals plans to emigrate to the United States. She defends Mussolini and condemns Clara Petacci.
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Mussolini
United States
Benito Mussolini
Terni
Italy
Duce
Donna Rachele
Milan
Clara Petacci
Benito
Il Duce
Anna Marie
Romano
Rachele
Naval aviation to wipe out Japanese air force, Gates says
Under Secretary Artemus Gates said naval airmen have destroyed more than 17 000 Japanese planes and, with Army fliers, will soon eliminate the enemy air force as an effective weapon. He noted losses of about 2 700 Allied planes since Pearl Harbor and a nine to one victory ratio in the first quarter this year.
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Washington
Navy
Artemus L. Gates
Gates
Fir
Secretary of Navy
James Forrestal
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Marine Corps
County Budget Preparation Heads to Commissioners
County Judge E. O. Northcutt and County Auditor John Crudgington finalize a budget for submission after adjustments from new legislation. The juror fund must rise about $10,000 as jurors will be paid $1 more than before.
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E. O. Northcutt
John Crudgington
More Work Clothing Promised by WPB
The War Production Board announced that more work clothing would be on the market in about six weeks. To ease a shortage, the Army will suspend purchases of herringbone twill for three months and redirect all such fabric to makers of men s work clothing and footwear.
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Washington
U.P
War Production Board
Army
WPB
Navy reports surge in World War II casualties
Washington reports a sharp rise in U S armed forces losses since the war began reaching 1 049 104 with the Navy at 133 386 and the Army 915 718. Weekly changes show 12 167 more total casualties and 4 321 new Army losses while Allied in the Borneo campaign totals include 214 killed 42 wounded and 22 missing as of July 7.
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Washington
Navy
Army
Patterson
Borneo
New Guinea
Bougainville
New Britain
House Votes FEPC Fund Appropriation
The House approved a 250000 dollar appropriation for the Fair Employment Practice Committee. The funds could terminate the agency or allow continued operation while awaiting additional funding approval.
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Fepc Fund
Washington
House
Fair Employment Practice Committee
Kiwanians Thank Helpers For July Independence Day Picnic
Officers of the San Jacinto Kiwanis Club express appreciation to city police, fire and street departments, city manager A P Hancock, parks superintendent O B Howell, S B Rhodes and Kiwani Anns for support of the Independence Day picnic at San Jacinto Park. Proceeds fund a youth recreation center on West Sixth.
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San Jacinto
S. B. Rhodes
Kiwani-Anns
Luise Rainer to Wed Robert Knittel This Afternoon
New York July 12 Luise Rainer twice an Academy Award winner and Robert Knittel publisher will marry at 5 P M today at the Church of the Ascension Fifth Avenue and 10th Street Rainer won best actress in 1936 for The Great Ziegfeld and in 1937 for The Good Earth Knittel formerly with Doubleday Doran and Company is now on the staff of the Creative Age Press
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New York
Luise Rainer
Robert Knittel
Church of the Ascension
Fifth Avenue
10Th Street
Miss Rainer
Clifford Odets
Knittel
Kidnapped Baby Used To Secure Divorce Motive
Marion Ohio July 12 Mrs Phyllis Anne Webster 29 wife of a soldier overseas said she abducted infant Jean Fileen Creviston to force a divorce and ensure Estel Lanman would marry her She claimed an impulse to protect Lanman a Mansfield candy salesman and that Lanman’s own divorce aided her plan The baby was recovered as police questioned Webster and Lanman later learned of fatherhood from his landlady report
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Marion
Ohio
Phyllis Anne Webster
Marion County
Leroy Retterer
Jean Fileen Creviston
Webster
Phyllis Lanman
Lanman
Retterer
Mansfield
Labor Group Scores Victory in Reorganization Drive
Organized labor moves toward victory in pushing reorganization or abolition of the Labor Department’s bureau of statistics. Secretary Schwellenbach considers revamping its cost of living data, with AFL CIO and UMW leaders arguing cost increases far exceed the 30 percent shown since January 1941. Edward Moran will lead the overhaul to craft an up-to-date index.
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Washington
U.P
Organized Labor
Labor Department
Bureau of Statistics
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
BLS
War Labor Board
WLB
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFL
CIO
United Mine Workers
Edward Carl Moran
Condemned Hartford Soldier Writes Hopeful Message From China
A Hartford man Pvt. John V. Brennan, sentenced to death after a Chinese incident, wrote from China that he hoped to return home soon. His execution was stayed pending full reports as authorities review the case and court martial findings.
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China
Pvt
John V. Brennan
Brennan
Bill Savitt
Hartford Jeweler
War Department
Frozen Locker Rules Listed
Charles Woods of the Office of Price Administration outlined two exempt categories under the frozen food locker investigation. Exemptions apply to meat owners who have surrendered points or raised the animal slaughtered, or livestock producers who meet raised on farm, ownership, or weight-growth criteria and use meat only for their household. Rules apply to owner slaughter and custom slaughterers alike.
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Dallas
U.P
Charles Woods
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Woods
Amarillo Junior Chamber Sets Luncheon Venue Change
Beginning next Wednesday the Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular weekly luncheons at the Amarillo Hotel. For the last two months luncheons were held at the Capitol.
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Amarillo
Cantrell Returns From Austin After Sergeant Exam
Cantrell, a state highway patrolman stationed here, arrived back from Austin last night after taking a sergeant's examination among 34 patrolmen. Other examinees included J. C. Reece of Hereford and Sam Gardner of Childress. New sergeants will be announced from patrol headquarters in Austin. one will go to the Amarillo office to replace C. G. Conner, now a captain assigned to the Corpus Christi district.
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Joe Cantrell
Austin
Amarillo
J. C. Reece
Hereford
Sam Gardner
Childress
C. G. Conner
Corpus Christi
Air Fleet Attacks Four Japanese Cities in Major Bomber Raid
An air fleet of 500 to 550 B 29 Superfortresses dropped more than 3000 tons of bombs on four Japanese cities and oil centers from Uwajima Shikoku to Utsunomiya near Tokyo. Targets included Nagoya area munitions sites and Kawasaki petroleum center in Tokyo Bay, with incendiaries and demolition bombs.
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Guam
Honshu
Shikoku
Uwajima
Utsunomiya
Tokyo
Tokyo Plain
Ichinomiya
Nagoya
Gifu
Tsuruga
Kawasaki
Tokyo Bay
FASTEETH Improves Denture Fit and Odor Control
FASTEETH powder stabilizes upper and lower plates, reducing sliding or slipping. It is alkaline and non acid with no gummy taste, and helps control denture odor. Available at drug stores.
Senate approves Wills nomination to FCC from Vermont
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee approved the nomination of former Vermont Governor William Henry Wills to the Federal Communications Commission.
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Washington
William Henry Wills
Vermont
Federal Communications Commission
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate panel approves Bradley for veterans affairs post
The Senate Finance Committee today unanimously approved the nomination of Gen. Omar N. Bradley to serve as administrator of veterans affairs.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Omar N. Bradley
Veterans Affairs
Three liquor stores open and new preachers arrive
In Ketchikan Alaska on July 12 a local report notes three liquor stores opened last week and three new preachers arrived, while the town says it is holding its own.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
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