Russians Refuse To Tell US Facts About German POWs
Washington reports Moscow refused to disclose how many German prisoners of war remain in Soviet custody or how many have died. The State Department cited a note from June 4 denying further discussion, reiterating claims of several hundred thousand still held and criticizing Western nations for not forming a four nation repatriation plan.
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United States
Moscow
State Department
Russia
Britain
France
Germany
Navy Wife Seeks Separate Maintenance Denied by Judge
In Washington on Friday Judge Matthew F. McGuire denied Mrs. Ejilene Latta-Lawrence's plea for $150 a week separate maintenance from Capt. Harold Alexander Latta-Lawrence. The decision followed testimony she received about $300 monthly from an elderly friend, Dr. Frank Hammer, who supported Latta-Lawrence and financed her honeymoon.
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Ejilene Latta-Lawrence
Navy
Harold Alexander Latta-Lawrence
Matthew F. McGuire
David Cobb
Latta-Lawrence
Cobb
Statler
Roosevelt Hotel
Capt. Latta-Lawrence
Dr. Hammer
Latta Lawrence
Hammer
Golden Wedding Jubilee Reunites 78 Couples in Rogers
Seventy eight couples aged fifty years or more reaffirmed vows at the Ozarks Golden Wedding Jubilee in Rogers Arkansas. The mass remarriage ceremony was officiated by Rev. J H Martin of Muskogee Oklahoma for couples from Arkansas Missouri Oklahoma Kansas Washington California Iowa and Texas. The oldest pair Simmagren and Brilla Miller of Avoca Arkansas aged 89 and 88 celebrated 69 years of marriage. Best man and matron of honor were Hugh Tandy Gardner and his wife students at the University of Washington. A 10 by 3 foot wedding cake followed the ceremony.
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Ozarks
J. H. Martin
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Okla
Arkansas
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Washington
California
Iowa
Texas
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Brilla Miller
Avoca
Giant German Firm Ordered Broken Up
Frankfurt reports that the Bosch combine, a major German firm, is to be dismantled by a British American decartelization commission. It produced televisions and air compressors among other goods. The order requires sale of the Bamberg spark plug plant and 29 other units within one year. an appeal may be filed within 14 days.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Bosch Combine
Decartelization Commission
Bosch
Combine
Bamberg
Glow on Ham Traced to Harmless Bacteria in Fort Worth
Fort Worth officials announce the glow on ham comes from phos phoresent bacteria after a Fort Worth housewife reported a glowing half ham and a replacement also glowed. Dr J A Sullivan cites a microbiology text by L B Jensen noting such outbreaks are rare and not tied to food poisoning.
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Fort Worth
J. A. Sullivan
L. B. Jensen
Swift and Company
Chicago
R. E. White
Bertram Forms New Lions Club With About 30 Members
Bertram organizes a Lions Club with around 30 members. Officers include Tom Schulze as president Winn Williams as first vice president the Rev Preston W Springfield as second vice president J C Dietering as third vice president A M Knox as secretary treasurer James Fry as lion tamer and H L Spencer as tail twister Directors are R Adkerson R M Deavers J O McKenzie and Oran Price.
Optical Company Reports Safety Glass in Specs
The American Optical Company announced a new safety lens for eyeglasses using sandwich glass with a plastic middle. Demonstrations show protection for eyes, as BB gun bullets at 35 feet cracked the new lens but did not shatter it. The firm continues exploring plastics to replace glass in spectacles.
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Optical Company
New York
American Optical Company
University of Houston Cougar Bears Twin Cubs at Dallas Zoo
Shasta the Houston mascot cougar gave birth to twin cubs at Marsalis Park Zoo in Dallas. Keeper J. S. Crain noted the cubs, a male and female, were born on schedule after 105 days, with Shasta praised as a gentle, good mother. The cubs weigh about a pound each and may stay in Dallas while Shasta’s board is settled.
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Dallas
Shasta
University of Houston
Marsalis Park Zoo
J. S. Crain
Crain
Houston
Tom
Marsalis
Postal Worker Admits Charging Extra Fees
Graham H. Brownlie 87 pleaded guilty to demanding and receiving parcel post fees above the legal rate. Former Fort Bliss El Paso Post Office superintendent, he admitted overcharging 13 to 30 cents per package but claimed no fraud against the government, only senders. He faced five counts, was fined $500 and sentenced to five months.
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Graham H. Brownlie
Fort Bliss
R. E. Thomason
Brownlie
Postal Service
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