Meyers to Be Paroled Feb 1
Bennett E. Meyers former major general in the air forces who was imprisoned in 1948 is slated for parole on February 1 the DC parole board announced. He will be turned over to IRS agents to face income tax evasion charges in Baltimore. He was convicted in March 1948 of inducing a witness to lie about wartime business affairs. He was sentenced to 20 months to five years. Meyers had been a wartime purchasing agent for the Army Air Forces and was cashiered by President Truman on July 17, 1948.
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Washington
Bennett E. Meyers
Air Forces
District of Columbia Parole Board
Meyers
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Baltimore
Senate
Army Air Forces
Truman
Army
East German papers used as wrap in West Berlin shops
East German Communists sold their newspapers to West Berlin grocers and fish stores to bypass the ban on circulation. West Berlin authorities urged food dealers to reject papers from the regime as wrapping paper.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Korean Soldiers Fail to Integrate With GIs
The buddy system to mix South Korean soldiers with American front line troops in Korea proved largely ineffective. Language and cultural gaps widened under combat stress, many Koreans lacked required techniques, and commanders noted Koreans often took up space rather than fight. The program was shelved as replacements arrived.
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United States Army
Korea
Naktong River
U. S. Army
Kim Wha Bong
Pete
Mike
Duckfoot
School District Seeks 160 Acre Timber Near Ray
Officials of school district No 4 seek to buy a 160 acre timber tract near Ray 19 miles south of here for a school forest. The purchase requires approval from the Koochiching county board and the state tax commissioner. Land would be used for teaching conservation and forestry.
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Timber International Falls
Ray
Here
Koochiching
Leo H. Dominck
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