Veterans recall Lost Battalion horrors on Java island
Survivors of the Lost Battalion urge federal recognition after 42 months as Japanese prisoners on Java. Battery E member Tom Wooten of Texas recalls brutal malnutrition, forced labor, and horrific conditions, including transport to Burma and Siam, before liberation in 1945.
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European Journalists impressed By B-36 visit
A 45 member CRA group of European journalists toured Carswell Air Force Base Fort Worth for 36 hours viewing the B-36 bomber and other wartime aircraft. Major General Eofer M. Ramey escorted them as Amon Carter hosted a base reception and barbecue before they depart by American Overseas Airlines Stratocruser for Detroit on the American Discovery Flight to deepen U.S. ties.
Ten best dressed fowl contest planned and a national show
CHICAGO Sept 12 The Poultry and Beg National Board will pick the ten best dressed fowl in the nation with district and regional shows culminating in a national fowl fashion show in Kansas City in February. Fowl outfits will be judged with the designer of the outstanding costume receiving an automobile. Costumes may be made from colorful poultry feed bags. OKLAHOMA CITY Sept 13 Republicans revive a Draft Eisenhower movement as state leaders push for General Dwight Eisenhower to run in 1952 with Tulsa’s Joe McGraw ready to dispatch 2050 letters to party workers.
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Paraguay installs sixth president in 15 months
In Asuncion on September 13, the Paraguay assembly accepted the resignation of President Felipe Molas Lopez and installed Federico Chavez as his successor. The Colorado Party ordered the action, with a unanimous vote, and elections are to be held within two months. An unrelated note mentions Andrew Jackson and a disputed divorce.
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Failure To Deal With Inter-State Gangsters Rapped
Dallas reports a scathing critique of police cooperation on interstate gangsters. Col Charles H Schoeffel cites Anslinger as saying centralized authority harms law enforcement, urging cooperative alliances and blacklist ideas. The remarks accompany IA Police Chiefs convention coverage and civil defense notes.
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First prize knitting win shocks Norwich Grange Fair
In Norwich Connecticut Marvin Johnson won first prize for knitting at the Grange Fair. The sweater was his first completed work and sparked amusement among rivals who misheard a line about mulberry trees.
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