Operation High Jump sails for Antarctica from Norfolk
Four ships led by Mt Olympus set out on a 10 000 mile voyage with 4000 men under Rear Adm Richard E Byrd. The mission aims cold weather tests and Antarctic exploration including base setup in Ross Sea and aerial mapping by planes.
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Norfolk
Antarctica
Mt. Olympus
Northwind
Pine Island
Brownson
Richard E. Byrd
Olymond
Antarctic Ocean
Panama Canal
Balboa
Antarctic
San Diego
Port Hueneme
Calif
Adm
Richard H. Cruzen
Ross Sea
Ross Ice Shelf
Philippine Sea
Little America
South Pole
United States
First Danish Woman Condemned to Death at Aarhus
Grethe Bartram, 22, the first woman condemned by a Danish court, faces execution by firing squad after reporting 47 patriots to the Gestapo during the German occupation, with clemency appeal possible.
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Copenhagen
Aarhus
Jutland
Grethe Bartram
Gestapo
Alst International Exposition Opens in Chicago Show
The 41st annual international livestock exposition opens in Chicago at the stock yards. 10490 pure-blood animals from 41 states and three Canadian provinces compete for prizes, with 3,000 grain samples and $100,000 in awards over eight days. 62 judges oversee contests. 4-H delegates issue strong entries, nine winning grand championships previously.
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Chicago
United States
Army Defeats Navy 21 to 18 Before 102000 in Philadelphia
The Army football team completed its third straight undefeated season by beating Navy 21 to 18 before 102000 spectators including President Truman. Cadets trailed after two Navy touchdowns in the second half but halted a late Navy drive at the three yard line in the final minute.
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Philadelphia
Army
Navy
Truman
Cadets
Federal Grand Jury To Investigate Lynching Near Monroe
U S District Judge P Hoyt Davis charges a federal grand jury with two black members to probe the July lynching of four black men near Monroe Georgia The judge notes limited federal murder jurisdiction and the case follows four months of government prep under President Truman with evidence from 2500 witnesses via FBI agents.
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Athens
U. S
P. Hoyt Davis
Monroe
Apalachee
High Seas
Truman
FBI
Last of Six Wives Best of All
Thomas A. Robertson 23 faces bigamy charges after arraignment in district court in Providence Rhode Island. He reportedly married six women including unions in Spartanburg South Carolina and Springfield Massachusetts with three annulled in Kansas City and Corpus Christi Texas. His sixth wife June Ivy Castranova Robertson stated she would stay with him as he is romantic. Police cited prior marriages and an intact Spartanburg union.
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Providence
R. I
Thomas A. Robertson
June Ivy Castranova Robertson
Robertson
Kansas City
Corpus Christi
Texas
Spartanburg
S. C
Springfield
Mass
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