Deserter Lived Four Years in Cave Near Denison
John Patrick Lehigh, 25, claimed he fled Camp Shelby in 1943 to avoid infantry duty. He described four years hiding in a 4 by 6 foot hillside cave camouflaged with branches, surviving on a metal can stove while repairing cars to support his brother. He was held for draft evasion but released to enter the army.
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Philadelphia, Ohio
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John Patrick Lehigh
Camp Shelby
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Mississippi
FBI
Lehigh
Dennison
Tuscarawas County
Army
Fryes
Columbus
Cleveland
Infantry
Bull kicks back after rancher kicks bull in corral
Paul Miller, a young Seneca rancher near Clayton New Mexico, said he kicked an old bull to hurry him into a corral. The bull kicked back and broke Miller's leg in the incident reported by AP.
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Clayton
N.M
Paul Miller
Doolittle Sees Aircraft Growth in U.S. Demand
Lt Gen James E Doolittle retired estimates 400000 registered aircraft and 1500000 licensed pilots by 1955. He spoke to petroleum marketers from 26 states at the American Petroleum Institute meeting in French Lick Indiana. He compared the rise of personal aircraft to the automobile and predicted growing use as a time and cost saver.
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French Lick
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James E. Doolittle
U.S
Doolittle
American Petroleum Institute
Morals Charge Against Loomis and Girl Dropped
Atlanta AP report says a morals charge against Homer L. Loomis Jr. secretary of the anti Negro anti Jewish Columbians Inc and his young blonde assistant Betty Penland was dismissed in Fulton criminal court on Wednesday after their arrest in Mississippi.
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Atlanta
Homer L. Loomis, Jr
Loomis Admits Room Visit in Penland Case
Loomis acknowledged being in Miss Penland’s bathroom when officers arrived and said he went to discuss affairs of the Columbians. Judge Jesse Wood found no positive proof of the couple’s marital status. Loomis faces 30 months for usurpation of police powers and one year for riot, with his father arguing he is divorced.
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Loomis
New York
Veterans Admin reports WWII veterans among patients
The Veterans Administration said on Feb 1 that over 49,000 World War II veterans were among 103,000 patients under its care. Of these WWII veterans, about 22,000 were hospitalized for service connected disabilities.
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Washington
The
Veterans Administration
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