Carrier Survivors Still Jumpy After Gambier Bay Rescue
Two Linn county sailors Dick Pinch and Dean Moel tell how they survived 45 hours in cold Pacific water after Gambier Bay sinking and a Jap air raid on their LCI rescue vessel. They describe swimming nets, exhaustion, and near-misses before rescue and plan to stay together on a new ship, arriving back to Treasure Island January 8.
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Pacific
Linn County
Gambier Bay
LCI
Dick Pinch
Marion
Dean Moel
Cedar Rapids
Treasure Island
Moel
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publisher and Rates Details
Local Iowa newspaper page lists ownership by Gazette Company and date June 18, with Associated Press credit and general subscription pricing by carrier and mail. Rates shown include seven issues for 3.00 and 9.00 for out-of-state or territory subscriptions, plus regional variations and office addresses in Cedar Rapids and Detroit.
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Cedar Baptis Gazette
Que Gazette Company
Ue Ave
Cedar Rapids
Ais
Iowa
U_ S Territories
Passenger in Taxi Gets More Action Than He Expected
CHICAGO AP All Corby Baker a 37 year old printer hailed a cab for a ride home but the taxi was stolen and chased by four police cars on the West Side. Police fired 42 bullets into the vehicle as Baker hid on the floor, unaware of the ensuing gunfire.
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Chicago
Corby Baker
Baker
Avery Is Hanged in Effigy by Strikers
DETROIT AP A dummy bearing the name Avery on a placard was hanged Thursday night by striking Montgomery Ward workers at the Grand River store. The effigy was carried from the entrance by two former employees now in the merchant marine, then suspended from a tree. Sewell Avery, Montgomery Ward board chairman, was carried from his Chicago office when the government took over the Chicago stores last April.
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Detroit
Avery
Montgomery Ward
Grand River
United States Merchant Marine
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward Board
Chicago
British Labor to Campaign for Public Ownership Platform
London AP reports the British Labor party backed a platform to pursue public ownership of heavy industry banking transportation fuel and power in the next general election by a large majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Labor Party
Anamosa Motorist Fined For Reckless Driving
Marion Dirks of Anamosa was fined $50 and costs by Police Judge Harry S. Johnson after pleading guilty to reckless driving. He was arrested at 7:30 a.m. Friday on Third street and Sixth avenue SE following a chase from First avenue and Tenth Street. Officers said he sped, nearly hit a truck at a light, and his brakes were found defective. Also reported Friday was a trailer truck driven by Ben Richardson of Waterloo that jackknifed and struck a telephone pole on Center Point road and 6 avenue NE the previous night.
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Marion Dirks
Anamosa
Harry S. Johnson
John Stodola
Sentry Duncan
Third Street
Sixth Avenue SE
First Avenue
Tenth Street
Second Avenue
Ben Richardson
Waterloo
Center Point Road
6 Avenue NE
Richardson
Waste paper drive promotes blood donor awareness
Community urges saving waste paper to fund blood donations and save lives, stressing early action to help a boy in need.
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Oud Wu Uo Wu
Uo Wu Wu C
Carroll Mitchell
Buddy
Pinch
Dean
George Moel
First Street
Navy
Tucsoy
R. O. Marion
Pearl Harbor
Gazette
Thomas Hand
A.W.O.L
Hood
Texas
Hand
John Pilot
Ane Rt
Boe International
Associated Press
Allen
Ork
Media Records
Humphry Davy
Gedi Purtore
Hatfield, Mo
Pyrenees
Mts
Europe
Caucasus
China
Tibet
Bargain
Silver Leaf
Armstrong
Camelot
H. 5. Smith
Star Jewelry Co
Armstrong's
Ginghams Wool Jersey
Seersuckers
Taffeta
Girls Shop
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