Bastogne Epic Recalled on Anniversary
INS war correspondent Larry Newman recalls the battle of Bastogne on its first anniversary. The 101st and 82nd airborne divisions, joined by the 10th and 106th divisions, fought German forces under harsh winter conditions, with Patton’s Third Army breaking the siege. The defense held until relief arrived and the Allies reclaimed the area by New Year’s.
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Ardennes
Larry Newman
INS
Battle of
Bastogne
New York
Germany
101St Airborne Division
10Th Armored Division
von Rundstedt
S.S
U. S
82Nd
Bulge
101St
10Th
Vilages
106Th
Patton
Third Army
Luxembourg
Fourth Armored
Thirty Former Guardsmen Plan Feb. 9 Party
Thirty former members of Cedar Rapids National Guard anti tank unit Battery G 185th Infantry invited by Commander Carleton K. Smith gathered at city hall Wednesday night to discuss a national guard association and plan a Feb. 9 party on the eve of their mobilization anniversary. Delegates noted attendees hailed from every theater of war.
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Cedar Rapids
Franklin Inducts 13 In Junior Honor Unit
The Excellentia chapter of the Junior National Honor Society inducted 13 new members at Franklin School in Abbot Auditorium on a Wednesday. Principal Malcolm Scott Hallman led the ceremony with Blanche Hunter explaining membership criteria. A piano solo by Robert Swaney followed, with new 9 A members Joan Sidlinger Ruth Conn Duane Thenhaus Janet Jones and 9 B members Marilyn Benner Constance Cornwell Donna Herring Mitzie Hladky Dorothy Jane Hynden Jack Lehman Joyce Reinke Lois Welch Joanne Wright.
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Excellentia
Abbot
Franklin School
Malcolm Scott Hallman
Blanche Hunter
Robert Swaney
Joan Sidlinger
Ruth Conn
Duane Thenhaus
Janet Jones
Marilyn Benner
Constance Cornwell
Donna Herring
Mitzie Hladky
Dorothy Jane Hynden
Jack Lehman
Joyce Reinke
Lois Welch
Joanne Wright
Sandwich Shop Robbery Reported In Break-In
Inspector William Kudrna said Joe and Cliff's Sandwich Shop at 312 Third Street SE was broken into Tuesday evening and $49 taken from the cash drawer after entry through a rear window. Maxine Chezen reported a silver bracelet stolen from her room on ec. 6.
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William Kudrna
Joe and
Cliff
Third Street SE
Kudrna
Maxine Chezen
B Avenue NE
Ec. 6
Death of Dick Garber Due to Accidental Wounding
Major General Reinhart explains in a letter the death of Pic. Dick Garber in Passau Germany on June 13 from an accidental discharge. He was wounded June 5 while asleep in Winterberg Czechoslovakia when a fellow soldier brushed a trigger on a new sub machine gun. He died after bronchial pneumonia at 110th Evacuation Hospital. Garber’s widow and 10 month old daughter live in Memphis Missouri.
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Earl Garber
Daniels Street
S. E. Reinhart
Army
Pic
Dick Garber
Passau
Germany
Gen. Reinhart
Winterberg
Czechoslovakia
Memphis
Guards Strike at Tokyo Palace in Historic Protest
Fifty palace guards went on strike demanding removal of chief Tadao Nakagawa. The Stars and Stripes Pacific edition labeled Christian leader Toyohiko Kagawa a war moneymonger and accused him of military camouflage.
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Tokyo
INS
Japan
Imperial Household
Stars and Stripes
Palace Guards
Tadao Nakagawa
Barnard Rubin
Pacific
Toyohiko Kagawa
Monayer
Kagawa
Nakagawa
Pacifist reformer Kagawa linked to Philippines mission and war crimes suspect
Rubin alleges Kagawa joined an October 1942 Japanese program to educate Filipinos for a co prosper ity sphere. The reformer reportedly met Yoshio Kodama, a war crimes suspect who led a reactionary party pushing emperor retention and American food aid.
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Rubin
Kagawa
Philippines
Yoshio Kodama
Kodama
America
Detective Captains puzzled by inmate Christmas card
Indiana state police Detective Chief Robert O Neal received a Christmas card from an inmate involved in a summer burglary case. The inked message said Thinking of you this Christmas Wish you were here prompting questions about its meaning and possible implications.
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Indianapolis
Robert O'Neal
Indiana
O'Neal
Veterans buy own apartment building in St. Paul
Ten veterans paid 28 000 for a building in St Paul solving rental pressure. The Office of Price Administration confirmed the sale as legal and tenants must vacate within three to six months. Eight lifelong friends invested 400 each to secure the purchase.
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ST. Paul
OPA
Salesmen and Executives Wanted for Lifetime Private Sector Job
Position seeks high grade experienced man from selling or executive fields. Offers substantial income for qualified individuals underpaid or displaced by war, available now or planning return to private enterprise. Confidential replies to BOX NO. 0404, GAZETTE.
Veterans buy apartment building with down payment
The group formed by veterans made a $4 000 down payment to former owners. Each veteran will pay $35 a month for a four room apartment. By mutual consent children will be allowed in the building. Eight veterans are married, one is about five and the tenth remains available.
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