Cage Coach Proposes Limits on Tall Basketball Centers
Oklahoma coach Bruce Drake leads National Basketball Coaches Association study to curb seven to eight foot centers. Plan introduces a half circle region or two 45 degree lines to restrict big men’s scoring area, boosting ball handling and team speed while preserving zone defense.
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Cornelius Ryan
New York
Barnum and Bailey
Bruce Drake
Oklahoma
National Basketball Coaches Association
Drake
Jap Children Still Drilling in Japanese Schools
Allied investigators in Matsuyama on Shikoku report Japanese schoolchildren still receiving military training. Large stores of wooden rifles sabers spears and bayonets found in elementary schools along with propaganda books maps and charts in sixth grade classes. An instructor in army uniform directed formations. Equipment destroyed and search continues.
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Tokyo
Matsuyama
Shikoku
MacArthur
O'Dwyer Accused of Incompetence
New York AP report says Mayor elect William O Dwyer faced a grand jury presentment accusing him of negligence incompetence and flagrant irresponsibility in his former Brooklyn district attorney duties The presentment also criticized his chief of staff Edward A Heffernan O Dwyer due to become mayor January 1 said he had not seen the presentment and hopes his record as mayor will meet voters expectations.
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NEW York
William O’dwyer
Brooklyn
Kings County
Louis Goldstein
O’dwyer
Edward A. Heffernan
F. H
Service Members Return Home and Receive Discharges
Seaman 2/c Donald R. Wheel don arrives from San Diego to spend a week with parents at 1531 Thirty-fourth street NE. Seaman Wheeldon to report to San Diego for further duty. Genevieve Balik waves specialist 1/c earned honorable discharge at Great Lakes separation center after 3114 months service. She is daughter of Tony J. Balik 1100 K street SW. Set. Leo L. Palmer son of Samuel and Mrs. Palmer Springville, honorably discharged from Army Air Force now at home. 16 months in Italy. Bronze Star and good conduct medals. George Lenzen seaman 1/c, son of Verdi Lenzen, 318 Crescent drive SE, arrives home Friday from Great Lakes to spend Christmas. Major Donald L. Hunt Pacific theater for 26 months. spending terminal leave with wife at 1009 A avenue NE. Son of Less Hunt of Earlville, Hunt served in signal corps 414 years. decorations include Bronze Star, American Defense, American Theater, Asiatic-Pacific with three battle stars, Philippine Liberation ribbon. Leave expires March 29. couple plan Cedar Rapids home.
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Genevieve Balik
The
Waves
Great Lakes, Ill
Tony J. Balik
Kistreet SW
Leo L. Palmer
Samuel Palmer
Springville
Army Air Force
Sgt. Palmer
Italy
Rome-Arno
Natal
Brazil
George Lenzen
Verdi F. Lenzen
Crescent Drive
Great Lakes
Donald L. Hunt
Pacific
Less Hunt
Earlville
Signal Corps
Army
Hunt
Cedar Rapids
Executor appointed for Edward Daniel Doyle estate in Linn Co
On December 6 1945 Joan A Doyle was duly appointed and qualified as Executor of the estate of Edward Daniel Doyle late of Linn County Iowa deceased. Creditors are to make immediate payment and claimants must file their claims in the office of the Clerk of Linn County District Court Iowa. Attorney M W O Rieley represents the executor.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
Edward Daniel Doyle
Iowa
Delay in Train Sleepers Slows Troop Transport
San Francisco officials say a delay in delivering 1,200 new government troop sleepers causes partial hold up of homeward bound servicemen from Pacific coast ports. Only 150 sleepers delivered. strike conditions at a midwestern plant cited as the reason for the lag.
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San Francisco
TTP
Pacific Coast
C. E. Peterson
Southern Pacific Railroad
GIs in China Told They Stay Longer Under New Policy
Lt Gen Albert C Wedemeyer announced in Shanghai that U S forces in China must remain longer than planned under the Truman policy to ensure Pacific peace. He said only 260 high point men could return, with 8,672 others in China noneligible, and outlined tasks including repatriating Japanese and moving forces to liberated areas.
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Shanghai
China
Albert C. Wedemeyer
United States
Truman
G.i’s
Wedemeyer
Zone of Interior
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National Coaches Association
Second Ave
O'Dwyer
Seaman
Donald R. Wheeldon
San Diego
Calif
Ray Wheeldon
Thirty-fourth Street
Seaman Wheeldon
Eee Diego
Joan A. Doyle
M. W O’rieley, Attorney
Merle E. Garmoe
D. D
Third Street
DIAL
Montgomery
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Hamm
Hamm’s
Theo. Hamm Brewing CO
ST. Paul, Minn
REDE
G.I
He-Man
Barrymore
Leisure Coats
Hickok
Berk-Ray
Shanhouse
Kit Carson
Essley
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