Secret Churchill Resume of War in Darkest '42 Revealed
Life magazine prints a secret Churchill speech from April 23 1942 in which he discusses U S entry into the war the Singapore surrender and the fight against Japan He describes Soviet and German actions the plans for a British American invasion and a Roosevelt message praising unified war aims and renewed optimism for defeating Hitler.
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Churchill
New York
Life Magazine
Winston Churchill
Commons
United States
America
Japan
Britain
Singapore
Roosevelt
Life
Germany
Europe
Hitler
Marshall
Hopkins
Silliman Urges Germany Occupation Tradeoff and Trials
Cedar Rapids attorney and army major B D Silliman, returning home, warned that Germany cannot be occupied effectively while the U S forces remain dispersed. He called for firm occupation policy, strong punishment for future aggressors, and focused Nazi war crimes trials in Nuremberg. He asserted Hitler is dead and described Nazi leaders as fearful and suspicious.
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Berchtesgaden
B. D. Silliman
Cedar Rapids
Silliman
Civic “Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Germany
United States
Nuernberg
Himmler
Bormann
Hitler
Youth Weekend Sets Olivet Presbyterian Youth Group Events
A youth weekend for Olivet Presbyterian begins Saturday with Youth for Christ at Trinity Methodist. All Olivet youths meet at 7 15 at their church and will lead Sunday worship, followed by a church banquet, Sunday films, a fellowship supper, and an evening service. Officers listed include Gwen Witt president and Clarice Karr secretary treasurer.
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Olivet Presbyterian Church
Youth For Christ
Trinity Methodist Church
Olivet
Gwen Witt
Charles Hinton
Clarice Karr
Patty Pealer
James Bain
Betty Lou Pfeffer
John Elliot
Mother Approves German Marriage Request
MT. PLEASANT Mich. Lawrence Allen 23 Mr Pleas ant has his mother's permission to marry a German girl but must await President Truman's blessing. Allen a former army corporal is among three civilian filing clerks in the adjutant general's office who sent a request to the President for permission to wed German girls. Mrs Nan Allen a widow and continues.
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MT. Pleasant
Mich
Lawrence Allen
Three Families Plead for Interracial Marriage Right
A mother of three and two others urged acceptance of a marriage involving a German national. They stated that denying loving couples due to nationality is unfair and un American and asked the President to allow the marriage. Other signers included Russell Norton of Elmsford New York and Herbert Bolles of Nebraska City Nebraska.
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Larry
Russell W. Norton
Elmsford
N. Y
Herbert H. Bolles
Nebraska City
Neb
Puppet Bose Foretells Indian Riots On Birthday
The Subhas Bose legend stirs India as riots in Bombay erupt during a birthday commemoration. Eleven Indians are killed and more than four hundred wounded amid tensions tied to Bose’s fate and Gandhi’s remarks doubting his reported death.
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San Francisco
India
Subhas Chandra Bose
Formosa
Japan
Bombay
Gandhi
Troop Arrivals At U S Ports From European Pacific War
The Associated Press reports about 22 959 European and Pacific service veterans scheduled to reach U S ports on 27 vessels Friday. At New York 9 639 troops on eight ships debarking, and 21 vessels with at least 13 320 men expected on the West Coast. Ships include Wheaton Victory Sheepshead Bay Victory John Brown and Fayetteville Victory plus other transports and escorts carrying various army units nurses and naval personnel from Le Havre Marseille Antwerp and other ports.
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U. S
Sto Debark
New York
Wheaton Victory
le Havre
AAA Bn
Fayetteville Victory
Antwerp
William and Mary Victory
Jonathan Edwards
San Diego
Bairoko
Navy
Frament
Los Angeles
Gallatin
Manila
Athene
Saipan
Hope
McCracken
Springfield
Tientsin
St. Paul
Pearl Harbor
Comet
San Francisco
Granville
Noumea
Pitt
Nagoya
Dutchess
Algeria's Desert Vast Majority Of The Nation
All but 222206 square miles of Algeria's 851350 square miles are desert. The vast arid region dominates the landscape as the remaining lands host limited settlements and agricultural activity.
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Algeria
Bose Death Mystery and Indian Uprising After Pearl Harbor
The article notes Subhas Chandra Bose's collaboration with Japan, formation of the Indian National Army in Singapore and Burma, and his presumed death in a Formosa plane crash. It reports British war-crime trials for Bose’s soldiers, ensuing Calcutta violence that killed 37 people, and large Bombay protests with police action. It marks the 16th anniversary of India's Indian National Congress declaration of independence.
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India
Bose
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Singapore
Burma
Tokyo
Formosa
Calcutta
Subhas Chandra Bose
Bombay
Communist Party
Indian National Congress Party
Pup Causes Chaos in Utah Geology Bone Collection
Salt Lake City Utah RP reports Donald R Williams brings his small dog Nippie to the University of Utah geology building where the pup is found asleep beside a well chewed bone. The ancient ornithoscelinda bone is a prized artifact in the department.
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Salt Lake City
Donald R. Williams
Little Dog
University of Utah Geology Department
Nippie
Mass Production to Curb Real Estate Inflation says Wyatt
Washington based housing expeditor Wilson Wyatt argues mass production and prefabrication of homes are essential to prevent real estate inflation that would derail construction after boom years. He notes 1925 peak, calls for 1,250,000 homes annually for 10 years, and cites material supply and regulatory hurdles before a nationwide mass building program can proceed.
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Washington
INS
Wilson Wyatt
Wyatt
Witness claims July bomb damaged Hitler’s mind
HERFORD Germany AP report says Luftwaffe Gen Nicolaus von Below described Hitler’s mental deterioration after the July 20 1944 bomb attempt. Below 38 escaped Berlin bunker the night before Hitler and Eva Braun died. He aided British interrogators and is said to have witnessed Hitler’s reaction after the blast. The note ends noting the world’s highest oil field in Colorado.
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Herford
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Luftwaffe
Nicolaus von Below
Hitler
Reichschank
Berlin
Fuehrer
Eva Braun
Below
Bad Godesberg
Bonn University
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