Navy Submarine Raider Surges Through Jap Harbor
Washington reports the US submarine Barb stealthily entered a crowded Japanese harbor at night, torpedoed multiple ships, navigated through rocks and fishing junks, and escaped with the crew earning the Medal of Honor for Commander Eugene Fluckey and a Presidential Unit Citation for the crew.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Comdr
Eugene B. Fluckey
Bard
Fluckey
Flackey
Australian Brides Plan US Divorces From Husbands
Several brides of American servicemen in Australia say they will travel to the United States solely to divorce their husbands. Statements from Perth and Sydney brides describe long separations and husbands deserting or finding another partner. American courts will have jurisdiction to enforce alimony and settlements.
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Melbourne
Australia
United States
America
Perth
Sydney
Communist Party Reconsiders Cooperation With Capitalism
The Communist Political association admitted weakness and errors in the past year in a resolution signaling a shift in policy and criticizing president Earl Browder who dissented. The document echoes Jacques Duclos critique in Cahiers du Comинisme about abandoning class struggle and wartime cooperation with capitalism.
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New York
Communist Political Association
Earl Browder
Browder
Jacques Duclos
Cahiers du Cominsme
Duclos
Pluto Project Supply Pipe Invasion Effort
Special cable laying ships soon after D-Day carried undersea pipe across the English Channel to fuel Allied armies in France. Since August 120 million gallons of fuel were pumped from concealed stations in a fort, an amusement park and an ice cream factory. The plan, "Operations Pluto," from Admiral Mountbatten, involved four American cable makers and General Electric, which produced 3 inch diameter pipe rated for 1200 psi in 26 000 foot lengths at Schenectady.
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English Channel
France
Europe
Pluto
Lord Louis Mountbatten
General Electric
Schenectady
General Electric Company
N. Y
John D. M. Hamilton Sued for Divorce
Mrs John D M Hamilton wife of the former Republican national committee chairman filed for divorce in Chester County Court records show. The action was disclosed Monday in West Chester Pennsylvania.
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West Chester, Pa
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Chester County
Imperial Throne For Germany Urged By James W. Gerard
New York dispatch reports James W. Gerard former U S ambassador to Berlin urged restoring the Hohenzollerns as rulers of Germany with a royal grandson enthroned as constitutional monarch. He proposed a constitutional monarchy modeled on the English system with real power in parliament and a defined loyal opposition. If Germany were to have a
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New York
INS
Germany
Kairer
James W. Gerard
U. S
Berlin
Gerard
Republican government compared to American model warned
Gerard warned that a republican form of government resembles our decentralized system but cautioned that a powerful president could seize opportunity to crown himself emperor, as Napoleon III did, transforming from president to ruler. He warned against centralized power and dangerous ambitions.
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Gerard
Napoleon III
Christian Scientists Praise Frisco Peace Efforts
The Christian Scientists in Boston commended the San Francisco peace conference for seeking a practical basis to outlaw war. The Mother Church elected Mrs Myrtle Holm Smith president, with Roy Garrett Watson re-elected treasurer and Mary G Ewing as clerk. Directors paid tribute to chaplains and wartime ministers aiding armed forces.
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Boston
Message
Myrtle Holm Smith
Waban
Mass
Paul Stark Seeley
Roy Garrett Watson
Mary G. Ewing
Yanks Warn Nazis In Executing Two Boys for Espionage
An Allied military court at Wiesbaden sentenced two Hitler Youth members to death for spying for the German army last February. The execution by firing squad occurred three days earlier, with the tribunal's president signaling harsh measures against those aiding the enemy.
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12Th Army Group Headquarters
Hitler Youth Movement
Wiesbaden
Stated MVA Postpones Event Amid Controversy
A local motor vehicle authority postpones a slated event due to controversy. Details remain unclear as officials cite safety and procedural concerns while rescheduling is under review. The move affects participants and observers awaiting announcements from the agency.
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