Main Nazi Defenses Lie Inland Says Dispatch
Lisbon dispatch by Ralph Helnzern notes Gen. Rundstedt claims an imminent Allied invasion. He describes coastal bunkers and a vast anti invasion system, while informants emphasize two inland fortification lines behind the Somme and Aisne valleys and a revamping of the 1940 West Wall.
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Lisbon
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Germany
France
Erwin Rommel
Atlantic
von Rundstedt
Fontainbleau Palace
Napoleon
Elba
Atlantic Wall
Biarritz
Somme
Aisne
Peronne
Argonne
Maxime Weygand
Ardennes
Maginot Line
NBC chief envisions coast to coast television after war
NBC president Niles Trammell outlined postwar plans to connect major cities with coaxial cables over five to six years creating a national television network. The plan includes routes from New York to Philadelphia to Washington by 1945 and expansion to Chicago Boston Los Angeles and more by 1950.
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New York
Niles Trammell
National Broadcasting Company
NBC
Trammell
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Philadelphia
Washington
Boston
Chicago
Charlotte
Los Angeles
Midwest
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Des Moines
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Detroit
Cleveland
Purple Heart Sent Home By Soldier In Italy
Mr and Mrs. G C Stephens of 902 Fifth Street SE received a Purple Heart medal from their son Pfc William W Stephens of the Thirty fourth Division in Italy. The award honors wounds received in action and the family had not been notified previously.
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G. C. Stephens
Fifth Street
Pfc
William W. Stephens
Italy
Stephens
Waste paper turns into blood plasma containers
An appeal urges saving waste paper to produce 200 containers for blood plasma, claiming every 100 pounds saved can help save a boy’s life. The message stresses weekly savings and a campaign to collect materials.
War’s Confusion Leaves 2 Mates On Wife’s Hands
In Indianapolis a court settlement ends an annulment dispute over a second marriage during wartime. Judges ruled that Robert Utley may continue living at Mrs. Walter Barr’s home while Barr, reported missing then found, remains the husband of Mrs Barr.
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War
Indianapolis
Barr
Ireland
U. S
Judson L. Stark
War Department
Walter Barr
Set
Utley
Red Cross
Stark
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