Colonel acquitted in mercy killing of sergeant on burning bomber
A 31 year old lieutenant colonel commander of a fighter group was acquitted by a court martial of voluntary manslaughter for firing two pistol shots to end the agony of a sergeant gunner pinned in a burning B 25 wreck. A seven colonel panel from the 14th Air Force heard ten witnesses before a half hour verdict. The defense argued irrational strain but did not present mercy as issue.
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Kunming
China
14Th Air Force
Associated Service Organizations
John H. Hendren
Kansas City
Woman Burned by Sparks From Pipe Fire
Mrs Francis Hughes 54 was treated for critical burns after sparks from a pipe she was smoking ignited her housecoat in Rock Island Illinois. It was reported by INS on Wednesday.
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Rock Island, Ill
Ins
Francis Hughes
Service Life Gold Seal plan offers $100 monthly sickness or accident income
Omaha Neb. old line insurer announces a $1 a month Sickness Accident and Hospitalization policy. It pays up to $100 monthly disability, up to $650 for single confinement, and up to $6000 for accidental loss of life limbs or sight. No medical exam, 10 days free trial, mail application to Dept. 76 Omaha 2 Nebr. Ages 15 to 68.
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Omaha
Neb
Reliable Service Life Insurance Company
Service Life Insurance Company
Dept
Omaha 2
Nebr
Red ration plan goes up in smoke in Chicago
Albert Wronski’s improvised smoke house on his rear porch used to cure meat was destroyed by a fire, wiping out his plan to save hundreds of red ration points.
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Chicago
Albert Wronski
Wronski
The Poet of the People Edgar A Guest
A poem envisions a better world where three meals daily prevail, gardens thrive, births bring cheers, weddings unite families, and work is valued. It contrasts ongoing grief with hopeful progress, noting law and order and the hint of a future race of men who shape society.
New York Operators Authorized to File Strike Notices
New York City telephone operators authorized the executive committees of two unions to file strike notices under the Smith Connally act. The War Labor board in Washington was involved in the process.
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New York
New York City
War Labor Board
Wash
Wage Increase Approved for Long Lines Telephone Workers
In Washington on February 28 a wage rise of $3 weekly was approved as insufficient by the employee. A special telephone panel had recommended a $5 increase. The vote Monday night ratified prior action by the executive committees of the Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers with 6,000 members and the Traffic Employes Association with 12,600 members.
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Ington
Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers
Traffic Employes Association
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