USS Houston Fought 16 Foes Before Sinking Near Sunda Strait
Navy releases first connected account of the USS Houston battle on March 1 1942 as she engaged a 16 ship Japanese task force near Sunda Strait. Houston stood off the attackers for nearly an hour while fires spread and torpedo salvos rained down. Survivors later found in POW camps confirmed the ship’s loss and the Perth’s sinking amid the action.
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U. S
Houston
Sunda
Perth
Navy
Java Sea
Batavia
Sunda Strait
Indian Ocean
Sun
Maher
Britain US And France Draft Boycott Of Spain
Washington reports the United States Britain and France postponed a joint statement on Spain delaying from today to Monday. The plan would urge a caretaker government and set conditions for recognizing Spain as democratic while avoiding direct interference. France also pressed UN involvement later this month to address Spain’s status.
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United States
Britain
France
Francisco Franco
Spain
Family of Free Nations
State Department
Cable
Paris
London
United Nations
Franco
UNO
Europe
Ireland
Sweden
Switzerland
Portugal
Connecticut Voters Reject UN Capital Site in Greenwich
Greenwich residents vote 5 505 to 2 119 against the United Nations choosing Greenwich Stamford area as the world capital. turnout nears 20 500 residents with confusion over referendum wording and opposition from landowners and estate holders.
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Greenwich. Conn
Greenwich
United Nations Organization
Stamford
Stoyan Gavrilovitch
New York
Greenwich-Stamford
Forgiven Fifty Years After Williams Town Pistol Duel
In Williams Town Kentucky Noah Readnower a 73 year old Wyoming cattle raiser sought forgiveness for killing Carl Hightower in a pistol duel fifty years earlier A court of inquiry convened by Judge Charles A Pettit heard testimony from locals Readnower displayed his scar and both men agreed the shooting should be forgotten The judge ordered Readnower to return to Wyoming ending the case
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Williamstown
Wyoming
Noah Readnover
Charles A. Pettit
Graybeards
Readnower
Carl Hightower
Hightower
Judge Pettit
Readnowers
Hightowers
Army veteran Hawley retires to lead VA medicine
Maj. Gen. Paul R. Hawley retires from the Army to become chief medical director of the Veterans Administration department of medicine and surgery. He had been serving as acting VA medical director on loan from the Army.
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Washington
Paul R. Hawley
Army
Veterans Adminstration Department of Medicine and Surgery
Hawley
Tamborini Leads In Santa Fe As Argentina Vote Tightens
Argentina’s Democratic presidential candidate Dr Jose Tamborini leads Col Juan Peron in Santa Fe the third largest electoral state with 42 votes while Peron maintains a national lead. Early tabulations show Tamborini gaining in pro Democratic districts though no overwhelming congressional majority is expected.
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Buenos Aires
Jose P. Tamborini
Juan D. Peron
Santa Fe
Argentina
Peron
Tamborin
Tamborini
Mansfield Reformatory Blaze Triggers Panic Among Inmates
Smoke from a burning fan motor filled two Ohio State reformatory cell blocks on Saturday causing near panic among about 1,000 inmates. The fire was contained quickly and minor damage reported by Supt. Arthur Glatthe as the prison fire brigade extinguished the blaze.
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Mansfield
Ohio State Reformatory
Reformatory
Arthur Glatthe
Soldier Freed of Spy Charge
Sgt. Frank Hirt, 31, an air force mechanic, was acquitted by an army court martial of conspiring with Nazi agents to transmit U.S. secrets. The panel deliberated four hours and 17 minutes before finding no intent to engage a global espionage network. He collapsed unconscious when the verdict was read and remained so briefly. He was also cleared of falsely claiming ties to German agents or plans to sell information.
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Hamilton Field
Cal
Frank Hirt
Air Force
U.S
Reich An Ilman
Germany
Pearl Harbor
Hereford T. Fitch
Seattle
Hirt
Construction Starts Tuesday on Pipeline Contract
Work on contract No. 3 to build a pipe line from the city pumping station to the General Electre company plant south of town will begin next Tuesday. The project will be carried out by H. E. Miller firm of Columbus.
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City
General Electre Company
H. E. Miller Firm
Columbus
Government raises grain prices to boost exports
Washington announces increases in six major grain prices to aid feeding hungry nations. Wheat gains three cents a bushel, corn and oats up two and four cents respectively, barley four cents, and grain sorghums nine cents per hundred pounds. Rye ceilings rise four cents on June 1. Changes aim to push wheat into export channels toward a 6 million ton U S goal by July 1 while subsidies shift for hogs and cattle after September 1 and June 30 deadlines.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Agriculture Department
U. S
Europe
Asia
Clinton P. Anderson
Postwar Commission to Meet in Coshocton
The Coshocton Postwar Planning Commission will convene at 8 p.m. Monday in the Chamber of Commerce office on Main Street. All general committee members and group chairmen are urged to attend for several important reports. Secretary A C Patterson announced Saturday night.
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Coshocton
Chamber of Commerce
Main Street
AC. Patterson
Fox Fund Leaves County With Ninety Dollars
Sheriff Jay Abbott announced only 90 dollars remain in the county commissioners fox fund. He said funds will cover about 30 more foxes and then the fund will be exhausted, expressing relief that the situation will end.
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FOX Fund
Jay Abbott
Truman and Churchill to travel by special train to Fulton
President Truman and Winston Churchill will leave for Fulton Missouri by special train to attend Westminster College. About 100 people will join or meet them en route in St Louis and Columbus including 63 reporters and 17 Truman Churchill aides plus secret service. A Scotland Yard inspector will accompany to ensure Churchill's safety. In Fulton Churchill will speak Tuesday at Westminster College and on Wednesday in Columbus to the Federal Council of Churches in Christ in America.
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Washington
Truman
Winston Churchill
Fulton
Westminster College
Independence
White House
St. Louis
Columbus
Ohio
Red Troops Evacuating From Tabriz Amid Iran Tension
Reports from Tabriz say Soviet forces began evacuating the city with a Moscow radio claim they will withdraw only from quiet areas in Iran. Evacuation aimed to finish by afternoon as pro Soviet Azerbaijan factions besieged towns south of Tabriz. Iran’s Majlis reacts with surprise and mixed views among left wing Tudeh members.
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Tabriz
Azerbaijan
Moscow
Iran
Red Army
Cty
Iranian Council of Ministers
Russia
Majlis
United Press
Rubber Workers Win Wage Increase In 1814 2 Cents Per Hour
United Rubber Workers CIO and four major rubber companies reach a wage increase of 18 1/2 cents hourly with two cents retroactive to Nov 1. Hudson Motor Car also announces an 18 1/2 cent raise for 115 10,000 production workers under a new contract. Negotiations led by Paul Fuller and involving B F Goodrich and US Rubber.
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Washington
United Rubber Workers
CIO
Rubber Companies
B. F Goodrich
U. S
General Motors
Truman
CIO Auto Workers
C. E. Wilson
Harry W. Anderson
UAW
San Francisco
Shipbuilding Stabilization Conference
Colorado Springs
Washington, D. C
Tryst Ends in Double Slaying Near Bloomington
Two married adults Phyllis Coleman 33 and Russel Koontz 43 were found slain in an abandoned quarry near Bloomington Indiana. Both victims were beaten bound and gagged Coleman strangled with rope Koontz died from a blow. Coleman’s husband Kenneth Coleman 40 questioned then released authorities said no robbery motive. Funeral services set for Koontz Monday and Coleman midweek at Clear Creek Christian church.
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Bloomington
Ind
Amther Church
Trysta
Phyllis Coleman
Russel Koontz
Christian Church
Clear Creek
Here
Koontz
Puerto Rico Vote Cancelled by Governor Tugwell
San Juan Puerto Rico Rexford Tugwell vetoed bills that would have allowed a voter in the selection of Puerto Rico’s next governor and authorized a plebiscite next year to decide the island’s permanent political status in relation with the United States.
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San Juan
P. R
Rexford C. Tugwell
Puerto Rico
United States
Housing Drive Launched To Gauge Coshocton Interest
The Coshocton Chamber of Commerce launches a housing campaign asking residents to fill a coupon to measure local demand for home building. Veterans are urged to respond. officials say data will shape a permanent housing program and prioritize materials and priorities for 1946 and 1947.
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Coshocton
Chamber of Commerce
Zanesville Motorist Hit-Skip Suspect Sought
County deputies acted after a hit-skip driver crowded a Zanesville man off the road near Conesville into a copper-filled ditch at Mooney farm. The 10 pm collision left no injuries. Albert Arnold identified the fleeing driver. suspect vehicle from Canesville, license number on file with deputies.
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Zanesville
Mooney Farm
Conesville
Albert Arnold
Sharon Avenue
Zara Abbott
Charles Bolden
Canesville
Thieves RamSack Jewelry Store in Ashland
Thieves smashed the Kastan jewelry store window in Ashland Quebec early Saturday and escaped with 1500 dollars in watches and rings. Sheriff Herbert Ro Myers said evidence ties the robbery to men who blew open a school safe at Nova Thursday and stole 100 dollars, and ransacked a school at nearby Sevannah.
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Ashland
Herbert Ro Myers
Nova
Tursday
Sevannah
Cannon Brothers Prepare Mayflower Grand Opening
Coshoeton welcomes Cannon Brothers Mayflower at 507 Main Street after remodeling. The modern restaurant features updated kitchen and dining room, a 90 seat dining space, and a stag bar. The brothers are prominent local restaurateurs.
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Coshoeton
Main Street
Cannon Brothers
Mayflower
Bennett Rites To Be Tuesday At 1 PM
Jerome V Bennett 77 of Barnes Hotel was fatally struck by an eastbound train at Main Street crossing Friday night. Rev Sumner LaFollette will officiate with burial in South Lawn cemetery. Witnesses said Bennett, an elderly pensioner, attempted to cross the tracks.
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Glass Fun Feral Home
Jerome V. Bennett
Barnes Hotel
Main Street
Sumner LaFollette
South Lawn Cemetery
Bennett
Youngster Joseph Robb Recovers From Burns in Newark
Nine month old Joseph Pawl Robb of Newark remains under care after sustaining burn injuries from a house fire. His mother Mrs Walter Robb reports his condition improving as doctors treat the infant at the local hospital.
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Newark
Joseph Pawl Robb
Walter Robb
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