Prisoner of War Strikes Complicate French Rebuilding
Paris officials report 625000 German POWs in France campaign for freedom and resist work on the reconstruction effort. About 60000 have attempted escapes, with half succeeding, while France faces a 1,000,000 man shortage and explores civilian worker options and possible partial repatriation.
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David A. Loehwing
United Press
Paris
France
Pierre Roland-Levy
Labor Ministry
Freren
United States Army
Roland Levy
Fifth Column Feared in Postwar German Reentry into France
Roland-Levy warns Germany remains a fifth column threat even as plans remove Nazis and disperse them across France. He says freed Germans won t be tolerated by French workers and cites occupation scars delaying acceptance. He notes Nazi chiefs executed as thousands mourned in workers tones.
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France
Roland-Levy
Fifth Column
Nuernberg
Love Conquers Cat Hating Dog in Fort Worth Tale
In Fort Worth Texas a German police dog named Shep twice hostile to cats becomes guardian to two orphaned kittens Tiger and Smudgy after their mother is poisoned. Shep retrieves the kittens feeds them and shares the meal, showing a softened heart.
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Fort Worth
Tex
C. M. Crowder
Shep
Snaffy
Someoone
Tiger
Court Sought To Compel Dealer To Deliver Auto
Mrs. Mercedes K. Vinocur accuses Larick Motor Sales of breaking a promise from August 1945 and seeks court action to force delivery of a new car. She says she received only a run-around and no vehicle.
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Cleveland
Mercedes K. Vinocur
Willoughby Auto
Larick Motor Sales
Miss Vinocur
Mrs Vinocur seeks injunction against dealer over car sales
A Pleas Court petition seeks to compel an auto dealer to refrain from selling other cars while the case proceeds. The report notes higher prices in some Swiss cantons with Romand and Germanic regions showing variance in rates.
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Mrs. Vinocur
Pleas Court
Sulphur Gape Areas in Texas and Louisiana Face Quicksand Risks
Report notes extensive sulphur gape in Texas and Louisiana with dangerous quicksand conditions. Observers warn ordinary terrain may conceal hazards, endangering workers and nearby communities as crews assess affected zones.
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Texas
Louisiana
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