Baldoimir seizes Uruguay with congress dissolved
President Baldomir dissolves congress and cancels elections as 17,000 troops take control. Police seize the congressional building and the electoral court offices. War Minister Rosetti resigns. duties shift to Foreign Minister Guani amid a political stand against de Herrera and plans for U.S. base cooperation.
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Montevideo
Alfredo Baldomir
Congress
Uruguay
Luis Alberto de Herrera
de Herrera
Building
Baldomir
United States
National Electorial Court
Julio Rosetti
Alberto Guani
Judge Faces Tough Case in Amputation Question
Seattle February case before Washington Supreme Court pits a mother against her children over whether an 11 year old girl with a grossly misshapen left arm should have it amputated. Juvenile court heard the appeal from Patricia Hudson and four brothers and five sisters amid fears of grave risk and possible death without surgery.
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Seattle
Washington
Patricia Hudson
William G. Long
Patricia
Long
The Grafton Sentinel Invites Mrs Groves Tonight
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs J A Groves of 548 West Main Street to attend tonight's Strand theatre showing of How Green Was My Valley and Bullets for Bandits with Bill Elliott and ex Ritter, plus Among the Living featuring Albert Pees at the Dixie theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
J. A. Groves
West Main Street
Strand Theatre
Bill Elliott
Ex Ritter
Albert Pees
Dixie Theatre
Busses Serve Defense Crew Expansion Probe
Mrs Norma McDowell of Cinco runs a seven passenger station wagon on a 13 mile Charleston run four times daily and seeks to extend to Belle where Dupont employs 4000. Her plan is among four new applications filed this week with the Public Service Commission amid tire shortages and wartime plant expansion.
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Charleston
Norma McDowell
Cinco
Belle
Dupont Company
Public Service Commission
Marshall College Fraternity Faces Hearing Over Initiation
Nine Marshall College students charged with disorderly conduct face a police court hearing. Three pledges were found naked on the street and six actives were taken into custody after attempting to free them. Dean of Men K K Loemker ordered the fraternity to suspend initiates for the term and revoke social privileges pending investigation. Bonds of 500 each were posted by Rev A R Young and W S Hagen.
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A. R. Young
Foreign Diplomats Sent Into This State
Forty six Japanese and two Italians members of the diplomatic corps with their families and servants crossed the border from Mexico City to White Sulphur Springs West Virginia for internment. They were released from Mexican guards to the Americans at the International Bridge.
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Laredo
Tex
Diplomatic Corps
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Mexico City
Jack and Mother Trade Doughnut Note Joke
Mrs Joseph Evans sent her son Jack a batch of doughnuts at a naval air base and asked if she should send more. His reply: Keep them frying. The lighthearted exchange from Bisbee Arizona captures a playful moment between mother and son.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Joseph Evans
Jack
Naval Air Base
Russians claim advances on multiple fronts in 1942 drive
Moscow reports relentless Red Army progress on northwestern western and southwestern fronts with liberation of towns and villages and the extermination of thousands of Germans. Red Star says we shall advance far westward before spring and ramp up offensives. Kozlov and Minotnoy command units in the southwest with Russian gains amid fierce fighting and high German losses.
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Moscow
Red Army
Adolph Hitler
Red Star Today
Red Star
Moscow Radio
Kozlov
Minotnoy
Russia
Soviet Information Bureau
Train Crash Injures One Near Altoona Horseshoe Curve
An eastbound Pennsylvania freight train wrecked near the Horseshoe Curve west of Altoona at about 10:15 am injuring one crewman. Four mainline tracks were blocked. The incident follows two prior wrecks on the Pennsylvania lines within a week.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylania
Johnstown
Cheswick
Paw
War supplies piling up on shipping dock
Crated war materials were reported as piling up on American wharves awaiting urgently needed cargo ships to carry them to the Far Pacific front. Lack of sufficient shipping, more than production, was the major obstacle, though officials expect the bottleneck to be temporary. The senate panel weighed a $32.07 billion Army Navy appropriations bill to speed up production to two ships a day, with losses from enemy action deemed relatively small.
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Washington
Pacific Front
Senate
Patterson
Admiralty
Maritim ‘Commission
Mother's Valentine Arrives But Too Late
In Topeka Kansas on February 21 a belated Valentine reached Miss Marie Bradley while another went to Mrs. W E Barlow, mother of Corp Forest W Barlow who died in an Army bomber crash near Tacoma Washington. They had planned to marry within three months.
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Topeka
Kas
Marie Bradley
Corp. Forest
W. Barlow
Miss Bradley
Barlow
W. E. Barlow
Death Sentence Asked For Ex Committeeman
Washington Feb 21 The trial of Orman W. Ewing former Utah Democratic national committeeman on a charge of raping a 20 year old government girl was nearly over with only the judge's charge left before the jury. The prosecution urged the death penalty as the only way to stamp out such offenses while Ewing denied the charge.
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Washington
Orman W. Ewing
Utah
Democratic National
Ewing
War powers bill tops House agenda next week
Washington February 21 The House plans to take up five major measures including repeal of pensions for congressmen a war damage insurance program creation of a women s auxiliary corps and extending the life of the special committee on un American activities A four hour debate slot was set for the war powers bill granting 15 extraordinary authorities to federal agencies during the duration of the program.
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Washington
House
Fire Rages Through Baltimore Sun Building
A Feb 21 Baltimore blaze of undetermined origin struck the Baltimore Sun loft, turning journalists into firemen as crews confined the fire to a small area on the four story building. Smoke filled news rooms and water leaked from ceilings while staff fought flames until firemen arrived.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Morning Sun
Associated Press Bureau
Escape From Fallen Island Of Singapore Told By Survivor
YATES McDANIEL of Batavia N E I recounts his escape from Singapore on February 13 aboard the last vessel out as the fortress burned. He describes seven and a half days marching through Sumatra by cart and rail, then 1200 miles by sea to Batavia amid air raid alarms. He ends aboard a destroyer in the Indian Ocean.
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Yates McDaniel
Batavia
Singapore
Sumatra
Mountain Wilds
Indian Ocean
German Agent Faces Long Prison Sentence
A German agent was sentenced to eight months to two years in prison for failing to register as an agent of Germany. Miss Ingalls protested she acted on conscience in counter espionage duties and showed no sign of appealing yesterday's federal district court verdict. She was convicted February 13 by a jury.
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Germany
Miss Ingalls
Federal District Court
Timor Crisis Prompts Portuguese Assembly Session
In Lisbon Feb 21 the National Assembly convened in extraordinary session to hear Premier Salazar speak on the Timor invasion by Japanese troops. The premier's briefing followed cabinet talks after Japanese envoy discussions promising departure once objectives were met if Portugal stayed neutral.
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Lisbon
Portugal
National Assembly
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Timor
Hall
Salazar
Escaped WV Prisoner Spradling Captured in Los Angeles
Jesse Lawrence Spradling, a West Virginia prison camp escapee jailed for the murder of his wife, told detectives he was glad it's over after his recapture in Los Angeles. He had evaded arrest since fleeing on November 1, 1930, while living under various aliases.
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Los Angeles
Jesse Lawrence Spradling
West Virginia
Spradling
R. R. McGarry
H. J. Robudeaux
Kanawha County
W. Va
Bluefield Exhibition Cancelled Amid Perilous Times
The Southern Appalachian Industrial exhibit in Bluefield, a 20 000 plus attendance event, is canceled for the duration. B B Houseman, assistant secretary of the Pocahontas Operators association and exposition director since 1934, says manufacturers should not be set up for perilous times. See Bluefield Page 8.
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Bluefield
B. B. Houseman
Houseman
Pocahontas Operators Association
Japanese Driven Hard Preparing For Jungle
Washington reports an American Army officer who served with a Japanese infantry regiment said troops often marched over two days without sleep during peacetime maneuvers. Major Harold Doud noted the unit moved 56 miles by foot from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. the next day, sometimes sleeping while walking.
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Washington
Harold Doud
Tokyo
Infantry Journal
Pool Bus Facilities To Transport Draftees
Charleston February 21 United Press reports that most West Virginia bus companies will pool facilities to move selectees to medical stations and induction centers. A committee led by Blair M Amole of Atlantic Greyhound lines will coordinate the effort to meet rising government transport demands.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Blair M. Amole
Atlantic Greyhound Lines
Four Yankee Planes Lost In Java Sea Action
US and Dutch warships with dive bombers and fighters claim a major Allied naval offensive near Java. They report sinking one Japanese cruiser and damaging another and two destroyers while a third cruiser may have been hit. Bombers hit transports across a wide area from Bali to Bangka Strait. Civilian deaths noted as bombings occur.
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Batavia
N. E
Iin
Java
the Indies
United States
United Nations
Jost
War Department
Washington
Bali
Bangka Strait
Sumatra
Yoo-Hoo May Be Raid Call In Air Alert Plans
Chicago report describes cities seeking an air raid alarm sound distinct from sirens. A warble or yoo-hoo proposal gains support from Dr Brad White, aiming for a rising and falling pitch to cue alerts, with timing conveying meaning.
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Chicago
Brlad White
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