Lepke Buchalter Chooses Death Over Talking
Louis Lepke Buchalter, once head of Murder Inc, opted for a killer’s death rather than reform, averting Sing Sing’s electric chair. Prosecutors and officials noted his silence as a signal to the underworld, while a funeral service was held as coverage moves to page 3.
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War Today analyzes Italian navy becoming Russian share
War analyst Dewitt MacKenzie examines the unexplained move by Anglo American Allies to divide one third of the Italian navy with Russia. He notes Italian Prime Minister Badoglio’s surprise and warns the transfer could entail military weakness for Italy while reshaping Mediterranean operations with Red crews and shared ownership among allies.
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Russia
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Mediterranean
Russians cut Odessa Lwow railway amid Berlin blow
Surprising follow up to Saturday's raid reports heavy bombers striking Berlin for the second time in eight days. The first official statement limited targets to the Berlin district with few details. Allied forces also attacked northern France as Churchill warned of rocket and robot plane installations. RAF Mosquitos caused German damage with no loss.
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Americans pour reinforcements on Negros in Pacific landing
Allied reports from Southwest Pacific say additional American troops and supplies are being landed on Los Negros to hold the Momote airfield against possible Japanese counterattack. MacArthur notes ongoing mop up with cavalry reinforcements, while Japanese forces suffer heavy casualties since the Feb 29 invasion.
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American troops begin ground action on Asian continent
Bulletin from New Delhi reports jungle hardened American soldiers, veterans of Guadalcanal and the Southwest Pacific, have entered action in Burma as the first American ground forces fighting as a unit on the Asiatic continent.
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Guadalcanal
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Military leaders weigh merging armed forces under one command
Washington March 6. A growing number of American leaders seek a single supreme command and staff for the army, navy, and air forces. While postwar overhaul is favored by many, most prefer caution and a clear pattern. Proponents argue immediate action would reduce friction and speed wartime efficiency, though planning officers are tied up with current operations. MILITARY page 4
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Washington
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Penicillin Produced in College Lab at West Virginia Wesleyan
West Virginia Wesleyan College reports penicillin is being produced in experimental quantities under Dr. Nicholas Hyma. Edward O Hara of Weston is said to oversee the work, believed to be the nation’s only college experiment yielding the drug.
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Edward O'Hara
Weston
Twelve Thousand English Miners On Strike Threaten Production
Twelve thousand Monmouthshire coal miners walked out today over a wage dispute, joining an unofficial slow down by thousands of other pit men and posing a grave risk to fuel production. The ministry ordered 450 Easington Colliery workers moved to other pits and warned of full plant closures if output does not recover. The slowdown traces to a wage increase from 16.75 to 20 with no rise in piece rates.
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Durham
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WLB Rules Maintenance Of Membership Clause Legal For Press
In an 8 to 4 decision the War Labor Board says a maintenance of membership clause in a union contract affecting editorial and reportorial workers does not violate freedom of the press. The majority cites constitutional and Congressional support and notes editor and reporter editors face unique considerations. The board will require a special clause in any maintenance provision it orders.
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Pamphlets On Racial Equality Kept In Government Warehouse
Washington dispatch reports the War department ended a secret probe into plans to distribute 55,000 copies of a racial equality pamphlet titled The Races of Mankind. Prepared by Columbia University affiliates, the study claimed Negroes in New York and nearby states were intellectual equals of whites. The program was halted after committee threats to reveal motives. a warehouse was kept under watch to ensure the books stayed stored.
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Washington
Public Affairs Committee, Inc
New York City
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Department of Anthropology
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May
D.-Ky
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New York
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Mississippi
Four Ben Davis High Students Die In Train Car Crash
BRIDGEPORT Ind March 6 Four Ben Davis high students Harley Alsman 16 Robert Kershaw 19 Nancy Sering 17 Hughey Hughess 17 were killed when their car collided with a train on the Pennsylvania railroad tracks. Pvt Clarence M Alsman 18 Harley’s brother home on furlough and Mildred Schutte 17 were injured. The bodies lay along the right of way for about 200 feet.
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Robert Kershaw
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Committee warns of unemployment crisis after war
In its third annual report the Truman committee warns of a looming unemployment crisis unless obstacles to civilian production are removed. It urges quick removal of surplus machinery from plants no longer needed for war work and stresses not to waste surplus commodities. The report emphasizes tracking war contract cancellations and ensuring factories capable of civilian production are kept active.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Russian offensive diverts Axis traffic. Zhukov drives toward Tarnopol
The first Ukrainian army, under Marshal Gregory Zhukov, advances southwest and reportedly cuts the Odessa Lwow railroad, severing the southern German line. Russian forces push toward Volochisk, 60 miles north of the frontier, with aims to isolate Axis troops east of the lower Dnieper.
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Odessa-Lwow
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Toseph Stalin
White House Signals Unity Against Republicans
The White House endorses a solid front against the GOP as Democrats seek to mend rifts. Hennegan continues the effort started by Frank C. Walker to win back senators and congressmen who have been openly critical, offering an olive branch to unite the party.
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Tarzan Desert Mystery at Dixie Theatre
Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs W W Woodyard of Knottsville to tonight's Dixie theatre presentation of Tarzan's Desert Mystery starring Johnny Weishnuller Nancy Kelly and Johnny Sheffield.
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