Ann Curtis Defends 440-Yard Title In AAU Meet
Ann Curtis, holder of many swimming marks, won the AAU 440-yard freestyle in 5:27.7, six seconds from the record she set last year. She dominated the field, finishing 25 feet ahead of Marilyn Lahner of Crystal Plunge. Curtis also swam on the 400-yard free relay team that defeated the New York Women’s Swimming Association in 4:17.3, aided by her sister Sue.
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Barbara Wertin
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Chambersburg
Patricia Sinclair
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Hollywood
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Miss Helser
Curtis Defends Title in Detroit Tigers Preview
Detroit Tigers eye a powerful rebound with Hal Newhouser and Dizzy Trout leading a strong rotation. ONeill faces outfield and third base gaps after Wakefield and Higgins go into service. Newcomers Maier Hoover Rosa compete for Wakefield spot and third base duties while Mayo York Swift anchor the lineup.
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Joe Hoover
Don Rosa
Jimmy
Skeeter) Webb
Chicago
Eddie Mayo
Rudy York
Paul Richards
Bob Swift
Roger Cramer
Jimmy Outlaw
Rafe Gentry
Frank Overmire
American War Refugees Wed In Columbia South Carolina
Lillian Temperance Hamiter and Lt. John Nicholas Dimling Jr. wed at the Lutheran church of the Ascension after escaping from a German POW camp in Poland and hitching to Moscow. Dimling, once a Kannapolis dress shop manager, was captured in Italy and later escaped during the Red Army drive through Poland. The couple met on a blind date while he was stationed at Fort Jackson. He plans to report to a rehabilitation center in Miami after their wedding trip.
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John Nicholas Dimling, Jr
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Kannapolis
Fort Jackson
U. S
Italy
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Red Army
Miami
Fla
Convinced Now FDR Was A Great Man
A Phoenix front page box quotes readers reacting to Franklin D Roosevelt’s death. One reader recalls opposing his policies yet admits emotion at his passing, asking why they felt like crying if he wasn’t a great man.
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Mrs Roosevelt Attends Franklin D Roosevelt Funeral
Eleanor Roosevelt led her family in a 23 minute service in the White House East Room. She wore full black with a gold fleur de lys brooch, while Anna Roosevelt Boettiger and Lt. Col. John Boettiger sat nearby among dignitaries including Eden and the Truman family.
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AFL
Col Robert Allen Rescued From Nazis By Third Army
Col Robert S. Allen on Patton staff was captured south of Ohrdruf April 7 and freed when the U S Third Army seized Erfurt. An ambush by German civilians in a jeep near a light roadblock led to his capture before the rescue.
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Drew Pearson
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George S. Patton
Wm. B. Guthrie, 71, Dies in Durham
William B. Guthrie, 71, longtime Durham attorney, died at a local hospital at 12:50 pm after a long illness. Survived by wife, two sons William C. Guthrie of Winston-Salem and Mercer W. Guthrie of Durham, and daughter Katherine S. Guthrie of Durham. Funeral services set for 4 pm Monday in Durham.
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Katherine S. Guthrie
Mann Sees Hope for World in Democracy in Exile
A AP interview from Santa Monica features Thomas Mann asserting true social democracy blends freedom with socializing policy. He predicts postwar Germany France and Italy trend socialist, cites need for a bill of rights and guarded press freedom to prevent totalitarianism, and notes his own exile and citizenship since 1938.
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Tigers Pirates Picked To Win 1945 Pennants
New York April 14 The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Detroit Tigers will meet in the next world series in the opinion of AP News features Sports Editor Chip Royal After visiting 14 training camps and studying first hand information from the other two Royal makes his American and National League selections on todays sports page Don’t miss his pennant race predictions
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Detroit Tigers
AP News
Chip Royal
Royal
Cardinals Send Bill Trotter To Rochester
The St. Louis Cardinals announced pitcher Bill Trotter was sent to Rochester in the International League on option. The right hander went 14 and 14 for Rochester in 1944 and lost one game for the Cardinals after joining late in the season. He is from Fairfield, Illinois.
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Pensacola News Journal to skip V-E Day extra edition
The Pensacola News-Journal says it will not publish a V-E day extra edition. The editorial notes that real victory requires Japan to be completely conquered and urges continued public effort until then.
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Pensacola News-Journal
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39 Inch Snow Hits Colorado and Wyoming
A major snowstorm dumped up to 39 inches across Colorado and Wyoming, grounding planes and snarling transport and spring farm work. Temperatures fell below freezing as cities like Casper Glenda Douglas and Keiland faced isolation on impassable highways. the Denver weather bureau forecast a end to the storm tonight and warming by tomorrow.
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Dixie McKinley Receives News Of Son’s Capture
Lexington, April 14 Dixie McKinley, an auto dealer, learns his son Lt Thomas McKinley and seven soldiers captured Franz von Papen former German premier and ambassador to Turkey. The 21 year old enlisted Aug 13 after being a University of Kentucky freshman.
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