Hitler Planned Vatican Takeover and Arrest of Italian Leaders
Stenographic notes from Hitler’s at Huns headquarters recount plans to move into the Vatican and seize the Italian king crown prince and government. Ambitious action discussed to guard Vatican exits with Hitler insisting on immediate entry despite risks.
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Nefurt
Hitler
Benitolini
Vatican
Fuehrer
Gern
Third Panzer Division
Rome
Hewel
Foreign Office
Hit
Ler
D'Amoro Declares Willingness to Track Killer Mears
The statement shows D'Amoro claiming satisfaction in the pursuit and a readiness to accompany the killer hunter Mears on further investigations.
Flight crew cheers and brides set amid odds at emergency landing
During a tense aircraft incident, three pilots reassured travelers and friends as wives kissed the men. Patricia Houlihan, 19, from Cody Wyoming, became Sallee's fiancée. Reynolds praised the pilot as the best in the world, while others downplayed the event as routine for future airline flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fongey
Sallee
Patricia Houlihan
Cody
Wyo
Reynolds
Odom
Stomach Gas and Bloat Cure Claim Prompts Health Tonics
Advertises 888 Tonic and 868 formula claim to relieve non organic stomach disturbances and improve digestion. Promises better sleep, energy, and blood nutrition with frequent claims of millions of bottles sold and quick benefits. Encourages purchase at drug stores with price hints.
Biblical quiz and wisdom hints test
Questions ask who fathered Saul and David and who anointed them. Answers cite Kish, Jesse, and Samuel. The piece also offers etiquette hints and fortune guidance about handling bosses, birthdays, and prudent decisions.
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Saul
David
Kish
Jesse
Samuel
Debating Labor Bill Sets Stage for Senate Vote
Labor round of debate approaches amending and voting stages as Democrats seek to pin responsibility on Republicans for the final bill. Republicans and some Democrats back a union rights bill to curb perceived union tyranny while the Senate contemplates a milder version. Taft faces choices on substitutions or tightening the bill before a final vote, with Ives poised to manage in the chamber.
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Democratic Command
House
BRILL
Senate
Labor Committee
Taft
Ohio
Aments
Ives
Wallace Seeks Support as Cabinet Rift Emerges
Wallace told the United States he is surprised by home criticism of his English speeches. Senator Ellender said he changed his mind and will support the $400 million Greek-Turkish aid bill. In Raleigh plans were discussed for a $75,000 memorial to U.S. presidents Polk Johnson and Jackson.
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Truman
Wallace
United States
England
Winston Churchill
Fulton, Mo
Capitol
Ellender
D-La
Raleigh
U. S
North Carolina
James K. Polk
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Jackson
City Proposes 36 Ball Diamonds For Summer Use
The parks and recreation commission recommends 24 softball and 12 baseball parks be developed and run by the city for summer use. Sites are listed with development order and a plan to add five more baseball fields. Four softball and two baseball fields are reserved for Negroes. undeveloped softball parks are on Hillcrest Edgedale Palatka Roger Park Lexington Johnson Kenilworth Vail and Martin streets.
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Parks and Recreation Commission
Hillcrest
Edgedale
Palatka
Roger Park
Lexington and
Johnson Streets
Kenilworth Drive
Vail and
Martin Streets
Galveston ship blast sparks mass destruction on dock day
Reports say a French ship City of Rouen or Grand Camp loaded with nitrate and cotton exploded at 9 12 am triggering a second blast at the Monsanto plant. Galveston suffered heavy damage as windows shattered and plaster ceilings fell. smoke obscured sun and residents described the scene as like atomic bomb footage. Police sought aid as phones failed and officials warned of mass casualties.
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Rouen
France
Monsanto Chemical Corp
Galveston
Galveston and
Pelly
W. F. Laddish
Texas City
Houston
Editor cites personnel faults behind worker discharge
Dr. George D. Heaton of Charlotte argues modern industry suffers from poor middleman personnel relations and that human relations cannot be reduced to contracts. A panel including Brodie Griffith and others discussed wage in and industry cooperation with newspapers to tell its story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Heaton
Charlotte
Brodie &. Griffith
Taft Seeks Thorough Study On Nation's Price Structure
Senator Taft chairing the senate house committee on the economic report called for a thorough study of the nation's price structure. He argued prices are high due to many factors and rejects raising wages as a solution. A preliminary survey by Charles O Hardy may lead to a full inquiry into the cost of living and wage–price comparisons from 1940 to today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Senate-House Committee On the Economic Report
Ohio
Aft
Charles O. Hardy
F. E. Berquist
Hardy
Rowan Scouts Set Fast Pace
The Rowan district of the Boy Scouts of America led all US districts in the percentage of registered scouts attending summer camps in 1946. Chief Hackney reports the Uwharrie council had the highest national rate, with Rowan leading within the council.
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Salisbury
Rowan
Boy Scouts of America
United States
B. W. Hackney, Jr
Uwharr
Hackney
Florida
Uwharrie Council
Government Sues to Recover Insurance Over Conflicting Death
In Greensboro on April 16, federal court action seeks $5,000 in life and injury insurance funds paid for Harold Austin Hoag. Hoag was reported dead after the ship American Leader was lost December 15, 1942, but later found living, prompting a corrected death certificate and a government recovery claim.
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Greensboro
Federal
Harold Austin Hoag
Hoag
Naome Hoag
British Britain to avert blood bath after Irgun killings
Irgun Zvai Leumi members Gruner and three others were tried by British military courts for attacks in Palestine. Gruner, 33, and two others were convicted of raiding Ramat On station, killing two policemen and wounding a guard. The remaining two were found with arms during arrests linked to the incident.
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Gruner
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Palestine
Juner
Ramat
Davy Ben Salman Rosenba
Elieser Ben Zion Kashani
Mordecai
Abraham Alkachi
Irgun
Marshall Presses Hard Toward Hard Policy After Moscow Talks
Ambassador Walter B. Smith and Charles Bohlen accompanied by Marshall left the Kremlin at 10 p m and returned to his residence an hour and 45 minutes later The brief statement noted the 37 days of the Moscow visit and Marshall’s likely briefing to President Truman The goal was to stress US seriousness about the world crisis and to press for decisive lines on Turkey and Greece without delaying broader aims
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Moscow
Germany
Tearshall
Accompan .Y
Walter B. Smith
Charles Bohlen
Kremlin
Spas- 50
Atlas Marah
Atense
Marshall
Stalin
Pruman
Council of Foreign Ministers
United States
Turkey
Greece
Radio Network Programs Time Shifts Across Time Zones
Eastern standard time applies to network programs with shifts for central standard minus one hour and mountain standard minus two hours. Local stations may alter hour or era schedules and last minute changes are not reflected.
Speed Zones To Be Watched In North Carolina
Raleigh report says state highway patrol will focus on speed zones and pedestrian safety. Col H J Hatcher notes 23 speeders chased to court in a test near New Bern on highway 17, including 80 mph cases, 21 of them from out of state. He warns rural accidents kill more proportionally and one third of fatalities involve pedestrians.
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Raleigh
State
Col
H. J. Hatcher
New Bern
Hatcher
Market Mixed as Stocks Edge Up and Commodities Gain
The April 16 market overview shows stocks edging toward recovery with several large names advancing amid slower trading. Cotton futures rise while noon prices show modest gains and textile goods see weak demand with buyers cautious on prices.
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New York
Ashmore Named News Editor in Charlotte Promotion
Ashmore, 30, was named editor of the Charlotte News in charge of the editorial page. The announcement came from Thomas L. Robinson, president and publisher. A Greenville, South Carolina native and Clemson graduate, Ashmore joined the paper as associate editor in 1945 after serving as a lieutenant colonel in the army.
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Charlotte
Harry 8
Ashmore
Charlotte News
Thomas L. Robinson
The
News
J. E. Dowd
Greenville, 8. C
Clemson College
Harvest Yields Four Nut Varieties Exceed 160 Thousand Tons
In 1946 the harvest of four major nut varieties surpassed 160000 tons. Farmers reported strong production across the key varieties, marking a substantial cereal and agricultural milestone for the season.
April 29 Set To Test Law
CHAPEL HILL April 16 Two Negroes and no white men quoted by police as seeking deliberately to provoke a court test of the state Jim Crow bus law are scheduled for a hearing in recorder's court here April 29. They are charged with disorderly conduct growing out of a disturbance at a bus station Monday when the Negroes allegedly refused to take vacant seats in the rear. The case had been postponed at the request of defense counsel. The men identified themselves as Igar Roodenko a white horticulturist of New York Joseph A Felmont white lecturer of Asheville Bayard Rustin a Negro educator of New York City and Andrew Johnson 21 Negro lecturer of Cincinnati. They said they were a team from the fellowship of reconciliation a nationwide anti discrimination organization.
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Chapel Hill
Recorder’s Court
Henry Whitfield
Igar Roodenko
New York
Joseph A. Felmont
Asheville
Bayard Ruston
New York City
Andrew §. Johnson
Cincinnati
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Three Die By Strangulation in Budapest Plot
A peoples court in Budapest convicted 18 people of conspiring to topple the Hungarian republic and restore Admiral Nicholas Horthy through armed revolt. Three defendants were sentenced to death by strangulation.
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Budapest
Peoples Court
Nicholas Horthy
Radio Schedule Fragments Show Nighttime Lineup
Fragmented listing outlines a late evening to midnight radio schedule with multiple stations and programs. Names such as Dennis Day Duffy Tavern and Dinah Shore appear among varied talk dramas music and news segments across CBS NBC and other networks.
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Newa Nent
Abe Eric Bevareld
Cls
Abec-East
Terry
Abec- West
Mbs
East
Hipp Harrigan
Weat
Abe Ord
Cbe
Sky
Abc
Cbs
Abs-Weat
Lowell Thomas
Abe
Abec
Tom Miz
Radio
Dhes
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Comiment
Mba
Abe Jack Amithue
Boriea
Dhs
Himer Davie
Abe Flery
Abe Cecil Brown
Basle
Abe Brandt
Dennis Day
Abe Rime
Dramanaabe
Hkip Fuller
Cha
Duffy
Ed Gardner
Abe Hinatra
Che Paul Whiteman
Gabriel Heatter
Dinah Shore
Wiepeowe
Dane
Abe- West
Cosmic Rays First Used By Geissen Scientists
Professor Bothe and Dr Beck er at the University of Geissen bombarded beryllium metal with alpha particles from polonium to produce cosmic rays in early laboratory experiments.
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Bothe
Becker
University of Geissen
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Universal International
Persente
Seliog
Wetty Macon
Marjorie Main
John Galwayne Russell
Angel and the Badman
Broadhurst
Thrilling Entertainment
Dennis Ok
Adolphe Menjo
Marguerite Chapman
Paramoun
Bedelia
Margaret Lockwood
Ian Hunter
Rialto
Johnny Wrissmuller
Bombshell
West End
Falcon
Tom Conway
Rita Corday
Sharyn Moff
Pat O'Brien
Adolphe Menjou
Ellen
Rudy Vallee
Fortunio Bonanova
State Theatre
Salem Street
Thomadsville
Dancing Masters
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Darkest Africa
Tarzan
Edgar Rick Burrough
Cab Calloway
Vlicker
Joe Sawyer
Johnny Weissmuller
Nancy Kelly
Kips
Rial
Chevrolet
Jil N. Main St
Herrt
LABOR
Bolv Nash Rey
Adams Exp
Comwithh & Senate
Alaska
Alleghany
Packard
At&t
Tman
Kod Penney J
Gen Foods
Pitt Ser & B
Atlas Pow
Gillette
Pub
Svc NJ
Aviat Corp
Glidden
Pullman
Baldwin
Goodrich
B&o
Goodyear
Barnsdall 2i
Graham Pai
RKO
Bendix Aviat Wy Gt Nor Ry Rem Rand
Trac
Champ P
Credit de Mont Ward
Tex Gulf Sul
American Can
Steel
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet
Chrysler
General Motors
Allied Chemical
Schenley
New York Central
U. S. Rubber
International Harvester
General Electric
Westinghouse Electric
Standard Owcn
Western Union
Southern Pacific
Cotton
Y Maen
North Main ST
Eee Oreo
Pplivery Company
West Bread
Terminix
Terminix Company
F. O
Post
Ana Ums
Alee Bey
Pyle
Basta Suman
Paul’s Air Park
Thomasville
SBORG
Schubert
Romberg
Arl Covert
Anthony Blair
Victoria Herry
Edith Herlick
Dennis Carroll
Marilyn Freehette
Osatie Lynn
William Valentine
Edward Hawards
James Francis
Joe Toner
Florence Barr
Zalla Russell
Harry K. Morton
National Theatre
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