First to Spot Jap Attack Remembered by Veterans
In a retrospective on Pearl Harbor day the radar spotters Pvt Joseph L. Lockard and Pvt George E. Eliott recall that day. Lt Kermit A. Tyler, now a colonel in England, says he was surprised as the first warnings came in at Wheeler Field Hawaii. Lockard, Eliott and Tyler reflect on how the United States should remain vigilant.
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Pearl Harbor
U.S
England
Nes
Joseph L. Lockard
George E. Eliott
Kermit A. Tyler
Lockard
Eliott
Tyler
Marian
Palo Alto
Calif
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Elliott
New Jersey Bell Telephone
Asbury Park
N. J
Long Branch
United States
Defamation verdict in Lake Charles cases tied to judge
In Lake Charles Louisiana Judge J Bernard Cocke held defamation verdicts in abeyance pending legal briefs. The cases involve Kenneth Dixon and James Norton editors charged with defaming 16 public officials and three gamblers amid a gambling law enforcement campaign. Dixon's trial featured an outburst by District Attorney Griffin Hawkins.
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Lake Charles
Louisiana
J. Bernard Cocke
Kenneth &. Dixon
James, Norton
Norton
Dixon
Griffin T. Hawkins
Hawkins
Cocke
Antibiotics Shown To Aid Growth In Runty Pigs
Washington reports government scientists at Beltsville Maryland have added antibiotic drugs to the diets of runty pigs, producing nearly 100 percent growth increases while normal pigs rise only 10 to 20 percent. Scientists caution antibiotics cannot replace good diet or sanitary feed practices and should follow manufacturers instructions.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Beltsville
Japs Claim Midget Subs Led Attack
A captured Japanese book circulated to high officials credits five midget submarines with much of Pearl Harbor damage. The book, praised by Japanese navy officials, questions sub size and torpedo carry and notes its English print unexplained. Roland A. Martone of South Pasadena owns it after seizing a copy in Tokyo.
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Pearl Harbor
Rine
Hideo Hiraide
Navy
Imperial Japanese Headquarters
Roland A. Martone
South Pasadena
Southwestern University
Japan
Martone
Nippon Times
Tokyo
Stars and Stripes
Wisconsin Primary Seen as Preview of 1952 Nomination
Senator McCarthy predicts the April 1 Wisconsin primary will largely decide the Republican presidential nominee. Taft says he will enter Wisconsin if backers push, while Eisenhower and MacArthur backers plan runs. Stassen supporters expect his presence, reflecting a cross section of GOP sentiment. Dewey’s 1948 Wisconsin loss is cited as a warning.
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McCarthy
Dwight D Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Wisconsin
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Senate
Dewey
Siassen
MacArthur
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Wendell
Lexington Escapees Back Behind Bars
Three men who escaped from the Davidson County jail in Lexington were recaptured after a highway chase in Virginia. The suspects Boyd Carl Bartlett, 20, Joseph Douglas Bartlett, 22, and Johnny F. Norman of Reidsville, N.C. were among five escapees. two others had already been captured. A state trooper disabled their car by shooting a tire during the pursuit on U.S. Highway 28.
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Danville, Va
Lexington
N.C
U.S. Highway 28
Boyd Carl Bartlett
Joseph Douglas Bartlett
Johnny F. Norman
Reidsville
Davidson County
Greenwood Plans Ideas Get Study
Greenwood, S C The Greenwood Plan has harvested fifteen ideas from state winners in a national contest aimed at countering communism. Entries came from 539 communities including Alaska Canada and Hawaii. Finalists may win free trips to Europe with winners chosen by Mrs Alben Barkley Harold Stassen and Gen Lucius Clay.
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Russia
Europe
Alaska
Canada
Hawaii
Chamber of Commerce
Chauncey W. Lever
Earl L. Aiken
Young
Lenoir Rhyne College
Hickory
N. C
Alben
Barkley
Harold Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Lucius Clay
Stassen
Clay
Crusade_for Freedom
America
MacArthur Warns Government Regulation Could Hurt College Football
General Douglas MacArthur told the Touchdown Club of New York that government control would turn college football into a target for political manipulation. He warned against federal overreach, expressing confidence the sport would correct current excesses and maintaining the game’s integrity despite calls for regulation.
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New York
Douglas Macarthur
Touchdown Club of
MacArthur
Police tackle stops 30 wound runaway pig in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia a 30 wound runaway pig was brought down yesterday by patrolman Stanley Sokolis, captain and star tackle of the 1932 University of Pennsylvania football team.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Stanley Sokolis
University of Pennsylvania
Boyle Stamps For Riding Korea With Old Clothing
HAL BOYLE writes on wartime needs in Korea, urging Americans to donate spare clothing from attics. He details refugees' misery and the cold, urging bundles to American Relief For Korea warehouses in Maspeth, St. Louis, and Oakland, prepaid.
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Korea
New York
South Korea
Seoul
Flushing Ave
Maspeth
N. C
Lucas Ave
St. Louis
Bussett St
Oakland
Calif
Explosion of Dud Shell Kills Soldier at Fort Lee
A board of inquiry opened at Fort Lee after a dud shell exploded during scrap metal recovery from a bazooka range. One soldier, Pvt. James E. Leslie, was killed and 21 others injured. Leslie was the grandson of Mrs. Lontennie Bridgeforth of Ardmore, Tennessee.
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Fort Lee
Post
Pvt
James E. Leslie
Lontennie Bridgeforth
Ardmore
Tenn
Panhandler Fined After Grabbing Wrong Victim
In Baltimore Stephen Sandebeck called police when Edward Roe handed a card claiming deafness. Roe, who claimed to be unable to sign, failed to respond to Sandebeck’s sign language and was fined 15 dollars for panhandling.
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Baltimore
Stephen Sandebeck
Edward Roe
Fort Worth Officer Makes Double Catch At License Check
Fort Worth Texas officer H F Kearns stopped a motorist for an expired license and then arrested him for drunken driving at a street intersection. The incident followed a routine drivers license checkpoint.
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Fort Worth. Tex
H. F. Kearns
Beware of tricks at bridge tourneys in Detroit
In Detroit the national bridge tournament spotlights swindling ploys as players test tactics. A famed 10 year old hand recalls South’s no trump ruse and West’s counter with three of hearts. Leventritt and Rossant engage in deceptive plays, ending with a heart sequence and a loss for declarer.
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Detroit
Pearl Harbor
South
West
Declarer
East
Peter Leventoutt
Sam Rossant
Leventritt
Rossant
ACT-ON Promises Fast Relief for Rheumatic Pain First Dose
New Ugquid ACT-ON targets rheumatic and arthritic pain through blood, promising thorough, fast relief. The initial soothing dose is backed by a money back guarantee, with low cost and optional tablets available.
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