Survivor returns to studies after wartime life in exile
ER Colorado (INS) report on Chambers, director at University of Colorado, recounts his wartime stint with Central Philippine College leaders at Santo Tomas, their marriage, imprisonment by Japanese, and postwar efforts to rebuild Central Philippine College while Chambers pursues a doctor's degree in Boulder.
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Colo
INS
R | Chambers
Univer of Colorado
Kers
Central Philippine College
Santo Tomas
Manila
University of Back
Dorothy Kinney
Kinney
Guanti
India
Chambers
Jorhat
Assam
Tloilo
Central Philip College
Iloilo Mission
Pearl Harbor
Iloilo
Ito Tomas
Unite States
Boulder
White Kangaroos Gift to Churchill for Regent Park Zoo
The sole surviving pair of white kangaroos from South Australia are shipped to London as a gift to Prime Minister Winston Churchill. They are expected to be handed to Regent Park Zoo where Churchill's lion Rota is currently housed.
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London
INL
Britain
Winston Churchill
Fastest Turning Wheel in World Turboshaft Engine
A gas turbine wheel in an aircraft turbo supercharger reaches 30 000 rpm making it the fastest turning wheel reported.
Police Raid Net Two Men For Book Making
Police Lt. Alexander Emerson and his vice squad arrested two men on a book making charge during a raid. Patrolman Cornelius Trenkamp answered a ringing phone and heard a caller offer $50 on Emerson to win, suggesting evidence gathering was underway.
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Baltimore
Alexander Emerson
Emerson
Cornelius Trenkamp
Trenkamp
Sweden Iceland Sign Trade Pact Amid Herring and Machinery Trade
A pact between Sweden and Iceland pledges Sweden 125000 barrels of salt herring plus sheep skin and wool. In return Sweden will export motors refrigerators pre fabricated houses separators telephones and agricultural machinery.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Iceland
London Bakers Form Brotherhood in Early Medieval Times
Early records show London bakers forming a brotherhood by 1155 and receiving incorporation in 1307, highlighting their organized trade guild development in medieval England.
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London
Forgetful driver delays trip to pick up wife and mother in law
Calif. man F Davison from Houston was flagged by sheriffs to check for something missing. He returned to Desert Center to retrieve his wife and mother in law, Eu Nice Stevens, after realizing they were left behind in the back seat. The item count notes there are more than 6,000,000 farms in the United States.
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Indiv, Calif
F. G. Davison
Houston
Tex
Los Angeles
Davison
Eunice Stevens
Desert Center
The
United States
Auto Accident Takes Life Of Film Comedian
Los Angeles reports film comedian Charles Butterworth died from injuries after his car skidded 50 feet and struck an electric light pole. He died en route to General Hospital as ambulance arrived. Police described the injuries as severe.
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Los Angeles
Charles Butterworth
General Hospital
Heatwave Smolders Pittsburgh As Police Describe Furnace Like Heat
In the 1946 Pittsburgh heat wave, a central station policeman mopped his brow and said it felt like a furnace, noting the oppressive conditions as temperatures neared 90 degrees. The dramatic line underscores the extreme weather impact on city workers.
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Pittsburgh
Central Station
Automobile Crash Leaves Driver With Head Injuries
Officers reported the foreign-made car was almost completely demolished in the crash. No other occupants were present in the vehicle.
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