Sabotage and underground activity in wartime rhetoric
W A Bivins discusses sabotage definitions and historic incidents amid World War I and II, noting FBI tracking of would be saboteurs. He highlights underground networks across Europe and praises freedoms, while critiquing tolerance and fuel shortages reflected by Raleigh and Winston-Salem newspaper quotes.
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Pearl Harbor
United Staes
England
France
Russia
FBI
Washington
Uncle Sam
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Poland
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Fke
Union Herald
de- Seeman
Raleigh Times
High Point
Winston-Salem Journal
Frank Knox
Navy
Westbrook Pegler
Knox
Chicago Daily News
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Pegier
Rocky Mount Evening Telegram
High Scoring Fighter Pilot Owes Life To Speed Gadget
Lt. Ira C. Kepford of Muskegon Michigan the Navy’s top scoring fighter pilot credits a water injection device for saving his life during a mid air confrontation near Rabaul He downed 16 enemy planes and his squadron escaped as Kepford opened the throttle and activated the water injection system which delays detonation to boost power.
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Washington
Ira C. Kepford
Muskegon
Mich
Navy
Womans Corsairs
Pau
Rabaul
Boys 4
Kepford
Rickenbacker Warns Against Indifference
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker warned during a Raleigh visit that Allied victory may come within a year after Germany's surrender if complacency and greed endanger air power. He warned the Axis could not be allowed to resume international air transport for 25 years and urged vigilance to defend every advance.
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Raleigh
Lee Weed
Japan
Germany
Rickenbacker
North Carolina
Asparagus Price Increase Approved by Stabilization Office
An asparagus price rise of ten cents a pound over last year has been approved by the Office of Economic Stabilization for growers in all states except California to cover higher production costs.
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Washington
California
Office of Economic Stabilization
Negro Gets Five Year Sentence in Davidson Court
In Thomasville on May 9 Robert Little a Negro bound over to Davidson county superior court was sentenced to five years in Lexington for crime against nature. George Collins a local man faced additional charges and was given probation on a related case with conditions to pay costs and behave well. Hanna Mee and H Cowan were placed on probation after pleas and orders to pay court costs.
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Thomasville
Robert Little
Davidson County Superior Court
Lexington
George Collins
Oe H. Cowan
Arfi Hanna Mee
Fred
Henry Convicted of Drunken Driving in Local Court
Hugh Jasper Henry of Alabama was found guilty of drunken driving after a Monday hearing before Judge Howard Steed. He must pay a fine and court costs and abstain from driving for one year. He also owed court costs for operating without a license. Lula Lambeth was allowed to pay court costs after proving she had paid the taxi hire.
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Thomasville
Hugh Jasper Henry
Alabama
Howard Steed
Henry
Lula Lambeth
Nazi Massacre Near Lille Reported by Swiss Paper
The Gazette De Lausanne said 87 French civilians were killed in a village near Lille in reprisal for a troop train derailment that killed 20 German soldiers. Survivors reportedly demanded action and Pierre Laval was said to have urged discipline within the German officer corps.
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The
Gazette de Lausanne
Lille
France
Pierre Laval
Laval
Britain lowers age limit for overseas service to eighteen
Britain reduces the eligible age for overseas service to 18 years six months from 19, adding to manpower for the attack. The note comes from London dated May 9. Sweden is reported to have consumed nearly 130000 tons of fish in the last year.
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London
Britain
Sweden
Rain and Strike Fail To Deter Jamaica Racing Fans
At Jamaica Race Track fans braved rain and a groom strike as opening week saw fluctuating attendance and betting totals. Despite weather woes and a new tax, crowds still reached over 25 thousand on a fair day while daily wagering hovered near two million dollars.
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Jamaica
Crowds Overwhelm Jamaica Racecourse During Opening Week
Reported at Jamaica crowds exceeded 26 000 for a single event as 198 786 patrons packed the track across seven racing days. Heat threats, injuries, rain and crowded grandstands marred betting on horse racing with bets totaling 13 238 098 while grooms kept up in bunt weather.
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Jamaica
Russia’s population diverse with many nationalities and languages
Russia holds about 193 million people from nearly 200 nationalities and language groups. In two years the United States automotive industry produced ammunition totaling 500 million dollars.
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Russia
U.S
Yugoslav Partisans Recapture Berane in Montenegro
A broadcast bulletin says Marshal Tito's Partisans retook Berane after stubborn fighting. Another group burned enemy bases near Brodarevo, killed over 100, and destroyed a Lim River bridge before withdrawing. Tito also reported heavy German losses north of Zagreb and damage to rail links.
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London
Josip Broz
Tito
Berane
Montenegro
Brodarevo
Lim River
Zagreb
Plevije
Projepolje
Trieste
Fiume
Railway Employees Run Football League In India
Railway workers in India organize a football league among departments and teams. Matches are scheduled across local grounds with club level competition, aiming to boost fitness and camaraderie among employees.
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India
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