Prisoners of War Information Bureau details
Washington officials toured the Prisoner of War Information Bureau revealing it as the only official U S source on Americans held by enemies. About 65 000 POWs and 10 000 civilian internees are reported with 500 women civilians among those held in German camps. The bureau notes most prisoners are airmen, outlines key German camps and states Red Cross inspections have occurred in select locations while Japanese camps in Asia have been visited.
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Margaret Kernodle
Washington
Mom and Pop
Army
Prisoner of War Information Bureau
U. S. War Department
United States
U.S
Provost Marshal General's Office
War Department
Washington, D.C
Dulag Luft
Oberwesel
Rhine
Average British Fighting Planes Include 97 Pilot Jabs
The article lists an array of 97 cockpit jabs covering controls wireless cic and related functions used by pilots in British combat aircraft. The piece outlines how these jabs enable frequent handling of aircraft systems during missions.
Were Stomach Ulcer Pains Napoleon's Waterloo
The ancient conqueror Napoleon suffered after eating pains and related indigestion symptoms. An advertisement urges Aden Udga Tablets with a double your money back guarantee, available from John P. Cox Drug Co. and druggists.
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Nations
Aden
Adv
Eastern grid rules changes please fans and officials
Eastern Intercollegiate Football Commissioner Asa Bushnell says players coaches spectators and officials all favor the NCAA rule changes. He notes experimentation with the free pass rule easier play and higher scoring while admitting no major problems so far and that about 90 percent of eastern games have used at least one change.
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Harold Claassen
New York
Asa Bushnell
Bushnell
Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association
NCAA
The
Nations Rules Committee
Bustmel
Uniform Admiration on Decisive Touchdowns
A coach praises a unit for decisive TDs noting North Carolina Pre-Flight forced Navy off a center’s scoring run after a fumble. He says public confusion about rule changes is misplaced and that play has returned to normal, uncomplicated practices.
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North Carolina
Navy
U S Heiress Captured by Germans on Western Front
Berlin radio reports the capture of Mrs. Gertrude Le Gendre 42 of New York described as the first American woman taken on the western front. Her family confirms she left for Europe over a year ago with Red Cross work. She is linked to John Sanford’s estate and has Charleston, South Carolina roots.
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London
Berlin
Western Front
Gertrude le Gendre
New York
Amsterdam
N. Y
John Sanford
Sanford
Gertrude Sanford le Gendre
A. B. Conover
le Gendre
Red Cross
John Sandford
O’ Conoveer
Sidney le Gendre
Washington
Pacific
Stephen
Laddie) Sanford
Mrs. le Gendre
Charleston, S.C
Truman Attacks Dewey in Chicago Speech Row
Senator Harry S. Truman criticized Gov. Thomas E. Dewey in Chicago calling him hiding under the bed and lacking courage and honesty to address eight Republican isolationists’ records. He claimed Dewey avoids clear foreign policy positions while preparing a major speech in Peoria and a rally in Madison Square Garden.
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Ernest Vaccaro
Chicago
Harry S. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
Roosevelt
Peoria
Ill
New York
Madison Square Garden
Minneapolis
Dewey
Temperature Gap Between Equator and Poles at High Altitude
The statement notes a roughly 50 degree cooler difference in temperature at the same high altitude when comparing regions near the equator to the polar areas. It highlights a sharp vertical temperature contrast across latitudes.
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Equator
One-Man Rule for Peace Is Impossible
Governor Thomas E. Dewey warned that a president cannot alone decide military commitments to international security. He argued Congress must set the quota and authority for American forces used with any international organization. His Minneapolis address drew large crowds as he framed the issue as a constitutional power question.
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Jack Bell
Dewey
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Congress
United States
Minneapolis
Dewey Campaign Moves Through Wisconsin and Illinois
Governor Roosevelt’s NY speech is cited as argument for constitutional backing of world organization. George C. Johnes claims Minnesota will back Dewey two to one. Dewey campaigns in Milwaukee Racine and Kenosha before Chicago address at 9 p m CST on CBS. He previews an agricultural speech for next week and pledges to keep farm prices steady through crop loans. Paul Lockwood notes Chicago talk will cover moral issues and record distortions.
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Joseph Ball
New York
Roosevelt
Foreign Policy Association
New York City
World Organization
Congress
George C. Johnes
GOP
Minnesota
Dewey
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Racine
Kenosha
Chicago
Myega
CBS
Paul Lockwood
Bricker for Taking Chains Off Business
Gov. John W. Bricker urged rapid peacetime production with no government shackles. He cited Vice President Wallace’s warning that re conversion needs government action to avoid disastrous results and argued New Deal restraints blocked full output.
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Bricker
Fort Worth
Texas
John W. Bricker
Wallace
Ohio
Bricker Campaign Rolls Into Texas After Colorado Swing
The report notes Bricker’s Texas visit following a two day campaign in Colorado. His aides hope to exploit Democratic dissension in Texas while Congress debates postwar production policy and labor management dynamics.
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Morgenthau
Americhn
Sidney Hillman
Earl Browder Bricker
Texas
Colorado
Lone Star
Fifth Army Gains In Italian Campaign Near Bologna
American Fifth Army troops gain in the Apennines south of Bologna as they capture Monte Belmonte key to Bologna's defense. Eighth Army advances in the Po Valley with British Canadian and Polish Indian units pushing toward Ravenna, near the Savio river delta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Heinzerling
Rome
Fifth Army
Bologna
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Apennines
Monte Belmonte
Savio
Cesena
Ravenna
Ancient bow and arrow origins span the globe
The bow and arrow appear in nearly every region's ancient record, with no definitive origin identified. Scholars note widespread adoption across continents, suggesting independent development or early cultural exchange prior to written history.
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Tokyo
Aleutians
U. S
N. Africa
Fu. S
Buna Solomons Falls
Bixerte
Tunis
Attu
New Georgia
Bougainville
Gilberts
New Britain
Japan
Saipan
Ies
Mveance
Joxzis Ince
Normandy
Paris
Guam
Tinian
Sensapor
S Hitler
NEA
Palermo
Italy
U.S. Navy
Genevieve Repper
Doris Davis
Hanes
P.H. Hanes Knitting Co
Winston-Salem, N.C
Truman Flays
Gov. Dewey
Lagu
Nature
McCleary’s
McCleary Clinic
Elms Boulevard
Excelsior Springs
Cotece Ea
Elms Blvd
Piles
Robert L. Olsen
Roxbury
Mass
Tengchung
China
Olsen
Sth
Sie
Harry W. Shiver
Hope, Ark
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