Tribune Will Appeal Against Press Censorship Ruling
New York March 20 The Chicago Tribune plans to appeal a Federal Court ruling that would restrain the Associated Press from observing by laws that affect membership applications. Colonel Robert R McCormick editor says the decision threatens freedom of speech and press.
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Jar
Chicago Tribune
Anti
Circuit Court
Wold
Robert Re MeCormick
Turbune
Ima
Mane
Genser Chey Press
Chisago
Urihune
Calhoun Notes From Prisoners Letters On Army Life
A fragmented wartime column recounts Private Murray and Private John C in service with the 36th Division, detailing weight gain, voice changes, and camaraderie while noting their roles in Salerno and south of Rome. Editorial asides warn about gun battery water levels and plate expansion.
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Murray
Bart
Calhoun
Service Co
Care
New York
Salerno
John C
Has
APO
Rome
Ill timed liberty try at Uniontown amid funeral services
An inmate from Western Penitentiary interrupted funeral rites for a brother in Fairbanks on January 20. Deputy Sheriff George Aenea pursued the prisoner, who fled after a brief break, leaving the service early. The brother, Seaitha, was later reported killed in an accident in Idaho.
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Uniontown
Furc
Fairbanks
George Seria
George Aenea Purc
Delay Seaitha
Peace Talk Continues Amid Soviet Threat Fears
A town notes a Soviet threat theme dominating discussion as editors warn Britons to watch German propaganda. The Pravda and London Daily Express are cited for alarmist and cautious stances urging vigilance and open discussion to counter maneuvers from Nazi leadership.
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Gilmore
Lave Atari
London Daily Express
Lord Beaverbrook
the Express
Allied and Soviet advances amid Italy and Leningrad fighting
Allied forces landed behind German lines along the Gulf of Gaeta in western Italy with assaults near Minturno and advances beyond the Gari Hlcano as Argento Suio and Tufa fell to the British. In the north, Soviet troops breached formidable fortifications around Leningrad, creating a 25 mile gap and pushing 7 to 12 miles south and southwest toward Novgorod and Lake Thaen. Krasnoye Selo and Repseha were overrun while Peterhof fell. Kronstadt guns and Baltic naval rifles aided land forces as 30 miles of German line openings allowed a 19 mile Russian thrust north of Novgorod. Vatutin’s Ukrainian front pursued further gains near Novosokolniki.
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Italy
Gulf of Gaeta
Ataiars
Minturno
Gari- Hlcano
Argento
Suio
Tufa
Leningrad
Gulf of Finand
Rusein
Novgorod
Lake Thaen
Russia
Baltic
Peterhof
Krasnoye Selo
Repseha
Leninamid
Amony Thols
Theaval
Kronstadt
Gulf of Flatland
Baltic Feet
Stormonyuk
Giken
Novosokoliiki
Vatutin
Defense setup to be continued in Pennsylvania
Governor Martin's emergency defense committee advanced peacetime civil defense planning in Pennsylvania. Secretary Kell and the committee chair said the initiative will expand to cover all emergencies and coordinate state and county centers for rapid warning, evacuation, and relief in any disaster.
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Lagrassburg
Martin
Pennsylvania
James A. Kell
Forees
Walters
Ghairmian
Broly
State Defense Council
Kell
George H. Earle
Governors
Jell
County Censtelsy
Anti Taxer to Face Court in War Era Probe
Westport Conn industrialist Miss Kelleris was cited for failure to pay taxes and for urging businesses to defy postwar tax rules. The Department of Justice seeks sanitary action and views her statements as injurious to the nation’s war program. Miss Kelleris spoke at a Kansas City meeting criticizing postwar taxation and urging tax resistance.
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Washington
Jain
Vivien Kelleris
Westport
Conn
Dee
Ber
Tamagkingie Department of Justice
Coltee
Foatrs
Kellems
Kanata City
Doris Duke Changes Mind Over New Jersey Appearance
A Reno case centers on Doris Duke potentially returning to New Jersey to answer court charges filed by James H B Cromwell, her former husband. Duke’s New Jersey appearance will be decided by her New York counsel Thomas L Perkins and Reno attorney William Woodburn indicated.
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Reno
New
Doris Duke
New Jersey
Cromwell
New York
William Woodburn
Miss Duke
Woodburn
Bruce Thompson
Heirass
Nevada
Pacific air and ground actions around New Guinea and Bougainville
In ongoing Pacific operations US and Allied forces push in New Guinea and Bougainville. MacArthur says Japan still maintains skilled pilots and superiority claims, while January losses in the Palau area reach 152 confirmed and 42 probables. Ground fighting remains light with Cape Gloucester skirmish costing the Japanese 126 dead during Hill 660 assault. Bougainville forces cross the Torokina River and seize positions near East Legoon as bombers attack Hansa Bay and Madang installations.
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Rabaul
MacArthur
Pabaui
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Bougainvilly
Torokina
Empress Augusta Bay
Legoon
Hansa Bay
New Guinea
Madang
Betty Compton Knappen first child born in New York
An eight pound son was born yesterday to Betty Compton, now Mrs Theodore Knappen, her first child. She had been married three times. third husband was former New York Mayor James T Walker. They married in Cannes in 1942 and separated in March 1941 in Miami. Union dispute at Isabella mine. 800 miners quit. R P Goughenor said George Dan was fined for union rites, with payment overdue. Airport at Connellsville opened for public inspection as Army depot. Maj A D Salisbury spoke, with Gen Wilson B Persons and Rep. ten J Bud Snyder among speakers.
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Betty Compton
Theodore Knappen
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James T. Walker
Cannes
France
Civerend
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Wia
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Iuwaye-Wecaua
Isabella
Weirton Coal Co
R. P. Goughenor
United Minl Workers
George Dan
Connellsville
Fayette County
Army Air Force
War Department
A. D. Salisbury
Wilson B. Persons
Washington
J. Bud Snyder
D-Pad
Army and Navy Appropriates
Mail Call and Heabuire’s Whegs Story
A brief note recalls a man’s Whegs and a muted greeting. The item mentions a local figure and a public call for more information, hinting at a small community exchange and an appeal for details about a past event.
Secret meeting stirs UMW readmission to AFL
Washington sources disclose a secret talk between John L. Lewis and AFL President Green on readmitting the United Mine Workers to the AFL. The meeting followed eight years of estrangement and occurred off the record in Washington. Green held swing power on the council over the UMW vote, with pressure mounting from AFL and CIO leaders backing Lewis.
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Fla
John L. Lewis
AFL
WI Ham Green
Lewis United Mine Workers
Green
Lewis
CTO
Beenk
Lewis Jacy Green
Fram
Tiners
Washington
AFL Executive Council
United Air Workers
CIO
United Auto Workers
APL
UMW
George Harrison
Harrison
Card parities aid foundation funds for crippled children
Readers contributed through card parties as a low cost method to support the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The article notes players’ willingness to donate an extra dollar, highlighting an example hand and the thrill of play in this fundraising effort.
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Howse
United States
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Harried hotel men register troubles
Washington dispatch notes hotel desks face strain from overflow and staffing cuts with managers performing multiple roles. examples include grand forks hotels where managers double as elevator operators and bell staff, san francisco’s sir francis drake offering 126 new “pullman” rooms for men, and rice hotel in houston arranging weddings with clerks as best man. large cities use clearing-house hit or miss, while boston association extends stays to portland maine for stranded travelers.
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NEA
Washington
National Intel Association
Grand Forks
N. C
San Francisco
George Thompson
Porter Vervier
Houston
Tex
Rice Hotel
Bruce Carter
Carter
Boston Hotel Association
Portland
Ruml Proposes 9 Point Postwar Fiscal Policy Plan
Beardsley Ruml, New York merchant and author of the pay as you go tax plan, submits a nine point postwar fiscal program to the House committee. It urges balanced budgets, lower taxes where they spur demand, a planned public works program, retained progressive taxes, neutralized Social Security, selective excise taxes, and reorganized federal fiscal structures for clarity and cooperation.
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Washington
Beardsley Ruml
New York
Comnile
Hig Pro- Crain
Hollywood Stars Juggle War Jobs and Quickie Romances
Hollywood gossip column notes Wumphrey Bogart and Maya Methot entertaining troops in Africa and Sicily while predicting a possible black eye and Purple Heart for Mrs. Bogart. Johnny Weissmuller recounts being served divorce papers. Other items mention Gail Robbing, Otto Preminger quips, Bing Crosby golf jaunts, Alyssa Smith harp scenes, Jennifer Jones debut, Kim Hunter, and Paul Parry amid bombshell chatter. Private Ernest Henderson at Fort Devens reveals a bayonet stunt.
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NEA
Wumphrey Bogart
Maya Methot
Hollywood
Bogarts
North Africa
Sicily
Wns
Bogart
Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny
Ane
Jett
Weather forecast for coming days
Fragmentary forecast notes snow and calm conditions today, then clearing and colder tonight. Friday outlook calls for rising temperatures to around 13 with unsettled or misty conditions and faint winds.
British air pioneer dies in London age 79
Admiral Marl Nerv, British air pioneer and R A P founder figure from World War I, died at 79. Son of Admiral Lord Frederic Kerr, he joined the Royal Navy in 1877 and earlier commanded air squadrons. His later dream to fly Atlantic flights ended in a forced, stepped journey with failed attempts and a final misadventure.
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Lord Frederic Kerr
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Britsints Aeriatic Squadron
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British Isles
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Greenpoint
Lory Island
Mt Jewel Pa
Markets brief from Pittsburgh on June 26
Markets show slow produce demand with apples listed across several varieties and cars. Potatoes remain steady with US No 1 stocks, while flouring Bliss Triumphs and related barley prices appear. livestock receipts include hogs, cattle, and sheep with overall unchanged conditions.
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Maryland
New Stoc
U. S
Black May Be Candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh January reports indicate Raingay Black third assistant postmaster general is the leading name for the Democratic senatorial nomination backed by James J. Davis and aligned with Joseph T. Guffey and David Lawrence. Discussions note Black’s past bid for Lieutenant Governor and potential moves for other state offices as Lawrence may back the Guffey choice.
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Raingay
Black
U.S. Senate
James J. Davis
R-Pa
Washington
Westmoreland
Greene
U.S
Joseph T. Guffey
D-Pa
David Lawrence
Guffey
Lawrence
Democratic Party
Harry Byrd
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Senate
Harry S. Truma
D-Mo
Trumans
Robert B. Thannegan
Internal Revenue
Hank Walker
National Committee
Lawrence Vereterday
Walker
Resolutions Committee
War Bonds drive aided by labor groups and leaders
Fourth War Loan efforts are boosted by labor organizations led by Scott F. Marshall in Pittsburgh and Paul A. Wolf in Indiana County. C. Lo. Loan activity is directed by Paul A. Wolf, Box 723, Indiana, while United Mine Workers District No. 2 services, including Indiana, are led by Edward Sweeney of the Mine Workers Building in Clearfield.
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War Finance Committee
Treasury Department
Pennsylvania
American Federation of Labor
Indiana County
Scott F. Marshall
Winebidg
E Street
Pittsburgh
Schenley
A.P.L. Central Labor Union
C.lo
Obituary notices for Ellaway Washington and Eph Pluequellic
Ellaway Washington, born August 1, 1910 in Marion Center, died at 5 30 p m in Blairsville. Survived by husband Private Lester A Simits Fort McClellan Ala sister Nora Washington Latrobe brothers Lynn Washington Pittsburgh Arthur Washington Latrobe services in Latrobe Marion Center with burial at Marion Center Cemetery. Eph Pluequellic funeral at Clymer with interment Oakland Cemetery Indiana. Survivors include a sister Mrs Frank Cam Clymer and 15 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A note on adjusting spark settings for changing octane ratings follows.
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Mariey Center
Peter
Bessie (Palmer) Washington
Blairsville
McIntyre
Elders Rider Presbyterian Church
Lester A. Simits
Fort McClelbin
Ala
Nora Washington
Latrobe
Lynn Washington
Pittsburgh
Arthur Washington
Sosnel Funeral Home
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Eph Pluequellic
Clymer Funeral Home
Robert F. McLaughlin
Oakland Cemetery
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Frank Cam
Clymer
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