Third Jewel Thief Captured in Army Hush-Hush Case
CHICAGO and WASHINGTON reports tell of Col. Jack W. Durant and Wac Captain Kathleen B. Nash being detained as the jewel theft ring involving the Rhineland castle loot unfolds. The army says Durant and his wife face court martial amid charges for violation of the war code and failure to surrender valuables. Additional arrests and a quiet probe follow as investigators pursue the missing pieces and the fence who moved the stones.
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Chicago
Prm
Jack W. Duran
Wac
Kathleen TL
Army
John D. Evans
Lincoln
Neb
Run Now
Cal. Durant
Tulle
Durant
Ableton
Hilnels Central
Jack W. Durant
Wic
Kathleen B. Nash Durant
Col
Durant Ding
Ware
War Department
Germany
Pen Lough
Duponte
Chey
United States
Kronberg
Vember
Whce
U. S
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Dimmnt
Jeron~berg
Diraess Perlion
Fomer Washington
Preetata Taalci
Baj
Evans
Maj
Evin
N. Morgert
Cinginnati
William
Grimmil
McCay
Wie
Eilzabeth de Young
Grand Taptels
Mich
Dure Fat
Whyhington
Raymond Mowery
Washington
Rhineland
Davie FL Watson
Dears Lingame
Calif
Frankfurt
Watson
George S. Kyster
U.S. Army
Labor unions push for veto of anti labor bill and wage rise
Delegates voted to urge President Truman to veto the anti labor bill. Mattson reported on union activities and a national expansion program to lift wage growth, with about 66 percent of employers agreeing to the proposed increase. The meeting covered veterans housing, building codes, and continued support for price controls and the OPA amid a broad regional delegation.
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Truman
Mattson
Poli Hedl Nation Committee
PAC
Mutle von Thu
Midwest
Atellies
Allis-Chalmers
Case
Phin
Pune
International Executive Board
Modine Qadiator Company
Racine
Harold Thompson
Waethe
Lormer
Red
Walter Cappel
Milwaukee
Avered
Uaw-Cio
Progressive Caucus
Capel
LeRoy Motors
Brander-Taft
OPA
Paul Russo
Orthern
Illinois
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Wyoming
Minnesota
Iowa
North
South Dakota
Court Denies Plea To Remap Illinois Districts
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected 43 motions by Illinois residents to force remapping of the state's congressional districts. They sought to strike down the 1901 apportionment act, arguing it violates equal representation by favoring downstate voters over Chicago and Cook County.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Allte
High Tribunal
Chicago
Cool County
Mihailovic Trial Opens Amid War Crimes Claims
The Belgrade court opens with Mihailovic and 23 others charged over wartime actions in 1943. Prosecutors allege orders to attack Tito partisans and secure a Nazi-backed hinterland while British officers and exiled leaders linked to the regime appear in court. The proceeding draws 1,100 spectators amid heavy guard.
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Bailey
Mihailovic
Mihnilovic
Alves
Adriatic
Peter
Nister
Marahol
Eral
Belgrade
Mihailo Djordjevic
AMG Plans Cautious Nazi Text Destruction Policy
American Military Government officials say the four power order to destroy Nazi literature will avoid book bonfires and witch hunts. Private libraries are exempted and monuments may be partly removed rather than destroyed, with authorities acknowledging discretion for local commanders. A high official questioned the need to burn objectionable volumes and suggested converting them into paper to ease shortages.
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Berlin
Allied Control Authority
C. J. Adeothk
Lucius Clay
Depty
Glosep McNarvey
Army task force to test weather operations gear and surveys
The article notes a task force with heavy equipment and infrared gear starting at a field artillery headquarters, possibly Camp Hood Texas. Personnel drawn from nearly all camps, with the 636th Engineer Topographical Battalion among those assigned for survey work. The piece cites Army progress in testing equipment for winter and wet climate operations and mentions a Burmese law about a wife becoming head of household if the husband drinks too freely.
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Camp Hood
Tex
United States
636Th Engineer
McCoy
Bush
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