Catholics Defend Public Schools Against Private-School Attacks
In Kansas City on April 17 Catholic educators issued a statement defending public schools and affirming that private schools are American and must pay taxes. They urged support for public education amid critiques from Harvard official circles, stressing civic duty and unity while rejecting totalitarian interpretations.
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Kansas City
United Association
James M. O'Neill
James B. Conant
Harvard
Conant
Lic
Mser
Frederick G. Hochwalt
United States
New Trial Denied for Yacht Bandit
The San Francisco yacht bandit Lloyd Sampsell has had his request for a new trial denied by Judge William A. Glen in San Diego Superior Court. Sampsell, who faces execution in the San Quentin gas chamber on April 25 for the murder during the March 27, 1848 robbery of Seaboard Finance Co., may still seek a stay via appeals or governor action. The decision leaves the scheduled date unchanged.
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San Diego
Lloyd Sampsell
San Francisco
William A. Glen
Sampsell
San Quentin
Arthur W. Smith
Chula Vista
Seaboard Finance Co
California
Glen
UN J
Circuit Court of Appeals
Iage
Yank Soldiers Welcome in France Mixed Reactions Reported
Charles C. Lane reports from Orleans France on April 17 1945 that US soldiers and French civilians mostly get along well amid tensions. Brig Gen Hicks notes rent free bases and cooperative facilities while privates recall hostility from some locals. private John Cahill says townspeople spit on troops, reflecting mixed opinions among GIs stationed in central and southeastern France.
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U. S. Army
Orleans
France
U.S
Joseph H. Hicks
Lander
Wyo
Chateauroux
la Martinerie
Chatearoux
Deols
United States
Hicks
Pacific Clay to shut Alameda plant and sell assets
Pacific Clay Products Co announced the Alameda plant will cease production and the building and land will be offered for sale. The Alameda branch, opened in 1945 and employing about 110, was deemed economically unprofitable by Kenneth Barrette, secretary and assistant to the president.
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Los Angeles
UPI| Pacific Clay Products Co
Alameda
Kenneth Barrette
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Wilton
National Slumber Products
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