Texan, 69, In 9th Day Of Hiccupping At Beach
G Fy TM Wilson, a 69 year old farmer from Lamese, Tex, began hiccupping after lunch on Aug 2 and has continued in a marathon spell. He was moved to Dong Beach hospital in Calif on Aug 11 and doctors report little improvement after six days without nourishment.
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PRESS
Dong Beach
Calif
Thurs
Texan
Lubbock
Tex
G. Fy
Wilson
Abs
Firs
Haseen
Lamese
MacArthur defied chiefs in Philippines invasion plan
War aide Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney claims in Life magazine that Army leaders advised Roosevelt to bypass the Philippines. Whitney recounts a Pearl Harbor meeting where Roosevelt refused, ordering MacArthur to proceed with the Leyte landing and fulfill his I shall return pledge amid intense combat and gunfire observations aboard ship.
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New York
UFI
Douglas MacArthur
Philippine Islands
Courtney Whitney
MacArthur
Life Magazine
Philippine
Whitney
Pearl Harbor
Franklin D. Roose
Joint Chiefs of Star
Joint Chiefs
Roosevelt
Philippines
Pacific
United States
Leyte
Shot
Washington
Europe
Lost at sea bodies recovered Crescent City report
The bodies of Dr. Fred W er and Dr. Donald Miller were recovered after a sea search off Crescent City California following a capsizing near the Klamath River. Rescue teams aided by Indian guides pulled the victims from the surf as high waves hampered the operation.
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Crescent City
Calif
Fred W Er
Donald Miller
Sear
Holmes
Fred G. Holmes
Phoe
Nix
Harold Scott
Klamathlery
Howard Holmes
POW Escape Plan Revealed at Army Trial
In Lewis Washington court martial testimony Lt Jefferson D Erwin is accused of disloyal statements while POW at Camp No 12 Pyongyang. Sgt John P Porter testified via wheelchair that Lt Col Paul V Liles proposed a mass escape aided by helicopters to free 60 to 70 prisoners and to use the camp’s peace committee to align with Communist propaganda. Porter noted an illegal order possibility and questioned obedience to higher ranks.
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Lewis
Wash
Jefferson D. Erwin
John P. Porter
Fieldsboro
N. J
Porter
Valley Forge Army Hospital
Phoenixville
Paul V. Liles
Birmingham
Ada
No. 12
Pyongyang
Liles
Peace Committee
Glen R. Bowen
Iowa City
Iowa
Bowen
Typists Pool Becomes Matrimonial Bureau in London
Wandsworth Town Hall officials converted a typists pool into a matrimonial bureau. Seven bachelors among town officials have married typists in the past year.
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Trappers’ Agency
London
Wandsworth Town Hall
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