Berliners Erect Memorial to Two American Fliers
Western Berliners honored two American pilots Lt. Charles H. King and Lt. Robert W. Stuber who died delivering food to the blockaded city. A plaque on the crash site praises their sacrifice and families in Wiesbaden receive support as groups plan a memorial service.
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Berlin
Charles H. King
Britton
S. D
Robert W. Stuber
Arlington
Calif
Wiesbaden
Ambush on Chicago Street Ends in Fatal Shot
Three gunmen pulled alongside Gumbin's car in rush hour traffic on Chicago's South Side and fired. A shotgun blast blew off the top of Gumbin's head, according to an Associated Press wirephoto report.
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Gumbin
Chicago
Gumbini
Associated Press
Draftees May Be En Route Overseas in 10 to 12 Weeks
The Army says some men drafted in peacetime could be abroad 10 to 12 weeks after enlistment. An official circular notes eight weeks of basic training after processing before potential overseas deployment. Army officials differ on draft needs with volunteers possibly reducing new draftees.
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Ashington
Army
Willard S. Paul
Paul
Kenneth C. Royall
Congress
Selective Service
Shotgun Trio Kill Industrialist in Chicago Slaying
Nathan Gumbin 56 a wealthy paper carton maker was killed by a shotgun blast on a busy South Side street as his son Owen 19 rode with him. The killers fled north on Wallace Street after firing through the car window near Pershing Road and Wallace Street. Police say motives are unknown while family members describe the victim as co owner of General Fiber Co and General Carton Co with interests in Rockford Paper Mills. The slaying occurred hours before a planned birthday party tribute.
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Chicago
Nathan ‘Gumbin
Gumbin
Owen
Pershing Rd
Wallace St
James Webster
General Fiber Co
General Carton Co
Whic
Herman
Grand Rapids
Mich
Rockford Paper Mills
Rockford
Nathan Gumbin
Jack
Blossom
City May Buy $3 Million Airport for $1
Los Angeles July 29 The War Surplus Administration offers 300 acre Metropolitan Airport near Van Nuys for $1 in cash. City Council to decide soon if the city will accept the swap and take title to the property.
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Los Angeles
van Nuys
Former Jap Ensign admits beheading at war crimes trial
Sazae Chiuma admitted beheading one American airman during World War II but pleaded innocent to ordering the beheadings of four others. The war crimes trial opened before a U S Eighth Army commission. He said he beheaded Lt. (jg) William F. Goodwin Jr. of New York City. The executions occurred at Celebes in the Dutch East Indies in October 1944.
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Yokohama
Sazae Chiuma
U. S. Eighth Army
Sazac
Navy
J. G
William F. Goodwin Jr
New York City
Celebes
Dutch East Indies
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