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yk IVI IIJ IV/l IU9 ^ -•'I' **----------/ ,(Continued on Page 19, Col. 4) i (Continued on Page 19, Col. 3) 14 Wacs Sentenced to HardLabor After Devens StrikeibulletinA thorough War Department Investigation of conditions at the Lovell Army General Hos-pital following the conviction and aentendng of four colored WACS after an alleged sitdown strike was demanded Wednesday by Congressmen Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and Vito Mar-rantonio.the First Service Command, whose order they disregarded.(Continued on Page 2, Col. 3)Ex-Soldier FoundGuilty in SlayingFORT DEVENS, Mass. — Four Wacs. convicted on March 20 by 4 court martial board of disobeying a superior odiccr^ were scn-PVT. ALICE D. YOUNGtenccd to one year at hard labor and ordered dishonorably discharged from the service.They were: Pvts. Alice Young, 23. of Washington; Johnnie Murphy, 23. Rankin, Pa.; Mary E. Green, 21, Conroe. Texas; and Anna C. Morrison. 20, Richmond. Ky.. who collapsed when sentence was pronounced.The decision, ordered by the board composed of two colored captains, two white Wacs and five other officers, is subject to review by Maj. Gen. Sherman Miles ofLuther Rouscy, ex-soldier, of 2214 Hunter Street, was found guilty of manslaughter in Criminal Court, Wednesday, in the I killing of Joseph Carter, same address, February 9.Rousey, who will be sentenced, Tuesday, admitted he fired three bullet* at Carter, two of which lodged in his head and chest, after Carter cursed him and threatened to kill him with a butcher knife.Central District police said Rousey walked into the station immediately after the shooting, announced he had killed a man and told them where the body could be found.Witnesses Corroborate ClaimMrs. Rosie Parramore. landlady at the Hunter Street address, told the jury that she was sitting in the basement talking to Rousey as he cooked some bacon when Carter came in and began cursing him.Rousey, taking the story from there, said he told Carter to “cut it out, then went upstairs to get his gun, returned and fired one shot into the ceiling to scare Carter. When thit didn't work, he said, he fired the other three shots.Convicted of manslaughter in 1940, Rousey served two years in prison. He was honorably discharged from the Army two months ago.vlifioflt;c1dv,wtlIFowler with ParatroopersFORT BENNING. Ga.—Major James D. Fowler who saw service overseas with the 92nd Division. is now stationed here undergoing paratroop training.blt;;rViiaLId
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Baltimore Afro American
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Sat, Mar 24, 1945
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