Colonel Durant and bride tied to crown jewel theft case
Phoenix report details Col Durant and his wife Veronica Nash Durant linked to a 1.5 million dollar crown jewel theft. The couple married in Chicago and toured Hudson and Minneapolis before Durant’s arrest. The army checks inventory against Princess Sciphia of Hesse Darmstadt while custody of the jewels remains in doubt.
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Sciphia
Hesse-Darmstadt
Orme
Faest
Phoenix
Ariz
Europe
U. S. Army
Veronica Kathleen B. Nash Durant
Kenneth Nash
Hudson
Wis
Burke
Tucson
Donald Wilcox
Nashes
Genevieve O’day
WAC
Army
Durant
J. W. Durant
Fort Huachuca, Ariz
Hitler ordered killing of Allied airmen, tribunal told
At Nuremberg on June 8 the tribunal heard German officers recount Adolf Hitler's alleged demand to slaughter all Allied fliers who bailed out. Keitel denied issuing such an order, while Jodl and Buechs corroborated Hitler's rage over bombing of Berlin. Maj. Buechs testified as the defense for Franz von Papen prepared to begin.
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Nuernberg
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Wilhelm Keitel
International Military Tribunal
Hitler
Berlin
Fuehrer
Keitel
Alfred Jodl
Norbert Buechs
Luftwaffe
Maj. Buechs
Franz von Papen
Labor talks edge toward settlement in sea wage dispute
Government conciliators, unions, and operators clash over a 40 to 56 hour sea work week as a looming strike nears. Aimed at easing the long hours, a plan for land time with pay during port stays gains traction, though details remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson
National Maritime Union
Louisiana gas tax plan seeks producer levy and credits
Brumfield promotes a graduated gas tax on producers rather than pipelines with credits against corporate taxes for higher gas costs. He notes over half of Louisiana gas comes from major producers taxing at 1.5 cents could raise about 5 million annually, especially on exports. He also backs a concurrent resolution urging cooperation with southwestern states to raise well-head gas prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Brumfield
Senate
La Salle Hotel Fire Deaths Rise to Sixty in Chicago
The La Salle Hotel fire in Chicago left 60 dead as the coroner's jury continued hearings. A young victim, Ann Palackis of Wisconsin, died at Henrotin Hospital after the blaze swept the 22 story Loop hotel. Testimony debated when flames were discovered and whether alarm delays affected response.
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Chicago
la Salle Hotel
Ann Palackis
Waukegan
Henrotin Hospital
Loop Hotel
James Gibbons
Walter Meyer
Feed shortage hits Bastrop area dealers and farmers
Bastrop feed dealers warn shortages as supply lines fail and prices may rise. Horace Jordan of Jordan's grocery reports a limited allotment of 50 sacks monthly and uncertainty for future rations, while Charlie Parker has sold no feed for days. A Kansas City miller cites government competition reducing shipments, urging action to avert a crisis for farmers and livestock raisers.
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Horace Jordan
Jordan’s Grocery
Jordan
United States
Charlie Parker
Kansas City
Congress
Association pushes local beer tax and tax reforms
The House association backs financial relief for cities and towns led by a proposed excise tax of 1.50 per barrel on beer to be collected by local authorities, aiming to raise about 1.5 million dollars in 1947, with backing from the U S Brewers Foundation Louisiana office. It endorses redistributing the chain store tax to cities, a constitutional three mill ad valorem tax increase, and allowing municipalities to raise liquor licenses from 500 to 1000 dollars.
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Louisiana
U. S. Brewers Foundation
Land
Baby removed after 20 years in Illinois woman
Surgeons at St Elizabeths Hospital Belleville disclosed they removed a 7 pound mummified baby boy from the abdomen of a 39 year old woman who carried it for twenty years believing she had a non malignant tumor. Dr Jack T Haskins and Dr L Martin performed the operation noting the fetus had developed in the abdomen rather than the womb.
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Belleville
Ill
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Jack T. Haskins
L. Martin
Deaths mark two Southern area services
Funeral services are set for Captain Allen J. Lively, 26, formerly of Columbia, killed in a plane crash near McDill and Maxwell field. Survivors include widow Carmel, parents, siblings, and two brothers in the Navy and in Baton Rouge. Ruby O. Henson, three months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Henson of Gilbert, dies. services at Gilbert Baptist Church, burial at Oakley Cemetery in Wisner.
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Allen J. Lively
Columbia
Columbia Baptist Church
J. B. Kitchingham
Lively
McDillfield
Maxwell Field
Carmel Lively
Tampa
Fla
Harvey Lively
Transylvania
Leo Lively
USN
Robert Lively
Baton Rouge
Welcome Home Cemetery
Grayson
Riser Funeral Home
Ruby O. Henson Gilbert
Ruby O. Henson
J. W. Henson
Gilbert
Mattie
Nina Fay Henson
Waymon
Billy Ray
Charles W. Henson
Gilbert Baptist Church
C. A. Martin
Oakley
Wisner
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Winnsboro
Repatriate Tom Yoshiyama builds life between Osaka and Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA June 8. Americanized Tom Satoshi Yoshiyama, six months after repatriation, embraces Japan and democracy. He plans a political career, supports the occupation, and remains estranged from the United States. His wife Hisaka, not fully American, assists at home while the Yoshiyamas blend Japanese and American customs in a modern, rationed life.
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Hiroshima
Japan
Tom Satoshi Yoshiyama
Nippon
Tom
Uraga
United States
Oshiyama
Tule Lake
Calif
Kure
San Francisco State College
Philippines
Hisaka
Tule Lake Relocation Center
Yoshiyamas
Nine wounded in anti British riots in Alexandria
Alexandria reports nine wounded by hand grenades during anti British riots in the second flare up within 24 hours. The day ends with one dead and 19 wounded overall as Egyptian soldiers police try to disperse a Moslem Brotherhood organized demonstration tied to London's Victory Day. Grenades injure eight soldiers and a civilian. prior night casualties include four British soldiers and seven Egyptians.
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Alexandria
London
Moslem Brotherhood
Egypt
Army Barracks
AMVETS hold Louisiana convention on economic reforms and reemployment
The AMVET gathering in Baton Rouge pressed for strong price controls and reemployment guarantees for veterans, criticizing lawmakers and profit-driven industries. Delegates from multiple posts outlined committees for nominations and a potential state auxiliary, with Otto Passman urged to lead a leaner department budget and publish the AMVET paper.
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Hotel Frances
Hotel Virginia
Dudley Weber
Baton Rouge
Jimmie Davis
AMVET
Grady Durham
New Orleans
Louisiana Department
Otto E. Passman
Monroe
Passman
Durham
Joe Armstrong
Edwin Schultz
Robert Lynch
William Manning
Fred Dent
Women's Auxiliary
Dent
Manning
Charles Boze, Jr
American Legion
H. F. Madison, Jr
Charles Stiffel
S. H. Ray
Johns Hopkins APL reports fastest engine at Island Beach
On June 13 1945 at Island Beach New Jersey researchers from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory solved many technical problems in a holly pipe to report attainment of the fastest engine in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island Beach
N. J
Applied Physics Laboratory
Johns Hopkins University
Political crisis hints at possible plebiscite after fraud claims
The text notes charges of gravest electoral fraud aimed at ensuring a republican outcome and requests Allied review of electoral materials by the supreme court before a formal declaration. A new plebiscite is considered unlikely by political and judicial circles.
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Supreme Court
High Court
Morehouse Has and Six Teachers at Rouge High and Area
Principal J P Causey and several teachers listed for Morehouse East Side West Side and other area schools. Other schools include Rouge High Collingston Bastrop Central and Beekman with multiple principals and staff. Names include Irene McClendon Edwin Conger Martha Marshall Drucilla Motley Eloise Nelson Clara Williams Robie Williams Jessie Dowdy Frances Fisher Marie Bickley Sue Jones P P Ferguson Louise Perdue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Causey
Irene W. McClendon
Edwin Conger
Met Rouge High School
Martha Marshall
Drucilla Motley
Collingston High School
Eloise Nelson
Bastrop Central Grammar School
Clara and
Robie Williams
Jessie Dowdy
Frances T. Fisher
East Side Grammar School
Elliott Granted Permit for One-Story Storage Building
D E Elliott was granted permission to erect a one story frame building at 2311 South Grand Street for storage. The owner will do the building and the total cost will not exceed 200 dollars. A separate note states 34,238,000 calves were raised on U S farms during 1945.
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D. E. Elliott
South Grand Street
United States
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