Death of General Krivitsky Prompts Murder Theory
Washington dispatch reports General Walter Krivitsky was found shot to death in a Bellevue hotel room. Police pursue possible murder or counterfeit notes claiming death by own action while Dies Committee plans future evidence on the case. Louis Waldman cites a man named Hans linked to Krivitsky’s Soviet U. S. secret police ties.
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Dies
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Texas
House Committee
Walter Krivitsky
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Krivitsky
Dies Committee
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Louis Waldman
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Hans
Louisiana WPA Scrutiny Opens in Washington Hearings
A Comptroller General report highlights alleged WPA irregularities in Louisiana with $1,000,000 questioned and $21,000,000 placed into suspense. Howard Hunter testified about reorganizations and new leadership as 55 WPA cases from 1939 to 1941 seek restitution over $200,000. One case cites diverted labor and materials for street projects near Leon Tujuque and Maurice Tujuque.
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Washington
Tt Aap
Lindsay Warren
Work Projects Administration
Lowistone
Howard
Hunter
WPA
Appropriations Committee
Generalsecounting Office
Bes
Louwdiena
Wpas
Louisiana
Louizana
New Orleans
Leon C. Tujuque
Maurice E
Tujuque and
Stich
Faithful Laddie the Airedale Seemingly Rebounds at Monterey
Faithful Laddie the Airedale, grieving master away at army camp, showed signs of improvement at the Presidio Veterinary Hospital. A good night’s rest and warm broth revived the dog as Everett Scott’s return plans hope to restore his strength and possibly make him mascot of the Seventh Division.
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Monterey
Calif
Laddie
Airedale
Everett Scott
Chanute
Kans
Presidio of Montérey Veterinary Hospital
Greek War Relief Fund Reaches 1906 Total In Local Drive
The Greek war relief effort has raised 1906 dollars to date with 8 more added locally. Supporters plan to continue contributions via the News Star and Morning World and to coordinate with a national committee to marshal aid for Greece amid air attack and shipping risks.
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News-Star
Morning World
Mardi Gras Music Feud Won’t Hurt New Orleans Parade
Musicians say the A S C A P E M L feud will not affect Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans. The tune If Ever I Cease to Love remains a traditional Mardi Gras marching piece since 1872 after Rex Krewe adopted it with Grand Duke Alexis Romanov and Lydia Thompson in 1872, linking the song to carnival history.
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A. S.C
Alexis Romanoff Alexandrovitch
Russias
America
Lydia Thompson
Bluebeard
New
Alexis
Lydia
Rex
No Conquest by Arms Can Last Says Chicago Scientist
University of Chicago Oriental Institute researcher Dr Neilson C Debowden argues that military conquest cannot endure, citing ancient Assyrian examples and primitive warfare mechanisms. He notes tremors of war history, from armored chariots to bone-dry city-state treaties, echoing modern conflicts.
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University of Chicago
de. Neilson C. Debowden
Oriental Institute
Lestone
Haxtory
Arma
Aredf Hitler
Deboveise
Volders
Gas explosions kill four in Philadelphia disasters
In Philadelphia a series of flames and blasts from illuminating gas devastated two southside homes and triggered a blaze that ruined seven more. Patrolman James Clark died trying to save occupants as rescuers pulled three unidentified corpses from the rubble. The first blast struck at 5 am followed by a second 15 minutes later and a third four hours later. debris, cracked pavement, and shattered windows marked the scene. Deputy Chief William Simmier blamed the gas for the blasts.
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Philadelphia
James Clark
William Simmier
Delta Airlines conducts survey flight to Cincinnati airport
Delta Airlines has begun survey flights from Atlanta to Cincinnati via Knoxville and Lexington. The 21 passenger Douglas transport landed at Luken airport last night. The company plans regular service within 60 to 70 days, with vice president Laigh C Parker staying in Cincinnati to finalize the terminal.
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Cincinnati
Deltas Airlines
Atlanta
Knoxville
Lexington
Luken
Laigh C. Parker
Monroe
Parker
Special City Election Set for March 18
Monroe voters will decide March 18 if the city may issue certificates of indebtedness to fund repairs and expansion of the municipal power plant and system. Voters must register by Saturday. The push follows a 1959 committee report and Burns MacDonald study detailing needed upgrades for immediate and future city power needs.
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Monroe
H. H. Benoit
Benoit
Joe Marx
Burns, MacDonald and Company
Kansas City
Centenarian Colonel Ellis Seeks Two More Years
Los Angeles report on 102 year old Col Charles E Ellis a West Point graduate who served since 1861 and once knew Abraham Lincoln. He says he wants two more years to see Roosevelt's plans unfold and reflects on his long career and faith in Uncle Sam. He recalls Lincoln as a boy and discusses his civil and army service.
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Los Angeles
Charles E. Ellis
Abraham Lincoln
Roosevelt
Ellis
West Point
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ilinois
Dollar Bill
Sam
LaGuardia And Willkie Also Will Testify
Three noted witnesses are slated to testify as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee seeks to complete the record on defense plans. Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia testified that joint US Canada defense plans exist and endorsed the British aid bill as part of national defense.
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Fiorello LaGuardia
New York City
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Canada
LaGuardia
Vandenberg
Michigan
James B. Conant
Harvard University
New York
Sid Hill
Conant
Miss Thompson to Appear Here After Train Delay
Sydney Thompson, noted dramatist, canceled a Shreveport appearance due to a Meridian train wreck. She arrived in Monroe and will perform tonight at Northeast Junior College auditorium with selections by Maupassant and O Henry, followed by a college speech club reception.
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Shreveport Town Hall
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Northeast Junior College
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O Henry
Miss Thompson
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Grandfather and Two Young Grandchildren Die in Vermont Fire
In Bennington Vermont a blaze killed Leslie Becker 55 and his grandchildren Judith Lee Becker four weeks old and Eleanor Ann Becker 18 months old. The grandfather died after moving to the crib room to shield the infant as flames trapped the parents on the second floor. Firemen blamed a defective chimney and the unreported damage was about 4000 dollars.
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Leslie Becker
Judith Lee Becker
Clarence Becker
Eleanor Ann
Thinks South Now More of Problem No 1
In New Orleans AAA official J W Duggan says the South is now more than ever the nation s economic problem No 1 due to the national defense program and the European war He notes the region contains about half of the nation s farm population and export markets have been cut off by war impacting cotton and other exports.
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New Orleans
South
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
J. W. Duggan
AAA
Judge Ida May Adams burns Nazi flag in court ruling
Los Angeles judge Ida May Adams defends flag burning as a protest against Hitler and the Nazi emblem after a preliminary hearing in San Pedro. The act followed controversy over a Nervi flag in a home and led to Pedro Rodriguez being bound over for superior court on assault charges. Secretary Hull asked for a full report and received mixed letters praising the act.
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Los Angeles
Ida May Adams
Hull
Culbert J. Olson
Adams
Canada
San Pedro
Pedro Rodriguez
Eva Sandstrom
Rodriguez
Dispatches
Washington
Franco Crosses Into France Ahead of Mussolini Meeting
Reports from Bern and Vichy say Generalissimo Francisco Franco of Spain will cross into France today en route to the Franco Italian border for a possible meeting with Benito Mussolini. Franco travels with his brother in law Ramon Serrano Suner from Madrid toward Portbou near the frontier.
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Switzerland
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Spain
France
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Maly
Vichy
Philippe Petain
Montpellier
Rome
Madrid
Duce
Axis
Franco
Ramon Serrano Suner
Portbou
Riviera
Petain
Paul Reynaud
Englishwoman's treason appeal reduces death sentence
Dorothy Pamela O'Grady of the Isle of Wight had her death sentence commuted to 14 years in prison on appeal. Convicted under the official secrets act after a trial for approaching a prohibited place possessing defense information and cutting military telephone wire, she was the first woman to be convicted of treason in Britain since the war began.
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London
Mrsa
Dorothy Pamela O'Grady
Britain
Isle of Wight
British Move Draws Balkan Crisis Nears Break with Bulgaria
Bulgarian police seized an American courier passport and the US legation filed protests as German troops and Nazi transport planes massed toward Bulgaria and Rumania. British warships bombarded Ostend while Turkish telegrams and suspicions of a wider invasion swirled through Ankara and London.
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United States
Associated Preat
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Mediterranean
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Rumania
London
Turkey
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Associated Press
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Adolf Hitler
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Yugoslavia
Ouachita Welfare Units Will Merge
Baton Rouge Feb 11 Special The intake and certification office in Ouachita parish will consolidate with the parish department of public welfare on March 1. Welfare Director W S Terry Jr said mergers are happening in many parishes as a state wide measure. The duties include WPA referrals CCC selections and surplus commodity certification and distribution.
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Baton Rouge
Ouachita Parish
Department of Public Welfare
WS. Terry, Jr
State Department of Public Welfare
Terry
Perish Welfare Department
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