Unverified claim on Allied invasion choices and Africa campaign
The source asserts American planners considered invading France in 1942 by the 1944 route but were persuaded by Churchill and Mountbatten to pursue North Africa and Sicily. It alleges Rommel’s desert force was ignored while the Africa campaign served Churchill’s political aims and that US troops endured costly desert training for a nonbeneficial fighting style.
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France
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Lord Mountbatten
Rommel
Hitler
Churchill
British Isles
United States
Arizona
California
Washington
Drought and Rain Divide Across Southern States
The Civil Aeronautics Administration reports light rainfall from midnight to 6 am in Selmanfield, with heavier rain expected later. Arkansas suffers drought in its seventh week, Mississippi prays for relief from a 43 day dry spell, and Tennessee faces potential tobacco losses without rain. San Antonio endures floods from weekend rain while crops across the region show brown droughty signs. The Weather Bureau doubts heavy rainfall soon but anticipates some relief later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Aerobatics Administration
Selmanfield
Arkansas
Roy Milton
University of Tennessee Extension Service
Middle Tennessee
San Antonio
Texas
Weather Bureau
Wyoming
Miner charged in deaths of two in West Virginia
Logan, June 4 A 45-year-old coal miner Elmer Farley of Island Creek Coal Co Holden faces murder charges after a shooting at a miner's home over a private coal hauling dispute. Victims were Charles Wells 45 president of United Mine Workers Local Holden and Robert Whorley 40 safety committee member. Major Thompson 28 remained critically ill at St Mary's Hospital Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
W. Va
Cabell County
St. Mary's Hospital
Huntington
A. T. Dingess
Elmer Farley
Island Creek Coal Co
Holden
Charles Wells
United Mine Workers
Holden Mine
Robert Whorley
Major Thompson
Carson W. Browning
Farley
Browning
High Court Holds Peddler Ban Valid
Baltimore June 4 Jon Jonkel former Chicago public relations man pleaded guilty to violating Maryland election laws as campaign manager for Senator Butler R Md Jonkel managed Butler s campaign against Millard E Tydings last year Tydings a 24 year Democratic senator was defeated by 43000 votes Judge Joseph Sherbow delayed sentencing to hear motions
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Baltimore
Jon Jonkel
Chicago
Maryland
Butler R.md
Jonkel
Butler
Millard E. Tydings
Tydings
Joseph Sherbow
Supreme Court Upholds City Ban on Doorstep Sales
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that cities may ban door to door selling by book agents and peddlers. The Alexandria Louisiana ordinance requiring consent before calling at homes was upheld as a model for over 400 similar ordinances nationwide. Justice Reed delivered the majority opinion with Chief Justice Vinson and Justice Black writing dissents.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Alexandria
High Court
Justice Reed
Justice Vinson
Justice Black
Races Draw 4000 at Lake Providence for Miss Louisiana event
More than 4000 spectators lined Lake Providence for the second annual speedboat races linked to the Miss Louisiana pageant. Boats from Mississippi Arkansas and Louisiana competed in a three hour program with Hydro race winner Goggle Eye Davis of El Dorado first and Billy Bueh among top finishers.
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Lake Providence
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Goggle Eye Davis
el Dorado
Billy Bueh
OPS Experts Coming To Local Chamber Tomorrow
Visiting team from the Office of Price Stabilization will be at the Chamber of Commerce office tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Appointments for meetings may be made by calling 3-3461.
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Office of Price Stabilization
Chamber of Commerce
Acheson Quietly Reflects on Yalta Atomic Bomb Uncertainty
Secretary Acheson testified at Senate hearings that the 1945 Yalta pact to bring Russia into the war against Japan occurred before certainty about the atomic bomb. He noted Washington did not know if an atom bomb existed when the agreement was signed and discussed wartime aid to Chinese Communists amid Sino national rivalries.
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Washington
Acheson
United States
Yalta
Russia
Japan
Orient
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Far Eastern
Henry A. Wallace
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
China
Manchuria
Roosevelt
Churchill
Britain
Stalin
Miss Louisiana Winners Join Tulane Board of Administrators
Miss Louisiana of 1951 Mrs George M Snellings Jr of Monroe and George Sheppard Farnsworth of New Orleans named to Tulane University board of administrators by Joseph M Jones president. They succeed Miss Florence Dymond and J Woodruff George on the board, both named to membership emeritus.
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George M. Snellings, Jr
Monroe
George Shepherd Farnsworth
New Orleans
Tulane University
Joseph M. Jones
Snellings
Florence Dymond
Farnsworth
J. Woodruff George
Dymond
Mr. George
Emer
Miss Louisiana 1951 Crowned In Lake Providence
Miss Jeanne Thompson a 19 year old LSU senior won the Miss Louisiana title at the second annual pageant in American Legion Ballpark Lake Providence. Senator Dudley J LeBlanc presented her a $1000 scholarship check to further her education.
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Louisiana
Jeanne Thompson
Lake Providence
American Legion
Dudley J. LeBlanc
Miss. Thompson
Small But Sharp Battles Flare Up
Allied troops advancing under rainy conditions near the main Communist redoubt in north Korea beat off determined Red counterattacks. U N forces pressed from Yonchon to Kansong with tank thrusts gaining one to three miles in places as Reds attacked exposed spearheads.
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William C. Barnard
Tokyo
North Korea
United Nations
U. N
Yonchon
Kansong
Mickey Cohen Goes to Trial on Tax Evasion Charges
Los Angeles June 4 The federal government brings Mickey Cohen to trial on income tax evasion charges for 1946 47 and 48 claiming 156 123 48 in taxes owed Cohen and his wife Lavonne signed joint returns Cohen denies the charges and offered to plead guilty if proven to have failed to pay a penny He is held on bonds of 5000 for Cohen and 2500 for Lavonne Judge Ben Harrison orders 100 prospective jurors due to notoriety The case is likened to Al Capone era Chicago crime.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
al Cappone
Hollywood
Cohen
Sam
Lavonne
Ben Harrison
Capone
Scarface al
Chicago
13 Louisiana soldiers to arrive in California for burial
Washington reports the bodies of 13 Louisiana army men killed in Korea will be flown to San Francisco for burial. They are among 374 American service members to be returned. next of kin names and addresses are listed with the casualties.
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Washington
Korea
San Francisco
Defense Department
Hypotite
A. Alexander
Owen L. Alexander
Colin St
New Orleans
Edwin A. Bonnette
Edwin E. Bonnette
Laurel
Clifford Etheridge
Conviction Of Communists Upheld By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court affirmed the conspiracy conviction of 11 top American Communists. Chief Justice Vinson said they intended to overthrow the U.S. government and their actions created a clear and present danger. The Smith Act, passed in 1940, criminalizes advocating overthrow by force. Sentences reached up to five years and fines of $10,000.
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Washington
Supreme Court
America
Vinson
United States
Communist Party
Black
Douglas
Clark
Jackson
Frankfurter
Reed
Burton
Minton
Congress
U. S
Harold R. Medina
New York
U.S. Circuit Court
Funeral Held for 16 Year Old Ivy Reininger
Funeral services for Ivy Pearl Reininger a 16 year old Ouachita Parish High School ninth grader who drowned in the Ouachita River were held at First Nazarene Church with Rev Daniel Stafford officiating Interment followed at Masonic Cemetery Crowville La Recovering the body Bill Young used a fishing rod Monroe Firemen and American Legion members assisted in the rescue effort The Reinniger family is cited among attendees
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Ivy Pearl Reininger
Ouachita
First Nazarene
Monroe
American Legion
Emmett Dortch
Jack Liles
John Hand
Henry Reinniger
Warden Easterly Threatens Suits Over Angola Reports
Warden Rudolph Easterly warned there will be lawsuits if sensational stories about Angola prison continue. He criticized reporters for unverified claims and said some inmates would cooperate for money. Gov. Earl Long appointed a citizens committee to study prisoner protests as Easterly traveled with Deputy Warden FED Bazer.
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Shreveport
Rudolph Easterly
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Angola
Easterly
Angela
Earl Long
Fed- Bazer
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Pegler
Lyla Lagarde
Orleans Parish
Carolyn Tate
Jonesboro-Hodge
Babs Pollard
Madison Parish
Una Marshal
Bator Rouge
Anne Hill
Ruston
Jane Hill
Pat Brown
la. Tech
Patty McQueen
Marvin Dubos
Drouth Sears
City
Red
Miss
Tulane
George M. Snellings
al Capone
Venire
Defense Dept
Ivy Pearl Reinninger
Ouacita River
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