Axis Sally Gillars Sentenced to 10 to 30 Years for Treason
Mildred E Gillars known as Axis Sally was sentenced by U S District Judge Edward M Curran to 10 to 30 years in prison and fined 10000 for treason after conviction for broadcasting Nazi propaganda including a Drama Vision of Invasion during World War II. The loss of citizenship is automatic on treason conviction and an appeal is planned.
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Washington
Mildred E
Axis Sally) Gillars
Edward M. Curran
Miss Gillars
Curran
James J. Laughlin
Supreme Court
Miss Gillais
Douglas Chandler
Robert Henry Best
Chandler
Best
Westbrook Pegler critiques the New York Herald Tribune line
Rant argues the Herald Tribune disguises Republican and Anglican stances through its Weekly Book Review. Pegler accuses Wendell Willkie of being a front for Roosevelt policy in 1940 and criticizes Joseph Barnes and Marshall Field for racial and religious agitation. The piece cites internal press dynamics and alleged editorial shifts.
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New York Herald Tribune
Wendell Willkie
New Deal
Lita van Doren
Weekly Book Review
H-T
Willkie
Roosevelt
Mortimer Snerd
Joseph Barnes
Mar
New York
Field
Clem Randall
Chicago Sun
Vasilevsky Named New Soviet Armed Forces Chief
Marshal Alexander M. Vasilevsky is named minister of armed forces of the Soviet Union, succeeding Marshal Nikolai Bulganin who remains deputy prime minister and may keep a key role in the politburo. Vasilevsky, a famed WWII commander, rose from major general to marshal of the army by 1943 and led the Crimea campaign in 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Alexander M. Vasilevsky
Supreme Soviet
Vasilevsky
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Soviet Union
Russia
Gilmore
London
Bulganin
Josef Stalin
Council of Ministers
Eisenhower
Viscount Montgomery
Crimea
Sevastopol
Supreme Command
Berlin
Tension Eases as UMW miners set to return to pits
The coal field stoppage ends with John L. Lewis ordering miners back by Monday, lifting fears across coal, steel, and rail sectors. Chesapeake & Ohio plans 7,000 to 8,000 furloughed workers back by April 2, while Baltimore & Ohio also resumes coal transport operations.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Mississippi
U. S. Senate
James Boyd
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Lewis
Boyd
Chesapeake & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Blind Man Executed in Alabama for Axe Slaying
A 42 year old African American, blind for seven years, was executed at Kilby prison for killing Ellen Mason in bed with an axe on January 14, 1947. Buster Snead confessed the motive, saying she owed him $20. The governor refused clemency despite prison officials’ appeal.
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Montgomery
Ala
Kilby
George Garner
Buster
Jesus
Snead
James I’. Folsom
Monroe Struck By 34 MPH Wind And Heavy Rain
Strong winds of 34 miles per hour battered Monroe on Thursday night with rainfall totaling 1.91 inches at Selman field by noon Friday. Flooding affected Columbia as well. Monroe fire crews pumped water from streets while Tensas levee basin officials deployed pumps to dry low areas by Friday noon.
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Monroe
Selman Field
Columbia
H. L. Hales
Here
Tensas
New WW I Veterans Pension Bill Introduced
Representative Rankin of Mississippi introduced a new World War I veterans pension bill offering 72 dollars monthly at age 65 if income does not exceed 2000 dollars for a single person or 3000 dollars with dependents. The measure, proposed after a narrow defeat of a broader bill, aims to reduce cost and address critics by tying benefits to financial need.
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Washington
Rankin
D-Miss
House
Veterans) Committee
Shreveport Newspapers Struck Over Wage Dispute
Publisher Douglas Attaway says the Shreveport Journal will publish today using the Times typewriter system despite a strike of operators and compositors. The Times and Journal face wage demands by Typographical Workers Local 155, with contracts expired March 15 and pay scales around 1.97 to 2.05 per hour.
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Shreveport
Douglas Attaway
Shreveport Journal
Journal
Times
the Times
Attaway
N. A. Neeley
Typographical Workers Local 155
Neeley
U S Forces Take Over Philippine Defense Roles
Manila reports the U S air force will assume primary defense duties for the Philippines. Sangley Point naval air station near Manila is to close as part of a Pacific economy move affecting several bases. Clark Field, north of Manila, remains a key installation under the 99 year U S Philippines lease, reflecting shifting strategic concepts after Japan’s defeat.
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Manila
U. S. Air Force
Philippines
Sangley Point
Pacific
Navy
Ralph W. Christie
San Francisco
U. S. Naval Air
Okinawa
Clark Field
U. S
Japan
Passman seeks restoration of flood control funds
Rep. Otto Passman moves to restore 31 million dollars in federal flood control and navigation funds for next year. The fight centers on 6 million for the lower Mississippi and a 13 million cut, with Louisiana Senator Russell Long demanding full restoration after the Port Allen levee breach and Army Engineers oversight. Morrison, whose district includes the breach, plans to return home to resume repairs.
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Whington
Otto Passman
U.sa
House Appropriations Committee
Mississippi
Passman
Mississippi River
Appropriations Committee
Louisiana Falls
Louisiana
Sen
Russell Long
Long
Senate
Port Allen
Engineers Take Steps To Close Door Shutting Off Water
In Baton Rouge Louisiana Army engineers began a flooding control operation to plug a levee breach near Port Allen. About 1 000 workers and 400 National Guardsmen moved wooden pilings and earthworks into place to seal the hole with chicken wire and sandbags. The town remains on high ground with no planned mass evacuation though 400 refugees, mostly Black women and children, have been housed across the river.
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Port Allen
Baton Rouge
National
Texas and Pacific Railway
Popular Grove
Henry Oneal, Jr
Oncal
Congresswoman Rogers guarded after death threats
Police guard the home of Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers amid death threat letters dating from Valentine’s Day. The 67 year old Massachusetts Republican dean faced a related divorce suit naming Capt Harold A Latta Lawrence as the other man, with allegations of late night visits and a Maine sighting. Both deny the charges as ridiculous.
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Washington
Navy
Harold A. Latta-Lawrence
Eilene Diana Latta- Lawrence
New England
Saco
Maine
Milwaukee Groom Faces New Quizzing in Patricia Birmingham Slay
Milwaukee police pressed for clues in the Patricia Birmingham case as Milton Babich 19 faces further questioning. Babich, brother in law to Patricia, eloped with his wife Kathleen 17 and is charged with contributing to delinquency. Patricia, a 16 year old West Allis High student, was found murdered in Milwaukee River with a concrete block after vanishing February 10.
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Milwaukee
Milton Babich
Patricia Birmingham
Babich
Patricia
Kathleen
Elopers
Minneapolis
Midwest
West Allis
Milwaukee River
Robert Berber
Kalamazoo
Mich
Adolph Kraemer
Birmingham
Kraemer
Fatricia
Boyet Welcomes Student Councils In Monroe Meeting
J M Boyet Monroe city schools superintendent addressed over 5300 Louisiana Association of Student Councils delegates in Monroe on cooperative planning and listening to others. Dr T Q Srygley urged youth to engage in democracy and value individuals over numbers. Robert May linked democratic duty to individual commitment as Neville High School band provided music and Neville Home Economic Club organized refreshments.
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Louisiana Association of Student Councils
Monroe
J. M. Boyet
T. Q. Srygley
Southern Association of Student Councils
Robert May
May
Neville High School
J. R. Cannon
Nevilles Home Economic Club
Tornado injures 20 near Mississippi line
A tornado struck 30 miles south of Greenville Mississippi injuring 20 and killing four. Names identified include Asiah Vaughn Lula Wright Beatrice Johnson and Spencer Davis. Homes and a school were demolished across the Nelson McKamie and Griffin plantations with rescue work hampered by rain and darkness.
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Greenville
Miss
Here
Murray Ethredge
Spencer Davis
King’s Daughter
Colored Hospital
Ethredge
Asiah Vaughn
Lula Wright
Beatrice Johnson
E. G. Nelson
Lake Jackson
McKamie
Lake Washington
Nelson Place
McKamis Plantation
Griffin Farm
Griffin Plantation
Wyman and Olivier Win Academy Awards in Hollywood
Jane Wyman won best actress for Johnny Belinda and Laurence Olivier earned best actor for Hamlet. The British film Hamlet also won best picture, with John Huston taking two prizes for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Claire Trevor won supporting actress for Key Largo.
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Hollywood
Jane Wyman
Laurence Olivier
Miss Wyman
B Pictures
Johnny Belinda
Olivier
Hamlet
Hustons
Lew Ayres
J. L. Warner
Mocambo
U. S
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Motion Picture Academy
Jane Russell
Jay Livingston
Ray Evans
Ivan Jandl
Walter Wanger
Joan of Arc
Jerry Wald
Monsieur Vincent
Wyman
Trevor
Costs of living equal year ago in Washington report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a 1.1 percent drop in the consumer price index from mid-January to mid-February, bringing living costs 0.9 percent above their year-ago level. Food prices fall steeply while rents and autos show small shifts across the month.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Rent Control Conference Faces Key Differences
Washington March 25 Senate and house conferees meet to resolve home rule and other disputes between the two rent bills as the current rent control law nears expiry March 31. House favors a flat 15 month extension while the Senate contemplates 12 to 15 months plus conditional state decontrol and limited rent increases.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Rented 1st Day Offer Promises Low Seven-Time Rate
A classified brief advertises renting on the first day with a low seven-time rate and cancellation privileges, inviting inquiries for details.
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Vasilesky
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