Caribbean Conspiracy
Anne Heywood, daughter of a wealthy New York publisher, travels to Puerto Rico on assignment. Reporters Pete Wilcox and Miguel Valera, along with Richard Taussig, an engineer suspected of German ties, and Russell Porter with his wife Sue, inhabit the island as tensions rise. Anne weighs Taussig’s true loyalty while valuable plans surface as proof of Russell’s abilities.
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Anne Heywood
New York
Puerto Rico
Pete Wilcox
Miguel Valera
United States
U.S
Richard Taussig
Russell Porter
Sue
Mr. Taussig
Russell
Anne
Taussig
Sue Porter
Anne Heywood plots escape in Puerto Rico intrigue
Anne Heywood evades Taussig and plans to meet Pete Wilcox after discovering missing charts. She borrows a taxi, hides in a stairwell, slips to the Escambron, and arranges a late return while Sue Porter fears exposure. Taussig pursues a stated story for leverage.
Soldier wins lottery puts windfall into war bonds
Staff Sergt Peter J Malone of the Sixth Air Force in the Caribbean won 5000 in the Panamanian lottery with a 2.50 ticket investment. He chose to put the money into war bonds, while his outfit offered varied ideas on spending.
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Panama Canal Department
Peter J. Malone
Sixth Air Force
Caribbean
Malone
Tina’s Hunger Ends in Indigestion at Italian HQ Mess
An Italian girl Tina, living near an American airbase in Italy, secures work serving officers for 40 lire a day. After a feast she collapses from overeating, later recovering with moderation but still enjoying meals. The incident reflects wartime hunger and temptations as Americans arrive.
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Italy
Tina
Megs
British Farm Hand Here Is Deaf to All Praise
Kenneth Andrews, a deaf farmhand from Bacons Thorpe in Norfolk, ran toward a crash landing single seater plane. He rescued the trapped pilot from the blazing cockpit after kicking off the cover with his bare hands. Although hailed as a hero, Andrews pays no heed to praise.
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London
Kenneth Andrews
Baconsthorpe
Norfolk
Andrews
Cupid Seeks Atlanta Street List to Find Lost Girlfriend
Camp Claiborne soldier Homer F. Gold en asks city police chief M A Hornsby for a list of Atlanta streets after losing contact with his girlfriend. He believes hearing the street name would trigger the memory of where she lives. He adds he would appreciate the help.
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Cupid
Atlanta
Corp
Homer F. Golden
Camp Claiborne
M. A. Hornsby
Slugging Over Washtub Spurs Laundry Schedule
Kansas City police responded to a basement wash area dispute at a six family apartment. Mrs. Lucille Zastrow reports two women fought for tub access, one knocked the other down and both cried. She now enforces a set laundry schedule to prevent a repeat of the confrontation.
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Richard Taussig
Kansas City
Lucille Zastrow
Red Beard Saves Life of Wrecked Warship Survivor
Lieutenant Hugh Barr Miller, 33, survivor of the sunken destroyer Strong, describes 43 days inside Japanese lines before being rescued by a pilot who spotted his red beard. He dodged Japs, recycled gear, and aided by Maj. Vernon Peterson and others, ending at Munda after earning the Purple Heart and Navy Cross.
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Red Beard
San Francisco
Hugh Barr Miller
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Solomons
Arundel Island
Miller
Alabama
Grumman
James R. Turner
Tyler
Texas
Munda
Vernon A. Peterson
Minneapolis
Minn
Maj
Goodwin Luck
Sergt
John Happer
Kansas City
Vila Plantation
Peterson
Naval
Bandits Lock Victim in Icebox at Royle Liquor Store
In Chicago two gunmen robbed Royale Liquor Store of 444 dollars and a 91.80 check. They forced David Segal into the cold icebox and piled beer cases against the door. A customer later freed him, and Segal alerted Sheffield Avenue police.
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Chicago
David Segal
Royale
Segal
Sheffield Avenue
Father Killed Saving Dog in Chicago Blaze
Albert Fess 37 died after rescuing his wife and two children from a burning Chicago apartment he reentered to save their dog Trixie. He leaped from a third story window as flames cut off his retreat. the dog was found under a bed unharmed.
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Chicago
Albert Fess
Fess
Mary
Trixie
Wedding Cake Travels Halfway Around World
London report of Leading Aircraftsman Fred Edginton of the RAF who packed a 16-pound three tier wedding cake with silver icing during training in Canada to be ready for his marriage upon his return home. The cake accompanied his journey despite rationing in England.
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London
Fred Edginton
RAF
Edginton
Canada
England
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The
Granada
Miss Heywood
Lis
Pete
Maria
Fortress el Morro
Escambron
Valeras
Ipo
Dog
Manhattan
ST. Louis
Fleischmann
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