Tokyo Rose On Stand To Tell Of Radio Work
Eva Toguri d AQuino, 33, testifies in her treason trial about her role as a Radio Tokyo broadcaster during World War II. She describes early life in America and Japan, flight to Japan, and passport issues. Defense aims to gain jury sympathy while detailing evacuation efforts and family pressures.
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Tokyo
San Francisco
Rose
Radio Tokyo
Eva Toguri d’Aquino
Wayne Collins
America
Japan
Collins
Risei
D’aquino
Pacific
U. S
Legation
Washington
Sabotage Hit SP Main Line Between Berkeley and Oakland
Berkeley police reported 17 block signals on the Southern Pacific main line between Berkeley and Oakland sabotaged. Wires were removed from signals May cause rear-end collisions. removal discovered Sept. 3 and no further trouble reported since then as police and railroad agents investigate their removal.
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Berkeley
Calif
INS
Southern Pacific
Oakland
Mad Gunman Scares Town in Quebec
In Point Comfort Quebec a crazed man armed with a shotgun terrorized the village for 24 hours. Nicholas Perrier 45 miles north of Ottawa shot at his son and forced his wife to help chop telephone poles to block calls. No injuries reported.
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Point Comfort
Quebec
Nicholas Perfier
Ottawa
Perrier
Fire sweeps main ice cream plant in Reo lit Wis
Fire destroyed the two story brick main plant of the Taylor Freezer Corporation near downtown Reolit Wisconsin. A company official estimated damage at 600000 dollars. The fire swept through the main factory late last night causing total loss.
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Reloit
Wis
Taylor Freezer Corporation
Czech Priests Reject State Control Law
Czech and Slovak Catholic priests oppose a government bill giving the state control over church appointments finances and administration. In a statement to the government about 70 percent of clergy had signed protests with about 7,000 priests in the country. The move signals a likely fall showdown in the state church dispute.
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Prague
Sept
Czechoslovakia
Wisconsinite Named Belgian Envoy and Air Force Posts
Robert D. Murphy of Wisconsin, head of the German and Austrian affairs division at the State Department, was nominated by President Truman to be ambassador to Belgium. The same action named Lt. Gen. Howard Arnold Craig as inspector general of the Air Force with a predated lieutenant general rank. Maj. Gen. Kenneth Bonner Wolfe was nominated deputy chief of staff for materiel with the rank of lieutenant general.
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Washington
Robert D. Murphy
Wisconsin
State Department
Truman
Belgium
Howard Arnold Craig
United States Air Force
Kenneth Bonner Wolfe
U. S. Air Force
AFL Convention Sees Wage Law Issues Cited by Dille
Delegates at a Arizona labor convention hear John R. Dille of the U S Department of Labor report federal purchases in the state exceed 7 million dollars in six months. He notes 65 percent of 94 industries violated wage and hour rules and 907 workers were owed 78000 in back pay. Industrial expansion requires higher purchasing power.
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Arizona
John R. Dille
U. S. Department of Labor
Dille
U. S
West
Okay On Thte Loan Reported Okay On Thte Loan Reported
Diplomatic officials said the Export Import Bank approved a multi million dollar loan to Yugoslavia. The amount was around 20 million dollars to buy machinery for copper lead and zinc mines. It would be the first direct U.S. loan to Yugoslavia since Tito shifted from Moscow about 15 months ago. Yugoslavia had pressed the loan for about three weeks.
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Washington
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Moscow
Road-A Scope stock scheme in Arizona eyed at hearing
Witnesses described rosy promises of quick returns from Road-A Scope investments. Morgan testified about Anderson’s control of stock and assets, while victims described payments funneled to Anderson and hopes of profits from a cow’s bra device and advertising contracts with Coca Cola and Pepsi.
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Brooks
Morgan
Anderson
Joseph P. Ralston
Road-Ascope of
Arizona
Howard Pyle
Pyle
KTAR
H. L. Dunham
Phoenix
Heidelberg University
Germany
Mexico
United States
Rodeo
San Carlos
Ralston
George J. Janovich
Ivan B. Lloyd
John H. Evans
Yuma Road
Arizona Corporation
Leo E. Mullen
Ander
Mullen
Corporation Commission
Heard Building
Janovich
Lloyd
Valley National Bank
Valley Bank
Read-Ascope
Road-A-Scope
Coca Cola
Pepsi-Cola
Praise for billboards and Burma Shave on long highway hauls
The author extols billboards for breaking monotony on long drives, praising Burma Shave and humorous signs. He argues scenic clutter harms practicality, defends advertising as civic entertainment, and laments efforts to remove roadside displays despite aesthetic concerns.
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Burma
Joe
Clark Smith
Korea Civil War Threat Seen If U S Russian Talks Fail
The United Nations Korea Commission warned that a grim civil war could devastate Korea unless a U S Russian accord is reached. It blamed U S S R U S for hardening North and South Korea relations and cited Russia’s refusal to recognize the Commission and allow entry. The report criticized South Korea’s republic for blocking conciliations and noted a North Korea treaty with the Soviet Union and military aid links with Chinese Communist forces in Manchuria.
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Lake Success
N. Y
INS
United Nations Korea Commission
General Assembly
North
South Korea
Korea
U.S.S. R
North Korea
Manchuria
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American Federation of Unions
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Second Avenue
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Franklin
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East Washington
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