Bill Of Rights Birthday 150 Years Of Freedom In America
A 150 year reflection on the 1791 ratification of the Bill of Rights. The article notes the long fight to preserve freedoms of speech and press, from Jefferson to Hughes, and the enduring tension between liberty and national interests, with references to historical debates on censorship and sedition.
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Associated Press
Washington
Uncle San
Socrates
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Eugene Debs
Charles Evans Hughes
Bill of Rights in a Nutshell
A brief 19th century summary notes the first ten amendments limiting government power. It highlights free speech press assembly religion and protection against unreasonable searches and seizures and guarantees speedy public trials and protection from excessive bail.
Truck Mishap on Scioto Trail Claims Driver
Donald James Stuckert 38 of Bucyrus died after his truck overturned north of Lucasville on Route 23. Coroner Virgil E Fowler reported a fractured neck and crushed chest. state police freed the body from the cab after about an hour. He died en route to Portsmouth General Hospital.
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Donald James Stuckert
Renssler Street
Bucyrus
Lucasville
Virgil E. Fowler
Mr. Stuckert
Portsmouth General Hospital
Fatal Highway Crash Near Lincoln Street Kills Bucyrus Man
Four injured in Gallia street crash near Lincoln in Scioto county. Witness R C Boss from Dayton reports the Stuckert truck crossed the yellow line and skidded into an underpass. Stuckert, born 1902, died at Portsmouth General. survived by wife Bessie and parents George and the Bucyrus family. Rubber hose cargo moved to Reinhardt Transfer. Police arrested one driver. scene near a prior Aug 10 fatality.
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Gallia Street
Lincoln Street
Scioto County
Stuckert
Dayton
R. C. Boss
Scioto County Draft Quotas For Call 34 Released
In early 1942 draft call 34 Scioto County boards are ordered to send 39 men to army. Board 1 must provide 19 recruits and Board 2 20. all draftees will travel by special bus to Ft Thomas Kentucky. Boards 3 and 4 did not receive quotas. Board 4 had 42 men last call and may be skipped. No 2 quotas for call 35 for colored men.
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Scioto County
Army
Ft. Thomas
Temperatures Report for Observer Schirrman
Observer Schirrman reports today at 11 a m the temperature at 33 degrees with a minimum of 18 degrees and a comparison against the maximum not provided.
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Schirrman
County Establishes Rural Scioto Defense Committee
County commissioners tentatively set up a civilian defense group for rural Scioto County and discussed final plans to register civilian home defense workers in New Boston. They will approve committee heads and certify leaders to Governor Bricker with O. Carson Barklow as chairman and James T. Phillips as executive secretary.
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Scioto County
New Boston
Council Chamber of
New Boston City Hall
John W. Bricker
O. Carson Barklow
James T. Phillips
Volunteers Ready for Registration for City Civilian Defense
Volunteers prepared at six Portsmouth sites to join a city civilian defense council home guard during the war. Registration runs 2 to 6 PM and 7 to 9 PM at four fire stations, the American Legion hall, and the Norfolk & Western Y M C A. Helen Glockner, enrollment chair, said registrations continue daily this week at the same times.
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Portsmouth
Civilian Defense Council
Sciotoville
American Legion Hall
Second Street
Norfolk & Western Railway
Helen Glockner
Roosevelt Invites Willkie To White House Lunch
President Roosevelt invites Wendell Willkie to the White House for lunch and a possible discussion of a Wednesday conference aimed at a working agreement between labor and industry to limit war related stoppages.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
White House
Willkie
Congress Debates 10 Billion War Fund And Expanded Draft
The House and Senate move toward final approval on a 10 billion appropriations bill to equip 2 million troops and supply 1.2 million more. The plan includes a widened draft age from 19 to 44, registration for 18 to 64, and 30 percent naval expansion with further manpower details to follow. The selective service outlines immediate mobilization from a 1 million-strong reserve, with up to 50 000 to navy and 10 000 to marines, while army size hinges on future needs.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
War draft rules for men 21 to 35 deemed insufficient
Washington reports Brigadier General Lewis B. Hershey says extending registration to men 18 to 64 will not quickly or easily fill the army. He warns against hysteria and notes no way to predict when men outside the 21 to 35 age group will be drafted.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Roosevelt maps war history from Manchuria to axis aggression
President Roosevelt told Congress that Japan’s Pacific aggression culminated in the U S attack and declared war in self defense. He presented a chronology of U S and Japanese actions, citing Manchuria as the starting point and linking Germany Italy and Japan in a common axis of conquest.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Japan
Pacific
United States
Manchuria
Germany
Italy
Sentry's Shot Kills Woman In Los Angeles
A 19 year old army private, Eugene I Tuttles Divide Mont, is jailed on suspicion of murder after firing on a motorist who failed to halt near Los Angeles in a blackout era incident. Mrs Adele Brandei, 52, died. her husband Dr Harry M Brandei survived. Soldiers had been removing blue coverings from headlights when the shooting occurred.
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Army
Eugene I Tuttles
Mont
Adele Brandei
Walter Hunter
Tuttle
Ram
Brandel
Harry M. Brandel
Hunter
Lend Lease Aid Traced In Third Roosevelt Report
The third Roosevelt lend lease report to Congress shows aid to allies totaled 1.202 billion dollars through Navy channels, with actual exports up to December 1 at 595 million dollars. Through March the extended aid was 18 million, but speed increased the aid to 283 million as the program expanded.
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Roosevelt
America
Navy
Congress
Nation salutes Bill of Rights on 150th anniversary
Americans mark the 150th anniversary of the Bill of Rights with President Roosevelt to speak on a nationwide broadcast. Virginia ratified the amendment in 1791, George Mason drafted the bill, and Vice President Wallace will place a wreath at Mason's tomb. A presidential proclamation calls for reflection on the freedoms won and preserved for all citizens. Major Joseph Horridge of Yonkers, commanding Wolf Creek and Milan ordnance depots, was ordered today for duty.
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Roosevelt
Virginia
George Mason
Wallace
Mason
Gunston Hall
Fairfax County
Washington
Joseph Horridge
Yonkers
XN. Y
Wolf Creek
Milan
Tenn
Reds Hit Nazis on All Fronts From Moscow Victory
Moscow dispatch reports the Red Army, after defending Moscow Leningrad and the Caucasus, launches an offensive to expel German forces from Russian soil. Pravda claims massive Nazi losses six million men 15 000 tanks 13 000 planes 19 000 cannon with towns Uzlovaya Dubna Verkhove recaptured and 400 villages taken in the Orel sector amid encirclement fears around Tikhvin and Kharkov.
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Red Army
Leningrad
Caucasus
Pravda
Communist Party
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Germany
Sea of Azov
Taganrog
London
Tikhvin
Kharkov
Uzlovaya
Tula
Dubna
Verkhove
Livny
Orel
Hunting death toll rises in Ohio with fatal gun discharge
Hillsboro December 15 The hunting death toll in Ohio reached 20 after the death of Guy Shoemaker age 40. Coroner W M Hoyt said he was killed when his gun discharged accidentally while hunting on his farm eight miles south of Hillsboro.
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Hillsboro
Ohio
Guy Shoemaker
W. M. Hoyt
Tokyo warns of raids as Allied submarine campaign grows
Japanese officials warned of looming raids as Allied air and submarine offensives hit troop ships bound for Philippine and Malayan landings and as Formosa sighted reconnaissance planes near Takao. The joint army navy communique urged preparation for a protracted war with increased bombing and submarine activity.
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Oriental
Japan
United States Air Force
China Sea
Air Force
Formosa
War maps addition highlighted on Page 10
An update to the newspaper’s map collection appears on Page 10 with a new war map insertion. The feature notes the map’s addition to the series and its relation to ongoing conflict coverage.
Hong Kong under pressure as British withdraw Kowloon
The British acknowledge a Kowloon withdrawal allowing Japanese forces to move within rifle range of Hong Kong. London says withdrawal is progressing as planned while Manila reports Japanese activity limited to air over Luzon. Bomber damage to two Japanese transports near Legaspi is noted.
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Japan
Kowloon
Hong Kong
London
Manila
Luzon
Far Eastern Command
Legaspi
Dover Coast Shelled by German Long Range Guns
German long range guns bombarded the southeast coast of Britain for about three hours today. The heaviest attack in weeks struck the Dover area with most shells landing there.
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Eng
France
Britain
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