Let Us Worry Pilot Writes Wife About Atomic Baby
KWAJALEINY June 24. Pilot Woodrow Swancutt of the atom bomb plane Waves Dream writes his wife Maties from Tampa Florida explaining the mission and maternity at once. He mentions fellow crewman Bob Glenn whose wife is also expecting an atom baby and notes the crew’s readiness and concerns about mothers and babies during atomic tests. He signs off sending love to Carolyn and Wendie.
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Woodrow Swancutl
Drea
Elis
Tampa, Flay
Hare
Uhis
Bob Glenn
Robert Glew
Anderson
D. C
Swancutt
Mose
Bob
Kwojulien
Teast 11
Dave
Carolyn
Wendie
Woodie
Actress Tina Hayworth Honored After Bikini Atom Bomb Portrait
Hollywood dispatch reports actress Tina Hayworth, whose portrait appears on the Bikini atom bomb, feeling honored as she tells reporters she still has not come down to earth. Her studio had previously received requests for pictures of the actress and sent several.
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Furnie
Harold Wood
Bill Adis
Bendy
Bits Hollywood
Tina Hayworth
Thieves Take Fan In Raid on Firm
Thieves broke a second story window at Tex-Son Manufacturing at 3021 West Martin Street and carried off an 18 inch electric fan along with a small amount of cash on a Saturday. Miss Lera Leener reported a purse theft of 81 dollars from a burglar who forced the back window screen. The empty purse was recovered in the back yard. Mrs Hentinda Ramirez reported a theft of 75 dollars from her yard on South Laredo Street.
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Rrieves
Tex-Son Manufacturing Company
West Martin Street
Lera Leener
St. Francis Street
Hentinda
Ramirez
South la
Truth serum used in Degnan case to force confession
Chicago authorities ordered sodium pentathol to be given to William Heirens, a University of Chicago student, in a bid to obtain a confession to the Degnan kidnapping and murder. FBI fingerprints matched a print on the ransom note, tying Heirens to the crime. Suzanne Degnan was abducted from her north side home on January 7 and parts of her dismembered body were found in four sewers near the Degnan residence.
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Chicago
CNS
University of Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
William Tuohy
William Helrens
FBI
Washington
Degnan
Ray R. Grinker
Michael Reese Hospital
Fuchy
John Pendergast
Heirens
Tuohy
Jiltie Suzanne
Chicaza
Suzanne
James E. Degnan
OPA
Third Brooke Class to Graduate at Army Medical Center
Graduation exercises for Brooke Army Medical Center's third Brooke Class of about 500 medical officers will be held at 1895 a.m. Sunday in Theater No 4 Brig Gen John M Willis Brooke Commandant announced Col Howard T Wickert will address the graduates approximately 80 percent of whom will be sent overseas as replacements
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Army Medical Department
Brooke Army Medical Center
John M. Willis
Brooke
Howard T. Wickert
Medical Department
President Signs Sweetheart Bill for WWI Vets Fiances
President Truman signed the sweetheart bill authorizing fiancees of World War I veterans to enter the United States without quota limits. Those admitted must marry within three months or face deportation. The act lasts until July 1, 1947, and covers fiances of men now in service.
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Washington
INS
Truman
United States
Hart named dean of Southwestern Medical College
Dallas June 29 Brig. Gen. William Leairt retired former chief surgeon of the eighth service command has been appointed dean of Southwestern Medical College announced today by Dr. E W Cary president of Southwestern Medical Foundation he will assume duties August 1 Cary stated
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Dallas
En. William Leeart
Eighth Service Command
Southwestern Medical College
E. W W. Cary
Southwestern Medical Foundation
Truman signs new draft bill extends draft to 1997
President Truman signed a law extending the draft until March 31 1997. The measure replaces the stopgap and raises age limits, with exemptions for 18 year olds and fathers. It orders drafting men 44 through 49 and sets service limits at 18 months. By September 30 all nonvolunteers and certain veterans will be separated or discharged.
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Truman
War Department
Bor
Congress
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