Charges Ready In Abduction
Geraldine Brozak, 19, faces federal charges in the abduction of Terry Taylor, 4, as she traveled from Charlotte to Anniston. Dr Winfred Overholser suggested a mental examination to assess her treatment needs. Five names she provided to authorities are noted, and witnesses recall her as deeply sympathetic, with some residents describing her as motherly toward the child.
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Washington
INS
Geraldine “Brozak
Charlotte
N. c
Terry ‘Taylor
Winfred, Oyer
Geraldine
FBI
Annells
Qverhoiger
Sal
Annapolis
George Seay
Gad
Drop in Births Tied to War Exodus From England
London report explains birth decline in England and Wales as linked to post D-Day service personnel exodus. Government notes live births at 695,944 in the previous year, 161 per thousand, down from 744,843 and 17.5 per thousand in 1944.
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London
England and
Wales
Quake Hits Japan on Eve of Pearl Harbor Anniversary
Tokyo reports a damaging quake on December 6 1944 U S time seriously hampering Japan war effort. Weather officials said factories railroads residences and other buildings were damaged on the eve of the third anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
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Tokyo
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Rail Strike Called Off In Texas and Louisiana
In Texas and Louisiana 3500 trainmen and engineers on Southern Pacific had planned a strike but reached an amicable settlement with company officials and union representatives late Friday night. The strike vote remains effective until other dispute elements are settled, with an emergency board to investigate about 400 cases. The board is due to arrive in Houston on March 5.
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Houston
Southern Pacific
Texas
Louisiana
Brotherhoods
William J. B.chase
Uainmen
Bnion
National Railroad Adjustment Board
Truman
Bad Guesses By Hitler Aided Allies
Top secret Allied files quote Hitler making six erroneous guesses in November 1942 that aided Britain and the United States. The report notes missteps from Norway to Crete and the Med, including plans to seize Spain, Gibraltar, and offshore measures, while he diverted resources toward shore batteries and U-boat transports.
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Daniel DE Luce Nuernberg
Hitler
Britain
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Algeria
Morocco
Eisenhower Leaves San Antonio After Inspection Tour
General Dwight D. Eisenhower and party depart Randolph Field at 8:20 a m for Washington following a two day rest in San Antonio. He arrived Tuesday afternoon in Sunflower II with Major General Suresi ana St. Col. James Stack and completed a two week inspection tour with visits to San Antonio army stations. Mrs Eisenhower and Mrs Moore hosted them at 307 Grand View Place.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Randolph Field
Washington
San Antonio
Alexander D. Suresiana
Tames Stack
Eisenhower
George Moore
Grand View Place
Bodies of Yanks Found on Formosa
U S army search team reports the discovery of more than 200 American prisoners buried in an unmarked grave on Formosa. The prisoners reportedly died after Allied bombing of transports transferring them from Manila to Japan. Two of 462 missing personnel have been recovered. others may have perished at sea or been captured and later liberated. Hope of finding any Americans alive on the island is virtually abandoned.
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Shanghat
U. S
Formosa
Manila
Japan
Army
Navy Armen
Jap Held
Los Angeles Warm Day Sets March Record
Los Angeles reports a high of 87 degrees aided by bright sun as March warms the city. It notes the day as the warmest March 4 since 1801, though not the hottest March day on record, referencing a prior peak on March 29, 1879.
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Los Angeles
Veteran Slain Mother Held In Slaying Case
In Cincinnati on March 2 a distraught mother, Mrs. Franke Tennann, 43, was charged with manslaughter in the killing of her war hero son James Marsh, 24, who won the Silver Star. Prosecutors said the breakfast table quarrel led to a fatal shooting. Mrs. Tennann, released on $1,000 bond, admitted the shooting but claimed self defense after her son allegedly threatened her. Mayor Ellert filed the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Joseph E. Ellert
St. Bernard
Franke Tenmann
James Marsh
Hermann
Polite
Sicily Rebels Defeated at Felmare Radio Station
Milan radio report says Italian soldiers and rebels clashed near a Felmare radio station. Rebels attacked with tanks and armed cars but were driven off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Maren 2
INS
Milan
Selditré
Polite
Falmere
Jap Spending Spree Seeks Last Cash Exchange in Tokyo
In Tokyo on March 2, citizens rushed to exchange old currency before it loses legal tender tonight. Banks and agencies collect old notes under the anti inflation program while new currency withdrawals will be limited. Merchants reported sparse goods available for purchase amid the rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
INSI
Reds Withdraw From Three Iran Districts
MOSCOW March 2 The Red Army troops were reported drawing from three districts in eastern Iran today under the deadline in a Big Three agreement with Iran. They will stay in other areas until the situation is cleared up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red Army
Iran
Ier
Chico Marx sues Warner Bros for 200000 over movie references
In Los Angeles on March 21 Chico Marx filed a suit seeking 200000 against Warner Brothers studio for alleged repeated references to him in a current film without consent.
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T.os Angeles
Cilco Marx
Aheaul T Wefarehand
Chico
Warner Brothers Studio
British Quell Prison Riot in North Allerton
British army prisoners, about 70, rioted at North Allerton military prison over food and a no smoking rule. Troops quelled the disturbance after inmates set fires and damaged interior sections, many recently moved from the Rhine area.
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North Allerton
England
Rhine
Powers Seek Pact To End Spain Crisis
Britain France and the United States pressed for a joint declaration urging Spaniards to overthrow Franco. Diplomats debated which Spanish groups to address and when to publish a manifesto calling for elections political amnesty and freedoms. Franco regime accused France of stirring anti Spanish demonstrations as part of an international plot.
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Ingyon
Britain
France
United States
Generalissimo Franco
Armand Berard
Paul Culbertson
State Department
U.S
Madrid
Marvel
Spain
Army Editors Ouster Shocks Pacific Stars and Stripes
Tokyo March 2 General MacArthur approved removal of the Pacific Stars and Stripes managing editor and a featured columnist after an inspector general flagged their discretion and integrity. Keneth L. Pettus and Barnard Rubin were reassigned to nonsensitive duty. both denied Communist ties. Rubin noted past party membership but said he resigned before induction and served with the International Brigade in Spain.
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Tokyo
MacArthur ‘Tolay
Army
Pacific Stars and Stripes
Hise
MacArthur
Keneth L. Pettus
Chicago
Barnard Rubin
Waterbury
Conn
Yokohama
Col
E. 3
Dwan
Communist Party
Hiss
Elines
Peitus
Rubin
International Brigade
Spain
Aspee
Snow Deluge Buries Paris in Record Snowfall
Paris woke to a heavy snowfall reaching a depth of 12 inches, shattering the 1879 record of 12 inches and signaling a delayed arrival of spring as more flakes continued to fall. Authorities issued weather advisories and residents stocked up on supplies.
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Paris
Weekend forecast for San Anthon a vicinity
Forecast for the San Antonana area calls for generally fair weather Saturday afternoon and night and Sunday with little temperature change. The high is expected near 78 degrees on Saturday and again around 78 on Sunday, with a low near 42 degrees Saturday night.
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San Antonana
Dulles Critiques UNO Balance Sheet Presentation
Philadelphia March 2 John Foster Dulles alternate US delegate to the UN presented a UNO balance sheet listing assets and liabilities of the recent meeting. He praised progress toward colonial trusteeship and relief handling but warned of a trend toward disharmony. He cited Soviet barriers to cooperation and said the USSR rejects compromise, noting no conscious desire to pursue another war. He also remarked the atom bomb issue would not sober US Soviet relations, joking that leaking it would make the Russians think the US was slightly imbecile.
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Philadelphia
John Foster Dulles
United States
United Nations Organization
UNO
Dulles
Soviet Union
Phos
United Nations
UMW Strike Notice Filed by John L. Lewis
UMW chief John L. Lewis filed a 30 day strike notice for about 400 000 miners and sought wage talks with bituminous coal operators on March 12 in Washington The notice was filed with the National Labor Relations Board and the Wage Stabilization Board Lewis said miners will continue work for 30 days and that the new wage price policy caused a significant change allowing reopening of the contract wage issue The action involves higher officials and government policy in Washington March 2 1951.
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Wasitington
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Washington
United Mine Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Schwellenbach
the Wage Stabilization Board
Stalin's Son Promoted in Moscow Dispatch
Moscow reports Wassily J. Stalin aged 26, son of Generalissimo Stalin, was promoted from colonel to major in the Red army. The promotion underscores top leadership loyalty and signals continued consolidation as the war effort intensifies.
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Moscow
Wassily J. Stalin
Stalin
Boen
Red
Churchill to Visit Capital in Washington Trip
In Miami on March 2 Winston Churchill accompanied by Mrs. Churchill their daughter Mrs. Sarah Oliver and Col. Frank Clarke departed Miami at 9 am by private car for Washington. He will meet his son Randolph Churchill and accompany President Truman to Westminster College Missouri for an address on March 5. He then heads to New York for a civic reception before returning to Washington.
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Miami
Fla
Winston Churchi
Churchill
Sarah Oliver
Col
Frank Clarke
Florida Fort Coast
Washington
Randolph Churchill
President Truman
Westminster College
Missouri
New York
Civb
England
Lon Marech
Teacher Uses Tape to Silence Chatterer Student
In Houston on March 2 a substitute teacher reportedly sealed the mouth of 7 year old Richard Lancaster with tape for chatter. George D. Sloan, school principal, called the incident most regrettable. The aunt, Mrs. A J Hughes, complained to authorities who promised action to avoid repetition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Lancaster
George D. Sloan
A. J. Hughes
Attacks and Looting Hit Manchuria, Navy Protest
U S protested two Soviet attacks on Mariner patrol planes off Port Arthur and Darien and the removal of industrial assets in Manchuria. The navy labeled the first incident a hostile act and noted the planes were 25 miles at sea when fired upon. The second event near Darien involved warning fire. the plane returned safely and disciplinary action was taken. The State Department criticized Soviet removal of assets, tying it to Allied burdens in defeating Japan.
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Washingson
United States
Russia
Red Army
Manchuria
Byrnes
Moscow
Navy
Port Arthur-Darren
Toairen
China
Port Arthur
Chita
Umit
Moscoly
Mariner
Darien
Ysingtao
Coaat
Department
State Department
Howe
Mudken
Mancharis
Japan
Manchuriy
Slich
Gwarty
Tokyo
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Gibraltar
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