Arguments In Polygamy Trial Set
Salt Lake City March 32 oh 8 District Judge T Blake Kennedy called for arguments on the contention of defendants they declined to contest the governments accusation that they practiced plural marriage that there are no federal laws prohibiting polygamy Six of the nine defendants involved were charged with violates wives across state lines The other three were charged with violating the Lindbergh kidnapping law by taking a 14 year old girl to Mexico to become the plural wife of one of them Defense attorneys argued the man viewed the woman as a celestial wife taken under Fundamentalist cult principles Judge Kennedy presiding after an affidavit of presidice remover 86 year old Judge Tilman D Johnson without a jury trial The defendants ensued trial by NOW continued on Page 2 Goha
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Salt Lake City
T. Blake Kennedy
Kennedy
Cheyenne
Wys
Tilman D. Johnson
Allied Move Traps 50 000 Japs In Pacific Invasions
Allied landings in the Southwest Pacific trap more than 50 000 Japanese across Emirau Kavieng and St Matthias groups. MacArthur says Emirau and Siomasao islands cut the noose near Truk within bombing range. Navy battleships supported landings as observers reported no enemy installations. Continued on Page 2.
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Associated Press
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Eniwetok
Foosball Islands
Trigbel's
Antwetak
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St. Matthias
U. S
Japs Drive Into India Amid Berlin and Burma Actions
Japanese raiding columns pushed into Manipur from northern Burma across the Chindwin river in a major offensive aimed at diverting Allied forces from Arakan. Allied air and ground actions continued in Burma as Chinese forces advanced south from Hukawng toward Mogaung, with other operations in Chin hills and Arakan.
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India
Burma
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God
Assam
Louis Mountbatten
Hukawng
Mogaung
Jambu Bum
Chin Hills
Manipur Bhorder
Arakan
Kaladan
Prome
Martabam
Moulmery
Eattral
Hukawng-Mogaung
Stilwell
Auchinleck
Mountbatten
Nazis Offer To Quit Rome
London dispatch reports a Rome radio broadcast claiming Germany will withdraw troops and divert military traffic from Rome and declare the city open. The move aims to shift bombing responsibility to the Allies but would have no binding effect absent Allied acceptance.
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London
Rome
Ats
Forecast of U S War Casualties Revisited
Washington reports reveal a high government official had forecast US war casualties would triple in three months, claiming totals could reach around 500,000 by March 2. The OWI later listed casualties at 182,202, showing the forecast did not materialize.
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Washington
Aly
Roosevelt
Tnus
OWI
United States
29 U S Soldiers Die in Britain Training Accident
Ninety nine U S soldiers were killed and nineteen injured in an acetone explosion during training in England. Names were withheld until next of kin are notified.
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London
Marvel
U. 8
Nazis Widen Control of Balkans Amid Invasions
Reports from New York and London state German troops have seized keyHungarian centers and moved to bring Bulgaria Romania under occupation while planning a unified command in southeast Europe. Neutral capitals note rapid German advances and the rise of possible resistance groups as Budapest and Bucharest face occupation pressures.
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Rumania
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Bessarabia
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Berlin
Balkans
Foreign Office
London Daily Mail
Bucharest
Stockholm
CBS
New York
Marshal Tito
Weather forecast for San Antonio area remains cool and cloudy
Mostly cloudy and cooler Wednesday afternoon and night with a low around 44 in East Texas. Thursday turns partly cloudy and rather cool with lows 28 to 32 in extreme northwest. Showers northern areas, west portions may stay dry, more weather intonation noted.
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San Antonio
East Texas
Slow Allied Progress in Cassino Amid Heavy Fighting
Allied forces in Cassino push to clear the town and secure Monte Cassino slopes amid intense, hand to hand fighting. German Parachute troops and armored grenadier units reinforce defenses as 238 prisoners are taken since the battle began. Allied air drops supply troops on a southern plateau while bridges and viaducts north of Rome face renewed bombing.
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New Zealand
Fifth Army
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Padigiione
Adriatic
Orsagny
Tolle
Arfelli
Russians Press Toward Prut River and Odessa Front
Russian forces smash through Bessarabia nearing the Prut border with Romania and strike toward Odessa Tiraspol rail links. The advance widens the 500 mile front as 330 towns and villages are liberated. Germans report stubborn resistance with heavy casualties around Kovel as Soviet forces push west of Soroki and seize numerous villages.
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Fasi
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Black Sea
Jetin
Lwow
Low Province
Denmark
Kovel
Warsaw
Berlin
Britain
Soroki
West Bank
Dniester
Bessarabis
Ma Mnovsky
Stalingrad
Hailstorm Lashed Suburbs and Twister Struck East Houston
Suburban San Antonio residents awoke to heavy hail pounding roofs with ground white in places. A freak tornado tipped down East Houston Street, damaging a canopy at Westinghouse Electric and wrecking a warehouse wall. Rain fell around the city with forecasts calling for cooler, dry conditions thereafter.
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Sylvan Hills
Alamo Heights
J. H. Jarboe
Houston
Westinghouse Electric Apply Company
East
Houstons Street
Portable Pillbox New Nazi Weapon in Italy
Two US ground forces observers report German portable pre-fabricated pillboxes used in Italy. Officers cited are Lieut. Col. Harry C. Kirby of Asheville North Carolina and Lieut. Col. Alfred K. Du Matlin of Sparta Wisconsin. the heavy steel pillbox is described as highly portable.
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Washington
Italy
Taly
Harry C, Kirby
Asheville
N.C
Alfred K. du Matlin
Sparta
Wis
U S Sub Scorpion Lost In 8 Days Military Report
Washington reports the loss of the submarine Scorpion, the fourth U S sub overdue in eight days. The navy cites the count of American submarines sunk since the war began and notes the Scorpion carried a crew of about 50. The notice references war conditions and ongoing submarine dangers.
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Washington
UPI
Navy
Allied air raids on Berlin and London heavy bomb attacks
More than 1000 American planes hit Berlin for the 11th time this war, dropping about 1800 tons of bombs on industrial targets as Liberators Fortresses and fighters soared from long-range missions. In London a major nighttime raid caused casualties and damage including a burning apartment block.
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Berlin
Ualr
U. S
Germany
Air Ministry
France
United States
Sextuplet Birth Story Unfounded in Nicaragua
A report claiming a Nicaraguan woman gave birth to sextuplets proved unfounded. A separate fire incident on Brooks Parkway caused $300 damage to Odis Butler’s home due to shorted wiring.
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Managua
Nicaragua
S. A
Odis Butler
Brooks Parkway
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