Dallas Deb Killed On Board Ship
Adrienne Atwell 19 daughter of judge William Atwell and Robert Willard 21 of Dallas died after falling down a curved staircase on the liner Excalibur while with her escort. Willard is recovering from a skull fracture as investigators note the fall occurred Friday night with calm seas.
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Boston
Dallas
Adrienne Atwell
William Hawley Atwell
Robert M. Willard
United Press
Young Willard
Southern Methodist University
Miss Atwell
Excalibur
Los Angeles Sees 103 Degree Heat Wave Record
Los Angeles endured a blistering 103 degree afternoon the hottest Sept. 7 in six years. The record heat caused two deaths and many heat prostrations, including carpenter Alf Wenner, 54, who collapsed on a Warner Bros. lot in Burbank. Seals and jet black dogs also appear in local photos near Long Beach.
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Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce
Alf Wenner
Warner Bros
Burbank
Tokyo Rose Testimony Details 1941 Japan Trip
The article covers Wanda D'Aquino later known as Tokyo Rose describing her 1941 journey to Japan, the $300 exchange hurdle for passage home, and her wartime activities. It notes defense arguments on duress, lack of treason, attempted return to the U.S., sabotage claims, and aiding prisoners with food medicine and morale news.
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U. S
Collins
D’aquino
Japan
D’aquiino
Jun Toguri
Los Angeles
Chicago
Toguri
Methodist Church
Charles Cousens
Bunka Prison
Barkley Ends Four Day Date With Widow in St Louis
Vice President Alben W. Barkley, 71, concluded a four day outing with Mrs. Carleton S. Hadley, 37, at her west end apartment in St Louis. He briefed reporters after lunch then departed for Springfield Illinois to dedicate a Benjamin Franklin statue.
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St, Louis
Alben W. Barkley
Carleton S. Hadley
Barkley
West End
Springfield
Ill
Bénjamin Franklin
CIO Strikers Clash At Bell Aircraft Plant
Hundreds of club wielding CIO strikers blocked plant entrances at Bell Aircraft in Niagara Falls. Non strikers were beaten. six injured plus region UAW-CIO director Martin Gerber hurt after a fall from a moving car. Gov Dewey urged deputized police to control the situation.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Bell Aircraft Corp
Uaw-Cio
Martin Gerber
Thomas E. Dewey
Niagara County
Cripps Says US Canada Must Aid Britain in Dollar Crisis
In a joint statement Cripps and Abbott urged the United States and Canada to cooperate to restore Britain’s dollar markets. Britain plans drastic import cuts and production boosts while evaluating which manufacturers can compete, with a painful readjustment possibly lowering living standards.
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Cripps
Britain
Canada
United States
Abbott
Western
Europe
Distillery Cuts Bonded Bourbon Price in New States
The Glenmore Distilleries announced a reduction of about $1 per bottle for its bonded bourbon, from around $7 to $6, effective in the states on October 1. This is the first price cut since the war.
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New York
Glenmore Distilleries
Sheriff Appeals For School Bus Stops
Bannock County sheriff's office urges drivers to stop for school buses loading or unloading. Deputy James Johnson says three of four cars fronting a stopped bus passed it. Sheriff Alma Marley warns arrest for reckless driving and stresses child safety and law enforcement.
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Bannock County
Marley
Drinking Pals Robbed Him On Ride Near Pocatello
Parker, 67, told State Officer A Nogo at 3 30 a m Wednesday he was robbed after drinking with two men and a woman at the Denver Bar. Near American Falls the driver stopped the car, took a $64 billfold and papers, and dumped him out while he walked to Pocatello.
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Pocatello
A. Nogo
Oe Parker
W. Hagen
Parker
Westvaco
Nogo
Denver
American Falls
Efficacy of the Bill of Rights Relies on Civic Vigilance
President Harry S. Truman states that the effectiveness of the Bill of Rights rests on the vigilance of the American people and each citizen's resolve to fulfill the duties of citizenship.
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Harry S. Truman
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