Yanks Reveal Nazi War Prisoner Abuse in Germany
American officers liberated by the Red Army report systematic undernourishment and starvation tactics used by German guards to weaken prisoner resistance and force information. They describe stripped belongings, hunger, brutal marches, and solitary confinement in Dietz castle cells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Shapiro
Moscow
Red Army
Frank Olevsky
Camden
N. J
294Th Engineers
Siegfried Line
Olevsky
Dietz
Limburg
Alvin McCormick
Louisiana State University
Livonia
N. Y
Portrall
Normandy
McCormick
Europe
2Gen
France
Three Billion Postwar River Work Planned
Assistant Commissioner William Warne told the House irrigation and reclamation committee that a postwar reclamation program costing about 3 billion dollars is being studied. The plan would authorize about 1 billion dollars of projects under existing law while other items require new congressional action. Studies across Western river basins are underway and reports will be submitted as completed within four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Reclamation
William Warne
House Irrigation and Reclamation Committee
Warne
Roosevelt
Bureau
Congress
House Irrigation Committee
Wind Out Of Petrillo Bassoon In Congress Clash
Washington February 24 Four lawmakers clash with James Caesar Petrillo head of the musicians union over influence and radio plays Two bills aim to curb union demands If Petrillo resists Congress may push criminal trials for hiring non union players and restricts educational broadcasts The confrontation frames Petrillo as an autocrat drawing sharp rebuke from representatives and music camp leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick C. Othman
Washington
UPR
Congressional Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
James Caesar Petrillo
Musicians’ Union
James Caesar
Congress
United States
Rep
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Petrillo
House
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
George A. Dondero
Michigan
Symphony
Interlochen
Mich
Dondero
Joseph E. Maddy
Congressional
Miners and Radio Men Sought by Area Firms
The Tucson USES reports ongoing job openings in mining and radio tech fields. Firms include Mammoth St Anthony Ltd and Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Tucson, with Apache Powder Co at Bisbee and Phelps Dodge Corp seeking miners, muckers, mixer operators, and laborers. Quotas for Pearl Harbor and Hunter Point projects show many acceptances, while local staff aim to fill remaining slots within five days. The office can place workers for agencies statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
August Weiden
United States Employment Service
Mammoth St. Anthony, Ltd
Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft
Apache Powder Co
Bisbee
Phelps Dodge Corp
Hunter's Point
U.S. Navy Air Station
Latin American School Subject of UA Film Preview
A UA visual aids show previews films on Uruguay and Venezuela focusing on literacy economics and geography. The event is Monday at 4 p m in room 3 of the administration building and open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UA Film
Uruguay
South American
Republic
Venzuela
Visual Aids Bureau
University of Arizona
Thunder cabbage and vege rites folk belief
Central European lore holds that lightning spares a house if vegetables cover the roof. The German donnerkraut or thunder cabbage is the best known plant used to ward off storms according to tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Europe
Missouri Valley Authority Contemplated by Congress
Discussion notes potential creation of a regional authority similar to the Missouri Valley plan. Lawmakers consider federal authorization and scope, weighing economic and infrastructural impacts for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Valley Authority
Congress
Tucson City Seeks Bids for Drilling Two Water Wells No. 15 and 16
Sealed bids due by 4:00 p.m. March 19 1945 in Tucson City Hall for drilling two 16 inch wells to 300 feet on land east of the Santa Cruz river Section 2 Township 15 South Range 13 East. Separate bids requested. bid bonds five percent. prevailing wages apply. city reserves right to reject or accept bids.
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Tucson
Hal
Arizona
Santa Cruz
the Water Department
Water Department
City of
Arizona Industrial Commission
Phil J. Martin, Jr
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James Petrillo
Federal Employment Office
Pearl Harbor
Western Railroads
Army Engineers
Seattle Air Station
Weiden
Gene Aker
Turkey
Lil Abner
Prudence
Jerry
Joey
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisner
Iey
Joe
Blondie
By Chie Young
Jack
Major Moseley
Sergeant Jungle Jolly
EMALE
Susan
Dick Tracy
Chester Gould
Tarzan
Kimbu
Little
Orphan Annie
Molat
Taga
Jane
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Harold Gray
Donald Duck
Walt Disney
Works, Joe
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