Arguments Heard By Court In Suit Against The A. P.
A three judge United States District Court in New York heard arguments over the government's bid for summary judgment in its anti trust suit against the Associated Press. The government argues documents show no material facts in dispute and a trial is unnecessary. The AP contends there are many issues in controversy and the case should go to trial. The suit charges AP operated as a monopoly by restricting access to news for newspapers willing to pay a share of costs.
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New York
United States District Co
Associated Press
Assciated Press
Woman Editor Is Strangely Missing
WEST HAVEN Connecticut July 8 The FBI joined a nine state search for Rose Marie Brancato 27 editor of the New Haven Journal Courier in hopes she was abducted but police report no solid lead and friends doubt abduction as the sole cause of her disappearance Monday evening.
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West Haven
Conn
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pretty Rose Marie Brancato
New Haven Journal-Courier
FBI
Virginians Wounded In North Africa And Other Fields
An army list shows four Virginians wounded in action today. Pfc. Theodore E. Mund and Pvt. William C. Tomlin Jr. are linked to Norfolk and Richmond, while Pfc. John W. Wallace and Pvt. William R. White are tied to Wicomico and Red House.
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Washington
North
Africa
Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Virginia
Theodore E. Mund
John Mund
Norfolk
William C. Tomlin, Jr
Elbert Tomlin
Richmond
John W. Wallace
William D. Wallace
Wicomico
William R. White
Nannie T. Workman
Red House
Japanese Driven From Mengting In Burma-Yunnan Clash
Chinese forces recaptured Mengting in the Burma Yunnan border area driving back the Japanese who had seized the town a week earlier. A high command communique reported several hundred Japanese casualties in a brisk counterattack and said retreating troops were waylaid and attacked while being pushed westward.
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Chungking
Mengting
Burma-Yunnan Province
Typos Return To Their Machines
Providence Rhode Island July 8. The Providence Journal Company seeks legal advice on whether it can sue for civil damages after a typo graphical union strike caused the Evening Bulletin to miss publication. The union strikes over wages, halting work yesterday.
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Providence
R. I
Providence Journal Company
Evening Bulletin
Italians Claim Steamer Hits Off Tunisian Coast
Italian high command says Axis torpedo planes damaged two Allied steamers totaling 13 000 tons off the Tunisian coast and destruction must be considered certain. Allied quarters have not confirmed the claim.
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Associated Press
High Command
Tunisian
Rome
Associated
Thief Takes Car With 15 Month Old in Back Seat
A distraught mother reported her car stolen in Culver City last night with her 15 month old son asleep in the back. Marie Clay, 30, watched the rink area while officers searched for the vehicle. Hugh N. Clay, 31, later joined at the police station.
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Los Angeles
Culver City
Marie Clay
Jimmy
Ickes Seeks Immediate Report On Hard Coal Distribution
Interior Secretary Ickes ordered the anthracite industry to report where and to whom about 58 million tons of commercial hard coal were distributed in the last burning season. The move follows a June 22 program and advances a permanent allocation plan for rationing shortages.
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Washington
Ickes
Von Kluge Directing German Drive On Russian Front
Dispatches from Moscow say Field Marshal Von Kluge is commanding the German offensive on the Russian front, with no word yet on who directs the Russian side. Reports place Col Gen Golikov in command near Kharkov and Col Gen Reiter in charge in the Orel sector.
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London
Moscow
Guenther von Kluge
F. Golikov
Kharkov
Voronezh
Max Andreivitch Reiter
Orel
Physician To Rule On Fred Allen
New York July 8 The decision on Fred Allen returning to C B 8 in the fall remains unresolved. Allen says the choice rests with his physician as he recovers from a form of high blood pressure brought on by the strain of producing his humor. A vacation or rest may be needed to alleviate the condition.
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New York
Fred Allen
C. B
Fred
Allen
Hopkins Given Three Years For Wife Slaying
Martinsville Virginia July 8 James Arthur Hopkins 39 auto repair shop operator was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary for the gun slaying of his wife Ode Mallie Bouldin Hopkins last June 6 at their Koehler cottage two miles northwest of Martinsville The jury deliberated three and a half hours before finding Hopkins guilty.
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Martinsville
James Arthur Hopkins
Ode Mallie Bouldin Hopkins
Koehler
Hopkins
Star News Briefs From The City Desk
Read The Star for complete coverage of local national and world events with concise daily briefs and updates across sections.
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the Star
Mrs Smith In Hospital After Fall At Virginia Woolen Plant
Frances Dove Smith, wife of Carroll C. Smith, is at Memorial hospital with spine injuries after slipping and falling at work in the Virginia Woolen plant. Her condition is not serious but she will require extended treatment, according to her father Patrolman Ernest C. Dove.
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Frances Dove Smith
Carroll C. Smith
Memorial Hospital
Iurures
Virginia
Ernest C. Dove
Jean Parker Awarded Interlocutory Divorce
Screen actress Jean Parker obtained an interlocutory divorce from radio commentator H. Dawson Sanders known as Douglas Dawson in Los Angeles testimony. They wed in San Diego on Valentine’s Day 1941 and separated September 10 last year.
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Los Angeles
Jean Parker
H. Dawson Sanders
Douglas Dawson
Sanders
San Diego
War Production Chief Sees Strikes as Temporary Glitches
The war production head argued that most producers remain focused on essential tasks and that only a tiny fraction of output was delayed by strikes in the first five months of 1943. He said disturbances are temporary eddies and urged an umbrella of safety for troops, planning continual efforts to conserve young lives. He then flew to Toronto to inspect Canadian plants and attend a US-Canadian-British board meeting in Ottawa.
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United States
United Nations
Nelson
Toronto
Combined
Senate approves subsidy shift amid meat and butter rollbacks
Conferees hint at delaying subsidy wrangle until after the summer break as the Senate moves to cede from a stand against rollbacks. Administration defends price control act as legal basis, while opponents call the payments illegal. Virginia and West Virginia senators cast votes on the rollbacks, with party lines visible in the receded stance.
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Senate
Barkley
Virginia
West Virgin
All Oy
Psama
Kilgore
Wva
Revercomb
Berd
Taeings
Glass
Radcliffe Gad
Sgt Woolf Is Stationed Here
Set. F. L. Woolf of the State Police and formerly at Lexington Va has been assigned to the district of Clarke Frederick and Warren. Sgt Fuller previously covered these counties and now oversees Shenandoah Rockingham and Page. He remains at Toms meet headquarters and Woolf will keep an office at the Armory with available quarters.
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Set
F. L. Woolf
State Police
Lexington
Clarke, Frederick
Warren
Sgt Fuller
Shenandoah
Rockingham
Page
Tomseet
Woolf
Rites Held for Arthur W. Garrett in Mount Hebeck
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Mount Hecke chapel for Arthur W. Garrett who died July 3 at Oak Retreat Sanatorium Washington after a long illness. He was born January 17 1868 and survived by a sister Effie A Line of Washington brothers Eugene Garrett Walton Indiana Granville Garrett Jacksonville Florida and half sister Lizzie Orrison Atlanta Georgia. A number of nephews and nieces including Pearl Good Mary Hitt Gladys Borden Edgar Line and Lillian Smith also survive. He belonged to Centennial Ledge No 14 A F and A M Washington DC.
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Arthur W. Garrett
Mount Heck
C. R. Line
J. Goode and Cotta
Maate Order
Garrett
Oak Retreat
Washington
Samuel H. Garrett
Susan Cather Garrett
Effie A. Line
Eugene Garrett
Walton
Ind
Granville Garrett
Jacksonville
Fla
Lizzie Orrison
Atlanta
Pearl Good
Mary Hitt
Gladys Borden
Edgar C. Line
Lillian Smith
Winchester
Centennial Ledge No. 14
A. F
A. M
Washington, D. C
Casey-Jones Plants Win Army Navy Production Award
Twenty four additional industrial plants named to receive the joint Army Navy production award for war work include Casey Jones Incorporated with plants at Luray Elkton Mt Jackson Shenandoah and Woodstock Virginia. Employees will receive E pins and the pennant.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Casey-Jones, Incorporated
Luray
Elkton
Mt. Jackson
House group Js eyes reimbursement plan for corn price ceiling
The House Group Js discussed a bill to reimburse farmers the difference between the corn they sold since April 14 and a potential new ceiling price if the present $1.07 ceiling rises. They stressed aid if WFA and OPA raise ceilings to align with market needs and to honor Davis’s April 14 pledge.
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Congress
Hope
War Food Administration
WFA
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Chester C. Davis
Flannigan
D-Va
Canada
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
Jones
Davis
Hoover and Robert Discuss Caribbean Authority Change Offer
Allied leaders continue to weigh Admiral Georges Robert's proposal to alter Caribbean defense authority. General Hoover, U S commander, met with the Vichy high commissioner at Martinique to assess the situation after last week's review.
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Hoover
U. S
Caribbean
Georges Robert
Martinique
Robert
Algiers Committee Grants Washington Diplomatic Powers
The Algiers committee led by Giraud and de Gaulle empowers Henri Etienne Happenot, Giraud’s envoy, to negotiate with Robert in Washington and has named a commander for the mission.
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Washington
Algiers
Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Etienne Happenot
Robert
Military leadership reshuffle reported in wartime dispatch
A fragment notes Brigadier General Henri is to supersede Robert in command at a key city amid ongoing armed forces operations. The text implies a quick transfer of authority without detailing dates or broader context.
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Alleuilles
Henri
Robert
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