Plan Huge Allotment for Reclamation Office Here
Post war plan to spend about half a billion dollars would place Amarillo regional Bureau of Reclamation projects in focus. Secretary Ickes sent the program to the Senate postwar committee, listing 230 projects across 17 western states including 31 Amarillo assigned tasks.
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Amarillo
Bureau of Reclamation
Ickes
Senate Committee On
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Harry W. Bashore
Missing in Action Harrell Finley Reported
Lt. Harrell D. Finley of The Globe News display advertising section has been reported missing in action after flight duties in India. He co piloted the hump route to China and was trained at Casper Wyoming. His wife Mrs. Finley telegraphed from Pine Bluff Arkansas to Amarillo friends confirming the War Department notice of his disappearance since May 19.
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India
China
Casper
Wyo
Boston Army Corporal Proposes 23 Times Yet Remains Single
Cpl. Charles Falco of Boston, a veteran best man, has performed as organist and wedding attendant in over 150 ceremonies without ever fumbling a ring. He jokes about his cautious outlook on marriage while hoping to be wed someday.
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Boston
Cpl
Charles Falco
U. S. Army
Falco
New Mexico Democrats unite to oppose Gov Dempsey in primary
A. T. Hannett announces opposition to Gov. John J. Dempsey with backing from Sen. Dennis Chavez urging a house cleaning. Edna Peterson emerges as a likely rival, while routine primary voting sets the stage for debates over Congress and state offices across 31 counties. Ballots open 9 AM to 6 PM.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
A. T. Hanett
U. S
Dennis Chavez
John J. Dempsey
Hannett
Chavez
Dempsey
Edna Peterson
Congress
Clinton Anderson
Antonio Fernandez
Bob Wollard
Robert Valdez
la Mesa
Thomas L. Curran
Silver City
Glenn L. Emmons
Gallup
Carroll Gunderson
Grants
John Miles
Tom Wilson
Pope Thanks God For Salvation Of Rome
Pope Pius XII appears on the St Peter balcony after Rome’s liberation bell rings. He thanks God and both belligerents for saving the city from war and asks gratitude to the Madonna as cheers erupt and citizens weep.
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Rome
St. Peter's
Pius XII
Japanese Learn Of Invasion At 6 O'Clock
United Press reports Tokyo radio announced the Allied invasion of France to the Japanese public at 6 AM EWT, two hours after an English overseas broadcast. FCC notes both broadcasts carried only German versions of the landings.
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United Press
Tokyo Radio
France
EWT
Federal Communications Commission
Germans Break News Tardily
The German public learned of the Allied invasion at 11 40 am German time more than two hours after the Allied announcement. A German home radio alert said the attack began last night with heavy bombing and airborne drops around the Seine Estuary. Anthony Gentile feared a 35 foot fall from a third floor balcony and suffered a brain concussion after a plunge.
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United Press
Barnet
Eng
Seine Estuary
Boston
U.P
Anthony Gentile
Planes See Ship Bridge Over Channel
The report describes a dawn invasion air briefing with Marauder pilots like First Lt. Carl Oliver of Sacramento guiding sorties from five thousand feet over the invasion coast. Allied aircraft sweep the channel to support landing troops as dawn light breaks and German flak target the operations.
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Carl Oliver
Sacramento
Cal
Described war scene hints at Allied invasion buildup at sea
In a dawn harbor scene shells scream overhead while German batteries fire along the coast. Allied paratroops earlier dropped to soften defenses as a fleet of ships gathers for the Channel crossing, from battleships to PT boats.
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England
France
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