Tahiti Free French Coup Ends Nazi Rule
Actress Joan Fontaine relays a bloodless coup on Tahiti by Richard Brunot representing Free French forces in London. He arrested Nazi officials and installed Free French loyalists, with forty nazis including a physician exiled to Devil's Island and a former British consul general detained for suspected Nazi sympathy.
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Richard Brunot
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Brian Aherne
Brunot
Australia
Cameroon Islands
Maupili
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Tankers Switched To East Coast Routes
Secretary Ickes announced a tanker realignment to boost Atlantic coast oil supply by 210 million gallons annually. Three large tankers now serving California to the east will be redirected from the Pacific routes to Gulf ports for east coast service, though shortages remain possible amid war-time demands.
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Standard Oil Company of California
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Gulf
Road District Plan Approved in Marion Township Hearing Set
Linn county supervisors endorsed a proposed secondary road district in Marion township to surface three miles east from the Owen S Fernow farm. The board transferred title to a Marion house and lot for 708 dollars to Alfred Desire Voss and Mildred Lucille Voss and accepted a 35 dollar tax compromise for property at Eleventh Street and Twenty first Avenue SW. Seth Hendryx was appointed full time jailer at 105 dollars per month retroactive to June 1 after the resignation of Jailer Frank Chramosta.
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Linn County
Owen S. Fernow
Marion
Alfred Desire Voss
Mildred Lucille Voss
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Twenty-first Avenue
Anna Gordon
Seth Hendryx
Frank Chramosta
Age Pension Delay Tragedy Selves 91 Year Old
Benson F. Drinkie of Bellingham, 91, sought an old age pension but delays in approval led him to end his life with a revolver. A pension check arrived by mail a half hour after the suicide. The report also notes the term ice quake describing a concussion from breaking ice.
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Benson F. Drinkie
English Statesman Horizontal i Britain s new minister of State
A puzzle style listing presents clues for across and down words including definitions for each numbered item. The page label hints at a themed or cryptic crossword featuring a British statesman and related terms across a grid.
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Britain
Nebraska Woman Describes Zamzam Sinking Surogat Raid
Mrs Ida M Hult Norberg of Wahoo Nebraska survived the Zamzam sinking on April 17 after a Nazi raider attacked the Egyptian steamer. She, her husband Dr C Einar Norberg missionary physician and their three children Carl Marie Ruth were taken by German forces from April 17 to May 31. The family narrowly escaped by using a rope ladder as life boats were ruined and the attack forced them from the ship. Carl led the descent and prayed with his father amid fire and confusion.
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Ida M. Hult Norberg
Zamzam
Portugal
Johanna M. Hult
Norberg
C. Einar Norberg
Carl
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Jap Dutch talks end with calm, no crisis in Indies
Tokyo reports that discontinuing economic negotiations will not affect political ties between Japan and the Netherlands East Indies. Kenkichi Yoshizawa to return home after no agreement. Ishii stresses fair contentions and notes war mobilization impact on Indies relations. Yoshizawa to depart Batavia June 29.
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Kenkichi Yoshizawa
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Dutch East Indies
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Legal Residence Becomes Puzzle For Attorney Roy Stubbs
Fort Myers Florida attorney Roy D. Stubbs admits he is unsure of his legal residence. He lists ties to Florida Georgia Tennessee Delaware Texas Mexico and a home in multiple states while working in Wilmington.
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