Yanks Sweep Gustav Line as Allied Push Advances
World War II report profiles soldiers like Pvt. Anthony Philivich and Sgt. John Brinly as American troops press along the Gustav Line near Formia. It notes snipers and booby traps faced by doughboys, and highlights Allied gains with German resistance fading as infantry retreat north. Inside Abbey of St Benedict near Cassino, Allies hold ruins while Polish flag and Union Jack fly beside their colors, honoring regiments of the 34th Division.
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Mia
Pre
Gustav Line
Jae
Pvt
Anthony Philivich
West
Graham Hovey
Abbey OF
ST. Benedict
Cassino
Italy
Ins
Oliver Leese
Eighth Army
Wells Named President of Rotary International
Chicago AP report says Richard H. Wells of Pocatello Idaho was chosen as president of Rotary International at a Thursday night meeting.
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Chicago
Richard H. Wells
Pocatello
Idaho
Rotary International
Gosport Flaw In Primary Trainer One-Way Communication
A Gosport in a primary trainer is a one way system enabling the instructor to shout while the cadet listens. Cadets feel frustration as they cannot respond. Occasionally praise is heard, but more often the silence ends only when the cadet pulls the gosport and ends the ride.
Baruch to Receive Social Science Medal
The National Institute of Social Sciences announced Baruch would receive its 1944 gold medal for distinguished services to humanity and the nation. The award will be presented May 24 to Bernard M. Baruch, adviser to the Office of War Information, in New York.
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New York
National Institute of Social Sciences
Bernard M. Baruch
Office of War Information
Sumatra tobacco crop sale tops U S purchase batch
The United States bought 2,275,000 pounds of the 1941 Sumatra tobacco crop, marking a substantial purchase from the Sumatra region for domestic use.
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United States
Sumatra
Resignation Ties to Questioned REA Evidence
Washington AP report says Louis R. Glavis resigned as chief investigator for a senate subcommittee probing the Rural Electrification Administration after producing evidence challenged as inauthentic. Beedy said Glavis and a stenographer claimed a letter attributed to former REA official Craig was a copied fabrication. The panel aims to uncover full facts amid concerns over the letter’s authenticity and its alleged role against Slattery.
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Washington
Louis R. Glavis
Senate
Rural Electrification Administration
Glavis
Carroll Beedy
Richard Ballinger
Ickes
Beedy
Shipstead
R-Minn
Sen. Gillette
Iowa
REA
Robert B
Craig
Martial Law Declared in Istanbul Amid Pro Nazi Uproar
A Ankara radio report said martial law has been proclaimed in Istanbul after anti Nazi demonstrations. Police and troops were reported to restrain street crowds opposing the Panturanian organization alleged to support the Nazis.
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Istanbul
London
Ankara
Returning Vets Seek A New World After War
CHICAGO AP Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt declared at the Amalga mated Clothing Workers of America convention that American fighting men worldwide want a new world with new conditions to come from this war They rely on government officials fellow citizens and all people to take actions that create this new world She urged equal opportunity and rejection of racial inferiority noting people everywhere can develop if given a chance and that progress benefits all.
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Chicago
Eleanor Roosevelt
Envelope styles in color options for durable hemp rope bags
Handbags promoted by Street Floor Girls Department on second floor advertise envelopes in all color combinations. The material described as hemp rope promises soil resistance and durability.
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Larry Newman
Formia
Ger- Manes
Hazleton
John Brinly
Paterson
N. J
Brinly
Hun
Graham
Louis C. Kaiser
Higley Building
Optometrial
Nash’s
Baruch
Social Science
For All
The
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Ginsberg
Jewel
Ginsberg’s
Second Street SE
Killian Company
Patricia Petite
Coro
Haiti Islands
Cedar Crest Sportswear
Brewster
Panama
Pinafores
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