Flying Priests to Prove Aviation Value in Pacific Mission
New York June report profiles Fathers Stemper and Gendusa of the Sacred Heart order as they train to serve as flying missionaries in New Guinea and the Admiralty Islands. Their amphibian plane, funded by Reading convent patrons, will enable food, medical aid, and Christianity delivery across 280000 square miles of largely water. They will operate under Bishop Leo Scharmach, facing limited navigation and maintenance experience while leveraging nearby naval air support and a skilled mechanic.
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New York
Twodonia
Minn
Anthony Gendusa
Chicago
Pacific
Stemper
Gendusa
Order of the Sacred Heart
Geneva
Australia
New Guinea
Admiralty Islands
Wings For Mercy
Belleville
Awl
Sacred Heart
Reading
Father Stemper
Wingg of Mercy
Balding
Soln
Gendasa
Leo Scharmach
Anastolic
Rabaul
U.S. Naval Air Station
Admiralties
Sacred Head
Fathers Stemper
Bernard Hawkins
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Reading Sisters
Alexander the Great
Macedonia
Europe
Babylon
Asia
Alexand i
De Gaulle Warns Against Dictatorship In France
BAYEUX France June 10 Gen Charles De Gaulle spoke at ceremonies marking his triumphant 1944 return and warned that dictatorship menaces France He urged a two house legislature and strong executive powers for the fourth republic A new assembly should separate executive legislative and judicial powers to protect democracy He contrasted proposals from Communist led factions with MRPs plan and discussed his resignation to avoid party meddling
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Bayeux
France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Cer
Popular Republican Movement Part
MRP
Georges Bidault
Communist Party
Constituent Assembly
Diplomatic Tangle Deepens as Embassies Face Probes
The piece notes Tito era Yugoslavia arresting several American embassy attaches for black market dealings amid a State Department warning to convert dollars covertly. Vyshinsky in Moscow declines to drop charges on a U S embassy clerk, rejecting diplomatic immunity claims. British and American observers warn of a rising fascist fringe linked to Masley followers, likened to a Klan revival.
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Tito
Yugoslavia
State Department
Vito
USA
Vysninsky
Moscow
Vyshinsky
Beetle” Smith
Russia
Smith
Oswald Masley
Klan
Royal Mansion Murder Mystery Stuns London Police
Scotland Yard probes the killing of Elizabeth MacLindon, 40, found shot in a Belgravia mansion being prepared for Princess Catherine. The victim, once a housekeeper to King George II of Greece, had a lavish wardrobe including a $1400 fur coat and letters addressed to the king. Police hold a detained man for questioning. no suspect named yet.
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London
Greece
Scotland Yard
Elizabeth MacLindon
Belgravia
Catherine
White
Brussels
Miss MacLindon
Oxford Street
Fair Enough Rants on Taxes and Foreign Policy
A reader voices fury over income taxes funding other nations and criticizes the court system and ambulance chasers. The letter rails against Russia and proposes decisive action, including using the atomic bomb, while urging Truman to display affection for supporters like the Spelvins and calling for political boldness.
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France
England
Russia
Germany
Mr. Truman
United States
Sidney Hillman
Assignment: America, Apathetic Public and Hoosier In Speech
The piece discusses rising public apathy as a narrative element, warning of a complex future rather than stagnant. It notes many discuss apathy rather than act, with a recurring reference to Will Hays and a year-ago context of theater openings and speech sessions.
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America
Page
Elso
Myrna Loy
Hedda Hopper
Mercy
Will, Hays
Scientist Dismisses Disaster Fear Of A B Bomb Test
A Wisconsin geologist aboard the USS Panamint during atomic test preparations declares predicted earth crust shattering and mega quakes unlikely. He explains bombs and earthquakes operate differently, addressing crew and families anxious about the expedition near San Francisco and Honolulu.
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Parker Trask
University of Wisconsin
San Francisco
Honolulu
USS Panamint
Blue Ridge
Trask
Anatol Shneiderov
Johns Hopking University
Easo
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Dini
Central Trust Company
Charleston, W. VA
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Rayon
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LTO
Empire
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Hollywood
Will Rogers
Tom Mix
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Louisiana
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