Radio and war updates from WRUL and New York
New York June 16 Special News Service reports WRUL Boston a nonprofit station promoting international goodwill and American viewpoints on four shortwave bands with French German Spanish Italian and more. Night schedules list NBC CBS and MBS programs. battle reports note Allied movements near Kissoue and Damascus and loss acknowledged at Sidon.
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Radio Schedule Snapshot From Wor WY 27700 Era
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Sidon Front Shifts as British Pressure Grows in Lebanon
British and Free French forces push toward Damascus and Beirut with a 50 mile penetration into Syria and Lebanon since invasion eight days ago. Australian units reinforced by British regiments smash toward the Litani valley while Sidon faces shelling tied to French defenses.
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Nehr Ed Damour
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Merdjayoun
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Damascus
Beirut
Henri Dentz
Syria
Lebanon
Germans Sink At Lebanon Front Report In Mediterranean
Reported continuation from page one claims German forces sank ships off the Lebanon fighting front. German sources assert Luftwaffe dominance in the eastern Mediterranean, with assertions of battlefield mastery. Local readers are left awaiting fuller confirmation and details.
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Luftwaffe
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Ringworm Found to Be Due to Various Fungi
A long-winded piece asserts that ringworm and athlete's foot come from fungi rather than sweat or other causes. It notes that knowledge shifted after Olives Ormsby and Mitchell reported fungal origins, describes the fungus as a subweedy plant infiltrating skin layers, and cites varied treatments including Whitfield's Ointment and tincture of iodine.
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Delays and disputes over selective service age limits
Congress debates extending deferments for certain eligibles and rejects excusing older registrants. Hershey reports high disability rejection rates among ages 31 to 35, while House and Senate committees clash over Connally’s plan to seize plants if defense production falls short. House advances naval promotions and Senate backs a nationwide defense highways program.
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Plan Defense Costs Firehouses Across Cities
Legislators quoted New York Mayor LaGuardia and others in hearings on emergency fire protection extending west from Pittsburgh to Schenectady and possibly Detroit. The plan would cost about 43 000 per firehouse with New York roughly 14 million dollars, and Congress had not yet been asked for funds. The subcommittee also considered hundreds of millions for schools recreational facilities and other utilities for rapidly growing defense communities.
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British destroyers damaged in Beirut sea air battle
Two British destroyers suffered damage in a 24 hour sea and air engagement with French forces near Sidon and off Beirut. French planes bombed a destroyer, causing flames aboard, while a second destroyer sustained lighter damage. Audiences report armored vehicles lost by Britain near Damascus as French and British forces clash in southern Syria.
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U.S. Board Strikes Narrow Wage Demands Across Industry
CIO workers vote 359 to 56 to continue a day’s strike for 1.15 dollar hourly pay and double overtime. A 33-local pact aims to curb delays by mandating 1.12 dollar basic pay for skilled mechanics with cost of living adjustments and no strikes. Lumber workers resume work after 53 camps and mills approve raises to 75 cents, plus paid vacations and union recruitment promises. Patterson says Army will pull troops from Inglewood plant soon to end a metalworking strike. A separate city strike hits McKeesport sanitation and water workers as union leaders protest the city’s failure to sign a contract.
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Propagating Perennial Pinks By Garden Graph Dean Halliday
Perennial pinks may be propagated by seed but bloom the second season. The best method to increase stock is layering or using cuttings.
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Dean Halliday
Layering Garden Graph Describes Easy Plant Propagation
The article explains layering as the simplest propagation method by burying a stem with earth while leaving the tip exposed. Remove submerged foliage, peg and slightly cut the buried portion to encourage rooting, take cuttings with a heel, root in moist sand, and keep shaded for two weeks before exposing to sun.
Municipal Signal Makers Meet In Charleston
Charleston hosts a one day regional meeting of the International Municipal Signal Association focusing on fire alarms and automatic signaling devices for national defense. H A Friede of Washington DC will speak at the final session. Chiefs of fire and police, and mayors are invited amid emphasis on fire defense in national emergencies.
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International Municipal Signal Association
H. A. Friede
Washington
D. C
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