Yankees Reinforcements Battle for Biak Air Bases
Allied forces push to Biak to bolster air operations as Yanks advance toward airfields. snipers atop ridges delay progress. On New Guinea fronts, American forces gain ground near Cape Sansapor and Madang while Japanese units concentrate on Buka and Wewak areas.
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Associated Press
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New Guinea
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Matlin Bay
Belomona
Printers Vote To Rejoin AFL
Indianapolis reports the International Typographical Union elects Wendred Randolph as president. Randolph won 27,723 votes over Claude Baker and Harry Miller as the union lines up to reaffiliate with the AFL, and holds a smart election on June 28 for secretary treasurer between Jack G. Cleveland and William Wart. Delegates to the AFL include John W. Austin Harold H. Clark Tilman K. Garrison John Simons and Robert C. Kirkpatrick, with several races decided for vice president posts and other offices.
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Chicago
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San Francisco
Harry A. Miller
Daydon
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Dallas
Tex
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Washington
Ener Brown
New York
Thomas A. Holland
Ncumbent
Oliver Wallon
Spokane
Wash
Pac
Rmart
Jack GI
Claveland
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Woodchucks Threaten Greeley Workers At Seaman Dam
Workers at the Seaman dam of the Greeley water works report rock slides caused by a woodchuck on a hillside ledge. A laborer claims to have seen the animal nudge a rock with its shoulder as rocks tumbled from a navy hill near Norte Pondre river.
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Kaiman Ufa
Rocky Q Mountains
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Norte Pondre
Itawake
Erick
Alamosa Cat Adopts Baby Skunk Sighting
In Alamosa a baby skunk found by John, a ditch rider for Excalator Ditch, was adopted by a mother cat named Tabby. The kitten is about a week old, still unable to open its eyes, as Teems Ranch north of Alamosa reports the scene.
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Excalator Ditch Company
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House Changes Senate Bill on Appointments
Washington reports a debate on appointments as Republicans and Democrats weigh likely political outcomes. The House rejected a proposal requiring Senate confirmation for government workers earning 4600 or more, voting 282 to 46 to permit agency funding with congressional authorization after July 1. An amendment aimed to restrict confirmations to heads of policy units and create a unified, cautious system for continuing war and executive agencies.
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Georgenny
Soa
ORB
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Georgia
Representative Woodrum
D.-n
Britain pledges four year livestock price floor
London June 4Britains agriculture minister R Hadean announced a government guarantee of minimum prices for four years starting July 1 for cattle calves sheep and lambs produced in the United Kingdom. Prices to farmers will be supported while current consumer prices remain about 3 5 percent above August 4 1939 levels.
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London
House of Commons
Britain
Hadeon
United
King Om
Aba
Allies Drop Parachutists Behind Nazis in Italy Front
Allied paratroopers were dropped behind Nazi lines in parts of the Italian front to aid Italian patriots. Radio stations reported patriots were to act in accord with parachutists and disrupt German retreat by severing roads. In Santa Fe New Mexico two dangerous inmates scaled a prison wall and escaped after a 22 foot wall breach, using a wagon to flee with a knife-wielding driver.
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Associated Press
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Italy
Tres Hallan
Dart
Heike Iish
James Ernest Ray
Gorving
Robert McEagherin
Woordan
John B. McManus
Santa Fe
Indiana Chooses 22 Uninstructed Delegates to Dewey
Indiana Republicans selected 22 uninstructed delegates at district caucuses with no fixed vote guidance for presidential nominating contests. A statewide canvass shows many pledged to support Governor Thomas E Dewey of New York.
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Monaver
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Now
Xerk
Hull Defends Liberty as US Champion of All Peoples
Secretary Cordell Hull declared the United States champions liberty for all peoples and promised recognition to those who strive for freedom. He cited Greece the Philippines and colonial histories, and urged a postwar world order ensuring equal consideration for small nations like the Dutch Belgians and Poles in shaping international cooperation.
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John. mM. Hightower
Associated Press
Cordell Hull
United States
Berty
the Republic
Ail Ie
Greece
Uberty
Philippines
Encour
Belgiem
Tates
Campron
Csecretary
Paws
Postwar period prompts world order warning in London
A postwar era question references a London warning by Esko van Klettens about a world organ ization controlled by a big four nations led by the United States and including Russia Britain and China. War aircraft workers on the west coast aid warplane purchases and deductions for savings bonds averaged 21.34 dollars per person with 83.35 percent employer participation amid high turnover.
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London
Netherlands
Forign Ilhleter
Esko van Klettens
Gatlons
United State
Russia
Britain
China
West Coast
House debates cabaret tax amid debt limit talks
In Washington on June 1, the House rejected cabaret tax changes, seeking to cut the levy from 30 to 20 percent while tying to the federal debt limit. The debate centers on raising the overall bill from 210 to 340 billion dollars, with additional Senate amendments potentially lifting the tax on service members and women, aiming at 4260 billion.
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Washington
Asnate
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