Fugitive in Jersey gun battle captured after fatal trooper shooting
Ernest Rittenhouse, 28, of Orange, suspected in an axe slaying, was captured in a barn near said Creek seven miles from the Delaware river. State trooper Frank Perry died from gunshot wounds while pursuing him. Perry’s condition remained serious. Rittenhouse’s mother was killed Saturday in an unrelated incident.
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N. J
S Creek
Ernest Ritten- 30
Orange
Rittenhouse
Ivania
Delaware
Frank Perry
Cornelius O'Donnell
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O’donnell
Teremorial Hospital
Benjamin Troof
Orange Police
Leadership Meet Opens At Woman's College Greensboro
Future homemakers of North Carolina begin a four day leadership conference at Greensboro Woman's College with about 400 high school girls from across the state. Miss Catherine T. Dennis directs a program of home economics study plus ringing and afternoon sessions, with nightly recreation and college staff assisting. Eight teachers join participants from various regions.
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Greensboro
Homemakers
North Carolina
Woman's College
State Department of Vocational Education
Catherine T. Dennis
College Department of Home Economics
May 19 1940 counteroffensive failed and delayed defense
The speaker recalls issuing a general counteroffensive order on May 19 1940 that was not executed and later details decisions by Petain and Weygand. He argues redoubts at Cotentin Brittany Cevennes and Gaulles left bank could have delayed Germany, bought time for Britain and North Africa, and notes postwar trials.
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Riom
Germany
Maxime Weygand
North Sea
Somme
Arras
Boulogne
Empire
Cotentin Peninsula
Brittany
Mediterranean
Cevennes
Lower
Alps
Ga Vnne
Bayonne
North Africa
England
Tobruk
Crimea
East Prussia
Luebeck
Dunkerque
Great Britain
Marshal Petain
Ship crew stranded in fumes near lakes, one injured
The crew covered roughly 30 miles when tossed from a vessel. One man fell into Napoleon lake and swam ashore. All suffered fumes effects. Engineer Hudson sustained a back injury. Search began after a survivor reached Link lake ranger station with his tale. George Washington’s only foreign trip was at age 19 to Barbados in the West Indies.
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Hudson
Link Lake Ranger Station
George Washington
United States
Barbados
West Indies
North Carolina Weather Brief Snow Free and Mild
Partly cloudy and mild today with scattered showers in the eastern portion. Tonight remains mild with similar conditions. Tuesday also partly cloudy and mild with continued light showers possible in eastern areas.
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North Carolina
Leaders Gather at Potsdam For Big Three Conference
Stalin and Molotov lead the Soviet delegation with Churchill and Attlee present. Byrnes and Stimson accompany the American side as Potsdam hosts a vast security perimeter and limited press access. The talks focus on Japan and postwar arrangements as the conference spans weeks with official word tightly controlled.
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White House
Potsdam
Byrnes
Stimson
Statin
Molotov
Russia
Japan
Shangri la
Sehlendorf
Stalin
Moscow
China
United States
Great Britain
Berlin peace talks set to tackle postwar Germany reforms
The Berlin parley will address rebuilding Germany including territorial changes government form and reparations. Officials warn on dangers from Nazi remnants and the need to reeducate a nation while easing border shifts and civilian transfers to prevent minority crises across Europe.
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Sam
Berlin
Germany
Reich
Russia
Japan
Tokyo
Balkans
Europe
Taft backs 1947 tax revision to aid postwar business
Senate expected to act on a house approved corporation tax revision designed to boost business cash by about 5 billion dollars. Taft urged Congress to act soon to set expectations for the civilian economy after war to peace time production. He noted 1947 should see production in full swing and emphasized advance tax clarity for small plants and new facilities. Provisions include raising the excess tax exemption, fixing postwar refund maturity, accelerating net operating loss refunds, and speeding emergency facility deductions.
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Senate
Taft
Congress
Ohio
George
D-Ga
Finance Committee
Weekend Rain Drains High Point After Heavy Downpour
High Point recorded its heaviest rainfall since September with 3.24 inches in 24 hours from Saturday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. Public Works Director T C Kirkman says unpaved streets suffered damage and debris littered other streets after the weekend downpours.
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High Point
Earl Kearns
Kearns
T. C. Kirkman
Plant Committees To Meet Tonight At Ration Board
War Price and Rations Board office hosts 7 30 pm meeting of share-ride chairmen and committees to discuss enabling employees to obtain supplementary gasoline rations at their place of work. New congress orders shorten Saturday hours to noon. J F Jones notes this will reduce absenteeism and ease board workload.
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War Price and Rations Board
Congress
J. F. Jones
Senate Fast Track Pacts On UN Charter For Truman Return
Senate leaders hope to sign and seal the United Nations charter before President Truman arrives from Potsdam. Senator Bushfield plans no reservations or amendments to the 50 nation San Francisco draft. If possible, one week of debate could ratify it. Truman may return earlier than planned.
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Senate
Truman
Bushfield
R-Sd
San Francisco
Security Council
Potsdam
Labor unrest across unions and industries flares in multiple states
In New York the newspaper and mail deliverers union reports a 16 day strike will continue despite a warning to dismiss 1700 strikers. In Birmingham an International Typographical Union local head predicts a long dispute over by law inclusion. Also labor actions include 2700 United Mine Workers in Kentucky and 6000 Tampa cigar makers opposing OPA rules.
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Joseph Simons
United Mine Workers
Jenkins and McRoberts
Tampa
Fla
OPA
Cio-Uaw
Graham-Paige Corp
Detroit
American Metal Products Corporation
Battleship barrage hits Muroran and Kushiro targets
Allied forces pounded Muroran on Hokkaido with battleships Missouri Iowa and Wisconsin destroying steel plants and oil facilities. Kushiro and other northern targets faced heavy air strikes as carrier planes hit multiple airfields and oil centers across Honshu Hokkaido and Kyushu.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
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Hokkaido
Kushiro
Ni Oil Company
Kudamatsu Honshu
Tokyyama
Pacific
Navy
Korea
Singapore
Honshu
China
Kyushu
Agoya
Camanunienes
Hakodate
Esashi
Sendai
Shibeten
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Aomori
Kudamatsu
Miyazaki
Kagoshima
Tokyo Radio
Otani Asashiri
Ashigawa
Obihiro
Aturday
Kamaishi
Japan
Otake
Shimotsu
Chester W. Nimitz
Wanishi Iron Works
Oscar C. Isadé
Shibetsu
Badger
Kilmer Swamp Root advertised kidney aid
An early 20th century ad touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a free sample kidney remedy. It claims to ease bladder irritation from acidity and promote urine flow with a blend of herbs roots and vegetables. The offer urges readers to send name and address to Kilmer & Co in Stamford Connecticut.
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Department A
Kilmer & Co., Inc
Stamford
Conn
Congressmen Find Waste In Gotham Markets
Five members of a House Agriculture subcommittee visited Manhattan and Bronx wholesale produce and fruit markets and concluded there is significant waste of materials and manpower. Chairman Cooley said the operations are large and wasteful, contributing to high living costs, and the panel hopes to find ways to relieve the situation.
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New York
House Agriculture Committee
Manhattan
Bronx
Rep. Cooley
D-Nc
Air Forces Plan Major Long Range Bomber Offensive
United States military leaders said after Superfortresses reach Okinawa bases a large long range air offensive against the Asiatic mainland will begin. The 20th Air Force will operate from the Marianas with Iwo Jima fighters, led by Gen. Carl A. Spaatz. The Eighth Air Force, under Doolittle, will base in Okinawa with B 29s and P 47s, transferring staff from the old bomber command.
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Giles
Okinawa
Japan
Carl A. Spaatz
Usastaf
20Th Air Force
Marianas
Iwo Jima
Seventh Fighter Command
Iwo
Lawmaker Warns Sugar Ration Hits Bakeries Hard
Rep Jenkins of Ohio warned that new sugar and shortening quotas will cut bread output by about 20 percent and force many bakeries to raise bread prices or close. He said sweet goods volumes will fall, harming bakeries that mainly produce bread and those selling bread at current costs.
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Jenkins
Ohio
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