Kicking Japs Off Solomons Is Grim And Tedious Job
Howard Handleman reports from Bougainville Solomons where front line troops endure brutal patrols and 12 hour darkness. Japs breach perimeters at night but are driven back by daylight. Amid warfare soldiers find brief respite playing basketball near a command post as battles ravage gardens and volleyball courts.
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Howard Handleman
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Seven Seas
Kahili
Buka
Southwell avoids two pitfalls in bridge contract
In a Southwell contract the declarer sidesteps two common traps. West led a sequence of clubs and spades, but the declarer ducks the second club, ruffs in dummy, cashes the king of hearts, and uses the club to discard a losing diamond. He then safely plays the ace of spades and drives out the jack, claiming the balance.
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West
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Allied Salween Offensive Aims To Link Burma Roads Before Monsoon
Allied forces mount a major drive across the Salween River in northern Burma with 20 000 troops to evict Japanese forces and reconnect the old Burma road with the Lido road built via India. The operation targets Myitkyina and involves American, Chinese and British units racing time before the monsoon floods cut routes.
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Joseph Stilwell
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Barkley Address Delayed At State Safety Conference
Senator Alben W. Barkley, slated to speak at the opening general session in Winston-Salem, will arrive later than planned due to pressing Washington business. His remarks were rescheduled for 1:30 p.m. at the Hotel Robert E. Lee.
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Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
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Robert E. Lee
Veterans describe life behind the lines in wartime camps
The account notes kitchen tents near pillboxes serving two meals daily due to blackout limits. Food is transported in large metal containers to troops in the pill areas. A mile behind the front, civilians enjoy games and improvised showers at Major General Oscar W. Griswold's Fourteenth Corps HQ with 50 gallon drum showers.
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Fourteenth Corps
Hollywood Set Scramble as Ziegfeld Follies Filming Opens
Hollywood reports on the Ziegfeld Follies set at MGM with 14 featured beauties on white horses and traffic of stars. Eve Whitney reads while atop a horse as crews rehearse, and romance notes reveal marriages engagements and affairs among the cast. Further, Paramount’s Fear features Joel McCrea Gail Russell and Lewis Allen in a murder thriller with backdrops and anecdotes about past collaborations.
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van Johnson
George Sidney
Bob Alton
Eve Whitney
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Gail Russell
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Merle Oberon
Miriam Hopkins
Bonita Granville
Hairdresser Sarge Finney Finds GIs Unkind To Looks
Ex hairdresser Sergt Leon Finney from Seattle recounts adjusting to Army life at a Liberator Base England He notes soldiers prefer plain looks and laments the absence of beauty shops near remote bases He believes female soldiers should have access to a good hairdresser and enjoys practicing on local beauty spot patrons.
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England
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Worcester
Mass
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Ceiling on Tobacco Meets with Protest
A Maryland tobacco growers delegation plans a trip to Washington to protest Office of Price Administration ceiling prices on tobacco. Spokesman Dr. Chappelear said the protest could occur this week unless adjustments are made. current OPA maximum price is 52 1/2 cents per pound.
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Maryland Tobacco Growers’ Asse- Wealee
Aington
Rea €. Chappelear
OPA
Child Saved from Death Miraculously
The tale recalls three year old Billy Beck who vanished from a sandbox then reappeared as part of a hillside caved in into a 250 foot gully. Neighbors urge the Becks to move yet they remain in the house valued at about $2,000 with the gully edge five feet away. Late sentence mentions salmon fisheries using gill nets dating to early times.
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INS
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Filly
William C. Beck
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Weather Outlook Warm Ahead With Thunderstorms Tonight
The forecast predicts continued warm conditions with hazy to partly cloudy skies. Thunderstorms are possible in the early evening with scattered activity across the region tonight into Thursday.
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Russians prepare summer offensive in eastern front
A German news agency report claims the Red Army plans a summer offensive in the east, potentially opening multiple sectors simultaneously, as Soviet forces and Allied units coordinate for a decisive push.
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Red
General Arnelé Refuses Question in War Strike Hearing
The general declines to answer a union question during a wartime strike hearing. Walter M. Nelson and others press for records while City officials and WLB Chairman Davis seek a prompt reply on whether to call off the strike.
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Dent Robert H. Keys
WLB
William HK. Davis
Davis
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United States
Chinese Offensive Press Conference Cites War Effort
Chinese vice minister K. C. Wu told reporters that a western Yunnan offensive proves China is not lagging in wartime, and a westward push could join Stilwell’s forces to reopen the Burma Road and ease China’s economic strain. A note mentions a Parliament arch tradition linked to the 1605 gunpowder plot.
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Seld
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Jos W. Stilwell
America
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Tank belated attack near Cassino fails to halt British advance
The report describes Nazi tanks and counter-attacks around Highway Six near Cassino as the Cassino garrison withdraws. British and Indian forces repel the assault with Semrh guns, incur heavy losses, and press forward despite German efforts. An unrelated line about electrons and lamps appears.
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Casiling
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Kerr Seeks renomination in Warrenton campaign stop
John H. Kerr of Warrenton campaigns for renomination, speaking with supporters in a store. The store proprietor, Tom Moore, was given Kerr campaign literature as talk shifted to politics.
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John H. Kerr
Warrenton
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Tom Moore
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