Hillman Bosses Could Reshape 1946 1948 Elections
Sidney Hillman and the CIO loom as potential kingmakers in postwar politics. His unified organization could influence presidential choices in 1946 and 1948, potentially delivering majorities in 13 states and sway over dozens of House seats. Republicans fear a Hillman-led third party or pressure to back Democratic or Republican nominees.
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Alf Landon
Kiwanis Club
Topeka
Robert Marion la Follette
Ontana
Calvin Coolidge
Bradley Foretold Cherbourg Capture in D-Day Planning
General Omar N. Bradley, aboard USS Augusta with Admiral Kirk, briefed press ahead of D-Day. He projected Cherbourg would fall by D-Day plus eight, but privately conceded a possibility of D-Day plus 20, a forecast later mirrored by actual combat near the port as U.S. troops advanced.
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News Service
Chicago
INS
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Omaha
Utah
Bradley
Augusta
Naval Task Force
Alan Girk
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Cherbourg
Josh Billings and witty quips span humorist legacy
A fragment from Casual Comment by W A Bivins outlines Josh Billings as a minor humorist compared with Will Rogers and Mark Twain. It includes brief biographical notes on Billings and several characteristic quips, followed by short anecdotes and jokes reflecting period humor.
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America
Artemus Ward
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Ward
Mark Twain
Billings
David Crockett
Josh Bill_ollows
Henry W. Shaw
Josh Billings
Lanesboro
Mass
Garden of Eden
Escape Artist Lt Louis Zaris Faces RAF Redistribution
Atlantic City police officer Lt Louis Zaris, a former Atlantic City cop, is undergoing processing at RAF redistribution station No 1. He reportedly escaped Nazi prison camps four times.
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Louis Zaris
Landlubber Explains Ship Bells Time Puzzle
New York INS explains how ship bells mark time in four hour cycles. Eight bells signals different hours depending on morning afternoon or night, with examples and tips to learn the system.
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New York
INS
Quick Grammar and Etiquette Quiz and Horoscope
The text asks about the difference between indict and indite, defines consul duties abroad, and compares the Woolworth and RCA buildings. It also offers etiquette hints on returning borrowed books and a horoscope promising leadership and success patterns with motivational guidance.
Indict Is To Charge With An Official Accusation
A concise definition shows indict means to formally accuse a person of a crime in a legal proceeding. The term used by prosecutors conveys clear charges before a trial.
Revolutionary buoyant foam aids Pacific landings
A plastic foam seven times lighter than cork, developed by United States Rubber company with the army, filled large steel pontoons to keep tanks afloat after punctures, allowing heavily armored tanks to unload a mile at sea and reach shore under their own power with guns firing.
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New York
INS
United States Ruler Company
Undefined Terms Mixing in OCR Fragment
Fragment lists phrases for offense indite and means to write or compose. Mentions look after his country's and refers to the RCA building in unclear context. No coherent event or names to ground a news item.
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