Emanuele vows Sicily isolation will not last long
In a radio address from Rome a proclamation by Emanuele urged Sicilians to endure the wartime separation from the mainland. He recalled past leaders, praised loyalty to the Savoy monarchy, and promised a future reward as Italy nears recovery despite Allied bombings and Rome’s open-city status.
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Emanuele
London
Klig Vittovio
Lhe Bene Pido
Sicily
Tealy
Rome
India
Nowapter
Timon
Sleig
House of Savoy
Italy
Reme
Badoglio
Ment
Roms
Three Boys Blamed for Railwreck in Grand Rapids
Police say curiosity of five boys aged five and six led them to place stones on the track near a siding switch causing a New York Central Wolvering passenger train to derail. Fireman John R. McCarthy, 56, of Jackson, died. no passengers were hurt. Boys released to parents. no charges planned.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
New York Central
Wolvering
John R. McCarthy
Jackson
Alibert F. Schotern
Schotern
Polito
Sle
Union Depot
Cary
Enos Price
Down And Out In Kansas City Tragedy Details Emerge
An unclear report from Kansas City describes a man named Ales Smith who fell into a 3 foot trench or hole. An ambulance crew and three officers responded, treating fractures to both arms and back injuries. Further specifics are unreadable due to OCR damage.
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Kansas City
Kas
Ales Smith
Terrain slows Soviets in twin drives on Bryansk Kharkov
Soviet forces press twin drives on Bryansk and Kharkov fronts amid forests and swamps. Red Army advances stall in terrain that benefits German defense as heavy fighting continues near Bryansk with villages cleared and lines held, while Soviet air and artillery target German bases and supply routes.
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Moscow
Red Army
Bryansk
Kharkov
Front Jine
Red Star
Ukraine
Forea
Bryanal
Canning School Opens With Good Attendance Here
Kingsport Times reports the opening session of a home canning clinic at the Utilitics Building to help housewives with government can all you can efforts. Mrs Selma Andrews and Miss Juanita Bradley lead. the program includes a film on preserving fruits and vegetables for winter.
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Kingsport Times- Kingsport Atelliics Home
Selma Andrews
Home Service Suipervisor
Appalachian Electric Power Company
J Bluefield
W. Va
Misa Juanita Bradley
Sullivan County
Victory Gardenera
Eight Missing After Explosion in New Jersey Plant
An explosion at a three story brick and veneer building near the Maoleum products plant on the Passaic River left at least eight missing and three dead with 16 injured. Fire Chief Charles Burnett said steamers would be used to clear debris in the smoking ruins. The blast occurred late Thursday, shaking northern New Jersey and breaking windows within a mile radius. Five people escaped from the blast area as the inferno spread to adjacent structures.
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Kearny
Weratina
Lewhbla
Congoy Je-Naira
Tne
Charles Burnett
Newark
New Jersey
Maoleum Products
Passaic River
No. 12
Kiger girl views funeral for father and brother
Jo Ann Kiger, 19, viewed her father Carl Kiger and brother Jerry at a funeral in Covington after a triple shooting that left his wife wounded. She is jailed on murder charges and showed distress during the service. The incident prompted closures and tributes in Kentucky while authorities detailed the shooting sequence and Jo Ann’s statements.
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Covington Royar Catholic Discrese
Jo Ann
Boone County
Burlington
John
Greet Lakes
Ill
Joseph W. Miger
Usbs Marina Corps
Campbell County
Newport
Kiger
Jenny Kiger
J. P. Williams
Gard
Stoiz
Williams
Charles
Riley
Melvin Muff
Kentucky Highway Patrol
Hutt
Mrs. Kiger
RAF Bombs Fall Again On Berlin
RAF bombers and fighters struck Berlin and German air bases in Holland and France in Thursday night raids. Allied forces reported shooting down 50 enemy aircraft and damaging railway and airfield targets in France and Belgium with large bomber formations.
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Holland
France
Belgium
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Poix
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Inter
Allt
Jost
Truman Group Opens Hearing On Wright Charge
General Iver P. Echols testified that Wright Aeronautical plant in Lockland fell to one sixth of former pace after a Truman Committee report on defective engines. He noted management blamed the army for strict inspections, and discussed possible plant reassignment. He forecast improved conditions with new management.
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Iver P. Echols
Air Staff
Washington
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Lockland
Pace
Truman Committee
Echols
Army Air Force
Saidy Ag
Truman Senate
Army
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Wright
Hugh Fulton
General Echols
Loclland
Ren. M. CG. Wailgren
D-Wash
Bohols
Truman
Montgomery Seen As Likely Commander Of Allies In East
Washington reports speculate on a British field marshal Montgomery becoming supreme commander in the China-India-Burma theater. The change follows Brig. Gen. Howard C. Davidson’s replacement of Maj. Gen. Clayton L. Bissell as Chief of the U. S. Tenth Air Force and signals for a British officer to lead the overall command in a winter campaign against Japan.
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East
Washington
India
Bombay
Jim
Howard C. Davidson
Clayton L. Bissell
U. S. Tenth Air Force
Sail Bissell
Lae
Ennth Air Force
China Air Task ‘Forgg
Bisdgys
Ligut
Joseph L. Stiwell
Falso
Jasimo Chiang Kai-Shek
Stilwell
Bers Nied Ty Montgomery
Eighth Army
Sicily
Aish
United States
Burns
China-Burma
Navy seizes two Italian islands amid Solomons drive
Allied headquarters report Japanese forces dug in as supply lines to New Georgia and Kolombangara are severed. In New Guinea, Americans and Australians consolidate on ridges near Salamaua while Jap garrison clings to Salamua and Baitoko Harbor, with night supplies attempted.
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Japan
Solomons
New Guinea
New Georgia
Salamaua
Munda
Vella Lavella
Kolombangara
Amall Isle
Monde
Baitoko
Commuunique
PT Pats
New Gula
Allied Bombardment Rocked Italian Port and Rail Hub
Allied air and sea actions in the Mediterranean shattered rail and industrial targets in Italy. Foggia suffered heavy raids as Lipari and Stromboli fell under Allied control. Liberators and bombers hit map centers from Naples to Catanzaro, with losses reported on both sides and several enemy fighters downed.
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W. S
Lipari
Stromboli
Sicily
Italy
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Naples
Adriatic Sea
Cpiea
Aeolian
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Messing
Daerupt Stely
U. S
Middle East
Rome
Mapri
Salerno
Catanzaro
Axia
Lipart
Lipert
Sceles
Cape Palinuro
Straits of Messina
Cairo
North-wast Africa Command
Sapri
Middleast Command
Prevaza
Greece
Ickes Lists Five Mines To Return To Private Owners
Washington reports Secretary Ickes has named five nonstrike coal mines in Ohio West Virginia and Alabama to be returned to private ownership as the first step in ending government operation. The announcement by OWI is expected Friday with details withheld. The action follows Roosevelt era seizures and prior UMW and Union contracts shaping government control.
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Washington
Ickes
Ohio
West Virginia
Alabama
Office of War Information
OWT
Coal Mine Administration
John N. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Smith- Connally
AFL Progressive Mine Workers Union
Hetks
Lewis
UMW
Young Tibbett Walks Again
The 10 year old son of opera singer Lawrence Tibbett walked across a room at the Elizabeth Kenny Institute in Minneapolis, showing progress in infantile paralysis treatment. His mother expressed astonishment and gratitude as Michael took his steps, seen as miraculous by the family.
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Minneapolis
Lawrence Tibbett
Elizabeth Kenny Institute
Japan Put On Spot By War Conference
Secretary of State Cordell Hull and British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden face Quebec war council sessions as Roosevelt and Churchill meet. Brenden Bracken hints at joint plans to bomb aggressively, linking Europe and Japan in a single war effort with decisions shaping postwar Europe and the Yate of the world.
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Anthony Yden
Quebec
Hull
Eden
Roosevelt
Churchill
Britain
Europe
European
Japan
Brenden Briecken
Citedel
Church
Bracken
Topan
Exchange Of U S Japanese Civilian Internees Seen
Washington undersecretary of state Welles said the United States asked for safe conduct for the exchange ship Gripsholm and hopes for an American for Japanese civilian internees swap at Mormugas Portuguese India by July 5. The Gripsholm last year brought home 1500 Americans from areas Japan occupied. The plan already moved at Lourenco Marques, Portuguese East Africa, and officials will notify relatives if more details arise. The request to Japan urged allies to secure similar assurances.
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Washington
Welles
United States
Gripsholm
Mormugas
Portuguese India
Japan
Lourenco Marques
Congress Must Provide Money For Expected Food Subsidy
Washington officials predicted Friday that the administration's cost of living subsidy plan will be in operation after Congress returns, but lawmakers must supply the funds. Officials expect a new program largely for vegetables with potential direct subsidies and government purchases to keep prices stable and prevent shortages.
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Washington
Congress
Foggia
Rome
Associated Press
Salerno Uso
Berlin
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Jo Ann Kiger
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George J. Callahar
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Truman Group
U.S. Navy
Earl of Athrone
Canada
MacKenzie King
Young Tibbett
Norfolk
Thomas A. Hanes
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
Cordell Hall
Quebec War Council
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