Britain and France in Levant crisis test UN role
The United States and Britain intervene sharply in the French quest to reassert control over Syria and Lebanon, alarming Arab nations and stirring future Near East turbulence. France defends its colonial base rights while Britain seeks to prevent wider upheaval near the Suez. Japan retreats as Allied forces advance in the Pacific, signaling crushing defeat and a looming final push on the home islands.
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United States
Great Britain
Levant
de Gaulle
France
Syria
Near East
Vichy
England
Suez
Rommel
Afrika Korps
Lebanon
League of Nations
Germany
Britain
Philippines
Indo-China
Thailand
Burma
Malaya
Dutch East Indies
Near Eastern
Suez Canal
India
Far East
Truman
New
Arab Federation
Mediterranean
Morocco
Iraq
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Russia
Turkey
Dardanelles
Japan
China
Southwest Pacific
Pacific Islands
Manchuria
Okinawa
South China
Princeton
N. J
Gestapo
Getapo
Remarkable Naval Escort Record In World War II
A Washington dispatch reports United States Navy escorted 16,760 ships across the Atlantic with only 15 lost in convoy. The note highlights German U-boat menace but commends US naval efficiency and protection of trans Atlantic vessels during the European war.
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United States Navy
Washington
Europe
Atlantic
Encouraging Sign of Housing Restrictions Easing
The text notes a token distribution of prior ities by the national housing agency and a raise in allowable repair or construction spending from $200 to $1,000. It argues that easing restrictions will revive housing construction and create employment for artisans, with relief for renters needing homes though immediate conditions may not improve.
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National Housing Agency
War Bonds Drive Tells Tales of Money and Smokes
A wartime column notes the 7th War Loan Drive starts strong and advertises cigarettes while urging women to revive porch swings. It reports a jockey injured at an eastern track who will recover and ties economic appeals to fundraising for bonds.
Exclusive Interview Reveals Edda Mussolini Ciano’s Dread
Paris report details Edda Mussolini Ciano living in a Swiss sanatorium under care, torn between her late husband’s memory and her father Benito Mussolini. She describes diaries from Count Ciano, her defense of her family, and hopes to publish them to expose Nazi and Fascist guilt.
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Benito Mussolini
Switzerland
Curt Riess
NEA International
Edda Ciano
Mussolini
Countess Ciano
Paris
Edda Mussolini
Europe
Count Ciano
Il Duce
Ciano
Lake Geneva
Edda
Porta San Sebastiano
Via Appia
Horthy
Goering
Badoglio
Dino Allieri
Berlin
Count Volpi
Hitler
Italy
South America
Marchese Pucci
Permen
Pucci
Diano
Gestapo
Marshal Badoglio
Lea
Ciana
I Duce
Vittorio
Albania
Edda Mussolini Ciano
Duce
Greece
Ribbentrop
Munich
France
Rome
Benito
Milan
Roosevelt
Churchill
Hitler Still Believed Alive by Most Americans
Gallup surveys show 2 in 3 Americans doubt Hitler is dead amid conflicting reports and lack of official confirmation. The poll highlights public hunger for proof, theories of Hitler’s whereabouts, and widespread calls for swift punishment of Nazi leaders including Goebbels and Goering.
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Princeton
N. J
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Hitler
Institute
United States
Berlin
Japan
Spain
Demand U S Diplomat Hand Over Propagandist
MOSCOW says Bulgarian authorities insist Maynard B Barnes of the U S State Department hand over G M Dimitrov on charges of spreading defeatist propaganda during Bulgarian operations against Germany. Dimitrov reportedly was under technical arrest when seeking sanctuary. removed in January as Agrarian Alliance leader and expelled on May 21 for trying to undermine unity.
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Moscow
Sofia
Maynard B. Barnes
U. S. State Department
G. M. Dimitrov
Germany
Allied Control Commission
Dimitrov
Agrarian Alliance
Bularia
Laval death by own action denied by officers at castle
Barcelona officials report that Montjuich Castle guards deny Pierre Laval killed himself. The statement comes after reports of Laval's death in custody. Police and prison authorities maintain no suicide occurred, pending further inquiry.
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Laval
Barcelona
Montjuich Castle
Pierre Laval
Madison land sale authorized to federal government
Madison Wisconsin reports a state land board ruling authorizes sale of Menominee Indian land to the federal government for 1 590 854 dollars under a 1944 federal agreement.
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Madison
Wis
Attna Martin
Zimmerman Day
State Land Common
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press Masthead
Publication notice shows La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press details with Burgess as publisher and L Bangsberg as managing editor. It notes 1904 second class mailing and post office registration under congressional act. The piece lists city editor A W Rice and Tribune association notes with the Associated Press credit rules.
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la Crosse Tribune
Cass Sts
la Crosse
the Beautiful
T Burgess
Mn. L. Bangsberg
A. W. Rice
Joes
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Mark R. Byers
Foreign Affairs
HER
San Francisco
Assembly
Council
NEA Service
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Neo
U. 8
Hermann Goerin
U. S
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