Allied drive in Normandy marches forward with Bayeux fall
Allied forces reported 102 German planes destroyed as Bayeux near Caen fell inland, opening paths for further advances toward Cherbourg. Eisenhower and Montgomery coordinated from the front as air and sea support expanded and German defenses clung to the Atlantic wall.
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France
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Two Injured In City Auto Crash At Fifth and Cass
A napkin-like report shows two persons injured in an automobile collision at Fifth Avenue and Cass Street. John Smith of La Crosse operated a taxi that struck James J. Holley of Holmen. The car rolled onto its left side and sustained $275 in damage. Nyla Holley, 18, was hospitalized with abrasions. Smith had a minor hand cut. Two taxi passengers were unharmed.
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Holmen
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St. Francis Hospital
Naval Medical Board Seeks Waves In La Crosse Friday
A Navy medical board from Minneapolis will visit La Crosse all day Friday to examine local Wave recruits. Ensign Helen E. Ralston says recruits taking exams then can skip the Minneapolis trip. Waves in the board include SR2c Carol Jacobs and Y2c Edith Rice. examinations run 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. in room 520 Exchange building.
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Navy
Minneapolis
Minn
la Crosse
Helen E. Ralston
Deferment Appeal Rejected for Log Industry Workers
Washington reports Major General Lewis B. Hershey, selective service director, rejected an appeal for draft deferments aimed at expanding the workforce in the logging and lumber sectors. The decision narrows exemptions for workers in these industries.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Bong Buzzes Superior in P 38 Flight Tour
Maj. Richard I. Bong, noted Poplar ace with 27 confirmed Japanese kills, piloted a P 38 Lightning over Superior Wisconsin. He flew in a 15 state series to spur the fifth war loan drive, visiting his fiancee Marjorie Vatendahl and then returning to the Poplar farm before landing at the municipal airport.
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Richard I. Bong
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Bong
Marjorie Vattendahl
Labor union seeks 2 million for 1945 war victims
The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union voted to raise at least $2 million as a 1945 war victim fund. It would come from donations equal to one day’s pay from each of its 305,000 members.
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Boston
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Wac Recruits For Jobs At Ft. Meade Sought
Lieut Anna Saunders of the WAC signal corps will visit La Crosse Friday and Saturday to interview eligible women for Arlington hall assignments at Ft. Meade Md Women chosen will work with army officials on confidential information and overseas shipments This offers a rare chance for educated women to join the WAC and advance training Call 448 to arrange an interview or contact the recruiting office at 310 Federal Building for more details
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Wac
Signal Corps
Arlington Hall
Ft. Meade
Saunders
Federal Building
Germans reopen Hendaye frontier for traffic to border
Nazis reopen the Hendaye frontier from Bayonne to the border while announcing it will shut the border zone trade between France and Spain.
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IRM
Spain
Bayonne
France
Union official denounces Ward chairman as petty tyrant
James X. Carey CIO secretary treasurer told the House committee that Montgomery Ward chairman Sewell Avery placed his interests above the country by resisting seizure of the Chicago plant He called Avery oppressive to workers and described the union management as a sham jeopardizing labor relations with proposed NLRB election rules.
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Washington
James X. Carey
CIO
Montgomery Ward and Company
Chicago
Sewell Avery
House
Carey
Avery
Ward
NLRB
Ramspeck
D-Ga
House Committee
Changes Needed in Insurance Business After Supreme Court Ruling
Attorney General Biddle said the Justice Department will reform the insurance industry in light of the Monday Supreme Court decision that insurance is subject to the Sherman Act. A spokesman noted the pending case against 198 fire insurance companies being tried in Atlanta will proceed.
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Washington
Biddle
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Atlanta
Demand Accounting Of Funds Given By Chaplin
Joan Berry's mother must account for $11,700 paid by Charlie Chaplin for support of his former protegee's eight month old daughter. Superior Judge Myron Westover will decide whether to grant an early trial of Mrs. Gertrude Berry's paternity suit. Attorneys for both sides agreed to a prompt trial after arguing the child is destitute.
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Los Angeles
Joan Berry
Charlie Chaplin
Myron Westover
Chaplin
Gertrude Berry
Carol Ann
Army Washing Out CAA Trainees Seeks Stricter Commissioning
Senator Johnson accused the army of washing out about 10,000 Civil Aeronautics Administration instructors trainees as the CAA program ends. Lt. Gen. Barney Giles said the AAF sought stricter physical requirements for officers and opposed automatic second lieutenants commissions for 4,687 graduates.
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D-Cole
Army
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Barney Giles
Army Air Force
Senate
AAF
Giles
Passenger trains in California reach full capacity
Crowded conditions persist on California passenger trains with cars operating at or near capacity. Observers note higher ridership patterns amid ongoing service strains and schedule pressures across major corridors.
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