Stormy debate over Roosevelt plan for international security council
Washington lawmakers reacted to President Roosevelt's outline for a peace preserving organ with mixed views. Critics pressed for clear U S small nation roles and whether the council would have a vote on major actions. Senator La Follette urged defining timing and US commitment before or after peace terms are public.
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Washington
Roosevelt
International Security Council
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Congress
Bridges
Four
Kyese Ball
R-Minn
Roose
la Follette
Prog-Wis
Roval
One Newsman Killed and Six Injured Covering Invasion
A press corps member, Arthur Thorpe of Exchange Telegraph, was killed at sea on June 11 while covering the western front. Six others were injured, including AP's Don White and Henry B. Jameson, along with journalists from Stars and Stripes, US magazines, NBC, Collier’s, and more, as the invasion progressed. A separate note reports pre flight aeronautics courses expanding in over half of the nation's 28 000 high schools.
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London
United Nations
Arthur Thorpe
Exchange Telegraph
Associated
Portland
National Broadcasting Company
Hhe
Joseph Anthony Dearing
Palo Alto
Calif
Collier's Magazine
B-29s Strike Japan Mainland From Chinese Bases
NBC correspondent Roy Porter recalls the mission as B-29s dropped tons on Yawata and nearby targets. He notes surprise, developing defenses, and night fighters as crews returned with few bomb-damaged ships. China and Japan are cited as key players in the raid setup and Pearl Harbor context.
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Chungking
Roy Porter
Associated Press
NBC
20Th Bomber Command
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Bangkok
Thailand
Yawata
Iron and Steel Company
China
Government approves 30 million tires for civilian cars
The government authorizes the manufacture of 30 million tires for civilian use in 1944. When distributed among all registered cars in the country, this equates to just over one tire per car.
Four Critically Hurt As Brewer Park Grandstand Roof Crashes
A Milwaukee windstorm toppled part of the Milwaukee Brewers park grandstand during an American Association game with Columbus. About 26 others were less seriously hurt as 120 feet of roof collapsed onto fans and nearby houses. Police and fire crews searched the debris while ushers guided crowds to safety as lights went out and rain drenched the field.
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Brewer Park
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Brewer
Arnold Shaw
Detroit
Virginia Winnotte
Frank Bloomer
William Wintzentsen
Brewers
Columbus
Bat
Ting
Lansing Wac Is Now In Australia
Pfc Selma Thompson has arrived in Australia and is a secretary to army officers there. Pfc Theodore Scholtes of Charleston SC visits his parents and sister Irene. Sgt Robert Sweeney of Camp Haan Calif visits here and his wife and daughter at Harpers Ferry. M Sgt Harry Kaufman arrives for a visit with his parents and sisters. he has spent 19 months in the Pacific. Corp Francis Kilgariff visits his wife and parents. he is stationed at Camp Polk La. Pvt Clarence Strub and Marine Robert Withee visit their families. Let's Go A and A Keep Em Firing
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George Kaufman
Pacific Area
Corp
Francis Kilgariff
M. Kilgariff
Camp Polk
Clarence Strub
Robert Withee
Sorrento Italy Known As Longtime Holiday Retreat
Sorrento in the Campania region has hosted visitors since Roman times, drawing travelers with its coastal scenery and historic charm as a perennial holiday destination.
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Sorrento
Italy
Scouts to Gather Waste Paper in Isle North Side Saturday
Boy Scouts plan a waste paper drive in the Isle area on the North Side this Saturday. Troop No. 29 led by Scoutmaster Burton Smith will collect from French area residents, with a monthly contest and a banquet prize for the top troop per capita.
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Boy Scouts
Isle
North Side
North Side Boy Scouts
Art Rogge
Scouters’ Roundtable Wastepaper Committee
la Crosse
B. W. Ingli
Ingli
Rogge
Burton Smith
pea harvest begins at area canneries this weekend
Canning firms in the La Crosse area plan to start pea packing Friday and Saturday under L A Waidelich of the USES rural industries division. Early crops look fair to good, with a bumper crop expected beyond the first plantings. Beetles and fungus noted but not threatening. farmers seek extra male help and bus transportation links may aid part time workers.
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la Crosse
L. A. Waidelich
Rural Industries
Aftrr
Waidelich
U. S
Equine Census Reveals 9 330 000 Shortage in Horses
The census shows the national horse population at 9 330 000, the smallest since 1875, complicating automobile shortages and implying a shift from horse to motor transportation.
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Arnold Itz
Joseph O'Neal
Kirk Saier
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Jude
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Sgt
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