Goodland Signs 23 Measures
Goodland approves 23 measures covering annual leave for state employees military service vehicle safety school bus passing rules driver liability proof unemployment wages election day leave for workers skim milk sales under 10 pounds and tax exemptions for lime transport vehicles. It also allows counties outside Milwaukee to form public welfare departments, enables federal funds for veterans training, and sets teacher qualification requirements for state aid eligibility.
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Aes
State Guard
State Board of Vocational and Adult Education
Milwaukee
Public Welfare Department
Voices of Resolve Across War's Long Shadow
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Allied resolve from Stalingrad to Flanders Field. It honors Stalin and Churchill, de Gaulle, and Allied sacrifices, linking Moscow, Sebastopol, Paris, and Leclerc with the promise of peace and renewed world unity.
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Russia
Stalingrad
Moscow
Sebastopol
Stalin
Hitler
United
Britain
Winston Churchill
Flanders
Charles de Gaulle
Lorraine
Lafayette
Pershing
Versailles
Bir Hacheim
Leclerc
Paris
Fahy Named Legal Advisor In Germany
The White House announced that Solicitor General Charles Fahy was named Tuesday as director of the legal division of the United States group control council in Germany. The move was approved by President Truman and directed by General Eisenhower.
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Washington
Charlies Fahy
United States Group Control Council
Germany
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Dark hue from fir and pine shapes Black Forest
The Black Forest in Germany earned its name from the dense fir and pine stands that give the ranges a dark appearance.
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Black Forest
Germany
Churchill faces hecklers on 1000 mile election tour
In Coventry Churchill, tired but sharp, presses a 1000 mile Conservative campaign through rural England. He greets cheers and boos with humor, taunts opponents as hecklers drown him with Red Flag, then jokes to quell the disturbance amid good-natured crowds.
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Coventry
Churchill
United States
Russia
Laborites
Gas Tax Revenues Rise While Cigarette Income Falls
In May, liquor and gasoline tax receipts rose while income from cigarettes beer and income taxes declined from a year earlier. State Treasurer John Smith reported the treasury balance grew from 48 548 740 to 68 182 543 between May 1 and June 1 1945 with receipts of 28 972 566 and disbursements of 9 338 763.
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Madison
Wis
John Smith
Treasury
They Live Forever film on World War II church work shown
A full color sound film on spiritual aspects of World War II titled They Live Forever will screen at 8 p m Thursday in Moody Memorial chapel. Produced by Irwin A Moon of Moody Bible Institute, the film includes Lieut James C Whittaker and Sgt John Bartek experiences and Col George S Clarke’s testimony along with training shots from army and navy camps.
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Moody Memorial Chapel
Campbell Road
John Pastor
Irwin A. Moon
Moody Bible Institute
Army
Naval
Moon
Navy
James C. Whittaker
John Bartek
George S. Clarke
Bataan
Giant anteater to continue fighting after decapitation
A bizarre report states the South American giant anteater will remain upright and uprightly resist after its head is severed, with the body continuing to move and defend itself despite the fatal injury.
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South America
City Playground Bicycle Event Planned Wednesday Night
City playgrounds host a Wednesday evening bicycle event starting at 7 30 with junior and midget divisions for slow riding trick riding obstacle course and a novelty race First prize ribbons in blue red and white awarded by a point system Decorated bicycles will also compete West avenue playground holds a separate bicycle contest Thursday at 2 30.
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West Avenue Playground
Aunt Het Sees Shop Closes Before Midnight Saturday
Merchants fear missing Sunday sales rush and delay closing until after midnight Saturday to protect earnings. Cousin Henry may finish opening his shop before the deadline.
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Henry
Mine Sweeper Salute Lost In Borneo Action
The 945 ton mine sweeper Salute was lost in the Borneo area due to enemy action. About 100 officers and men served on board with six killed and three missing. no wounded reported. Commanded by Lieut. John S. Nichols of Garden City New York he survived. Total cost to date from all causes rises to 319 million dollars.
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Washington
Borneo
Navy
John S. Nichols
Garden City
Long Island
N. Y
Council Committees Meet Tonight in City Hall Trio
All common council committees including the mayor's special panel will convene at 7 30 p m in city hall Tuesday. The mayor's group will join the urban development panel of the postwar planning body while the highway and judiciary committees meet.
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Common Council
Postwar Planning
Highway
Judiciary
Senate panel okays bill for overseas war correspondents
The senate military committee on Tuesday approved a bill to establish a distinguished service medal for overseas correspondents with outstanding wartime service. President Truman signed a bill extending reconstruction finance corporation subsidies for one year to principal food products and strategic materials.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
RFC
Truman
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Authority
Ad Manager Holger Rhodeen Dies in Cabin Mystery
Holger W. Rhodeen, 50, advertising manager of the Manistee News-Advocate, was found dead in his river cabin. Coroner Clarence Berg reported the death as a cerebral hemorrhage and ruled the case closed.
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Manistee
Holger W. Rhodeen
Meat license deadline set for July first
City health officer A. M. Murphy reminded food handlers that meat licenses are due by July 1 and all regulations must be complied with.
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A. M. Murphy
Lightning Strikes Oak Near McGregor Heights Hotel
A midday thunderbolt hit an oak near the McGregor Heights hotel in McGregor Iowa. A 12 year old boy, Frank Davies, was knocked unconscious and burned while guests sheltered in the dining room. No other injuries were reported as sparks entered the room and a branch fell onto the roof.
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Mcgregor
McGregor Heights
Frank Davies
Mississippi
Coroner Describes Murder Victim In Unusual Measure
Chicago coroner A L Brodie told reporters details about a murdered man saying the victim was 5 feet 6 inches in length. When a reporter asked if he meant height the coroner replied no we measured him lying down.
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Chicago
A. L. Brodie
Cattle and Chicken Theft Rise Amid Meat Shortage
The Associated Press reports nationwide meat-market closures and rising cattle and chicken thefts as a protest against price controls. In Houston nearly 1,000 markets closed. in Mattoon eight of twelve major restaurants shut for red-point shortages. OPA pledges beef to ease shortages and set up canteens if protests persist. Police report cattle thefts and thieves using gas to kill poultry. a Detroit worker and a teen were charged with calf theft. OPA orders wholesale cuts stamped with permit numbers to curb black market activity.
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Uston
Tex
Pat S. Stone
Retail Grocers Association
Houston
Mattoon
OPA
John W. Russell
Michigan
Detroit
Columbus
Redeployed Troops Go Direct To China
Supreme Headquarters announces American troops redeployed from this theater sail to China. Several thousand have already left Marseille for the Pacific theater en route to the Far East. Troops heading to China carry both winter and summer uniforms for the journey.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Pacific
China
Marseille
Far East
Ratification Timeline Hovering Over World Nations
The roster of nations discussed speedy ratification with varying timelines. Norway and Belgium cited upcoming months while Honduras and South Africa referenced possible action into 1946. Bolivia and Haiti proposed within months, Luxembourg spoke of autumn, and the Dominican Republic promised no delay.
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Guay
Norway
Belgium
Honduras
South Africa
Bolivia
Haiti
Luxembourg
Dominican Republic
Rag weed pollen burden per square mile in Indianapolis
An average of 826 pounds of rag weed pollen falls on each square mile of Indianapolis during the pollinating season.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Pennsylvania Battleship Pennsylvania Returns To Action
The old battleship Pennsylvania resumes Pacific operations after a three month overhaul at Hunters Point drydocks. She carries transferred guns from Oklahoma and Nevada and has fired tens of thousands of rounds in pacific amphibious actions and sustained wear on her main batteries.
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San Francisco
Pennsylvania
Pacific
Hunter’s Point
Pearl Harbor
Oklahoma
Nevada
Bering Sea
Australia
Newport News
Adoption of Dollar as U S Monetary Unit in 1785
Under the Articles of Confederation Congress adopted the dollar as the monetary unit of the United States in 1785. India expects to produce 3,000,000 cocoa nuts in the next 12 months.
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Congress
United States
India
Polish Government in Exile Denounces Warsaw Regime as Illegal
LondonPolish leaders condemn the Warsaw based government as illegal and demand a government formed on free Polish soil reflecting the will of the people. They call the Moscow provisional authority an alien puppet regime and reject its legitimacy.
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London
Russia
National Party
Warsaw
Moscow
Fragmentary note on 17th century brass silver and gold objects
A truncated OCR fragment mentions brass silver and gold items described as for tome and vessels and references travessings in the seventeenth century.
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10Th Army
Ichin
Manchuria
East Chine
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The
Associated Press
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