Allied Forces Capture Terracina and Planes Hit Nazi Targets
In Campanza California FRANK FRAWLEY reports Swancutt's court martial defense contends he was sane at the time of the March killings and the prosecution notes he may be a constitutional psychopath but could differentiate right from wrong. Relatives testify to episodes of irrational behavior and threats in a long illness narrative.
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Terracina
W A
Campanza
Calif
Army
Beaufort G. Swancutt
Swancutt
Arthur Robbins Casey
Ety
Louisville
Marcus D. White
Frank J. Koenig
Casey
Dorothy Douglas
Louraine Livermore
Aubrey G. Serfling
Arthur B. Simpson
Arlington
Dope
Swancutts
Raw milk link in scarlet fever outbreak studied
Health officials connected scarlet fever cases to raw milk from a farm with ill members. Milk from that farm reached 3 of 65 quarantined families. Inspectors found mastitis on a farm. no deaths occurred and most cases were mild. Council may amend milk rules to require pasteurization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Center
Wis.p
State of Health
Department of Agriculture
Warren Asks His Name Be Not Presented at Convention
Governor Earl Warren, keynote speaker at the loan national convention in Sacramento, sent letters to California delegates requesting that his name not be presented as a candidate for any position and that he not receive ballots for all his offices.
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Warren
Sacramento
Calif
Earl Warren
California
Helicopters Used In Burma Campaign Reach Frontlines
Southeast Asia headquarters in Kandy reports helicopters now used in airborne operations in north Burma. The aircraft, able to take off and land almost vertically, are flown by volunteer pilots trained at the Sikorsky factory in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Ground crews and technicians accompany them, but exact numbers and roles remain undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Sikorsky
Bridgeport
McGlachlin Resigns After 28 Years as La Crosse Chief
Fred C. McGlachlin, La Crosse Fire Department chief since 1916 and veteran of the volunteer era, resigns effective June 5 after a final vacation. He praises two capable successors and notes the resignation will go to the police and fire commission for appointment of a replacement.
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McGlachlin
Fire Department
Fred C. McGlachlin
la Crosse
J. J. Verdota
Wisconsin
Hanson
Frank J. Rogge
Police and Fire Commission
Clinton Junction
Wis
Wash Carriage Company
Newton
Kan
Chicago
4Th Street
The
National Bank
J. J. Verchota
Great Aerial Battles Rage Over Europe
Allied air fleets pounded Berlin Vienna Paris and French coast targets in a multi nation assault. U S heavy bombers and fighters struck Berlin and Paris fringe airfields while Italy based planes attacked Graz Zagreb and the Armbersdorf factory. British and American planes ferried large bomb loads across the channel with heavy Mosquitos later in the day.
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Berlin
Vienna
Paris
London
Atlantic Wall
U. S
Baltic
France
Italy
Alps
Armbersdorf Aircraft Factory
Avisio
Trento
Brenner Pass
Germany
Flaming
Graz
Austria
Zagreb
Croatia
Hitler
European
England
English Channel
Dortmund
French
Joseph Saal
Channel
Upper
Lower Danube
Potsdamerplatz
RAF
Duisburg
Hannover
Brunswick
Kiel
Allies order French patriots for D day role
London reports the Allies pressuring French patriots to prepare for action on D day with BBC confirming regular instructions. German side claims French railways and hydro electric system disrupted, while Allied invasion forces mass on the western coast amid calm seas and clear skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Underground
Paris
Robert de Beauplan
France
Clarify Seizure Rulings Biddle Testifies on Ward Takeover
Attorney General Biddle told Congress that if Roosevelt exceeded authority in seizing Montgomery Ward and Company Chicago properties the laws should be clarified. He argued the president had authority under the War Labor Disputes Act and wartime powers, and that waiting for broader strikes would have shown hesitation.
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Washington
Biddle
Congress
Roosevelt
Montgomery Ward and Company
Chicago
House
Biddie
Europe
Pacific
Open Season On Deer Favored By Sportsmen
La Crosse county residents supported an open deer season for four days from November 25 to 28 with buckshot allowed after a large turnout at a courthouse meeting. They also backed a bow and arrow season for one deer September 30 to November 12 and ruffed grouse and pheasant cock seasons October 14 to November 12. Unanimous votes favored these measures but rejected controlled hunting and a seven day one deer season for problem counties.
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la Crosse County
Black River
Court House
Wisconsin Conservation Congress
State Conservation Commission
State Commission
Trempealeau County
Chardist
Elmer Lange
la Crosse
Beer Depot Owner Clubbed And Robbed
Milwaukee Harry Sheiman proprietor of Beer Depot, aged 47, was clubbed with a revolver butt and robbed of about 600 dollars. He was treated for a scalp laceration after a man entered the shop, pressed the revolver into his ribs, and ordered him to the back room. The assailant struck him when he moved slowly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Harry Sheiman
Beer Depot
Sheiman
Bangor Soldier Killed In Italy
S. Sgt. Carlton O. Freng of Bangor was killed in action in Italy on April 4. He enlisted August 25, 1941 and went overseas in June 1942, serving in Sicily and lower Italy and near the Anzio beachhead. He is survived by his wife Betsy McClintock, his parents, two brothers, and a sister. Memorial services are set for May 30 at 2 p.m. at Bells Coulee Lutheran church.
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Carlton O. Freng
Bangor
S. Army
Italy
War Department
Freng
Sicily
Anzio
Betsy McClintock
Carlton Freng
Carol
Dwaine
Schaller
Tampa
Fla
Bells Coulee Lutheran Church
O. S. Paulson
la Crosse
Five Die as Fire Rips Moose Hall Dance Hall
A flash fire swept Moose Hall in Hamilton Ontario early today killing five persons and injuring 37 nine critically. About 70 people attended the dance and many leaped from second story windows to escape the blaze. Witnesses described patrons coming out in flames like torches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton, Ont
Moose Hall
Farm Damage In Iowa Tops $25 Million
A week of heavy rains and floods has cost Iowa farmers 25.6 million in income this year, said A J Love land chairman of the state AAA committee. Floods have washed away top soil on rich farmland as weather forecasts warn of continued heavy rainfall in the southeast for nearly a week.
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Des Moines
Iowa
A. J. Loveland
State
AAA Committee
Weather Bureau
Chinese Counteroffensive Gains Momentum Against Japs
Chinese forces push toward Lunghai rail line and Loyang as Henan battles shift to a full-scale counterattack. Lushin is recaptured, Loyang comes under siege, while Myitkyina battles for Stilwell's troops continue. U S 6th Army advances on Wakde and nearby airfields as actions widen across the region.
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China
Henan
Lushin
Chungking
Loyang
Lunghai
Shanhsien
Tungwan
Myitkyina
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
U. S. 6Th Army
Dutch New Guinea
Wakde Island
Sarmi
Wakde
Allied push defeats Hitler line in Liri valley gains near Cisterna
American troops hold Anzio beachhead and push 10 miles north in the Liri valley as Canadian forces smash through the Hitler defenses toward Pontecorvo and Ceprano. The push cuts Appian Way segments, breaches the Nazi line, and swells prisoner totals to 7,500 as Rome looms to the west. Churchill eyes Balkans while urging a world power council to preserve peace after victory.
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Naples
Terracina
Liri
Melfa
Anzio
U. S
Cisterna
Rome
Cassino
Arce
Ceprano
Sacco
London
Winston Churchill
Balkans
Commons
Germany
Spain
Turkey
Europe
Churchill
World Council of Great States
World Assembly of
Pontecorvo
5Th Army
Pontine
Sid Feder
Associated Press
Sth
Appian Way
Daniel de Luce
ABG
Priverno
Hitler
Pico
Monte Alto
Casilina
Berlin
Piedimonte
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Frank Frawley
Caroline
Wright
Arother
Gertrude Swancutt
Camp Anza
Beaufort Swancutt
Caroline Swancutt
Beatrice Wright
Fifth Army
Verdota
Police
Fire Board
C. A. Hunt
No. 1
Nathan Bradfield
Bradfield
Gladwin Hill
Dover Strait
Balkan
Gen
Franco
By Noland Norgaard
William Smith White
World Organization
League of Nations
Lencia
8Th
Segnie
Paliano
Umon
NEA Telephoto
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