Rescue of Three Stranded Yanks in New Guinea Valley
First Troop Carrier Command announced pilots trained at Stout Field Indianapolis will use a snatch pickup technique to rescue three Americans, including WAC Corporal Margaret Hastings, from a New Guinea Shangri La valley. The operation targets a survivors of an Army transport flight, now awaiting rescue.
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Trenton
Kenneth W. Decker
Kelso
Wash
Allied Control Now in Austria
Verona June 18 Allied Control Commission for Austria final members exceed 300 have entered Austria to help form a four power government in Vienna. Two thirds are in Salzburg and Klagenfurt with a few in Vienna. The push follows talks among Soviet British and French delegations while American and British commissioners weigh candidates and Austrian autonomy. The policy limit so far: Austria may shape its salvation as long as no Nazi or Fascist elements are involved.
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U.P
Allied Control Commission For
Austria
Vienna
United Press
American Commission
Salzburg
Klagenfurt
Nazi Germany
Fedor I. Tolbukhin
Lester D. Fleury
Winterton
Jules Cherriere
Britain
Russia
Kurt Schuschnigg
United Nations Charter Near Completion At San Francisco Conference
The United Nations conference near San Francisco adjourns formal sessions as six more days of work remain to finalize the charter. President Truman is due to address the final session next Tuesday after Stettinius postpones the closing date. Russia and Australia yield on discussion powers in a compromise on the assemblies scope while commissions approve chapters on voting formula and protectorates.
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Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
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Stettinius
Russia
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Yalta
Commission II
World Organization
11th Air Force Sinks Three Jap Vessels in Aleutian Attacks
Liberators and Mitchells of the 11th Air Force sank three Japanese cargo vessels and damaged four more in two days of shipping strikes near the Kuriles. One Liberator crew member was lost after AA fire downed a plane off Paramushiru. Mitchells hit Otomachi Cape vessels sinking one burning another and damaging two more. Harpoons bombed Suribachi and Kataoka naval bases.
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11Th Airforce
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Fleet Airwing
Suribachi
Kataoka Naval Base
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Curfew repeal Stirs New Orleans Night Club Trade
New Orleans club owners report early benefits from curfew repeal. For months the public stayed within curfew, keeping late hours subdued, but business is improving as nightlife resumes unrestricted hours.
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New Orleans
U.P
Divorce case exposes circus assets in Kokomo court
In Kokomo Indiana on June 1 circus trainer Terrell Jacobs fought his wife Marie Dolly Jacobs over division of their wild animal holdings. He testified the animals eight lions five tiger cubs four leopards and four monkeys plus equipment were worth 17000 with the elephant valued at 3300. Marie Dolly claimed the elephant and sought division of the property.
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Ind
Terrell Jacobs
Jacobs
Marie
Dolly) Jacobs
Too hot for juleps in New Orleans weather
In New Orleans the heat blocks mint juleps with no mint available, leaving residents unable to enjoy the classic cocktail despite warm temperatures. The weather discussion highlights a shortage of mint as the obstacle to julep enjoyment.
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New Orleans
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