Peaceful surrender sought as Damascus encircled
Allied forces complete encirclement of Damascus as six day invasion continues. Circassian cavalry fighting with British Free French reportedly enter suburbs while negotiations for peaceful occupation begin. RAF bombs Ruhr and air battles over Dover coast accompany broader Middle East front activity.
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Associated Press
Damascus
Syria
Middle East
Germany
Ruhr
Dover
Beirut
Lebanon
Sidon
Kissone
Syrian Desert
Palmyra
Deir-ez-zor
Bribery inquiry starts in Lansing
Attorney General Herbert J. Rushton disclosed Rep. Gail Handy testified a lobbyist offered him 500 to kill a bill in the state affairs committee. Handy named the giver, refused the money, and notified Rep. Maurice Post and clerk Myles Gray. The bill moved to a new committee, passed the House, then was killed in the Senate. Local note mentions Athens college hosiery mill.
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Lansing
Herbert J. Rushton
Gail Handy
Sodus
Genersl
Handy
State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Maurice E. Post
Rockford
Myles F. Gray
House
Senate
Rushton
Custer Resident Attacked by Bull on Farm
John Reinoehl Jr. about 20 of Route 2 Custer Mason county rural school teacher suffered broken ribs and injuries after a bull gored him on his father's farm Thursday afternoon. His collie dog intervened by biting the bull in the leg and hanging on, likely preventing a grave attack.
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John Reinoehl Jr
Custer
Mason County
Reinoehl
Lkely
Arnouts Sentenced in Homicide Case in County Jail
Judge Max E. Neal sentenced Henry Arnouts of River ton township for negligent homicide to five months in the county jail. He must also pay 100 in costs and 150 toward the victim’s burial. The judge noted the youth and clean record but called the accident excusable. Three others were sentenced today: Frank Morse 50 fine and 50 costs or five months. Alger Matthews 100 fine and 25 costs or 90 days. Charles Bendenski 90 days for felonious assault. The June term ends at noon with a robbery case disposition.
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Max E. Neal
Henry Arnouts
Riverton Township
Neal
Frank Morse
Sheridan Township
Alger Matthews
Norwalk
Charles Bendenski
Custer
Long dry spell ends with lake shore rain storm
A strong thunderstorm drenched the Ludington region Thursday night, bringing 0.81 inches of rain from 4 p.m. to today and easing fire danger. Scottville and eastern parts saw no rain until this morning, with lightning reported but no damage. Berry and fruit growers welcomed the rainfall brightening harvest prospects.
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Ludington Coast Guard
Scottville
Arts
Lake Michigan
Lindbergh Drive Renamed to Avon Avenue in Charlotte
Charlotte city council unanimously renamed Lindbergh Drive to Avon Avenue on James W. Armstrong’s recommendation. Property owner Mrs. Sidney Astor urged the change in a letter claiming the street name did not honor the city’s values.
May Resume Construction in Shipyards
Defense shipbuilding valued at $500,000,000 in the San Francisco bay area hinges on AFL machinists replying to interstate council orders to return to 11 yards. San Francisco agent Harry Hook foresees a possible Monday resumption after a Sunday meeting and secret ballot. Roosevelt's request prompted the delay, as Curtiss Wright and Consolidated Aircraft actions also eased bioth threats to military output.
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Associated Press
Defense
San Francisco Bay Area
AFL
International Executive Council
Washington
Harry Hook
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Executive Council
Pittsburgh
Curtiss Wright Company
Defense Mediation Board
AFL Machinists Union
Consolidated
Government urges restraint to bolster defense economy
President Truman era call tightens civilian spending as citizens urged to cut nonessential purchases. Leon Henderson pressed auto makers to roll back price hikes while VP Wallace and Interior Secretary Ickes warned gasoline conservation and compulsory use limits may be needed in the eastern region.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Wallace
National Committee On
Ickes
Weather sketch for Lower Michigan and Detroit area
Mostly cloudy with light showers in south and scattered rain in north. Temperatures change little today through Saturday with east to southeast winds. Sun sets 8 08 p m today and 4 56 p m Saturday. moonrise 11 26 p m. Ludington coast guard station data shows a low around 38 and a high near 70.
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Weaner
Lower
Michigan
Detroit
Yinthleye
Ludington Coast Guard
Speculation on Roosevelt Pick for Attorney General
Washington reports President Roosevelt may choose between Francis Biddle and Thurman Arnold as attorney general. Arnold's anti trust record and Biddle's qualifications fuel debate with Norris Pepper and others weighing who best fits the administration. Stone’s elevation to chief justice already drew broad support.
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Robert Jackson
Byrnes Harlan Stone
Roosevelt
Harlan Fiske Stone
United States
Charles Evans Hughes
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Stone Nearenes
Coolidge
Washington
Ed Byrnes
Stone
Jackson
Biddle
Charles Fahy
Congress
Arnold
Norris
Havin
Pepper
D-Fla
Purge of CIO 13 Started in Coast States
Los Angeles dispatch reports Richard T. Frankensteen calls for a purge of Communist elements from CIO UAW Pacific coast leadership. He accuses local leaders of steering a wildcat strike at a North American Aviation plant during national defense mediation talks and vows to clean out subversives to protect the national union and defense.
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Los Angeles
CIO
Richard T. Frankelsteen
Pacific Coast
United Automobile Workers
Frankensteen
Aviation
Cio-Uaw
UAW
National Defense Mediation Board
Washington
Communist Party
Speeders rounded up in Ludington police drive
A Ludington speed control campaign yielded five arrest records by Thursday and Friday. Four defendants appeared in justice court by noon today with one to appear tonight. Names include Harry W. Miller Gerald Ponko Scott Pape Maurice Tallerson all of Ludington and John Outcast Route 1 Ludington. Fines paid were 15 dollars and 1 dollar costs. A medical note states tonsil cancer once incurable twenty years ago can be cured in one of five cases.
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Ludington
Justice Court
Harry W. Miller
Gerald Ponko
Scott Pape
Maurice Tallerson
John Outcast
Route 1
G-MAN Three Recalls In May Trial
The government planned to recall FBI agent Robert T. Ross and place several witnesses on the stand as it rests its case in the mail fraud trial of Frank D. McKay and 11 co-defendants in U. S. district court. Defense sought to bar Ross testimony about an interview with Isadore Schwartz before indictments were returned. Legal arguments over admissibility consumed an hour, delaying the case. Ross testified Schwartz said he and Charles Leiter joined McKay in 1933 or 1934 in Grand Rapids Brewing Co to rehabilitate the firm.
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Detroit
FBI
Robert T. Ross
Frank D. McKay
U. S. District Court
McKay
Henry G. O'Donnel
Ross
Schwartz
Charles Leiter
Frank McKay
Grand Rapids Brewing Co
Fourth of July Committee Meets in Ludington
Nineteen members of the Ludington Fourth of July celebration committee gathered Thursday night at Chamber of Commerce offices. Plans for the observance were discussed and committee heads reported. No new features announced as many items remain tentative. The group will reconvene next Thursday at 1 30 p.m. with George Haller as general chairman and John Sniegowski as parade chairman among those present.
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Ludington
Chamber of Commerce
George Haller
John Snie~gowski
Capt
A. E. Christofferson
George Barber
R. C. Grotemat
Erwin Miller
Elth Myers
Axel Johnston
Joseph Mark
Marshall Butters
Wayne Adams
Robert ‘Wayt
Louis JF. Jewett
Mr. Collins
Jacob Lunde
Lee Kruska
Stedman Rohn
Don Crawford
Sinking of Robin Moor traced to Nazi U boat attack
Government sources say the Robin Moor was torpedoed deliberately by a German U-boat in the South Atlantic on May 21. Survivors report a marked merchant ship halted by a submarine, given 30 minutes to abandon ship, then torpedoed amidships. The U-boat, identified by a laughing cow insignia, sank and then fired on wreckage as life boats carried survivors to safety. A formal protest and restitution demand are expected from Washington.
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Washington
United States
Germany
State Department
Roosevelt
White House
Robin Moor
Walter J. Linthicum
U. S
Pernambuco
Brazil
South American
Osorio
South Atlantic
Lorricke
Lorrckke
Germany warns on Robin Moor dispute and future hits
A German source says Berlin will not be cowed by Allied pressure over the Robin Moor affair and vows to shoot any contraband ship bound for England. The 5,000-ton U S freighter, formerly Exmoor, was sunk May 21 in the South Atlantic. Survivors report a torpedo strike. authorities say Germany will decide later whether to comment.
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England
United States
South Atlantic
Capetown
Union of South Africa
Germany
State may return relief to 10 counties in Michigan
Lansing budget director Leo J. Nowick indicated the state may gradually withdraw financial relief from ten counties as full social security and federal aid expand. He said Michigan can handle the legacy programs and still reduce the county relief burden, noting Northern counties may struggle but are not worse off than years past.
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Lansing
Paget
Leo J. Nowick
Nowicki
Michigan
Pennsylvania on Credit as Budget Battle Delays Funds
In Harrisburg 1942 political clash leaves 18 000 state workers unpaid as the Republican Governor Arthur H James faces a Senate dominated by his party and a Democrat controlled House. A $542 million budget, sent to the assembly, stalls over taxes and two year needs, fueling campaign tensions. The era’s political backdrop features Democratic Governor George H Earle as a prior milestone in a Republican stronghold.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Arthur H. James
General Assembly
Senate
House
James
George H. Earle
Parking limit to take effect Saturday in Ludington
Ludington police announce a daily one hour parking limit starting Saturday in the downtown district. Affected streets include Ludington Avenue from Bath to Harrison Streets and James Street between Ludington and Danaherras Street. North James Street from Ludington to Court will also have the limit.
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Ludington
Police Department
Ludington Avenue
Bath Avenue
Harnson
James Street
Danaherras Stee
Court
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