De Lorenzo to Face Trial for False Swearing in NY Court
Thomas De Lorenzo, born Harry iosner and known by several aliases, faces federal charges of false swearing in two instances related to his roles as a war plant worker and as an official of Local 365 United Auto Workers. He testified before a congressional committee that investigated Brewster Aircraft reductions, stating he would let pilots die to advance union interests if sacrifice was needed. The union, implicated in staged strikes and disruption at Brewster plants, allegedly pressured for continued Navy contracts to protect jobs, compromising airplane production.
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Harry Iosner
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New York
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Brewster Lants
Navy
Igs
Eek
Brewster
Wster
Louisiana House approves salary raise bills and measures
A Louisiana house session passed several salary raise bills including a 3 to 5 mill parish school tax amendment and per diem pay for police jurors at 40 days a year. Additional actions cover medical examinations, venue collection on truck capacity, and a blanket tie to sheriffs.
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Amany
W. S. Hair
Franklin
E House
Kenneth Watts
Inn
Alter
House
New Orleans
Teachers Hope for Added Pay in Ouachita Parish
In Ouachita Parish no steps yet to grant public school teachers extra pay for past year’s service though prospects look favorable if the bill before the state legislature passes. Caddo parish board acted to consider a one month extra July 1 payout if the bill passes.
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Ouachita Parish
Shreveport
Caddo Parish
Em Rees
Emees
Rome Port and towns fall to Fifth Army near Rome
The Fifth army captured Civitavecchia, Rome’s main port, and Bracciano with rapid advance along the west coast. Allied forces north of Rome seized Kesselring’s former HQ near Civita Castellana as the Eighth Army moved into the Tiber valley. Monterrondo and several nearby towns were also taken as German forces withdrew in disarray.
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Noland Norgaard
Rome
Fifth Army
Civitavecchia
Bracciano
Mth
Albert Kesselring
Civita Castellana
Eighth
Tiber
Sir Oliver Leese
Monterotondo
Tivoli
Sant’ Angelo
Romano
Guidonia
Caldwell Parish Bans Public Gatherings After Meningitis Death
In Columbia Louisiana Dr E L Carroll Caldwell parish health officer orders no public assemblies for several days after two meningitis cases including a fatality in Caldwell parish churches theaters and other public venues are canceled The Bailey family children aged five months and five years fell ill one died within hours and the other was treated at a clinic in Columbia Precautions aim to prevent further spread as the Little Star church homecoming is canceled.
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Columbia
E. L. Carroll
Caldwell Parish
Newt Bailey
The
Little Star
Four Die in Two Crashes Near Majors Field
At Majors Field basic pilot training school two crashes within 35 minutes killed four people. Col Herbert M. Newstrom announced names: Second Lt Charles A. Yatzik of Detroit and his student Joseph T. Parker of Washington DC died six miles south of the field. In the second crash Second Lt Travis R. Knight of Grayson Louisiana and his student Newton J. Heaton of Hoopeston Illinois perished four miles southeast of Quinlan.
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Greenville
Tex
Cajete
Majors Field
Herbert M. Newstrom
Charles A. Yatzik
Detroit
Mich
Joseph T. Parker
Washington, D. C
Travis R. Knight
Grayson
Newton J. Heaton
Hoopeston
Quinlan
Allies Clamp Air Seas On Beachhead Areas
General Eisenhower and Admiral Ramsay interrupted a four and a half hour cruise off the French invasion beaches to aid drifting soldiers. A landing barge signaled for help and the bridge answered that the information would be relayed to the next ship. The conference with Montgomery and Kirk occurred amid a massive armada as Eisenhower left an English coastal town 24 hours after early landings.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Eisenhower
Adm
Sir Bertram Ramsay
Ramsay
Ramsey
France
Bernard L. Montgomery
Alan Goodrich Kirk
United States
American Bombers Sweep Wide Arc Of South Normandy
A powerful force of 750 to 1,000 American heavy bombers hit south Normandy early today. They smashed bridges rail yards and air fields behind the front while Fortresses Liberators and Marauders struck Caen and other targets. Allied fighters flew 22,000 sorties in 48 hours as weather improved and continued operations persisted. Continued on Seventh Page.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
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Caen
Cherbourg
Paris
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Lightning
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Cateau
Americans Win Mokmer Airfield in Biak Island Battle
Allied forces seized Mokmer airfield on Biak island after a 12 day fight defeating Japanese defenders. The victory extends American reach toward the Philippines while Japanese resistance slows in central China and Burma as Chinese forces press toward Yunnan and the Salween front. Japanese raids target Guam Nauru and Ponape as US air power expands across the central Pacific.
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Associated Press
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Japan
Australia
Biak
Schouten
Dutch New Guinea
Mokmer
Pacific
Central China
Changsha
Hankow-Canton
Hunan
China
Salween River
Yunnan
Burma
Ledo
India
Kohima
Central Pacific
Guam
United States Naval Base
Manila
Nauru
Ponape
Russians Launch Broad Front Offensive Near Iasi
Berlin reports heavy fighting as the Russians push on a broad front north of Iasi Romania. Moscow shifts claim to diminished German attacks while Soviet counterattacks seize two heights in Moldavia. Western fronts see Allied actions in France and Italy.
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DNE
Berlin
Iasi
Romania
Moscow
Germany
France
Italy
Red
Moldavian
Lasi
Tiraspol
Dnestr
Vitebsk
White Russia
Atlantic Wall Called War's Biggest Bluff
A front line account from June claims the Atlantic wall is a bluff as Allied forces push inland in France. Reports describe German retreat, fearless French crowds, and intense Allied tank and air support shaping the invasion near Bayeux and Caen.
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Atlantic Wall
Richard D. McMillan
France
Caen
Bayeux
Allied forces press toward Cherbourg after Bayeux breakthrough
Allied troops push south from Bayeux in fierce fighting as they advance toward Cherbourg on the Cotentin Peninsula. Heavy air and sea reinforcement backs the drive while Berlin warns of a pincers threat to seize Cherbourg and its great port amid ongoing battles near Caen and Ste. Mere-Eglise.
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Wes Gallagher
Allied Expeditionary Force
Bayeux
Berlin
Cherbourg
Caen
Churchill
Rennes
Laval
Tours
le Mans
Nantes
Angers
Paris
Ste. Mere-Eglise
Cneops
Vire
Mississippi, Georgia Democrats Move On White Supremacy Push
Mississippi Democrats vote to instruct 12 electors to reject the Democratic nominee unless demands are met, mirroring Texas and South Carolina. Georgia officials bar Negroes from the July 4 primary as part of a white supremacy strategy.
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Associated Press
South
Mississippi
Georgia
Texas
South Carolina
Democratic State Executive
Walter George
First German Prisoners From France Arrive in England
The first large group of German prisoners from the Allied beachheads in northern France were landed last night at an invasion port in England. Officers and men, including four Poles, were marched to waiting trucks under armed guard for relocation to an undisclosed destination.
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London
France
England
Churchill warns against over optimism in Europe fight
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Churchill cautioned against over optimism about the war in Europe. He urged vigilance as great dangers lie behind and enormous exertions lie ahead, saying he would not speak further on invasion battles unless something exceptional occurs.
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Churchill
House of Commons
Europe
Joseph Lamb
France
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