House backs omnibus highway bills with bridges and roads
The Louisiana House passed an omnibus highway package funding paving and bridge projects across the state. It includes spans over Red River near Caddo and Bossier, Oakes Bayou Plaquemine, Amite River No. 331 south of French Settlement, and a Pontchartrain crossing near Mandeville or Madisonville.
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Bossier Parishes
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Plaquemine
Amite River
Twelve Mile Bayou
Tim
Lake Ponchartrain
Mandeville
Madisonville
Fred “Heintz
St. Tammany
Pone
Horace Dugan
St. Charles
State Highway Department
Howard Memorial
New Orleans
Senate
Department of Wildlife and Forestry
Department of Conservation
Southern (Negro) University
Cherbourg Battle Signals Diverging Reports From Europe
Reported falls and counterclaims about Cherbourg sow confusion as German and Allied lines clash on the peninsula. American forces, aided by Nimitz kvalitet bombardment, press toward the port with heavy house to house fighting and harbor assaults.
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Cherbourg
Occupied
Europe
DNB
Germany
Berlin
German International Information Bureau
St. Vaast la Hogue
Quettehou
Barfleur
Omar N. Bradley
Cap de la Hague
Vouville
Equer-Dreville
Brettville
Cap Barfleur
Montgomery
Rich Man's Bill Sparks Debate on State Tax Policy
The measure, called rich man's bill by opponents and poisonous legislation by supporters, faces debate over its $500,000 yearly cost and potential to attract wealthy residents who would pay sales and tobacco taxes. Supporters argue it funds future needs. critics warn of tax dodging.
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Orleans
Baton Rouge
Senate
Orleans Parish
State Board of Education
Reimer Calhoun
Mansfield
John E. Coxe
Theo O. Hotard
Hotard
New Orleans
House
Louisiana
Lloyd Hendrick
Shreveport
J. Aubrey Gaiennie
Senate Rules Committee
Senate Judiciary
Grove Stafford
Alexandria
Lionel G. Ott
Jefferson Lake Sulphur Company
Bond Drive Urges Surge in Purchases to Meet Quota
Mr. Rogers states the 5th War Loan must rise materially to meet the quota. The committee warns daily figures are up to the minute and Purchasers must speed up. Ouachita parish has never failed to reach its bond quota and time is growing short.
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Rogers
Ouachita Parish
Rescue Mission Underway For Stranded Airmen In Grand Canyon
Rangers trek 40 miles by horse to reach an inner gorge plateau 500 feet above the Colorado River to aid an army airman believed among three parachutists from a bomber. Coast guardsman and rescue gear arrive as another plane drops supplies amid treacherous canyon winds.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
Colorado River
Great Chasm
United Sates Coast
Tonto Plateau
Twining
Rocky Rails
Mounted
Park Service
Paok
Germans hang 100 Frenchmen in Assel village square
German troops retook Assel in the Corrèze region and executed 100 French civilians by hanging in the town square after reports of Maquis activity. Frontier notes say the hangings followed the liquidation of partisans as Germans tightened control and Vichy forces pressed collaborationists.
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Port Bou
Spain
Assel
Vichy
Milleraches
Supreme Command
Soviet Push Near Vitebsk Threatens Baltic Reach
Soviet forces massed around Vitebsk and pushed toward Orsha Mogilev and Bobruisk as Allied troops advance in the west and south. Moscow reported heavy German casualties, massive equipment losses, and a retreat described as panicked.
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Vitebsk
Orsha
Mogilev
Bobruisk
Moscow
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Ral
Townsend
Baltic Sea
East Prussia
Joseph Stalin
Ivan Bagramian
Dvina
Lepel
Red Army
Ivan Cherniakhovele
Tirod
Goesha
Jan
Kuilustine
Matyvei Zakhayov
Pronya
Chausi
Khiatkhovicht
K. K
Allied push in Marianas and nearby campaigns reported
Reported clashes across Saipan Garapan and Laulau villages with American advances along the shore. Biak and Manokwari actions lifted enemy losses to 2,333 since May, while Marianas air battles totaled large Japanese losses and American aircraft losses stood at 151. MacArthur’s forces kept diversions and carrier planes striking Pagan, Yap, Ulithi, and Sorol.
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Garapan
Marianas
Laulau
Magicienne Bay
Mt. Tapotchau
Biak Island
Dutch New Guinea
Sorong
New Guinea
Manokwari
Biak
Navy
Pagan
Marignas
Rota
Guam
Douglas MacArthur
Yap
Ulithi
Sorol
Carolines
Labor platform draft favors strong federal department
Still working Cuottinard from First Pages Bert W Hawkes of New Jersey forecasts a middle course to adopt. The platform drafters met to prepare a draft by tomorrow. A labor plank accusing the diversity of Washington agencies was submitted by Willica Hutcheson led group. It aims to place independent federal labor agencies under a central labor department. Vin A Bittner to testify before the resolutions committee on Cop views. Black diamonds are sightly harder than white ones.
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Jamesa. Farley
Big Jim
Roosevelt
New Jersey
Walter E. Edge
William H. Wills
Vermont
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Andrew Schoeppel
Kansas
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Earl Warren
California
Edward J. Thye
Minnesota
Washington
Willica J. Hutcheson
A. Poh
Department of Labor
Vin A Bittner
Resolutions Committee
Cop
Dewey Convention Grows as Debates Loom at Chicago Rally
The 23rd Republican National Convention opened in Chicago with Gov. Thomas E. Dewey leading the draft, amid Bricker’s push and Stassen’s bid. Delegates anticipated balloting Wednesday as Dewey held a growing lead, with Wilkie and Taft also vying for support and unpledged delegates remaining.
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Dewey
Chicago
Republican Party
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Simeon S. Willis
Kentucky
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Douglas MacArthur
Ately Er Yicate
Harrison KE
Spangler
Dwight Green
Illinois
Earl Warren
California
Bricker
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Massachusetts
Lownhome
Sen
Joseph Ball
Harold FE. Stassen
Stassen
Debating union funds and political pressure in wartime ethics
The writer questions compulsory union dues used for political rallies and foreign-espionage fears, criticizing secrecy in fund accounting and pressuring for reform while noting Willkie's stance. A closing note recalls George Washington visiting New Bern and a library home used as his entertainment site.
Usher Prodigy Frain Faces 2000 Convention Crowd
The article notes Andrew T Frain as a leading usher supplier and rival to One-Eyed Connor at a national convention on a Monday morning. It highlights Frain’s dominance with 250 ushers, including 100 women, many daughters or sisters of service members, joining the staff.
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Andrew T
Andy) Frain
Andy
Connor
Madison Street
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