University opens in France under German fire praise for troops
Captain Wilt A. Cameron of the Canadian Infantry describes the “University of Vimy Ridge” in war zone France where 3,000 to 4,000 Canadian students study in devastated fields with Y M C A aid. He praises American troops, cites unity with Canadians, and notes the curriculum mirrors Yale and McGill with added war subjects.
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Hylan Proclaims Liberty Week Loyalty Drive in New York
Mayor Hylan issued a proclamation calling on New York City residents to observe Loyalty Week starting June 14. Activities include Flag Day observances, community meetings, loyalty sermons, business readings, newspaper editorials, theatre and film loyalty talks, parades for foreign-born citizens, and a July 4 parade to pledge loyalty to the United States.
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Fragmentary OCR line shows unclear words and broken phrasing with no complete facts. The readable bits hint at a misread name or place but lack identifiable entities or event details to summarize as a news item.
Rivet Drive Record Set by John Omir in Belfast
In Belfast at Workman and Clark yards John Omir drove 12 200 rivets in nine hours into a standard ship, beating the U K hour record last week. He averaged over a thousand rivets per hour, surpassed 1 400 twice, and in his best minute drove two rivets while using about two and a half tons of metal.
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Lewis Protests Glynn Conduct In Governor Fight
Attorney General Merton E. Lewis charges George A. Glynn, state GOP chairman, with using his post to secure Whitman endorsements. He alleges patronage rewards and threats to force county leaders into supporting the governor's renomination, including alleged illegal meetings lacking quorum. Lewis urges Whitman appointees to act freely in the upcoming primary and warns Glynn against leveraging party power for one candidate.
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