Airmen Killed in Hidden Valley Plane Crash
A Far East Air Forces transport crashed on a charted peak in a guarded valley, killing Lieut. John B. McCollum and Sgt. Kenneth W. Decker among 21 others. Paratroopers and Filipino veterans aided survivors, natives offered gifts, and rescuers faced treacherous mountain weather while establishing an emergency landing strip below the crash site.
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WAC
Margaret Hastings
Oswego
John B. McCollum
FEASC
Kenneth W. Decker
Kelso
Wash
Décker
McCallum
Filpinos
Bataan
Mec
Manila
Ligutenant McCollum
Victor R. Myers
San Autopio
WAC Hastings
McCollam
McCollum
World News
Pilane
Hollandia
August Geardard
Milwaukee
Wis
Carl Mellberg
Daylan
Cornelius Waldo
Inedianapolis
Fara
Shavigii- la
United States
Canada
New Guinea
Hhiden
Weidentaly
Australia
Aras
Valley
Two Dairies Banned From Deliveries Over High Bacteria Counts
The State Department of Health ordered two dairies to stop delivering silk products to San Antonio on Friday morning after a high bacteria count was detected. They must reduce the count before resuming deliveries.
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Dairies
Svere
St Antonio
State Department of Health
Officials say secrets public, clash over national safety
Senators debate press secrecy and government power as arrests widen. Names include Philip Jaffe of New York, Lieut. Andrew Roth, Emmanuel S. Larson, Kale J. Mitchell, Mark Geyn, and others linked to Amerasia and intelligence circles. The story notes officials claim serving the nation while critics urge greater transparency.
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Capitol Hill
Chandler
D-Ky
Wilson R.tywa
Philip G. Jaffe
New York City
Red Front
KR Co-Ednor
Amerasia
Andrew Roth
Jaffe
Navy Intelligence
Emmanuel S. Larson
State Department
Kale J. Mitchell
Torchlor
Fomer
Hnstitute
Pariste
Mark Geyn
Gina~ Bourg
Tims
Gollter
Collisions Send Two to Hospital
Monard Jamison of 607 Nok Alama street lies at Robert B. Green hospital Friday with a fractured cheek bone after a motorcycle collision with an auto at Broadway and Fourth street. Auto driver Goldie Rigsby of 1833 North Primetts street. Sonqus Castilla of 737 San Patricio' Mrecl received cuts and bruises when his bicycle collided with another auto at Brazos and Cindaling streets. A. Guerra of 3442 Fi Guadalupe street drove the car involved.
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Monard Jamison
Nok Alama Street
Robert B. Green Hospital
Als
Broadway
Fourth
Mins Goldie Rigsby
North Primetts
Sehreet
Sergeant Makes 6th B-29 Mission
Sergeant John Letherland completed his 36 missions as crew member of the B 29 Mary Ann. The Mary Ann was one of two Saipan based crews to complete the thirtieth mission during the Osaka raid, counted as a heavy air attack amid strong opposition.
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John
Mary Ann
Osaka
Mary
European Roundup on Syria and France Occupation
Arab League backs Syria demand for immediate French troop evacuation and vows to resist aggression. Meanwhile, postwar occupation plans in Germany edge toward a fixed demarcation, with France seeking a Cologne and Saar cut while Moscow maps hint at broader Soviet control. Yugoslav leader Tito signals more autonomous Catholic church ties within Croatia, while maintaining loyalty to Rome.
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Arab League
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Coumon
Germany
Hillory
United States
Reich
Cologne
Frankfurt
Eisenhower
Saar
Moscow
Supreme Court of the
Ceblene
Italy
Council of Ministers
Ivance Bonomi
Marshel Tito
Croatia
Rome
Army Building Contracts Let
The Army announced contracts totaling about 133,000 at fiscal stations. Two recreational battlements near Fort Sam Houston were awarded June 6 to B. Rheiner and Son of San Antonio for 11,841.43 dollars. A contract to install nurses call systems at the Aviation Cadet Center in San Antonio was let to Wright Bros. Electric Co. of San Antonio for 11,702 dollars.
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W. Parse
San Antonio
Paulletts
Fort Sam Houston
B. Rheiner and Son
San Antonio, Aviation Cadet Center
Wright Bros. Electric Company
Japs Squirm To Combat Air Raids
A war desk update cites Japanese responses to air raids. Spokesmen claim Chinese actions link to Pacific operations and note allied plans against Japan. The piece lists several targets and mentions naval officers killed in action.
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Ishan
Ginchow
Paoching
Weilin
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Foochow
Okinawa
Japan
Khamikaen
Shanghai- Mancchow
Hong Kong-Canton
Ayer
Tokyo
Fups Fire On Aussies During Truce at Tarakan
MELBOURNE June 8 Two shots from a 13 millimeter gun hit Australian troops waiting to convey a Jap medical officer for discussion of removing wounded. Two casualties reported. No Japanese officer appeared. Australian Third Division crossed the Peperu River on Bougainville after stiff defense.
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Melbourne
Australia
Tarakan Island
Army Department
Peperu
Bougainville
VFW Protests Objectors Release Plan
The Veterans of Foreign Wars protested to President Truman against plans to release conscientious objectors under a point discharge system similar to that used for army personnel. The June 3 report notes the opposition from VFW to the policy and its potential impact on servicemen and society.
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VFW
Washington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Truman
Sergeant to Give Organ Recital in Army Grounds Chapel
Sergeant Leonard Widaceks of Chicago will present an organ recital in the Army Grounds and Service Forces Redistribution Station chapel No 1 for San Houston at Botaf Tuesday. Sgt Mareheret Fitch of Fort Sar Houston will assist as contralto.
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Leonard Widaceks
Army Grounds
Service Forces
Sam Houston
Bota
Mareheret Fitch
Fort Sar Houston
Canning Sugar Rationing Reported in Texas Counties
Sugar rationing was announced in San Antonio and adjacent Texas counties on Friday. Each county received a set allotment and applicants were urged to request no more than 45 pounds for immediate fruit canning. Tungsten noted as a key war metal used in steel alloys for cutting tools and tank armor.
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San Antonis
Santa Texas
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