Block Island Fates Revealed In Final Battle At Sea
Washington May 29 The escort carrier Block Island sank after a two hour battle with a U boat off the Atlantic in May 1944. Five dead and 12 missing on the Bart, 73 officers and 801 enlisted rescued by the Ahrens, with Elmore guiding the attack and the Barr assisting. Six pilots survived aboard the Block Island as rescue efforts continued toward Casablanca.
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Khoat
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Block Island
U. S
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Elivare
Ahrens
Barr
Paine
Morgan H. Harris
Newport
Ri. I
Elmore
Casablanca
French Morocco
Pnt
Mediterranean
Capt. Martin Freed From Nazi Camp
Captain Martin Freed, a U.S. Army flyer shot down over Caen, has been released from a German prison camp. Word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Martin Sr., says he has been freed from captivity after months of internment. He had been held in Luft III? prison camp, reported as liberated on April 23.
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Kiroy Martin Ur
Banantonio
Als
Kirby Martin Sr
Burles
Marlin
Caenlash Jing
Btalag Lugt No. 3
When the Boys Come Home You Cry
A vivid vignette by Helen Camp on the homecoming of soldiers. It follows transports into New York Bay and the mixed emotions of troops and families, from hospital wards to airfields. The piece emphasizes shared joy, memory, and the ache of those not present, with how Americans cope through tenderness and humor.
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Helen Camp
New York
New York Bay
Bradley
Mitenel Fickis
Halloran Hospital
Gamp, Shanks
Camp Kilmer
le Combs
St. Lo
Leslie McWair
Detectives Assigned to Rape Cases
Detectives are assigned to multiple rape cases involving a 18 year old West Sider Roland Littérie and a group of youths accused of abducting and assaulting a 4 year old girl with a knife at a vacant lot near Laredo and Zarramora streets. Two other boys and several men have been arrested as authorities pursue the alleged attackers.
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Corrigan
Roland Littérie
Gene
Laredo
Zarramora
Missourians Shovel Hailstones Snow Drifts Jam Sidewalks
In Marshall Missouri townspeople used snow shovels to clear four inch deep hail deposits on sidewalks. The scene described shows the sudden disruption as residents tackled the icy aftermath following a hail event.
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Marshall
Braniff announces San Antonio to Lubbock air service stop
Braniff Airways announces a planned San Antonio to Lubbock route starting July 1 with a stop at Lubbock on the Braniff Service between Texas points and Denver. Passengers will be routed to Dallas and Denver via Fort Worth, Amarillo, Lubbock, Puebla and Colorado Springs.
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Lubbbor
Braniff Airways
Lubbock
Braniff
Texas Points
Denver
Dallas
Fort Worth
Amea
Rito
Puebla
Colorado Springs
Normandy Towns Sad Monuments
Normandy towns scarred by invasion remain monument sites to Allied beach victory. French workers dig from wreckage as rebuilding slows due to materials and transport limits. St Lo and surrounding areas show widespread devastation yet farm lands recover. cemeteries near Omaha and St Laurent attract visitors as locals honor fallen soldiers with flowers.
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Don W. Carentan
Normandy
Stryone
St. Lo
Paris
Soviet Builds Apartments for Generals Across Cities
MOSCOW May 2 The Soviet Union plans luxury housing for high ranking officers. Prokofiev head of military industrial construction announced aim to erect spacious apartments in Moscow Leningrad Kiev Kharkov Rostov Voronezh and other cities with blocks on Leningrad boulevard and the Gorky and Smolensk embankments.
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Soviet Union
AUN
Prokofiev
Department of Military Industrial Construction
Mosca
Leningrad
Kiev
Kharkov
Rostov
Vorondel
Trail Drivers Buy Band and Dance Slated at Memorial Hall
The Old Trail Drivers association reports the group has purchased a band. A monthly dance is planned for Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Planeet Memorial hall, per secretary-treasurer W. D. Palmer.
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A. 3000
Dong Nag Meen
Old Trail Drivers Association
W. D. Palmer
Planeet Memorial Hall
Planes May Bring New Era
O J Crampton vice president of the chamber of commerce spoke to the Traffic Club on Monday predicting a new era with planes. He said thousands of men returning from the war will seek inexpensive personal aircraft and stressed the need for easy access to airports, proper installation, and reliable delivery of passengers and cargo. He highlighted the role of private operators and praised early aviation experience from his pre Interstate Commerce Commission days.
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O. J. Crampton
Benet
Chamber of Commerce
Crampton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Father Identifies Drowning Victim
The body of Mario Mestmitt 4438 Durango street was identified by his father Tuesday at Angelus Funeral Home. The youth was found at 4:45 p m Monday in Elmendorf by William Hark 1018 Buena Vista street and transported by Fire Captain F T ral of Station No 11. The father said he had not seen his son since Saturday afternoon. Police believe the death was accidental after swimming. An inquest is being held.
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Mestmitt
Durango Street
Angelus
Dese Menquiti
Elmendorf
William Hark
Buena Vista Street
F. T Ral
B29s Hit Yokohama In Daylight Amid Okinawa Actions
The report notes B 29s scorching Yokohama in daylight as U S carrier aircraft sunk ships and Japanese forces offered limited resistance. Sixth Division Marines push through Naha on Okinawa while Seventh Infantry advances toward villages south of Shin. U S 25th Division press northern Luzon town on its 133rd day of continuous action.
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Naha
Okinawa
Shinvi
Sante Fe
Philippines
U. 3 25Th
Luzin Island
Manild
Wartime Echoes From Pacific Front on Tarakan Bougainville
Fragmentary dispatches indicate Australian gains on Tarakan off Borneo and landings around Bougainville. In the Solomons Indian troops in Burma repelled a counter attack in one sector and started erasing an enemy concentration in another.
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Wawadam
Tarakan
Borneo
Bougsinville
Solomons
Burma
Milan Gangsters Ordered to Disarm in Milan
Milan May 23. The Aled military government has ordered armed gangs in Milan to dispatc and disarm within 48 hours in a stern move to halt terrorism. Lieut. Col. Harry G. Horshenson, Milan governor, said the order targets gangster kids armed and blamed for assaults robberies and related crimes since liberation.
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Milan
Aled
Stern
Harry G. Horshenson
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