Autopsy set for fire and shotgun death official
Wilcox, 65, former Port Dickson mayor, died in a Smyrna farm blaze. Sheriff says he used a shotgun and gasoline to start the fire before likely shooting himself. Another death underway from a Kane auto crash is reported, with coroner citing embolism. Southwest quakes near Fordham University recorded in New York City.
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Baldwin Locomotive to open Paris office in September
Baldwin Locomotive Works plans a Paris headquarters to oversee shipments to France Belgium and Holland Ralph Kelly president announced Thomas Butts of Whitehall Pennsylvania will direct the Paris office The move targets Baldwin's European operations and staffing deployment.
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Paris Renames Avenue for Roosevelt in honor of late President
Paris Municipal Council voted to rename Avenue Victor Emmanuel to Avenue du President Roosevelt. The change honors the late U.S. leader, reflecting postwar Franco American ties amid city planning decisions.
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Custody and murder linked in Stevens household dispute
Coroner T. E. Steiber ruled Kovacs was an innocent victim in a fatal shooting that followed an affair between Mrs. Stevens and Milton. The event occurred at the Milton home where Kovacs went to meet Faith Coombs. witnesses testified Mrs. Stevens had been drinking. Goldstein waived the arraignment hearing before Judge Arba Martin.
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Woman Slain In Hotel Room
In New York a unidentified woman, about 35, found dead in a Park West Hotel room. She wore a white slip and had three stab wounds. Night clerk Louis Baker found the body on the fifth floor after two anonymous calls. Walter Hurst, 40, who registered with the woman, was detained for questioning after a quarrel and denial of killing.
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Storm From Page Que Storm From Page Que
A lightning storm swept Central New York causing scattered outages and damage. In Syracuse lines and equipment flashed and sparked alarms while homes barns and a barber shop ignited briefly. Hundreds of phones broke and trees fell near Auburn Skaneateles and Oneida as temperatures cooled from a 89 degree high to 69 degrees.
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Allied Forces to Aid In Occupation of Italy
A report from Gen. Joseph T. McNarney shows Allied occupation of Italy will differ from Germany and Austria. Italy will not be divided into zones. Allied and Italian armed forces remain under a single command. American forces in Italy will be limited to a small number by January, with larger occupation in Austria and Germany.
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Congress debates OPA extension and four supply bills
Today in Congress seeks to break deadlock on OPA extension and four supply bills. Woodrum committee considers vote on peacetime draft. Senate continues consideration of war agencies bill. Foreign Relations Committee reviews hearings agenda on United Nations charter.
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British Lift Restrictions On Silver in Americas
The British Treasury announces that all sterling accounts of residents in the United States and 13 Central and South American countries will be treated as American accounts. Sterling can be transferred within the territory and used for payments to British sterling area residents and for exports to the American region. The move loosens earlier restrictions and allows use in the New York market, with the 1940 guaranteed rate phased out. Swiss and Liechtenstein accounts switch to Swiss accounts with a Sept. 30 option to convert balances at 1730 francs. The American and Swiss account procedures are adjustments toward normal conditions, not policy changes affecting the long term sterling-dollar rate.
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Work or Fight Ordered in Akron Strike
The government ordered 16,700 Akron Ohio strikers back to work at five rubber plants amid a nationwide wave of labor action. War and Navy Departments sought to invoke work or fight as Davis halted draft deferments for workers involved. Other regions saw strikes ease, with Detroit auto plants returning workers and New Jersey Pennsylvania facilities seeing partial suspensions while unions faced renewed pressures.
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Charter amendment clash shapes future security vote
The discussion centers on an indirect amendment risk to the charter and how it could trigger similar proposals by signatory powers. Chairman Connally opposes Taft’s idea, seeking separate legislation to define the delegate’s powers. The charter requires a majority vote from the five permanent members and two of the six others to act, raising questions about Congress's influence on the council and potential presidential delegation to Edward R. Stettinius Jr. to authorize limited troop use.
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Ambitious thief steals Greyhound bus in Pittsburgh
Police hunt an ambitious thief who stole a Greyhound bus from the company's parking lot and abandoned it. The pursuing officers report the vehicle proved difficult to hide after the theft, prompting a citywide search.
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Four Supply Bills Remain Blocked in Congress
Congress faces a midnight deadline as four major supply bills totaling about 32 billion dollars stay tied up in Senate House or conference. The key second deficiency bill would let agencies continue operations if funds are not provided, prompting urgency to send it to President Truman.
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Two Surviving Airmen Tell Shangri La Rescue Tale
Corp Hastings Lt John B Mc Collum and Sst Kenneth Decker survived a May 13 crash that killed 20 Army personnel on Oranje mountain wall. They described being stranded for days, aiding wounded, near a burning aircraft, while a rescue glider mission and parachuted supplies eventually reached them.
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Wacs at Ladd Field Lose Barracks to Fire
Fire at Ladd Field destroys bar racks forcing the Wacs to jump to safety and abandon personal effects. They are issued clothing from men’s stocks.
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War in Pacific Updates From Front Lines and Islands
JAPAN Fifty B 29s leveled Kudamatsu oil refinery near Tokuyama on Honshu. Sasebo naval city burned by 500 B 29s. GUAM Americans seize Kume Island without opposition. Radio Tokyo claims US recon off Okinotoron. BALIKPAPAN region and Mindanao push for Japanese remnants. Liuchow recaptured in China. Sixth and 31st Infantry divisions advance against Kiangan and in Mindanao.
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B 29 raids target Oshima, Kudamatsu and Sasebo ports
Reports describe B 29 raids on Oshima naval oil storage in Tokuyama and Kudamatsu last night following a dawn strike on Sasebo. Fire and damage details await photographic assessment of Utsube River refinery near Yakkaichi and Kudamatsu plant, as 500 bombers attacked Kyushu and Okayama. Fleet planes also targeted shipping lanes, sinking a cargo ship near Honshu and damaging warehouses and tunnels at Katsuura harbor.
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War Bond Progress and Roosevelt Quote Noted
The nation reports 7.06 billion in personal E-Bond sales and 15.15 billion to corporations. States show varied progress with Wyoming at 90 percent and Maine and New Hampshire at 62 percent. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau announced a Roosevelt quote to accompany a special $200 bond, recalling Roosevelt's Dec 9, 1941 talk.
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OPA Extension Bill Faces House Battle Over Food Power
Administration leaders expressed confidence the House will finish congressional action on the OPA extension bill early in the day. A renewed fight looms over food shortages and a Republican push to restore a House approved provision making Anderson the virtual food czar. The Senate has approved the compromise that deleted some of Andersons powers.
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Invasion Threat Lifts From Balikpapan Coasts Spotlight
Allied actions escalate along Borneo as Gen. MacArthur confirms light naval units bombarding eastern Borneo shores while reports from Domei claim an imminent Allied landing near Balikpapan. Air strikes target Balikpapan warehouses and Mikado oil supplies, with heavy bomb loads and multiple B-29 sorties disrupting oil facilities across the region.
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Rail Reservations Cut to Five Days
Beginning today civilians may reserve passenger trains five days in advance, down from a 30 day limit during most of the war. Ordered by the Office of Defense Transportation to maximize limited space and aid furloughed soldiers, the rule aims to curb nonessential travel and may jeopardize planned vacations or returns from sojourns.
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