Drucker Convicted in Sage Slaying by Jury
Jacob O Drucker, 38, named as finger-man for Murder Inc, convicted of second degree murder in the 1937 ice-pick killing of Walter Sage, a Brooklyn stock broker. Jury deliberated four hours after 16 days of testimony. minimum sentence 20 years to life.
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Monticello
Jacob O' Drucker
Murder, Inc
Sullivan County
Walter Sage
Brooklyn
Joan Broker
Bome Penery
Benjamin Newberg
Hyman Yuran
Irving Ashkena
Charles “Chink” Sherman
Maurice
Frenchy” Carrilot
Druexer
Wilmington
Del
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Delaware Police
New York State
Thomas E. Dewey
Sage
Swan Lake
Allied air offensive pounds Pas de Calais amid gale
American Liberators hit German targets in Pas de Calais as 22nd day of pre invasion air war continues. British based bombers and Canadian Mosquito patrols damage multiple emplacements while heavy seas and gale winds hinder coastal operations.
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Cannon
Pas-de-Calais
France
English Channel
Hitler
Atlantic Wall
GiThe
U. S. Liberatorst
Pas de-Calais
Scotjand
Dover Strait
Stettinius Reports Unity From London Talks With Exiled Governments
Undersecretary of State Edward R. Stettinius Jr spoke at a press conference after London talks outlining unity with Allied officials. He cited discussions with exiled government representatives and British and Soviet envoys, stressing progress on Middle East questions and oil resources, while noting some challenges remained. He praised direct talks as ironing out misperceptions and resolving many items to mutual satisfaction.
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Washington
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
London
Stettinius
Cordell Hull
Lord Helifax
Andrei A. Gromyko
United States
Allied advance reported near Cassino and Garigliano front
Fragmentary text describes Allied actions in the Cassino area and Garigliano sector with reports of infantry increases and enemy patrols repulsed. Mentions coast beachhead and German tanks struck by direct hits, plus bombardment of artillery and targets in nearby towns.
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Lansebey
Garigliano
Sie
PBR
Bea
RAF and RCAF Pilot Beurling Tops 31 Killed Planes
Flight Lieutenant George Beurling, a Canadian ace with 31 victories, was transferred from the RAF to the RCAF and now trains in Canada. The Wings Commanders and Allied air forces reported a contest where 27 planes earned ties for second place.
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East É Downs
Avce Sdgrondon
Sohiéon
France
Ra.f
Easp
RDA Bra- Tamlands A3
H&lacygare
Georged Beurling
RAF
R.ca.f
Canada
Gandhi aide releases and status bulletin amid detention
A bulletin from Parnakuti states Gandhi is very weak with physical and mental exhaustion after detention. Dr. M D Gilder, Gandhi’s private secretary Miss Madeline Slade, and Dr. Shila Navad are mentioned among those released or present during the confinement as Indian press hails action.
Appointments to boards and institutions noted in 1943
The article lists several reappointments to boards including Wassaic State School and state agricultural and technical institutions at Morrisville and Letchworth Village. It mentions appointees such as Mrs St Margaret Lewis of Kingston and others like Earl Clark and Franklin Leithbride and notes a 10 percent figure related to a mental defectives institution. It also references Army recruitment of a person described as good natured for service.
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Evan
Albany
Florencestd
Pratt
Ldewey
StMargaret
Lewis
Kingstoniwhose
Earl
B. Clark
Norwich
Agriculture and Technical
Morrisville
Franklin
B.leithbride
New York City
Letchworth
Burned Girl Eight Succumbs After 64 Transfusions
Florence Ward died at Boston City Hospital after a gallant fight against third degree burns. Doctors had treated her with 64 blood transfusions following a nail polish remover fire in her Woburn home as crowds of donors gathered at the hospital blood bank.
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Boston
Florence Ward
Boston City Hospital
Woburn
City Hospital
Florence
George Ward
Gandhi Death Forges India's Political Future
The piece weighs Gandhi’s looming death and its impact on India’s independence crisis. It foresees mourning nationwide, nonviolent sentiment intact, and notes Nehru as a likely political successor while Rajagopalachari is seen as a moderating voice. The British regard Nehru with respect, and Gandhi’s passing could shift the balance toward compromise.
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Mahatma
New Delhi
Gandhi
England
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru
Rajagopalachari
Devadas
First Clue in Trunk Death Police Question Mora
Chicago police probing a trunk death arrested Ricardo Mora 26 for questioning after a woman's body in salt was found in a trunk shipped from Dearborn station. A hotel clerk Everett Cousland described the victim as Mora's sister in Kansas City.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Ricardo Mora
Everett Cousland
Anparo Lonez
Mora
Fleetwood
Moras
Blo
Bhgeean
Filipa Lopez
Kansas” City
Immelaistety
Kansas City
John Loper
Breitzke
Charles
Henifi
Relerkigho
Dearborn
Senate Moves to Relax Cuban Liquor Restrictions Debate on Alcohol Imports
Senate committee heard testimony on Cuban liquor imports and possible limits. The discussion centered on lifting or adjusting 14 300 000 proof gallon liquor flows from Cuba to support industrial alcohol use and distilleries while questioning cartel links and production board implications.
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Leo Sgutanean
Thepfea
Thejorders
Walters Whitman
United States
Cuba
Miathe
Corder
Yalcohol
Ferguson
Cohol
Hurley Seen as Likely Navy Secretary Choice
Washington rumors place Maj. Gen. Patrick Jay Hurley as President Roosevelt’s probable pick to succeed the late Frank Knox as Secretary of the Navy. Hurley, with a long war record and high-level diplomatic postings, has been active in Republican politics and holds the Roosevelt trust as a capable war cabinet figure.
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Meinihines
Washington
Patrick Jay Hurley
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Gen. Hurley
Navy Post
James Forrestal
New York City
Vin Forrestal
Congress
Hoover
War
Navy
Hurley
Knox
Stimson
Mexico
J. Hurley
Virginia
Bataan
New Zealand
Russia
Stalin
Middle East
Cairo
Teheran
Saudi Arabia
China
India
Roosevelt Churchill
Churchill
Aisne-Marne
Meuse-Argonne
St. Mihiel
Capitol
Har- Tey
Billions Sought for Lend Lease in 1945 Budget
President Roosevelt asked Congress to appropriate 3.45057 billion dollars to fund Lend Lease for the year ending June 30, 1945, with unexpended balances from prior years added for a total of 7.188895 billion. He urged a clear policy to settle Lend Lease with allies and noted reverse Lend Lease funds and administrative costs for the Foreign Economic Administration.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Ellender
D-La
United States
White House
Foreign Economic Administration
FEA
Senate
Aia Aed
Britain
Sinsons
Six Day Old Siamese Twins Die in Pennsylvania
Phoenixville, Pa. May UP reports the death of 6 day old Siamese twins Joyce and Sandra Stierly linked head to head at the pelvis. Doctors cite pneumonia, high fever, and joint fate. mother Mary Stierly mourns as widower Harola had died in a motorcycle crash two months prior.
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Phoenixville
May
Joyce
Sandra Stierly
Sandra
Othens
Pennsylvania
J. Elmer Gotwals
Greeks report declining discipline of German troops in Greece
In Cairo on May 6, reports reach the newsroom of deteriorating German military discipline in Greece. Greeks describe soldiers drinking heavily, getting quarrelsome, and a German officer in Athens killing himself after an anti Hitler outburst prompted by an Allied raid.
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Chicago Daily News, Inc
Cairo
Greece
Athens
Germany
Airplane Nearly Crashes With Cargo Ship Model
New York authorities search for a model airplane enthusiast after a cargo ship pilot reported a seven foot model plane swerved violently during approach. The incident occurred near LaGuardia as officials assess the near collision and safety implications.
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New York
LaGuardia
Kiamesha Inn Fire Destroys 65-Room Lodge
Monticello May 6 A grass and brush fire at Kiamesha Lake engulfed the 65 room Kiamesha Inn and a bungalow. Firefighters battled for hours as flames spread through the forest before being brought under control.
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Monticello
Kiamesha
Kiamesha Lake
Boston
INS
Ida, Lazar
Alexander Lazar
Los Angeles
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