Americans Sink Biggest Japanese Dreadnought
Guam Guam time Admiral Chester W. Nimitz said Japan lost the 40,000-ton Yamato, the fleet’s most powerful battleship, in the Kyushu area near Okinawa. Japanese forces also sunk several U.S. destroyers and damaged others, while American air power reported hundreds of Japanese planes downed during the Okinawa sea-air battle.
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On the Air Programs From Local Stations
Local radio listings show a schedule with names such as Lewis Stesicek and Sidney Mose. Programs include music blocks and news segments across stations WHAZ TEO and Tyot Atea. The lineup lists studio time and various hosts with morning and evening slots.
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Neaith Agntess
Faion Lewis
Jaegal Stesicek
Deg Dor
Sion Studio Trice
Hasien
Ania Eis
Sidney Mose
Troy Hospital To Aid Nurse Program
Troy Hospital joins a new college nursing training program announced by Sister Angela superindent of the hospital. An apartment house at 32 Oakwood Avenue will be converted into a dormitory named Marillac to house cadet nurses for a year of study at the College of Rose and 12 months of clinical training at Troy Hospital.
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College of
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Angela
Ogkawead Avene
Ifrome
George Vanderlinden
Oakwood Avenue
Sa Rose
Marillac
Sisters of Charity
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France
College of Rose
E& Hospital
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Marilac
Political Stage on Army Navy Rivalry and Bases
The piece discusses postwar Army and Navy relations including rivalry vs cooperation, joint weapon development, and jurisdictional clashes. It weighs keeping separate services against unifying forces and argues the pressing issue is naval base arrangements, suggesting lease or treaty solutions for strategic bases.
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Army
Navy
United States
Bean Plantings To Be Smaller This Year
New York's 1945 bean plantings will be about 23 percent below 1944, the state agricultural statistical service indicated in announcing dry bean stocks sharply reduced from last year. Stocks as of March 1 listed commercial dry beans at 393,000 bags of 100 pounds, vs 666,000 a year earlier. farm stocks totaled 98,009 bags vs 152,000.
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New York
State Agricultural ‘Statistical Service
Community News Roundup from Boyntonville Area
Boyntonville and surrounding town residents return from a weeklong break. Mrs. Henry Church improves after illness while Miss Margaret A. Smith visits relatives in Troy. The Guild of the Holy Name holds an all day meeting at the Methodist Hall. Families and friends share Easter visits across Trev and East PoesienkHt. Rev G Ashton Oldham of Albany to confirm a class at Church of the Holy Name on April 15. Frances Hoibritter helps celebrate Mrs Ira J. Wagar's birthday with a surprise party.
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Henry Church
Margaret A. Smith
Troy
Guild of the Holy Name
Methodist Hall
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Alexander Smith
Nancy
Trev
Caroll Crandell
Resmus Madsen
Mary Edwards
Lena
Raymond Lamphere
Mirz
Megrtin Eydleshymer
Absam Miller
William
Augustus Winters
G Ashton Oldham
Albany
Church of the Holy Name
William Hoibritter
Frances
Hoosick Falls
Ira J. Wagar
Stilwell May Present Medals in Troy Program
Ceremonies planned in Troy to present Congressional Medals of Honor to widows Mrs Marjorie OBrien and Mrs Constance Baker for Col William J OBrien and Sgt Thomas Baker. Stilwell may attend. arrangements involve Army Ground Forces and local officials. ceremony expected in May at Reissselzer Polytechnic Institute with parade by the New York State Guard.
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Red Division Association
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John J. Ahern
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Frank Leversee
William C. Preston
Jona Prout
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Buckner Family Ties Highlight Okinawa Unconditional Surrender Drive
In a wartime column, Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner leads the Okinawa push toward unconditional surrender of Japan. The article recalls Buckner’s Civil War note to Grant promising surrender terms and notes his son Buckner, a lieutenant, aspires to aid similar demands in the Pacific.
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Cambridge Notes on Chase and Jones Traveler Updates
Cambridge resident E W Chase, wintering with Mrs J H Dickie in Tampa, plans a Washington DC visit with Lt Col and Mrs John Barton, then New York, a stop in Schenectady on April 13, and return home. Rev C Burton Jones of Cambridge First Baptist will leave May 12 for active duty at Fort Devens as a chaplain. Mrs Jones and children Marsha J and David Martin will stay with her parents in Minneapolis around May 1.
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New York
Schenectady
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Unusual Honor Shows 27th Division's Valor
Veteran members of the 27th Division defend their record amid disputed reports. Marine Corps officers praise the unit while noting it refutes claims of poor performance. The citation centers on Troy and signals the division’s distinguished service in the Pacific theater.
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Troy
Thruways Bill Signed By Governor
State thruways law approved by Gov. Dewey provides framework for postwar superhighways in New York. It sets minimum 200 foot widths where feasible and allows purchase of property for housing for state police near highways. Authorizes construction and operation of stores, repair shops, gasoline stations, and service facilities along the routes. Plans for the superhighways are being drafted from earlier proposals.
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Rensselzer Saratoga
Thomas E. Dewey
Son of Hoosick Falls native dies of wounds in France
Mrs Sherman Hoffman of Hoosick Falls learned Saturday that her husband Private Sherman Hoffman, reported missing in action, has died of wounds received in action in France. Born in Hoosick, 23 years ago, he was the son of Mr and Mrs Martin Hoffman. He entered the service in July 1944 and had been overseas.
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