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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1946
Page
12
Washington announces a series of 26 May tests using oxygen and alcohol fuel for the V2 rocket. An advisory group including Navy and Aeronautics officials will oversee the project as it climbs to about 28 miles, reaches 3500 miles per hour, then follows a 30 mile range trajectory before descent.
Officials from the League of Nations and United Nations watched as Jose Gustavo Guerrero took oath as first president of the World Court and the Court of International Justice. Dignitaries including Princess Juliana attended the Peace Palace ceremony before the LoN expiry in Geneva.
Lt Raymaona Brooks, a World War II veteran, seeks the return of a handmade prosthetic leg crafted by fellow prisoners in a German camp after his earlier leg was lost in combat. The improvised limb combined a stovepipe call, a fence post foot, and other scavenged parts, earning praise for its ingenuity.
Army reports a large Luzon pocket of diehard Japanese forces in the San Joan area about 200 miles north of Manila is steadily shrinking. Captive Fugenfo Betsida, a Lanping leader, is taken, and patrols have captured thirty more prisoners and over 100 including a Japanese major in recent weeks, with many dead from malaria dysentery and starvation.
Washington reports that newsprint remains scarce with no major gains in late 1946. Steinman says indicators show producers may provide at least as much during the second half. a meeting at the Waldorf Astoria will discuss whether to extend inventory controls.
A man was killed instantly when a transit bus struck him as it pulled away from a curb. He was crushed under the front wheel after falling beneath a seat during the collision at Niagara Falls.
A Philadelphia major named Charly W Sinflow returned home with a cache of Nazi autographs. The items included signatures of Goebbels and Adolf Hitler, among others, obtained during World War II while he served with the SOS. The collection linked to von Schacht and other high-profile figures, with mentions of postwar roles and continued notoriety.
A Tokyo Black Market raid leaves one soldier dead and several others captured or AWOL. Investigators credited Capt Michael G Flach of Ithaca with key details. The ring allegedly forged requisitions for clothing and supplies and operated beer sales to a sake house in the Ginga district.
Moacow dispatch reports Mihailovic adherents blamed for a Yugoslav military incident at Pr Shat MIRIRA camp. Major Iykovitch recamped to investigate vandalism and wreath placing. 16 minutes after arrival he was attacked as the British Army captain overseeing the camp failed to intervene.
Fragmentary text mentions Lille town and a communist style end note with unclear names and events. Context is unreadable, providing no definite incident, date, or outcome to report.
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