Airfields of Paris Area Also Attacked
Allied air forces attacked German targets around Paris including airfields near Dugny and Le Courget, with 900 Liberators and Flying Fortresses striking military installations in Romania and the Ploesti oil fields. Bomber groups suffered losses as Mosquitos targeted rail and barges along the Seine while Marauders and fighters supported daylight raids across occupied Europe.
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Romanis
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Jobless Pay Bill May Be Voted Today
Washington reports Proponents of the Murray Kilgore plan pushed for a Senate vote on postwar unemployment pay up to 35 a week. Critics charged it would centralize federal power and favor state socialism. Debate highlighted clashes over committee clerks and political maneuvering as vote prospects remained uncertain.
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Hoosevelt
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Seneter Whersy
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Italians and Poles Attack Along Adriatic Front
Allied forces push along the Adriatic front with Polish and Italian troops advancing from Fran cavilla toward the Cesano River near Rimini. Canadian units aided by 250 Italian patriots cleared pockets of Fascist resistance in Florence area. Vatican arranged food and water aid for Florence amid contested lines.
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Adriatic
Francavilla
Cesano
Rimini
Florence
Vatican
Misa River
Bologna
Green Island Soldier Killed In France
Pvt. Roy E. Marois of Green Island was killed in action in France July 11 after landing with invasion troops. Born in Cohoes, he lived in Green Island for seven years and worked at Rensselaer Valve Co. before enlisting October 23, 1922. Survived by parents, two brothers and three sisters.
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Edward Marois
Hish Street
Green Island
France
War Department
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Cohoes
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Rensselaer Valve Co
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Joseph Marois
Army Air Corps
Central Pacific
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Wilford ,Laliberte
Cohioes
Evelyn and
Janet Marois
Names In the News And How to Pronounce Brittany
The article discusses Brittany in France, its Celtic heritage and pronunciation quirks. It notes Brittany’s Breton and French names, key cities Rennes Quimper Brest Lorient, and how locals pronounce them with lingering Celtic influences.
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Brittany
France
Eneiga
America
Britain
la Petite Bretagne
Brést
Quimper
Loariént
Round-up by Moonlight and Language Debate
A postal-era column rant contrasts meteor origins with weather terms and Merriam Webster usage. A reader prompts a voice-improvement offer after quibbling about final y sounds. A Pittsburgh INS roundup notes police luring four calves into a trapped corral, then sending them to a slaughter-house.
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Arm wounded sergeant recalls Normandy fights and near misses
Walter Reed hospital in Washington heard the 4th Infantry Division veteran describe landing in the Normandy invasion two hours after the assault wave. He recounts narrow escapes, including three German soldiers he faced and a near miss from shellfire while seeking water.
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Sike Gaye
Walter Reed General Hospital
Washington, D.C
Golden Wes
4Th Infantry Division
Normandy
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Arma Sra
France
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Rifle Unite
Four Plead Guilty In Numbers Case In Troy Court
Four men pleaded guilty to gambling charges in Troy Paice Court on Wednesday. Julius Maris Jacob Streichkmen Max Chodikov and William Bruce face Aug 15 adjourned arraignments after being charged under the Penal Law for writing numbers. District Attorney Wiley and aides attended the arraignment.
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Julius Maris
River Street
Jacob Streichkmen
Fifth Avenue
Max Chodikod
Fulton Street
Willam Bruce
Martin
Wiley
Joseph 3. Mulholland
Timothy L. Collins
Timothy J. Mahoney
Navy Reports Loss of Two Small Craft in European Waters
The Navy disclosed the loss of two vessels, the escort Osprey and the submarine chaser Bowe, in European waters. Both ships were sunk, with casualties reported for the crews. the commander of one craft was noted as missing.
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Exon
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Horse Show to Award 132 Honors at Meadowbrook Farm
Eighteen trophies and 114 ribbons will be awarded at the first annual horse show sponsored Sunday August 20 at Meadowbrook Farm Western Avenue Cohoes by the Marine Corps League and its Auxiliary. Sixteen classes have entries from Massachusetts Connecticut Vermont and local stables. Ringmaster Francis X Schwarz chairs Peter J Casey as general chair John F Quinn as co chair.
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Cohoes
Tachment
Int. Marine Corps League
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Connecticut
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Peter J. Casey
John F. Quinn
Warren F. Rourke
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Edward White
William Jensen
Thomas F. Killion
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Casey
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John JF
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Andrew Pask
Burke
Women's Marine
Albany
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