Bricker urges open campaign talks with Dewey
Ohio governor Bricker announced plans for a vigorous campaign up to the Republican national convention and again urged Gov. Dewey and other leaders to discuss current issues openly. He said the campaign must be on high plane and that voters deserve to know candidates' thinking to form a united party. Dewey agrees to discuss issues but says he is still seeking the nomination.
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Hershey
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
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Dewey
Is Bute
United Front
Bricker
Brewster May Resume Corsair Plane Parts Production
The War Production Board said Brewster Aeronautical Corp. plant in Long Island City would continue making wireref t parts if usable by Goodyear and Chance Vought. Navy plans to take over Brewster assets at Johnstown and provide jobs to about 2,506 workers.
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The
War Production Board
Long Pland
Brewster Aeromautical Corp
Navy
Plana
Johnshire
Brewster
Long Island City
Charles E. Wilson
WPE
Wilson
Goodyear Company
Chance Vought
Chance-Vought
United Aircraft Corp
Bridgeport
Goodyear
King Peter May Name Tito Head Of Slav Army
London report says King Peter II plans to name Marshal Tito commander in chief of the Yugoslav army to replace Gen Draja Mihailovic and form a government with Tito’s Partisans. Subasic invited to help establish postwar contacts. Tito vows not to return before elections.
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Tito
London
Peter II
Marshal Tito
Draja Minailovic
Ivan Subasic
Yugoslavia
Soldiers to be mustered out after arrival in US
Col Edward B. Towns of the General Staff Corps said yesterday that Ger-Soldiers returning to the United States at the end of the war will be mustered out within 48 hours of their arrival.
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United Retes
Edward B. Towns
General Staff Corps
Second Service
Scoreboard roundup from eastern leagues and national games
Eastern League results show Binghamton Albany nine to seven over Hartford with Guer seven and Williamport four. Wilkes-Barre five, Newark sixteen in International. Jersey City and Hatfield two, Syracuse one. Montreal at Buffalo postponed. National results list Boston, St. Louis one to Brooklyn and Philadelphia five, plus Cine— cerat four. American standings Detroit eight, New York and St. Louis four, Washington three, Philadelphia at Chicago pending.
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Montreal
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Sub Halts Liner to Hijack US Passengers
A German submarine halted the Portuguese liner Serpa Pinta off Bermuda carrying 383 people. Two American witnesses were seized while the rest fled by lifeboats. Three died including an infant. captain and officers remained aboard. The ship was later towed to harbor after signals.
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Antonio Ferreira Machado
Hermano “Antaris
Manuel Pinto
Waterbury
Conn
Virgilio Magina
New Bedford
Camilo Grande Perez
Cansos
Eest
Americo Dor Santos
Manuel Valente Pinho
Pinho
Jury Acquits Attorney of Killing Psychiatrist
Washington P A jury acquitted Robert I Miller of murder in a love triangle case. After deliberating one hour and seventeen minutes, the panel found the white haired defendant blameless for shooting Dr John E Lind in a downtown street car with Mrs Miller beside him.
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John E Lind
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Reds Claim Nazi Attacks Repulsed
Russian lines repulsed large German forces north of Iasi in Romania with thousands dead reported in Moscow. The daylong actions included heavy air and tank battles, with 122 German tanks knocked out and 164 enemy planes shot down over two days. The attack began Tuesday and widened on the eastern front, though the overall significance remained unclear.
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Iasi
Romania
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Amin
Iceland Votes: Republic Declared After Break From Denmark
Reykjavik reports Icelanders approved independence from Denmark by 70,536 to 365. About 98 percent turnout. The Althing to convene June 10 to name the first president for a one year term, followed by a four year presidential mandate. The proclaimed independence is set for June 17 as a national holiday.
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Reykjavik
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Denmark
Shgme
Althing
Coast Guard Rescues 1000 From Stricken Liberty Ship
More than 1,000 Navy men were rescued after the Liberty ship Henry Bergh ran aground near the Farallon Islands thirty miles west of the Golden Gate amid rain and fog. There were no reported casualties as the vessel, on charter to support Pacific war theaters, began breaking up offshore. Survivors waded water, used life jackets, or reached rocky shores visible from the Golden Gate bridge on a clear day.
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Henry Bergh
Farallon Islands
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Sing Sing Admissions Dip in May Officials Say
Warden William E. Snyder announced that May saw fewer admissions at Sing Sing Prison than in recent years. He noted 9 offenders arrived last month, down from April and 21 fewer than in May of last year.
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William E. Snyder
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Lumber workers end walkout in Oregon mills
Lumber workers in Portland Marshfield and Eugene ended a walkout yesterday signaling a potential shift toward a broader northwest labor move. The development may parallel a general trend in the region's mills as talks resume with management.
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Ore
Marshalfild
Eugene
L. Hack
De Valera Wins Irish Election by Large Majority
With two thirds of votes counted, Eamon De Valera’s Fianna Fail led with 55 seats in the 138 seat Dail, ahead of Fine Gael with 17, Labor two, National Party four, Farmers five and Independents seven. Six cabinet members held seats as results poured in from Clare showing De Valera’s strong support and explicit neutrality in the campaign.
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Finhs Fail No Far Tnd
Labor Party
Ofe
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Bebor
de Valjera
Brockisehorn
Minis ‘Ter
Bet Shashed
Clare
Eire
First Troy Railroad Figures In Merger
The Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad Co of Troy plans to merge into the Delaware and Hudson system under a May 1 agreement. The deal exchanges Rensselaer and Saratoga bonds for D H stock, with a complex sinking fund and tax adjustments, awaiting approval from holders of about 30 percent of R and S stock.
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Delaware & Huds Railroad Corp
Tibe Delaware and Hudson Railroad System
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D. & H. Corp
Berger
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Delaware and Hudson Railroad ‘Corp
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Rensselaer and Saratoga
Renszelaer and Saratoga
Chinese Begin Evacuation Of Changsha
Chinese officials in Changsha order evacuation of children and the aged as Japanese forces push toward the city from the north and southeast. Reports say Kowangtsing units from Manchuria join the fight while Chang attempts to defend air bases and supply lines along the Canton Hankow railway region.
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Honan
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Canton
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United States
Claire L. Chernault
Jap Railway in Burma Under Heavy Attack
Southeast Asia Headquarters reports heavy aerial strikes target the railway feeding Japan’s north Burma bases. Allied pressure allegedly blocks supplies as Japanese defenses yield near Kamaing Mogeuns and Myitkyina. spokesman says enemy cannot move rail traffic from Mandalay to support the three strong holds.
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Army Honors Essex Widow for Heroic Airman Rescue
The U S Army Air Force paid tribute at the funeral of Mrs Elizabeth Everett an Essex widow who was fatally burned while trying to pull an American airman from a bomber that crashed and caught fire A senior officer and a detachment of airmen attended mourners as planes saluted the grave in formation dipping wings in salute
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Flyer
Kenney Heads Communities War Chest Board
Thomas V. Kenney a Troy attorney was elected president of the Allied Communities War Chest board at a late afternoon meeting following the annual general gathering. He succeeds James F. O Crowley as Furber Marshall left for a Midwest business post. Offi cers elected Chauncy W. Cook first vice president James E. Kelly second vice president Jeffers Murphy secretary Joseph Goodman treasurer. The executive committee includes Ellis H Rodison Howard G Seaman Mrs Wilbur H Caney Joseph D Foley and a forthcoming extra member. Directors named include Mayor John J Ahern and Mrs continued on page seven WAR CHEST.
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Troy
Wes
Allied Communities War Chest
Troy ¥. M
James E. Kelly
Jeffers Murphy
Joseph Goodman
Ellis H.rodison
Howard G. Seaman
Wilbur H. Caney
Joseph D. Foley
Trey
John J. Ahern
WAR Chest
Exiled Ecuadorian Leader Returns to Assume Rule
Quito Ecuador Exiled President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra returned home to lead a revolutionary government overthrowing President Carlos Arroyo del Rio. Velasco Ibarra greeted by a large crowd as a military provisional regime headed by Gen Luis Larrea Alba steps aside pending his arrival.
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Ecuador
Jose Maria Valasco Ibarra
Colombia
Carlos Arroyo del Rio
Velasco Ibarra
Arroyo del Rio
Luis Larrea Alba
Velasco Ibaria
Cubans Hold First Compulsory Vote Today in Cuba
Havana reports the first compulsory national election in Cuban history with Batista urging calm as polls open. Police and military are on standby while the race pits Carlos Saladrigas against Ramon Grau San Martin for the presidency. Batista retires October 10 after four years in office.
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Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Batista
Carlos Saladrigas
Ramon Grau San Martin
WPB Plans to Boost Shirt and Dress Production
War Production Board advances proposals to manufacture nearly ten million shirts and shorts for men and house dresses for women. The plan, learned on February parcial, aims to expand output and meet civilian needs during wartime.
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WPB
Washington LP
War Production Board
Fésterdar
Hearings Canceled on News Broadcast Ban
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee chair Wheeler announced cancellation of hearings on proposed changes to the Federal Communications Act. He suggested a ban on commercial sponsorship of news broadcasts as part of the rewrite.
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Washington DP
Wheeler
Dmont
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Nazi Reign of Terror Grips France
London report from the French press service describes mass shootings and arrests by German forces across France Holland and Belgium. The article cites French underground reports of "complete ravaging" in the Dordogne with executions near Ribérac and villagers burned in a forest as Germans terrorize civilians.
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Gestapo
France
Holland
Belgium
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
WRB
United States
Navy
Arrestal
Dordogne Department
Riberac
Ickes Returns Bituminous Coal Mines to Owners
Washington reports that Secretary Ickes yesterday returned ownership of bituminous coal mines producing about a third of the nation's output to private hands. He said management and labor must prove they can handle wartime duties on their own. Only anthracite mines and a few scattered operations remain in government hands awaiting wage contract actions.
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Ickes
Southern Coal Producers” Association
Kuriles Bombed and Pacific Fire Headquar ters Attacks
Pearl Harbor Army and Navy forces mounted their broadest strike of the war last Monday on Japan’s Kurile Islands, targeting areas within miles of Tokyo and hitting four enemy holdings.
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Pearl Harbor
Army
Nave Waves
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Kare Islands
Tokyo
Mighty Allied Bombardment Pounds French Coast
Allied air forces launched a daylight assault on the French coast from Calais to Cape Gris Nez with heavy bombing aimed at long range German guns. The raid, described as the war’s mightiest westward strike, sent flames and explosions across the Dover area as flares lit the Channel night.
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Calais
Cape Criz Nez
West Wall
Channel
Dover
Bitter Fighting On Biak Subside To Patrol Action
Advanced Allied Headquarters reports Biak Island fighting subsided to patrol and artillery exchanges. Yanks remain blocked from Mokmer airfield amid ongoing coastal-road approaches. Enemy losses reach 679 Japanese killed as battles near Schouten Islands continue with smaller engagements nearby.
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New Guinea
Biak Island
Schontens
Dutch New Guineas
Detroit Bakery Drivers End Strike Return to Work
Detroit bakery delivery drivers, after a mass meeting yesterday afternoon, voted to resume bread deliveries this afternoon and tomorrow morning. James Hote, international representative of the Teamsters Union, announced the decision to Louis C. of the National War Labor Board.
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Detroit P
James Hote
A. Folks Teamsters’ Union
Ward Attorney Says Firm Should Have Last Ward
Ward & Co. refused to recognize any order extending an expired labor contract while negotiations for a new one continue. A War Labor Board member indicated a decision in about two weeks on whether to issue such an order. The union claims discrimination. Ward denies. Powell argued the interests of the company and employees are not adverse. Brophy noted the board should have the final say. Samuel Walchox of the employer group cited Ward transferring some work from Chicago to other plants.
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Achat A. C. EO
Chicago
War Labor Board
Board
Powell
Ward
Kompany
Empploseas
John Brophy
Reapord
Fifth Gains Against Stiff Resistance
Allied forces push deep into the Italian front near Vel, breaking a key fortress in the German mountaintop line. Streets and hills around Castel and Nuova edge toward Rome amid heavy combat. An Allied dispatch notes German delays and costly defenses as Kesnelring’s 10th Army redeploys from the Hitter Line.
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Naples
Eterasi
Alban
Siage
Albert Kesnelring
Valwaontane
Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Italy
Five Jurors Drawn in New Noxon Trial
Five jurors were drawn for the second trial of John F. Noxon a 47 year old attorney accused in the death of his six month old son Lawrence. The men Harvey W. Chittenden Albert E. Johnson George W. Mullen D Howard Brown and Emil Bolza were selected from 147 veniremen after 30 were excused by Judge Abraham E Pinau s ki. The prior trial was declared a mis trial due to a juror illness and the defendant maintains the death was accidental.
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Mass
John F. Noxon
Lawrence
Abraham E. Pinauski
Harvey W. Chittenden
Great Barrington
Albert E. Johnson
Adams
George W. Mullen
Pittsfield
D. Howard Brown
Emil Bolza
Noxon
Gret
British Trade Aims Reported Across Artic to Africa
Britain pursues a policy to consolidate its trade position from the Arctic to Africa and build mutual aid and economic links with the Mediterranean states and continental neighbors. Prime Minister Cherchitt's policy review signals behind the scenes alignments with the Axis and neutrals, as admitted by senior Empire officials.
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London
Britain
Artic
Africa
Cherchitt
London Unalarmed After A Month Without Air Raid Warning
London records a quiet May with no air raid warnings. The last warning in London occurred on April 27, marking a full month without alerts as residents stayed alert to wartime conditions.
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