Watervliet Mother Drowns as Auto Plunges Into River
A Watervliet woman, Mrs James E King 23 and mother of a two month old baby, drove a 1941 four passenger coupe into the Hudson River near Grand Street. Firemen police and Coast Guard recovered the car from 20 feet of water at 7 16 pm after hours of search. Coroner Duffy ruled death by drowning with asphyxiation and possible anoxia. The couple had married a year ago and have a two month old daughter Patricia Ann.
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James E. King
Ontario Street
Albany
Hudson River
Grand Street
Stella A. Stanik
Watervliet
Public Works Department
Coast Guard
Patricia Ann
Latham
Peter Stanik
Third Avenue
William Gamble
Hudson Avenue
Green Island
Delaware and Hudson Bridge
John Waite
Thomas, Evers
Edmund Moore
Central Fire Station
Joseph Nial
Public Works Bureau
Washington Bishop Freeman Dies at 76 in Cathedral Shadow
The Rt. Rev. James E. Freeman, a railroad man who became bishop of Washington, died at 76 at his home near the National Cathedral. He led the diocese since 1923, built a cathedral, and was a noted writer and evangelist. He will be buried in the cathedral crypt beside Woodrow Wilson and Admiral Dewey.
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Washington
James E. Freeman
National Cathedral
Freeman
Troy
Henry BR. Freeman
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Woodrow Wilson
George Dewey
Bishop Freeman
District of Columbia
Maryland
Yonkers
WN. C
Minneapolis
Minn
New York
Henry
Mary Freeman
New York Central
The
Central
Chauncey M. Depew
Klan Blamed for Detroit Auto Strike
R J Thomas president of the United Automobile Workers announces absolute evidence tying last week’s Packard Motor Car Co strike to the Ku Klux Klan or its Detroit successor. He says he will forward proof to the FBI and seek a congressional investigation.
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Detroit
R. J. Thomas
United Automobile Workers
Packard Motor Car Co
Ku Klux Klan
Miners to Return Today Amid War Labor Board Pressure
About 500000 striking soft coal miners are returning to work today under UMW leadership and White House pressure. Union and operator talks resume as the 15 day WLB period nears expiration Wednesday. John L. Lewis sets a June 20 deadline, while anti strike legislation gains momentum in Congress. WLB may reconsider portal to portal pay and related issues.
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Washington
War Labor Board
WLB
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Lewis
U.M.W
WLBE
Reds Boost Air Score In Massive May-June Raids
Russian reports claim 752 German planes were destroyed in air raids from May 30 to June 5, part of a five week total of 2,821 Nazi aircraft lost in Russia. The week ending June 5 saw 732 German planes downed for 212 Soviet aircraft losses. Kursk and Orel figures cited, with Kursk losses at 123 planes.
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London
Moscow
Russia
Kursk
Orel
Murray Urges OWM Labor Post
President Murray calls for labor participation in the Office of War Mobilization policies. He urges broadened labor involvement to mobilize resources and support military decisions, noting Roosevelt previously rejected adding a labor representative to the OWM.
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Washington
Philip Murray
The
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James F. Byrnes
Office of War Mobilization
OWM
Murray
United Nations
Roosevelt
OPA Expands Subsidy Plan To Coffee Prices Rise Forecast
The Office of Price Administration moves to extend subsidies from butter and meat to coffee, backed by labor support and opposed by trade groups and some Congress members. Butter cuts affect households this week, meat subsidies reach packers today, with full consumer impact by late June or early July. The move follows a House Banking Committee vote limiting Commodity Credit Corp payments, drawing criticism from the American Meat Institute and opposition from packers and producers.
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Washington (P
Office of Price Administration
Congress
OPA
House Banking Committee
Commodity Credit Corp
Department of Agriculture
Senate
American Meat Institute
Chicago
Baseball Scoreboard: Early Baseball Results Across Leagues
The score summaries cover National League action with Cincinnati defeating Boston in 14 innings, plus multiple postponements due to weather. American League results include Washington over Detroit twice, New York games, and Boston over Chicago, with Cleveland and Philadelphia exchanges. Eastern League matches show Binghamton, Albany, Elmira, Springfield, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Utica, and Hartford in varied innings and scores.
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Cincinnati
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Binghamton
Albany
Elmira
Utica
Springfield
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Hartford
Allied Bombard Pantelleria Sahara Naples Medley Raid Hits La Spezia
Allied air and naval forces struck Pantelleria Sardinia and Sicily in a carrier raid led by large formations of Flying Fortresses from Africa. Bombing damaged battleships at La Spezia harbor and set fires across ships and harbor areas. The operation involved over a hundred Fortresses with large explosions and fires reported in dock areas.
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North Africa
Africa
Pantelleria
Sardinia
Sicily
Mussolini
la Spezia
Italy
Cagliari
Tunisia
la Maddelena
Trieste
Gorizia
Naples
Associated Press
Harold ¥. Boyle
Littorio
Vittorio Veneto
Ruoma
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Bombing policy aims for giant raids only says Daily Mail
London report states the R. F. has adopted a new bombing policy to conduct only giant raids henceforth with no smaller pot boiling raids. It suggests the scale may exceed the last sensational 2000 ton Ruhr raids and that total obliteration of a large industrial center in one night is a physical possibility the bomber command is pursuing.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Ruhr
Sweden Reports Balloon Bombs Fire Incendiaries Across South
Balloons carrying incendiary bombs floated over southern Sweden early yesterday igniting fires at several sites. A machine shop burned near Varnamo and ten flask shaped incendiaries were recovered. The devices contained a liquid that sparked flames on contact with the ground. Authorities probe origin.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Varnamo
Two American ships collide off Atlantic coast killing 83
A tanker and an ammunition freighter collided off the U S east coast before dawn, exploding and igniting oil as 83 of 150 aboard died. Survivors in Norfolk described the crash as the freighter veered and rammed the tanker's bow, with many crew lost and lifeboats wasted in the blaze.
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Norfolk. Va
United States East Coast
Norfolk
Coast Guard
Cade W. J. Leonard
Malverne
Leonard
Navy
Sub prowling Italian waters sink six ships
British submarines operating near Monte Carlo Corsica Sardinia and Calvi sank six enemy vessels including a large supply ship two small supply ships a medium tanker and an antisubmarine naval auxiliary They damaged another and probably sank a further vessel Italian shore batteries at Calvi fired in vain The patrol ended in Augusta harbor Sicily with a torpedo strike and a heavy explosion.
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London
Monte Carlo
Corsica
Sardinia
Admiralty
Calvi
Strait of Bonifacio Sea
Naval Auxiliary
Augusta
Sicily
Japs Lose Destroyer In Bougainville Raid Action
American air forces raided Bougainville in the Solomons sinking a Japanese destroyer and damaging a cargo ship and a corvette. Dive bombers torpedo planes and fighters clashed with a large force of Zero fighters, with at least 15 shot down and four US planes missing. Dauntless and Avenger aircraft also attacked shipping as Kahili base near Buin was bombed by Army Fortresses. results not reported.
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Washington
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Navy
United States
Dauntless
Bougainville
United Nations
Kahili
Buin
Nimitz Sees Trouble for Japs In Pacific Fight
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz told a University of California alumni luncheon in Berkeley that a conference here aims to "carry trouble" for Japan. He predicted by year end American planes and ships in the Pacific would form a formidable force and denied neglect of forces in his theater.
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Berkeley
Cal
Chester W. Nimitz
United States Pacific Fleet
University of California
Pacific
Nimitz
American Airmen Reach Britain
A large contingent of American airmen have arrived at a British port and are trained and ready to join the Allied air offensive to soften Europe for an invasion, officials announced yesterday.
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London
Europe
Nazis Urge Italian Navy Withdrawal From Adriatic
London based Tass says Germany presses for immediate withdrawal of the Italian fleet from Adriatic bases for Mediterranean use. Berlin reportedly may issue an ultimatum to Mussolini as negotiations intensify. Italian naval chief Ricca and others discussed Italian naval strategy with German officials led by Naval Attache Levisch in Rome.
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London
Tass
Adriatic
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Rome
Levisch
Europe
Adm
Arturo Ricca
Japs Raid Wau and Koepang Actions Reported
Allied Headquarters in Australia said sixteen Japanese dive bombers and four fighters raided Wau New Guinea on Sunday causing slight damage. Four engined Allied bombers struck Koepang Timor and downed three of eight Zeros that tried to intercept. Heavy units bombed Koepang and Penfoel airfields, starting fires along the barracks and waterfront. three of eight interceptors were shot down. all Allied planes returned.
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Australia
Wau
New Guinea
MacArthur
Koepang
Timor
Penfoel
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