Bodies of Two Drowned Boys Recovered
Two Troy boys ages seven drowned in the Wynantskill and Hudson River were recovered yesterday morning. Daniel Mackey of 652 Fourth Street and John Thomas Nash of 3151 Sixth Avenue died in separate waters. Coroner Duffy ruled accidental drownings. Firemen, police, and volunteers searched, aided by a rowboat and divers, as families await funeral plans.
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John J. Mackey
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Jackie” Nash
John J. Nash
Sixth Avenue
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Federal Dam
Bond Street
Edward O'Neil
George McLoughlin
Edward Vankhuren
Thomas J. Duffy
Kerwin Brothers’ Funeral
South End
William Cunningham
William van Steenberg
Central Polica
Frank Hahn
Cunningham
Doaw Street
Nash
Richard
Public Works Department
Michael L
Richard J
Donald J. Nash
William R. Conroy
Carl A. Smith
Lous Unser
Joseph Kelley
Central Fire Station
66 Girls Awarded Diplomas At Emma Willard School
66 girls received diplomas at Emma Willard School during a first Sunday commencement in the Playhouse. Edgar H. Betts presided over the ceremony with Anne Wellington headmistress and Rev. James T. Cleland delivering the address. The week ended with senior play Dear Brutus, June Day events, and ivy planting.
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Edgar H. Betts
Board of Trustees
Anne Wellington
James T. Cleland
Amherst College
Busmen Strike At Johnstown Pa War Work Transport
A 275 member strike by street car operators and bus drivers from the Amalgamated Associations walked out at 4 30 am in Johnstown Pennsylvania in protest of a War Labor Board wage decision. The walkout threatens to disrupt transportation for thousands of war workers to steel plants with effects not yet felt but feared to grow today.
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Filipino Unit Surrenders in Luzon Province to Japanese Garrison
Radio Tokyo announced that remnants of a Filipino detachment in Neuraiscaya province on Luzon Island surrendered Saturday to the Japanese at Baguio, the summer capital. The province was declared completely pacified.
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Pope Pius Denounces War Propaganda Against Papacy
Pope Pius XII told about 20 000 Italian workers at the Vatican that propaganda accusing the papacy of backing war is false. He urged discipline and faith among workers and warned against noisy, imprudent acts that widen world hardship during the Jubilee year. He said the Church opposed war and any attempt to blame it for bloodshed.
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Paris
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Adolf Hitler
Rome
Germany
Belvedere
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Farley Warns on Red Fear and Allied Obligations
Meriden Connecticut James A Farley asserted that the obligation of all Allies to prevent postwar aggression should ease fears about Soviet aims He urged open discussion of concerns about sections of American labor and political operators under Russian influence He said Americans should not fear their nation cannot protect its interests abroad G O P foresees policy accord Senators Austin Vandenberg and Taft voiced confidence that the Republican postwar advisory committee can unify behind a simple postwar aims statement
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James A. Farley
Russia
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Austin
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Michigan
Taft
Ohio
Strike Ban Veto Sought in Roosevelt Era Bill
Organized labor plans direct demand to President Roosevelt to veto the strike ban bill for government war factories and curb walkouts in privately run industries. The measure won final approval on Capitol Hill Saturday night and awaits signature by Speaker Rayburn and Vice President Wallace, with options under constitutional ten days. If signed or allowed to become law, Roosevelt would have a decision on its fate.
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Board Resumes Coal Case Today
The War Labor Board renews today its consideration of the portal to portal pay issue affecting soft coal miners amid a prolonged wage dispute. A midweek decision is anticipated, with possible outcomes including dismissal as a court matter or a sharp modification of the $1.30 a day portal to portal pay agreement brokered by John L. Lewis with the Central Pennsylvania Coal Producers Association, risking a new shutdown after the current truce expires Saturday midnight.
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Central Pennsylvania Coal Producers Association
Protest Led By Rider Sparks Salary Order Repeal
He took the course weeks ago when he registered a protest against a rider to the debt limit increase bill that canceled his salary limitation order.
Quakes Off Japan Coast Hit 6000 Miles From St Louis
Four earthquakes were recorded yesterday on the St Louis University seismograph off the coast of Japan. Seismologist Florence Robertson said one quake would have caused tremendous damage on land. The events occurred about 500 miles off the Sendai Tokyo line in the Japan Trench region, with the first shock at 12 24 am and waves continuing until 7 am.
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St. Louis
Japan
Florence Robertson
St Louis University
CO. W. T
Bombing Defeat Of Japan Seen
Maj. Alexander P. De Seversky, airplane designer, warned on a radio forum that Japan could be bombed into sub mission, likening Japan to a fortress with a moat. He argued land and sea invasion would be too costly without decisive air power.
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Hollywood
Alexander P. de Seversky
Japan
Pantalleria
London Raids Prompt Air Raid Alarm in London
An air raid warning sounded in London soon after midnight this morning as Lond ons guns opened fire immediately. The all clear was sounded soon after ward.
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London
Londons
Linosa Surrenders Quietly as Allies Press Sicily Drive
Allied forces seal Linosa without fighting as 140 Italian troops surrender on the small island 105 miles south of Sicily. bomber and fighter fleets pivot to Sicily, targeting air fields at Milo Castelvetrano and Bocca Di Falso as Pantelleria and Lampedusa already fell.
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Sicily
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Lampione
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Milo
Castelvetrano
Bocca di Falso
Communists Score French Committee in Algeria Clash
Twenty six Communist deputies denounced the French Committee for National Liberation for ignoring their views and urged transforming promises into action as De Gaulle and Giraud clashed over military authority and purging pro-Vichy officers. Giraud pledged to fight with the Allies toward Rome Berlin and Tokyo.
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Henri Giraud
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Giraud
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Rome
Berlin
Tokyo
Baseball Scoreboard National League results and standings
National League scores show Pittsburg sweeping St Louis 10 to 3 and 4 to 4 in 12 innings, Cincinnati over Chicago 10 to 6, New York over Philadelphia 6 to 2, Boston over Brooklyn 4 to 3, and Detroit and Washington games with varied outcomes. Eastern League reports Albany, Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Binghamton, Hartford, Elmira, Utica, and Springfield results across multiple games and innings.
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Albany
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
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Wilkes Barre
Binghamton
Hartford
Elmira
Springfield
Europe Bound Europe Bound London C Looking to invasion of Europe
The Air Ministry announced formation of a tactical air force to aid armies striking from Britain. The new RAF organisation will align with Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham's Tunisian success, displacing the Army Cooperation Command under Air Vice Marshal John Henry D'Albiac. Maj. Gen. Ira C. Baker said the Eighth U.S. Army Air Force also has a tactical division, but details were not announced.
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R. A F
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Tunisia
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Ira
Baker
Eighth U. S. Army Air Force
Solomons Fight Boosts Toll Of Campaign
Washington reports that American pilots faced a vast air battle over the Solomon Islands as about 25 to 33 Japanese planes were shot down into the sea. Six US planes vanished with most crews rescued. The Navy also tallied at least 65 Japanese planes destroyed in the Solomons over the past week, plus more than 1,000 total Japanese losses in the campaign.
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Rugsel
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Hames
Buka Island
Maiaita Island
Russell Islands
Paris Reports Chutists Caught Near Mediterranean Wall
London papers quoted Paris Radio saying British and French parachutists were captured near the Nazi coastal defenses in southern France, part of the defenses Germans term the Mediterranean wall.
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London
Paris
France
Mediterranean Wall
Two Massive Air Formations Strike Nazi Bases
The Eighth Air Force lost 26 four engine bombers in a daylight raid against Bremen Kiel and surrounding targets as two large formations engaged heavy German fighters. The mission aimed at U-boat bases while drawing off most enemy aircraft for a second strike on Bremen. The operations followed a night raid by RAF heavy bombers on Ruhr targets with substantial damage reported.
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Kiel
Eighth United States Air Force
Eighth Ai Force
Eighth Air Force
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Frederick L. Anderson
Hitler
R.A. F
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Germany
Ruhr
France
Low Countries
Yangtze River Port Sungtze Captured By Chinese Forces
Chinese high command reported advance operations along the Yangtze in which Sungtze town river between Ichang and Shasi fell after fighting with Japanese troops. The communique said large quantities of supplies were seized and several other Japanese positions were captured with heavy casualties and destroyed communications. Chiang Kai-shek sent assurances of Allied victory to Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin on United Nations Day.
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Sungtze
Ichang
Shasi
Hankow
Yantze River
Huiling
Chiang Kai-shek
Roosevelt
Churchil
Stalin
Rabaul Bombed Heavily Again
Allied air units struck Rabaul early Sunday morning dropping nearly thirty tons of bombs on Vunakanau airdrome after reconnaissance showed 96 planes. The raid marked the third attack of unusually strong force in four days.
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Australia
Lps
Rabaul
Vunakanau
King Cohen Carries On Allied Headquar ters in North Africa
Sergt Sidney Cohen, 22, named King of Lampedusa by mates, flew with Sergts Peter Cates and Les Wright on a Swordfish rescue mission. With a damaged compass and dwindling fuel, they spotted and landed on Lampedusa as Italian garrison surrendered hours before British forces took command.
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Lampedusa Island
Sergi Sidney Cohen
Lampedusa
Peter
Cates
Sergt
Les Hie Wright
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