Troy Chamber Urged to Plan Future Within Means
Frank Moord NY comptroller urged Troy Chamber of Commerce to pursue a cautious future program aligned with a solid fiscal policy and regional needs during the annual dinner at Hendrick Auditorium. Mayor Ahern and Samuel McCochrane backed the plan as a route to advance the city, while Gen Gillespie highlighted wartime Arsenal work. The discussion also touched foreclosure against delinquents as a constructive tax relief and city finances.
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Chamber
Frank C. Moore
State of New York
Troy
Chamber of Commerce
Samuel W. McCochrane
Center
A. G. Gillespie
Watervliet Arsenal
Hendrick Hudson
Frank’€. Moord
State of
New York
Troy Chamber of Commerce
Hendrick Audica
John J. Ahern
Samuel WW. McCochrane
Alexander
Gillespie
Watnevilet Arsenal
Troy Common Council
Hie City
Ahern
Jr. McCochrane
Lubin Heads U S Group on Reparations
Dr Isador Lubin, economist, named American member of a reparations commission created by the Big Three at Yalta. The panel will meet in Moscow in about a month to decide how Germany should compensate for wartime devastation. The United States expects little cash from Germany, while other nations seek reparation in kind for rebuilding.
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Washington
Isador Lubin
Reparations Commission
United States
Germany
Russia
Reich
Yalta
36,237 Women Win Red Cross Award
The Red Cross reports 96,727 women earned nutrition certificates in the last year. Local chapter issued 22 awards. Current class averages thirty members. Applications for future courses accepted at Red Cross headquarters Office of Civilian Defense.
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Red Cross
Red Cross Medical and Health Service
Aspeste
Red-Cross
Office of Civilian Defense
Yanks Capture Key Airport in Mindanao Action
Allied forces under Maj. Gen. Jens A. Doe’s 41st Infantry Division overran Japanese positions in southwestern Mindanao, seizing Zamboanga civic center and the San Roque airfield near Borneo. MacArthur reported minor American losses as air and naval units attacked installations on Badilan Island and Mindanao fronts pushed toward Antipolo and Balete Pass.
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Manta
Jens A. Doe
Mindanao
Zamboanga
Borneo
Douglas MacArthur
Coughboys
Philippines
MacArthur
San Roque
Wolfe
Fielda
Associated’ Frases
Russell Brines
Iron Hill
Badilan Island
Zamboangs
Jolo
Suiy Archipelago
Luzon
First Cavalry Division
Sixth Infantry Division
Manila
Antipoli
Sixth Divisi
Noutheast
Montal
Marines Tighten Ring on Iwo Jima Pocketed Defenders
U S Pacific Fleet Headquarters reports Maj Gen Heller Rockey’s Fifth Marines reduced the last sizable pocket near Kitano Point on Iwo Jima’s northern end though stubborn resistance remained. The Third and Fourth Marine Divisions pressed advances on additional pockets as naval gunfire and air support continued. Japanese holdouts retreat into caves as the rugged island’s final battle nears its bloody close.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Guam
Ofi
Heller
Rockey
Kitano Point
Iwo
Graves B. Erskine
Clifton B. Cotey
Navy Compsonique
Fifth Fleet
North Ho
Bonins
Eleventh
Kuriles
Suribachi
Parandushiro
Kataoka
Shumshu
Wallace in jovial mood at capital press interview
Secretary Henry Wallace appeared in a jovial mood during his first Washington press conference since returning from a trip to China. He faced 83 reporters, the largest press corps in Commerce Department memory, but offered no startling disclosures and largely grinned and laughed through the session.
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Wallace
Capital Press
Washington
Henry Wallace
Commerce Department
China
Freedom House Refuses 5000 Gift From Communist Group
The Willkie Memorial Fund at Freedom House rejected a $5,000 donation from the Communist Political Association. Directors voted 4 to 2, citing political implications, with treasurer Herbert Bayard Swope noting the donor’s political motive. The fund has received over 4,000 contributions, and the board plans to remain an active center for groups supporting Willkie’s causes.
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New York
Freedom House
Associ
Wuiric
Earl Grewin
P. Ahead
Reymond Walsh
C.S
Russians Capture Kuestrin and Rail on the Rhine Front
Soviet troops seize Kuestrin and a key fortress on the Oder front as Allied forces push across the Rhine. The First Army renews the assault, driving deeper into German lines east of Remagen, advancing several miles and expanding the bridgehead while capturing additional towns on the east bank. German defenses stiffen with fresh troops, but the offensive continues along the Western Front with major tactical gains reported near the Ruhr region.
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Kuestrin
Oder River
Paris
First Army
Rhine
Ludendorf
Remagen
Curtney Ho Hodges
Ruhr
Remagen Bridge
Giosterbahn
Hargarten
Honneft
Bonnet
Honnet
Hoenningen
Luidendorff Bridge
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Westerwald
3 Aan
Nazis Order Death Stand In North Italy
Marshal Albert Kesselring arouses German troops to defend every inch of Italian soil as though fighting on German ground. His order, found on a prisoner, asserts no ground must be surrendered and that officers and men must be convinced of the campaign’s necessity amid stiffening Allied resistance along the U S Fifth Army front.
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Rome
Ihield
Albert Kesselring
Germany
U. S. Fifth Army
Italy
Kesgelring
Hitler
Aueirie
Goebbels Sees Foreign Workers as Future Nazi Allies
London reports Propaganda Minister Goebbels told European workers that one day they would leave the Reich not in defeat but as friends. He addressed a large delegationIncluding representatives from nearly every continental nation. The claim of forming underground groups against the Reich failed as thousands moved west after the Russian invasion.
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London
Goebbels
Reich
Transotean
Besilie World
Jael Reich
Iwo casualties flown to Hawaii in mass airlift
More than 7,000 battle casualties from Iwo Jima have been landed in Hawaii by Army Transport Command planes meeting Navy hospital ships in the Marianas. The War Department said yesterday that about 25 wounded leave the Marianas by plane for Hawaii every day.
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Washington
Iwo
Nagoya Still Burning After B-29 Attack
Nagoya endured fires from a large B-29 raid conducted by the 2st Bomber Command. More than 300 bombers struck overnight, targeting the Aichi aircraft works and Fuoku plant among five central areas. Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay assessed Tokyo’s greater damage, noting fires in Nagoya did not spread as rapidly.
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2St Bomber Command
Guam
Navy Radio
Nagoya
Japan
Aichi
Moen
21St Bomber Command
Curtis Le‘May
Zist
Nagoya Castle
Hokoku Machinery Company
Atsuta
Nagoya Arsenal
Daido Jpletiate
Tsukiji
Bissan Chemical Plan
Sunsitome
Daido
Herbor
Nissen Chemical
LeMay
Tokyo
State Has 43 Dry Towns 17 Damp Ones
New York State Liquor Authority reports only one local option election by 1944 in Riga Monroe County. The tally shows 42 dry towns and 17 partially dry towns among 935 towns and cities, versus 602 dry and 33 partly dry in 671 towns across 1518. Riga outcome not announced.
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New York
High Court Sidetracks Ward Case
Washington dispatch reports two War Labor Board dispute cases failed for Supreme Court review. The Montgomery Ward property seizure by presidential decree was sent to the circuit court of appeals, delaying any decision until next fall. The US Gypsum Co injunction case sought WLB directive interpretation. court gave no reason for denial. Both sides argued lack of grounds for direct review. Union membership mandates featured in WLB orders.
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Washington (P
War Labor Board
Supreme Court
Montgomery Ward & Co.roperties
Circuit Court of Appeals
Righ Court
Chicago
Federal District Court
Planta
United States Gybium Co
Warren
Ohio
Uion
Nazis cashier general Brandenberger in disgrace
British radio reported dismissals of General Brandenberger chief of the German Seventh Panzer Army in disgrace. The broadcaster cited changes in high command within the German forces as it conveyed the shifting leadership amid ongoing campaigns.
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New York
Brandenberger
Berlin Outpost Falls After Week's Battle
Berlin outpost 23 miles northeast of Berlin fell to Soviet forces after a week of heavy combat. Zhukov's armies claimed Kuestrin's destruction and a broad front advance as Moscow reported the capture amid fierce street fighting and fortified defense belts.
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Berlin
Assembly Passes Veterans Preference Bill in Unanimous Vote
The Assembly approved without debate the Sherman-Downs civil service veterans preference bill, sending it to the Senate where favorable action is expected. It seeks a constitutional amendment granting disabled veterans first call on civil service jobs and promotions, with nondisabled veterans receiving secondary preference for five years after discharge. The measure has strong veterans group support.
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Shermen-Dowsey Civil Service
Senate
Hood
Ted
Noted Movie Stars Quit Work As Hollywood Strike Spreads
Hollywood strike widens as stars refuse to work and studios shut down. Adolphe Menjou, Van Davis, and Jack Haley returned briefly to RK.O. before leaving. Four major studios halted operations while Paramount and others kept running. Pickets roamed gates as Screen Actors Guild weighs action and unions clash over lines. Production crews walkouts threaten further slowdowns amid a large payroll backlog.
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Hollywood
Bombers Aid Russian Drive Hit Railyards
London report says American and British heavy bombers formed a 2930-strong daylight force against Germany. They pounded Dortmund with 3000 tons of bombs while American heavies targeted Swinemunde and Stettin, part of a six day offensive that left 25 bombers lost.
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London
Germany
Ruhr
Baltic Seas
Russia
RAF
Li Eighth
Sailor Freed From Seduction Charge Restored To Duty
New York authorities say Chief Pharmacist's Mate Frederick Brooks, formerly accused of seducing an Italian girl overseas, has been restored to full duty. The Navy noted charges may have been dropped though not stated. Brooks was treated for nervous condition at St Athans Hospital after naval ship detention at Pier 9 North River.
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New York
Third
Naval District
Frederick Brooks
Navy
Brooks
Pier
North River
Naval Hospital
St. Athans
Queens
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Adolf Hitler
Pressens Bild
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Yokio
Nissa Steel Meg Co
Fujikura Electric Cable Works
Tokyo Gas Ice
Suranchi
Tokyo Kenzie Co
Tsukiji Market
State
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Oder
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Stalin
Armin
Danzig
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