Troy Flyer Dies in Utical Plane Crash
Kenneth L. Philo a 36 year old Troy man and U S Army Air Corps Reserve flight student was killed instantly when his Stinson trainer crashed near the Utica airport during night flight practice witnesses reported fog or sudden cloud cover. Philo enlisted in the Air Corps Reserve in September and had been on active duty since March. Continued on Page Seven.
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Windsors Reach New York in Florida Visit Stop
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrived in New York yesterday after a brief stopover in Florida en route from Nassau. The royal pair traveled from Nassau to Florida before continuing to their New York engagement, following a voyage across the Atlantic.
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Trade Pacts Face Battle in Congress Debates
Washington AP Republicans in the House say they have enough votes to curb the presidents ability to negotiate reciprocal trade agreements as debate opens on a three year renewal. Administration leaders warn against crippling amendments and the potential harm to peace.
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Windfall tax plan for war profits explained
A Senate Finance Committee proposal would tax windfall war profits on a current payment basis and require retroactive lookbacks to earlier years. An example defense broker with uneven 1938–1942 earnings would face extra liability by adding a 1940 peak to determine normal earnings, then paying excess over three years.
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Labor Congress Hit Price Order
Washington UPI reports the new food cost control program drew sharp AFL official protest as inadequate and drew congressional opposition. Labor leader George Meany urged broader price rollbacks, while lawmakers Cannon and Taber warned the subsidy plan could harm actions and fuel inflation.
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OPA Admits Mine Town Prices Up
The OPA reports substantial price violations in coal field towns but says retail prices are not out of line with nearby communities. The average excess over ceilings is about 5 percent amid miners pay dispute led by UMW president John L. Lewis.
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Invasion Fears as German Troops Move South
Travelers from Europe report German forces being moved south through Hungary at a pace similar to the buildup before the attacks on Greece and Yugoslavia. Rumanians ordered to dig deep air raid shelters near Bucharest amid fears of Allied raids. Berlin homeless numbering about 200,000 after Allied air raids, with authorities struggling to house them. Gestapo surveillance fails to curb defeatist complaints as arrests rise. IWOs notes raids on Stettin and Mannheim require special air attack precautions.
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Yugoslavia
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Europe
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Berlin
Italians Honor Army Empire Day Observance
Bern Switzerland reports Italians gathered around war dead monuments to mark Army and Empire Day. Mussolini called Africa a sickness and noted little remained of the African empire. The army, once claimed at eight million bayonets, shows remnants from the eastern front and struggles in the Balkans and Tunisia with German allies.
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Axis braces defenses as invasion fears mount in Europe
Reports from London and Geneva describe martial law in Holland and Rommel inspecting Greek and Balkan defenses as Allied forces push Axis back in Tunisia. A 400 plane Palermo raid and new anti invasion measures along the Mediterranean accompany warnings of possible footholds in southeastern Europe.
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Rommel
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Swedish Troops Ready for War Amid Border Turmoil
Stockholm reports Sweden's armed forces are primed for any scenario as war swirls around borders. Officials stress quality over quantity, with Foreign Minister Christian Guenther urging nations to arm to the teeth and defend positions with resolve.
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Bullitt Urges Unity of French Leaders in Independence Hall Speech
William C. Bullitt former U S ambassador to France urged unity of De Gaulle and Giraud in a single indivisible French force during a Joan of Arc Day address prepared for Independence Hall Philadelphia. He called the combined military, intellectual and spiritual strength the shared American prayer.
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Negro Singer Josephine Baker Spurns U S Return
Negro singer Josephine Baker said she would never return to the United States and would live in Paris after the war. She had gone to North Africa after the German invasion of France and has been singing at U S Army camps.
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France
U S Blasts Three Jap Destroyers In Solomon Islands
United States forces launched heavy air strikes across the Solomon Islands area, hitting three Japanese destroyers and multiple bases. Dive bombers and torpedo planes attacked a flotilla near Giza Island, with one destroyer reportedly directly hit. Additional raids targeted Kahili, Ballale, and Fauro islands, while forces continued operations around Munda in the New Georgia group.
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British Force Withdraws In Burma
New Delhi reports British troops garrisoning Buthedaung have withdrawn to northwest and west as monsoon season nears to avoid encirclement by Japanese forces. A Japanese formation reportedly holds part of the Maungdaw Buthedaung road four miles west of Buthedaung, while Mayu ridge remains quiet after recent patrol activity.
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Dear Boss Amchitka Not Like Home Inland Dispatch
William L Worden writes from Amchitka Island describing arrival at a remote Army Navy base in the Rat Islands near Kiska. He notes the stark landscape, lack of trees, proximity to Tokyo, and a rough sea landing as part of the new wartime assignment. The piece ends with a note that the story continues on page eleven.
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Axis forces in Tunisia near final collapse, says radio
The German radio in Paris acknowledged the Axis plight in North Africa and said the battle for Tunisia is nearing its end. Allied HQ in North Africa and the Associated Press report massive Axis setbacks with 50,000 captured since Friday, plus sapping air cover and aggressive Allied assaults across Tunis, Bizerte, and Cap Bon. The 15th Panzer Division surrendered to the British Seventh Armored Division as Afrika Korps units collapse, while the Allies press toward Cap Bon and seek to trap remaining forces. Front dispatches note mass surrenders and crushed attempts to break out, with Gen. Henri Giraud promising to attack the European fortress soon.
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Planes Hit Palermo in Largest North Africa Raid
The United States Air Force led a massive daylight strike on Palermo Sicily using more than 40 aircraft. Allied bombers including Flying Fortresses Mitchells and Marauders targeted docks and war factories by the harbor, producing immense fires and smoke visible for miles.
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Red Flyers Wreck 930 German Planes in Week
Soviet report says Russian and American made aircraft destroyed or damaged 930 German planes in the past seven days as part of summer campaigns. Moscow notes heavy fighting near Novorossisk with Russian forces repelling counterattacks and S U S pointers to rail disruptions and strikes on Bryansk Poltava Kirovo Belgorod.
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