Allies Drive Toward Rome Press Breaks With Bold Advance
Allied forces push rapidly toward Rome after breaking from Cisterna to Cori and sweeping on Velletri. German defenses retreat as artillery roars across the Liri Valley, with Rome within sight and thousands of prisoners taken as the push nears the capital.
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Eternal City
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Cassino
Truman urges immediate court martial for Corigan
Senator Truman calls for immediate court martial of Commander Corigan who acknowledged sending a restricted document to his private firm and asked it be burned. The Navy suspended Corigan as a federal grand jury in New York opens an inquiry. He testified before the Truman committee for about ninety minutes wearing a naval uniform.
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Naval
Truman
D-Mo.j
John D. Cortiga
BS & Production
Navy
Ordnance Bureau
Twins Undergo Loss of Tonsils in Dubbed Los Angeles Surgery
Richard and Robert Somers, twin brothers, had tonsil removals in Los Angeles performed by surgeons Dr Clyde Gillett and Dr Claude Gillett. Their family physician, Dr Maurice H Rowan Somers, said he wanted to be sure everything would be all right.
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Los Angeles
Richard
Robert Somers
Clyde Gillett
Claude Gillett
Doud
Maurice H. Rowan Somers
Eastern and National League Scores from Evening Card
Baseball scoreboard shows East standings with Albany Williamsport Utica Wilkes-Barre Hartford Elmira Scranton and Binghamton totals. National league lists Cincinnati New York Pittsburg Boston St Louis Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia and others with varied inning totals and notable blowouts. American league includes New York Chicago Boston St Louis Philadelphia and Cleveland with innings noted.
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Albany
Williamsport
Utica
Wilkes-Barre
Hartford
Elmira
Scranton
Binghamton
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburg
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
Fpiindelphia
DrtvAt
Washington
Memorial Day Parade Order Issued by Marshal
Raymond J. Hayes of Bev Edward P. Dalton Post Catholic War Veterans issued memorial day parade orders for Troy. The parade starts 15 minutes early with a shortened line of march and ends with a military mass at Sage Park after stations are reached. Hayes named staff including Retald E Bally Blume Post adjutant John J. Dougherty Trojan Post W W chief of staff Joseph Carey American Legion chief aide Bert Grace Russell Camp Spanish War Veterans chief musician William A. Lanigan Russell Camp Joseph F E Smith Dalton Post and Thomas J Mulcahy Kelsey Post aides. Units assemble 9:45 am at 9720 am route from Perry and First Streets north to River Street then Broadway to Monument Square. Memorial service by the Daughters of Union Veterans at Monument Square. The line proceeds north on River Street to Federal Street east to Fifth Avenue south to E Broadway west to Third Street south to Congress Street west to Second Street past the reviewing stand at the Court House to Ferry Street and return to Sage Park for the memorial mast.
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Raymond J. Hayes
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Edward P. Dalton
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Eisenhower Inspects British Forces Before Invasion
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower, returning to Allied HQ after a London inspection tour, praised British training and readiness for the invasion of the continent. Izvestia foretold a historic Anglo Soviet American military alliance, as Allied vehicles received white stars for identification.
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GRI
Dwight D Eisenhower
Britain
Seidov
Moscow
Izvestia
RAF
Japanese Failures in Imphal Plain Drive Heavy Losses
Allied reports say Japanese attempts to seize Imphal plain in India have cost 8.50 men since March and continue to bleed them. On the North Burma front at Myithyina the enemy fights to hold main positions while heavy casualties mount in the Imphal area against the 33rd and 15th Japanese divisions and reinforcements totaling about 30 000.
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British Rocket Guns Target Land Sea and Submarines
British coastal command aircraft equipped with long range rocket guns have been used since last June to hit submarines, ships, and land targets including bridges, gun emplacements, wireless stations, and military buildings, according to a Washington disclosure.
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R.4. F
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Germana
Washington
Roosevelt Hints Liberation Over Invasion For Europe This Summer
President Roosevelt signaled the Allied push into Europe may be called liberation rather than invasion. He spoke of a possible summit with Prime Minister Churchill this summer or later and noted travel difficulties in winter. He urged a postwar security plan draft and described Russia as a cooperative partner in shaping the peace.
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Roosevelt
Europe
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Churchill
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Russia
Russians Attack Nazi Troopships In Barents Sea
Russians report dawn air strike by Red Fleet bombers on German ships in the Barents Sea north of Norway. Two transports and a destroyer sunk, three ships damaged. Soviet bulletin offers no clear claim on troop status or destination. Germans say their convoy was attacked and claim 69 of 80 planes shot down, while Soviet dispatch notes seven bombers lost.
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London
Pastor Attacks Radio Exploitation of Religion
Chicago headlines quote Rev Arthur Limouze D D of New York denouncing radio use in the name of religion to exploit the public. He cites a suspected two hundred million dollars yearly from mail collections gospel texts and other devices, while noting offensive religious programs across the airwaves.
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Limouze
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Limeczeter
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Presby
Salary boost denied for NYSE president Emil Schram
The Treasury Department rejected a proposed salary increase for Emil Schram, president of the New York Stock Exchange. Schram, who has led the Exchange for three years at $18,000 annually, was offered a three year contract at $55,000 per year by the Exchange board of governors.
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Board of Governors
Senators Say Ward Seizure Lacked Authority
A Senate judiciary subcommittee report criticizes government agencies for the Montgomery Ward seizure and holds that President Roosevelt had no constitutional or statutory authority to seize the Chicago plant. The document also accuses Attorney General Francis Biddle of making erroneous and misleading statements.
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Montgomery Ward
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Roosevelt
Chicago
Francis Biddle
Biddie
Biddle
Supreme Court
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U. S. District Court For
Western District of Kentucky
Kentucky Tube and Lamp Corporation
Sala
Injunction Upheld Against Montgomery Ward for Price Ceilings
The 4 The 8. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals sustained a lower court injunction barring Montgomery Ward and Co. from selling goods above Office of Price Administration ceilings. The case, first issued Sept. 7, involved all items sold by the firm.
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Circuit Court of Appeals
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Office of Price Administration
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Barnes
Big Three May Set Up Super Cabinet
London reports a possible tri power cabinet to coordinate postwar diplomacy among Britain Russia and the United States. Names mentioned include Ambassador John G Winant Lord Halifax and Maxim Litvinoff as likely members. The plan aligns with Churchill's Commons call for a controlling council of wartime victors to oversee a future world organization with enforcement power.
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London
Britain
Russia
United States
John G. Winant
Lord Halifax
Maxim Litvinoff
Churchill
Germans See Rome Capture As Prestige Not Military Significance
Vichy radio quoted a German military spokesman saying the capture of Rome is a matter of prestige with no military significance. He added Germany would accept battle on a line north of Rome, prepared months ago.
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Rome
London
Vichy Radio
Shoe makers pledge longer wear for civilian footwear
Forty seven shoe manufacturers agreed to treat sole leather with oils to increase shoe wear by at least 29 percent. The War Production Board announced the measure yesterday as part of efforts to extend the life of footwear during the war.
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Washington
War Production Board
Lieutenant To Hang For Murder
Camp Anze, Cal. Lieut Beaufort G Swancutt received a court martial recommendation for hanging over the sunfire murder of his girlfriend and three others. The 12 officer board deliberated about an hour. Swancutt is in the camp hospital recovering from police outlets and was escorted in restraints to a chair.
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Roosevelt dodges fourth term question at press briefing
President Roosevelt neither confirms nor denies a decision on seeking a Democratic renomination. He laughs off the query, saying only time will tell and that reporters will learn his choice when time reveals it. A reporter notes many delegates are pledged to him as the convention nears. The exchange emphasizes ambiguity ahead of the party gathering.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Yin
Salty
LaGuardia Field Debuts Fog Blanket Fire Truck
A new fog blanket fire truck is on duty at LaGuardia Field. The unit costs 620000 dollars and weighs 46000 pounds with a 12 by 28 foot body. It uses a three six wheel drive and two speed hour system to deploy a fog blanket that cools the fire area and suffocates the blaze.
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New
LaGuardia Field
Former Trojan Accused of Evading Income Tax
Daniel H. Prior and William M. Graulty were arraigned on state income tax charges as Albany County investigations expand. Prior, a former Albany city court judge and prominent criminal lawyer, and Graulty, head of Albany Supply & Equipment, pleaded innocent. Bond set at $5,000 for Graulty. proceedings paused until June 9 as the grand jury continues to hear evidence.
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Daniel H. Prior
Wiliam M. Grauhy 2
Albany
Eugene G. Hess
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Prior
Graulty
Trojan
Albany Supply & Equipment Company
Broatlway
Eugene V. Coffey
Troy
Frank E. O'Brien
3 Bonding Company
Anvsient
MacArthur's Liberators Pound Biak Island Repeatedly
Allied headquarters report Gen Douglas MacArthur's long range bombers continue to pound Biak Island on the route to the Philippines. In the latest raid, the 22nd in a row on the Schouten Islands base, Liberators dump heavy loads. Total tonnage exceeded 708 with no report yet on the Dutch New Guinea mainland at Maffin near Wakde, captured May 19.
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Hollandia
Hospitals Endorse Blue Cross Benefits Expansion
The New York State Hospital Association endorsed expanding Blue Cross hospitalization contracts to include physical therapy and anesthesia. It urged hospital boards and administrators to accept revised agreements, stating the change benefits patients and hospitals and does not harm physicians or the medical profession.
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Blue Cross
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Franklin P. Adame enters Democratic bid for state rep
Weston Connecticut resident and newspaperman Franklin P. Adame declares his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for state representative from the town. The incumbent is Edward C. James, a Republican who has served two terms.
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Conn
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Edward C. James
Anthracite Wage Contract Approved by Washington Official
Washington GF Stabilization Director Fred M. Vinson approved the anthracite wage contract and related price adjustments yesterday. The changes will raise the consumer cost by an average of more than 13 cents per ton.
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Washington
Fred M. Vinson
Allies Hit Lyon Rail Hubs in Second Day of Heavy Bombing
Allied air forces blasted Lyon railyards, a key Nazi logistics hub in southern France, for a second day, part of an eight day offensive across Fortress Europe. Italian targets and other rail facilities suffered further damage as heavy bombers and Mosquito aircraft resumed operations after weather delays.
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Lyon
Funnel Point
France
Fortress
Europe
Britain
Bridges Urges Political Action Over War Strikes
San Francisco labor leader Harry Bridges urged organized labor to substitute political action for strike threats during the war and indefinitely after. Local 6 of the ILWU outlined a no strike policy for the war and proposed employer labor contracts pledging labor not to strike and recognizing union security with disputes sent to a federal grievance system.
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San. Francisco
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's Union
Bears Harbor
Bears Harbor Attack—Perhaps Before” Bridges, Said Local 6. of the 4. L W
San Francisco
F B I Asked to Probe New York Port Charges
Fragmented text reports requests for FBI investigation into New York port charges and shipyard labor issues. Mentions Cartwright, Westizais, and a workman with take home pay of 3246 for one week amid wartime shipping and gambling concerns.
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Sidmer NL Cart - Bort
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Cartwright
WSA
FLE. Hoa
Holiday Crowds Jam London Rail Stations in Whitsun Rush
Whitsun crowds by the thousands besieged London railway stations yesterday. Every train was jammed and many travelers were left on platforms despite repeated warnings not to travel.
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London GP
London
FEPC Wins By Slim Margin
FEPC survives a House vote by a four vote margin as the omnibus war agencies appropriation passes. The fight centered on FEPC funding and authority to curb job discrimination based on race, color, or creed, with supporters led by Marcantonio defending its purpose and opponents citing overreach. Dawson urged defenders of equal rights noting Negroes served in wars and should share in equal employment.
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Senate
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Itent
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Marcantonio
Divershak
Rida
Keefe
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Tarver
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Dawson
Pickpocket Steals Braille Watch From Blind Marine
A pickpocket stole a Braille watch presented to a blind Marine by the American Foundation for the Blind after he lost his sight at Vella Lavella in the southwest Pacific last August. The marine, identified as Bow 2 patient of the US oval Rosgiai, a native of Dewith Iowa, assisted at Oakland and hopes to return there with a serving crew. He expressed desire to recover the watch as a keepsake.
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Donald E. Hetley
American Foundation For the Blind
Vella Lavella
Southwest Pacific
Rosgiai
Dewith Iowa
Oakland
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