Upstate G O P Names Candidate To Oppose Taylor In Primaries
Upstate Republicans name Raymond C. Prime of Lake Placid to challenge Rep. Bean P. Taylor in the Aug 2 primary for the new 33rd district. Essex County backs Prime, highlighting a sectional dispute with Taylor backed by Rensselaer, Saratoga and Warren counties. Prime vows to test the new district and unite the party in defeat of the rival ticket.
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Edward McDonald
Glens Falls
Bean P. Taylor
Troy
New York
Queensbury Hotel
Washington- Essex-Clinton
Raymond C. Prime
Lake Placid
Taylor
Essex County
Clinton
Rensselaer-Saratoga- Washington - Warren
Essex
Washington
Rensselaer
Saratoga
Warren
Thomas A. Lahey
Congress
van ‘Taylor
State Committee
Japs Beaten In Surprise Indian Push Near Kohima
Allied headquarters described a desperate Japanese night assault north of Kohima aimed at the Dimapur rail head. The attack faltered at dawn with heavy Japanese losses as Chinese and American forces nearing Myitkyina in a two-pronged operation.
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Southeast Asia
Bendy
Ceylon
Naga
Kohima
Dimapur
Tidia
Noth Burma
Myitkyina
Chungking
Joseph W. Stilwell
Woman Held After Six Die From Bad Liquor
A 31-year-old Brooklyn housewife, Mrs Sophie Kristinas, was charged with homicide as a sixth man died from suspected poison liquor. Victor Filipkowski, 58, was found dead in his yard. A pint bottle of liquor near the body was sent for toxicology, five other men had died on Saturday. Kristinas, wife of a candy shop proprietor and mother of a five-year-old boy, wept during arraignment in Brooklyn felony court before Magistrate Charles Solomon who held her without bail.
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New York
UPA
Sophie Kristinas
Brooklyn
Victor Filipkowski
City
Kristinas
Candy Xipre
Charles Solomon
Largest U S Air Armada Smashes Nazi Oil Plants
A massive Allied air operation involving about 2,200 bombers and fighters struck central and western Germany targets including synthetic oil plants at Merseburg Zeitz and Lutzkendorf plus a tank depot at Conjigsborn. The raid damaged locomotives barges and airfields while losses totaled 34 bombers and 19 fighters for the Allies and 93 German planes.
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U.S
London
Germany
Ail
Europe
Channelcozat
Leipelz
FEAF
Dominion
Merseburg
Zeitz
Lutzkendorf
Con Jigsborn
Cologne
Bourg-Leopold
Belgium
France
Germans May Yield Rome To Allies Without Battle
Washington reports indicate Rome's fate could hinge in days as Germans may retreat from the Eternal City without a fight. Allies watch for a possible northward German withdrawal to avoid defending the city while Allied forces threaten the Anzio beachhead. Roosevelt’s stance hinges on German responsibility for the city’s military use and broader military events.
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Rome
Washington
Italy
Roosevelt
Mus
Solini
Anzio
Biak Invaders Hold Strong Position On Biak Island
Advanced Allied Headquarters reports Sixth Army forces tightening control on Biak Island in New Guinea. Mokmer Airfield remains the key objective as troops push from Posnik toward the air drome while facing heavier sniper fire and renewed Japanese resistance along the coast. The invasion fleet under Rear Adm Fechtler repelled a wave of enemy bombers with heavy anti aircraft fire.
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New Guinea
Biak
Philippines
Mokmer
Schouten
Geelvink
Posnik
New Guiness
Bosnik
Adm
R. M. Fechteler
U. S. Navy
Hatch Act Penalties Poster Reissued by Civil Service Commission
The Civil Service Commission announced a reissue of the Hatch Act poster to all federal agencies and federally financed state employees. It outlines prohibitions while affirming voting rights and restricted political participation, emphasizing that active political management or campaign work is forbidden.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Turkish attempt to form new Bulgarian cabinet fails
Dobri Bo jilov has failed in an effort to form a new Bulgarian cabinet, following a similar attempt by Christo Kelfom, according to an internal Bulgarian report quoted yesterday.
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Latenbul
Turkey
Dobri
Bojilov
Christo Kelfom
Bulgaria
Dionne Quints Celebrate Tenth Birthday With Pony Gift
The Dionne quintuplets Oliva Dionne and family marked their tenth birthday with a secret gift a pony. Children Yvonne Anette Emilie Cecile and Marie wore color coded frocks as the family held mass luncheon and a birthday party in their Ontario home.
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Dionne Quints
Callander
Oliva Dionne
Dot
Yvonne
Anette
Emnilie
Cecile
Marie
Sater
Quints
Annette
Cerie
Emilie
British Catholics Reply to French On Bombing Plea
The British Roman Catholic hierarchy replied to French cardinals, stating that civilians cannot be spared from Allied bombing as it links to military aims in the push to overthrow German forces and achieve liberation of France. It was signed by England and Wales bishops and the Archbishop of Edinburgh.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Heirarchy
France
England
Wales
Edinburgh
National and American League scoreboard snippets
The page lists scattered baseball scores for multiple games across the National and American leagues. Notable results include St Louis and New York tied at 3 in one pairing, Brooklyn/Cincinnati 7 7 and Philadelphia 0 vs Boston 3.Further lines show New York 6 St Louis 3 in an inning count and other city matchups with varying outcomes.
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St. Louis
York
New York
St Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Chickinati
Boston
Chicago
Chicaco
Hiladelphia
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
Allies Closing Trap On Eight German Divisions
Allied forces prepare a major push in Italy as the 88th and 85th all selective service divisions enter frontline combat. Majors Sloan and Coulter command these reactivated World War I units formed from volunteers across New York New Jersey and Connecticut. The 85th breaks Nazi lines along the Tyrrhenian coast while the 88th advances with the 8th Army through rugged terrain.</s>
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Italy
Garigliano
Geo
John E. Sloan
Greenville
85Th
Tyrrhenian
Gartagliano
Portine
Scouri
Formia
Gaeta
Terracina
Ausente
Guatay
Santa , Maria
Spigno
Fonds
Camp Gruber
Muskogee
Okla
Camp Shelby
Miss
Custer’ Division
Camp Custer
Mich
Finstein Calls for Intellectuals to Organize
New York Professor Albert Einstein urged the organization of intellectual workers to protect their economic status and aid society. Speaking at the National Wartime Conference, he argued such unions would guard against arbitrariness and exploitation and help educate the public on international security amid growing centralized production and intertwined economic and political struggles.
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New York
Albert Einstein
Incs
Iin
Einstein
Beief
Dingle Foot Arrives in Washington for Talks
The British Information Service said Dingle Foot parliamentary secretary to the British ministry of economic warfare arrived in Washington for discussions with American officials on economic warfare issues.
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Washington
British Information Service
Dingle Foot
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Japs Uncork New Drive In China
Japanese troops launched a thrust along the Hankow rail route in northern Hunan and Hubei. The Chinese high command says the move could aim to seize the Canton Hankow railway and brace for possible U S landings on the China coast. The push may signal a fourth Changsha battle after concentrated forces near Yoyang. Heavy fighting was reported around Sinchiang as four Japanese columns crossed the Sinchiang River and struck areas east and west of the town.
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Chungking
Hankow
Hefan
Canton-Hankow
Chima
Changsha
Yoyang
Yochow
Hunan
Sinchiang River
No G. A. R. Veteran in Manhattan Parade This Year
Memorial Day parade in Manhattan will be the first without any Union Army veteran. Last year grand marshal George W. Collier died February 25 at 160. In NYC, only four Grand Army of the Republic survivors remain: John Wiegand 95, Ringgold Carman 100, Henry W. Speight 148, and Daniel Harris 98.
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Wee York
Manhattan
George W. Collier
Collier
I Grand Army of the Republic
New York City
John Wiegand
Ringgold v. iCarman
Henry W. Speight
Daniel Harris
Yanks In New Guinea Paid In Dutch Money
New Guinea currency will be used after Wednesday to pay American soldiers in Dutch New Guinea. The new bills, in 1 to 25 guilder denominations and printed in the United States, have been received by the Army's Far East office. The agreement between the United States and the Netherlands conforms to similar arrangements in Europe.
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Anied
Guinee
Dewey Denies Bid While Open to Delegates
Hershey Pennsylvania Governor Thomas E. Dewey says he remains not a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination but will not discourage talk of his delegate support. He notes he may offer suggestions for the 194 party platform as he meets reporters during governors conference.
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Hershey
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Igig
Bricker urges open discussion on issues during governors meet
Ohio Governor Bricker at the national conference urged open debate of public issues for all candidates. He said any candidate facing the public in this critical hour should discuss vital matters and stated he will stand on his record if questioned about Roosevelt. He rejected being called Governor Dewey and defended anti alliance stance.
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Flershey
John W. Bricker
Ohio
National Conference of Governors
Bricker
Thomas Dewey
New York
Andiher
Roosevelt
Hillman Attacks Dewey at C I O Rally in Trenton
Sidney Hillman, national chairman of the CIO’s Political Action Committee, told New Jersey CIO representatives that Roosevelt’s reelection was essential to avoid a repeat of 1920. He denounced New York Governor Dewey as too inexperienced for wartime leadership, questioning his military background and role in global strategy.
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Trenton
N. J
Political Action Committee
C. S O
Sidney Hillman
New Jersey
Roosevelt
New York
Dewey
HiNman
Army
Navy
Air Force
Churchill
Stalin
Rocket attack destroys German HQ in northern France
British air force reports a raid yesterday against a German sanitary headquarters in northern France. The mission involved multiple Pi-Rocket planes and was described as highly successful with the target left with battered walls as the formation concluded.
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Lohdon
Ding
France
Geman
Sir
Annown Cement
Ten Killed In Mount Holyoke Bomber Crash
A heavy four engined bomber crashed into Mount Holyoke near South Hadley Massachusetts during a night training mission. The First Air Force announced ten men were killed as the plane struck a wooded area after takeoff from its field.
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Mount Holyoke
New York
South Hadley
Mass
Air Force
Allied drive pushes toward Rome with canal coast assaults
Allied forces at Naples report a new coastal offensive aimed at Rome. German divisions gamble to defend the Via Casilina while American and 17th division units push beyond Veronto and Vellezzi, shelling Artena and Lanuvio near Lake Albano as heavy armor threatens to envelop retreating German troops.
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Naples
Rome
Arte
Artena
Ceprano
Belmonte
Via
Casilina
Arter Rowsrés
Ierontane
Via Casilina
Enera
Vis Casilina
Hermen Goering
Florence
France
Valmontone
Ately
Lake Albano
Daniel de Luce
Associated Press
Zogn
Lanuvie
Vellezzi
de Luce
Amazio-Albano Road
Nazi Bomb Hits Hotel on British Coast
German raiders struck the southern British coast last night and a hotel in a town was hit direct, with casualties feared. A hospital nearby evacuated as a precaution against gas explosions after a bomb struck a main street a few yards away.
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London
Nazis Allow Red Cross Book Shipments
The American Red Cross said each American prisoner of war or civilian internee held by Germany may receive sixty pounds of books annually, or five pounds monthly. Books must come directly from the bookseller and contain no political material or references to the war. Information on radio espionage and technical or military topics, as well as books by émigrés or blacklisted authors, are restricted.
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Washington
Dpi
Germany
American Red Cross
Sailors Named Smith-16 000 Of Them Complicate Mail
A Navy mail study reports 16 000 sailors share the Smith surname with many having common middle initials, causing delays. The Veterans Administration notes 19 million veterans include 200 000 Smiths and 135 000 Johnsons, complicating address accuracy. Delays stem from digit transposition and outdated addresses, urging writers to use full middle names or initials.
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Smith
Washington
Jona
Army
Navy
Army Post Office
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