Lonergan Confesses Murder of Wife Over Baby Dispute
Wayne Lonergan admitted killing Patricia Lonergan after a quarrel over access to their baby. The 25 year old cadet led police to the East River shore where he disposed of his blue service uniform, and a complete statement of the slaying was released by District Attorney Hogan.
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New York
Wayne Lonergan
Patricia
Royal Canadian Air Force
Lonergan
East River
Frank 8. Hogan
Beekman Hill
Wayne William Lonergan
Hogan
9Th Street
el Morocco
Slain Girl Nurse's Aid Patricia Lonergan Remembered
Patricia Lonergan described as a dedicated nurse's aid who worked long shifts at Bellevue and St. Clair Hospitals and cared for her baby. District Attorney Hogan said Wayne Lonergan, her husband, confessed to the slaying. A lifelong family friend recalls she mixed nursing duties with limited weekend social time.
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New York
Patricia Burton Lonergan
Frank 5. Hogan
Wayne Lonergan
Irving Netcher
Rizsika
Dolly Sisters
Case Society
Patricia
Bellevue
St. Clair
Blood Bank
Germany Faces Fuel Shortage Limiting Military Mobility
A neutral observer who recently visited the Russian front reports Germany already suffers fuel shortages. Motorized units must be moved by rail, planes cannot taxi to start points, tanks are pushed, and reserves rely on rail transport unless in emergencies.
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Madrid
Germmany
Third Daughter Born To Robert Young
A daughter was born yesterday to Mrs. Robert Young, wife of the film actor. The child weighs eight pounds and is named Elizabeth Louise. The Youngs already have two daughters, Carol Ann, 9, and Barbara Queen. Mrs. Young, formerly Betty Henderson, wed the actor in 1933.
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Hollywood UP
Robert Young
Elizabeth Louise
Youngs
Carol Ann
Barbara Queen
Fingerprint Evidence Admitted in De Marigny Murder Trial
In the Bahamas Supreme Court Alfred De Marigny’s defense challenged the fingerprint evidence linking him to the bedscreen in the killing of Sir Harry Oakes. Chief Justice Daly ruled the print admissible as jurors weigh whether it was lifted from the surface.
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Nassau
Alfred de Marigny
Harry Oakes
Godfrey 5
Higgs
Bahamas Supreme Court
James K. Barker
de Marigny
Oscar Bedford Daly
Sir Oscar
Baker
Joseph Johnson
Donald Graham
Guerrilla Force Reported Harassing Germans in Southeast France
The Goeteborg Handels-Och Sjefartstidning claims a well equipped French guerrilla army of 80,000 men operates from southeastern France mountains. The unit consists of soldiers who fled to the hills after Germany occupied Vichy’s free zone last November.
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Stockholm
France
Goeteborg Handels-Och Sjefartstidning
Vichy
Free Zone
Blood on Rock Clue To Killing
Blood stained rock and a stolen car provide leads in the killing of Lucile E. Lawrence a 19 year old Vassar Hospital Army cadet nurse found dead near the hospital. Authorities described a 21 year old dark complexioned man about five feet nine inches tall and sought witnesses including James Creighton who saw a man by the hospital wall after screams. Car theft near the hospital and possible auto deposition noted as investigation continues.
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Poughkeepsie CP
Lucile E. Lawrence
Vassar Hospital
Howard P. Carpenter
Dutchess County
Dist
Dist. Atty
John R. Schwartz
Stollen
Peekskill
Schwartz
James Creighton
Poughkeepsie
Creighton
Carpenter
Carrie Doran
Miss Lawrence
Henry P. Law
Dairymen to Receive 20 Cent Milk Subsidy
Washington reports War Food Administration announces a 20-cent producer price increase for Class One milk in the New York metropolitan area funded by a government subsidy to hold consumer prices steady. The Class One price rises from 3.50 to 3.70 per hundred pounds, with a 15-cent cut in dairy feed subsidy for New York market producers.
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Washington (P
War Food Administration
New York
WEA
Dewey Team Under Fire Over Possible Quit Hint
New York Lt Gen William N Haskell charged last night that Republicans backing the Dewey slate tried to block an election to install a crown prince He questioned Governor Deweys leadership and implied a plan to quit the team unless a new lieutenant governor is chosen for a smoother exit in Brooklyn rallies.
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New York
Haskell
American Labor Party
Brooklyn
Hershey Eyes 4-Fs for July Draft Under New Standards
Major General Lewis B. Hershey said the Selective Service would shift to taking men currently 4-F under modified standards, prioritizing fathers as the 1944 draft season progresses. He noted 80,000 to 90,000 in 4-F are sent back monthly for reevaluation and estimated only a small share would be found fit.
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Hershey
Selective Service
Boston UP
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
War Labor Board may seize mines in coal dispute
Washington reports the War Labor Board referred the coal strike to the White House amid 60 000 idle miners and possible government seizure of some mines. John J. Lewis of United Mine Workers attacked the board’s wage plan while the WLB and Ohio officials criticized Lewis’s figures and warned of growing tensions.
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Washington
War Labor Board
White House
John J. Lewis
United Mine
Fred M. Vinson
Lewis
WLB
United Mine Workers
Illinois
WLE
Fineis
WLBE
Ford Sampson
Ohio Coal Association
Allies Land on Treasury Islands in Southwest Pacific
Allied amphibious forces under Admiral Halsey landed at dawn on the Treasury Islands thirty miles south of Bougainville, striking two reefs including Mono. The operation, aided by naval gunfire, aimed to pressure Japanese forces concentrated around Bougainville as part of the drive toward Rabaul.
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Southwest Pacific
Adm
William F. Halsey
Japan
Solomon
Rabaul
Treasury Islands
South Pacific
Admiral Halsey
Bougainville
MacArthur
Mono
Disbarment Hearing for Aurelio Ends Without Ruling
In New York the disbarment proceedings against Supreme Court candidate Thomas A. Aurelio concluded with both sides finishing their summaries. Referee Charles B. Sears indicated he may not report findings before the upcoming election. He recessed the hearing subject to his call, with no further sessions expected.
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New York
Supreme Court
Thomas A. Aurelio
Charles B. Sears
Appellate Division
Thomas I. Sheridan
Frank S. Hogan
Sears
Voluntary Brownout To Start Monday Coastwide
A government industry campaign urges a voluntary brownout starting Monday at 12 01 am to conserve power and fuel resources. The move follows Axis threats to U S security and requires no formal orders.
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Washington
America
United States
Alan Ladd Discharged From Air Force
Hollywood actor Alan Ladd received an honorable discharge from the Army Air Forces after ten months service due to a stomach disorder now complicated by influenza.
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Hollywood
Corp
Alan Ladd
Army Air Forces
Air Forces
President Roosevelt Returns to White House Office
President Roosevelt left his sickroom for the first time in a week and spent the afternoon working in the executive office as he recovers from illness.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Yugoslav Allies Clash Over Treachery Claims Amid War
Rival Yugoslav factions trade treachery charges as German forces press into rugged Yugoslav terrain. Partisans report executions for collaboration while Montenegrin and Serb leaders dispute loyalty amid Allied statements denying treason claims.
Russians edge toward Crimea as siege of Perekop closes
Soviet communique reports 60 mile sprint by Tolbukhin’s forces along the Nogaisk steppe toward Perekop while capturing Nizhne Saragozhy and Verkhne Saragozhy. Germans withdraw toward the lower Dnieper as Red Army bouts to seal off Crimea. 3,000 Germans killed and 250 enemy freight cars seized.
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London
Nogaisk Steppes
Crimean
Perekop
Nikopol
Dnieper
Moscow
Nizhne-Saragozhy
Cremea
Berlin
Associated Press
Tolbukhins
Crimea
Nizhne- Saragozhy
Verkhne-Saragozhy
Red Army
Melitopol
Kussan
Northwest
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Middle Caucasus
Black Sea
Sales Tax Proposal Defeated by House Committee
The House Ways and Means Committee rejected all national retail sales tax plans, signaling opposition to a new levy. Chairman Doughton and others cited insufficient revenue and inflation concerns while the administration pressed for a tax plan. The measure failed 16 to 8 behind closed doors with no roll call details released. Randolph Paul of the Treasury discussed options before the vote.
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Washington
House, Ways and Means
Treasury
Doughton
D.-N.c
Fred M. Vinson
Cannon
D.-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Taxation News
Randolph Paul
Colonel Held For Bribing Ship Firm
The FBI announced the arrest in New York of Lieut. Col. Edward Gordon Jr. on a bribery charge. He allegedly sought $30,000 from Wheeler Shipbuilding Corp of Whitestone Long Island in a contract for war vessel construction. A $17,500 down payment was identified during the case.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New York
Edward Gordon, Jr
J. Edgar Hoover
Gordon
Army Transport Corps
New York City
Wheeler Shipbuilding Corp
Whitestone
Long Island
Wheeler Corp
Hoover
Liberty Torch Reignites Briefly on Pearl Harbor Anniversary
The Statue of Liberty light shone briefly yesterday marking the Pearl Harbor attack commemoration. Rainy ceremonies on the Sub Treasury steps observed the dedication anniversary with the torch reillumination.
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New York
Pearl Harbor
Mexico City telegram warns of shots heard near Tapachula
A telegram from the Tapachula mayor on the Mexico Guatemala border said shots were heard in Mexico City area. Reports claimed foreign aircraft and a warship attacked the western coast of Mexico, but there was no confirmation.
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Mexico City
Tapachula
Mexico
Pepper Plan Favored by Philadelphia CIO Board
The Congress of Industrial Organizations executive board adopted a resolution supporting the postwar policy statement introduced in the Senate by Senator Pepper of Florida. The move signals CIO backing for Pepper's approach in shaping postwar policy.
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Philadelphia
Congress of Industrial Oroganizations
Senate
Pepper D.-Fla
Famed Blues Composer Hurt in Fall
William C. Handy, 69, renowned blind composer of The St. Louis Blues, fell from a subway platform onto the tracks in New York and was taken to Harlem Hospital in serious condition with possible skull fracture. Handy, hailed as Father of the Blues, wrote Memphis Blues Mississippi Blues and Joe Turner Blues. Memphis honored him with a street and jazz notables paid homage on May 26 for his silver anniversary in jazz.
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New York
William C. Handy
St. Louis
Memphis
Eastman Calls Rail Strike Unthinkable
Washington's Joseph Eastman, head of the Office of Defense Transportation, labeled a railroad strike "unthinkable" and urged a speedy wage case decision to prevent harm to morale and vital air transport and loading service. He spoke before a presidential board reviewing wage disputes among 15 non-operating unions.
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Washington
Joseph Eastman
Office of Defense Tansportation
Eastman
Fifth Army Launches Offensive Against German Lines
Allied dispatches report General Clark’s American force pushing along both banks of the upper Volturno River under rain and heavy shellfire. Riardo's capture, 11 miles from Capua, and Montgomery’s efforts to bridge the Trigno are noted as part of a broader offensive along the Salerno to Adriatic front. The Rome radio terms the action the bitterest fighting since Salerno.
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Algiers
Mark W. Clark
Volturno
Wazis
Riardo
Capua
Clark
Bernard L. Montgomery
Highth
Trigno
Adriatic
Rome
Salerno
Associated Press
FIFTH
Chinese Open Counter-offensive in Yunnan Front
Chinese troops aided by American airmen launched a counter-offensive Tuesday along the Salween River front near the Burma border in Yunnan. The operation inflicted heavy Japanese casualties and took prisoners as Liberator bombers attacked Tengchung and Haiphong freight yards, delivering many direct hits on rolling stock and warehouses.
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Chungking
Salween River
Burma
Yunnan
Teng- Chung
Haiphong
Indo-China
Joseph Wy. Stilwell
Nazi Propaganda Minister Warns of Soviet Threat
German propaganda minister Paul Joseph Goebbels said Soviet Russia is the real danger of the war. He warned that Allied bombings represent the home front’s share of troubles for Germany.
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London
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Soviet
Russia
OPA Revises November Ration Points for Dairy and Meat
The Office of Price Administration lowers ration costs by one to two points for 42 veal lamb mutton and pork cuts. Creamery butter stays at 16 points per pound while farm butter rises to 12 and processed butter to 8. Margarine increases to 8 points, shortening and oils to five, and creams cheeses to five points.
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Washington
Prined~ Is
Margate
OPA
Engineer Involved in Near-Retirement Derailment
Four injured, one critically, when a six car New York Central passenger train derailed near East Martinsburg Lewis County after striking a heavily laden logging truck driven by Gardner Munn of Middleville. Engineer J D O Keefe faced retirement the following day.
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Lowville Cpi
New York Central
East Martinsburg
Lewis County
Gardner Munn
Middleville
Lewis County General Hospital
Lowville
J D. O'Keefe
LaGuardia Pushes Tax Removal on Margarine
Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia urged lifting federal taxes on margarine to ease wartime food pressures. He argued removal should help natural production and substitute fat sources without harming the dairy industry. He suggested a flexible approach during postwar food adjustment and noted his background on agriculture favors careful tax policy.
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Washington
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York
House Agriculture Committee
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