Blood plasma aid to front lines arrives in Kunming
Albert Ravenholt reports from Kunming that the first shipment of blood plasma donated by New York donors arrived at the Salween riverfront to support Chinese soldiers. A U S funded blood bank led by Adet Lin will collect test and pool plasma for use in western Yunnan hospitals and Burma road units.
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Albert Ravenholt
Kunming
China
New York
Salween River
India
Runa
Lin Yu Tang
U. S. Army
Yunnanee
Burma Road
Adet Lin
Lively
New York City
Chinese Blood Bank
Frank Dorns
Yunnan
America
Jin
U. S
American Bureau of Medical Aid
Miss Lin
United States
Clearing House Reports May Debits Rise Over Year
The Tucson Clearing House reports total May debits of 29,405 in today’s figure representing a sharp rise over the same period last year. The May 1944 total reached about 3,000,000 more than the prior year, with this year totaling 29,660,957 versus 26,558,478 last year. The release came from F. A. Dragonette, manager of the association.
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Tucson Clear House Association
F. A. Dragonette
13 Year Old Slayer Tells How It Feels To Be Killer
Hillsboro Missouri June 5 a 13 year old boy in a jail cell describes his motive for the shotgun murder of Mrs Gertrude Kiley and the wounding of her husband Andrew Kiley He explains he hoped the crime would bring him closer to his mother and that he did not fully grasp the consequences He had been living with the Kileys since last July as a ward of the St Louis Childrens Aid Society and was taken from his mother for parental neglect He says he wanted to become a mechanic and disliked farm chores and prison life now.
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Hillsboro
Frank
Gertrude Kiley
Andrew Kley
Kleys
St. Louis
Kiley
Shuttle Raid Presented Task To U.S. Airmen
London reports Col William P. Youngs and Col Nikolai Rootey describe U S airmen building a vast supply network to support the first shuttle bombing mission to Nazi Europe. Convoys delivered 12000 tons of steel matting and 10000 tons of high octane fuel to Russia for expanded runways and airfields aiding Allied operations.
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London
Russia
Europe
United States
Mediterranean
Iran
William P. Youngs
Los Angeles
Nikolai Roodey
Aviation
Soviet Union
Youngs
U. S
Moscow
Africa
Italy
England
Rootey
Four Arizonians Awarded Flying Cross
The war department announced Distinguished Flying Crosses for four Arizona members of the Eighth Air Force. Decorated were Lt. Edward S. Michael of Douglas, Tech Sergeant Raymond S. Soto of Solomonsville, Staff Sergeant Arvil E. Hale of Flagstaff, and Staff Sergeant Harold E. Shinn of Phoenix who has been a prisoner of war since April 11.
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Washington
War Department
Arizona
U. S. Army
Eighth Air Force
Edward S. Michael
Douglas
Raymond S. Soto
Solomonsville
Arvil E. Hale
Flagstaff
Harold E. Shinn
Phoenix
Tourist Trading Becomes Habit For Local Bracelet Seller
GALLUP New Mexico June 5 American soldiers in Italy are described as peacetime tourists at heart by Thomas Jose Ramah Navajo Indian. Before the war Jose sold turquoise and silver bracelets to tourists in New Mexico. He now earns money selling bracelets made from metal salvaged from wrecked German planes to visiting soldiers at fifteen dollars each.
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Gallup, N. M
Italy
Thomas Jose
Ramah
N. M
Jose
New Mexico
Alexander the Great’s birth, death, and burial continents
The text states Alexander the Great was born in Europe, died in Asia, and was buried in Africa. This summarizes a geographic claim about his birthplace, death location, and interment site.
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Alexander the Great
Europe
Asia
Africa
Poet's Plea For Fifth War Loan Drive By Millay
Edna St. Vincent Millay urges Americans to support the fifth war loan drive running June 12 to July 8. She warns of dire futures if victory is not funded now and appeals for renewed sacrifice to sustain freedom for current and future generations.
Battle in Valmontone Trashes Town as Allied Advance
In Valmontone Italy June 5 American and German troops clash after German forces attempt entry to the town. American artillery and anti tank guns halt the advance and bombardment leaves 75 percent of Valmontone destroyed. civilians flee amid craters and wrecked streets. Soldiers toasted victory as they sought Rome for rest, while a dazed youth with a tommy gun watches.
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Valmontone
Italy
Hermann Goering
Samuel Seetin
Stars and Stripes
Paul Green
New York
Here
Rome
John Carr
Buffalo
N. Y
Pfe
Alexander Schwindt
Ft. Collins
Colo
Harry Land
Town
Quote on war bonds inspiring pride and sacrifice
A wartime sentiment urges citizens to feel pride in their sacrifices and credits small acts like purchasing an extra war bond with potentially decisive impact on victory. The message emphasizes individual contribution and unity in the war effort.
Name in papers as Lowe given by boy in town siege
A wounded boy in a town siege tells a captain to announce his name for press attention. The boy finally provides only Lowe, while the captain orders the company to search for snipers as the town street remains strewn with broken stone and debris.
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Dies
Lowe
Germans Fortify French Spanish Border
STOCKHOLM June 5 A Berlin dispatch reported heavy German fortifications along the Pyrenean border between France and Spain as part of a border tightening extension.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Morgentidningen
Pyrenees
France
Spain
German Front Correspondent Details Atlantic Wall Link
A fragment cites a German front correspondent describing the Atlantic wall joining with Mediterranean defenses. The source is a small German newspaper, with limited context and attribution.
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Atlantic Wall
Mediterranean
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