Army budget tops 49 billion as war costs surge
House appropriations committee approved 49,109,002,795 for the Army for the coming fiscal year, with 15,436,031,795 in new funds and 33,672,971,000 reappropriations. The plan, plus a naval bill, would lift total defense outlays since 1940 to about 390 billion.
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U.P
Joseph T. McNarney
Army
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House Appropriations Committee
Germany
Congress
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Ordnance Department
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Army Air Forces
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Force
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Arnold
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Pacific
Bible School Plans Course for Christian Soldiers
The Old Ft. Lowell union Sunday school vacation Bible school meets tomorrow at 4423 East Glenn avenue. The troop school for ages three to 15 runs weekly through June and July with Bible study stories handiwork and games. Rev. Oscar Smith will show slides on the American Bible Society work. All children are welcome to bring lunch and attend.
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Ft. Lowell
Mexican Miners Strike Set to Start Thursday
Mexican mine workers union leaders declared the strike against 105 mining companies will take effect Thursday unless a surprise agreement averts it. Negotiations stalled as companies offer cost of living compensation but oppose wage increases. Labor ministry officials said they would try to avert the action.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Mine Workers’ Union
Ministry of Labor
Biology Book Leads Police ToBoot Thief
A 15 year old fled Porter's with new boots while reading biology in store. the book helped police link the theft to Amphi theatre school. Detectives located the youth 13 miles away, parents surrendered a shoe ration stamp, and he was turned over to juvenile authorities after restitution of $15.30.
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Porter's
Porter
James Herron
Frank Monahan
Thomas’ Burke
Herron
London papers drop ads for invasion coverage
London Daily Express and Daily Telegraph omitted all advertisements in morning editions to provide full invasion coverage. The New York Daily Mirror and Daily News also carried no advertising in their Wednesday morning editions for the same reason.
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London
London Daily Express
Daily Telegraph
New York Daily Mirror
Daily News
Airborne division holds bridges north of Caen
The British Sixth Airborne Division captured and is holding bridges north of Caen, France, according to the British information service. The report dates from June 7.
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New York
British Information Service
Sixth Airborne Division
Caen
France
D Day Inspires Birth Gift Bond For Susan Delight
A grandmother, with a Navy pilot husband and a one year old granddaughter, finds a perfect gift on D-Day. She buys a War Bond for Susan Delight Schuler, foreshadowing Ensign Charles Schuler’s upcoming flight, as she works on fighter plane modifications.
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Italy
Susan Dea
Susan Delight
Susan Delight Schuler
Charles Schuler
Churches Use Special Prayer For This Week
A prayer used in city churches during the invasion week is published. Written by Rt. Rev. Henry St. George Tucker and endorsed by the Ministerial Association, it asks God for mercy, protection, guidance, and strength for those serving and those awaiting outcomes. It seeks a righteousness arising from the conflict and a world order aligned with divine will.
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Ministerial Association
Henry St. George Tucker
Federal Council of Churches
Protestant Episcopal Church
Jesus Christ
Workers Return To Job At Ohio Airplane Plant
In Cincinnati area, Wright Aeronautical at Lockland reports a large number of workers back on the job after a stoppage that idled more than 12,000 and halted engine production. A spokesman said the status of later shifts remains tentative after a third shift was addressed by an Army officer and a union official. The walkout began Monday after seven Black workers were transferred to lathe work formerly done by white employees.
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Cincinnati
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Lockland
Army
NYC Students Recycle Millions of Pounds in Drive
New York City elementary and junior high students have gathered nearly 2.5 million pounds of small scrap and about 350 thousand pounds of rubber. This effort highlights youth involvement in recycling programs across schools and districts.
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New York City
Replacement orders urged for advance engine needs
Arizona motor carriers were urged to place anticipatory orders for replacement engines and parts several months ahead. Vernon Davis of the local office of defense transportation said there is no adequate on hand supply and dealers, engine rebuilders, and parts makers should plan ahead to restart flows. Under the 1944 rehabilitation program, worn engines transmissions and differentials are exchanged and rebuilt by manufacturers for reuse, rotating stocks in dealer channels.
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ODT
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