Axis Tolerant Of Opposition In Balkan Area
Cairo reports rising opposition within Axis satellites in southeastern Europe. Underground groups in Romania and Bulgaria grow bolder, while Bulgaria clings to Mother Russia sentiment. Baron Von Killinger warns against anti German elements as dissenters gain voice. Romania reportedly asks Allies about peace terms and possible withdrawal from the war with fringe gains.
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Stephen Barber
Cairo
Axis
Europe
Rumania
Bulgaria
Russia
Romania
Baron Manfred von Killinger
Bucharest
Turkey
Ankara
Bessarabia
Bukovina
Connally Urges Postwar Plan Draft by Senate
Senator Connally of Texas indicates the foreign relations committee will draft its own postwar resolution after the summer recess while supporting Fulbright’s bid to commit the U.S. to participate in preserving world peace. He downplays other UN shaped proposals as unlikely to pass. The Fulbright measure seeks international machinery with power to establish and maintain lasting peace and U.S. participation.
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Washington
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Texas
Rep
Fulbright
D-Ark
House
United States
Senate
Ball
R.minn
Burton
R-Ohio
Hatch
D-N.m
Hill
D-Ala
Organization of the
United Nations
Congress
Bloom
D-N.y
Foreign Affairs Committee
Infant Eye Heavier Relative to Body Than Adult
An infant's eye weighs ten times more, proportional to total body weight, than an adult's eye.
Tokens May Be Used To Speed Up Ration Store Transactions
Washington June 17 UPI reports that ration tokens may replace stamps as a new method. Tokens would be made of durable material and represent a full month’s ration. On first purchase, a shopper would receive a token as change, then use tokens for subsequent buys within the period.
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Washington
U?p
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Nazis plan burning oil barriers to slow invasion
Berlin radio claims Nazi defenses along the Atlantic coast include giant flame barriers. The Berliner Illuminierte Zeitung published photos of flame throwers in tanks and troops, asserting they will spew burning oil at invading ships.
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Berlin
Atlantic
Berliner
Mlustriete Zeitung
Woman Found Father Was San Quentin Guard On Sentencing Day
After a decade long search Beverly Pennington 20 learns her father is a San Quentin guard the same day she is sentenced to five years at California Institution for Women Tehachapi for driving a car without the owner's consent.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Beverly Pennington
San Quentin Prison
California Institution For Women
Techachapi
Wage earners urged to file tax withholding certificates
Secretary Morgenthau urged wage earners to fill out withholding exemption certificates and file them with employers immediately so the 20 percent withholding under the 1943 tax act can be calculated. He noted deductions begin with the first pay period after July 1 and stressed taxes and bonds fund victory.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
Waupaca Chain of Lakes Earns Killarneys of America Nickname
The Waupaca chain of lakes in Wisconsin is often called the Killarneys of America, reflecting its scenic beauty and popularity as a recreation area.
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Waupaca
Wisconsin
America
Berume Accepted Into Marine Corps After Courageous Fire Role
Former deputy sheriff Joseph P. Berume was enlisted into the United States Marine Corps in Phoenix after enduring a hazardous Hood Oil fire response with Deputy Robert W. Harmison. Also accepted were Burt Nardo and Jimmy Hurst, Tucson residents, with a ceremony planned for June 29.
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Joseph P. Berume
Phoenix
United States Marine Corps
Berume
Robert W. Harmison
Hood Oil Company
Marine
Burt Nardo
West Twentysecond Street
Jimmy Hurst
San Carlos
Phoenix Soldier Dies In Jap Prison Camp
War department message to Henry Angle reports Pvt. Henry Angle Jr. died May 21 in a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines after being held since the fall of Corregidor. He had lived in Phoenix 12 years before joining the Army. Recruits on furlough were en route to San Diego with Berume in charge.
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J. D. van Horne
Berume
Phoenix
War Department
Henry Angle
Pvt
Henry, Jr
Philippines
Corregidor
Angle
San Diego
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