Nazis Hang 100 Patriots After Retaking Town
German troops retook the French village of Assel in Correze and hanged about 100 civilians in the town square after liquidating partisans. Reports from Vanguardia via Barcelona and frontier witnesses describe mass hangings and a retreat of Maquis fighters to the Plateau Millevaches.
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Port Bou
Spain
Assel
Paris
Barcelona
Vanguardia
Correze
Millevache
Vichy
Millevaches
War volunteer program details for Hanford Clinton projects
Urgent notice explains volunteers retain seniority rights and will have job openings after return. Those serving 90 days receive a service certificate signed by the undersecretary of war. Volunteers earn regular wages at Hanford and Clinton works with dormitory housing and meals. unions handle transport and other details through the U S employment service offices.
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Hanford Works
Ithenton Works
Hanford
Clinton
International Thorhood of Electrical Workers
U. S. Employment Service
Volcanic Eruption Traps Soldier During Aleutian Rescue
A soldier was knocked unconscious or killed by falling rock during an Aleutian volcano incident. Rescuers, led by Lt Lynn Cunningham, recovered gear from a Joliet Illinois team after lava and ash forced miles of destruction. Flights near Army and Navy bases report no required route changes despite fumes. Military supply estimates show eight and a half tons of initial sustenance per overseas soldier for 30 days, then 1.5 tons monthly.
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Lynn Cunningham
Joliet
Navy
Aleutians
Nasr Debacle Compared to Tunisia Finale
The Allied report likens the Cherbourg German collapse and retreat to Cap De La Hague to the Tunisian defeat at Cap Bon last May. It notes Cap Bon fell in four days after Tunis and Bizerte were captured, and questions German endurance against a Bradley-led push.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Cap de la Hague
Tunisian
Cap Bon
Tunis
Bizerte
Omar N. Bradley
Strong Case Planned For Wage Appeal
City employees plan a 10 percent salary appeal to the mayor and council at tonight’s meeting. Rumors cited a possible five percent raise funded by budget juggling, with workers saying smaller increases would be offset by deductions. They note yearly budgets earmarked a 10 percent rise in salaries but funds were diverted to other channels.
California Delegation Chooses Haight for National Committee
Warren Knowland George Cameron Neva Paddock and Maxine Whiteside were joined by Congressman John Phillips of Banning and state legislators Edward Tickle Charles Lyon John Lyons and Ralph Swing. Raymond Haight Berkeley attorney and two time governor candidate appears set as California national committeeman with Jessie Williamson as committeewoman. Southern delegates back Haight to bring the post south for first time in 12 years.
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Joseph R. Knowland
George T. Cameron
Neva P. Paddock
Maxine L. Whiteside
John Phillips
Banning
Edward Tickle
Charles Lyon
John Lyons
Ralph Swing
Leo Carillo
Warren
Frank F. Merriam
Herbert Hooter
Raymond L. Haight
Los Angeles
California
Jessie Williamson
Berkeley
Haight
William Reichel
Oakland
William Knowland
Edith van de Water
Long Beach
Southern California
South
Eligible Voter Lists Slim in Pima County for Primary
Pima County reports 23 522 eligible voters for the upcoming primary down from 27 892 two years ago with a loss of 4 370 registered voters. County Recorder Anna Sullinger disclosed figures showing shifts in party registrations and a breakdown by precinct including military and independent tallies and a wide spread of lost Democratic registrations across precincts.
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Pima County
Anna Sullinger
Alicans
Democratic Party
Tucson
Re. Semesy
Finland Parliament to Convene Secret Session in Helsinki
London June 26 The German Transocean news agency reports Finland’s parliament will hold a secret session in Helsinki at 8 p.m. local time tonight and President Risto Ryti will broadcast a message to the public this evening.
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London
Transocean
Helsinki
Risto Ryti
City Briefs Wastepaper Collections Schedule Update
Tomorrow trucks will collect wastepaper in sectors J and K as far east as El Conquistador hotel. El Encanto estates and Colonia Solano are included with truck service. east of the hotel paper must be placed in bins. Bins are at Broadway village and Bowling's market on Speedway.
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el Conquistador Hotel
el Encanto Estates
Colonia Solano
Broadway Village
Bowling’s Market On Speedway
Mayor Jaa stad to attend U.S. Conference of Mayors meet
Mayor Henry Co J a a stad departs for Sacramento to join the western district meeting of the U S conference of mayors on June 28 29. He plans to resume duties July 3.
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Henry CO. Jaastad
Sacramento
Calif
U. S. Conference of Mayors
Evaluation engineer to inspect gas lines this week
Peter Stathas of Duff & Phelps Engineering Co Chicago arrived today to begin examination of gas lines on Tuesday and to conduct additional checks on other phases required for the evaluation.
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Peter Stathas
Duff & Phelps Engineering Co
Chicago
Sgt Robert W Koshmider Family Visit at 816 East 10th
SGT Robert W Koshmider gunner instructor from Washington spends a few days with his wife and son at their home 816 East Tenth Street. He is married to former Rose Mary Bearse of Tucson.
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Robert W. Koshmider
Washington
East Tenth Street
Sgt. Koshmider
Rosemary Bearse
Tucson
Mrs A J Eager Returns Home After Operation
Mrs A J Eager of 3530 North Stone Avenue returns home from St Marys hospital following an operation.
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A. J. Eager
North Stone Avenue
St. Mary's Hospital
Arizona Professor Researches Lithium Ores at Rolla Station
J B Cunningham head of mining engineering at the University of Arizona is conducting summer research on lithium ores at the U S Bureau of Mines station in Rolla Missouri. He began last summer and continues with an extended program to develop a method for recovering the metal. Lithium is the lightest metal with uses as a vitrifying agent an alloy and in medicine.
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J. B. Cunningham
Department of Mining Engineering
University of Arizona
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Rolla
Cunningham
Arizona Metal Development Review by University of Arizona Geologist
Eldred D. Wilson of the University of Arizona analyzes Arizona mining history over the past 33 years in a June 24 Paydirt publication. The paper, titled Arizona Metal Development, was presented earlier this year to the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers in New York City.
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Eldred D. Wilson
University of Arizona
Arizona Metal Development
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
New York City
Veneers Return to Earliest Civilizations In Focus
Archaeologists explore ancient veneers used in wood and stone construction linking modern techniques to early metallurgy and artistry. Researchers highlight material sourcing and craft methods across Mesopotamian and Egyptian sites, noting cultural exchange and technological evolution.
Jamaica's Area Reported at Four Thousand Square Miles
Jamaica is described as covering four thousand square miles in the cited measure. Local geography notes emphasize the island's size as a basis for discussion of land use and population density.
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Island of
Jamaica
Marianas Cost Japs Heavily In Vain Defense
Pearl Harbor June 26. Allied air and sea superiority crushes Japanese carrier task force as Saipan fights shift northward. Nimitz reports 402 Japanese planes destroyed on June 18 and six carriers damaged or sunk in the Marianas drive. American losses include five Allied air fighters and five fighters.
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Vu. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Orient
Marianas
Saipan
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz 1St
Guam
Nimitz
Kazan
Chi n a Produces Oil From Kiangyu Deposit in Szechwan
China reports oil production from Kiangyu in northern Szechwan Province. Wells about 400 feet deep yield petroleum of quality comparable to top crude from Mexico or California.
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China
Kiangyu
Szechwan Province
Mexico
California
Survey Of Arizona Nonmetallics Under Way
Eldred D. Wilson of the Arizona state bureau of mines conducts a summer release aimed survey listing every known producer in the state. The study covers asbestos fluorspar feldspar clays diatomaceous earth mica quartz calcites bentonite coal building stone gypsum lime refractories ornamental stones and more as he tours production sites statewide.
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Arizona
Eldred D. Wilson
Arizona State Bureau of Mines
Geological Survey
Wilson
Uruguay 1919 Constitution Cemented Church State Separation
The 1919 constitution enshrined the separation of church and state in Uruguay, ending church privileges and establishing civil governance. It redefined church relations with the republic, shaping modern secular policy.
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Uruguay
California Delegation Chooses Moriega at Convention
Dewey resists recognizing a campaign to draft him for vice president as Carlson of Richmond and Bode of San Francisco cast the lone Bricker votes. J. R. Knowland of the Oakland Tribune is elected honorary California vice president, with Moriega named in a brief business session.
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Page One
Thomas Carlson
Richmond
Julia Bode
San Francisco
Bricker
J. R. Knowland
The
Oakland Tribune
California
Anthony Moriega
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Finland
Broadway Village Drug Store
Prescription Druggists
East Broadway
Hone
Bulletin
Able Materials
Simmons Hospital
Springs and Mattresses Power & Home Equipment CO
No. 6Th Ave
Bond
Venetian Blind CO
E. Broadway
1St
Euclid
Sky
John Jones
John Paul Jones
John
Standard Oilers
John Joneses
Richmond Refinery
Ihyay
E. Seneca
Beva Paddock
Pasadena
Tucson Warehouse & Transfer Co
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