Air routes approved by U S executive
President Truman informally endorsed civil aeronautics board selection of Pan American Airways American Export Lines and Transcontinental and Western Air to operate transatlantic routes. Five routes proposed to Scandinavia northern Europe India Cairo and Rome with main terminals in New York Chicago Detroit Washington and Boston. Also endorsed sale of Export by American Airlines for 3 million following a court ruling on airline ownership.
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Washington
Truman
West Coast
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pan American Airways
American Export Lines
Transcontinental & Western Air
America
Congress
Scandinavia
Newfoundland
Greenland
Iceland
Europe
Moscow
London
India
Paris
Cairo
Pan American
Ireland
Greece
TWA
Rome
Portugal
Spain
France
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
American Airlines
American Port Lines
American
Willow Run Ends B-24 Bomber Production Today
The Ford Willow Run plant in Detroit closes this afternoon after producing bomber No 8685 the last of the B 24 Liberator line begun in 1942. Henry Ford II attends as the line winds down with few remaining workers. Willow Run had once output about 18 bombers daily since March 1944.
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Detroit
Willow Run
Ford Company
Henry Ford II
Army Air Forces
Pacific
Judge Receives $3 Fine With Jap Bills From South Pacific
A Navy Seaman sent a letter to Municipal Judge Louis W. Kaufman saying he was fined $3 for a May 1944 traffic violation while on fur lough in the South Pacific. He enclosed the money and interest, which consisted of three Japanese bills.
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Los Angeles
South Pacific
Louis W. Kaufman
Navy
Duncan R. Underhill
Monty Sought For Ruhr Coal Czar Position
President Truman asked Winston Churchill to appoint Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery coal czar of the Ruhr. The plan aims to boost Europe’s coal output, with Ruhr mines at five percent capacity and potential to rise quickly given manpower and authority.
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Washington
Truman
Winston Churchill
Bernard L. Montgomery
Ruhr
Montgomery
Europe
C. J. Potter
France
Denmark
Norway
Belgium
Holland
Italy
Sweden
Switzerland
Spain
Portugal
North Africa
U. S
Britain
Potter
Salt Enhances Egg White Foaming and Stiffness
A small amount of salt improves the whipping of egg whites by making them whip more easily and by helping to form a firmer foam.
Two World Records in U S Government Spending Set
Washington reports the government closes the fiscal year with record totals in spending and revenue. By June 23 total outlays hit about 88.1 billion dollars, with projections to end near 90 billion, while war spending tops last year’s record and 1946 outlook shows smaller figures.
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Washington
Budget Bureau
Treasury
French Girls Attribute Lousy US Luv to GIs in Paris
Paris based Samedi Soir claims French women complain about American soldiers. It cites drinking, loud talk, street insolence, poor courtship, and gum chewing as faults while noting only French men find hairdos complex.
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Paris
Samedi Soir
Army
Stars and Stripes
Stripes
the Weekly
France
Phoenix Pilot Lands Small Plane Near Pomona Hospital
A small privately owned plane from Phoenix, Arizona, landed Tuesday near the Pomona Valley Community Hospital after engine trouble. Its two occupants suffered slight injuries and received treatment at the scene.
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Los Angeles
Phoenix
Ariz
Pomona Valley Community Hospital
Plane crash report with pilot and witness names
A light aircraft touched down and nosed over after landing, ending on its wheels. The craft was piloted by R. P. Mathews with Fred B. Hollo among those aboard.
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R. P. Mathews
Fred B. Hollo
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LU. S. Executive
Air Board
Willow
Arrid
American Institute of Laundering
Monty
Ruhr Coal Czar
King Company
Way
Angeles
Arizona
Oracle
N. Sixth Ave
Chevrolet
Sears Rock
Sears
Debbie
Rove” Laquer
Pennington
Charcoal _Brickets
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