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June 30, 1943

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FBI TRAPS ENGINEER WHO GAVE NAZI SPY DATA ON U.S. ARMS; Former German Officer Born in Uruguay Admits He Aided Staten Island Air Warden WATCHED SHIPS IN HARBOR Consultant on War Contracts, He Had Access to Secrets -- Sold Plane Plans for $100 ENGINEER IS SEIZED AS AIDE OF NAZI SPY ANOTHER SPY ARRESTED

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E H De Spretter seized, SI; pleads guilty to furnishing information to Lehmitz; as Aetna Heat Treating & Brazing Corp pres, was consulted by war contract holders on tech matters; wife denies knowledge of activities; neighbors comment; praise 4 children; De Spretter por

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Food Subsidy Sharply Opposed By Dairy and Poultry Groups; FARM GROUPS FIGHT SUBSIDIES ON FOOD

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Northeastern States dairy and poultry groups conf on problem; appt action com; wire Admr Jones shortage threatens food output; ask action

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COOL RAIN ABATES 18-DAY HEAT WAVE; Showers Send Mercury From 81 to 63 in Two-Hour Period, Ending Long Tropic Spell COOL RAIN ABATES 18-DAY HEAT WAVE

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rain ends heat wave

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BATTLE IN PUBLIC; Failure Is Pictured by Vice President in War Material Imports BUREAUCRACY IS BLAMED Secretary of Commerce Calls for Congressional Inquiry Into the Allegations WALLACE CHARGES JONES DELAYS JOB

By C.p. Trussellspecial To the New York Times

urges program appropriation direct to BEW

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RAF DEALS 2,000-TON BLOW TO COLOGNE, RAIDS HAMBURG; FORTRESSES POUND LEGHORN; RHINE CITY HARD HIT RAF Bomber Command Fights Its Greatest Air Battle Over Cologne 25 OF BIG PLANES MISSING Non-Stop Offensive Carried Into 11th Day With Two New Raids Last Night RAF PLANES RAID COLOGNE, HAMBURG

By the United Press

RAF attacks Ger convoy, Dover Strait; damages supply ship and 2 escort vessels

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1943Florence Ballard, American pop/soul singer (died 1976)^[†]

Florence Glenda Chapman was an American singer and a founding member of the Motown vocal female group the Supremes. She sang on 16 top 40 singles with the group, including ten number-one hits. After being removed from the Supremes in 1967, Ballard tried an unsuccessful solo career with ABC Records before she was dropped from the label at the end of the decade.

1943Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Indian director and screenwriter^[†]

Saeed Akhtar Mirza is an Indian screenwriter and director in Hindi films and television. He is the maker of notable parallel films such as Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (1984), Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai (1980), Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989) and Naseem (1995), which won two National Film Awards in 1996.

Headlines from June 30, 1943

Food Subsidy Sharply Opposed By Dairy and Poultry Groups; FARM GROUPS FIGHT SUBSIDIES ON FOOD

COOL RAIN ABATES 18-DAY HEAT WAVE; Showers Send Mercury From 81 to 63 in Two-Hour Period, Ending Long Tropic Spell COOL RAIN ABATES 18-DAY HEAT WAVE

BATTLE IN PUBLIC; Failure Is Pictured by Vice President in War Material Imports BUREAUCRACY IS BLAMED Secretary of Commerce Calls for Congressional Inquiry Into the Allegations WALLACE CHARGES JONES DELAYS JOB

RAF DEALS 2,000-TON BLOW TO COLOGNE, RAIDS HAMBURG; FORTRESSES POUND LEGHORN; RHINE CITY HARD HIT RAF Bomber Command Fights Its Greatest Air Battle Over Cologne 25 OF BIG PLANES MISSING Non-Stop Offensive Carried Into 11th Day With Two New Raids Last Night RAF PLANES RAID COLOGNE, HAMBURG

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