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May 6, 1944

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1944Masanori Murakami, Japanese baseball player^[†]

Masanori Murakami, nicknamed "Mashi", is a Japanese former baseball pitcher. He is notable for being the first Japanese player to play for a Major League Baseball (MLB) team. Sent over to the United States by the Nankai Hawks, Murakami saw success as a reliever for the San Francisco Giants, debuting at the age of 20 in 1964. In 1965, he struck out over one batter per inning pitched, posted an ERA under 4 and earned eight saves. Following this season, however, Murakami headed back to the Nankai Hawks due to contractual obligations, where his success continued for another 17 years.

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4 RAIL YARDS HIT; Lines of Freight Cars Are Blown Into Bits in Somain Area PLOESTI BATTERED AGAIN Turnu Severin Also Is Bombed After Heavy RAF Attack on Capital of Hungary ALLIED BOMBS CONTINUE TO FIND THEIR TARGETS 4 RAIL YARDS HIT IN INVASION AREAS

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RAF hits Budapest ry yds

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Heat of 82 Here As Midwest Freezes

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Freezing temperatures

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Koga, Chief of Japanese Fleet, Was Killed in Action in March; Koga, Commander of the Japanese Fleet, Was Killed in a Pacific Battle Last March

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Dies on active duty; posthumously promoted to lt gen

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Mass RAF Photos of Europe Form Mosaic for Invasion; MASS RAF PHOTOS ARE INVASION AID

By Drew Middletonby Cable To the New York Times

RAF pilots photograph 3,000 miles of Eur coastline in invasion preparation

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MAYOR CHALLENGES DATA OF LANDLORDS IN RENT RISE FIGHT; In 10,000-Word Report to OPA He Holds 10% Residential Increase Unjustified PUTS COST AT $80,000,000 Calls It Inflationary, a Peril to Price Control and 'a Step Backward Socially' MAYOR CHALLENGES DATA OF LANDLORDS

By Lee E. Cooper

Rent Control: Mayor LaGuardia's rept to OPA challenges landlords' 10% rent rise demands

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House Votes Simplified Tax; No Figuring for 30 Million; Action Is Unanimous, With 358 Answering 'Aye' -- Senate Committee Called to Take Up the Measure Monday HOUSE UNANIMOUS FOR SIMPLIFIED TAX

By John D. Morrisspecial To the New York Times

House passes simplification bill; provisions; bill removes need to file returns for incomes under $5,000 and simplifies procedure for others; Sen George calls Sen com meeting to consider measure

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SUPPLIES OF MEAT STILL LIMITED HERE; Lack of Rush to Buy After the Easing of Rationing Averts Any Serious Shortage SUPPLIES OF MEAT STILL LIMITED HERE

By Jefferson G. Bell

A F Guckenberger on NYC market

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ALLIES GAIN IN INDIA; ' Satisfactory Progress' Reported in Counter-Blow at Kohima ADVANCE IN NORTH BURMA Chinese Get Inkagahtawng on Way to Kamaing and Trap Garrison of 1,000 BRITISH AT KOHIMA IN A COUNTER-BLOW

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Brit counter-offensive gains, Kohima; Chinese troops led by US tanks take Inkangahtawng; trap 1,000 Jap troops; Allied planes blast Jap communications, Mandalay area; reptd to have bombed Inkangahtawng heavily; Chinese penetrate enemy positions, Kauri; Kachins ambush Jap unit near Tiangzup; minor clashes reptd, Imphal and Arakan sectors; London radio comments on Brit capture of last Jap-held height, Maungdaw-Buthidaung rd; Jap radio reptd less confident of victory; meagerness of Jap resources noted

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11 MORE SHIPS SUNK NEAR SEVASTOPOL; 5 Transports Totaling 13,000 Tons included -- Soviet Radio Tells of Rumanian Drive 11 MORE SHIPS SUNK NEAR SEVASTOPOL

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USSR Black Sea Fleet planes sink 11 Axis ships off southwestern Crimea; Gers rept fierce air battles over Sevastopol; Russians reptd burning Gers out of deep holes in Sevastopol cliffs; minor fighting reptd in Stanislav and Tiraspol areas; Gers rept violent USSR attacks, Kovel area

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