British advance on Madagascar tightens near Diego Suarez
London dispatch reports British troops pushing 20 miles inland through stiff French resistance toward Diego Suarez and Antsirana as Madagascar’s northern tip becomes the focus of efforts to secure allied shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean.
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Associated Press
London
Diego Suarez
Madagascar
Indian Ocean
Antsirana
Courrier Bay
Tu~ Lar
Crete
Shields
Credit Purchasing Rules Take Effect
Washington May 6 The government implements a new set of credit purchasing rules aimed at reducing debt and curb rising costs of living. With minimal notice the Federal Reserve Board enforces 46 items from kitchen pans to clothing under charge accounts or installment plans to promote debt reduction and increase money in circulation for war bonds.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Board
Gas consumption curbed in east under wartime plan
A War Production Board order cuts eastern gasoline use to half last year starting May 16, with five to six gallons weekly for many motorists and a 50 percent limit on light fuel oil. The plan, extending to 47 states and the District of Columbia, urges strict necessity use and promises a more detailed program by July 1.
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Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
Oregon
WPS
District of Columbia
Joseph. B. Eastman
Defense Transportation
Eastman Sai
End of an Epic Heroism in Corregidor Surrender
Washington reports the fall of Corregidor marking the end of a dramatic, hopeless heroism era. The fight in the Philippines continues in pockets as 50,000 troops, including Americans, Filipinos, and Moros, resist occupation on Luzon and nearby islands. Notable figures like Douglas MacArthur, Wainwright, Colin Kelly, and Major Trapnell are named for their sacrifices amid the last stand.
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Washington
Corregidor
Philippines
Luzon
Army of Douglas
MacArthur
Demonstration Shows Meth Gas Fire Bomb Extinguishers
Between 50 and 75 people viewed a demonstration on extinguishing fire bombs using meth gas at The Island last night. Fireman Paul Ahleman and Chief Jack Hawley led the event, with Squire Chase detailing methods. Magnesium fires were put out with chemical extinguishers, sand, and water. Demonstrations resume tonight and Thursday night at 7:30.
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Paul Ahleman
Jack Hawley
Squire Chase
Shoppers Take Rationing In Stride
Adrian housewives treat sugar rationing as routine as grocers adjust to the new system. On April 27 sugar sales ended and stores saw a Black Friday rush. In two days Lenawee registrants reached 34,547 with 31,160 books issued, as officials expect about 53,000 by Thursday night.
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Adrian
Stork Exchange
Lenawee
Soutity
Madagascar Defends as British Attack Sinks Two French Ships
Vichy May 6. Madagascar nunciature says air force engaged a renewed British bombing raid and redoubts held. French defense lost two of three light naval units at Diego Suarez in the first day of assault. Beyezirs and Bougainville sunk by British gunfire as they closed for torpedo attack. Bougainville referred to as light cruiser or auxiliary cruiser. Jane’s lists a 2156 ton French sloop. German broadcast says Bougainville was an auxiliary cruiser converted from the 7110 ton passenger liner.
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Vichy
France
Madagascar
Diego Suarez
Beyeziers
Evichy
Jane's Fighting Ships
Bougainville
Ship-Ping Company
British "Highway Robbery" Denounced Over Madagascar Move
Washington aides say the Vichy resistance to British seizure of Madagascar bases could be read as hostile to the United Nations and justify action against Vichy bases near the Panama Canal. The Laval Petain and Darlan condemnations harden stance, raising questions about keeping Caribbean bases in Vichy hands.
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Washington
Madagascar
United Nations
Panama Canal
United States
Roosevelt
Asis
Laval
Britain
Petain
Admiral Darlan
Vichy
Carribean
Martinique
Guadeloupe
French Guiana
RAF Attacks on Europe Continue in New Bombing Raid
RAF raids across Stuttgart and southern Germany continued for a second night as part of a new offensive. Docks at Nantes and airfields in northern France and the Low Countries were hit. Four British bombers are missing, and German night raids on southeast England caused damage and casualties.
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London
Stuttgart
RAF
Germany
Hitler
Air Ministry
Nantes
France
Low Countries
Ministries of Air
Mingaladon raid wipes out dozens of Japanese planes
The Associated Press reports from New Delhi that on May 6 a heavy U S bomber squadron destroyed forty Japanese planes and badly damaged twenty five more at Mingaladon airfield near Rangoon. Major General Brereton led three raids, starting fires visible from seventy miles, hitting hangars and gas dumps after prior night flights. The offensive, the seventh in lower Burma since April, faced strong AA and fighter opposition as British forces withdraw along the Chindwin. Uncertain future for heavier equipment may prompt strategic reassessment.
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Associated Press
NEW
Delhi
India
Mingaladon
Rangoon
Lesvis H. Brereton
Lower
Burma
U. S. Army Air Force
Chindwin
Munywa
Allies Continue Raids on Jap Bases Above Australia
Allied bombers struck Japanese bases near Australia in fresh raids on Lae New Guinea and Rabaul New Britain. Hits were reported on grounded bombers at Lae, and observed hits in the Rabaul area. Canberra named Air Commodore George Jones as chief of air staff of the Royal Australian Air Force.
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Australia
Lae
New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
John W. Curtin
Canberra
George Jones
Royal Australian Air Force
Jones
Australian Air Department
RAAF
J. F. Jackison
Germans Nervous, Russians Claim Moscow Front Struggles
Russian claims report more than 300 Kalinin front fighters killed in 72 hours of combat near Moscow. Troops illuminated no mans land with star shells to deter surprise thrusts, while a unit on the Leningrad Kalinin front reportedly advanced, dug in, and repelled counter attacks with heavy losses. Guerrillas south of Moscow claim to have killed 5,000 enemy troops in six months and destroyed trains, trucks, planes, tanks, and bridges. Stabbing at Chungking injures Apostolic Vicar Monsignor Jantzen, reported as assassinated by conflicting sources. medical says he is out of danger.
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Moscow
Germany
No-Man’s-Land
Red Army
Russian Information Bureau
Leningrad
Kalinin
Sea of Azov
Stockholm
London
Timoshenko
Orel
Joseph Stalin
Corregidor Surrenders to Japanese Landing Forces
Washington reports Corregidor, after 28 days of siege and relentless air and gunfire, has fallen to overwhelming Japanese forces in Manila Bay. The defenders endured 52 air raids in four days. General Wainwright's command ended with heavy casualties as he remained with his troops.
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Associated Press
Washington
Corregidor
War Department
Manila Bay
Jonathan M Wainwright
Douglas A. MacArthur
Wainwright
Sugar registration at halfway mark in Michigan
Registration in Michigan has reached the halfway point with about 2,198,220 applications filed and 2,068,147 books issued to eligible persons. Wayne County shows 1,054,144 registrations, Detroit totals 83,778, and officials warn many still must register at public elementary schools before Thursday night or wait until May 21.
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Lansing
May
Michigan
Arthur H. Sarvis
Wayne County
Detroit
Sarvis
Delay Imposed On Japs By The Defenders Of Corregidor
DEWITT MACKENZIE lauds the defense of Corregidor and Bataan as a vital Allied delay against Japan. The 28-day siege tied up Japanese forces, protected Manila, and hindered their drive toward Australia. Roosevelt hailed Wainwright and his troops as living symbols of victory, inspiring Allied nations during a crucial moment of World War II.
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Wainwright
War Department
Bataan
Orient
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Corregimor
Dewitt MacKenzie
Manila
Gibraltar
Tron
Indonesia
Austtralia
Philippines
Australia
Rock of Corregidor
Roosevelt
Sints
Corregifor
Japanese advance, Madagascar, and Corregidor losses noted
Ongoing Japanese push into Yunnan along the Burma Road is reported. Madagascar resistance stiffens as casualties rise. The Soviet spring division wins a front victory and seizes a river valley. Hull says Vichy’s note backing Britain will elicit a response. Corregidor endures bombardment with defenses carved in rock, while the cruiser Marblehead arrives damaged on the U.S. coast.
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