Door To Tunis Plain Is Opened By British
British forces opened a corridor toward Tunis by driving the enemy from Djebe Bou Aoukaz, 12 miles northeast of Medjez el Balh. American troops captured part of Djebel Awhkel near Lake Avhkel as the northwest African air forces sank two Axis ships and damaged seven more in the Sicilian Straits. Allied operations included heavy air raids damaging barracks, oil depots, and small craft, with 17 Axis aircraft shot down and four Allied planes lost.
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IRESS
North Africa
Djebel Awhkel
Lake Avhkel
Tunis
Djebe
Bou Aoukaz
Medjez-el-Balyi
Sicilian
Fising
la Goulette
Anis
Goads
Riverie
Djebel Chem
Leake Achkel
Djebel Achkel
Corregidor Named Symbol Of Nation’s Honor By MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur, in Manila Bay tribute, calls Corregidor symbolic of the nation’s honor, noting its fall a year ago as a barren fortress now bearing the unredeemed burden of memory. He urges lifting the fog of dust and reclaiming heroic remnants to restore national pride and faith.
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Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Corregidor
Forltext
Manila Bay
United States
Bataan
Japanese Plan Seen as Likely Major Move in China
CHUNGKING May 6 Japan prepares a major move aimed at China. Chinese army spokesmen say the enemy may strike in stages from the Taihheng mountains on the Henan Shansi border toward Chungliang and Honan, using improved strategy and air coordination to overwhelm resistance.
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Chungking
Japan
China
Taihheng
Henen-Shansi
Chungliga
Shansi
Honan
Taihheng Mountains
New Russian Offensive Starts Against Kuban Front
The Associated Press reports the Red Army expanding near Novorossisk with a dozen more villages seized, including Kremskaya, as it drives Germans toward the sea. Massive artillery barrages and air raids support the advances, while prisoners flow back and Axis losses mount. If breakthroughs continue, strategic rail and road links to Crimean areas may be severed.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Red Army
Novorossisk
Krymskays
Kuban
Black Sea
Hitler
Kremskaya
Rus- Iglani
Protoka
Kereh Straits
Crimean Peninsula
Krymski
Verkhny-Bakansky
Novorossisky
Anape
Taman Peninsula
War At A Glance War At A Glance
Yanks advance toward Bizerte on the Tunisian front taking 30 more prisoners as Axis counterattacks intensify while British 1st Army closes on the plain of Tunis and Sth Arm patrols probe mined Enfidaville territory. Airmen sink Axis ships in the Sicilian Straits. Reds threaten Novorossisk as the Black Sea base. Allied planners push for a European invasion this summer. Stalin urges a strong independent Polish state. Liberators strike Jap Island perimeter as Burma raids pound rail targets with RAF support. US heavy bombers hit Toungon and surrounding targets while Wavell gains near Akyab port.
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Associated Press
Tunisia
Bizerte
1St Army
Mudres Ab
Second Front
OWT
Elmer Davis
Europe
Stalin
Tletler
Pacific — Liberators
Burma
U. S
Toungon
RAF
Wavell
Akyah Port
Townships eye school crowding near Adrian expansion
Four township boards met with County School Commissioner Mrs. E Arrastronz to address crowding as Adrian’s southeast industrial growth raises pupil numbers. Drexel Park Palmyra No.3 and Madison No.4 schools report growing needs. Madison No.4 has 18 pupils with room for 36. Committees formed to study census results and plan, with WPB project possible.
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Adrian
E. ‘Tr. Armstrong
Drexel Park
Palmyra
Midison
Madison Center
Madison No
Us-224
Trent Road
Madison Township
George H. Little
State Department of Public Instruction
WPB
Madison No. 4
Selmon
First Suggestions For Bomber Names In Lenawee County
A. D. Billings secretary of the Chamber of Commerce proposed six Flying Fortresses names to honor county participation in the war bond drive. He suggested two Lenawee bombers for the county, two Lenawee industrial beamers for industries, and two Lenawee Lane bombers for labor.
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A. D. Billings
Chamber of Commerce
More House Conversion Plans Are Needed Here
Adrian’s War housing committee chief Harold Sherman said HOLC calls for many more conversion projects to house new workers, with 59 filings so far. Owners may lease their property for seven years to HOLC, which remodels and rents, then returns the property. bidding on first projects is underway and work could start before month’s end.
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Holc
Adrian
Harold Sherman
War Housing Committee
Federal
Way Housing Center
City Hall
Sherman
HOLE
Enemy Patents Are Being Confiscated in War Effort
The Office of War Information reports nearly 50,000 patents seized from enemy ownership as U S industries face German influence since 1920. Assets frozen exceed seven billion dollars with 285 businesses Americanized and 29 alien ships operating to supply wartime needs. Patent licenses aid small firms converting to war production including collapsible hulls, fire-fighting materials, machine shafts, and aluminum processing.
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Washington
Agiuncy
United States
OWS
America
JAP CLAIMS OF TONNAGE SUNK BRANDED LIE
An Allied base dismissed Japanese claims of sinking 40,000 tons of Allied shipping in nine days as flat lies. A headquarters spokesman said enemy submarines and planes had not sunk such tonnage. recent submarine activity was noted but profitless. The Lory loss was viewed as an attempted morale boost by Japan amid heavy Allied shipping losses in Pacific waters.
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Aval
Tovay
Japan
Nip von
Pacific
U S ships large lend lease aid to Russia in April
Lend lease chief Edward B Stettinius Jr disclosed that by April 1 the United States had shipped 181.9 billion dollars in goods to Russia, with about 3.5 million long tons arriving safely. He noted heavy food, trucks, jeeps, planes, and vehicles among shipments and listed Russia’s share across ordnance aircraft and other categories.
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REDS
Washington
Edward B Stettinius, Jr
United States
Russia
Stettinius
United Kingdom
Africa
Middle East
China
India
Austria
New Zealand
Graduation of 181 Students Approved by Board
The Adrian high school senior class will graduate June 3 with 181 members approved by the board of education last evening. Thirteen are already serving in the armed forces and three attend colleges, enrolled in army or navy reserve programs. The session also approved April bills and discussed fuel storage, coal deliveries, and expansion of the municipal playground program. The pool will be open to the public in summer, at about $1,000 total for expanded recreation and supervision. Superintendent Little noted truancy and behavior issues are often from homes with two employed parents. Frank Volkema, 16, died from burns in an explosion at a stove plant, the second fatality from Tuesday’s blast.
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Adrian High School
Board of Education
Armed Services
Army
Navy Reserve
Little
U S Army Near Bizerte and Other War Updates
May 6 dispatches report U S Army forces closing in on Bizerte with gains on Djebel Cheniti and Djebel Achkel. Soviet and Allied briefings note major Caucasus advances and Attu air raids. Domestic debate on wartime production penalties continues in Congress as Patman seeks tougher sanctions against strike disruptions and conspiracy to hinder war work.
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Tite U.S
Bizerte
Djebel Cheniti
Djebel Achkel
Washington
Rep
Fatman
D-Tex
House
Senate
Senator Connally
Patman
iConnally
Treasury Calls Tax Abatement Debate Heats Up
Washington May 6 Treasury counsel Randolph Paul told the Senate Finance Committee that among three plans for current tax collection the Carlson-Ruml abatement is unfair and inferior to the Ways and Means and House bills. He argued the Ways and Means bill offers a fairer 1942 tax cancellation and boosts near term revenue, while Carlson-Ruml would increase inequities. The panel heard Republicans push for full year tax abatement and Rural skip a year ideas, with Sen Clark signaling a possible substitute bill to tax windfalls separately.
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Washington
Lpi
The
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Randolph Paul
Treassury Department
Ways and Means Committee
Paul
Ways and Means
House
Auilites
Senate
Cinatce Committee
McNary
Oregon
Clark
D-Mo
Missouri
Bride Released on Bond After Grand Larceny Charge
Mrs Meriand Lewis Andrews formerly Patsy Davis Nichols was arraigned in Pontiac on grand larceny charges after allegedly taking over 120 dollars in cash and jewelry when leaving for Adrian with her fiancé. She was released on her own recognizance and ordered to return for examination early next week. Her father Steve Nichols, a gypsy worker near Pontiac, claimed the items as part of a marriage price.
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Steve Nichols
Pontiac
Adrian
Andrews
Earl Scott
Coun Ty
Justice Court
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Devers Named To Succeed Andrews In European Command
Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers was named to succeed Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews as commander of American army troops in the European theater. Andrews was killed in a plane crash in Teeland, severing a brilliant officer. Devers has shown strong organizational skill and has been prepared for European command by study across the theater.
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Washington
Jacob L. Devers
Stimson
Frank M. Andrews
Andrews
Teeland
Devers
WLB Tackles Tough Coal Controversy
Washington May 6 The War Labor Board resumes hearings on the soft coal wage dispute as executives doubt a quick settlement while Harold Ickes fuel administrator sets up power to seize and redirect essential coal. United Mine Workers show no sign of participation and Charles J. ONeill opens for northern Appalachian operators before a possible broader government action.
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Washington
War Labor Board
WLB
Harold L. Ickes
War Production Board
United Mine Workers
Charles J. O'Neill
Appalachian
UMW
John L. Lewis
New York
Ickes
Eighteen rescued after fatal mine explosion in Tennessee
In LaFollette Tennessee on May 6, eighteen coal miners survived an explosion at Etna Coal and Coke Company mine after eight hours behind a canvas barricade amid deadly fumes. Ten men died, two others critically burned, as rescuers freed the group at 8:30 pm. Officials cite ignition of gaseous fumes. a mine bookkeeper reported inspectors found no gas traces. Auction notices appear at end of page.
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Lafollette
Tenn
Etna Coal and Coke Company
East Tennessee
Seine
Earl Turner
Jim Raines
Tennessee
R. B. Parrott
Poles urged for common alliance with Soviet Union against Germany
May 6. In Moscow Premier Stalin urged establishment of a strong independent Polish state after the war and offered Poles a mutual defense alliance against Germany. Stalin answered Parker of the New York Times in an English translation. Sikorski said Poland ready to consider Soviet proposals that align with Polish interests. The Polish government in exile noted the strategic context and cited December 1941 and May 4, 1943 statements.
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New York
Joseph Stalin
Russia
New York Times
Moscow
Ralph Parker
Parker
Stalin
Germany
Poland
Hitler
U. Ssr
Soviet Union
London
Smolensk
Sikorski
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Times
Sisorskis
The
Polish Telegraph Agency
Death toll rises in Tealand glare crash with General Andrews
Washington reports 12 others killed in the Tealand glare crash that claimed General Frank M. Andrews and Bishop Adna W. Leonard. Only survivor is Staff Sgt. George A. Zisel of Columbus Ohio. Among the dead were General Andrews chief of staff Brig General Charles Barth and two chaplains Col Frank J Miller and Maj Robert H Humphrey.
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Washington
Frank M. Andrews
Adna W. Leonard
Methodist Church
War Department
George A. Zisel
Columbus
Ohio
Andrews
Charles Barth
Walker, Minn
Leavenworth
Kas
Robert H. Humphrey
Lynchburg
Morrow Krum
New York
Chicago
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Pearl Harbor
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Frank Volkema
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Caucasus
Moscow Radio
Navy
Attu Island
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