Blakeley Survives Wolf Pack Attack in Caribbean Run
The U S destroyer Blakeley, crippled by a torpedo off Martinique, fought off a submarine wolf pack while making the X maile run from Fort De France to this British West Indies port. Six men were killed and 12 wounded. several subs reportedly destroyed by U S planes, details not fully disclosed.
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Associated Press
Lucia
British West Indies
United States
Blakeley
Martinique
Fort de France
Terms Jap raid on U S inevitable
Secretary Stimson said the War Department viewed a Japanese air raid on the United States as inevitable as a return blow. He cited Brigadier General Doolittle's Tokyo attack and said the army was preparing for a possible west coast strike and even an attack on Washington. He warned no coast is perfectly defended and emphasized readiness for a major offensive.
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Associated Press
Washington
Stimson
War Department
United States
James H. Doolittle
Tokyo
Japan
Doolittle
George C. Marshall
Army Chief of Staff
733 Lbs of Brass Recovered to Aid War Effort
City officials led by Commissioner Louis F. Germond reported the recovery of 733 pounds of brass from street markers in Adrian's business district. A total of 978 markers were salvaged and sent to support wartime needs, as three quarters of a pound each, unused for parking due to a shift to parallel enforcement, were repurposed while crosswalk markers remained.
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Adrian
Louis F. Germond
Russians insist initiative held by their forces in Ukraine
Moscow reports say Russians claim control of major battlefronts in Izyum Barenkova and Kharkov sectors. German offensives blocked, Russians press from fortified lines, while claiming German deception and heavy losses in bouts of fierce fighting and failed attempts to break through. Diplomatic observers note Axis Italian buildup on French frontiers and expanded Mediterranean moves.
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Izyum
London
French
Mediterranean
Africa
Libya
Kharkov
Toulon
Bizerte
Greece
Pyre
Red Army
Izyum-Barenkova
Nazi purge chief attack prompts mass registration in Bohemia
London May 23 German authorities hunted the assailant who wounded Reinhard Heydrich. Bohemia and Moravia were ordered to register all males over 15 by midnight tomorrow. The information bureau said 2,400 more Germans were killed in the fighting and mass roundups began.
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Bohemian and Moravia
Reinhard Heydrich
Gestapo
Protectorate
London
Danking
Prague
Kalinin
Many Adrian Graduates Embrace Wartime Work Demand
Adrian high school seniors in 1942 face abundant job opportunities as shops offices and stores seek graduates. A Lutz survey shows 63 percent of senior boys and 50 percent of senior girls hold regular jobs, averaging 21 and 10 hours weekly respectively. Freshmen and juniors also show high work rates. Principal Abdon says working a reasonable amount helps grades, though too much outside work harms study.
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Adrian High School
Armed Services
Mmany
Adrian
Henry W. Lutz
W. O. Abdon
Mr. Abdon
Civil War Vet Prefers To March
99-year-old Adrian Loop, a Civil War veteran, asked to march in the Decoration Day parade and recite Lincoln's Gettysburg Address at Monument Park. He proved his stamina by standing for 20 minutes in a GA R hat and recalling Civil War days, seeking a front-row march spot rather than a car ride.
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Martin Loop
Monument Park
Lincoln
Charles Laughton
Red Gap
Adrian
J.oop
Armory
Court House
Wabash Station
Ad/Treasury
Grand Rapids
GA. R
Faull
Martin
Treasury
Loop
Page
Vicky the Red Cross doll kidnapped in New York
A Red Cross doll named Vicky was stolen from a nursing class display in New York. Alfred Dillon, heir to the Vanderbilt fortune, reportedly took the doll during a brief car ride before returning to his duties with the navy. The Red Cross chapter estimates a $12 loss to replace the doll and resume demonstrations.
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Vicky
Red Cross
Victory
Hud
Gwynne Vanderbilt
Hudson
Jon
Organizes For Fight Against Nation Wide Gas Rationing
May 28 report says Senator Connally called oil producing state colleagues to organize opposition to nationwide gasoline rationing. Senator Thames and others may attach a rider to block expansion beyond the 17 eastern states. Ickes notes Roosevelt may extend rationing to all U S to conserve tires despite not citing petroleum shortages.
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Washington
Senator Connally
D-Tex
Connally
Thames
D-Okla
Labor leader removal fuels CIO shakeup at mine union
Washington May 28 John L Lewis ousted Philip Murray from his 518,000 year job as vice president of the United Mine Workers. The action follows a broader labor scene with a Brazilian air attack on an Axis submarine off the Brazilian coast and U S submarine actions in the Pacific sinking several Japanese ships and damaging a heavy cruiser. The testimonies to a House committee allege a false rubber shortage created by six major corporations including Goodyear and Firestone, accusing them of controlling rubber supplies and crushing competition.
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Washington
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
Department
Randolph Paul
Morgenthau
James W. Martin
University of Kentucky
Treas
John L. Lewis
Philip Murray
The
CIO
United Mine Workers
Elliot E. Simpson
New York
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
United States ‘Rubber Company
B. F. Goodrich
Firestone ‘Tire and Rubber Company
General Tire and Rubber Company
Navy
U. S
Western Pacific
Australia
Wounded Heydrich Reported in Prague Broadcast
A German broadcast said Reich protector for Bohemia and Moravia Reinhard Heydrich was wounded in an assassination attempt. DNB Prague reported Heydrich, Gestapo chief second in command, is blamed for deaths across German-occupied Europe and is known as der Henker the hangman.
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Reinhard Heydrich
Reich
Bohemia and
Moravia
DNB
Prague
Heydrich
Gestapo
Europe
der Henker
the Hangman
Memorial Day Shutdowns Ruled Out in War Plants
WPB chairman Donald M. Nelson urges immediate cancellation of Memorial Day holidays in any war plant where production of war goods or essential civilian articles is possible. He stresses full-time production to honor fallen servicemen and accelerate effort for victory.
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Washington
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Assassination Attempt Wounds Heydrich Near Prague
Reports from Prague and London detail an attack on Reinhard Heydrich as he rode in a large German car on the Prague road to Berlin. Voices cite two assailants aged 30 to 35, one escaping on foot or by bicycle, with theories of automatic rifles or a delayed bomb. Prague radio mentions a thrown or planted device and a finding near the White Swan hotel.
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London
Reinhard Heydrich
Heinder Himmiler
Prague
Gestapo
Heydrich
Berlin
White Swan
Japanese holdouts encircled in Yunnan Burma drive
Across the front near the Yunnan Burma border Chinese and American labor groups report Japanese workers under siege as 800 US units push through. Prisoners in Lungling and Wake Island are cited as captured or endangered while funds for relief and supplies flow to captives and troops. International Red Cross and YMCA efforts are noted with unions claiming payments to Central News for ongoing reports.
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Chungking
Boston
Yunnan-Burma
American Federation of Labor
United States
China
Wake Island
Insur
Lungling
Burma Road
Antori Df
CIO
Salween River
Central
International Red Cross
YMCA
Yunnan
Robert Poirier
Jof Lexington
Central News
Wake-Island
Tengehung
Dustrial
Union of
Long- Boston
Tiiz
Lynn
Salem
Fall River
Springfield
Tengether
Massachusetts
Ithaca Man Is Named Masonic Grand Marshal
SAGINAW Mich May 28 The Michigan Masonic Grand Lodge elected Dr Hazen BP Cole of Ithaca to Grand Marshal the first office in the line of succession to higher positions in the order He was chosen on the third ballot at the 98th annual convention Other candidates in vote order were French Shell of Kalkaska Hugh T Johnston of Traverse City N George Bashara and Robert E Moore both of Detroit Orle Brown of Marquette deputy grand master was elevated to grand master succeeding Dewey Hesse of Saginaw The 1943 convention was awarded to Lansing The convention voted to raise per capita contributions for the Masonic home for the aged at Alma from 1 to 125 The sum of 10000 was transferred to war welfare from general funds of the grand lodge Individual lodges donated 15000 to war welfare
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Saginaw
Mich
Michigan Masonic Grand Lodge
Dr. Hazen
BP. Cole
Ithaca
Dr. Cole
Shell
Kalkaska
Hugh T. Johnston
Traverse City
N. George Bashara
Robert E. Moore
Detroit
Orle & Brown
Marquette
Dewey
Hesse
Lansing
Masonic Home
Alma
George B. Bolliver
Battle Creek
Masonic Home Board of Con
War Welfare
Jwar Welfare
Axis Push Within 15 Miles of Tobruk
Axis forces drive toward Tobruk in the Libyan desert, within 15 miles of the British stronghold after a rapid offensive. RAF reports heavy bombardment of enemy armor and supply columns in El Ader Bir Hacheim region, with 12 enemy planes shot down and four lost.
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Cairo
Egypt
Tobruk
RAF
Envin Rommel
el Ader
Bir Hacheim
el Adem
Bir Hachaim
Ain el Gazala
Libya
London
Orders drawn up to stop labor pirating in war plants
The War Manpower Commission prepared orders to bar workers from changing jobs in critical war industries without government approval. The plan makes the United States Employment Service the sole hiring agency for essential skills, aiming to curb labor poaching that disrupts aircraft production. Labor leaders reacted cautiously while officials warned the policy would be enforced via war contracts.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
United States Employment Service
The
Manpower Commission
Organized Labor
William Green
AFL
Philip Murray
CIO
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers
John Green
Marine and Shipbuilders’ Union
Clinton ‘Golden
United Steel Workers
Manpower Commission I
Federal
Britain
Commission
Come
Unfavorable Italian War Sentiment Reported At Home
In Bern May 28 a note to Germany said Italy had little to show for sacrifices, citing losses of gains from Ethiopia and Spain, fueling home front discontent. Mussolini purges aim to tighten control as Vichy mediates on Nice Corsica and Tunisia, while Tunisia’s governor resigns in protest over North Africa concessions.
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Bern
Switzerland
Germany
Italy
Ethiopia
Spain
Mussolini
Vichy
France
Pierre Laval
Rome
Nice
Corsica
Tunisia
Sone
Tunis
Brussolini
Tr Duce
North
Africa
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Belgrade
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Bulgaria
Sofia
Szyum-Barenkova
Moscow
Tripolitania
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D-Ga
Roosevelt
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