Submarine refueling at Martinique prompts U S action call
Rep Morrison of Louisiana claims German U boats have been refueled at Martinique and urges immediate action. He cites alleged radio chatter from defense workers and asks the President to act, despite Secretary Knox saying no clear Axis use.
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Martinique
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Louisiana
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H Isband
United States
Knox
R Street House Dinner For Navy Chief Stirred Washington
Washington report details dinner at 2101 R Street Northwest blamed on war contracts rumors. Secretary Knox and WPB chief Nelson deny attendance or knowledge of the Monroe hosts amid testimony and inquiries. Senator Bridges and a Mrs Eula Smith named among the guests, while others refuse to identify.
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WPB
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House
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John Monroe
Monroe
Senator Bridges
New Hampshire
Congress
Neilson
Mateur Falls to American Troops in Tunisian Drive
Allied forces captured Mateur 18 miles southwest of Bizerte after two weeks of bitter fighting. The advance opened the Tunis plain for armor and cut off Axis retreats toward Tunis and the Bizerte zone. German losses were heavy and hundreds of prisoners were taken as French and American units pressed toward Bizerte, with fighting continuing along multiple Tunisian fronts.
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Tunisia
Africa
Bizerte
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Algiers
Jenna
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Eisenhower
Tunis-Bizerte
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Seoul
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Ferryville
Henri Giraud
Green
Diebel Tahent
Associated Press
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Universal Six Day Mine Week Sparked Talks of Coal Peace
The nation’s miners began returning to pits under a 15 day truce amid talk of a universal six day week as a basis for a lasting coal settlement. Back to work spread from Pennsylvania to Ohio and West Virginia with government guidance and union leadership shaping the pace of production.
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Gallstein
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Roosevelt
UMW
National Policy Committee
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44 Cent Ad Keeps Sleepy Man Busy
Bill Richey of 1008 West Seventh Avenue woke to 57 phone calls after advertising a 44 cent rental in the Sunday News Globe. He noted that a half dollar loss would be worse if more readers answered after midnight.
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West Seventh Avenue
Sunday News-Globe
News-Globe
Weather Amarillo Area Outlook With Mild Temperatures
The Amarillo region forecast calls for mild conditions on Tuesday with light to moderate winds. Texas panhandle may see warmer temperatures, while parts of Mexico experience widely scattered thunderstorms and little overall temperature change.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
Mexico
BOO Bos
RAF Loss Heavy In Day Attack Over Europe
The RAF suffered heavy losses in two daylight sweeps over northern France and Holland, missing 11 aircraft. Bombing of the Ijmuiden power station was reported with multiple enemy fighters shot down and two RAF crews named as loss victims.
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RAF
France
Holland
Ijmuiden
Air Ministry
F. H. Boulton
Coleman
Alberta
R. A. Bucham
Vancouver
B. C
Essen
Aunt Lizzie Devers Celebrates 112th Birthday With Birds
Sapulpa Oklahoma May 3 Aunt Lizzie Devers who has outlived nine husbands received two love birds as a birthday gift for her 112th birthday. She had wished for a pet monkey. The note appears in The Amarillo Globe News May 3 edition.
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Okla
Lizzie Devers
Million in May campaign opens with Amarillo Music Drive
Musicians from Amarillo high schools launch the Million in May march for war bonds in a Victory concert at USO Municipal Auditorium. Massed bands orchestras choirs and a Khiva Temple escort will perform while Khiva patrols sell bonds and stamps at the door. Admission requires bond or stamp purchase.
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Amarillo
Uso-Municipal
Khiva Temple
Khiva
Large Scale Raids Pound Kiska and Attu
The navy reported renewed large scale air strikes against Japanese bases on Kiska Island in the Aleutians with 13 bombings on Saturday. Bombs damaged runways at Kiska and hit North Head and harbor areas while heavy bombers attacked Attu with areas described as in Holtz Bay and Chichagof harbor vicinity. In the South Pacific Munda was bombed 115 times by Avenger torpedo bombers and Wildcat escorts with airfields and defenses hit on the New Georgia Island base.
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Pires
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North Head
Kiska Harbor
Attu
North Pacific
Holtz Bay
Chichagof Harbor
South Pacific
Munda
New Georgia
Solomons
Battlefront Updates From World War II Fronts
Americans seize Mateur for a major Tunisia victory while Red artillery pins German lines in the Caucasus. RAF loses 11 bombers and two fighters in a Helland raid as Nazi opposition rises. American bombers renew strikes on Kiska Attu and raid Munda again.
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RAF
Helland
Red Artillery Rips Nazi Lines In Kuban
Russian artillery pounded German positions in the Kuban sector as Soviet air power kept up on the front. The noon bulletin said 16 German and artillery batteries were silenced and 200 enemy troops were killed while Germans claimed heavy Russian losses in April.
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Kuban
Caucasus
Red Army
High Command
Berlin
Associated Press
East Prussia
Chuguey
Donets
Convicts Distribute War Ration Books at San Quentin
Inmates at San Quentin Prison distributed war ration books number eight to California's eight million residents. Robert P. Parks, regional OPA administrator, called it the first time prisoners participated in a program affecting public life.
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San Francisco
San Quentin
Robert P. Parks
OPA
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