Slow progress in Martinique safeguard talks
Negotiations for a proposed safeguard against Axis use of French Caribbean possessions continue on Martinique. No official word on Admiral Robert’s reaction or on the details of the American proposal. Gaston Henry Haye met Secretary Hull and avoided comments to prevent complicating delicate negotiations.
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Martinique
Georges Robert
United States
Vichys
Gaston Henry Haye
State Department
Hull
Robert
Henry Haye
Berlin
Laval
Admiral Robert
Salary Freeze Considered in Tax Discussion
Washington May 11 Leonard Henderson price administrator urged lower personal income tax exemptions and wage stabilization to curb inflation. He backed cuts to single, married, and dependent exemptions and suggested further reductions. may push for wage freezing. Committee eyeing higher income taxes with Morgenthau plan and possible surtax changes to raise revenue.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Morgenthau
Henderson
Roosevelt
Laval Speeds France Toward Aid to Axis
Radio Paris destroyed by saboteurs leaving the Nazi propaganda station silent. Bourges masts and pylons blown, repairs expected to take weeks. Marguery restaurant bombing reported with casualties. Petain returns to Vichy amid undisclosed events while Laval weighs Martinique talks with Washington.
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France
Associated Press
Radio
Paris
London Daily Mail
Saner Ascuiny Strouee
Bourges
London
Marguery
Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle
Vichy
Axis
Stockholm
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Berlin
United States
Germany
NVA Dagligt Allehanda
Italy
Armany
Madagascar
Rouen
St. Auben
Norway
Tramshams
Trondheim
Orklasuphur
Moscow
Tremist
Cintra
Army Pay Vote Planned in House Tomorrow
The House will vote tomorrow on bills to double pay for back Army privates and raise pay for all armed forces through the rank of sergeant. The Rules Committee set two hours of debate after Gen. George C. Marshall approved an amendment requiring biweekly civilian commissioning reports, with civilian commissions allowed if they have technical or professional training.
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House
Rules Committee
May
Kentucky
House Military Committee
George C. Marshall
Rep. Faddis
Pennsylvania
Army
War Production Board orders halt on colored edge sheets
The War Production Board asked bed sheet makers to stop producing and selling colored sheets with colored edges by July 1 to stretch limited dye supplies. Officials said the move aims to maximize civilian dye availability during wartime shortages.
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Washington
War Production Board
Coral Sea battle raises doubt over enemy losses
Allied reports in Australia on May 11 questioned official tallies of Japanese ships sunk or damaged near Coral Sea. Informants argued troop carriers may have suffered heavier losses than published, while MacArthur headquarters cited two submarines sunk or damaged in separate action. U S and Australian forces remained alert for further enemy movements.
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Allied
Australia
Coral Sea
MacArthur
United States
Paris
Keith Murdoch
John Curtin
Thomas Blamey
Francis Forde
San Francisco
Melbourne
Norman Stockton
Queensland
CBS
Axis Planes Take Beating at Malta
Malta artillery and air defenses repelled a large Axis assault with 70 Axis aircraft destroyed or damaged since Saturday. RAF and ground batteries teamed up to defend the island, while Dobbie received a knighthood for Malta’s steadfast defense and warned the Germans against a renewed attack.
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Malta
Valleta
Egypt
RAF
Soldier Names Are Needed for Amarillo Jeep
The Amarillo Globe-News announces the first issue of the Jeep a weekly eight page paper for soldiers with no ads. It will reprint stories from the regular Globe and News and seeks names and addresses of service members from the territory to feature and contact.
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Amarillo Globe-News
Jeep
The
Globe and News
Globe News
Used bikes sell fast in post freeze market
Freezing of bicycles has made used bikes hot merchandise with buyers scanning want ads daily. An ad by Mr. Farnsworth sold boys and girls bikes on the second day at 311 Forest. Reach this market by advertising in the Globe-News Want Ads at 6262 or see Ask Russell Stationery for printing estimates.
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Farnsworth
Globe-News
Rites Today for Graham McNamee
Funeral services for Graham McNamee a 53 year old veteran radio announcer who died Saturday night will be held in New York tomorrow at 2 P M EWT at the Frank E Campbell Funeral Church Burial will be at Columbus Ohio
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New York
EWT
Frank E. Campbell
Columbus, O
American Submarines Sink Jap Destroyer and Two Freighters
The Navy Department announced that United States submarines in the Western Pacific destroyed a Japanese destroyer and two cargo vessels. One cargo ship was a naval craft, likely a fleet auxiliary, and the other a medium-sized freighter. This brings total U S undersea losses for Japan to 42 ships sunk.
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Washington
United States
Western Pacific
Navy Department
Coral Sea
Fleet Auxiliary
Parmer County Leads Plains USO Parade
The Panhandle Plains USO war fund drive began with Parmer County over-subscribing its $550 quota, joining White Deer and Winfield that also exceeded goals. Governor Stevenson urged Texans to contribute, noting Texas hosts many USO clubs and units and stressing unity in the national drive.
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Parmer County
Panhandle-Plains
Hamlin Overstreet
Farwell
Jay Taylor
Harry Weiss
Houston
Palmer
Texas
A. A. Callaghan
Carson County
Taylor
18Th
Coke Stevenson
Battlefront Update and Allied Submarine Gains
Navy reports 19 Japanese ships damaged or sunk in the Coral Sea as U S submarines sink a destroyer and two cargo ships. Churchill warns Germany on poison gas retaliation while noting England's readiness. A major German advance hits the Kerch Peninsula in the Eastern Crimea.
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Churchill
Germany
England
Kerch
Crimea
Stevenson to Present Colors to 36th Division
Gov Coke Stevenson will present Texas official colors to the 36th Division National Guard during a visit to a southern state army camp. He travels with Maj Gen Fred L Walker and Brig Gen J Watt Page, Col Ernest O Thompson, Lt Col Paul L Wakefield, and Ernest J Boyett.
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Austin
Coke Stevenson
National Guard of Texas
Stevenson
Texas
Fred L. Walker
J. Watt Page
Ernest O. Thompson
Paul L. Wakefield
Ernest J. Boyett
Massed Armies Await Threat On New Front
Chinese lines hold fast to trap a Japanese column en veloped and slaughtered on the Burma Road. Reinforcements from Burma fail to reach the front as Chinese forces claim victory on the Salween front with air support from the American Volunteer Group. Japanese casualties exceed 500 in one sector, while Bhamo and Myitkyina fall to advancing detachments but strategic position remains unsettled.
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Chungking
China
Burma
Free China
Shan States
Lailem
Salween
Yunan
Chefang
Lung Yun
Yunnan
Kunning
High Command
Loilem
Kongkum
Lashio
Mandalay
Bhamo
Myitkyina
Shantung
Hopeh
Hatch Answers Senate Roll Call for First Time This Year
Senator Hatch of New Mexico answered a Senate roll call today for the first time this year.
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Hatch
Senate
Washington
Senator Hatch
New Mexico
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