Attu Campaign Presses Japanese Forces Toward Chicagof Harbor
A navy communique reports U S troops closing the Aleutian pocket around Chicagof Harbor after linked landings at Holtz Bay and Massacre Bay. American forces gain high ground and clear the Massacre Bay pass while air attacks hit Rekata Bay and Japanese seaplane bases. analysts foresee a swift end to the Attu campaign if weather and sea power cooperate. Colonel Frederic H. Smith notes Japanese air strength in the Southwest Pacific has roughly doubled, suggesting a strategic defensive shift.
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Bomb-Hit Dams Part of British Strategic Plan
The air ministry denied private suggestions spurred the dams raids and said all Germany targets were studied for best timing. It dismissed reports that a German Jewish refugee in London inspired the bombing plan and refuted Reuters attributed claims.
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Churchill vows united drive to pulverize Japan and axis powers
In a wartime address to Congress, Prime Minister Churchill pledged Britain and the United States will wage a relentless campaign against Japan and pursue a bold air power strategy to defeat Germany and Italy. He warned of heavy future work in Europe and the Pacific while discounting overconfidence.
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Hale Center Bank Robbery Trial Opens in Texas
Hale Center Tex. federal court hears Flavis Godfrey Gilbert twenty seven on trial for the Hale Center bank robbery. He testifies he was between El Paso and Tucson the day of the crime and had just quit a Miami job. Talbert Layman testifies Gilbert not in the trio. witnesses link them to a farm home attack near Abernathy and car theft.
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French Seize Tunisian Island La Galite
French forces captured La Galite island off the north Tunisian coast, about 25 miles northwest of Cap Serrat, in an operation reported by Paris headquarters.
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Presidents Note To Russian Chief Reaches Moscow
Diplomats in Washington weigh Churchill Roose velt aim to win Stalin's consent for Soviet air bases to strike Japan. Observers warn a second European front could trade for Far East bases, with Davies delivering a secret Roosevelt letter to Stalin in Moscow.
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OWI Faces Criticism Over Tax Propaganda Role
May 19 report notes Representative Halleck of Indiana accuses the Office of War Information of spreading propaganda against pay-as-you-go plans. OWI declines comment as lawmakers debate 1943 tax timing. Senate House conferees to seek compromise on abatement measures. first meeting slated tomorrow.
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Lewis Knocks on AFL Door Again
John L. Lewis led the United Mine Workers toward re affiliation with the AFL eight years after the schism. AFL President William Green announced the UMW formally applied for re affiliation and the council would review the move in an orderly manner. A UMW spokesman noted general approval within the union as the secret appeared out.
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National Legion Commander Visits Amarillo Tonight
Roane Waring national commander of the American Legion arrives in Amarillo tonight from Fort Worth to meet Legion members before a rally in Houston era. he urges strong postwar funding for veterans and touring the nation after an African battlefront visit.
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Borger Pantex districts approve merger in special election
In Borger on May 19 voters from the Borger and Pantex school districts approved a merger in a special election held yesterday. The measure aims to consolidate resources and streamline district operations affecting students and taxpayers.
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Strikes Spread In Coal Fields In Pennsylvania
Strikes spread in Central Pennsylvania leaving more than 3,000 miners idle. Don Gingery, manager of government operated mines, said he would report the situation to Secretary Ickes as the industry faces renewed disruption.
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Ceiling on Spuds Hiked 30 Cents
Representative Poage of Texas said the Office of Economic Stabilization ordered an immediate increase of 30 cents per hundredweight on Texas Irish potatoes, which had a prior ceiling of 2.50 dollars.
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World War II quick view May 19 1943
Churchill pledges finish the fight against Japan as American forces advance on Attu. Bomber sweeps of Europe continue with Axis losses tallying in Tunisia. Pantelleria and Sicily devastated. talks of joint Allied strategy include Stalin Chiang Kai-shek and Roosevelt with possible Siberian base raids on Japan.
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Dutch Premier Warns on German Atrocities from London
In a May 19 broadcast from London, Pieter 8. Gerbrandy the Netherlands prime minister urged Dutch listeners to avoid Germany and said the invaders would unleash incendiaries and explosive bombs in coming days. He urged use of every means to hinder German efforts until Allied invasion.
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German War Dams Attack Report and Casualty Update
German authorities say suggestions of attacking the dams came from citizens but the plan did not originate there. They claim 711 dead and 36 missing from the dam bursts, with 341 POW casualties. Flooding from Eder and Moehne dams cripples transit and industry in Kassel and Ruhr Valley as power and water supplies are cited.
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Ration Book 3 Forms in Mail
The Office of Price Administration plans mail delivery of 40 million Ration Book No. 5 application blanks. Book three replaces earlier books as stocks run out and supports sugar, coffee, and shoe rationing with pictorial tabs and point stamps for canned goods and meat.
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Caucasus Drive Claims Over 300 German Deaths
Moscow said fresh German assaults on Russian siege lines in the Caucasus were repulsed with more than 300 killed. A company of Nazis fell along the Kuban River and 14 boatloads were sunk during a retreat. Another 150 died near Novorossisk as fighting continued on the western front.
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