All American Tank Unit Enters Action in Burma Front
U S radio notes nearing D-Day as the first All American tank unit reaches the Asiatic front to strike at Japan's supply lines in Northern Burma. Stilwell's forces close on Myitkyina and Mogaung, while Kohima base near Imphal faces renewed Japanese pressure. Chinese and Allied commands report fresh drives and key losses on the Loyang and Hulao Pass fronts as Pacific air and sea power strike at targets from Hollandia to Wake Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
Asiatic
Japan
Stilwell
Myitkyina
Mogaung
Mandalay
Kohima
India
Imphal
Chungking
China
Peiping-Hankow
Yinkshang
Hankow
Hulao Pass
Loyang
Henan
Yellow River
Lunghai
Southwest Pacific
Hollandia
Wewak
New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
Hansa Bay
Wake Island
Stalin calls for simultaneous blows to finish off Germany
Premier Stalin calls for a coordinated east west assault to crush Nazi Germany. He praises Allied contributions to Soviet victories and urges liberation efforts by Romania Hungary Finland and Bulgaria while noting Red Army gains and Allied bombing undermining German power.
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Stalin
Germany
London
Josef Stalin
Red Army
Romania
Hungary
Finland
Bulgaria
Italy
Old Poland
Stanislawow
Iasi
Sevastopol
Idritsa
Yugoslavia
Josip Broz (Tito
Charles Price Rites Tuesday at Rutland
Middleport Ohio Charles Price 80 died at his Rutland home after a heart attack. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Rutland Baptist Church at two with interment in Miles Cemetery. Survived by three daughters Mrs. Lester Boice Mrs Story Thompson and Mrs William Ford. Grandfather of Dr R E Boice and Major R R Boice.
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Middleport
Price
Rutland
Rutland Baptist Church
Miles Cemetery
Lester Boice
Story Thompson
Rocky River
William Ford
R. E. Boice
R. R. Boice
Venezuela
Girl Siamese Twins Born in Pennsylvania
In Phoenixville Pennsylvania a 24 year old widow gave birth to conjoined twin girls. Both infants and mother are in good condition. The husband, a war plant worker, died in a motorcycle crash two months earlier. A nurse described the babies as cute but the physician warned they face serious health challenges and cannot be separated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenixville
Bricker to Speak to Mining Congress in Columbus
Gov. John W Bricker will address the American Mining Congress at Cincinnati tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bricker
Columbus
John W Bricker
American Mining Congress
Cincinnati
Mississippi River Flood Reaches Century High Destruction Spreads
Mississippi River floods reach a 100 year high with the Illinois and Missouri tributaries tearing at levees. Over 11,000 responders battle to hold breaches as Cape Girardeau and Grand Tower areas face critical danger and evacuation efforts expand along the watershed. The Red Cross lists 1,212,000 acres inundated. levees fail at Choteau and Harrisonville while Coast Guard and Army engineers assist evacuations.
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Mississippi River
St. Louis
Illinois
Missouri
U. S. Army District Engineer's
Cape
Preston
Mississippi
Clear Creek
McGee Creek
Coast Guard
Greenbrier
Cape Girardeau
Hanging Dog Island
Grand Tower
Walmeyer, NL
Red Cross
Harrisonville
Choteau
Ohio Airmen Play Big Role In Europe Battle
Ohio airmen featured prominently in the weekend air campaign over Europe. Lt. Richard A. Spencer of Cleveland piloted a Flying Fortress that claimed six Nazi planes destroyed in a Berlin air battle. Crew totals from three four engine ships cited 22 German fighters shot down. Lt. William McDermott of Elyria and Lt. Thomas K. McDill of Oxford also contributed with a shared kill and an enemy destroyed on the ground, while Col. Donald J. M. Blakeslee of Fairport Harbor aided two ground losses.
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London
Ohio
Europe
Richard A. Spencer
Cleveland
Berlin
France
William McDermott
Elyria
Thomas K. McDill
Oxford, O
Donald J. M. Blakeslee
Fairport
Harbor
Jack-Heintz Workers Fall Ill After Banquet
Dr Anthony M Puleo assistant medical director of Jack and Heintz Inc said 75 of 1200 employees who attended a local hotel's banquet Saturday night complained of illness. He noted sharp cramps and that most cases were mild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Anthony M. Puleo
Jack & Heintz, Inc
Puleo
General Van Voorhis to receive Legion of Merit here
Maj. Gen. Daniel Van Voorhis retired, who rose from private, will receive the Legion of Merit award Wednesday for his work organizing defenses in the Caribbean area. General Van Voorhis is a native of Zanesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Daniel van Voorhis
Caribbean
van Voorhis
Zanesville
Ward's Anti-Injunction Appeal Studied by Judge
Federal Judge William H. Holly heard arguments on Montgomery Ward and Company's bid to dissolve the restraining order blocking interference with federal operation of the plant. The hearing focused on whether to hold a single union election or separate divisions and to determine if an election would occur by June 7.
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Chicago
William H. Holly
Montgomery Ward and Company
Holly
Francis Biddle
U. S
J. Albert Walladn
Francis M. Shea
Civil
Attorney General's Office
Samuel H. Jaffee
National Labor Relations Board
Gle
John Barr
Francis Heisler
NLRB
Sewell Avery
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
CIO
United Mail Order
Avery
Naval Dependents Receive 120 Million in March
Rear Adm. Fred E. McMillen announced that over 120 million dollars was distributed in March to families and dependents of naval personnel by the Navy Bureau of Supplies and Accounts field branch. The total exceeded last year by about 76 million dollars, marking the largest sum in the Navy’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Navy
Maren
Navy Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Fred E. McMillen
McMillen
Contempt Cited Defense Attorney Halts Sedition Trial
In federal court Chief Justice Edward C. Eicher halted the sedition trial of 30 defendants after a contempt finding against defense lawyer James J. Laughlin. The trial will start over with jury selection, as the existing panel expired. Maximilian St. George of Chicago was fined $20 for contempt after criticizing the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward C. Eicher
Federal District Court
Eicher
James J. Laughlin
Laughlin
Maximilian St. George
Chicago
St. George
Principles of GI Bill Will Not Be Altered
The House veterans committee will keep all Senate adoptions in the GI Bill of Rights including unemployment allowances. The panel met in executive session to consider minor amendments and plans to report soon. Chairman Sabath will give the bill floor consideration with a right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Veterans’ Legislation Committee
Senate
Rankin
Sabath (Dill
House Rules Committee
Socialist Labor party nominates Teichert for President
The Socialist Labor party at its 21st annual convention nominated Edward A. Teichert a 40 year old steelworker from Greensburg Pennsylvania for president and Arla A. Albaugh a 38 year old engraver from Massillon Ohio for vice president. Both selections were the unanimous choice of 47 delegates from 21 states. The party claims 3000 members and polled over 12000 votes in 1940.
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New York
Socialist Laborarty
Edward A. Teichert
Greensburg
United States
Arla A. Albaugh
Massilon, C
Trainmen Killed as Flier Crashes Freight Near Trafford
The engineer and fireman of the head locomotive of the Jeffersonian were killed today when the last New York St Louis passenger train plowed into a wrecked freight train a mile east of Trafford. Both locomotives of the double header overturned though the second engine crew survived unharmed.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Trafford
Mother and Two Sons Die in Train Vehicle Crash
A mother Laura Flemming 40 and her sons Robert 14 Ward 11 were killed when an automobile collided with an Erie railroad passenger train near Wooster Sheriff E Z Mills said the victims were from Stanone Burbank and were struck Saturday night in the crash near here
Hold Wage Increases Cannot Be Challenged By Boards
The War Labor Board orders Martin Brothers Box Co Toledo to grant immediate 10 cent hourly wage increases retroactive to May 1 1943 for all employees including hourly piece rate and incentive pay workers. The regional WLB says wage boosts approved after a voluntary joint application by company and union may not be challenged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
War Labor Board
WLB
Martin Brothers Box Co
Toledo
Secretary Knox Laid To Rest At Arlington
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox was buried at Arlington National Cemetery amid memorial services by U S Navy personnel worldwide. The Navy unit remains in operations only if engaged in battle or emergency missions while allied fleets fly flags at half mast.
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Washington
Frank Knox
Secretary of the Navy
Arlington National Cemetery
Anchor Hocking Glass Reports Strong Q1 Income
Anchor Hocking Glass Corp reports net income after charges and taxes for the quarter ended March 31 of 1.553 million dollars, up from 1.432 million a year earlier, or 2.04 dollars per share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anchor
Hocking Glass Corp
Ford Strike Ends in Windsor After Nine Days
A nine day strike by 14,000 Ford Motor Company of Canada workers in Windsor ends with re recognition of the CIO auto workers union and reinstatement of four penalized union stewards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Ont
Ford Motor Company of Canada
CIO Auto Workers
Florida Primary Tests in Red-Hot Democratic Race
Florida voters head to the polls Tuesday for a pivotal Democratic primary. The contest decides the U S senate seat six congressional seats 18 delegates governor and major state offices while testing New Deal and fourth term strength in the South. Negroes may challenge voting rules amid court appeals.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Claude Pepper
Alabama
Supreme Court
Texas
Mingle Named Head of Patrol in Ohio Promotion
Columbus inspector George Mingle was named superintendent of the State Highway Patrol succeeding the late Colt Lynn Black. Director Hal G. Sours said the move follows the patrols policy of rank based line promotions. Mingle, 45, joined as a patrolman in 1933 and rose to major inspector before leading the patrol’s auxiliary organization for two years.
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Columbus
George Mingle
State Highway Patrol
Colt
Lynn Black
Hal G. Sours
Mingle
Patrol
American Legion
Senate considers bigger family tax cut to spur births
Senators backed a bill to grant a flat $500 exemption for each family member, replacing a $350 per child deduction and raising taxes for childless couples. Maybank urged a larger deduction, Downey supported incentives to offset rising costs, while Chandler favored even higher bounds. Shipstead cited working women as a partial cause.
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Washington
Senate
Maybank
8. C
Ferguson
Mich
Downey
Calif
Chandler
D. Ky
Shipstead
Minn
Attack From West Promises Allied Invasion Strike
The War Department announced the sinking of an American ship with 498 military personnel lost in the Mediterranean. A new U S broadcasting station ABSIE urged underground Europe to prepare to join Allied invasions from the west and south alongside Soviet forces from the east.
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Washington
Mediterranean
War Department
U. S
Britain
Occupied
Europe
Robert L. Sherwood
Office of War Information
Eisenhower
Sir Henry Maitland) Wilson
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Mandalay-Myitkyina
Ledo
Burma Road
C. Edwin Alley
Capital
J. H. Shelton
Nate Alley
LAUDS
Kumanovo
Surdulica
Charles Price
Pennsylvania
Ohio Airmen
Jack-Heintz
Honor van Voorhis
Secretary Knox
Arlington
Los Angeles
Richard Smith
English Channel
Genoa
Livorno
Monfalcone
Trieste
Milan
U. S S
Athabaskan
RAF
Hitler
Atlantic Wall
Acheres
Paris
Somain
Lille
Air Ministry
Amiens
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