U S Forces Advance on Two Fronts in World War II
American ground troops push in Burma and New Guinea to clear two key objectives while Chinese forces on a third front brace against a major Japanese offensive in Loyang. Tokyo reports Loyang encircled with a fall anticipated in days. Chinese high command confirms the trap and claims 1,000 enemy killed.
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Burma
New Gainea
Loyang
Tokyo
North China
China
Shang Chen
Foss Chalc ks Up 27th Jap Victim
Marine Maj Joe Foss, first Pacific flyer to down 26 enemy fighters, reported to have shot down a Jap floatplane off New Ireland. He commands a squadron and asserts Japan cannot knock China out of the war. Simultaneously Chinese forces seized Tatangtzu as Stilwell’s Burma front fights toward Myitkyina.
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South Pacific
Joe Foss
New Ireland
County Option Law Sought by Ohio Drys
An Anti-Saloon League spokesman told the sixth annual Ohio Methodist conference that the league could make 95 percent of Ohio dry within three years if the Legislature approves a county option law. Howard B. Pilchard, field representative, urged church support to replace the current act allowing only local votes on the wet-dry issue.
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Columbus
Anti- Saloon League
Ohio
Howard B. Pilchard
Columbus Newscaster Hurt in Auto Wreck
Jim Cooper a veteran WBNS radio news broadcaster known as Genial Jim was seriously injured in an automobile collision in Upper Arlington yesterday afternoon. His on air warning to children to be careful crossing the street underscores his public presence.
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Columbus
J. H
Jim) Cooper
WBNS
Surburban
Upper Arlingtonn
Jim
Cooper
Soldier Is Sentenced to Die for Slaying in Belfast
BELFAST Ireland Wiley Harris a 26 year old U S Army private from Greenville Georgia was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced by court martial to be hanged May 26 He was charged with killing a civilian whose body bearing 16 stab wounds was found outside an air base.
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Belfast
Ireland
Wiley Harris
Greenville
Eas
Nazi Propagandists Fuel Hope Of Western Invasion
London AP reports German propaganda sought to blunt defeats in Italy by promising an imminent Allied invasion from the west. Volkischer Beobachter says hard battles lie ahead. Stockholm dispatches claim Pas de Calais flood defenses and mines. Vichy radio notes halted railway traffic and exhausted reserves amid Allied air raids. Tass cites Berlin rumors Himmler in France as Nazi leadership tightens control.
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London
Italy
Izvestia
Hitler
Volkischer Beobachter
Stockholm
Pas-De-Calais
France
England
Belgium
Holland
Vichy
Tass
Moscow
Berlin
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Irregularities Found in Cuyahoga Ration Board
Cleveland reports irregularities in operation of food rationing at Board 6 with an estimated 1,000,000 gallons of gasoline misused. Investigators filed preliminary notes to Anthony Fiorette as questions focus on meat, processed foods, and sugar items. Charles R. Allen, former district manager, jailed on federal warrant for purloining gasoline coupons. Robert A. Dissauer charged with stealing 5,000 T coupons and a certificate worth 38,005 gallons.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Anthony R. Fiorette
Allen
U. S
B. D. Nichola
Lee C. Howley
Robert A. Dissauer
Board 6
Schmeller Guilty Of Furnishing False Draft Information
In Cleveland Herbert Schmeller was found guilty of giving false information to obtain a draft deferment for his nephew Robert Schmeller. The former National Bronze and Aluminum Co. official admitted sending a statement labeling him an essential metallurgist. He said brothers Frank and John Schmeller supplied the details, now serving 10 year terms for wartime sabotage. Judge Robert N. Wilkin ordered the charges against the younger Schmeller continued pending Army call.
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Cleveland
Robert Sehmeller
Herbert Schmeller
Robert N. Wilkin
National Bronze 2Nd Aluminum Co
Schmeller
Frank
John Schmeller
Wilkin
Harold Bell Wright, famed novelist, dies at 72
San Diego reports the death of Harold Bell Wright, author of The Patan of Barbara Worth and other popular novels. Wright, once the nation’s most read writer, died yesterday at age 72 after a prolific career.
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San Diego
Calif
Harold Bell Wright
Barbara Worth
One Man Defense Earns Medal of Honor for Knappenberger
War Department release honors 20 year old Private First Class Alton W. Knappenberger of Springmont Pennsylvania for lone defense on the Anzio beachhead. He knocked out two German machine gun positions and killed grenade throwers, crawled 15 yards to a casualty for ammunition, fired with remaining guns, and rejoined his unit despite close enemy presence. He is praised as a determined infantryman who averted a German assault.
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War Department
Alton W. Knappenberger
Springmont
Harvey Seibert
Anzio
Knappenberger
Record Air Assaults Across Europe Mark Invasion Prep
Allied air forces launched a massive day of bombings across Germany and occupied Europe as American heavy bombers and British craft struck rail yards and airfields from Aachen to Berlin. RAF and US escorts reported heavy losses and widespread sorties as the campaign neared invasion milestones.
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West Wall
France
Belgium
Aachen
Berlin
Germany
Reich
Muhlhausen
Occupied
Vienna
Paris
Antwerp
U. S
Britain
Europe
Channel
Italy
Austria
Yugoslavia
East Anglia
Fourth Quadruplet to Wed Former Grid Star
Oklahoma City report declares Mary Keys the last unmarried quadruplet sister planning a June 9 wedding to Sgt. Jack P. Anderson from Plano Texas, a former Baylor athlete and New York Giants grid star, with engagement announced by her parents Mr and Mrs Flake M Keys.
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Oklahoma City
Mary Keys
Oklahoma
Camp Hood
Tex
Jack P. Anderson
Plano
Baylor University
New York Giants
Biddle Defends War Labor Disputes Act
Washington attorney general Biddle testified that the War Labor Disputes Act is adequate and working well amid questions on presidential seizure authority. He urged Congress to clarify the law if necessary to guide future actions. In Zanesville, Arthur Thornton, 52, a mine laborer, died after a 40 foot fall at a coal tipple while en route to a hospital.
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Washington
Biddle
Montgomery Ward
Congressional
Congress
Roosevelt
Zanesville
Arthur Thornton
Dairy Subsidy Halt Sought After Milk Dump Incidents
Rep. Sabath commits to halting dairy subsidy payments in response to milk dumping in Georgia and Ohio. He says surpluses show subsidies are unnecessary and urges federal agencies to end them. Other lawmakers criticize and defend the agency rules amid the controversy.
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Sabath
Washington
Georgia
Ohio
Rep
Gillie
Ind
ODT
Atlanta
Ed Howe
Akron
Stewart wins GOP governor nomination by 2272 margin
Official final count from Secretary of State Edward J. Hummel shows James Garfield Stewart 162,884 votes to Thomas J. Herbert 160,512 in the Republican primary. Herbert seeks recount in Hamilton and Scioto precincts. Cleveland Mayor Lausche tops Democrats with 179,361 to Sweeney's 64,227. Total votes: 528,070 Republicans and 367,055 Democrats.
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Columbus
James Garfield Stewart
Edward J. Hummel
Stewart
Cincinnati
Thomas J. Herbert
Paul M Herbert
Albert E. Payne
Springfield
Herbert
Hamilton
Scioto
Frank J. Lausche
Cleveland
Martin L. Sweeney
Hummel
Detroit Bakery Truck Drivers Strike Disrupts Supply
Bakery truck drivers in Detroit walked out under AFL Teamsters leadership halting bread and baked goods deliveries to stores and restaurants. In related labor activity 1,900 Parke-Davis employees entered a third day on strike while Chrysler UAW Local 490 faced executive board discipline with a call for new elections.
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Detroit
AFL Teamsters Union
Parke- Davis & Co
Chrysler Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
Uaw-Clo
Chrysler
William Jenkins
Army Munitions Orders Shift To Heavy Artillery
Washington reports a major shift in Army supply plans from small arms to heavy artillery and large ammunition. The changeover, seen in production quarters, suggests possible long and costly inland fighting after beachheads are secured. The program demands a 400 to 500 percent increase over current schedules.
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Washington
Rifling Wounded Neared by Massive Cargo Plane Evacuation
Twelve twin engine 47 cargo planes yesterday evacuated wounded and sick soldiers and sailors from San Francisco to general hospitals scattered across the country.
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Cincinnati
San Francisco
Newark Rubber Plant Hit by 1200-Worker Strike
President Fur ber Marshall of the Pharis Tire and Rubber Co. said last night a dispute over cleaning furnaces led to a walkout of 1,200 employees, slowing production on synthetic rubber tires at the Newark plant.
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Newark
Furber Marshall
Pharis Tire and Rubber Co
Germans Admit Defenders Withdraw To Hills Northeast Of Appian Way
Allied forces linked Anzio beachhead with the central Italian front after a 60 mile Fifth Army advance. German troops retreated to hills northeast of the Appian Way, with more than 200 square miles including the Pontine Marshes captured and troops still inside trapped.
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Cisterna
Rome
Fifth Army
Anzio
Terracina
Littoria
Appian Way
Associated Press
Pontine
First Fifth Army men meet at Anzio beachhead
Lt Francis Buckley of Philadelphia and Capt Ben Zimmerner of Honolulu were the first Fifth Army soldiers to shake hands at the Anzio landing area. Buckley came from the south to contact Anzio forces, and Zimmerner welcomed him. An official spokesman said the battle continues and the two fronts should unite to form greater strength.
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New York
Fifth Army
Anzio
Francis Buckley
Philadelphia
Ben Zimmer
Honolulu
Italy
Zimmerner
Buckley
Mussolini Canal
Allies Press Inland From Beachhead Near Rome
Allied forces break out to the east twenty miles from Rome as Cisterna faces heavy assaults. German withdrawals from the coast are reported while Allied tanks smash through in crushing blows. Sizable German surrenderings push totals past ten thousand as air power and mobility press the front.
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Rome
Two Held in Church Killing
DETROIT police, after questioning Kenneth Long and Alex Simpson, held both men for further inquiry into the stabbing death of Mrs. Jean Long at the Twelfth Street Evangelical Church where she was married 17 years ago. No charges yet.
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Detroit
Jean Long
Kenneth
Alex Simpson
Chicago
John O. Whitman
Long
Twelfth Street
Congressman Will Rogers Jr Resigns to Return to Army
Rep Will Rogers Jr of California resigns from Congress to resume active duty with the Army. He is the eldest son of the late humorist and leaves his House seat to rejoin military service.
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Washington
Will Rogers, Jr
D-Calif
Congress
Army
Parents Responsible for Religious Training Said by Booth
Dr Edwin Booth of Boston urged Ohio Methodist delegates that parents must take primary responsibility for children's religious education. He argued Sunday Schools fail to attract enough teachers and time spent teaching faith is insufficient. He called for Protestant homes to train children in reverence for life and for ministers to guide parents in methods. Rev F Earl Roe noted Sunday School attendance declines offset by more worship attendance. Bishop H Lester Smith announced Ohio Wesleyan President Burgstahler would return to duties in September.
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Columbus
Edwin Booth
Boston
Ohio
Methodist Church
Boston University
Booth
F. Earl Roe
Defiance
H. Lester Smith
Cincinnati
H. L. Burgstahler
Ohio Wesleyan University
Helicopters Used in Airborne Burma Attack
Helicopters are being used in an American airborne invasion of Burma. Volunteer pilots trained at the Sikorsky factory in Bridgeport arrive in India last January, each with its own ground crew and technicians, and the wingless planes can take off and land almost vertically.
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Burma
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Sikorsky
Bridgeport
Conn
India
New Jeep Designed For Use on Beaches
Toledo report notes Willys-Overland Motors creates a sand and swamp jeep for Coast Guard shore patrol. It carries eight men, reaches 50 mph on soft beaches, and adds jumbo-balloon tires a longer chassis and a rotary hoist for self extraction from mud and sand.
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Toledo
Coast Guard
Willys-Overland Motors, Inc
Deserter From Italy Receives 25 Year Sentence
Pvt. Wife iam Bink of Clinton Oklahoma was convicted in general court martial at Fort Hayes for desertion from his Italian based tank destroyer battalion and sentenced to 25 years at hard labor. He was dishonorably discharged and had pleaded guilty to forgery and cashing forged checks and obtaining an officer's identification papers.
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Columbus
Wifeiam Bink
Clinton
Okla
Fort Hayes
Italy
Bink
United States
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