Refugee Ship Halted Near Bermuda by German Submarine
A refugee liner carrying 385 aboard was halted 600 miles east of Bermuda by a German U boat. The submarine halted torpedo plans after Berlin orders and seized two American passengers Manuel Pinto and Magia while releasing a British subject. The ship's crew and passengers were ordered into lifeboats and adrift for hours with three fatalities including a baby. The Serpa Pinta docked in Philadelphia later that night.
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Philadelphia
Bermuda
Berlin
Beatrice Apunski
Antonio Ferreira Machado
Herman Antonio
Manuel Pinto
Waterbury
Conn
Magia
New Bedford
AES
Camilo Gran_ Perez
Canada
Navy
Americo Dos Santos
Manuel Valentine Pinto
Aship
Pee
Tommy Gu
Airmen Bombard Oil and Rail Centers Across Germany
Allied air forces pounded four German railway hubs Hamm Osnabruck Schwerte Soest and the Ploesti oil field in Romania as part of a sustained campaign. Between 3200 and 3500 American bombers fighters and Thunderbolts faced little resistance while over 140000 sorties were flown in a month long effort with renewed raids on central Europe and the invasion coast.
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London
Ploesti
Romania
Britain
Hamm
Osnabruck
Schwerte
Soest
Germany
Thunderbolt
Lightning
Italy
Europe
Mediterranean
Luxuil
Channel
Britain’s Trade Policy Aims Across Europe and Mediterrean
Britain’s approach to postwar policymaking centers on strengthening links from the Arctic to Africa and deepening economic ties with the Mediterranean and continental neighbors. Churchill’s policy review signals this aim amid US-Britain disagreements over axis and neutral steps, with Spain cited as a key example of nuanced balancing. Portugal’s commitments further complicate Britain’s cautious, case-by-case strategy.
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London
Britain
Arctic
Africa
Churchill
United States
Tis
Spain
Francisco Pranco
United Sates
Portugal
Hundreds of shipyard workers arrested in war fraud case
More than 100 Bethlehem Hingham shipyard workers were arrested on conspiracy to defraud the government charges. FBI said the scheme involved false credit records and payroll kickbacks for work not done, with some workers allegedly earning up to 75 dollars weekly in overpayments totaling over 500000.
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Boston
Bethlehem-Hingham
Navy
Federal, Bureau of Investigation
FBI
E. A. Soucy
Soucy
Eaen
Agen
U. S
William C. Rogers
W. H. Collins
Local College Commencement Awards Highlight Bluefield Exercises
Bluefield college held its twenty second commencement with Dr. H W Connelly delivering the address. Awards went to Frances Cathers and Margaret Ann Murphy among others with Sigma Treta and Sigma Tau Alpha lighting the scholastic honors. Diplomas were presented by Pres B C Wade and Prof E M Louthan as students listed include Cathers Cole Dixon and Williams among many.
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Bluefield College
H. W. Connelly
Clifton Forge
Baptist Board of Missions and Education
Baptist Church of
College Auditorium
Lorraine Catron
America
O’ferral Thompson
Beaver High School
Shirley Gottlieb
Janie Phelps
Mary Ann Stabler
Delta Beta
E. A. Leonard
Frances Cathers
Bluefield
Margaret Ann Murphy
Alleta Margaret Williams
Tazewell
Frank S. Easley
Louise Elbert
Leona Hearn
Louise Jones
Doris
Li Eeene Ant
Ry ‘Erson
Liams
Carolyn Wood
Anti
Six Youths Injured in Welch Area Auto Crash
Six young people from Welch and nearby were injured, two seriously, in a car wreck on U S Route 52 near Roderfield about 9 PM. Victims include Bessie Lovelace 15 unconscious with skull fracture Rose 16 with a broken leg Jane Butler 15 with minor injuries Margy Rogers 15 with arm injuries Nancy Smith 16 injured as the Jaeger party reads are listed among the injured.
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Welch and
Roderfield
Bessie Lovelace
Charles Lovelace
Leckie
Grace Hospital
Welch
Rose
Superior
Tony
Jane Butler
Cabell County Vote Added to State Returns
Cabell County vote was added to the secretary of state's official tabulation for the May 9 primary after certification blanks arrived, keeping the previously announced results unchanged. John T. Simms led for Attorney General on the Republican ticket by 233 votes, while Mrs. W. Douglas Brown won the Democratic delegate-at-large to the national convention. Unofficial counts held for other contests.
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Charleston
W. Va
Cabell County
Secretary of State
John T. Simms
J. William Cummins
Wheeling
W. Douglas -Brown
Huntington
Nations Believed in Agreement on Post War Set Up
Washington May 31. Four major Allied powers now expect many points of a postwar world organization to be agreed. A U N council with Russia Britain China and the United States plus small nations to rotate would govern. An international police force would not be created soon and a world court would handle legal cases with mediation for non legal disputes.
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United Nations Council
Russia
Britain
China
World Court
Washington
World Organization
United States
Big
Hull
Roosevelt
Assembly
United Nations Assembly
United Nations
Council
Council and
Ickes
Southern Coalters Assoe
War Labor
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Southern Coal Producers’ Association
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
Walter F. Thurmond
Southern Group
Association
Northern
Thurmond
Tennessee
Kentucky
UMW
Portal
TANKS CLING TO Biak POSITION IN VIOLENT NEW GUINEA FIGHT
Allied lines on Biak Island hold two miles from Mokmer airfield after heavy battles that left 679 Japanese dead. Allied forces shattered counter attacks with artillery support while Japanese used tanks for futile attempts to regain ground.
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New Guinea
Biak
Schoutens
Dutch New Guinea
Mokmer
Bosnek
Admiralty Islands
Truk
Satawan
Woleai
Caroline Islands
Japan
Southwest Pacific
Mekmer
Borokor
Sorido
Maffin Bay
Hollandia
Mokxmer
Milne Bay
Capital Lawyer Acquitted In Love Triangle Slaying
A jury acquitted Robert I. Miller of murder in the February shooting of Dr. Joan E. Lind, a noted psychiatrist, on a downtown street. The 12 jurors deliberated 1 hour 17 minutes before returning the verdict to absolve the 67 year old attorney.
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Washington
Robert I. Miller
Joan E. Lind
Lind
Millar Hacda
H. Mason Welch
John E. Lind
Trist
United States
Daniel B. Maher
Miller
Maher
Linda
Rescue of Over 1000 Navy Men After Henry Bergh Sinks
In San Francisco a Liberty ship Henry Bergh carrying Navy personnel hit Farallon Islands amid fog and rain. Over 1000 crew were rescued, with no reported casualties, and most survivors were taken to Treasure Island by late afternoon.
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San Francisco
Henry Bergh
Farallon Islands
Golden Gate
12Th Naval District
Golden Gate Bridge
Western Sea Frontier
Navy
Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
Germans Repelled as Soviet Front Holds in Romania
London reports large German forces attacked Russian lines north of Yasi in Romania but were repulsed with heavy losses. Moscow claimed 122 German tanks knocked out and 164 planes shot down over two days of fierce air and tank battles.
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London
Yasi
Romania
Moscow
Bricker plans vigorous speaking tour for GOP nomination
Ohio Governor John W. Bricker announced a bold campaign to the Republican national convention. He urged open discussion of issues with Dewey and others, and said he would speak in Lancaster and Trenton before attending Chicago for the convention preliminaries. He noted uncertainty about attending the convention and emphasized presenting clear party positions to the public. He spoke after a governors conference ceremony in Brickerville, Pennsylvania.
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Hershey
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Brickerville
Roosevelt
Chicago
Dewey
Bricker
Lancaster
Trenton
N. J
Baltimore
Connecticut
Columbus
Een
Oovey
Warplanes Raid Kurile Islands by U S Forces
United States planes from Pearl Harbor carried out a widespread attack on Japan's Kurile islands, striking Shimushiri Matsuwa Paramushiro and Shumushu as part of a two‑week aerial offensive. Liberator bombers from the Aleutians faced moderate anti aircraft fire and started large fires on Shumushu.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Army
Japan
Kurile Islands
Tokyo
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Shimushiri Island
Hokkaido
Shimushiri
11Th Army Air Force
Aleutians
Shumushu
Kuriles
Allies Battle Near Velletri Presses Toward Rome
Allied forces broke into Nazi lines between Velletri and Valmontone and pressed toward Velletri and Gandolfo near Rome. American and British troops stormed into outer defenses and advanced west of Velletri in heavy fighting to within about 16 miles of the pope’s summer home as German forces stiffened resistance along the Alban hills.
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Naples
Rome
Velletri
Alban Hills
Pope
Gandolfo
Albert Kesselring
Vaimontone
Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Italy
Kennedy
Valmontone
Valmon
Bakery Drivers Return to Jobs Amid War Labor Board Talks
Striking Detroit bakery drivers voted to resume deliveries as part of broader labor disputes affecting about 50 000 workers. The war labor board urged swift resumption of war production, with CIO and AFL members in several areas returning to duty and actions continuing at Parke Davis in Detroit and on the Pennsylvania Greyhound line.
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Associated Press
Detroit
James Hoffa
APL Teamsters Union
War Labor Board
Philip Murray
CIO
New
Pacific Northwest
AFL
WLB
Parke Davis and Company
Pennsylvania Greyhound Bus Line
Baltimore - Scranton Secion
Martin J. Walsh
United - Hee
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Four Powers
Invaders
Dewa Ee
MacArthur
Farallon Island
Southern
GOP
Castel Gandolfo
Pescarella Nuova
Murray
Barbery
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