Army Air Field Lease Moves City County Fate
Debates over airport control and funding unfold as City and County seek to keep the municipal airfield active. Army lease terms, potential outright purchase, and future civilian use are weighed amid federal reliance and local revenue concerns. County petitions seek federal grants and ownership options, while city officials weigh joint operation prospects and long term air transport needs.
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Feld
Alabama
Mentha
Nct
Army
Jeu Plang
Ga Heen
Ume
Air
Tn Air Mall
OPA Butter Subsidy Set To Begin Next Tuesday
The Office of Price Administration announced a 5 cent a pound butter subsidy to take effect next Tuesday. Retail prices will reflect a roughly 10 percent cut starting June 10, but only for newly produced butter. The delay accounts for pre subsidy butter already in trade channels for a 10 day period.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Civilians to try Napier Field soldiers in statutory case
Two Napier Field soldiers Private Arthur De Meo and Private Tom Gibson faced charges of carnial knowledge after a 12 year old girl accused them of assaulting her. They surrendered to Sheriff B. G. Farmer for civilian court action with bond set at 3500 each. The girl remains in parental custody while the case awaits grand jury action.
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Napier Field
B. G. Farmer
Abertie
D. Je. Halstead
Arthur de Meo
Tom Gibson
Saxon P. Poyner
Farmer
James L. Nantel, Jr
Nepter Field
William FE. Ringle
Faulkner Packing Co Leased To Kingan Co
Faulkner Packing Co is leased to Kingan Co of Indianapolis, creating one of the nation's largest packers in the Wiregrass. J L Wooten remains manager under the new arrangement, with Faulkner founded in 1922 and processing over $3,000,000 in cattle and hogs in the past year. The lease aims to broaden meat supplies for the trade and consumers in the region.
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Faulkner Packing
Kingan Co
Indianapolis
W. C. Faulkaner
Faulkner Packing Co
J. L. Wooten
Dothan
Faulkner
Kingen
Attu island last Jap stronghold driven by Americans
Relentless American advances on Attu Island push Japanese forces into a small mountain pocket southwest of Chichagof Harbor. Troops fight through rugged snowy terrain to reach entrenched positions above Fish Hook ridge in a decisive victory hailed as the battle of the clouds, with heavy fighting concluding in two days.
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Joan M
Mdegree
Bulieta
Nesta
Sparks' Program Moves Fast as Alabama Legislature Advances
Governor Chauncey Sparks reports the 60-day biennial Alabama session is about halfway, with much of his program enacted or on track. He credits pre-session work by eight interim committees and broad support, saying the two-year plan allows laws to match changing conditions through 1945.
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W. T. Maynor
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Chauncey Sparks
T Renly
Sparks
House
Senate
No. LI
Protection Pledged to Shipyard Workers in Alabama
In Mortle Alabama Negro ministers urged all local shipyard workers to return to their jobs under guarantees of protection from federal, state, and local authorities. The War Manpower Commission said no releases to work elsewhere would be granted until safety measures are in place after recent disturbances. Officials planned a government labor plan, though details remain undisclosed.
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Wyne
Negra
Marley
WMC
Ne Expecta
Ahinyard
Senators Push Two Term Limit for Presidents
Washington AP Senator Smith of South Carolina urged a constitutional amendment restricting a president to two four year terms. He said he would not support any bid by President Roosevelt for a fourth term and favored enacting the two term limit into the Constitution. He offered support for a Bailey introduced proposal on the measure.
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Washington
Smith
Roosevelt
Santh
Elastic Tactics Reported by German and Soviet News
German and Soviet sources describe a standoff in the Kuban region near Novorossiysk with Paris reports noting Russian pressure and claims of elastic warfare. Moscow withheld progress details while Berlin and Moscow exchanges emphasize renewed fighting as Allied air forces intensify strikes and prepare for future land operations.
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Caucasus
Red Army
Novaroasiak
Black Sea
Taman Peninsula
Tamryukhut
Moscow
Novorossisk
Kuban River
Berlin
Associated Press
Kuban
Caucasian Front
Ketch Strait
Crimea
Dallist Y Ern
Red Star Russian Army
Rouastan
RAF
Chaeryera
Hill Urges U S State World Peace Plan
Senator Lister Hill of Alabama warned at the University of Alabama banquet that world leaders doubt the United States will stay engaged in shaping postwar peace. He said many nations fear a repudiation of collaboration and fear the two possible paths US policy may take toward international peace efforts.
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Tuscaloosa
Als
Lister Hill
D-Ala
United Nations
United States
Senate
University of Alabama
Hid
Attu Warplane Observations By Allied Spotter Diary
Aboard a US Navy spotting plane off Chicagof Harbor on May 21, pilot Lt Cmdr William Dawson directs Army artillery fire against Japanese positions while Aviation Radioman John Allenby and journalist Eugene Burns observe under combat conditions. The diary entries recount flight details, crew roles, and sensing the peril of wartime reconnaissance.
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Eugene Burns
Presa
Navy
Uhichagof
Byrne
Chichagof Harbor
Clase
John 4
Allenby
Ukiah
William Lt. Dawson
Brighton
Fla
Chicnagof
Page
Non Stop Offensive Continues Against Italian Mainland
Allied air forces from North Africa pounded Leghorn major submarine base shipyards oil refineries and the industrial port as about 100 Fortresses and Liberators carried the campaign to the Italian mainland. Rome reported the attack and King Victor Emmanuel visited Leghorn wounded soldiers afterward.
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Kdward Kennedy
North Africa
Talian
Hiday
Italy
Leghorn
Rome
Vitorio Emanuele
Iret
Fialeazza Ciana
Aa ® Rompanion Nanalil
Natore
Tiberatore
Middle East
Allied Bombers Hit Japanese Cargo Ship and Barges
Allied planes bombed a 1,000 ton Japanese cargo ship and six barges in the Banda Sea. Two near misses were claimed off Hansa Bay New Guinea as dawn air raids attacked transport vessels and surrounding facilities. The raids extended to Lombok Tremar Island Namtea and Dutch New Guinea airfields with ships strafed and aircraft damaged.
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Australia
Bunday
Banda Sea
High Command
Hansa Bay
New Guinea
Liveratura
Lombok
Bali
Banda Sra
Hudge
Namtea
Tremar Tsland
Dutch New Guinea
Timlane
Nahire
Babo
Stalin Explains Comintern Disbandment In US Letter
London dispatch reports Stalin sent a letter to King answering questions on the Comintern dissolution. He outlines plans for a new inter allied basis in international relations, condemns Nazi aims, and endorses coordination of resistance in occupied Europe.
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London
Joseph Stalin
Comintern
Stalin
Haring King
Reutera Moxrew
King
Order
Flussia
Aleg
Toonteles
United Nations
Germany
London Evening Standard
Aparet
Eisenhower Says Team Ready For More Tasks In North Africa
General Dwight D. Eisenhower declared via radio that Allied forces including American, British, and French troops were prepared for further operations against Germany, Italy, and Japan. He praised Allied unity and morale and dismissed German propaganda as weak.
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Allied
North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Italy
Japan
Europe
Flying Fortresses Hit St Nazaire Sub Pen Gates in France
Bomber units from an English base concentrated on the St Nazaire submarine pen, aiming at lock gates into the basin where new submarines launch. Many bombs burst on the gates, causing severe damage and risking entry and departure of submarines. Weather allowed good visibility, but flak was heavy. one aircraft was shot down with casualties, and several crews reported partial losses while some bombers landed on the English coast.
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Leo Branham
AU. 3
LN England
Atulion Jaid
St. Nazaire
Atre
Ares
St. Inaatslie
Janut Tot
Willam A. Matener
Detroit
Thie
Par
Tura
Quarter Of Million Have Died For U S
A memorial tally shows American war deaths across conflicts. World War I and II figures, Civil War losses, and other wars are itemized with totals for Army Navy Marines and Guards. The National Geographic compilation notes Civil War fatalities among Union and Confederate soldiers.
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Egven
Unis
Navy Cavialis
Graat Guardanen
National Geographc Society
Mhoam
Allied Bombers Hit German France Region in Daylight Assault
The daybreak strike targeted Rennes, Saint-Nazaire, and La Palice as part of a week long invasion pressure. American Fortresses and Liberators joined RAF and Allied crews in a large scale operation over northern France with substantial bomber losses and casualties reported.
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France
Rick Vahner
Toandon
Apj
Britain
Arma
Wiying
St Nagaire
Rennes
la Pailice
Alimar Ani
Alta
Europe
Germany
Renault Motor Works
Pane
Flying Fortress
Coal Mine Talks Stall Over Weekend Extension
Washington AP reports a soft coal mine operator and United Mine Workers failed to resolve key issues last night. Negotiations paused for the weekend with the labor contract set to expire Monday night. The union policy committee met, heard officers’ updates, and stood by without a decision. Underground travel pay and broader bargaining remained on hold. Ezra Van Horr chaired the Appalachian conference.
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Washington
AP Soft Co
United Mine
Adt
Mont Onsarvera
Ezra van Horr
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Tate
Ccard Company
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NEA Telephoto
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Fred M. Vinson Fabover
Byrnes
Sin-Man War Mobilization
Vinson
U. S Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
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Treas
Russi
Hill
U. S
Africa
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Eth UN AL Air Force
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Wilhelmshaven
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Keone
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Ruhr
Cologne
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