River plans clash rumors in flood control bill debate
Rep Case says Army engineers and Reclamation Bureau plans for the Missouri River basin supplement each other as debate on the Omnibus flood control bill proceeds. Mundt and Burdick warn the bill could shift irrigation power to the Army. Case defends joint aims and rejects a bureau wipeout claim.
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Case
Burdick
Richard P. Powers
Washington
Representative Case
RSD
Hrusy
Army Engineers
Reclamation Bureau
R-Nd
Army Plan
James River Irrigation Seen Likely in Flood Bill
Congressman Mundt reports House passage of the flood control bill opens the way for irrigation in eastern South Dakota. He cites agreement between the War Department and Bureau of Reclamation and notes Oshe dam feasibility and the Oahe project linking 750,000 acres in the James River Valley. Prospects for Beadle Jerauld and other counties depend on war's end and prompt Senate passage. Gov Sharpe and the Evening Havenite receive praise for rallying support. victory noted as significant for South Dakota development. London trip by U S Army Band adds postwar parade plans through Europe.
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Army Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Missouri
Reclamation Bureau
Missouri Basin
Garrison
N. C
Mundt
R-Sd
Missouri River
Vvyr House
South Dakota
Karl Mundt
Huronite
War Department
Bureau
Teal
Beadle
Jerauld
Sanborn
Hand
Spink
Faulk
Edmunds
Brown
Bon Homme
Yankton
Charles Mix
Buffalo
Hyde
Hughes
House
Senate
Sharpe
Busy Woman in Warsaw Knits and Dyed Wool
Mrs. Mary Van Allen keeps busy in Warsaw New York by knitting sacks for the armed forces while also processing wool from her Cotswold sheep. She clips wool cards it spins the yarn and dyes it enabling domestic production for wartime needs.
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Warsaw
N. Y
Marry’ van Allen
Deeper Channel For Navigation Fought By Moses
Senators heard irrigation advocates urging amendments to give irrigation projects priority over navigation on Missouri River deepenings. Governors Moses of North Dakota and Ford of Montana joined Reclamation officials in urging nine foot channel depth to the mouth, arguing water supply suffices while Army engineers warned existing needs may not support both. Governor Hunt of Wyoming was absent but supported the proposal along with other western states. See Washington, Page Two.
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Washington
Army
Missouri
Senate Commerce
John Moses
North Dakota
Sam C. Ford
Montana
Reclamation Bureau
Sioux City
Reber
Col
Miles Reber
Army Engineers
Moses
Missouri River
Ford
Lester C. Hunt
Wyoming
Idaho
Nevada
Utah
Colorado
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Bureau of Reclamation
Time Difference To Be Remembered As Invasion Day
Time differences will place six hours between Europe and the eastern United States during the forthcoming invasion. Britain has moved to double summer time two hours ahead of GMT, with Germany and occupied territories also on summer time, six hours ahead of Eastern war time.
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DVN
Europe
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Norway
Denmark
Luxembourg
Bulgaria
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Romania
Czechoslovakia
EWT
Japs Lose 15000 In Imphal Thrust
Southeast Asia Headquarters in Kandy reports British forces drive back Japanese across the Indian frontier. Official casualty estimate shows 15,000 Japanese dead since February 1 in Imphal Kohima and Arakan fronts, with 8,000 in Imphal and Kohima areas alone. Stilwell's Chinese units advance toward Mogaung and Myitkyina.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Arkan
Burma
Imphal
Kohima
Chindit
Joseph W. Stilwell
Japan
Imphal Plain
Indian
India
Con. Stilwell
Mogaung
Myitkyina
War Today Hints On Allied Invasion Opening Fronts
Allied bombing and preps for D-day surge toward peak as war managers stress all out effort. Churchill coins the term triphibian to describe the planned invasion, with every unit measured by its role in D-day. Sevastopol’s fall cited as a contrast in momentum and the broader European theatre.
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Winston Churchill
Sevastopol
Sev
Ap- Seo MacKenzie
Ward-CIO Union Deadlocked Over Membership Issue
Chicago May 11 The Ward-CIO union and Montgomery Ward dispute over a maintenance of membership clause stalls after government seizure and a CIO election victory. Ward opposes a closed shop while awaiting court rulings and a National Labor Relations Board certification before further talks.
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Ward-Cio
Chicago
Montgomery Ward-Cio
William H. Holly
Ward
Roosevelt
Henry Anderson
CLO
United Mail Order
War Labor
WLB
Wait
NLAB
Samuel Wolchok
CIO Union
National Labor Relations Board
Holly
Germans Guess D Day Is Monday
London reports both Allies and Germany stress France's transport system ahead of invasion. Vichy says passenger train service will stop Monday to aid troop movements while a BBC invasion guide urges civilians to avoid highways. German broadcasts forecast Monday as the strike date and note a full moon.
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London
France
Europe
Germany
Vichy
BBC
Berlin
Major Bong Visits In Washington DC
Major Richard J. Bong, famed American air ace from Poplar, Wisconsin, travels to Washington as the War Department withholds purpose. Bong recently surpassed Eddie Rickenbacker with 28 aerial victories, downing two more planes at Hollandia, New Guinea.
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Washington
Richard J. Bong
Poplar
Wis
Southwest Pacific
Bddie Rickenbacker
Hollandia
New Guinea
War Department
Massive Allied air assault smashes German invasion rail hubs
London reports 3000 Allied planes dropping about 5400 tons of explosives on eight western European rail centers behind the Atlantic Wall. American Liberators with Thunderbolts and Mustangs targeted Calais Folkestone and Ghent Courtrai, while Berlin warnings sounded as RAF crews mined enemy waters. Fifteen aircraft missing.
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Evelve
London
Europe
Hitler
Folkestone
RAF
Berlin
Germany
Air Ministry
Long
Lille
Frange
Ghent
Courtrai
Belgium
Ludwigshafen
Wartime U S Casualties Reach 201,454
Secretary Stimson releases totals for war casualties through April 28, showing 201,454 Americans affected. Army figures total 156,676 with 27,297 killed and 64,321 wounded. Navy and Marine/C Coast Guard add 44,778 casualties including 19,221 killed and 12,070 wounded.
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Washington
Stimson
Navy
Marine
Coast Guard
Army
Dry Groceries to Get Wholesale Price Ceilings
The Office of Price Administration announced that wholesale ceilings for dry groceries will mirror retail ceilings already in use under community pricing. Set by OPA district offices, the wholesale limits will take effect by end of June where uniform retail prices operate, covering about 97 percent of retail food stores and including canned fruits and vegetables, coffee, sugar, cereals, soups, dried fruits and similar items.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Beckwith Draws New Draft Order From Selective Service
Sioux Falls May 11. Col Edward A Beckwith state director of Selective Service issues a directive to local boards requiring induction of only men under 26 or those over 26 who wish to go or who have left agriculture without permission. Existing 1-A or 4-E classifications remain, and postponed indefinitely status is used for affected registrants.
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Sioux Falls
Edward A. Beckwith
Selective Service
Delegates from South Dakota Plan State Airport Parley
Delegates from across the state will attend a two day airport planning conference in Huron next Monday and Tuesday. The event focuses on postwar aviation planning for small communities and larger cities. E L Stephenson and A J Anderson join Tuesday morning talks on Insurance in Postwar Aviation and Future Airport Terminal Problems. Nearly 40 towns and cities have reserved spots, with strong small town interest noted by N A A Central South Dakota chapter president A H Worrall.
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Gene Raymond
Next Wee State
Chamber of Commerce
Raymond
Housing Committee
Huron
South Dakota
A. H. Worrall
Central South Dakota
National Aeronautic Association
Worrall
Central
E. L. Stephenson
Middlewest
Associated Aviation Underwriters
A. J. Anderson
Minneapolis
Northwest Airlines
Stephenson
Anderson
Avia
Japanese Drive Expands Reach in China Across Loyang Corridor
CHUNGKING May 11. Chinese reports reveal another major Japanese thrust in Henan and along the Peiping Hankow railway, with possession of the full line in the hands of the invaders. The communique notes bitter fighting as units of at least six Japanese divisions engage Chinese forces in a large scale offensive threatening Tungkwan and potentially Sian.
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Chungking
China
Loyang
Henan
Yellow River
Menghsien
Yuanchu
Yenshin
Hinkew
Tungkwan
Layang
Yellow
Shansi
Sian
Bateway
Szechwan
Peiping-Hankaw
Hankow
Forrestal Named Knoxs Successor Secretary of the Navy
Washington May 11 President Roosevelt to promote Undersecretary James V Forrestal to secretary of the navy expected to win swift Senate approval. Forrestal, 52, will continue ship production delivery duties while becoming the navys chief spokesman to the public. He contrasts with Knox in party and background, rising from journalism and business before leading Dillon Read & Co. in 1938.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
James V. Forrestal
Navy
Navy Department
Forrestal
Frank Knox
Knox
Dillon, Read &Co
Wall Street
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Africa and
Scilly
Thomas D'Arcy
Paris
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Washington, D.C
U.S
Beckwith
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