Rommel predicts imminent invasion as Germans rally morale
London May 6 AP Rommel warned the invasion must be counted imminent and said German troops armed with new weapons are ready for the utmost The field marshal said Allied forces will face many great difficulties especially landings by parachute or gliders behind the coast Rommel spoke after touring Mediterranean defenses and praised a novel system of tactical measures He recalled Montgomery's order to German troops before El Alamein and noted his own combat experience against Montgomery's forces in Africa See GERMANS TRY Page 4
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Erwin Rommel
Ministry of Information
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Africa
Eighth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
el Alamot
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Montgomery
Tax bill heads to Senate after House approval
A streamlined tax measure, approved by the House, heads to the Senate Finance Committee on Monday. It aims to simplify calculations and relieve about 30 million taxpayers from filing complex returns. Chairman George of Georgia noted exemptions may not be equitable in all cases. Republicans predicted swift approval.
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House
Senate Finance Committee
George
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The Grafton Sentinel Theatre Tonight Lineup
Co C Richmond 850 Orchid Street invited to attend Desert Song at Strand Theatre with Dennis Morgan and Irene Manning. Also Rid in the Trail with Fred Scott and Crime School with the Dead End Kids and Humphrey Bogart at Dixie Theatre.
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Grafton Sentinel
Co. C. Richmond
Orchid Street
Dennis Morgan
Irene Manning
Strand Theatre
Fred Scott
Humphrey Bogart
Dixie Theatre
Gandhi Death Will Shake India's Struggle for Freedom
The War Today analyzes Gandhi's release from internment and the impact of his potential death on Indian society and the independence movement. Nehru is identified as his political successor, with mourning and nonviolence likely guiding the nation. The piece weighs emotion, leadership, and the risk of violence amid upheaval.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Mahatma Gandhi
India
Gandhi
Soviet Leader Seen Friendlier After Talks
Stanislaus Orlemanski of Springfield describes Premier Stalin as friendly disposed after two days of talks. The Polish American priest, visiting the Soviet Union, praises Russians as wonderful people and calls Stalin and Molotov great men. He says Catholicism will remain the religion in Poland and condemns transgressions.
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Stanislaus Orlemanski
Springfield
Stalin
Soviet Union
Poland
Orlemanski
Our Lady of the Holy Rosyary
Special Bulletin on Grattom Sentinel Fire Delays Daily Edition
A fire destroyed the Grattom Sentinel generating system delaying today’s paper for over ten hours. System units were sent to the Westinghouse plant for repair, with full operation achieved at 5 200 this evening and the crew assembling the edition to preserve the paper’s uninterrupted schedule.
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Grattom Sentinel
Toda
Hie Paimaont Westinghouse
Switzerland U S talks on curbing wartime exports
In London today Switzerland and the United States are negotiating to restrict Swiss exports to Germany. The discussions aim for an interim trade pact replacing last December’s agreement. Switzerland ships fuses chronometers precision instruments and a small amount of ball bearings to the Nazis. the strategic value is cited.
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United States
Germany
Switzerland
Miserable Flying Weather Fails To Halt Allies Preinvasion Offensive
Allied air offensive continues for the twenty second day with less than 250 bombers and equal escort by Thunderbolts and Mustangs crossing the Channel to strike German Atlantic wall installations in Pas de Calais. British mines were laid at night with no losses, while Canadian Mosquito patrols damaged parked enemy aircraft. German reconnaissance over northeast Scotland followed.
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France
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Atlantic Wall
Luxembourg
Germany
Scotand
AFL Ready To Welcome Lewis But On AFL Terms
Philadelphia May 6 AP The American Federation of Labor stands ready to welcome John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers but not on his terms. The AFL executive council reaffirmed its January decision on the UMW application, insisting the union return with the jurisdiction it had when it left. Lewis seeks to join with District 50 and to gain chemicals jurisdiction via an APL charter, a proposal the council rejected after a split vote on Hutcheson’s clarifying amendment.
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Joseph A. Loftus
Philadelphia
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Federation
William Green
Executive Council
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Coucil
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Ted
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APL
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Siamese Twins Joyce and Sandra Die at Six Days
In Phoenixville Pennsylvania Joyce and Sandra Stier ly born six days ago died from pneumonia doctors said their bodies were joined at the head ends. The twins faced a rare birth as their widowed mother Mrs. Mary Shierly wept at the loss while the father Harold had died in a motorcycle crash two months earlier. The twins temperature rose to 105.2 in their final hours.
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Joyce
Sandra Stierly
Sandra
Pennsylvania
Mary Shierly
Harold
J. Elmer Gotwats
West Virginia Briefs War Casualties and Local Labor Action
War department reports six West Virginia soldiers killed in action across three fronts. Lt Herschel A Jarrell and Ensign Rector Snyder Wright are named among the fallen. Gov Neely reappoints three judicial council members for terms to 1960. Westvaco Chlorine Products workers return after half day strike over contracted vs delegated maintenance duties.
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War Department
West Virginia
Herschel A. Jarrell
Sudan H. Jarrell
Logan
Carl J. Workman
Sarah Workman
Kimball
Mediterranean
Charleston
Neely
Judicial Council of
J. H. Brennan
Wheeling
W. H. Sawyers
Hinton
Paul W. Scott
Huntington
AIP
Westvaco Chlorine Products Corporation
South Charleston
United Mine Workers District 50
Chemical Division
Army Pilot Killed In Collision Of Two Planes
Two army planes from the Richmond air base collided about two miles below Cuckoo near Louisa Virginia at 8:15 this morning. One pilot was killed, the other parachuted to safety. Major A K Barker said the crews were from the Richmond base but identities had not yet been confirmed.
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Louisa
120Th Army Air Force Base
Richmond
Cuckoo
A. K. Barker
Allied bombers raid five Romanian cities in Balkans attack
Allied Liberators and Flying Fortresses numbering about 500 to 760 hurled explosives at five Romanian cities including Brasov Campina Turnu Severin Ploesti and Craiova in a non stop assault on the Balkans. RAF planes followed by heavy overnight raids targeted railway yards oil storage tanks and an aircraft plant.
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Italy
Balkans
Brasov
Bucharest
Campina
Ploesti
Turnu Severin
Iron Gate
Craiova
Romania
Pescara
Inio
Gandhi released from Indian prison for health reasons
London May 6 AP Gandhi 74 year old Indian nationalist leader was released today from detention in India for medical grounds. After 21 months in Aga Khan palace he was taken to Parshanti palace where a crowd welcomed him. British aimed to prevent unrest as Allies fight on India Burma front.
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India
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Poone
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