British Raids Increase In Intensity
London reports show hundreds of British aircraft crossing the channel in a major late day thrust against the Nazi coast. Eight fighters missing and one German plane destroyed as bombers hit St Omer Calais rail yards and surrounding targets.
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London
Channel
Germany
Britain
Air Ministry
St. Omer
Calais
Hughters
Tinal
Flo
Herlin
de Geneve
London Daily Mail
England
Iome
Herbert Morrison
MacDuff
Shoreditch
Eight Women Die In Big Blast At Plant
Eight women were killed and ten injured when an explosion gutted the mixing plant of Central Heatworks Signal company in McKeesport near Versailles. The blast, caused by a mix of potash and sulfur used to make torpedoes for railroad signals, blew out two thirds of the roof and shattered windows. Elizabeth Slaner, 19, identified by her father Frank Slaner, was among the dead. Gust Bassler, 30, ran 100 feet into the plant to help others and helped extinguish a small blaze with a fire extinguisher. Witnesses describe a terrifying scene as workers screamed with wounds. Authorities and the coroner were unsure of the blast’s immediate cause.
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WeReesport
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Central Heatwars Signal Company
Versailles
Elizabeth Slaner
Frank Slaney
Gust Bassler
Col E M Birely Suffers Injury In Auto Mishap
Billings Montana May 1 Lieut Col E M Birely selective service director and state adjutant general received an eye injury in an automobile mishap. He was a passenger in a car driven by his wife when a blowout caused the car to lurch throwing his head against the dashboard and causing a severe cut.
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Billings
E. M. Birely
Montana
Selective Service
Birely
Telent
Reds Organize May Day Sniper Contest to Kill Nazis
Moscow reports a May Day competition organized by Russian sharpshooters to see who could kill the most Germans, sparked after sniper M. Ivanov boasted of 123 kills as a May Day present for the country.
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Moscow
M. Ivanov
Leningrad
China rushes troops to halt Japanese advance in Burma
Fresh Chinese forces pour down the Burma road to block Japanese columns pushing toward Hsenwi and Lashio. Beijing reports defenders holding under heavy pressure as Japan aims to reach Yunnan border, threatening the India China route via Assam Sikang road.
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Chungking
Burma
Lushio
Mandalay
Hsenwi
Lashiy
Yunnan
India
Hsen- Wi
India- China
Assam-Sikang
Nazis Execute 30 for Escape of French General From Camp
A Stockholm dispatch reports thirty French officers were executed in Germany for suspected aiding Gen. Henri Giraud’s escape from Koenigstein prison. A Himmler headed Nazi commission allegedly rounded up more officers as anti German activity was cited in the justification.
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Moscow
Germany
Henri Honore Giraud
Koenigstein
Stockholm
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Dresden
Giraud
Vichy
Switzerland
Soviet Leaders Claim Hitler Spring Offensive Blocked
Kuibyshev May Day report declares Red Army victories at sea and on land. Stalin voices confidence as Red Star lauds armed forces for disrupting Hitler’s plans. Baltic fleet sinks German battleship. 58,000 Germans killed or wounded in April on Leningrad front. Barents sea transport sunk. 8 Nazi aircraft destroyed and 9 Soviet losses reported. Guerillas seize villages behind lines. Kalinin front sees 900 Germans killed in two days. Baltic operations tally 447 German ships destroyed, including the battleship, with date not specified.
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Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Red Star
Hitler
Moscow
Red Navy
Baltic
Leningrad
Barents Sea
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Germany
Record bag of German culture raiders over Britain
British night fighter pilots and anti aircraft batteries destroyed 10 of 30 German culture raiders last night and early today. Home Secretary Morrison added two raiders probably destroyed and two known damaged.
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London
Britain
Morrison
Brown names Brown to lead Helena Police Department
Otto King the public safety commissioner named Sergeant Earl H. Brown to be in charge of the Helena Police Department until further notice. The city council will select a new chief or rename Clyde L. Burgess, chief since January 1941, at a meeting Monday. The council also includes newly elected member Thomas F. Finnegan and Mayor J. J. Wastin. Burgess said Commissioner Kriex asked for his resignation weeks ago, but he refused to quit while his bond expires May 4.
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Otto King
Earl H. Brown
Counci
Clyde L. Burgess
Finnegan
J. J. Wastin
Kriex
Burgess
Charles L. Sheridan
Tinnegan
Helena
Schenck Granted Suspended Sentence Then Resentenced
In New York on May 1, Joseph M. Schenck former chairman of the board of 20th Century Fox Film Corp was initially given a three year prison term for income tax evasion. The sentence was suspended and he was immediately resentenced to one year and one day after pleading guilty to perjury.
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New York
Joseph M. Schenck
20Th Century-Fox Film Corp
New Profits Taxation Is Approved By House Panel
Washington May 1 A new corporation tax plan uses a flat levy of 94 out of 100 on excess profits and would raise about 2.5 billion dollars. The Ways and Means Committee approved the program and kept the 34 percent tax on normal profits above 25,900 dollars while raising the surtax to 16 percent. The proposal targets profits over 10,000 dollars and includes various rate structures to curb lucrative war-contract gains amid postwar considerations.
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House
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N.C
Randolph Paul
Morgenthau
Rep. Cooper
Tenn
Poindexter Dies Montanan Former Dillon Postmaster
Eugene L. Poindexter age 61 longtime Dillon resident and former postmaster died after a four year illness. Born in Canyon City Oregon he moved to Dillon as a child. He edited the Dillon Examiner from 1904 to 1912 and later served as postmaster for seven years. Poindexter also headed the state liquor vend here from 1934 to 1941. He belonged to Dillon Masonic and Elles circles. He is survived by his widow Sadie and two brothers including Dr. F. M. Poindexter of Dillon and his Hawaii-based brother Gov. J. B. Poindexter. Funeral plans not set.
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Dillon
Eugene L. Poindexter
J. B. Poindexter
Hawaii
Canyon City
Ore
Dillon Examiner
Poindester
Dillon Masonic
Elles
Sadie
F. M. Poindexter
Observers See Pacific War Enter Stage of Fierce Action
Observers in Washington on May 1 report the Pacific war nearing intense naval and land battles around island groups south and west of Hawaii as Allied supply lines to Australia hang in the balance. Japanese forces may strike to disrupt the line, with potential large scale amphibious combat and renewed battles to shape control from Hawaii to New Zealand. A Japanese blockade effort and an assault on Australia were discussed, though MacArthur’s air forces have degraded invasion bases. Reports note a concentration of ships and troops in the Marshalls area, Jaluit at its center, signaling preparations for a far-reaching campaign.
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Ashington
SPI
Pacific
Hawaii
Australia
New Zealand
China Sea
U. S
South China Sea
Douglax MacArthur
Mandated
Marshallslands
Jaluit
Pearl Harbor
Samoa
New Caldonia
This Man Should Be Real Example To Bond Buyers
A Boulder letter from a service member describes soldiers prioritizing savings bonds and stamps. He notes a company contest with 15 firms and 175 men on average pay about 40 dollars, a winner at 853.25 bonds. He highlights soldiers allocating over 12 percent of pay, even after laundry and essentials, to bonds.
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Boulder
Lamin
Lso
Jap Force Shattered In Honan Battle
Chinese field dispatches report 1,004 Japanese killed during an attempted drive northwest from Linyang. The remaining force, about 600 men, was trapped near Minkong and forced to retreat toward their starting point.
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China
Pj-Chinese
Honan Province
Linyang
Minkong
Sinyang
Plane crashes near Salt Lake City with 15 aboard
United Airlines mainliner bound for New York crashes on a hill northeast of Salt Lake City. Fifteen passengers including two infants perish, with a crew of three. Captain Don Brown, First Officer Harold Miner, and Stewardess Neva Cantivell named by United. Army, police, and sheriff units respond to the scene as officials confirm the incident. The flight was from San Francisco to New York, expected in Chicago next morning.
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United Airlines
Salt Lake Air Base
Denver
Don Brown
Harold Miner
Neva Cantivell
San Francisco
Army
United
Chicago
Sat Lake City
New York
United Office
Vo Infor Mahen
Home Remedy Failure Says Nose Bleed Won't Quit
In Kinston North Carolina on May 1 a man recounts his failed home remedies for a nosebleed. He says salt on the head a string tied to a finger and other tricks failed before he finally sought a doctor's help.
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Kinston
Keyy
Allied Airforce Destroys 30 More Jap Planes on Ground at Lae
Allied airmen bombed Lae in New Guinea destroying 39 planes on the ground in a surprise attack and set large fires. A Salamaua raid followed with three Japanese defenders shot down. Allied losses were slight. Separately, eight Japanese bombers raided Horn Island and Yulega in the Solomons with little damage. In the Philippines three Japanese planes were shot down over Corregidor with two more damaged amid 12 raids and heavy shelling. General Blamey warned of rising Japanese activity, but the Allies say they are better positioned to counter.
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New Britain
Australia
Gasmata
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Allied Airforce
Lae
Lae ii New Guinea
Salamaua
Douglas MacArthur
Horn Island
Cape York
Yulagi
Solomon Island
Commuunique
Philippine
Corregidor
Hitler Mussolini Hold Salzburg Talks on Axis War Plans
In Salzburg Hitler and Mussolini discussed boosting Axis troop numbers on the Russian front and tightening home discipline in Germany and Italy. Diplomats see the meeting as one of their most important, with no peace hopes for this spring, and hints of further political and military action this summer. The absence of Japan’s Oshima was noted, with speculation on future talks to draw Japan into war against Russia.
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Bern
Switzerland
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Salzburg
Germany
Italy
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Berlin
Hiroshi Oshima
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Oshima
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Russia
War interpretation hints at Axis last supreme effort
The piece argues that the Salzburg meeting between Hitler and Mussolini signals a planned Axis push for victory in Europe, likely to unfold within days or hours. It notes Hitler’s need to assert leadership and questions Mussolini’s role, framing the event as a curtain raiser for renewed Axis initiative.
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Nirkel. Simpson
Hitler
Salzburg
European
Russia
Robert Ley
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