Japs suffer heavy losses in Coral Sea clash say informants
Allied informants say Japanese invasion troops perished by the shipload in the Coral Sea battle though official counts show more limited losses. Reports note that transports and supply ships may have been more severely damaged than publicly listed, with 21 ships sunk or damaged announced for the week north east of Australia. General MacArthur's HQ adds two submarines sunk or damaged in a separate action.
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Yates M'Daniel
Australia
Coral Sea
MacArthur
United States
Paris
Graham Spry
Washington
India
State Entry Ports To Be Open For Two Months
Montana nine highway department port of entry stations will be open from June 15 to August 15 this year. They distribute tourist literature and provide visitor information at Missoula, Columbia Falls, Monida, West Yellowstone, Gardiner, Rockvale, Crow Agency, Miles City, and Culbertson. Gasoline tax receipts for April dropped 32.64 percent from a year earlier to 134,442.08, the largest monthly slump to date. Commission chairman A. F. Winkler cited a sharper decline than projected, prompting revision of the expected 18 month post rationing impact. Delegations from Deer Lodge, Fallon and Beaverhead counties were told that only immediately necessary mileages for the war effort may be constructed, effectively excluding Montana highways for now. W. A. Lynch of Portland and Luce Martin of Missoula noted restrictions on new construction will be stricter and contracts unlikely for some time.
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Montana
Highway Department
State Highway Commission
Missoula
Columbia Falls
Monida
West Yellowstone
Gardiner
Rockvale
Crow Agency
Miles City
Culbertson
A. F. Winkler
Kalispell
Commission
Deer Lodge
Fallon
Beaverhead
W. AH. Lynch
Portland
Ore
Luce Martin
Federal Public Roads Administration
West Coast Lights To Be Dimmed at Night
San Francisco reports a war time order to shield or dim coastal lights along the northern California shoreline to prevent submarines spotting the shore. The directive, issued by the Office of Civilian Defense and the Navy, may extend along the Pacific coast from Canada to Mexico.
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San Francisco
California
Office of Civilian Defense
Navy
Pacific Seaboard
Mexico
Events In Vichy Trigger Return From Holiday
In unoccupied France Marshal Petain cuts short a country holiday to return to Vichy for reasons of imperious concern as American actions loom over Martinique. Paris reports say Laval awaits word from Gaston Henri-Haye before deciding on Martinique, while talks for a safety arrangement with the United States continue. Ambassador Gaston Henry-Haye met Secretary Hull and indicated hopes for a satisfactory solution with Admiral Robert, not to deliver a formal protest.
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Vichy
France
Marshal Petain
America
Martinique
United States
Laval
Gaston Henri-Haye
Fort de France
Bank of
Parley
Washington
Martinicue
Georges Robert
Hull
Robert
Price Ceiling Rules Go in Effect
The price ceiling on wholesalers and manufacturers under the Office of Price Administration went into effect. Wholesalers may not charge retailers more than the March top figures, marking a major government regulation effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Office of Price Administration
Missing Montana Sheriff Weir Sought in Butte Search
Widely known figure Mr. Weir former Silver Bow county sheriff has been missing from his Butte home for three weeks. Police and friends have launched a broad search. he was last seen driving a 1937 black Buick with license 1 5252. Weir is well known in Helena.
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Weir
Silver Bow County
Butte
Woir
Helena
Saboteurs Ruin Radio Paris By Explosions
Violent acts headline Paris area sabotage with destruction of Bourges masts and damage to Marguery restaurant. Reports say weeks needed to repair the Bourges infrastructure. Signs of Vichy Axis collaboration rumors persist amid protests outside the American embassy. Police observed as crowds jeered extremists at a bar nearby.
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Bourges
Paris
Continent
Marguery
Boulevard
Home-Nouvelle
Vichy
Axis
Hospitals Day Attracts Wide Public Interest Today
St Johns St Peters and Sho dair hospitals host National Hospital Day events this afternoon from 3 to 6 o'clock. St Peters offers a midget wedding at 8:30 pm and guided tours. St Johns displays a poster of 636 babies since 1939 with tours of the building. Shodair holds tea and inspections until 3 pm. Hospital Service Association of Montana explains budgeting for hospital care, with coverage in several towns.
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St. John’s
St. Peter's
Sho Dair
Helena
St. Peter's Hospital
St. Peter’s
St. John's Hospital
Shodair Hospital
Mine Workers Clash With CIO Over Debt and War Tax
Washington March 11 John L Lewis president of the United Mine Workers summoned the union policy committees and executive board to resolve a conflict with the CIO over repayment of 1,665,000 advanced from the miners treasury. The CIO led by Phillip Murray denies the debt. The CIO is demanding per capita taxes about 50,000 a month three months in arrears. An endorsement by the UMW executive board could split the miners from the CIO.
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Washington
Mar
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers’ Union
C.10
Lewis
C.lo
Phillip Murray
United Mine Workers
U.M.W
Weather in Helena by U S Weather Bureau
Tight rain Tuesday with snow on higher elevations and little change in temperature. Local forecast notes unstable conditions as system moves through the Helena area with continued precipitation likely. Overall, temperatures remain near seasonal normals while winds stay light to moderate.
Gas Rationing Begins Ahead of Registration in East
In Washington May 17 the Office of Price Administration prepared for gasoline rationing across 17 eastern states. Officials said motorists who normally drive to work will receive enough gasoline to continue. About 1,090,000 vehicle owners will be registered at elementary schools Wednesday through Thursday, with registrars asking about car pooling and other conservation measures.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Inflation in Offing Says Chief Inflation Expert
Washington May 1. Leon Henderson price administrator urged lower personal income tax exemptions and wage stabilization to curb inflation. He supported cutting single, married, and dependent exemptions and hinted at possible wage freezing to restrain prices. He warned wartime supply shortages will push inflation higher into 1942 and beyond.
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Donald A. Yong
Washington
Leon Henderson Price
Hou and
Titans Committee
Morgenhans
American Legion Chooses Short 1912 Convention Plan
Chicago March 11 The American Legion announced a streamlined convention limited to a weekend business meeting with a small delegation to spare national transport. The committee proposed sessions September 15 16 and 21 in Indianapolis and telegraph votes by national executive committee members. National Commander Lyran Ut Stambaugh approved the plan from Atlanta.
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Chicago
American Legion
Indianapolis
Lyran
Stambaugh
Atlanta
Nazis' First Large Spring Thrust Threatening Oil
Tokyo declares now holding all Philippines after a French broadcast cites Mindanao surrender of Maj. Gen. Willan F. Sharp as commander of American Filipino forces. Domel adds Sharp surrendered under orders from Lieut. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright. Earlier dispatch says Col. Wade D. Killen captured. Washington says no information on Killen’s capture.
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Tokyo
Domei
Philippines
Mindanao
Willan
F. Sharp
Domel
Sharp
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Wade D. Killen
Nazi spring thrust in eastern Crimea targets Kerch
Report from Moscow cites a large scale German push into the Kerch peninsula aimed at seizing oil fields and controlling the Caucasus flank. Tass notes a poison gas use near Sevastopol as Britain warns of similar retaliation.
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Caucasus
Kerch
New York
Dnieperopetrovsk
Crimean Peninsula
New York Times
Bern
Switzerland
Dis Pach
Kuibyshev
Henry A. Cassidy
Moscow
Crimea
SU Mep MU Ate Ealuu
Nerch
Sevastopol
Thet
Tass
Churchil
Prado pledges Peru support in United Nations drive
President Manuel Prado of Peru addressed both Senate and House in Washington, pledging Peru to work for a United Nations organization and predicting the nation would be a factor of real importance in defending the western hemisphere. The speeches capped Prado's five day visit.
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Washington
Manuel Prado
Peru
Congress
United Nations Org
Senate
House
Prado
Wheat Yield by Acre to Be High and Abandonment Rate Is Very Low
Washington May 1 The Agriculture department reports May 2 conditions show high yield per acre for winter wheat and very low abandonment, with an estimated production of about 46 875 000 bushels and an average yield of 17.8 bushels per acre. Total area sown is 747 000 acres, the smallest since 1914, while rye production is around 58 0000 bushels.
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Washington
Agriculure Department
Tts
North Dakota
Texas
Dust Bowl
Montana
Guns Fire On French Coast In Early Action
German heavy batteries on the French coast opened fire for about two hours in a renewed show of defense against invasion fears. The action followed weeks of quiet and targeted preparations for potential English assault.
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England
W P B Cuts Cocoa Production and Glazing Restrictions
The War Production Board ordered a 34 percent cut in cocoa processing after prior curbs on tea and cosles drinking. It cited imported goods from hot countries and wartime cargo shortages. Another W P B rule required thinner glass bottle walls and fewer designs to boost container output by about 30 percent without new equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
War Interpreting No War By Kirkell.
Interpreting no War by Kirkell argues that the doom of Nazism and Axis will unfold in Russia, perhaps within months. He warns that if poison gas is loosed by Hitler against Russia, Britain will retaliate against Germany, a two edged weapon potentially dangerous to all.
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Kirkel
Simpson Courthill
Russia
Hitler
Germany
Churchill
France
England
Britain
Midlands
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U. S
Larry Weir
Radio
Lve
Une
Stockholm
Frederic Weede
Montana Hospital Association
Hospital Service Association of
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Bozeman
Billings
Great Walls
Glendive
Terry
Livingston
Lewistown
Havre
Mites City
U.S. Weather Bureau
Henderson
Oon
Roosevelt
Stephen G. Henry
Carlos, Arguelles
Philippine Army
Fort Knox
Armored Force
Arguelles
War Department
Killen
President Prado
Bulletins
R.A.F
Mark Varleta
Malta
Egypt
Canada
Ottawa
MacKenzie King
P. J. A. Cardien
London
Berlin
W.P.B
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