20 000 More Prisoners Are Captured
Allied HQ in North Africa reports 20 000 German prisoners taken in Tunisia after a French coastal thrust and a British base-cut, with German forces surrendering in the Zaghounn mountains. British and American air raids hit Marsala and Pantelleria as armored forces advance along Cap Bon. Continued on Page 2.
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William B.ring
North Africa
Zaghounn
Tunisia
Cap Bon
Zanghouan
14Th Corps
Eighth Army
First Army
Cap Rownee
Sulin Surting
Mediterranean
Ham- Mamet and
Beni Aichowm Fman
Aweep
Sontening
Marsala
Pantelleria Io
Sicilian Strait
Hammaniet Et Deun
Hamman Lit
Sollivan
Grombalia
Manzey Bou Lerty
Avis
Hurley Heads State Liquor Dealers For Coming Year
Great Falls May 11 The Montana Licensed Liquor Dealers association voted Thomas Hurley Jr to lead for the coming year as president He announced that members may buy liquor from outside the state if they pay the standard state percentage Other officers named Doln Wilson Clarence Murrill Joel Clair and directors include FL J Rubey William Thibideau and Jack Tuggins The group plans a meeting in Tavingston next year.
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Great Falls
State
Montana Licensed Liquor Dealers Association
Thomas Hurley, Jr
Hurley
Doln Wilson
Miles City
Clarence Murrill
Joel B. $J. Clair
FL J. Rubey
Butte
Wiliam Thibideau
Missoula
Jack Tuggins
Helena
Tavingston
Churchill Arrives in Washington for New War Talks
Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington with a staff to hold more war talks with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The visit follows Allied victory in Tunisia and German jitters over invasion, with military and naval experts aboard. Beaverbrook, a former cabinet member, arrived in London capital and may join discussions, while Stalin and Chiang Kai-shek potentially kept informed of the meetings. The talks aim to review next invasion plans across Europe and potential Allied offensives this year.
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Douglas
Washington
Winston Churchill
Tunisia
Roosevelt
United States
Beaverbrook
Churchill
Vavius
Stalin
Moscow
Russia
Chiang Kai-Shek
Casablanca
Gines
North Africa
Nvaston
Norway
Holland
Belgium
France
Italy
Stround
Mediterranean
Cireree
Reds in Caucasus Pound Nazis From Air and Land
The Red army seized a German fortified position at Novorossisk after heavy air and ground fighting. Soviet air forces claimed 56 German planes shot down with 11 Soviet losses, while raids targeted Kiev Bryansk and Orel behind German lines. Front-line combat extended along the Caucasus and Leningrad sectors as artillery and air bombardment continued.
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London
Red Army
Novorossisk
Caucasus
Red Air Force
Moscow
Red Aire
Kiev
Bryansk
Orel
Ruban
Agiiner
Black Sea
Jere
Maidnghe Pbletin
Leningrad
Kalinin
Senate Committee Agrees On Silver Policy For War Needs
Washington May 11 In a compromise agreement the Senate banking committee approved unanimously today a bill to permit the release of silver to fix 12 months not yet determined cents an ounce for war and essential civilian uses Senator Green said enactment would prevent the closing of silver smiths in New England Four silver state senators Maloney and Danaher endorsed the measure Mrs James M Raback 36 Whitefish died in a hospital from injuries reportedly suffered last Saturday when she fell in the bathroom of her home
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Washington
Senate
Banking Committee
W Hill
Green
Maloney
D- Conn
Danaher
New England
James M. Rabcock
Whitefish
Republicans Split Over Move to Give Congress Veto on Trade Pacts
Washington May 11 Republicans divided over a plan to grant Congress veto power over President Roosevelt's reciprocal trade pacts. Representative Knutson Minnesota urged caution as GOP leaders debated extending trade authority for three years. Spannier, AOP chairman, told him to mind his own business, while Knutson clarified he spoke in a personal capacity.
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Congress
Francis M. Lemay
Washington
Roosevelt
Knutson
AOP
Warrison
United Party
Apnugher
Pacis
Small Scale Japanese Air Offensive in Pacific Third Day
Allied and Japanese air actions continue across the Southwest Pacific. Japanese forces strike Merauke in Dutch New Guinea and Rabaul in New Britain while Allied Flying Fortresses hit Rabaul airfields at night. Reports of Japanese drones at Millingimbi near Darwin and clashes between Allied and Japanese ground elements near Mubo and Salamana persist, with ongoing patrol activity in the Kreengents area.
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Aled
Australia
Japan
Southwest Pacific
Merauke
Dutch New Guinea
Alek
Rabaul
Millingimbi
Darwin
Hsu
Mlicd
Applications for War Ration Book No 3 Start Soon
Denver May 13. Applications for war ration book No 3 will begin arriving at post offices this week. Harold L. Rinehart, CFA regional issues manager, said forms will be delivered to households in Colorado Wyoming New Mexico Montana Idaho and Utah starting Thursday.
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Denver
Heans
Rocky Mountain Suites
Harold L. Rinehart
CFA
Colorado
Wyoning
New Mexico
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Rinehart
James J Hines Must Spend Another Year in Sing Sing
James J Hines 66, a former Tamminy isiriet Isader, must spend another year in Sing Sing prison. The parole board decided today after he served four to ten year term for conspiring to operate a roller. He appeared before the board after serving his minimum sentences. With time off for good behavior, Hines was entitled to a hearing for release on parole.
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Ossining
J. Hines
Sing Sing
Partles
Hines
Man With Potatoes Seeks Police Protection
An elderly man with a bushel basket of potatoes stopped Patrolmen Charles King and Rernin Hetenhouaer asking for police protection. He claimed he was being dropped repeatedly by pedestrians and pressed for where he had purchased the potatoes.
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Calanmains
Olio
Charles King
Rernin
House Group Would Curb Strikes In War Plants
Washington May 24. The House military committee approved legislation to curb strikes in war plants and to require periodic financial statements from unions with workers in war plants. Other actions included labor policy moves and wage information debates tied to the wartime labor board and inflation concerns. John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers were mentioned amid broader labor discussions and a May 15 truce deadline.
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Washington
House Militar Conmittes
National Labor Relations
der Iota
Wits
Capital Fort
Roosevelt
Chaemian
William H. Davis
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
Aled
Military Committee
John GL. Lewis
United Ming Workers
Lewis
Agencies Lose Right To Pay Above Ceilings for Meat
Government agencies revoke authority to pay above the ceiling price for meat and end price differentials for defense procurement. The price administration will set uniform terms for all sales, with a single standard rather than trade-based variation. A German broadcast also claims Hitler is now in the west after earlier eastern front activity.
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Washington
Hitler
West
London
Renders
Adolf Witter
Bron Lonk
War Reflections on Allied Strategy and Hitler's Moves
A garbled wartime analysis discusses strategic decisions in North Africa and Europe, mentioning Roosevelt and Churchill, planning for rapid bold actions, and the challenge of coordinating American British and Soviet aims amid expanding Axis defenses. The piece hints at unity in strategy and potential joint moves across the Mediterranean theater.
Weather in Helena Ny Vs Korea
Readable fragments report a cold Wednesday with a nearby Helena area temperature around 20 degrees above zero in the morning and afternoon. No clear forecast for Korea is provided.
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Helena
English Town Hit by Allied Bombers Killing 12 Girls
In a London informed report, German air raids devastated East Anglia as fighter bombers attacked a coastal town, killing twelve young girls and causing widespread destruction. The raid featured formations of Allied planes striking back across the continent as Great Yarmouth endured renewed bombardment.
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English
Continent
London
Ausalini
Fercstarid
East Anglia
Amd Tie
Aleied Bombera
Great Yarmouth
Europe
Maths Jarre
Hotlage
Service Awards Authorized for Defense Volunteers
Pieretor Snnes M. Landis announced that defense volunteers may win service awards similar to those given for similar service. Six distinct bars recognize hours from BOW to 500, covering training, practice, and other activities authorized by local authorities.
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Civitan
Pieretor
Colorado Girl of 15 Hurt in Fall on Hill
Loveland Colorado May 11 a 15 year old girl Jane Baugh of Loveland was brought to Loveland hospital unconscious after falling down a slope near Estes Park. She suffered a skull fracture according to hospital attendants.
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Colorado
Loveland
Colo
Jane Baugh
Estes Park
Roll-Back in Prices Liquor Expected
Washington reports a substantial rollback anticipated in retail and wholesale liquor prices. The Office of Price Administration is expected to issue ceilings for every hard liquor type based on March 1945 prices plus adjustments for higher operating costs and new federal taxes.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Flood Endangers 150 in Eastern Oklahoma Area
In eastern Oklahoma, about 150 residents faced peril as floodwaters from the cresting eastern levies forced evacuations in Harsteed County. Six deaths were confirmed and widespread crop and property damage reported as refugees sought higher ground near Kent a and Ar Joitnas regions. Local officials warned some individuals may have been carried away. hundreds remained stranded on the south side of the Joitnas river, with infrastructure severed and livestock losses mounting.
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Abe
Kenta
Guy Curry
Styler
Turnaka
Atgheld
Congressmen Deplores Wastebasket Material in Washington
In Washington the report blurts that government waste could be cut drastically with 423 percent savings claimed. The piece mocks wasteful paper usage and laments misapplied funds, citing a hypothetical approach to trim excess from official print.
Form Bureau President Criticizes Subsidy Plan
Chicago May 11 Ed ward O'Neal president of the American Horm area federa ton contended the government's proposed subsidy plan to lower food prices is all wrong and would contaminate to inflame. He declined to detail a program but said it would harm both industry and consumers.
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Chicago
Edward. O'Neal
American Horm Area Federaton
O'Neal
Nazi-Controlled Danish Radio Predicts Battle for Germany
The Danish radio broadcast via Axis-controlled stations claimed the battle for Germany was about to begin and described Allied invasion difficulties. Reports noted 14 to 15 million old horadaro were mobilized to meet the invaders, while Axis broadcasts sought to bolster public confidence amid rising resistance across occupied Europe.
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Germany
London
Lpoet
Gearhss
Evrae
Aris
Hitler
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