Big Pay Raise For Armed Men Adopted
Washington May 12 A House vote tentatively approved a large pay raise for privates and apprentice seamen bringing pay to 50 dollars a month, with final passage postponed. The Senate version would have 42 dollars, but an amendment raised this to 50, and higher rates for first and second class personnel. The measure also boosts base pay for early ranks, with current scales noted and projections for Army and Navy costs. The plan, while primarily aimed at lower ranks, also increases officer allowances. Continued discussion expected on implementation and conference.
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May
U.S. Will Pay No Attention to Vichy Reaction
Secretary Hull stated the United States ignores Vichy reactions in assessing current talks with Admiral Georges Robert on Martinique and prevents Axis use of Caribbean French possessions. Petain, Laval meet in Vichy amid speculation over motives tied to Madagascar and the Martinique crisis.
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Washington
Hull
Vichy
Martinique
America
Georges Robert
Marshal Petain
Pierre Laval
Riviera
Petain
Madagascar
Butte Man Held In Woman’s Death Probe
Butte sheriff Al McLeod holds Frank Mikals, 48, in county jail as an investigation into the death of Miss Nihel Silzel, 53, a Butte domestic. Coroner Don Sheehy will conduct an inquest later this week. An autopsy showed no signs of violence. County Attorney Frank Roe is to question Mikals tomorrow.
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al McLeod
Frank Mikals
Nihel Silzel
Sheriff’s Office
Don Sheehy
Frank J. Roe
Mikals
Axis Submarines Penetrate Closer to Western Shores
Axis submarines creep toward the Western Hemisphere from Canada to Mexico. A freighter was sunk in the St. Lawrence River, survivors landed, and Canada and Mexico prepared combat plans as German subs operated near Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico. Survivors from Panamanian and Norwegian ships recalled near misses and a submarine duel at sea.
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United States
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Charles E. Rosendahl
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House Naval Committee
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Government Sets Up Tire Purchase Fund for Motorists
Washington May 12 The government created a 750000000 fund to buy new and used tires from American motorists with details to follow after plans are finalized by the Office of Price Administration and Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Secretary of Commerce Jones indicated participation by motorists is not mandatory, though some lawmakers have suggested it. Some tires may be held by county rationing boards for resale to essential transportation users. OEM warned motorists are riding themselves off the roads by wearing tires at an alarming rate.
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Secretary of Commerce
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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O.P.A
Office For Emergency Management
O.E.M
OEM
Vichy Ukraine landing opens German Crimean push
Bulletin reports a night landing by German troops behind Soviet lines on the Gulf of Feodosia as Germany and Romania seize land from the Black Sea coast to Lake Ubunday. Malta says Axis raids total 128 planes over four days with many destroyed or damaged. A Norwegian and a Panamanian vessel were torpedoed in the Atlantic and survivors landed on the east coast. French Lyons radio says 25 killed in an RAF raid on Nantes last week.
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Atlantic
Lyons
Nantes
Miles City Plane Crash Claims Three Lives
A Northwest Airlines transport overshot Miles City airport and crashed into a ravine, killing three pilots and injuring others. Army sergeant Carl Dintus helped free passengers, with Lieut. Alfred Allen and civilian Toss Hallon aiding evacuations as crew members perished.
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Alfred Albert Allen
Cottage Grove
Ore
Dinius
Lieutenant Allen
Toss Hallon
Altkin, Minn
Caribbean Crisis Begins in The Independent Today
Readers are invited to start a new serial adventure on page 6 titled Caribbean Crisis. Written by Eaton Goldthwaite, a veteran writer and former Marine, the story follows the writer’s journey to Charlotte Amalie in the Virgin Islands to craft the tale amid urgent action.
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Independent
Eaton Goldthwaite
Marine
Charlotte Amalie
Virgin Islands
Japanese drive in Burma slowed amid renewed clashes
British and Chinese forces clash as Japanese reinforcements arrive on two Burma fronts. Chinese counters press from Maymyo to rear guard action near Lungling while Chinese and Allied units attempt to encircle Japanese forces. Fronts stretch from Myitkyina and Bhamo to Wanting with fluid positions along the Salween frontier.
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Second Helena Sailor Aboard Marblehead Returns Home
Donald Larson of Helena, son of George Larson, served as a crew member on the American light cruiser Marblehead, which reached an eastern port after a 13,000 mile voyage and Japanese bombing near Java. Larson, a 1940 Helena High School graduate, reported a broken nose with no other injuries.
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Tarson
Marysville
Helena School of Aeronautics
Weather in Helena From U S Weather Bureau
Light showers in Helena with little temperature change expected Wednesday. The U S Weather Bureau notes mild, unsettled conditions across the area as a weak system passes eastward.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Nazis Drive on Kerch Amid Global Turmoil and Executions
Turmoil grows in occupied Europe as Nazi forces push in Kerch and across territories. Dutch executions rise to 24, with Vilna 16 more residents jailed for alleged sabotage. In Paris, police tighten grip as German control expands. Norway sees Quisling faction unrest and arrests amid coup rumors and reinforced police.
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Oslo
Japanese pilots to avoid capture alive
Allied airmen at an Australian base report Japanese pilots are being supplied with exploding, faulty, or no parachutes to ensure they cannot be captured. They note traces of only one parachute found on many downed Japanese planes, and stories of grim fates persuade many to go without them.
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Australia
Critical Exports to Latin America Given Priority
Washington May 12 The War Production Board announced a general exports order listing about 100 materials and products essential to Latin American economies and granting Latin American orders for these items preferential treatment. When a producer receives an order and an export license, it must be filled on the license delivery date regardless of other high priority orders.
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War Production Board
Board of Economic Warfare
Wpsb. Web
BBA
W.P.B
State Calf and Lamb Crops Seen Higher But Slightly Below 1941
Montana livestock officials report calf and lamb crops this year likely to be good to excellent across the state, with overall numbers similar to 1941 as larger foundation herds offset a smaller percentage. Eastern regions are expected to outpace western areas, though western yields should stay normal. Lambing is largely complete in most districts.
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W. J. Butler
Montana
Alvin York Considers Run for Congress in Tennessee
Alvin C. York, WWI hero, is weighing a bid for the Democratic nomination in Tennessee’s fourth district. He says incumbent Albert Gore is young and could join the fighting forces, suggesting York might succeed him in Congress if elected.
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Tenn
Alin C. York
Congress
Tennessee
Albert Gore
York
Senate Vests Sale of Wheat and Corn for Farm Programs
Washington May 12 The Senate appropriations subcommittee approved allowing the government to sell up to 125 million bushels of wheat and unlimited corn for livestock feed while preventing prices that push corn below 83 percent parity. Chairman Russell said the compromise meets war needs and differs from the House stance which barred farm fund sales below parity. The full committee planned to act the next day. The program funds farm benefit, security, tenancy, rural electrification and related agriculture department activities.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Russell
D. Ga
Department of Agriculture
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
Battle in Kerch Peninsula as German assault presses
Heavy fighting raged through the night in the Kerch peninsula as German cavalry tanks and infantry attacked Russian red army units defending the narrow gateway to the Caucasus. General Kozlov’s forces recaptured Kerch last December and were resisting renewed Nazi onslaughts with reports suggesting outcomes may become clear in a few days.
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Interpreting The War by Kirkel Simpson Wide World War Analyst
Churchill warned of a new Nazi hurricane soon ending the stormy war in Russia and his forecast appears borne out as the Kerch peninsula bears the first German blows. Observers see it as testing German reserves and a possible pivot toward the Caucasus while Red armies mass.
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