Japs Press Deeper In China
Chungking May 11. Japanese forces push farther along the Burma road and threaten Tengyueh as heavy fighting rages near the old caravan route. Chinese troops report destroying Salween bridges and holding the east bank while countering advances from Lungling toward Tengyueh. British units retreat toward Assam, with the Cindwin valley scene described as partial encirclements and disrupted Japanese lines.
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Chungking
China
Burma Road
Tengyueh
Free China
Lungling
Koalinkung Mountains
Salween
Pashan
Mekong
Tencrueh
Burma
Bhamo
Panshan
Upper Burma
India
Assam
New Delhi
Shwegya
Cindwin
London
Kalewa
Yunnan
Maymyo
Mandalay-Lashin
Myitkyina
Montana Winter Wheat Crop Set to Bring Record High Output
Montana farmers expect to harvest 29,256,000 bushels of winter wheat this year, a record high. Jay G. Diamond of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics attributes the rise to unusually good moisture in spring 1942 and a yield of 23 bushels per acre from 1,272,000 acres, despite reduced acreage from last year. The national outlook tops 646,875,000 bushels, with winter kill and abandonment staying low. Hay stocks on May 1 reached 71,000 tons, about 28 percent below last year but above the 10-year average, while pasture conditions stand at 90 percent of normal.
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Montana
Jay G. Diamond
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Diamond
U. S
Packer Loses Watch Found in London Meat Key
St. Joseph Missouri May 14 Jay Riddle a packing plant worker lost his watch in January. Today his employer told him the timepiece was being returned. It was found in a key of meat in London.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Jay
Riddle
London
Hero Casualties of Coral Sea Battle Reach Australia
Remarkable arrival of Allied sailors in Australian port as first casualties of the Coral Sea clash are taken to an inland hospital. Ambulances transport a slow, quiet procession with wounded mariners, some burned, some swathed in bandages, many supported by staff. A somber note prevails as the hotel scene reveals the cost of battle.
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Australia
Sydney
The
Coral Seca
Jutland
Immobilization of French Warships at Martinique Begun
The United States Navy in cooperation with French authorities has begun immobilizing French warships at Martinique to prevent Axis use. Ships involved include the aircraft carrier Bearn and cruiser Emile Bertin at Martinique and cruiser Jeanne dArc at Guadaloupe. Discussions on broader steps and future status of about 140,000 tons of French merchant ships continue as authorities seek to bar French possessions from becoming a UN menace.
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Washington
United States Navy
Martinique
Axis
United States
United Nations
Bearn
Emile Bertin
Jeane d'Arc
Guadaloupe
French Guiana
Rail Commissioners Cut Plates to Save Steel in 1942-43
Montana railroad and public service commission to issue only one intrastate motor carrier plate per vehicle in 1942-43, using leftovers from prior years. Paul T. Smith and board say the plan saves steel and money, with about 1,600 MRC plates and 400 M.R.C. trailer plates previously issued annually.
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MRC
M.R.G
Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission
Paul T. Smith
Commission
Allied air raid on Rabaul and Deboyne described
Melbourne radio cites a communiqué from General MacArthur headquarters noting Allied planes shot down seven of 17 interceptors at Rabaul, bombed shipping, and damaged a transport. Another formation hit Deboyne seaplane base, sinking a seaplane and starting fires. Port Moresby faced two Japanese raids with no major damage reported.
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San Francisco
Rabaul
New Britain
Melbourne
C.B.S
Macs Arthur
Deboyne Island
Luisiade
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Morgenthau Proposes $5 Minimum Tax On All Who File
Washington, May 14. Secretary Morgenthau proposed a minimum five dollar tax on every person required to file an income tax return. Backed by Senator George, the plan aims to reimburse the treasury for processing and could raise up to 109,000,000 in new revenue for the War effort. If adopted, nearly every employed person in low income brackets would face a five dollar levy, with returns required for single earners of 9.6 dollars a week and family heads at 25 dollars weekly. The proposal envisions an examination fee of several dollars rather than a fixed tax.
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Washington
Trent
Morgenthau
The
Treasury
George
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Ways and Means
House Committee
U S to Take Over Air Line Planes
The Army will take over control of all domestic air line planes on presidential orders. About half of the 300 plus commercial transports will keep schedules while subject to emergency military missions. Nonessential routes will be terminated with new schedules by the Civil Aeronautics Board and a strict travel priority system.
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Washington
Army
Roosevelt
War Department
Army Air Forces
Air Line
Air Ines
Civil Aeronautics Board
U S Vice Consul and Wife Die in Ecuador Temblor
The May 14 Guayaquil quake lasted two minutes and killed at least 18 people including U S vice consul John M. Slaughter and his wife. Twenty one were injured and 12 missing. among the dead were British manager Herard Edward Temby and Mrs Temby. The quake, felt over a wide area, struck at 9 07 p m with aftershocks at 10 p m and 4 a m. epicenter not yet located.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
John M. Slaughter
U. S
Herard Edward Temby
South American Development Company
Modesto Arreaga Gomez
Reds Strike Big In Kharkov and Leningrad Fronts
Soviet forces reported breakthrough attempts near Kharkov on the Ukraine front while northern troops claimed gains before Leningrad. Moscow described a vast Red offensive with heavy tank and air support, claiming 140 German tanks knocked out in two days as fighting raged from Kharkov to the Kerch peninsula.
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William Smith White
Associated Press
Ukraine
Moscow
Kharkov
Leningrad
Stalin
Maych
Hhed
Kerch
Crimea
Downey Urges Congress to Waive Privileges on Gas
Washington May 14 An angry Senate condemned a resolution by Sen Downey California to pledge members to waive special privileges for gasoline. A debate lasting two hours ended with Norris Nebraska objecting to immediate consideration. Barkley Kentucky leader vowed a record vote tomorrow and noted his own car use under rationing.
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Washington
Senate
Downey
Calif
Norris
Congress
Barkley
Kentucky
Neiis
California
Smith
Vandenberg
Mich
Weather in Helena by EL 8
Weather in Helena shows a high to moderate showers and cooler conditions Friday with snow in nearby mountains. The forecast mentions cooler air moving in and moisture bringing showers across the region.
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Helena
EL 8
Weather Bureau
Allied bombers smash Japanese shipping at Amboina
In daylight on Wednesday Allied bombers attacked Japanese shipping in Amboina harbor, Dutch East Indies, causing panic as ships burned and enemy crews fled. An RAAF spokesman quoted the squadron leader describing terrified Japanese sailors scrambling after the bombs fell.
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Australia
Dutch Fast Indies
Amboina
R.A A.F
Mexican Ship Sunk By Axis Sub Sparks Protest
Mexico demanded complete satisfaction and guaranteed reparations by May 28 for the sinking of the Portrero Del Llano, saying Axis submarines attacked a Mexican tanker and breaking diplomatic relations with Germany Italy and Japan. The foreign office pressed through Sweden and blamed the three Axis powers as a united bloc.
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Mexico City
Germany
Italy
Japan
Boyar
Freign Office
Aais
Mexico
Axis
Foreign Office
Miami
Fly
Irero del Llano
Annd
German Train Filled With Shells Wrecked in Poland
Moscow dispatches report a German train believed to carry chemical shells wrecked between Breslau and Krakow on the night of May 9 10, with an explosion heard up to ten miles away. Tass cited a Stockholm report and Swiss sources note Germany’s alleged new weapon and gas byproduct claims.
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Tass
Army Has 57 Military Police Units to Cope With Disorder
The Army announced 57 powerfully armed mobile military police battalions ready to aid civil authorities in Axis inspired disturbances fires floods riots or other emergencies. Each unit comprises 650 men led by a lieutenant colonel and reports to the corps area commander.
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Washington
Army
War Interpreting The War By Kirkell Simpson
Wide World War Analyst Marshal Timoshenko’s actions push units against Kerch and Kharkov as Moscow weighs a possible diversion or major offensive. The move aims to hold the Kerch Isthmus and open access to the Nazi communications network south and west, affecting Donets Basin and Crimea logistics. Reports also mention Russian cavalry clashes near Dniepropetrovsk as the Dnieper bend rail lines figure in the broader German supply puzzle.
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Kirkel
Marshal Timoshenko
Kherks
Firat
Crimean
Moscow
Kerch Istomus
Kharkov
Pittsburgh
Are
Kerch-Metropol-Kharkov
Donets Basin
Crimea
Red Army
Dniepropetrovsk
Dnieper
Staling Io
Donets
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Credit Nea
Douglas MacArthur
Nippon
Sen
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King George
Panama
Florida
Vicente Lombardo Tolerlana
Latin American Workers’ Confederation
Avila Camacho
Federation
Poland
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