Attu battle nears final phase as Americans trap Japanese
American forces under Major General Eugene Landrum press pincer attacks to drive Japanese troops into a last stand on Attu Island near Chichagof harbor. Navy reports say ships and bombers support the assault as U S battles to seize the island’s airfield and cut offreinforcements to the Aleutian garrison.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Attu Island
Chichagof Harbor
Attu
America
Haids
Tokyo
Kika
Navy Department
Stimeon
Lnder
Eugene Landrum
Aleutians
Chichagot Harbor
RAF Keeps Nazi Bombers at Home Airfields
British Mosquito intruders keep German bombers close to home, demoralizing Luftwaffe. Goering reportedly confines raids as RAF pilots report nerves spreading through the German air force. Wing Commander Tomalin notes German bases retreat while Mosquitoes harass night raids.
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RAF
Epward DT. Ball
Britain
Priday
Reichsmarshal
Allies Hammer Japs in Burma Wilds
American airmen intensified raids in Burma after a three month British land campaign breached 200 miles into Japanese held territory. Liberator crews dropped a combined 25 tons of bombs on installations along the Trenwaddy river, surpassing prior records. The assault followed converging Allied land operations aimed at disrupting Japanese consolidation and opening the path for central Burma offensives.
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Pelhi
Italia
Mary
Burma
Trenwaddy River
Hinehuang Gorge
Observers See Franco Peace Plea Fail in Spain Seat Question
Washington reports indicate Franco’s plea for a peace table seat failed as Britain and the United Nations remain firm on unconditional surrender. The Axis partner Spain is urged to distance itself from the Axis to pursue any peace possibilities.
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Hy Reel
Simpson
Washington
Churchill
Congress
Africa
Axis
Spain
Britain
London
United Nations
Franco
Himeelft
Allied Airmen Hit 73 Axis Planes in Major Raids
Allied headquarters in North Africa reported May 20 that air forces destroyed 73 enemy planes in heavy raids on Sicily and Sardinia outposts, at the cost of four Allied aircraft. The strikes blasted airfields, port installations, and aircraft on Trapani and surrounding defenses, with gun battles reaching high altitudes during the missions.
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Noland
North Africa
James III
Doolittle
Etrolnegic Air
Ital
Sicily
Sardinia
Sha Jayel
Tunisia
Visine
Oy Milo
Trapani
Steily
Desperadoes Held in Salt Lake City Custody
Two heavily armed men believed to be escapees from Montana state prison were captured in Salt Lake City. Identified as C. P. Aneu, 26, and J. W. Rankin, 24, they had two guns, a large ammunition supply, and burglary tools in their car. They face transfer to Montana, federal, or Nevada authorities for crimes tied to Wells and Carson City high schools burglary.
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Salt Lake City
Montana State
C. IP
Aneu
J. W. Rankin
Montana
Nevada
Wells
Carson City
Weather in Helena By U S Weather Bureau
Helena forecast from the Weather Bureau notes a cool start Friday with a few scattered showers possible. Temperatures edge into the mid range as winds remain light, with unsettled conditions expected into the afternoon.
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Helena
U. 5
Weather Bureau
Eden Enthusiastic On Bombing Axis To Unconditional Surrender
Prime Minister Churchill hints at bombing the Axis to force unconditional surrender and Anthony Eden endorses the idea. Eden lauds Churchill at a Conservative conference and predicts U.S. daylight bombings will grow, with Allied air power intensifying the campaign against Germany.
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Eden
U.S
London
Churchill
Poreion
Anthony Eden
Eden Im Anndttzens
United States
American Congress
Chamber Command
Germany
Roosevelt Confers With Council On World Affairs
President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill and Canadian PM Mackenzie King met with Pacific war council members in Washington. They reviewed broad war plans with one participant calling the outlook optimistic. No specific counterattack plans against Japan were disclosed. Shipping remains a central concern noted by the British ambassador Lord Halifax.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Milleau Shurchitt
Britain
Mackenzie King
Canada
Pacific War Council
Churchill
Japan
Pacific
Lord Halifax
United Nations
Senate Favors Plan To Acquire Craft For Invasion Ships
The Senate authorized construction of 1,000,000 tons of landing craft for invasion operations and sent the measure to the White House. It also amended and returned to the House a second bill authorizing acquisition, conversion, or construction of 1,600,000 tons of auxiliary naval vessels including taveal escorts, repair ships, transports, and hospital ships.
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Whatington
vFj
Senate
White House
House
OPA Says Food Dealers Enjoy Enviable Position
Washington May 20 The office of price administration responding to complaints by food distributors that price controls squeeze margins contended that food retailers and wholesalers enjoy the most favorable economic position on record, reporting in a government reply late tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Jap Hires Continue Offensive in New Guinea Region
Allied headquarters in Australia reports the Japanese air force pressed the offense over New Guinea with 21 planes on four Allied bases, lifting weekly total to about 259 offensive aircraft. The attack targeted Port Moresby Milne Bay Doliy Dura and Cape Ward Tant while 18 bombs exploded at Rabaul and a small carrier was sunk near Kuma. A noon bulletin notes 45 planes attacked Orohoy, New Guinea, with 22 losses. two later strikes hit Port Moresby, dropping six bombs in the bush.
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Australia
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Milne Bay
Doliy Dura
Bunn
Cape Ward Tant
Aral
Rabaul
Churchill Worries Over Antiaircraft Cover on Trip
In a New York talk to City College students Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt recounted Prime Minister Churchill’s concern about antiaircraft protection during a presidential motor trip near Washington. Churchill doubted British safety measures, noting Britain’s proximity to enemy action, while the president minimized the risk as minimal. Also, Walter W. Head of the National Council, Boy Scouts of America, addressed the group in New York, and De M. Cowan of the Office of Defense Transportation announced that several trucks were rationed in Montana in April.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Churchill
Washington
City College
Willy
Penn
Great Britain
Mingie
Mien
Mayo
Walter W
St. Fonts
National
Cownell
Boy Scouts of America
Nna
MOS
de M. Cowan
Office of Defense Transportation Here
Montana
Montana Flier Bags Enemy Plane in Sardinia Attack
A Montana flier claimed a Luftwaffe fighter downed in the Sardinia action yesterday as Allied escort fighters led by Lt. Bernard C. Caritos of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Lt. Bonis G. Caritos knocked two fighters from the sky. The pilot described the combat as swift with heavy fire and at least one enemy plane shot down.
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Montana
Sardinia
Mtie
North
Afri
Montionaban
Wilhieldro
Tientadel Sharp
Gesdecom
Bonis G. Caritos
Kort Wayne
Davies Delivers Roosevelt Message to Stalin in Kremlin
Mosiow May 20 reports Joseph Davies, U. S. special envoy, carried a secret Roosevelt letter to Premier Stalin in the Kremlin. The envoy’s arrival followed a tense air flight from the United States and a meeting with Soviet officials. The Russian press greeted Davies coolly as he sought to quell praise of Russian resistance to the Allies' enemies.
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Mosiow
Joseph &. Davies
Roosevelt
Joseph Statit
Kremlin
Moreign
Caningsay Vyachesti
United States
Vieving
Penth
Casablanca Dart
Ural
Davien
Russia
Strikes Loom in Mines as Wage Talks Continue
Washington May 0 14 Strikes spread in coal mines as a wage board probes for a cleanup decision. Prospects for a 2 a day pay rise fade, with the Little Steel formula still guiding talks. Miners seek concessions while leadership remains noncommittal on immediate gains.
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Washington
Col
WHR
WLA
Ieadership
World Grain Plan Pitch Outlined By Food Planners
Food planners in a wartime briefing discuss a new global grain scheme to stabilize prices and stockpiles for years after the war. Richard Bohann chairs the allied delegation urging coordination to store surplus crops and prevent price shocks as nations plan continued food aid and distribution.
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Not Springs
Nyleish
United Narrows
Richard Bohan
Sipsis
Exlai
Paul Heo Appleby
United States
Japanese Fleet Leader Die In War Casualty Report
New York May 21 officers of war information reported that Admiral Tsureku Yamiamate, commander in chief of the combined Japanese fleet, was killed in action aboard a warplane in April. The statement said Admiral Mineichi Koga has been named Yamamata’s successor and is already in command.
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New York
Office of War Information
Tokyo Radio
Tsureku Yamiamate
QWT
Iran
Ino Ronniiniche
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Mineichi Koga
Yamamata
Koga
Neel
Tungting Rice Bowl Threatened By Jap Advance
Chinese forces in eastern Shantung province repelled a Japanese drive aimed at encircling the Chinese rice bowl west of Tanpung lake. The Japanese strike from the northwest tip of Klas province pressed toward Shinhsien and southeastern Shantung but met stiff Chinese resistance.
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Chungking
Thas
Shantung
Shinhsien
Germans Use Barges In New Attempt To Defeat Russians
Nazi forces attempt a waterborne assault on Soviet defenses near the Caucasus Crimea area. Soviet communique reports heavy German losses, captures prisoners, and a failed push after artillery and mortar bombardment along a key coastal sector near Novorossiysk.
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Tandon
Germany
Ge Korestra
Caucasus
Monitor
Keren
Kereh
Crimea
Apapa
Novorossisk
oiInfamighk
Sid Inal
Germains
Bale Tatin
Navy budget bill sails through House for record outlay
The House approved a historic Navy budget of 249 463 687 for the naval program, with the army set to receive 71 998 499 700. The White House requested 59 425 686 500 for the army plus 12 472 913 200 in unallotted balances. The plan boosts aviation and new ships, signaling rapid military expansion.
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Warren Washington
Army
White House
Stephen
Pavy
Senate
Nazi Firing Squads Report Mass Executions in France
London May 20 German army squads have hired 5000 French men since the assault and rates rising as underground groups grow active in anticipation of an Allied invasion. Louis Jacquint, a French deputy, said today. The Yugoslav information bureau announced German execution squads were working overtime in Yugoslavia due to Axis fears of a patriot uprising as soon as Allied troops land in Europe.
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London
Amolstive
Flood crisis swells along Mississippi with Army aid
Thousands homeless as rivers surge along the Mississippi floodplain. Army engineers rush to reinforce levees while troops from Jefferson Barracks and Scott Field bolster defenses at Prairie du Pont and nearby points. Evacuation warnings issued across Fort Chartres Stringtown Ivy Landing and other towns as damage climbs and field work stalls.
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Mississippi
Associated Press
Aimeu
Mississipi
Minot
Indiana
Oklthont
J. A. Adams
Fort Chartres
Stringtown
Ivy Landing
Iaid Tower
Jevee
Ilinois
Missouri
Misstealpot River
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Charles Doeuglas Tomalin
Olymvig
Huo
Berlin
Tumalin
CSS
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NEA
Miquetevers Deruinscrn
Dyers
Wilds
U. S
Salt Lake
Council On World Affairs
OPA
Jap Hiers
Rabau
Heads Boy Scouts
Davies
Stalin
WLB
Josapida
Loptous
Navy
France
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