Allies Strike From Africa In Wide Raid
Allied Headquarters in North Africa reports over 11 Axis planes destroyed yesterday in raids across the Mediterranean and toward Rome. US bombers and fighters led a high altitude assault on the Srog...airfield 90 miles north of Rome, with 38 of 39 enemy aircraft at the target destroyed.
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Strategic Air Force
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England
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Tunisia
James M. Doolittle
Atrategis Forte
Srogselo
Rome
Tangars
Mitas Aiirdrome
Sardinia
Sellon
Mediterranean
Italy
Davies Is Welcomed To Moscow By Soviet Chieftain
May 21 report from Marrow describes Joseph Davies meeting Joseph Stalin in the Kremlin after Stalin listened to a translator read Roosevelt’s letter to Kim. Davies says no negotiations, but expects further talks. Admiral William Standley present as U.S. ambassador. Stalin cordial. Davies to meet again.
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Moscow
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Roosevelt
Kim
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Stalin
Kremlin
William T. Stand Tex
Attu Battle Nears End as US Presses Pacific Push
Washington reports U S forces mop up Japanese remnants at Attu Island in the western Aleutians. The first stage of the campaign is described as successful with about 5 300 Japanese left trapped near Chivhagof harbor awaiting surrender or death. Navy Secretary Knox hints at broader Pacific offensives in the Solomons and Central Pacific with attacks on Attu Adak Russell Island and Nauru among targets.
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Bay
United States
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Aleutians
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Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Attia Amehitlin
Adak
Russell Island
Solomons
Nauru
Lama
Americans Strafe German Naval Bases in North Sea Raids
American air forces attacked submarine yards at Emden and Wilhelmshaven in two day raids. Twelve heavy bombers backed by escort fighters struck the bases while Thunderbolts patrolled the Dutch coast. Mosquito bombers hit Berlin and other targets in Germany and occupied territories.
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London
Emden
Wilhelmahaven
Herminy
North Sea
Elien
Wilhelmshaven
Army Opens Longest Open Wire Toll Circuit World Wide
Headquarters of Northwest Service Command in Whitehorse, May 21. A congratulatory call from Washington marked the piercing of the wilderness with the world’s longest open wire toll circuit. The 1,580 mile link from Edmonton to Alaska was completed in nine months. Crews push toward Fairbanks, Alaska, about 600 wilderness miles northwest.
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Alasia
Fairbanks
Alagia
Winderness
RAF Ready for Great Knockout Bombing Says Observers
Unofficial observers expect a major RAF knockout bombing campaign to begin within days. They note preparations for a large home based offensive and predict a summer assault across North Africa and potentially into Italy. Churchill’s Washington pledge and Churchill’s call for a powerful air arm are cited as backing for plans to destroy German war powers.
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Mir
Archibald Sinclaiy
Churchill
U S Bombers Hit Hard at Jap Lines in Burma
New Delhi reports American heavy and medium bombers struck supply lines and installations in Burma during the third heavy assault in several days. The communique says factories warehouses and a sawmill at Monywa and Myingen were hit with direct hits and huge fires followed.
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Burma
New Delhi
Monywa
Myingen
Thayetmo
Fire Sweeps Huntley Tolling Heavy Losses
A gasoline truck fire in Huntley Friday afternoon started near the highway repair area and spread to buildings on both sides of Main Street. The blaze destroyed part of a lumber yard, a filling station, several tourist cabins and a restaurant, with total damage estimated at eighty thousand dollars. Losses included the Colman Lumber office and hardware department, Leo’s Filling Station, tourist cabins, and the Milt K. Davis building housing a department store.
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Colman Lumber Company
Leo
Milt KK. Davis
Memorial Wreath Presented at Navy Marine Ceremony
May 21 Washington report notes Ty and Veterans of Foreign Wars in ceremony honoring navy Marine corps and coast guard service members with a six foot memorial anchor. Robert T. Merrill of Havre Montana VEW commander presented the wreath for fallen service members.
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Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Knox Inday
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Havre
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Reds Strike East As Soviet Artillery Rages Across Front
London reports a Mogtow communique says the Red Army has launched a prelude to offensives in the Can census and Orel sectors. Soviet bulletin notes bombardments and artillery exchanges northeast of Novorossiak in the Caucasus. Tass cites 100 German planes destroyed in early May as heavy air combat continues along with ongoing artillery duels after German counterattacks.
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Can Census
Orel
Novorossiak
Caucasia
Moscow
Caucasus
Visitors Barred From Hospital For Martha Raye Rest
New Orleans May 31. No visitors will be permitted to see comedian Martha Raye at the Lagrange General Hospital. Col W H Smith in charge said the singer will have privacy even if the hospital is ringed with guard. A large number had access to her room Thursday leaving her jittery and nervous. Raye was admitted Wednesday with a stomach disorder and cancelled a nationwide army camp tour upon physician advice.
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Martha Raye
Col. W. H W. Smith
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Lagrade General Hospital
Misa Raye
Brith
Nervana
Misa Haye
Yast
Weather in Helena Wr UI
Weather forecast for Helena Wr UI indicates a change in temperature on Saturday. Skies are expected to be partly cloudy with light winds and daytime highs around the mid 60s and cooler overnight lows.
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Weather Borean
Yamamoto Mourned as Japanese War Hero Killed in Air Battle
Tokyo announced the death of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto the Imperial Navy commander famed for Pearl Harbor. Emperor Hirohito ordered a state funeral and posthumous promotion while Baron Koga was named his successor to lead the Combined Fleet amid ongoing Guadalcanal era defeats.
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Trant
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Solomons
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United States
Minelet Koga
London Night Alert Fades After Brief London Raid
London endured a six night alert with no incidents reported a heavy artillery barrage followed a lone raider across the city before the all clear. Private brain trust details reveal three army privates at Georgetown University trained by instructors sparked Lingual Neh marks in quizzes. The Washington Evening Star reports the men are former university professors and another private is a Maldelberg University graduate.
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Maldelberg Universalty
Floods Spread as Mississippi Basin Rises Across Midwest
Floodwaters advance along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers inundating thousands of acres of farmland. The rising rivers threaten homes and livelihoods as Fort Sheridan units join relief efforts in the Winslow and nearby valleys. Residents seek safety while soldiers and civilians brace against the rising waters and mounting relief duties.
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Man's Best Friend Gets $421 From Canine Heist
A Kansas May 21 report describes a pair of dogs that grabbed purses from two WAACs, Corporals Mary Howling and Geneviyya Rodrigues, containing $421.08. Police said if the owners aren’t found the dogs’ possessor could keep the money. the dogs likely wandered back for more.
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House Passes Bill For Nation's Lend-Lease Costs
The House approved a bill to cover lend lease costs, setting aside six billion dollars in the budget. The measure, sent to the Senate on a party line vote after discussion in the appropriations committee, reflects funding for food and other supplies for war partners abroad. An amendment barring use of funds for subsidies to agricultural partners was adopted by 214 to FH.
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Hiwatan
Allies Ramp Up Air Battles in Pacific War
Allied air power intensified in the Southwest Pacific with significant gains. Eleven Zero fighters were shot down in three clashes, with seven likely destroyed and four damaged. Heavy bombers struck New Britain targets while medium bombers pressed along the New Guinea coast, including a major dogfight over Sakuno, where 24,000 feet up a force of P-38 Lightnings faced 20 Zeros, yielding six confirmed and five probable shootdowns.
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Southwest Pacific
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New Britain
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New Guinea
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Rapopo
Roosevelt reacts to report of Japanese admiral death
Washington May 21. President Roosevelt comments on the reported death of Japanese Admiral Yaruimoto. He authorized the dinner quotation stating his reaction to the incident.
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Roosevelt
Yaruimoto
New American Super Bomber Adds To Axis Worries
Washington reports a new super bomber to join the war effort, with production details scarce. Charles Y W Wilson says the craft is larger and heavier, with an Atlanta area Willow Run sized plant at Marietta, Georgia, expected to begin partial production this fall and heavy output by spring 1946. General Arnold previously hinted at secret weapons and new battle wagons, heightening Allied wartime expectations.
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