Japs May Try To Regain Vital Island
Desperate Japanese counterattacks to regain Attu intensify as the navy reports a second large air assault. About 32 bombers attacked over two days, repeatedly repelled by American defenses. Five bombers downed, two U S fighters lost, one rescued, with the origin of the bombers possibly Paramushiro or Japanese carrier groups hidden in the North Pacific fog.
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Hamilton W. Faron
Washington
Attu
Navy
Aleutian
Anichitka
Attu Logall
Paramushiro
Kurile Islands
North Pacific
Carriera
Warshiye
OPA Halts Delivery Of Many Items In Shortage Area
Washington reports the office of defense transportation restricts wholesale and retail deliveries in the northeastern gasoline shortage zone. Retail delivery of 15 commodities including soft drinks alcohol ice cream magazines and radios is banned. Exemptions cover farms ships newspapers medicines telegrams and U.S. mail with new routes and weekly limits to be set, effective May 27 at 12:01 a.m.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation Today
ODT
U. S
Weather in Helena Br UD
Helena area weather report notes a slight warming trend for Tuesday. Skies are expected to be mostly sunny with gentle winds from the west and daytime highs near the mid 60s. Overnight lows should dip into the 40s.
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Helena Br UD
Westher Zorean
Allies Bomb Pantelleria In Large Daylight Raids
Allied medium bombers and Warhawks struck Pantelleria three times in five hours delivering excellent results. RAF Wellington bombers followed by night raids shredded the island, severing its air field. Axis losses peaked with 390 wrecks since last Wednesday, while Allied planes lost 18 in the Northwest Africa theater. In Sardinia, Lightning fighters hit Carloforte harbor sinking a 200-foot ship and destroying multiple targets near Iglesias.
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Allied
North Africa
Pantelleria
Malta
Mediterranean
U. S
RAF
Northwest African Air Force
Sardinia
Carloforte
Iglesias
Heaviest Raid In History Stuns Nazis
London May 24 AP Beating down Germanys antiaircraft defenses RAF dropped over 2000 tons of bombs on the industrial city of Dortmund last night in the heaviest attack of the war. The raid pushed total RAF bomb tonnage over Germany to 100000 since the war began. British heavy bombers also targeted Ruhr objectives flooding the valley and breached the Moehne and Eder dams. Vichy radio fell silent and Budanest radio reported warnings before raids as part of the western campaign.
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Tech Yahner
London
Germany
RAF
Dortmund
Europe
RAF Bomber Command
Ruhr
Allied Fliers Hit Rabaul With 16 Tons of Explosives
Allied bombers dropped 16 tons of bombs on Rabaul starting large fires. Rabaul, a Japanese stronghold with airfields on New Britain, faced attacks from 100 miles away and had smoke and fires visible. Additional strikes hit Gasmata, Koepang and Lae, causing explosions and fires along shore installations.
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Rabaul
Allied Meadquarters
Australia
Thoesdny
High Command
New Britain
Pacific
Truk
Gasmata
Penfoci
Koepang
Dutel Timor
AL Lae
Huongah
Buna
Nazis Admit Bombing Offensive on Continent
The Voelkischer Beobachter admits the Royal Air Force bombing campaign has caused widespread damage across western Germany. Report notes that residents in Fissen, Duisburg, Obedhausen, Dusseldorf, Dortmund and surrounding areas have suffered personal or property losses.
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Stockholm
Fissen
Duisberg
Obedhausen
Dusseldorf
Dortmund
Royal Air Force
Germany
Flood Dikes Overwhelmed As Mississippi Rises Anew
Torrents of water surged over dikes forcing hundreds of families into homelessness along a 125 mile Mississippi stretch from St Louis to Cape Girardeau and a 100 mile reach of the Illinois River. Red Cross reports about 49 000 families or roughly 160 000 people displaced. About 16 000 troops deployed for rescue and relief duties amid rising tides at Beardstown Illinois where a temporary barrier was raised to guard the city.
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Associate Press
Neecesarins
Grafton
Alton
Til
St. Louis
Peoria
Cape Girardeau
Mississippi
Red Cross
Rnvof
Beardstown
Mitneis
Kolda
Supreme Court rules on rents and unemployment issues
The Supreme Court dismissed a suit challenging the price administrator authority to fix rents due to collusion between a South Bend landlord and tenant. It set aside a federal ruling against the emergency price control act but did not decide constitutional questions. The court also held maritime workers may be covered by state unemployment Insurance laws and ruled a Louisiana district court lacked jurisdiction to convict and sentence three black soldiers for rape at Camp Claiborne.
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Washington
Supreme Court
South Bend
Ind
Louisiana
Camp Clalrborne
Machinists Authorized to Withdraw from AFL
Washington May 24 The International Association of Machinists with a membership over a half million was granted by its executive board the authority to withdraw from the American Federation of Labor in its disagreement. The decision gives officers a bargaining weapon in jurisdictional fights within the federation.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Tho
Major J. R. Anderson Receives Honor in South Pacific Air Battle
Major James R. Anderson of Helena Montana is cited for distinguished service as a marine aviation officer in the air battle against Japanese Zeros in the South Pacific. The 25 year old captain participated in aerial defense with Marine planes, and two enemy aircraft were brought down. His wife, Mrs Mary Br Anderson, lives in Velona.
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Washington
James R. Anderson
Tiriena
Mont
Marine
South
Pacifie
Anacing Corps
Anderson
Hime
Yo Marie
Les Arroyend
Mary Br. Anderson
Ives
Velona
House backs abolishing poll tax for federal elections
The House, amid southern opposition and filibuster threats, voted 268 to 110 to abolish poll taxes as a prerequisite to voting in federal elections. Debate was set for two hours as opponents warned of Senate obstruction, naming Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt among sponsors.
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House
Washington
Senate
Rules Committee
Simple Rule in War Production Is To Follow Recipes
Washington May 24 The Tabor department assures the nation’s women today that a simple rule can shift them from house work to war production. The department presents three pages of examples showing how familiar tasks translate to wartime skills.
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Washington
Tabor
Possibility Seen for Union of French Authorities
A French war time union appears possible as spokesmen for Gen. Henri Giraud and Gen. Charles de Gaulle report that a central authority is effectively formed. Letters have bridged differences and a six member body would join two appointed leaders to run occupied France and the resistance.
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Algirrs
Afta Wrenen
Henri Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
Horn
de Gaulle
Giraud
Hal Fit Wion
van der Giraud
Idle Akron Rubber Workers Jump to 44000
Sporadic fisticuffs broke out as pickets formed a shoulder to shoulder barricade at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s largest plant. The number of idle Akron rubber workers rose to 44,000 as several thousand pickets protested a wartime labor board wage decision and blocked three gates on Akron’s east side.
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Akron
Onin
Goodyear Tira & Rubhor
Gandyen
Senate Panel Approves Equal Rights Bill in Senate
Washington May 24 UP For the second time this month the Senate Judiciary committee approved a proposed constitutional amendment to provide equal rights for women. The revised wording would prohibit distinguishing between the sexes in labor, industry, contracts or other laws within its borders. Three fourths of the states plus Congress must approve for it to become effective.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Judiciary
Congress
Cardboard Licenses For Montana Autos Considered
Montana officials debate use of cardboard license plates and windshield stickers to identify vehicles. Board discussed production issues and costs, noting plates would be about one eighth inch thick and mounted like steel plates, with windshield decals for identification only.
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Montana
Eniminers
Talding
Etlon
Nomer
Meterial Torise
Wade
Bayer
Smine Alea
Independent Grocers Taking Business From Chain Concerns
Washington reports that independent grocery stores have gained shoppers since price control began last year. Commerce Department data shows dollar sales of independent grocers rose over the first quarter of 1943 compared with 1942, while chain store sales declined slightly.
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Washington
Chaina
Commerce Department
Ad Foray
Judge Rules Military Power Has Limits in Portland Case
U S District Judge James A. Fee ruled the army power does not extend over the court. William Greber, a Portland piano tuner, was ordered returned for trial after being excluded from the western defense zone by the army. A complaint to revoke his citizenship hung over him. The motive to act dated in June.
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Portland
Ore
U.S
James A. Fee
United States Army
Fer
William Greber
Mal Wit
Japanese Troops Hit Yangtze River Base Near Chungking
Chinese high command today reported Japanese forces attacked near Tehang, about 460 miles downriver from Chungking, targeting the Yangtze river base. Observers saw the move as possibly a prep for new operations against Chungking or a consolidation of territory.
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Yangtze River
Chungking
Tehang
Millions May Be Moved To Feed World
Hot Springs Va May 24 Millions of people may be moved to feed the world the United States delegation to the food conference suggested in memoranda to delegates The plan mentions possible emigration of surplus workers internal resettlement and shifting farm labor into factories plus combinations Bradley urged a congressional probe accusing officials of eroding constitutional rights and warned on potential world state aims while denouncing press access restrictions for critical coverage
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Wade Weisner
Hot Springs
United States
Washington
Rep
Bradley
R-Mieh
House
Ike
Preas
Employment Reaches Record High in March
New York May 24 Employment reached a record high of 69.7 million in March per a survey by the National Industrial Conference Board. March employment rose nearly a million from February and surpassed October’s prior peak by about 150 000. The report notes eight million more at work or in uniform than a year earlier, with over half in the armed forces and the rest shifted to other payrolls.
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New York
Nationalndustrial Conference Board
Hased
Reds Thrust Into Nazi Line Threatens Western Front
Red army troops made a fierce thrust into German positions on the western front and smashed a strong German battle reconnaissance group near Itnstay. Soviet artillery and aircraft targeted enemy tanks and troops. German air raids on Soviet objectives were shattered. Thirteen Nazi bombers were downed in a raid near Balaisk south of Rostov, and two hundred Germans were killed west of Smolensk.
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Tandon
Prelemarier
Red Army
Feerer
Itnstay
Balaisk
Rostov
Moscow
Batnisk
Novorogoisk
Wishot
Senator Vandenberg Opens Fight On Trade Treaties
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan opened a Senate fight to terminate the administrations reciprocal trade agreements after the war. He accused the administration of using "fantastic arguments" to renew trade authority and warned some commitments could be irksome or embarrassing. The debate, which has drawn little protest against extending authority for two years, carried into Thursday with a vote expected by Friday.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Vandenberg
R-Mich
One More Winter of War Says Dr. Benes
Chicago May 24. Dr Edward Benes, president of the Czechoslovak government in exile, predicted next winter would be the last winter of war in Europe. He said the war tide had turned and the initiative in all directions was in the hands of the Allies, with Germany now on the defensive.
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Chicago
Europe
Eduard Benes
Germany
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Helena
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Smolensk
Dr. Benes
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