Fliers Hasten Last of Mop Up Job on Attu Island
U S Army troops push deep into Japanese held Attu Island center after heavy artillery and mortar fire. Advances probe from Lake Corles to Lake Canren near Fish-hook ridge, aiming to outflank a strong point. Navy air strikes over Kiska island reported with limited visibility. Army bombers and fighters support second straight day of operations. remnants of Jap resistance appear to crumble into isolated pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightowre
Washington
Aitn Island
Navy
Lake Corles
Lake Canren
Fish-hook Ridge
Fishbank Ylige
Videvtondons
Iehagel
Ca Secon
Kiski Island
Aleutians
Caid
Kiska
Wemesday
Navy Caid
Allies Raid Japs in Bad Weather Over Wewak and Lae
Defying severe weather, Allied bombers hit Wewak area airfields dropping nearly 11 tons, with 16 fires at Boram airdrome and extra damage noted. Eight Japanese bombers and six Zeros attacked Millin Gimihi. two defenders shot down. Over two days Allied sorties total 47 tons despite conditions, including 28 tons on Lae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yo. Yates Medan
Alred
Australia
Mied
Lae
Guinea
Wewak
Millingimhi
Darwin
Senate curbs president power on war funds without debate
Washington May 28 Acting Democratic leader Till said the Senate approved a measure to bar the president from using war emergency funds to finance controversial agencies. The curb is part of a 143,630,591 urgent deficiency appropriation bill and awaits House conference action. The amendment blocks funds for any agency where Congress has not provided appropriations, with narrow exceptions for war and navy department funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Roll Ewing
Till of Albumin
House
Thebi
National Resources Planning Board
Fim Aeecurity Administration
War and Navy Departments
Yankees Pierce Defense Ring Rip at Sardinia
Allied air forces from North Africa blasted Italian airfields on Sardinia including Villacidro and Decimomannu to disrupt the Cagliari supply port defenses. American Marauders and Warhawks fought heavy enemy opposition, destroying parked aircraft and damaging harbor defenses while reporting a 150 foot freighter damaged in the Gulf of Palmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankees Pierce
Sardinia
Nolan Norgaard
Meadquarters
North Africa
Italy
America
Carl A. Spaatz
Villacideo
Decimotmanga
Cagliari
Mediterranean
Dertmomannoy
Pantellena Harbor
Laughtings
Gulf of Palmas
Reports Hint Fear Of Invasion Increases in Italy Tondon
Reports from May 28 indicate growing Italian fears of invasion. Italian factions were said to reinforce Sicily and Sardinia while Mussolini allegedly allied with party chiefs to strengthen island defenses. A Moroveg radio rumor claimed Italy would boost airfields and island approaches, though unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Moroveg
Sicily
Aaishyoad— Castle
Sveep Shin
Gibraltar
Dern
Florence
Tiallun
Simplicity Keynotes Final Rites for Edsel Ford
Funeral services for Edsel Bryant Ford president of the Word Motor company were held at the Chapel of Christchurch in Grosse Pointe Detroit. The private rites drew hundreds of friends and business associates and family members with a carriage at the chapel entrance and a subdued procession outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Edsel Bryant Word
Word Motor Company
Christchurch
Grosse Pointe
Edsel Ford
Benson
Ila
Josephine
Ford
Ket
Prison Break Abducts Guard In Oregon Escape
Three Oregon state penitentiary inmates escaped from the yard and abducted guard T M Fresman. Merlin Kenaley serving head years for forgery and Doyle C McCann with a three year term for assault forced Fresman to drive them as they fled. George Durkan escaped on foot, serving five years for possession of stolen property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ore
Oregon State Penitentiary
Subsidies Cited as Dangerous for Inflation Control
Food Administrator Chester C. Davin told a Senate subcommittee that a general dependence on bread subsidy payments would be dangerous and unlikely to hold down inflation permanently. He warned subsidies cannot be a chief weapon against the Nation. The panel pressed a bill to bar subsidy payments for food products without congressional authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chester C. Davin
Senate Agriculture
Butte Youth Drowns In Missoula Boating Accident
Missoula May 28 Kenneth Rigby 22 a Montana State University student from Butte died in a Missoula river boating accident. He and a companion Mark Jakobson rowed from Milltown seven miles east of town when their leaky boat capsized in swift swollen waters. Jakobson swam to shore and called for help but Rigby’s body was not recovered tonight as officers searched the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Missoula
Kenneth Rigby
State University
Mark Jakobson
Milltown
Here
Jakobson
Righy
Rigby
Offleera
Weather in Helena By UR Weather Roresn
Tie change in temperature Saturday at Helena as forecasters predict cooler conditions. Local agency notes light winds and a slight breeze, with daytime highs near seasonal norms and overnight lows dipping into the low forties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Bill to Defer Fathers Is On Shelf, Failure Seen
May 28 report from Landen notes wartime draft policy confusion as supporters push to defer fathers while others warn it could undermine manpower. Military committee rejects the Kilday measure, arguing it would disrupt mobilization, despite calls from Nye and Davis-Tag for broader aid to dependents and further draft considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Washington
Aythe Kilday
Chavissara
Reynolds
Rep
Wildy
Texas
House
Lewis Sanders
Qantas
Hasis
Badiet
Yale
Childress
Mirried
Meen
Sanders Aaid
Oman
Paul “V. McNull
Senklirs Nye
R-N.d
Davis-Tad
POW list of 123 named American soldiers held by Japan
The War Department published a list naming 123 American soldiers held as prisoners of war by Japan. The entries include William D Gruber and Norman W Roker among others, with family notes and partial initials attached from Stevensville and nearby areas.
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Washington
Japan
War Department
Wiliam D
Gruber
Edwired
Tostan
Mout
Norman W. Roker
Mys
Laura EB
Roberts
Stevensville
Monk
Quints Celebrate Ninth Birthday With Letters From U S
The Dionne quints marked their ninth birthday at Callander Ontario with a family reunion and a flood of fan letters from Ottawa and the United States. Walter Sauye-bettors and relatives joined Mr and Mrs Dionne as the children enjoyed gifts, congratulations, and readings, ending with family viewing of motion pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Callander
Walter Sauye
Ottawa
Dionney
Bralters
Dionne
Auine
Asters
Ray T. McMinn
Fue Ferin
Wis.) Association of Commerce
Annette
Marie
Yvonne
Cecile
Oliva Mowe
Quinns
Sud
City Folk See Finale Of Nature Show Ends Hawk Nest
New York May 28 A nature show at a Manhattan hotel ended with the eviction of two pigeons Hawks from their nest on a hotel ledge. Guests watched as the parents fed their two nestlings before hotel staff removed the birds and handed them to the ASPCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Helr
Mogis
Aly
ASPCA
Congressmen Seek to Avert New Tax Increase
Washington reports Congress hopes to avoid new federal tax hikes on old levies. House leaders plan to consider a general revenue bill soon but prefer to postpone any increases or new taxes to effective dates rather than retroactive application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donghran N.C
Howse
Speaker Warns Against Bureaucrats in War Powers Fight
San Wrneigen national commander of the American Legion drew cheers in the Commonwealth as he urged citizens to guard against encroachment on states rights by federal bureaucracies. He praised military training from camps to the North African front as magnificent while warning that production stoppages would be nearly treason and must be prevented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Wrneigen
Mississippi Swells To Historic Highs In Flood
The Mississippi and Arkansas rivers rose to new records, flooding fields and driving evacuations in two villages. Cairo, Illinois faced no danger, while floodwaters forced farm losses across thousands of acres along the Ohio border in Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Associated Press
Aren O Alrently
Ohio
Kentucky
RAF Smashes Essen in Great Raid
London reports a major RAF assault across the channel targeting Germany, with waves of bombers hitting Essen and other industrial centers in five-night offensives. The air ministry notes sustained heavy bombing of German targets including Krupp works and coke ovens at Aveburg, as Prime Minister Anthony Eden vows the campaign will continue until Nazi and Fascist regimes are defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Warner
London
Rbig
RAF
Bisse
Domb Vity
Hessen
Geramany
Channel
Dents
Air Ministry
Deelee
Nantes
Piao
Riba
Arellaneragh
Thang
Thi
Ioan
Aweek On the Coke Ovens At Ave Brig Heighum
Ventata
Alent
Anthony Idon Deckrad
Germany
Captured Nazis Try To Escape From Canadian Port
Eight German war prisoners from North Africa attempted to escape by jumping overboard from a Canadian port ship. They swam hundreds of yards before a naval craft intercepted them and returned them to the ship. The police noted the prisoners wore crosses and medals, with several identified as high ranking officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Bold
Bank Fox Freedom
Miny
Swinmlig
Ue Abip
Nazis Rumor Says 20,000 Die in Ruhr Raids
A May 28 rumor from Berlin reports that German dissidents claim British air raids on the Moehne and Eder dams last week caused about 20,000 deaths in the Ruhr. The claim circulated from plans by Berlin sources and Swiss born observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruhr
Born
Switzerland
Berli
Moehne
Eder Dama
Reds and Nazis clash in indecisive Caucasus battle
Reported by AP, battle between Reds and Nazi forces raged across the Caucasus with heavy casualties and shifting gains. Moscow withheld comment on the outcome as both sides claimed progress while air raids and naval movements continued along the front.
Jan Valtin Freed on Bond Faces Deportation After
New York May 23. Jan Valtin, author of out of the night, was released on parole from Ellis Island last night. He still faces a charge of being an undesirable alien and must post bail for a hearing and possible deportation to Germany after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jeao Valtin
Gestapo
Ellis Island
Hugo Pollock
Waltin
Germany
Ordeal Trapper Dies After Six Days in Den
Tarney Rouasan a government trapper died in a hospital after six days trapped by fallen boulders in a coyote den near Cong Wyoming. Exposure caused his death though he survived with coyote pups in the den and reportedly ate raw pups while awaiting rescue. Also May Vaughn DeLeath a noted singer and composer known as the first lady of radio died after a long illness caused by uremic poisoning and a heart condition.
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den Cong
Wyo
Tarney Rouasan
Rowasan
R. ©. Traebrood
Cady
Buffale
Vaughn DeLeath
Flrat Lady of
Radio
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Landen
Monteanans
Speaker
Essen
Great
Krupp Steel Works
Moscow
Crimea
Gaturday
Caucasus
Bevlin
Transocean
Beund
Jan Valtin
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