Nazis Blame Parachutists in Heydrich Attack
London dispatch reports German authorities attributing the attempted assassination of Reinhard Heydrich to parachutists from foreign planes. In reprisal, the Gestapo executed 44 Czechs today, including ten women, bringing total executions to 62 since the attack. Prague radio claimed saboteurs landed by parachute to strike at the Skoda works and that those executed were punished for sheltering or aiding unregistered anti-German elements.
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Reinhard Heydrich
Hitler
Bohemia and
Moravia
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Prague
Bohemia
Protectorate
IRAF
Zecho
Slovakia
Atr
Lawon
Skoda
Pilsem
Leydrieh
Kitest
Heydrich
Czecho-Slovakia
Emil
Baccalaureate and Graduation Events in Helena Tonight
The Very Rev.C A Wilson will speak at the baccalaureate for 20 Helena high school seniors in the auditorium tonight. Dr. Ernest G Melby will be commencement speaker at 8 pm Tuesday in the Civic Center. Graduation at Central Bryant Hawthorne schools follows next week with diverse speakers including Bishop Daniels and Helena attorney Sherman W Smith.
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C. A. Wilson
Bl. Peter's Procathedral
Helena High School
Mendelssohn
Robert C. Clark
Tey. L. C. Hicks
St. Paul
Clayton
Civic Center
Ernest QO. Melby
Montana State University
Missoula
Melby
New Frontiers
Helena
Central
Bryant
Hawthorne
Hawthorne School
Flord I. Rathman
CL BR. Anderson
Livingston
Sherman W. Smith
H. H. Daniels
Episcopal Church
Weather in Helena by U S Weather Bureau
Showers Sunday afternoon with warmer conditions reported by the United States Weather Bureau. Helena area forecast calls for increased humidity and rising temperatures later in the day.
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Helena
U. 8 Weather Bureau
Action in Libya Becomes Decisive Tank Battle Near Tobruk
British and American tanks push a counterattack west of Acroma near Tobruk as Rommel's forces face heavy losses. The clash, visible 5 miles southwest of Tobruk, could yield a decision in two to three days. British mobile columns attack fuel and water lines while air forces bomb German columns during harsh desert fighting.
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Bgypt
Neil M. Hitchie
Tobruk
Acroma
England
Cermais
Ont Ninelragala
Litle Grand
Erwin Rommel
Romuel Denents
Russian Army Scores Brilliant Successes On Kharkov Front
Russian and German claims battle headlines. Marshal Timoshenko’s Soviet forces report thwarting a Nazi drive toward Rostov and forcing halt near Kharkov after 19 days of heavy fighting. Moscow tallies German losses and Soviet costs while warning that further German “victories” will not occur. Continued on Page 2.
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Timoshenko
Ukraine
Rostov
Caucasus
Kharkov
Unis
Ihe
Kinnarkov
Ture
Iself
Chinese Admit Loss of Kinhwa to Japanese Forces
Chinese authorities announced that Kinhwa in Chekiang province was abandoned after fierce fighting that left more than 4,000 Japanese soldiers dead. The main Chinese force withdrew on Thursday at 7 am, with remnants remaining to mount a last bid at attack as Japanese forces entered.
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Kinhwa
Chungking
China
Chekiang Province
Determination to Win Features Decoration Day
Memorial day observances across the United States highlight resolve to finish the war and preserve national institutions. War industries, including steel mills and aircraft plants, fueled production while a battlefield telegram praised propeller work on planes used over Tokyo and other targets. General James H. Doolittle led a wartime parade in Washington as President Roosevelt attended privately. Sumner Welles urged fighting nations to end discrimination and pursue a just, durable peace through a new world organization managed by the United Nations.
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Iietary
United Aircraft Corporation
Was
Hartford
Conn
Tokyo
Tral James H. Doolitle
Washington
Uni
Hoosevelt
Tla
Sumner Weltes
Amer-icn
United Nations
British Concentration on Nazi Water Supply Gets Results in Libya
British forces in the Libyan Desert press the attack on Axis fuel and water lines, aiming to starve Rommel’s tactics. Italian and German columns push toward the coast to cut the Ain El Gazala Tobruk corridor, while British shelling, tank assaults, and air strikes target supply routes and minefields.
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Libya
Libyan
Erwin Rommel
Ain 15
Gazala
Tobruk
Ain el Gazala
Bir Macheim
Holiday Toll Rises Toward 129 Yet Falls Short of 1941
The Associated Press reports during the holiday period nationwide traffic deaths near 129 with scattered fatalities from drownings and other causes. By midnight, 16 states had no fatalities. unofficial totals show 400 potential deaths for the week end. Weather and accidents contribute to the toll across states.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Liteatt Ted
Allied Airmen Blast Solomon Islands Target Bases
Allied airmen attacked a TAPATESE held airport base at Tulagu in the Solomon Islands Northeast at Australia Friday night. They destroyed fuel supplies wharves and nearby buildings and left fires visible for miles. Bombers also destroyed an enemy boat and silenced anti aircraft guns at Tananthoga and Gavuiu.
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Atetratia
Air Toren
Tapatese
Memorial Day ceremonies cancelled due to bad weather
Helena observers closed sore and public offices except public safety. parade and memorial service planned with veterans groups cancelled as weather worsened. Parade chair Arthur Scrumgard cited strain on older participants. William Brown would have delivered the memorial address. Vonada family pin tribute delayed. Sam Ford to present cap pin in the capitol.
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Arthur KK. Scrumgard
American Legion Post
William A. Brown
Charles Wf. Vonade
Sam Ford
Capitol
Mussolini Aide Warns War Will Be Long in Rome Hearing
Berlin reports quote an Italian aide telling the Italian senate finances committee that the war will be long and hard unless the enemy knows resistance is at stake. He claims harmony exists between Italian and German relations.
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Berlin
Galeizaglana
Ttalian Senate Finances Committee
Rome
RAF Planes Hit Nazis in Paris Factory Raid
London reports a major night raid by RAF bombers under a full moon targeting a group of factories at Gennevilliers near Paris including the Cine-Rhone engine works. Vichy and Berlin offered silence on casualties but Paris officials say at least 86 killed and 200 injured. Six RAF planes reportedly shot down.
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Paris
England
Gennevilliers
Air Ministry
Cneme-Rhone Aero-Engine
Godrich Rubber Works
Vichy
Berlin
Pari
Frisian
War moves forward as Mexico Senate approves war powers
Mexico City Marchday The Mexican senate unanimously authorized President Avili Camacho to declare war on Germany Italy and Japan and approved a bill suspending constitutional guarantees granting him extraordinary powers to mobilize the nation. The 57 to 1 vote follows a prior chamber of deputies decision and allows preclaiming hostilities at his choosing.
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Mexico City
Mexican Senate
Avili Camacho
Germany
Italy
Japan
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Avila Camacho
American Made Tank Impresses in First Red Army Test
Army dispatch reports the new American tank performing well in its first test against Soviet and German opposition. Test footage shows the vehicle tackling trenches, streams, and a six inch tree trunk with ease, drawing praise from U.S. and Allied observers for its mobility and rugged design.
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Red Soldier
Cokots
Alexander Says Mechanized Army Was a Mistake in Burma
New Delhi May 2 Authorities report Gen. Alexander criticized the use of mechanized forces in Burma. He noted only two main roads suited for mechanized action and argued the army’s continental design was ill suited for jungle warfare. He cited the need to rely on bullock carts and warned about Japanese adaptability and disguise affecting battlefield mobility.
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Burma
New Delhi
India
Warold Mexander
Vno
Uraiaed
Tinma
Mexander
War outlook halves: 90 days may decide WWII duration
WIRKET SIMPSON argues the approaching last quarter of the third year of the Super World War could mark a crucial period. He cautions no side can win or lose in 90 days unless a German revolt occurs, while predicting significant developments may shape Allied strategy and the war’s length amid conflicting Russian and German reports from the Kharkov front.
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Wirket. Simpson
Hitler
Germany
Reich
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