Allies weigh Indian front in expansion plans and talks
The war dispatch notes Allied leaders Wavell Somerville and Peirse meeting in India to review Japanese threats and plan a Burma drive. It cites the 175000 toll of Axis prisoners and the need to bolster air power and supply routes to China, with a possible Bay of Bengal assault after the summer monsoon.
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Archibald Wavell
James Somerville
Richard Peirse
Tokyo
Hitler
Balkans
Wavell-Somerville-Peirse
Navuns
Burma
China
Bay of Bengal
India
Orient
Allied High Command
Bombing of Duisburg Marks Heaviest Night Raid of War
British bombers dropped over 1,500 tons of bombs on Duisburg, a major Rhine Ruhr transport and industrial hub, in the war’s heaviest night attack. Thirty-four bombers were reported lost, with several Canadian aircraft involved. The raid followed by Allied strikes across the English Channel toward occupied France, underscoring Duisburg's strategic role as an inland port and munitions center.
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Ish
Germany
Duis
RAF
Air Ministry
Duisburg
Cologne
Dortmund
Essen
Vereinigte Stahlwerke
End of All Organized Resistance in Africa Declared
Allied forces say all organized resistance in North Africa has ended as the Tunisian campaign nears completion. About 175,000 prisoners are expected, with Col. Von Arnim among 150,000 already counted as German and Italian units crumble under British and Allied pressure.
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Africa
North
Mediterranean
Jurgen von Arnim
Giovanni Messe
Rome
Messe
Eighth Army
Russians Capture Key Hill in Donets Valley Offensive
In the Donets River valley near Lishchansk, Russian forces seized a hill of "great tactical importance" after repelling German armor and a town assault. Soviet bulletins report over 1,000 German dead and about 1,000 captured, with extensive equipment losses. The campaign continued through the night as Red Army air and artillery targeted German positions.
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London
Donets River
Lishchansk
Kharkov
Red Army
Novorossisk
Moscow
Red Air Force
Administration May Win In Tax Dispute
Washington May 13 The administration gains ground in the tax dispute over a skip a year plan to shift taxpayers to current payments Senate votes appear split between a George substitute offering abatement of 75 percent of the tax liability for 1942 or 1943 and the existing plan. President Roosevelt disapproves of full abatement.
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Washington
Anothe
Senate
George
D-Ga
Finance Committee
Roosevelt
House
Churchill to Address Congress in Joint Session
Prime Minister Winston Churchill will address a joint Senate House session in Washington on May 19 at 12 30 p m eastern war time. Speaker Rayburn invited him and will arrange the session while the White House notes a radio address tomorrow likely for England.
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Washington
Winston Churchill
Britain
American Congress
Rayburn
House
Senate House
White House
Churchill
England
United States
Congress
Worst Arkansas River Flood Ravages Fort Smith Area
The Arkansas River cresting at 41.7 feet triggered the worst flood in history, sweeping levees, flooding thousands of acres and leaving six dead, 22 missing, and hundreds homeless. Fort Smith and Camp Chaffee faced water shortages while Van Buren suffered outages as 600 city blocks flooded. Emergency outlets on the Fort Smith Van Buren bridge were to be completed soon.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Camp Gruber
Oklah
U. S
Hope
Here
Little Rock
St. Francis
Fort Smith-Camp Chaffee
Ozarks
Fort Smith-Van Buren
Duce Orders Italians To Quit Fighting In Tunisia
The first Italian army ceased fighting in Tunisia by Mussolini's order, ending the Axis resistance on African soil after 35 months. The Rome communique said Gen. Giovanni Messe led the last stand in the Cap Bon sector as Allied pressure closed in and ammunition ran out.
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Vittorio Emanuel
Italy
Messe
R. A. N. Anderson
First Army
von Arnim
Ste. Marie du Zit
Tunis
Enfidaville
Cap Bon
Tunisia
Mussolini
Duce
Rome
Associated Press
Africa
Viovani
Giovanni Messe
Halsey MacArthur meet signals new Pacific phase
Advanced South Pacific base reports Admiral Halsey held his first talks with General MacArthur at MacArthur's Australia HQ. They pledged close cooperation and continued conferences, noting personal respects exchanged and potential further meetings if needed. In Raleigh, NC the state school board amended certificate rules to keep 1913 44 teachers backed as 300 resign monthly, enabling higher ratings and salaries.
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South Pacific
William F. Halsey, Jr
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
Navy
Halsey
MacArthur
Admiral Halsey
Raleigh
State
Clyde A. Erwin
North Carolina
Shifted Forces Led To Fall of Germans
In a North Africa update Gen. Dwight D Eisenhower said the final blow came from a clever move that drew most German troops to the Figoth Army front while the First Army delivered the knockout punch. He praised unified command and noted German surprise and disorganization from the western thrust.
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North Africa
Dwight D Eisenhower
Eighth Army
Harold Alexander
Alexander
First Army
Eisenhower
Britain
United States
Merger Plan Stalled by Need for Hearings
Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies sign a merger basis under a new law, Communications Commission official George H. Payne says. A formal merger requires an FCC application and public hearings before approval.
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Washington
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
George H. Payne
The
Communications Commission
Three Ships Sunk By Japanese In April Identified
The Navy named three allied ships sunk by Japanese planes off Guadal canal in the Solomons on April 7 as the US destroyer Aaron Ward the tanker Kanawha and the New Zealand corvette Moa. The communique also notes renewed air attacks on Kiska in the Aleutians three raids on Japanese bases in the Solomons and a bombardment by US light ships at Vila and Munda. Air action in the Aleutians resumed after four days of bad weather. The latest attack was May 11 and previous raids on Kiska occurred May 6.
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Washington
Navy
Guadalcalan Island
Solomons
Aaron Ward
Kanawha
Moa
Kiska Island
Aleutians
Solomon Islands
Vila
Munda
Kiska
American heavy bomber crews polish for combat duty at AAFSAT
At Orlando Florida the Army Air Force school of applied tactics advances synthetic training for B 17 and B 24 crews. AAFSAT replicates mission conditions on ground using a celestial navigation trainer and full cockpit stations to test crews without risking ships or lives.
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Kirke Simpson
Orlando
Fla
Bombardment Department
Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics
H. G. Montgomery
Aafsat
Excen
Britain
Germany
Attacks Rise as Dutch Belgian Resistance Grows
Reports from the continent say revolt spreads from occupied Holland into Belgium with attacks on German troops and facilities. Belgian patriots stormed a Ghent garage, derailed trains, and killed guards. Polish and other Allied actions reported, while rail security tightens and curfews spread along the French Mediterranean coast.
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London
Holland
Belgium
Africa
Europe
Poland
Norway
Yugoslavia
Greece
Low Countries
Ghent
Malienes-Louvian
Mamur-Huy
Warsaw
Mediterranean
France
Axis Prisoners Exceed British Held By Hitler
London reports that North Africa’s mass surrender has yielded more German prisoners to the Allies than British captives held by Germany. Before Tunisia, about 90,000 British were in German hands, 40,000 from France, while Allies had taken roughly 30,000 Germans. By Tunis fall, Allied lines say 150,000 prisoners were captured in eight days.
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London
North Africa
Tunisia
France
Tunis
Bizerte
Tuenisia
Government Ends Control Over AFL Mines In Illinois
Lloyd Thurst, head of the AFL Progressive Mine Workers, says the government will release from operating control all Illinois mines with union contracts. The Fuel Administrations Ickes confirms orders to release about 150 mines affecting roughly 15,000 AFL members. No work stoppage is expected as the split seeks to raid United Mine Workers' membership.
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Washington
Lloyd Thurst
AFL Progressive Mine Workers
Illinois
Thrush
Ickes
Ilinois
AFL
William Green
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
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