Hitlers Crimean drive meets tough Soviet resistance
The column analyzes Hitlers spring offensive in Crimea and Kharkov, noting the Kerch Peninsula battle while the Red Army mounts a strong 35 mile Kharkov front. It highlights strategic goals to clear Crimea, trap Red forces, and open a path to the Caucasus, all amid growing Soviet counterpressure.
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Hitler
der Fuehrer
Caucasus
Kerch
Kharkov
Kerch Peninsula
Crimean Panhandle
Kerch Strait
Sea of Azov
Crimea
Strait of Kerch
Leander
Hellespont
Ierch Strait
Crimean
Rostov
Khar
Youth Trapped In Rock Tunnel Critically Hurt
PORTLAND Ore May 15 Alive but injured critically 16yearold James Harper was removed today from a rock tunnel where he had been pinned for 13 hours. A 1500 pound boulder rested on his lap as rescuers worked. He joked with rescuers after the slide and was rushed to a hospital. Captain Louis J. Glick Army Medical Corps stayed with him through the night as rocks loomed overhead. Miners under Fred J. Rosenberg lifted the boulder and pulled Harper through a narrow passage by a rope. His mother Opal Harper cried nearby. The full extent of injuries could not be determined immediately.
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Portland
Ore
James Harper
Louis J. Glick
Army Medical Corps
Fred J. Rosenberg
Harper
Opal Harper
Glick
Notice to Subscribers and Carriers on Paper Sales
The Enterprise informs carriers on the small merchant plan to purchase papers from the office and sell them to subscribers at a fixed rate. Earnings depend entirely on collections from subscribers. Subscribers are urged to have payments ready by Friday and Saturday to help the boys and improve weekly service. Cooperation is appreciated.
Nazis Claim Sinking Of US Warships In Arctic Action
Berlin reports German high command says its air force destroyed a US cruiser and destroyer, plus an icebreaker and a merchant vessel, in Arctic supply-line action toward Russia. The 9100-ton Pensacola-class cruiser was said to be part of a US squadron between the North Cape of Norway and Spitsbergen.
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Associated Press
Berlin
High Command
Russia
United States
North Cape
Norway
Arctic
Spitsbergen
Murmansk
Archangel
DNE
BNB
Japanese Troops Fight Into Tengyueh In Yunnan
Chungking reports Japanese reinforcements have forced into Tengyueh a key trading town in western Yunnan, while the main Burma Road thrust remains contested near Hunagmushu as Chinese forces attack along the upper Saleen River.
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Chungking
Tengyueh
Yunnan
Burma
Hunagmushu
Saleen River
Japan strengthens air on New Guinea in raids reported
Allied reports note a marked rise in Japanese land based air strength on New Guinea and New Britain. In Port Moresby raids, 35 planes took part including 13 fighters and 22 bombers, signaling readiness to pay a high price to deny Allied air use of the southern New Guinean city.
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Allied
Australia
New Guinea
New Britain
Port Moresby
Nineteen Fortunes and Faces Behind Public Service
Anna M. Rosenberg testifies to the House Appropriations Committee about her off the record earnings totaling roughy thirty six thousand dollars a year from public and private sources. She details roles with the Social Security Board Nelson Rockefeller departments and the War Labor Board plus advisory work for Rockefeller and a New York defense council. Her disclosures reveal extensive influence and frequent access to top officials while she remains unpaid in one post.
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Fashington
Ray Tucker
Jobs
Anna M
S. S
Nelson A. Rockefeller
South American Coordinating Committee
New York
War Labor Board
Rockefeller
New York State Defense Council
Roosevelt
House Committee Rejects McNutt Extra Payment Plan
The House military committee voiced strong opposition to Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt's proposal for discretionary payments to dependents of service members. Critics warned the plan was too broad and could unlimit government payouts, arguing hardship cases should be handled by the Army and Navy, not an outside agency.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Paul V. McNutt
Uncle Sam
McNutt
Security Administration
Army
Navy
Gas Rationing Sparks Rush to Exchange Cards Coastwide
Eastern Seaboard rationing began at 12:01 and motorists scrambled to swap high allotment or unlimited tickets for smaller allowances. Boards cite honest mistakes and fear of penalties as motives. calls grow for converting heating plants from oil to coal and for rail subsidies to ease shortages from Maine to Florida.
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Associated Press
New York
Maine
Florida
W. S. Farish
Standard Oil Company
N. J
Eastern States Gasoline Dealers’ Conference
Imme
British Evacuated By Sea From Burma To India
British forces retreating along the Chindwin River valley in Burma have evacuated a small garrison from AkYab to India. About 5,000 remnants crossed into Manipur, while Japanese barges on the Chindwin were bombed by the RAF as heavy rain and floods hindered movement.
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New Delhi
India
Chindwin River
Burma
Akyab
Akyvab
London
Manipur
Chindwin
RAF
Roosevelt backs making gasoline ration cards public record
President Roosevelt said rationing card type should be public information at a press conference in Washington on May 15. He dismissed a suggestion to display card type on wind shields, noting potential trouble and laughing at the rock throwing idea while noting the Office of Price Information already keeps card type confidential. He added he is reviewing how to conserve gasoline for White House cars.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Office of Price Information
White House
Hitler stunned by Soviet blow at Kharkov offensive
Soviet forces reportedly breached Kharkov defenses in two sectors after crossing the Donets, advancing about seven miles and destroying hundreds of German tanks. Hitler allegedly urged pressure on Japan while Kharkov’s defense was reshaped with reserves. Red Star reported Soviet gains and near approach to Kharkov center, with German retreats and renewed counterattacks. Crimean front showed Soviets retreating to new positions near Kerch as battles continued.
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Crimea
Kerch
Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Kharkov
Donets
London
Adolf Hitler
Kyo
Russia
Hitler
Fedor ‘Vn Bock
Kharkot
Fir
Caucasus
Red Star
Kharke
Troo
Adol Hitler
Alreat
Crimean
Sharkov
Kerch _Penniue
FDR Urges More Transport Planes for War Effort
President Roosevelt told a press conference that the United States needs all available transport planes as fighting expands. He said all kinds of aircraft, including puddle jumpers and small two man ships, are being taken over for government use and declined to detail fronts or comment on any battles in Madagascar.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Department
Madagascar
United Nations
Indian Ocean
Wichels
Salt Lake City
Utah
Wyoming
House Committee Rejects Tax on State Securities
Washington May 15 The House Ways and Means Committee rejected treasury plans to tax interest on existing and future state and local securities. Chairman Doughton said no tax on interest from state and municipal securities. Morgenthau argued the tax exemption aided windfall profits. The panel will next study forcing married couples to file joint returns, aiming for about 300 million dollars.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Doughton
D-Nc
Morgenthau
The
Coughton
Domestic Airline Travel To Be Put Under Army's Control
The government will place the entire air travel system under military control, with the army operating over 80 large airliners and converting about 70 others to cargo use. Roughly half the planes will stay on commercial schedules but ready for emergency military missions, and travel by train will be preferred when possible. The move, announced on May 15, surprised Congress and airlines, drawing mixed reactions from lawmakers and carriers.
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Army
Washington
War Department
Roosevelt
Emer
Nichols
D-Okla
House
Ordnance Plants Will Be Built At Charlotte
The Navy Department announced plans to establish a large ordnance plant in Charlotte North Carolina to load anti aircraft shells. The facility costing millions will cover about 60 acres and employ around 6000 workers, roughly half women. The Federal Defense Planes Corporation funds construction and LC S Rubber Company will operate the plant.
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Washington
Navy Department
Charlotte
N.C
Federal Defense Plane Corporation
LC. S. Rubber Company
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Tex
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Texas
Women's Army
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William, P. Hobby
Houston
Women's Army Axiliary Corps
War Stimson
Congress
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Vern Haugland
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House Committee
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