Axis Bombardments Fall On German Fronts In Major Allied Raid
The United States launches its largest daylight bomber force to date against Emden and other targets in Germany and occupied areas. About 130 heavy bombers strike naval and industrial sites as U S fighters conduct diversionary sweeps. Despite weather and anti aircraft fire, officials report substantial damage and only six American losses.
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Gladwin Hill
London
Germany
Emden
U. S
Maj
L. E. Lyle
Pinbluff
Ark
Flying Fortress “Yard
United
SAAF
Meaulte
St. Omer
France
Kiel
Antwerp
Courtrai
Belgium
Velza
Holland
City
Civitaveccha
Old City
Olbia
Sardinia
Alghero
Porto Torres
Calasetta
Porto Ponte Romano
Abbasanta
Cagliari
Comiso
Messina
Sicily
Gallipoli
Pantelleria
Cap Bon
Sicilian
Associated Press
Rome
Palermo
Sassari
Plane Crash Kills 14 Near Morganton
A large Army transport crashed on Gingercake Mountain about 25 miles north of Morganton. All 14 occupants were killed, with bodies scattered across 500 to 600 feet of wreckage. Civilian witnesses described a foggy approach and a sudden impact before an explosion attend the crash. Army guards blocked the area while investigators prepared to proceed.
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Morganton
Gingercake Mountain
Here
Bo Franklin
Shriff
W. R. Patton
Burke County
Franklin
Vranklin
Diameer
Patton
Jap Warbirds Attack Allied Troop Positions
Allied Headquarters in Australia reports that on Saturday Japanese air forces of over 100 planes attacked American and Australian troops near Salamaua and Mubo in New Guinea. Split forces hit Bobdubi and Wau, with dive bombers pressing ground battle as Allied troops held and counterattacked.
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Vern Haugland
Australia
New Guinea
Salamaua
Bobdubi
Mubo
Wau
Lae
War Industry Declares Paper Work Essential
Washington May 15 War Production Board official Arthur G. Wakeman announced that designating pulpwood cutting and pulp and paper manufacture as essential actions eases manpower shortages in paper making The War Manpower Commission bulletin 27 will be amended to clearly include pulpwood cutting in forestry logging and lumbering categories as essential work to curb draft board concerns.
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Washington
Arthur G. Wakeman
War Production Board
Pulp and Paper
Wakeman
War Manpower Commission
Bulletin
Waveman
Lewis Silent On Soft Coal Wage Issue
John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers indicated he would withhold comment on the wage dispute after the War Labor Board ordered resumed bargaining. A union spokesman said clarification was needed on government subsidies for six day weeks and portal-to-portal pay. Lewis planned to meet reporters tomorrow and may issue a statement.
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New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
War Labor Board
Washington
WLB
Lewis
London Observers Question American War Optimism
London observers grow perturbed by American war optimism and overconfidence in a swift Allied offensive. They note German morale remains intact despite Tunisia, Ary forces surrendered from local disaster, and submarine production stays strong while air raids take time to affect battlefields.
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London
United States
Tunisia
von Arnims
Churchill
OPA Allows Mail Renewal Of A Gas Ration Books
The Office of Price Administration announced that motorists may renew their A gasoline ration books by mail to save time. D coupons for motorcycles will also be renewed by mail. Eastern states have extended A book validity and may receive mail renewal later. Renewal forms will be distributed around June 12 with instructions to mail the completed forms and a tire inspection record.
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OPA
Washington
Prentiss M. Brown
German Planes Bomb Anglian Towns in East Anglia Raid
Low flying German planes attacked two coastal towns in East Anglia with bombing and strafing raids. Fatalities and damage were reported as seven Focke Wulfs swept the streets. Several people believed trapped in wreckage. One attacker shot down into the sea. another plane downed by RAF over the southwest coast earlier.
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London
East Anglia
Focke-Wulfs
RAF
Hoover Cracks Down On Draft Law Violators
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reports 638 arrests in a nationwide draft law crackdown in 20 cities led by intensive investigations. New York City tallied 144 arrests, with San Francisco 91 and other major totals listed. officials say the effort reflects extended FBI work to locate draft delinquents.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Justice Department
New York City
San Francisco
Detroit
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Birmingham
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Chicago
Boston
Newark
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Charlotte
N. Co. WA
Jackson, Miss
Houston, Tex
Seattle
Cleveland
Miami
Hoover
Red Airmen Blast Nazi Supply Bases
Allied air forces report heavy strikes deep into German rail hubs. The Soviet air force claims numerous bombings at Gomel and Orel, destroying trains, ammunition dumps, and trucks while claiming 111 enemy planes shot down over three days.
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Associated Press
London
Gomel
Russia
Orel
Moscow
Red Air Force
Warsaw
Soviet
Monitor
Baltic
Sea of Azov
RAF
Britain
West
Leningrad
Lozovaya
Ukraine
Red Star
Weather Hampering Attu Fighting Amid High North Africa Action
Allied forces press Sicily and Sardinia raids while weather may slow Attu assault. Tedder reports Mediterranean open for UN shipping as Doolittle raids Civita Vecchia near Rome. Axis broadcasts promise will to victory despite setbacks, US navy silent on Attu progress.
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Edward Kennedy
North Africa
Italy
North African
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Arthur William Tedder
United Nations
Rome
James H. Doolittle
Civitavecchia
Sardinia
Washington
Actu Island
Aleutians
Knox
High Command
Nctiono
Attu
Sadao Araki
United States
Navy
South
North Pacific
South Pacific
GOP Rush To Pass Rum Plan Faces Veto Risk
May 15 Washington Republicans claim enough votes to send a Senate approved skip-a-year tax bill to President Roosevelt by Wednesday without a conference. Democrats warn of a veto while House voting lines tighten as leaders push for swift action and possible nonconference passage.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Conference
Senate
Rep
Disney
D-Okla
Rep. Carlson
R-Kan
Camp D-Ga
Jenkins
Ohio
White House
Rep. West
D-Tex
Public Debt Climbs Over 45 Billion
The Commerce Department reports 1942 saw public debt rise to 110 billion while private debt fell to 115 billion. War funding drove the big increase, with state and local indebtedness easing slightly amid overall high government outlays. Railroads retired about four percent of funded debt, with utilities following similar reductions.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Nazis Confiscate Million Dutch Radios
London May 15 Nazis order confiscation of about 1,000,000 Dutch radios to prevent hearing invasion signals. The measure, linked to a prior decree with heavy penalties, follows reports that thousands of radios had been secretly in operation.
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London
Aneta
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Woodbury
N. J
WMC
Daniel
Reich
United States Air Force
Anglian
Raleigh
Jesse KR. Stancil
Darky
Stancil
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