Philippine drive advances in Mindanao and Luzon fronts
Allied forces push north of Mara toward Valencia air fields as the 31st and 40th divisions close in on Japanese positions. The 24th division fights near Davao, clearing enemy pockets. Marine air and PT boats shell Tokyo era targets while Luzon guerillas and the 43rd Division near the dam watershed tighten the noose.
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Ila
Macarabay
Monte
Douglas MacAr
Mwest
Davao
Japan
Pisco
Luzon
Jao
Cagayan Valley
Balete Pass
Manila
Erful
43Rd Infantry
First Calvary Division
Monarchs Tribute to United Nations Echoes in Parliament
May 17. King addressed both houses, praising the grand alliance with the United Nations as a path to peace. He urged nations under God to work in mutual confidence for exalted aims, while Churchill and Eden attended the tribute in Parliament after Eden’s San Francisco trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNCON
Parliament
United
Viccan
House of Commons and
of Lords
Europe
Churchill
Anthony Eden
San Francisco
Big Top Collapse Traps 8500 Spectators in Greensburg
In Greensburg Pennsylvania last night a Clyde Beatty circus tent collapsed in high wind trapping about 8500 spectators. Performers kept showing acts as poles swayed and canvas tore while vendors ushers and cooks guided crowds to safety before power was cut and rain began. Officials praised the calm crowd and quick action by staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Clyde Beatty Animal Circus
Return of German Refugees After War Ends
Report from May 17 describes German refugees moving within Germany as Allied troops head back toward Paris. It notes multiple internal migrations, women bearing farm work, and ongoing Nazi forced labor concerns while millions await peace and food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
Rhine
America
No Compensation For Idleness Due To Strikes
Raleigh May 17 Six hundred twenty seven industrial workers were denied unemployment benefits after unions caused work stoppages. Col A L Fletcher chair of the unemployment compensation commission said benefits are disqualified when unemployment results from a labor dispute. Cases stem from strikes at Proximity Cotton Mills Greensboro Cocker Machine Gastonia and Jordan Spinning Cedar Falls with potential weekly benefits around 86270.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Col
A. L. Fletcher
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Commission
Fletcher
Greensboro
Cocker Machine Company
Gastonia
Conference Problems Piling Up at United Nations Meeting
In San Francisco May 17 the United Nations conference concentrates on finalizing the Dumbarton Oaks security plan. Big-power disputes loom as committees prune amendments and push toward a peace league charter in about three weeks. A large five meeting is set for 3 p.m. Pacific war time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Dumbarton Oaks
Pacific
San Francisco
Peace League
Dumpton Oaks
World War II Casualties Reach Near One Million Mark
U S officials report American combat casualties since Pearl Harbor total 986 214 through May 9 with army losses at 878 939 and navy at 107 275. Philippine theater losses include 46 638 army casualties and 10 342 killed. Japanese dead or prisoners exceed 360 000 in count.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
W&j Patterson
Patterson
Eea
Guadalcanal
Nany
Bowles Explains Meat Rationing Shortfall
In Washington on May 17, Chester Bowles, Price Administrator, explained that the meat rationing figures reflect total supply rather than direct stamp redemptions. He noted civilians also receive meat through manufactured goods and restaurants, causing apparent shortfalls when households total their stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chester Bowles
OPA
Bowles
Cigarette Shortage Seen Easing in 1945
New York May 17 predicted by manufacturers an easing of the cigarette shortage within two or three months as wartime cigarette shipments to Allied forces in Europe decline. Industry members say the situation will improve during the rest of 1945 though civilians must still wait in line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
National Association of Tobacco Distributors
Organized Resistance In Yugoslavia Ends
London May 17 A Yugoslav communiqué said organized resistance has ceased in Yugoslavia and that the last battles of the war in Europe were fought between German forces and Marshal Tito's partisans. The broadcast noted continued destruction and capture of small enemy groups.
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London
Yugoslavia
Europe
Marshal Tito
Tito
Cookie Jar Will Feel Effects Of Sugar Cut
New York reports a sugar famine as ration stamps 36 extend through August 31 1945 marking a broader curtailment plan. Ody H Lamborn sugar broker warns the United States faces the most critical sugar shortage in history. Industrial users face sharp cuts in the second half of 1945 reducing baked goods ice cream soft drinks and candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mother Hubbard
United States
Ody H. Lamborn
Lamborn and Company
Allied plan for German postwar government outlined
An allied military government will administer Germany after victory with German officials carrying routine duties under allied directions. Major General Clay and Prime Minister Churchill outline a framework where the Germans run day to day tasks while following allied policy, avoiding direct Allied administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Washington
London
Allied Supreme Headquarters
Clay
Eisenhower
Inmany
Churchill
Labor In Plea For Manufacture Of Automobiles
Washington May 17 Labor urged swift auto industry reconversion as 200000 cars expected this year. War Production Board officials backed a quick green light but not before July 1. Manufacturers urged at least 200000 cars in 1945 remainder, while Henry P. Nelson said early 1946 output could reach about 400000 cars, with limited production this year.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Henry P. Nelson
Nelson
De Valera Defends Neutral Policy Amid Crisis
Dublin reports Prime Minister Eamon De Valera defending Eire neutrality amid World War II tensions. He argued Churchill and others should see Ireland’s stance as moral and necessary, questioning Britain’s pressure and stressing Ireland’s right to freedom for all nations.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Eire
Churchill
de Valera
Britain
Northern Ireland
Germany
England
Ireland
Mr. Churchill
Presbyterian church budget set for 1946 47 assembly
The 85th general assembly of the Presbyterian church will consider a benevolent budget of 2,665,000 dollars for 1946 47. The committee on stewardship endorsed the proposal in a report to be presented at Montreat North Carolina during the May 24 30 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
85Th General Assembly of
The
Presbyterian Church
Committee On Stewardship
Assembly
Montreat
N. C
Capture of Nazi Labor Leader Ley Highlights Allied Pursuit
Paris reports Dr. Robert Ley, once head of the Nazi labor front, was captured by the 101st Airborne in Berchtesgaden. Allied announcements name Doenitz as prisoner of war and detail arrests of Sauckel and Stredele. War crimes conference slated in London May 31. fate of Hitler and Goebbels uncertain.
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Paris
Robert Ley
Hitler
Germany
Fuehrer
Ley
101St Airborne Division
Lucius D. Clay
Eisenhower
Karl Doenitz
U. S
Ger
Austria
Ernst Kalenbrunner
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Fritz Sauckel
Berchtesgaden
Bernard Stredele
Kreisleither
United Nations War Crimes Commission
London
Martin Bormann
Paul Joseph
Goebbels
Himmler
Navi
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Julius Streicher
Borman
Goering
Ernst Distelmeyer
Frank X. Schwartz
American Castoday
Franz
Labor Front
Reich
Doenitz
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Hitler Laughs Maniacally On Roosevelt Death News
Paris dispatch reports Adolf Hitler reacted with a hysterical fit upon learning President Roosevelt had died. In Berlin's chancellery, Hitler allegedly seized a DNA bulletin, laughed wildly, then collapsed into spasms, vowing repeatedly that he knew it would happen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
Berlin
Liberation
Gerhardt Herrgesell
Hitler
Lorenz
Herrgessenl
Puehrer
Japs Force Chinese From Foochow in Five Day Battle
Chinese command reports withdrawal from Foochow after Japanese reinforcements entered the five day fight. Chinese casualties claimed at 400 while American observers note improving Chinese morale and tenacity near Chihkiang and Hunan, as Fourteenth air force operates in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
East China
Foochow
China
Chinese Combat Command
Hunan
Chihkiang
Fourteenth Air Force
Nagoya Bombarded Again as Okinawa Battle Rages On
Allied forces report heavy casualties and continued firefight across Okinawa with U S troops advancing near Shuri and Yonabaru. Maj. Gen Lemuel Shepherds Sixth Marine Division pushes through Asato estuary while the 96th Infantry, 77th, and First Marine divisions maneuver around Conical Hill and Shuri fortress amid intense artillery and naval bombardment.
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Okinawa
U. S
Lemuel Shepherd, Jr
Sixth Marine Division
Asato
Naha
96Th Infantry Division
Elon F. Andrwes
Wilmington
N. C
Yonabaru
77Th
96Th A
Shuri
96Th
Pedro A. del Vale
Waria Village
Virginia Judge Cleared by Legislature After Narrow Senate Rejection
Norfolk County Circuit Court Judge A B Carney was exonerated on charges after the Virginia Senate narrowly rejected a removal resolution. The House had voted to remove him. the Senate's 19 18 and 20 17 votes prevented sustained charges and the action ended with no removal.
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Richmond
A. B. Carney
Norfolk County Circuit Court
House of Delegates
House
Judge Carsney
C. M. Coleman
Carney
Tuck
Senate
Lindbergh Plans European Tour as Army Navy Projected
Charles A. Lindbergh, in Paris, will tour Europe as a civilian to assist in development and production of airplane engines and propellers for the army and navy. United Aircraft Corporation announced the plan, noting his ongoing studies from last year in the Pacific and his employment with the firm.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
European
Army
Navy
United Aircraft Corporation
Lindbergh
Pacific
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