Kharkov battle seen as tactical push not rout
Dewitt Mackenzie’s War Today analyzes Kharkov fighting as a sharp, well timed local engagement aimed at disrupting Soviet and German forward lines. Marshal Timoshenko’s offensive shows initial gains, while Germany shelters reserves and counters near Izyum Barenkova. Front stretches 150 miles as stalemates grind metal and adaptive German defenses hold key campaigns.
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Caucasus
Caucasian
Hitler
Ukraine
Timoshenko
von Bock
Izyum-Barenkoyva
Red
Red Army
Two More Vessels Sunk By Subs In Gulf Of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS May 20 The Axis toll of cargo ships in the Gulf of Mexico rose with the sinking of two more U S registry vessels last week Eight Naval District reports 33 seamen killed in the last two sinkings bringing total casualties to 64 in about two weeks Six ships have been attacked three sunk One vessel towed in badly damaged Two crewmen survived by clinging to a water tank and were rescued after air sighting their burning ship Chief Engineer Petro Walermarsen of Lebanon New Jersey and Carman Helmar Martin of New York listed among the dead Survivors of both ships were brought to New Orleans The first torpedo hit the engine room at 330 pm killing two and another in a lifeboat The second torpedo struck at 1045 pm just below the waterline with many deaths from explosion or burns Survivors escaped largely through life boats or from a burning vessel which sank after many hours
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Gulf of Mexico
Eighth Naval District
U.S
Key West
Fla
Petro T. Walermarsen
Lebanon
N. J
Carman Helmar Martin
New York
Wenty
Australia Fears Invasion Amid Pacific War Tensions
Australia tightens vigilance as Prime Minister John Curtin warns the tempo of the struggle increases and a looming Japanese invasion threat is possible. Allied air scouts report Japanese massing armadas toward Australia while British and American forces press a Burma front and RAF strikes intensify in Burma and coastal China areas.
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Associated Press
Russia
Far Pacific
Australia
John Curtin
Chindwin River
India
Yunnan
China
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
Japan
Chekiang
Shanghai
RAF
Akyab
Secretary Hull Favors Hope For United Nations Victory
Washington May 20 Secretary Hull said he sees grounds for hope that victory for the United Nations could come sooner than previously anticipated this year.
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Washington
Hull
United Nations
Walsh Exonerated by Justice Dept in Brooklyn Visit Claim
Democratic Leader Barkley said Attorney General Biddie informed him a justice department probe found Senator Walsh not guilty of visiting a house of degradation in Brooklyn. The May 20 briefing quoted exoneration for Walsh from the investigation.
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Washington
Barkley
Senate Today
Biddie
Justice Department
D-Mass
Roads Flooded Brevard May 20 After Heavy Rain
Mountain streams swollen by heavy rain last night and today rolled from their banks flooding lowlands. Travel is interrupted in the vicinity and crops are threatened. A dam under construction on the French Broad River may be affected.
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Brevard
French Broad River
Big Boost In Income Taxes By DONALD A YOUNG
The House Ways and Means Committee finished shaping new individual income tax rates raising the normal levy from 4 to 6 percent and aimed for about 2.75 billion dollars in extra revenue. Surtax brackets would rise sharply, with the top rate possibly 40 or 83 percent. married couples with two children earning 3000 would face about 3462 tax, while a single man with the same income would owe around 3437 under the new plan. The committee followed its own staff guidance more than the Treasury, aligning both normal rates and surtax levels with internal revenue recommendations.
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Donald A. Young
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Doughton
D-Nc
The
Treasury
Colin F. Stam
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Camouflage Tactics Foil U Boats Near Coast
Navy reports reveal German submarines use false masts to masquerade as fishing boats and tow lifeboats to lure rescuers. Lookouts warn that dim dawn and dusk are prime for incursions while observation planes and blimps offer best detection. Secretary requests funds for twenty four lighter than air units.
Mannheim Blasted By British Bombs
British air units mounted a heavy RAF attack on Mannheim in western Germany, targeting major factories and the inland port. The operation involved hundreds of bombers, with 11 planes reported missing. Concurrent strikes hit the St Nazaire submarine base while British fighters disrupted enemy airfields in France and Holland.
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London
Mannheim
Germany
Air Ministry
St. Nazaire
France
Holand
Europe
Badische Amlin Chemical Works
Lanz Armament Works
Daimler-Benz Engineering Works
Separate Defense Ministry Urged By Hore-Belisha
London, May 2012 Hore-Belisha former war secretary and critic of Britain's war leadership urged the establishment of a separate Ministry of defense. He warned Parliament that a western front would be the biggest undertaking in British military history and that doing nothing could be worse. He noted Prime Minister Churchill was absent from the debate, while the government faced criticism over defense leadership.
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London
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Britain
Ministry of Defense
Hore-Belisha
Germany
Churchill
Siir Stafford Cripps
Sir Stafford
Belisha
Defense
England Not Ready For Invasion
London May 20 Bombing Germany is the best way to aid Russia until we can plan a careful attack on the European continent Sir Stafford Cripps told the House of Commons today In the war debate he led the government in facing a potential confidence vote if a substantial body of members desires it Churchill not participating in this session Cripps reaffirmed readiness to confront opposition and emphasised strategic aims by government policy
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London
Germany
Russia
Europe
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House of Commmons
Churchill
Stafford
Study Your Map Adolf You Won't Find Shangri La
Nazi geopolitics bureau warns that Adolf Hitler should consult the Berlin propaganda office about Jimmy Doolittle's raid on Japan. German radio claims Doolittle launched the attack from Shangri La, a fictitious Tibetan sanctuary from the novel Lost Horizon.
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Adolf
Shangri-La
Adollf Hitler
Berlin
Bureau of Propaganda
Jimmy Doolittle
Rai Andaban
Doolittle
Japan
Roosevelt
James Hilton
Germans Massing Parachutists To Invade Caucasus
German forces plan a massive air borne invasion of the Caucasus as 100000 parachutists mass. In Ukraine, Red Army forces push toward Kharkov with heavy tank combat and repeated German counterattacks. Soviet reports claim progress near Kharkov amid fierce battles and shattered German armor while Berlin and Moscow exchange strategic moves and predictions.
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Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Russia
Ukraine
Kharkov
London
Caucasus
Red Armies
Red Army
Red Star
Pravda
Kaiverias
Kerch
Izyum
Barven- Kova
Lozovaya
Hitlersfield
Semeon Timoshenko
Party Formed In Japan To Support War
A national service political council pledged to back government war policies and centralize power, inaugurated in Tokyo with Prime Minister Hideki Tojo addressing influential figures. The move marks a milestone for militarist and nationalist factions seeking a totalitarian party structure to marginalize dissent amid Japan’s wartime mobilization. The council aims to elect a president and strengthen support for the throne following the April 30 general election in which the government-backed bloc won a large majority.
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Tokyo
National Service Political Council
Japan
Hideki Tojo
United States
Britain
League For Support of the Throne
House of Representatives
War Production Is A Problem For Herr Hitler
Lisbon dispatch from Edwin Shanke of the Associated Press reports Hitler’s war production lags behind Allied output. Five bottlenecks impede the Nazi war effort including raw material shortages sabotage manpower transport and electric power. Production figures remain state secrets with only guarded hints released. An estimate suggests 25 000 planes may be involved.
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Germany
Edwin Shanke
Berlin
Associated Press
Shanke
Lisbon
Zidwin Hanke
Hitler
Doolittle Says No U S Planes Were Lost In Attack On Japan
Washington May 20 P Doolittle denied reports nine American bombers were shot down in the Tokyo raid last month. He said all planes reached their targets and suggested the Japanese may have masked or borrowed other aircraft. He spoke after receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Roosevelt and refused to discuss Russia landing or the takeoff site. The attack was described as a 40 mile path of fire and destruction with planes flying at low level before approaching targets.
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Doolittle
Tokyo
James H. Doolittle
Roosevelt
White House
Washington
H. H. Arnold
Air Force
Shangri-La
James H
Jimmy) Doolittle
Japan
Rimsigt
Russia
James Hilton
Government To Build Plant Or Yadkin At Once
High Point's eight million Hyde Electric project moves from dream to reality under Roosevelt authority. Federal Works Administration and Public Works Administration will begin construction on the Yadkin River plant to relieve wartime power shortages. The project aims to supply High Point and nearby war industries, with excess energy released to other areas as needed. Kenneth Markywell named project engineer, Z W Meade Keller as project attorney.
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High Point
Hyde
Presiden Roosevelt
Eden
Yadkin River
Washington
Phillip Fleming
Federal Works
Office of Producion Management
Federal Powe Commission
Pject
Pro
F. Dent Roosevelt
Treasury
Federa
Public Work Administration
Col. M. Gilmore
Fleming
Publc
Kenneth Markywell
PWA
Santee Cooper
South Carolina
Project Gineer
Z W. Meade
Rationing Area May Be Widened To Save Rubber
Washington May 20 The government weighs broader gas rationing to cut auto use and save rubber. War Production Board in talks with Defense Transportation and Price Administrator plans a national approach with July as a possible start. If adopted, coupon based consumer rationing would replace current temporary cart limits in the East and Pacific Northwest.
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Frank M. LE
Washington
War Production Board
Office of Defense Transportation
Pet Leant
Harold L.ck
Henderson
East
Pacific Northwest
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