Weather update with scattered showers in the Carolinas
North Carolina expects showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight with cooler interior conditions. South Carolina also sees showers tonight and cooler temperatures in the northern portion. Official climate records show varied highs and lows across cities including Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, Richmond, Savannah, Tampa, and Washington with rainfall measures reported in some locations.
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Yamamoto Honored as Navy Minister After Pearl Harbor Act
Tokyo praises Isoroku Yamamoto as key naval strategist who pushed for combined sea and air war. Reports say Hirohito awarded him promotion to fleet admiral and ordered state funeral, while Tokyo broadcasts claim his actions ended pacific peace and reshaped the war in East Asia.
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Yanks Raid Pantelleria and Grosseto Air Bases in Italy
Report states U S war planes fled Grosseto airdrome north of Rome as bombers hit hangars administration buildings and runways. Reconnaissance photos show fifty eight of fifty nine aircraft on the ground at Grosseto delayed by high latitude track while Pantelleria island near Cap Bon 45 miles away was raided again.
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Soviet Gunfire Halts German Break at Novorossisk Front
Soviet forces repelled four German infantry regiments northwest of Novorossisk after heavy bombardment. The noon bulletin reports Russian reinforcements arrived to turn the tide as Germans suffered heavy losses. Soviet artillery destroyed blockhouses and planes, with 200 German fatalities on Smolensk and related front actions near Leningrad Rostov Sevsk.
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Ten Dutch Executed in Occupied Holland Reported
Aneta reports 10 more Dutch executions in Occupied Holland today, bringing this month's total to 64. The figure reflects wartime reprisals reported by the Netherlands news agency.
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New York Stocks Snapshot From Historic Page
A fragmented OCR of stock figures shows names like Penn, Pepsi, Phillips, Pet, Pitt, Pullman, Pure Oil and 26s to 48s trading figures. The garbled lines include price snippets and index notations such as 4275 and 48s, with scattered numbers and punctuation across the page.
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Davis Delivers FDR's Message To Stalin
Special Envoy Joseph E. Davis met Premier Stalin at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 21 and delivered a secret Roosevelt message. Admiral Standley and Molotov accompanied Davis. Tass reported a long, friendly discussion and a vigorous Stalin handshake, with no immediate reaction disclosed.
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Chrysler Idle At Dodge Truck Plant Cited By Strike Action
Chrysler workers at the Dodge truck plant face idle time due to material shortages and war related disruption. The Jefferson-Kercheval facility makes parts for all Chrysler weapons and warns ongoing shutdowns threaten further layoffs across nine Detroit plants. Union leaders fault the War Labor Board pace, while Dodge Local 3 president Earl Reynolds urges government takeover or a special WLB umpire to negotiate grievances.
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Barney Baxter in the Air Chicago Produce Chicago
Butter receipts total 784 026 in Chicago May 21 steady at quoted prices. Egg receipts 31 996 unsettled with prices unchanged.
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Blondie and Amos Win Blue Beetle Contest
Blondie and Amos stumble into the right pew and win the Blue Beetle event yesterday. They paid 28 60. A jesting note offers a ten spot from the bankroll for another impressive smoke ring.
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VETO debate on pay-as-you-go plan discussed by conferees
Senator Vandenberg and Representative Disney led the discussion after a joint session. Vandenberg complained the treasury and the President favored the full year's abatement to aid the rich. Disney said the group confined itself to discussion with no decision. A later meeting was scheduled for 3 PM EWT to seek a clearer Treasury outline of the President's views.
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Post War Talks Slated For Cotton Congress
Washington May 21 The 4th annual world cotton congress will be held July 8 and 9 in Dallas Texas. Capt Burris C Jackson organizer says the event will focus on postwar reconstruction and the role of southern farmers. He notes the congress is a cotton clinic with top experts discussing cures for cotton.
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Italians Claim Allied Destroyer Torpedoed
The Italian communique broadcast from Rome claims an Allied destroyer was torpedoed in Tunisian waters. It reports Allied air raids on Grosseto Messina and Sardinia with casualties and bomber activity at Bizerte harbor.
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British Force Finishes Jap Rail Destruction Mission
A British led unit, described as native troops, completed a three month Burma jungle campaign against Japanese rail lines in the Mandalay to Myitkyina corridor. Brigadier Wingate commanded about eight columns with near 1,000 mule trains, striking 75 track and bridge targets and disabling the railway link for months.
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