Three Die In Morning Crossing Tragedy At Hoskins Street
A northbound freight train struck a 1942 model club coupe at the Hoskins Street crossing near the Negro recreation park at 12 45 AM. Victims include George Wilhelm and wife of 802 Carr Street and Andy Jacob Haley 48 of 804 Meredith Street. Haley worked at Continental Furniture Co. The 27 car train dragged the car about 100 feet and halted beyond the crossing. Police found the third victim under the car with others mangled.
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Hoskins Street
Southern Railroad
Negro Recreation Park
Cressing
Continental Comany
Haley
J. O. House
The
High Point
George Wilhelm
Jacob Haley
Attu Island Gap Narrows as Japanese Remnants Hold Three Pockets
Navy reports on Attu Island indicate Japanese forces are split into three isolated groups amid ongoing fighting on the 12th day of battle. Fighter-bombers destroyed Attu village and a fuel depot, leaving only a church and one structure standing in ruins.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Attu Island
Navy
Rocky Island
Attu
Abolition Seen Permanent Observers Say
The Comintern announced its dissolution as part of a push against fascism. The executive committee said the organization was outmoded and hindered national party strength, urging sections to ratify the step amid wartime conditions. The move drew mixed reactions abroad and was described as a major diplomatic maneuver by some observers.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Comintern
Lenin
Russia
Communist International
Europe
Browder
Yonkers, N. Y
Manhattan
Communist Party of the
United States
United Nations
Japan
Italy
Seaman Toll Higher Than Armed Forces
Captain Edward McCauley, retired U S Navy, says about 4500 merchant mariners have been killed or missing in enemy action, roughly six percent of those engaged, a higher proportion than U S armed forces losses. He argues shipping must be better protected and denies bottlenecks or cargo unloading refusals.
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New York
Edward McCauley
U. S. Navy
Deuty
Propeller Club
Macauley
Guadalcanal
U. S
Maritime Service
Maculey
Russia
Archangel
Mississippi Flood Breaks Barriers and Traps 1000 in Rail Yard
The Mississippi River broke through barriers in southern Illinois and eastern Missouri flooding the Dupo rail yards and trapping about 1,000 civilians who sought rescue from coast guard boats. Evacuations surrounded Dupo as Missouri Pacific and Gulf Mobile & Ohio lines were washed out amid ongoing Midwest flood damage.
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Mississippi
Illinois
Missouri
Coast Guard
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Dupo
Heavyweights Held Back In Berlin Raid
British mosquitos hit Berlin for the third straight night while Whirlwind fighter-bombers sank two ships from a five-ship convoy off the French coast. Allied air operations, now in day ten, focused on Italy and island targets as five bombers and one fighter were missing from last night’s raid.
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London
RAF
Europe
Berlin
France
Italy
Emden
Wilhelmshav
American Communists Say Organization Unaffected by Comintern
New York May 22 American Communists state their US party remains unaffected by the Soviet decision to disband the Comintern. General Secretary Earl Browder notes the American party severed ties with outside groups three years ago and backs Moscow's motive while signaling policy changes may follow.
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New York
United States
Communist International
Earl Browder
Browder
Communist Party
Moscow
Yank Planes Down 97 More Enemies In Mediterranean Actions
American warplanes pummeled Axis air power across Italy Sicily and Sardinia destroying 97 enemy planes as they defend invasion routes to southern Europe. Over three days total enemy planes destroyed reached 286 with 30 shot down by U S bombers and fighters and 67 destroyed on the ground.
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North Africa
Mediterranean
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
Europe
U. S
AFL Names Panel to Reopen UMW Entry Talks
AFL President William Green names a three man committee to negotiate a basis for readmitting the United Mine Workers to the federation and reaffirms the no strike pledge. Members include Daniel Tobin Matthew Woll and George Harrison with Tobin as chair. Green notes any reinstatement basis will go to the AFL executive council for action. Green says a special session of the council is possible but not certain.
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Washington
AFL
William Green
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
Daniel J. Tobin
Teamsters
Matthew Woll
George Harrison
Tobin
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Green
AFL Executive Council
Walkouts Spread In Akron and Nationwide Labor Strikes
Labor unrest spreads across Akron rubber plants and Michigan Chrysler tank facilities. More than 18 000 CIO United Rubber Workers halt production at Goodrich and Firestone amid wider stoppages including 3 000 at Detroit's Chrysler plant and Birmingham iron mines in protest of fines.
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Akron
Michigan
Chrysler
Alabama
CIO
United Rubber
Goodrich and
Firestone Rubber Companies
General
Chrysler Corporation
Detroit
Reine
Russians Claim 65 German Planes Destroyed In Big Action
London dispatch says Russian airmen and gunners destroyed 65 German planes in a large formation attack near Remya mach while claiming 10 Russian planes lost. Soviet Monitor reports 56 German planes downed near Orel Kursk and further losses and matériel destruction across sectors. Algiers radio cites 30 percent electricity cuts in German warehouses after RAF bombing Moehne and Eder dams.
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London
Remya Mach
Red Air Force
Orel
Kursk
Moscow
Algiers
Moehne
Eder
Associated Press
Magnitude Admitted By Germans Amid World Opinion Shift
The German reaction to the Moscow move dissolving the Communist International signals a broad acceptance of Soviet diplomacy in London and Berlin. Observers tie the action to hoped postwar ties among Britain the United States and the Soviet Union as Attu Island operations press.
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London
Moscow
DNB
Berlin
Stalin
Roose
Churchill
Washington
Joseph Stalin
Congress
Roosevelt
Chiang Kai-Shek
Tyre
Joseph E
U. S
Moow
R Velt
North Pacific
United States
Attu Island
T Alentians
Europe
Hitler
Thony Eden
Britain
House of Commons
Briti
May Arrange Man Exchange With Tkoyo
The State Department said Japan has given a reason to hope for a second exchange of about 1500 American civilians for an equal number of Japanese held in the United States. Negotiations for broader exchanges with Japanese occupied territories and Americans in Japan have been underway since last summer. The department will select U S residents to repatriate and cannot state a date until the task is completed. Citizens from other American republics and Canada would be included along with Japanese from Latin American countries and Canada.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Tokyo
Canada
Commercial Gas Allotments Slashed in Twelve States
The Office of Defense Transportation ordered a 40 percent cut in mileage for east coast trucks buses and taxis to ease a gasoline shortage. Effective May 27 the plan will curb deliveries of nonessential items and extend the T ration period, with savings projected at 50 000 barrels daily in the 12 states plus DC and eight WV counties.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
District of Columbia
West Virginia
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Connecticut
Delaware
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Wheatland
Sharpsville
Farrell
Sharon
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virginia
Bristol
Bluefield
Menot, Grant
Pendleton
Allied Bombers Hit Four Japanese Bases in New Guinea Areas
Allied aerials struck four Japanese bases on New Guinea and New Britain with heavy bombers and fighters. A 500 ton Japanese ship was sunk off Kaimana as fires raged along the wharf area. Japanese raids on Exmouth Gulf and Gasamata were repelled with bombs dropped into the sea.
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Allied
Australia
New Guin
New Britain
High Command
Kaiman
Dutch New Guinea
Exmouth Gulf
Cape Gloucester
Gasmata
Kaimana
Kai Islands
Finschhafen
New Guinea
Huon Peninsula
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Chichagof Harbor
Chichagof
Lake Nicolas
Middle West
Harold V. Boyle
UMW
Daniel
Tkoyo
North Carolina
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