Seven Die as Floods Sweep Eastern PENN Rivers
Eastern Pennsylvania floodwaters from mountain rain surged through the Susquehanna Lehigh and Schuylkill rivers killing seven people missing 11 and causing millions in damage. Flash floods battered towns led to power outages disrupted communications and halted Bethlehem Steel operations. Names from Honesdale Hawley Easton Bethlehem Philadelphia seen among the victims.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Lehigh
Schuylkill
Honesdale
Wayne County
Hawley
Lester
Red Cross
Easton
Allentown
Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Ida Doney
Williamsport
Loyalsock
William Turner
Oxford
Chester County
Hopewell Creek
Ella Haldeman
Pottsdam
George W. Gleason
East Norriton Township
Norristown
Carl Jaffeny
Scranton
Gussie Keye
Delaware
Port Jervis
Charles Mar
Emaline Mclean
John Woodard
Schuylwill River
Mexicans Prepare To Wage War
General Salvador Sanchez said all measures have been taken to meet the war crisis and place the nation on a full war footing after declaring war on the axis. Troops patrolled cities as the army assumes public order, navy takes over navigation aids, and President Avila Camacho plans defensive steps with Congress likely to declare war on Germany Italy and Japan.
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Mexico City
Salvador Sanchez
Mexican Army
Navy Department
Sanchez
Manuel Avila Camacho
Congress
Germany
Italy
Japan
North America
Mexico
Minimum Army Pay Set At $42 By Joint Committee
A Senate House joint committee approved a $42 monthly minimum pay for military personnel, doubling the $21 entry rate for army privates and navy seamen. The House favored $50, while the panel’s choice awaits ratification by both chambers and the President. The bill would also raise base pay for officers and change auxiliary corps terms, with details to follow.
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Washington
Senate House
Senate
House
House Military Committee
Joint Committee
Roosevelt
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Army
Johnson
Col
Marine Corps
Navy
Markings On Army Planes To Be Changed
Washington May 23 The Army orders a new insignia for combat aircraft a white star within a blue circle replacing the red circle wing mark to avoid confusion with Japanese planes Red and white tail markings are also eliminated The measure aims to reduce mis identification by defenders in the Southwest and Pacific theaters.
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Washington
Department
Pacific
Rubber shortage to last until 1944 says industry leaders
Akron May 23 AP war outcome report quotes Harvey Firestone Jr Thorn ton Graham P W Litchfield and William O'Neil saying there will be no rubber for tires golf balls or hot water bags through 1943 and likely 1944 while industry works to supply military needs. Details remain military secrets but most industry will support war materiel production.
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Roy P. Porter
Akron
America
National Association of Manufacturers
Victory
War Industries
Harvey Firestone, Jr
Firestone
Thornton G. Graham
Goodrich
Army
Navy
Air Force
Auto Workers To Save Cars
Detroit May 23 The United Automobile Workers CIO with 600000 plus members launches a transportation conservation program. Local unions form car clubs to pool rides to factories and cooperate with community groups to move war workers. The campaign urges labor on rationing boards and leadership to end driving as usual.
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United Automobile Workers
Detroit
C1o
Victor G. Reuther
Uaw-Cio
America
Escapees From South Carolina Prison Camp Surrender in Town
Two inmates Leon Holcomb aged 20 and Freeman Burris surrendered to local police early this morning. Holcomb is imprisoned five years for burglary and Burris three years for manslaughter. They were brought in by Horace Pickens, brother-in-law to Burris. Authorities said they will be returned to South Carolina.
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South Carolina
Leon Holcomb
Freeman Burris
Horace Pickens
Hay Street
Burris
Oconee
Walhalla
S. C
Submarines Use New Incendiary Torpedoes in Gulf Sinking
New report from New Orleans states Axis submarines in the Gulf of Mexico used incendiary torpedoes. Two American ships were sunk with 57 lives lost, 36 aboard the other vessel died, and 21 men perished or burned. Survivors praised Betty Lucille Downs and Ramond Downs Jr. for acts of bravery.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Navy
Gulf
Betty Lucille Downs
Ramond Downs, Jr
San Antoio
Tex
Ramond Downs
Carl J. Leclerc
Canal Zone
Danby
Betty Lucille
Price Ruling Working Well During First Week
Washington May 23 The close of the first week of controlled prices shows high gratification from officials. The Office of Price Administration reports strong compliance with few complaints, largely due to misunderstandings. Education efforts reached half of 1.9 million retailers and now target small stores.
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Washington
Apney
Office of Price Administration
Leon Henderson
Wall Street
Allied plan to unite against Germany signals turning point
Ray Tucker reports that Great Britain and the United States will form a united front with Russia key to the war effort. Major Allied air forces will aid Moscow to repel Nazi advances, with tanks and artillery sent to Kharkov. Churchill and Stalin pledge support as efforts shift toward total defeat of Hitler and a push against Japan.
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Ray Tucker
Great Britain
United States
Hitler
Japan
Russia
United Nations
Moscow
Kharkov
Kremlin
Churchill
Stalin
Afari Mansk
Archangel
Tnions
Indecisive Fight Rages At Kharkov Front
Russian forces pull back from Kerch Peninsula to maintain order in a large Crimea battle as Kharkov clashes intensify with German tank forces. The war front spans 725 miles with Sevastopol pressure rising and global actions shifting as China, Britain, and Allied powers engage across theaters.
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Kerch
Kharkov
Hitler
Caucasian
Chuanshih
Richard McMurray
Associated Press
Crimea
Moscow
Sevaspol
Sevastopol
Korch
Mar. Semeon Timosyhenko
Osttrich Caucasus
Was
Min River
Fukien
Provin
China
Berlin
Medterranee
Aganda
RAF
Japans China campaign is logical move says analyst
Wide World War analyst Kirke L. Simpson argues Japan’s China clean-up makes sense after Burma Road was cut. He notes a relatively small force under 150,000 in four eastern provinces, supported by heavy air power, aiming to break Chinese resistance and secure Japan Formosa and Canton.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Doolittle
Japan
China
Burma
Doeolittle
Tokyo
United Nation
Formosa
Con
Federal Emergency Warehouse Associations planned in 40 cities
Washington May 23. The Office of Defense Transportation announced plans to form Federal Emergency Warehouse Associations in 40 cities to utilize idle buildings for government storage. First contract signed with Philadelphia group, pooling facilities to provide about 400000 feet of space.
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Washington
Federal Emergency Warehouse Associations
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
ODT Group
Federal Emergency Warehouse Association of
Philadelphia
Axis Voices Pleased With Laval Crisis Across Axis
In Bern on May 23 Axis powers criticized Pierre Laval of Vichy France for collaboration. Mussolini press urged action to claim territory while Berlin hinted at awaiting tangible policy shifts. Italian circles questioned French resolve and floated ambitions over Nice Corsica and Tunisia as part of broader territorial aims.
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Bern
Switzerland
Pierre Laval
Vichy
France
Rome
Berlin
Mussolini
I Duce
Germany
Laval
AGIS
Relazione Internationale
Galeazzo Ciano
Tuenisia
Corsica
Nice
War Department to Sell Uniforms Directly to Wearers
The War Department announced plans to sell officer uniforms directly to wearers. Ready made uniforms produced by the army quartermaster corps will be sold nationwide through authorized retail stores and post exchanges late this summer. Prices will be uniform across the country.
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Washington
War Department
Army Quartermaster Corps
Pre-Flight School Commissioned at UNC During War Effort
At the University of North Carolina a Naval Aviation Pre-Flight Training School is commissioned, joining the Navy for the duration. Secretary Daniels tells a large gathering that air power is essential to modern warfare, as the first flight cadets arrive May 28 for a three month program and the school aims for capacity around 1,900 aviators.
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Noel Fancey
Chapel Hill
Naval Aviation
Navy
Josephus Daniels
Mexico
University of North Carolina
Daniels
Franc
Poland
Dunkirk
Pearl Harbor
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OPA
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Greece
Reich
Food and Agriculture
Richard Walther Darre
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Axis
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