U S Presses Attu Action In Aleutians
The Navy reports seven of 16 Japanese twin engine bombers in the Attu area on May 23 were probably destroyed, with four more apparently ruined and the rest fleeing west. Army Lightning fighters engaged, aircraft did not strike U S positions, and Attu forces pressed the offensive amid sleet and rain as Pacific operations continued.
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Washington
Navy
Ito
Attu
Aleutian Islands
Army
North Pacific
United States Army
Navy Department
United States
Kiska
South Pacific
Shortland Island
Liberace
Consolidated
Guadalcanal
Munda
Solomons
Espiriu Santo
New Hebrides
Intensification of Japanese moves near Ichang and Chungking
Observers in Chungking warn Japanese efforts to consolidate territory along the Yangtze could threaten Chungking the provisional Chinese capital and vital agricultural provinces Han and Szechwan. A successful advance would strain Chiang Kai-shek’s regime and force Allied air support if the offensive worsens.
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Ichang
Yangtzse
Chungking
Yangtese
Chiang Kai-shek
Han
Szechwan
Zchang
Yangtze Gorge
Yangtze
Chiang
Torture and Murder Alleged in Japanese Raids on Chinese
Father George Yager of the Vincentian China mission reports Japanese forces brutalized Chinese civilians in Northeastern Kiangsi while hunting for Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle and his men. The raids December 1941 to 1942 left towns burned, hospitals destroyed, and villagers subjected to torture, killings, and cannibalism rumors. Three priests and five American Sisters of Charity survived a five month journey to the western hemisphere.
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ST. Louis
Kiangsi
Tokyo
James H. Doolittle
George Yager
China Mission
Vincentian Order
Mutinies Reported Among German Forces in Belgium
Belgian News agency reported three mutinies within German units in Belgium. At Lockeren East Flanders troops bound for Russia were fettered and sent to Ghent prison as machine guns were mounted in the streets. In LooChristy 80 men were arrested after clashes between officers and troops. At Wyncht West Flanders several men were killed after a drunken group refused to return to barracks before departure to Russia.
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London
Belgium
Lockeren
East Flanders
Ghent
Loochristy
Wyncht
West Flanders
Russia
Bomb-Dazed Italians Flee From Allied Bombardment
The Rome radio reports Sardinia suffers heavy air raids as civilians abandon city districts in Cagliari and refugees stream north across Italy and the Mediterranean islands. Allied air strength grows as Axis squadrons reportedly vanish from Sardinia.
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Sardinia
Rome
Cagliari
Italy
Mediterranean
Zurich
Reuters
Roosevelt says Russians received most war materials
President Roosevelt disclosed that Russia received more actual fighting equipment than any other country through March 31 under lend-lease aid totaling 11.1 billion dollars in a two year period. Britain received 3.12 billion and the Soviet Union 1.82 billion in exports, with Russia leading in planes tanks and vehicles.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Russia
Soviet Union
Congress
Berlin
Tokyo
United Nations
United Kingdom
Britain
Ex Champ Dempsey Divorce Suit Opens in New York
The trial in White Plains State Supreme Court began with witnesses detailing Mrs. Dempsey's alleged intimacies with Lew Jenkins and Benny Woodall. Jack Dempsey, a Coast Guard lieutenant commander, accuses Williams of infidelity and names the two men as co-respondents. Custody of children Joan and Barbara is sought by both spouses.
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White Plains
N. Y
Jack Dempsey
Hannah Williams
State Supreme Court
Lew Jenkins
Benny Woodall
Jenkins
Dempsey
Coast Guard
Lend Leases Bill Approved By Senate Committee
Washington May 25 A 6 273 629 000 lend lease appropriations bill was approved by a senate appropriations committee after removing a house ban on using funds for farm subsidies. McKellar said subsidies are for general legislative action due to policy. Full committee to review tomorrow. House had ratified the prohibition 214 to 96 Friday.
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Washington
Senate
McKellar
D-Tenn
Congress
House
Chester Davis
Uest
Smithfield Man Found Dead Near Railroad Tracks
Charles Alexander Dale age 24 of Burke County was found dead near a railroad in Wilson Mills yesterday. Deputy Sheriff G C Uzzie said a train strike appears to be the cause after investigation.
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Smithfield
Charles Alexander Dale
Burke County
Wilson Mills
G. C. Uzzie
Allies Blitz Through Channel In Daylight Air Offensive
Warplanes push east from the channel to resume a daylight assault on Germany after a major RAF raid on Dortmund. Berlin claims 44 British bombers returned. 38 were lost. German strikes hit the south coast town, killing civilians and burying debris in ruins. a school was damaged but no children were present.
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London
Dortmund
Dieppe
Boulogne
France
Berlin
Associated Press
Japs Drive Wedges Into Chinese Lines
Japanese troops push into Yangtze defenses below Ichang as Chinese reports say five enemy divisions are engaged. One column moves toward Wufeng sixty miles from Ichang while others probe between Ichang and Hankow. Allies blitz Sardinia with 300 plus planes striking Pantelleria and targets along the axis frontier.
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Chungking
Yangtze River
Ichang
Huieh
China
Wufeng
Yangtze
Hankow
Pre Offensive Lull Unbroken On Red Front
Moscow reports a continued lull on the Russian front with sporadic artillery and scouting activity. Both sides press at transport targets while supply flows toward strategic sectors for summer operations. The Red Army holds lines west of the Donets near Lishansk and northeast of Novorossisk in the Kuban with no major shifts noted.
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Moscow
Red Army
Donets
Lishhansk
Novorossisk
Kuban
Sevsk
Kharkov
Novororossisk
London
Rostov
Far Arctic
Rybachi Peninsula
Petsamo
One Missing When Fire Sweeps Ship Maine
The 138 foot schooner Maine docked at Coulburn's lumber mill near Windsor caught fire about 2 am Sunday. One man missing, Thurston Horsemend 18 Baltimore first mate. Windsor volunteers fought the blaze. coast guard boats search the Cashie River for the body. cause undetermined.
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Windsor
Maine
Coulburn
W. T. Partin
Baltimore
Cashie
Lumber Company
Partin
Thurston Horsemend
Horsemend
Coast Guard
Fayetteville Soldier Killed in Action May 1 in North Africa
The War Department advised Mrs. R. H. Fillyan of Fayetteville that 4 Pvt. Franklin C. Butler, son of hers, was killed in action in North Africa on May 1.
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Fayetteville
Franklin C. Butler
R. H. Fillyan
North Africa
War Department
Government Asks For Judgment Against AP In Anti-Trust Ruling
The government seeks a summary judgment in a three judge court without in open testimony. It would force AP to supply news and pictures to any newspaper sharing the cost of gathering news. AP vows to contest, saying facts are controverted and a trial is needed.
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New York
Federal
Associated Press
Justice Department
Biddle
Chicago Sun
Pickets Form Barricade at Akron Rubber Plants
In Akron Ohio three large rubber firms halted production as CIO United Rubber Workers idle totals rose to 49 000 amid a War Department demand for resumption. About 18 000 idle at Goodyear 14 000 at B F Goodrich and 17 000 at Firestone. The situation followed a War Department telegram urging production and warning against labor disruption.
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Carter L. Davidson
Akron
CIO
War Labor Board
War Department
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Goodyear
United Rubber
Goodyear Aircraft Corp
B. F. Goodrich Co
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
James P. Mitchell
Army Service Forces
Mitchell
Sherman H. Dalrymple
International Urw
Washington
International
URW
United Rubber Workers Union
Firestone
World Today At A Glance Highlights War Developments
Refugees stream from bombed cities aboard Italian boats and offshore islands as Allied air and sea actions press the invasion route. Western Europe sees heavy bombers rested after a Dortmund Ruhr raid while daylight strikes hit Boulogne Dieppe and other targets. In Scandinavia Germany concentrates 200000 troops in Norway ahead of a planned Allied strike. In Russia artillery duels mark a lull as both sides probe for weaknesses. Allied reconnaissance indicates Japanese activity on Attu and Kiska as northern targets loom.
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Raa
Sardinia
Germany
Nazi Party
Voelkischer Beobachter
Ruhr
London
Dortmund
RAF
Essen
Krupp
Eder
Moehne
Morocco
Daily Mail
Terranova
la Maddalena
Carprera
Olbia-Venafiorita
United States
Cairo Air Force
San Giovanni
Reggio Calabria
Messina
Sicilian
Europe
RAAF
Boulogne
Dieppe
Australian Attacks Hit Rabaul and Gasmata Base
Allied forces launch two waves against Japanese positions at Rabaul and attack the Gasmata naval base. Air and sea actions concentrate on enemy fortifications and airfields in the Pacific theater’s latest offensives.
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Australia
Rabel
Gasmata
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French Channel
U. S
FB. C
Daniel London
Bludgeon
Daniel DE Luce
Pantelleria
Cap Bon
Cairo
Malta
Erwin Rommel
Nile
Carloforte Harbor
By Eddy Gilmore
A. P
The
Scandinavia
Norway
Attu Island
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