Massive Allied Air Strikes Press In On Invasion Fronts
Allied air fleets pounded German positions across France Belgium northern Italy and the Reich with about 5500 planes. Liberators Fortresses and fighters attacked rail hubs airfields and coastal targets from Toulon to Aachen while Mustangs and Lightnings protected the formations. The raid marks another two directional blow on Hitler’s fortress as the invasion builds.
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London
France
Belgium
Italy
Reich
Ranum
Berlin
Aachen
Toulon
Oes
Eet
Lyon
Rhone
Piacenza
Milan
Monfalcone
Trieste
Porto Margherita
Venice
Mediterranean
Allied Air Force
Germany
Muhlhausen
Brussels
Wharferoi
No Trace Of Woman Is Found In Lake Search
Durham May 25 Sixty acre Eastwood Lake near here may be drained if diving operations fail to yield the missing Mrs. M. Jewett 67 Boonville Missouri wife of wealthy resident. Martin 24 year old chemist grandson of Mrs. Jewett held on open charge during the search. Mrs. Jewett last seen May 10 at a Boonville hotel. Police reports say she and Martin had traveled from Charlotte to inspect property near Boonville. Bloodstained automobile clothing and personal effects found in Martins possession. He has legal counsel and declined to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Edward M. Jewett
Boonville
Allied Offensive Pressures Kesselring In Italy
The article reports Nazi Field Marshal Kesselring facing pressure in southern Italy as Allied offensives push from the Anzio beachhead. It notes a Berlin announcement that Germans evacuated the coast to avoid trap, reflecting strong Allied naval power and ongoing invasion prospects. The Fifth Army moved from Anzio toward Cisterna along the Appian Way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kesselring
Italy
Berlin
Anzio
Appian Ay
Fifth Army
Appiany
Cisterna
Hemingway Heads Toward Recovery After Car Crash
American author Ernest Hemingway sustained a head wound in a London automobile accident. Surgeons at St George's Hospital found no fracture and reported no other injuries after a minor operation.
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London
Ernest Hemingway
St. George's Hospital
Hemingway
Navy Officer Corrigan Says Firm Lost Money From Assignment
Navy Commander John D Corrigan testified before the Truman committee that Corrigan Osbourne and Wells firm lost business as a result of his navy assignment. A navy spokesman said Corrigan was suspended pending inquiries by the navy and the justice department.
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Washington
Navy
John D. Corrigan
Senate
Truman Committee
Corrigan
Department
Bureau of Ordnance
Hugh Fulton
Department of Justice
Fulton
New York
Marvin J. Wagner
Justice Department
An Wal
Corrigan, Osborne and Wells
New York City
Robert H. Wells
Truman
Rockets Used by Navy Planes In Destruction of Submarine
The navy disclosed the first attack with a new rocket projectile against a German U boat. Grumman Avengers located the submarine and fired rockets, reportedly destroying it with no self damage. Lieuts. Leonard L. McFord and Willis D. Seeley received air medals for the action.
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Navy
Washington
Gruman Avengers
United States Navy
Department
Leonard L. McFord
Baltimore
Willis D. Seeley
Huntington
Ind
Germans Brace For Invasion From The West
Germans brace for invasion amid retreat in Italy as Nazi propaganda claims imminent western offensive. Volkischer Beobachter and Izvestia echo prelude to large scale battles this summer while Pas-de-Calais floods bolster defenses. Vichy radio notes railway traffic at a standstill and factory closures.
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London
Italy
Izvestia
Hitler
Volkiseher Beobachter
Berlin
Ivelian Front
Stockholm
Pas-de-Calais
France
England
Belgium
Holland
Vichy Radio
Reds Accusing Bulgarians of Aiding Hitler
Izvestia charges Bulgaria in Sofia of aiding Germany in World War II. Moscow cites mobilization and troop movements to Yugoslavia and Greece as proof of Berlin influence. An Ankara report warned Bulgaria to end aid or risk severed relations.
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Moscow
Russia
Bulgaria
Izvestia
Hitler
Berlin
Yugoslavia
Greece
Ankara
Balkan
Turkey
United States
Britain
Washington
Sofia
Yanks Press In Two Places In War Update
Allied ground troops advancing in New Guinea and Central China pressed toward key objectives. Chinese forces defended Loyang while Stilwell’s Burma drive pushed street by street to Myitkyina. MacArthur’s forces crossed the Tor River and moved on Maffin Bay airfields as Navy aircraft pounded Truk and nearby targets.
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BR. Krueger
Associated Press
Ina
New Guinea
Loyang
North China City
China
U. S
Japan
Burma
Joseph Stilwell
Myitkyina
Ledo Highway
Payithyine
Tatangtzu
Oespandse
Burma Road
Henan
Hoe
New Guiana
Tor River
Maffin Bay
Wakde
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Pacific
Navy
Forrestal
MacArthur
Truk
Wewak
Kavieng
Talili Bay
Biak Island
Schoutens
54 Papers Increase Size of Want Pages
The American Newspaper Publishers Association said 54 of 421 daily papers moved classified pages to nine columns to fit more ads without extra paper. A printer’s concern noted space savings near 2 percent from the change.
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers Association
ANPA
Shipping Tight Despite Giant Merchant Fleet Says Admiral Land
Rear Admiral E S Land, War Shipping Administrator, told the House Appropriations Committee that despite the merchant fleet expanding to more than three times its prewar size shipping remains very tight now and will stay tight. He cited increased military needs and civilian demands, plus relief programs for conquered territories, as strains on shipping. He outlined a requested $550 350 000 budget for the next fiscal year and projected total expenditures of about $2 840 000 000 with various revenue deductions and funding sources. He also said 65 500 men will be trained to man the growing fleet, including 37 000 new recruits and 28 000 upgrades, plus recruiting 43 000 former seamen back to sea.
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Washington
United States
E. S. Land
House Appropriations Committee
Land
Tion
WSA Insurance Fund
WSA
U S Likely To Invade Schoutens
MacArthur forces press toward the Schouten Islands 300 miles west of Hollandia as air raids target Biak and nearby airfields. Bombing strikes and aerial activity indicate preparations for an early invasion of the Schoutens.
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Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Schouten Islands
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Schoutens
Geevink Bay
MacArthur
Japan
New Guinea
Biak
Mokmer
Sorido
Borokoe
Noemfoor Island
Kamiri
Namber
Manokwari
Waren
Noemi
Japen
Seroei
Nabire
Geelvink Bay
Babo
Bentoni Bay
Dallas Man Leads National Progressive Voters League
Maynard H. Jackson of Dallas Texas elected president of the National Progressive Voters League formed in Little Rock Arkansas. The group aims to promote political philosophy and rapidly integrate the Negro vote into the nation’s suffrage. officers include J M Robinson Little Rock vice president Roscoe Dunjee Oklahoma City second vice president W H Hollins Birmingham secretary and James Hinton Columbia South Carolina treasurer. Dunjee says the organization is non partisan and seeks to improve citizenship for African Americans.
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New Orleans
Maynard H. Jackson
Dallas
Tex
National Progressive Voters League
Little K
Ark
J. M. Robinson
Little Rock
Unified Push On Rome Opens As Foes Free
Allied headquarters in Naples reports a Fifth Army merger of the Anzio beachhead and the main force above Terracina for a unified push on Rome. American units reached contact with beachhead patrols as a 14 day drive breached 60 miles of German defenses and forced retreats along the coastal belt. The advance nears the Rome area as German reinforcements pour southward while 10,000 German prisoners have been taken since the offensive began.
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Naples
Fifth Army
Anzio
Terracina
Rome
U. S
Harold Alexander
Beache Head
Eng
Italy
Long Col
Montane
Cisterna
Enire
American Born Japanese Dies Of Gun Wound
Shiochi James Okamoto a 30 year old American born Japanese died from a gun wound at Tule Lake segregation center after a military police guard fired as a confrontation occurred. The War Relocation Authority reported four blood transfusions were given during surgery by Japanese and Caucasian surgeons. An unidentified civilian employee described the guard warning the man then shooting from a truck.
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Tulelake
Calif
Shiochi James Okamoto
Tule Lake Segregation Center
War Relocation Authority
Center Hospital
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