Major Allied Air Sweep Strikes Hitler’s Rail Network
British and Italian based bombers joined American Liberators and Flying Fortresses in a coordinated raid on Germany and France. The assault targeted rail centers in Karlsruhe Mannheim Ludwigshafen and Saarbrucken plus aircraft plants in Metz and Strasbourg. Additional strikes hit rail yards near the Rhone and enemy airfields near Marseille and Nimes, with 2000 aircraft involved including 750 to 1000 Mustangs and Lightnings.
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London
Hitler
Europe
Britain
Italy
France
Karlruhe
Mannheim
Ludwigshafen
Saarbrucken
Metz
Strasbourg
Medit
Rhone
Salon
Marseille
Montpellier-Aimargues
Nimes
Ludwen
Paris
Twelve Hours Of Balloting and Hectic Political Campaign In North Carolina
North Carolina Democrats vote for a senator to replace Robert R Ide and elect a governor plus three congressmen. Rival candidates include Cameron Morrison and Clyde R Hoey, both former governors, with Morrison favored in some factions. The campaign centers on foreign policy and state races as voters face a long ballot.
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North Carolina
Charlotte
Robert R
Our Bob) Ide
Foreign Relations Committee
Cameron Morrison
Reynolds
Clyde R. Hoey
Morrison
Hoey
Administration
War Today Shows Allies Close to Crushing Japan Defenses
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal says Japan's outer Pacific defenses are reduced to a line of defense in name only. Eugene Burns reports Nippon's perimeter is so weak our navy could slice through it. three factors fuel American gains: shipping losses, destruction of air and sea forces, and successful amphibious operations. The latest demonstrations include heavy raids by bomber carriers on Marcus and Wake Islands.
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Japan
Pacific
Forrestal
Eugene Burns
Associated Press
Nippon
Burns
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
America
Marcus
Wake Islands
Committee Urges Graham to devote full time to University
A UNC visiting committee recommended Dr Frank Graham give all his time to the university presidency. The board was told the administration is confused about authority amid a consolidated system. Graham asked the board to wait for the executive committee before action while he weighs WLB commitments and Roosevelt administration policy.
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Frank Graham
Raleigh
Board of Trustees
University of North Carolina
Frank Pf. Graham
Atso
Washington
Uni
Consolidated University
Graham
Executive Committee
Broughton
WLB
Roosevelt
William H. Davis
University
WLR
Allies Advance On Japanese Burma Base
Allied troops pushed about a mile and a half toward Myitkyina base as Chinese forces seized Warong and a supply dump at Mogaung valley. AIR and ground units supported operations along the Salween and Imphal fronts amid heavy fighting and advancing Japanese losses.
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Dean Schedler
Associated Press
Burma
Myitkyina
Southeast Asia
Warong
Kamaing
Mogaung
Tatangtzu
Tengchung
High Command
Kphal
India
Royal Air Force
Indian Air Force
Manipur
Eles O
Imphal Plain
14Th Army Air Force
Loyang
Joseph W. Stilwell
Red Offensive Reported on Eastern Front
NBC London cites Vichy radio claiming Russians launched an offensive on the eastern front with no corroboration. London reports a Barents Sea air attack on German troopships with two transports and a destroyer sunk and three ships damaged, source unclear if troops were moving in or out.
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New York
David Anderson
NBC
London
Vichy Radio Today
Barents Sea
Norway
Arctic
Moscow
Red Fleet
Holiday Travel Seen 15 Percent Higher Than Last Year
New York reports Memorial Day weekend travel ahead by about 15 percent with demand up for buses airlines and rails. Pennsylvania Railroad expects 10 to 15 percent more traffic than 1943 with servicemen entering the city and extra sections on the New York Washington run.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York-Washington
Pennsylvania
Labor Disputes Keeping 41 000 Jobs Off
Labor disputes kept about 41 000 industrial workers from the job nationwide with no near settlement. In the Pacific Northwest lumber sector 25 000 to 30 000 idle across 106 plants. Detroit area saw 1 500 at Chrysler Highland Park plant.
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Pacific Northwest
Detroit
War
Washington
Oregon
Chrysler Corporation
Highland Park
R. J. Thomas
United Automobile Workers
CWO
Associated Press
War Labor Board
Lincoln County
Ore
AFL
Toledo
Michigan
Berlin to Give Quick Reports on the Invasion
London reports Berlin radio promised quick reliable and elaborate updates on the western Europe invasion. Werner Lojewski noted Goebbels claimed the reich must work as if life and death are at stake and warned against weakness or empty phrases.
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London
Berlin Radio
Europe
Wester Europe
Werner Lojewski
New York
CBS Listening Post
Berlin
Goebbels
Reich
No Defense Of Rome Planned Says German Broadcast
London reports a German propaganda push ahead of Rome's fall via Vichy radio claiming Rome would not be defended and that Nazi forces would withdraw to a northern line. The broadcast suggests an aim to blunt shock and manage war news.
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London
Rome
Vichy
Osing
Primaries Attract Nation–wide Attention In North Carolina Contest
The Democratic senatorial race in North Carolina pits Clyde R. Hoey against Cameron Morrison with Marvin L. Ritch also campaigning as five candidates vie for the nomination. Reynolds did not run, leaving a crowded field as other states report renominations and diverse primary battles.
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Marvin L. Ritch
Charlotte
Hoey
Morrison
Robert R. Reynolds
Reynolds
North Carolina
R. Gregg Cherry
Gastonia
Ralph W. McDonald
Winston- Salem
The Enterprise Election Night Party Tonight
The Enterprise hosts an election night gathering on North Main Street in front of its building. Polls close at 6 30 PM and returns from precincts come in after 7 PM announced via loudspeaker. Continuous tabulations from statewide and county results will be read as they arrive by telegraph and telephone.
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Enterprise
North Main Street
Tri Power Cabinet Considered in Allied War Posture
London reports Britain Russia and the United States may form a tri power cabinet to oversee post war world issues. The proposed body would act as a governing board for a future world organization with enforcement potential. Possible members include John G Winant Lord Halifax and Maxim Litvinoff amid ongoing debates in the press congress and Commons.
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London
Britain
Russia
United States
Churchill
Hull
Washington
U. S. Congress
Commons
European Advisory Commission
United Nations
John G. Winant
Lord Halifax
Maxim Litvinoff
Growers Seek End of Potato Price Ceilings
Potato growers from North Carolina and Virginia urge removal of price ceilings for the 1944 season. In a resolution adopted at a Washington North Carolina meeting they warned that keeping ceilings or setting them too high would push the Office of Price Administration toward supporting black markets.
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Washington, N. C
North Carolina
Virginia
Office of Price Administration
De Gaulle Praises Allied Command For Italian Victory
Gen. Charles De Gaulle telegraphs Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower praising the Allied high command for operations in the western theater. He expresses pride in placing the French expeditionary forces under that command and offers full confidence for liberty forces to achieve a rapid complete victory.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fisenhower
Italy
French National Committee
de Gaulle
Roosevelt says 100000 POWs available for labor
President Roosevelt cites a War department and Office of War Mobilization survey noting 100,000 prisoners of war in the United States available for labor on farms and other useful projects.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
War Department
Office of War
Allied forces push toward Rome amid rapid Italian front advances
Allied reconnaissance units near Artena and Valmontone report German retreat from the Cisterna Valmontone road as tanks are knocked out in heavy forays. Canadian and British forces reach near Arce and Cepirano while French advances reach Monte Rotonde and Monte Quattodorei near Pastena.
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Naples
Via
Casilina
Fifth Army
Artena
Valmontone
Rome
Eternal City
Anzio
Mark W. Clark
Cisterna- Valmontone
Liri
Eighth
Melfa
Arce
Sacco
Ceprano
Cassino-Rome
Albert Kesselring
Adriatic
San Giovanni
Pastena
Monte Rotonde
Monte Quattodorei
Amasemo
Asemo
Castella Valentino
Body of Woman Found in Lake Near Durham
Durham police say a woman was found dead in Eastwood Lake near Chapel Hill with heavy blocks tying her to the bottom. The case involves Edward Jewett Martin, 74, grandson of Mrs. Edward M. Jewett of Boonville Missouri, who faces murder charges in the disappearance. An inquest was opened after Coroner H L Walker arrived and a net was prepared to haul the body ashore. The suspect was arrested in Charlotte after investigators traced a foul odor from a stored car.
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Durham
H. F E. King
Eastwood Lake
Chapel Hill
Mra
Edward M. Jewett
Boonville
King
Orange County
Butler
Martin
Charlotte
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