Giraud Looks For Quick End To Tunisian Drive
General Henri Honore Giraud predicts May will bring complete defeat of the Boche in Tunisia as Allied forces press the last-ditch Axis defense. He says the lull will be brief and the Allies will consolidate gains to prepare further assaults toward an invasion of Europe before autumn rains. He also foresees Italy as a possible invasion path and notes the war’s long duration may end with a decisive Allied victory in Tunis.
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Henri Honore Giraud
Tunisia
Oritain
Basiis
Hitler
Jtack
Italy
English Channel
Balkans
Giraud
Invasion timing hinges on Allied Western Europe push
The column notes uncertainty about the war’s duration in 1944 and suggests Allied invasion from Britain may determine when Hitler’s war ends. It urges readers to wait and see how the timing unfolds.
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Allins
Europe
Britain
Supreme Court Invalidates Municipal Tax on Religious Literature
In a five to four ruling the Supreme Court voided ordinances taxing the sale of religious literature, citing violations of freedom of speech and press. Justices Stone and Douglas dissented in five cases. Black delivered the Struthers decision invalidating a city handbill ordinance. The Thelma Martin case involved a $10 fine for distributing Jehovah's Witness literature.
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Supreme Court
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Reed
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Frankfurter
Jackson
Bernes
Justice Rutledge
Jehovah's Witnesses
Douglas
Justice Black
Strutsers
Ohio
Thelma Martin
Struthers
Black
Notable Deaths Highlight Early May News
Thoreau Crown, 62, former Collier’s editor, died last night. Baron Schimmelpennick Van Der Oe, Dutch Olympic Committee chair in 1928, died. William Fellowes Morgan Sr., 82, longtime Merchants Refrigerating Company chairman, died. Plus notes on illiteracy’s impact on draft, coral emperor fish size, Tusa de Encina as a drama founder, and rail track weight changes.
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Thoreau Crony
New York
Thoreau Crown
Collier's Magazine
the Hague
Netherlands
William F. Morgan
William Fellowes Morgan
The
Merchants’ Refrigerating Company
Allied Raiders Bomb German Coast Points
Allied bombers and fighters attacked Amulden and St Nazaire, losing several aircraft amid heavy German resistance. Mosquito bombers struck Thionville rail shops, while American formations suffered losses but claimed multiple enemy planes, marking a significant U S raid since April.
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England
Bremen
Colin Bednall
Baily Mil
General Ben Lear to retire from Second Army command
Lt. Gen. Ben Lear, 64 on May 12, will retire at the end of the pension-eligible period and cease commanding combat troops. A strict disciplinarian famed for correcting mistakes, Lear began as a sergeant in the Spanish American War and rose to lieutenant general before permanent rank.
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Ben Lear
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Wartimme
Canada
Lear
Pueblo
Calo
Colorado Infantry
K.P
Laur
Flashes of Life Far Far Away News Snippets
A garbled collection of brief items from various locations, including Rochester Minnesota travel mixups, Camp Butner bridge restrictions, Roosevelt car inspection, Marines staffing at camps, Augusta police blotter notes, and Utah Grand Army of the Republic leadership hints. Details are fragmentary and mixed across reports.
Lear’s tough Second Army ranks and daring command style
The article describes General Ben Lear’s handling of officers and soldiers, noting his disciplinary approach and policy of explaining orders before enforcing them. It highlights his impact on morale in Egypt and the Eighth Army, and credits him with producing a resilient core of generals and troops who win battles and return home safely.
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Washington
Montgomery
Egypt
Eighth Army
Ben Lear
Market Report From St Louis Livestock and Grain
At National Stockyards, demand uneven with weights over 170 pounds down slightly. lighter weights steady. Cattle and calves mixed as veal and bulls show softness. slaughter hogs lower. Grain and provisions rise with wheat spiking briefly, corn and oats near steady. Chicago grain outlook notes higher prices on short covering. poultry prices listed. New York cotton steady with futures mixed. stock market gains trimmed by profit-taking but buyers return.
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S. Dept
Medina and
Gored Sangeet
Chicago
May
Yi Orye
New York
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