Italy on Edge as Axis Faces Allied Air Supremacy
Analysis notes Italy wobbles under Mussolini as Allied air bases in North Africa give the Allies overwhelming aerial power. Hitler may retreat defenses behind the Alps while Mussolini endures, with Germany rumored to pull back to protect Europe and avoid a doomed fight on Italian soil.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Italy
Little Kingdom
Mussolini
Duce
London
Hitex
North Africa
Mediterranean
Hitler
North African
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Luftwaffe
Rome
Unin
Benito
France
Alps
Tunisia
Gihen
Rumor of Italian King Abdication and Crown Prince Rise
The text reflects rumors that King Emanuele may abdicate in favor of Crown Prince Umberto amid shifting public opinion. It notes past public esteem, Musso lini's influence, and Umberto’s improved standing, suggesting he could be acceptable if the king steps aside.
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Tunisia
Emanuele
Umber
Italy
Mussolini
Mary
Umberto
Kiska Seen As Next Likely U. S. Objective
U S officers expect Attu battles to end once weather improves and foresee Kiska as the next Aleutian target. Dupuy says Attu is the second step in sweeping Nippon from Attu and Kiska after Amchitka and Adak. Fog hampers operations. landings on Attu continue amid battle reports.
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Washington
Kiska
Aleutians
Attu Island
R. Ernest Dupuy
Attu
Aleutian
Paramus
Little
Navy
Knox
South Pacific
Buin
Bougainville Island
Solomons
United States flying fortresses bomb Ka hili and Ballale
United States bombers attacked Kahili Ballale and Bula targets starting large fires on Kahili and Ballale. Heavy missions also struck additional tar gets on Ballale and surrounding areas with successful results reported by defense officials.
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United States
Kahili
Ballale Island
Bula
Ballale
Fear for River in Arkansas flood battle near Pine Bluff
Army engineers and Camp Robinson troops pressed flood duty to defend the Tucker lake levee near Pine Bluff as the Arkansas River rose. The crest passed Little Rock at 28.3 feet. levees south of the city, Fourche island and Woodson dikes, had broken. Pine Bluff arsenal and a war plant lie protected behind the levee as officials expected the river to reach 32 feet. The War Department hailed an overall flood containment victory and noted a pontoon bridge across the river enabling an emergency water conduit after the main supply line failed.
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Little Rock
Tucker Lake
Pine Bluff
Arkansas River
Fourche Island
Woodson
Camp Robinson
Cammack
Rovee
War Department
Washington
Chaps Chaffee
Robinson
Department
Chaffee
Arkansas
Fort Smith
van Buren
Senate Considers routine legislation and tax talks
The Senate weighs routine bills while the Finance Committee hears Secretary Hull on trade agreements. The Military Committee reviews Selective Service and Kilday Draft Bill. The House acts on a deficiency appropriation bill and may get the Senate's version of the new income tax bill. In Chicago, hotel guests face weekly tasks. in another note, a man reports thefts and missing cabs, and fossil remains of giant ground sloths are found.
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Associated Press
Senate
Finance Committee
Hull
Military Committee
House
Market Report from Saint Louis Stockyards and Chicago Prices
Hogs 11,000 mostly 25 higher on 180-270 lb averages at 14.35-40 top 14.40. 160 lb down 10-15 with good and choice 140-160 lb at 15.50-14.00. sows 5-10 higher at 13.5-14.0. Cattle 2,200, calves 700, steers slow, heifers, cows, and bulls steady. vealers 50 lower. slaughter steer range 10.75-15.25. Sheep 750, light demand. clipped lambs steady at 15.00. Poultry live prices listed. butter and potatoes prices. grains firm with wheat up 1/8-5/6, corn flat, oats and rye mixed. New York stocks generally up with uneven gains. cotton futures firmer late. various nearby contracts shown.
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St, Louis Livestock National Stockyards
Ill
U.S. Dept
No New Tires for Civilians Says Jeffers
Washington May 17 A9 Every plant in the synthetic rubber program will be completed by year end. Rubber Director William M Jeffers reported that non essential drivers cannot expect new tires for a long time. He cited plans for 12,000,000 new tires this year and 7,000,000 pre Pearl Harbor tires, plus future production in 1944. He warned drastic steps may follow fuel limits as Ickes Brown urge reduced civilian gasoline use.
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Washington
William M. Jeffers
Jeffers
Ickes
Prentiss Brown
Brown
May Home Demonstration Club Schedule and Food Preservation Event
A sequence of club meetings from May 12 to May 28 lists Hellen and Doyle, ML Neko, and many county groups with district meetings in Arcad elphia and local canning demonstrations. The first food preservation school on May 10 at Putmos Home Economics Unit featured Mary Claude Fletcher and O B Hodnett, with meat canning and various vegetables and fruits discussed.
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Peaple
Hope
Methodist Church
Flope
McCaskill
Elehhet
McCusin
Batimas
Hellen and Doyle
ML Neko
Arkadelphia
Bruce Chapel
Canning School
Methodist
Miss Fletcher
Victory Gardens
Pleasurit
Bingen
Columbus
Liberty Hill
North Sardis
St. Paul
DeAnn
Marlbrook
Union Grove
Shover Springs
Oakgrove
Hopewell
Hickory Shade
Wallaceburg
Holley Grove
Piney Grove
Boyd Chapel
Cornci
Putmos
Mary Claude Fletcher
O. B. Hodnett
Farm Security
New Commissioner Appointed in Hot Springs
Hot Springs appoints Tackett, former Garlane county legislator, as U. Commissioner succeeding Byrum Slurst, who resigned. Date noted as May 37.
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Hot Springs
Mer Tackett
Labor Group Hears Lewis Denounced at Convention
Hol Springs May 17 Arkansas Federation of Labor heard Sen Jemes L Maner denounce John L Lewis for placing private gain above national welfare in the coal issue. The session opened with President Charles Boger of Fort Smith urging full and frank discussion on the topic.
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Hol Springs
Jemes L Maner
Arkansas Federation of Labor
John
Lewis
Charles Boger
Fort Smith
Morrilton Youth Drowns in Pond
Everett Ward 16 son of Mrs Amy Ward of the Mirdis community drowned in a pond near Morrilton while returning from a visit to the Arkansas River Thucal zone. He disappeared after entering the water as companions failed to realize he was in trouble. his body was recovered after a search.
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Morrilton
Pashare Pond
Everett Ward
Amy Wate
Arkiny River Thucal
Ai Sin
Draft Board Reports Two Delinquents
Two registrants for selective service were declared delinquent today by the Elapstencd County Draft Board. The delinquents are Leslie Ware and Pollard ane Chiumpion, both Kadlec Le return questionnnaires. The deudling Cer reporting has been seb for Wa triday, May QL.
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Elapstencd County Draft Board
Leslie Ware
Pollard Ane Chiumpion
Local farmer bids temporary replacement for ration book
A disrupted farm note reports Gorny Twi from Idaho-Willien area seeking an immediate replacement for his dissing parish ration booklet. He explained the hook was gone and suggested it may have been plowed under, amid daily farming routines.
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Gorny
Idaho
Willien
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