Germans Surrender to U S Tank Forces Near Bizerte
Allied forces tightened a blockade around Cap Bon and sank patrol ships as the German and Italian forces in Tunisia faced collapse. Major General Krause negotiated armistice terms with Major General Omar Bradley for unconditional surrender and prompt acceptance. Over 25,000 prisoners were taken in the northern sector, with several generals among the capitulating commanders and mopping-up operations continuing as British and American units closed in on strategic locations near Bizerte.
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North Africa
Cap Bon
Second Corps
Bizerte
Atntor Stashli
Krause
Africa Corps
Omar N. Bradley
Bradley
First Army
Tunia
Borotwelte
16Th Armored Division
Neuffer
Air Force
Buelouvius
von Vaerst
Fifth Armored Army
Beumacnge
Medjerda
Gulf of ‘Tunis
Seventh Armored
Boroweitz
15Th Armored
Tunisian
Tt5
Tunis
Captor
Cretevius
Hammam
Tanis
OPA Cuts Profit Margins On Some Vegetables and Fish
U S government price controls cut profit margins on onions and other vegetables and fish as part of measures to curb living costs. The office of price administration moves include regional price ceilings for various items, with margins tightened for small shops and larger stores alike. Officials, including Secretary Meany of the American Federation of Labor, urged broader rollbacks and subsidies to lower consumer costs across June and July.
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OPA
Washington P
Quinn
Prentiss M. Brown
George Meany
Ta Do
Doctors Organized To Help Army Men
In wartime effort doctors formed civilian defense groups to assist the military. The two groups, DCD and a hospital defense unit, coordinated to supply physicians for civilian emergencies and military needs. Hospitals named include Vanderbilt University Hospital Nashville and others in Chattanooga, Memphis, and nearby cities.
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Washington
Civilian
Fuefeyse
Enyin
Lanelis
Persus
DCD
Honitard Aikle
Gaston Supe
Memphis
Vanderbilt
Nashville
Allied Prisoners Witness Attack on Axis Convoy
Large numbers of American and British prisoners of war endured three days and nights of bombing and strafing as Allied aircraft attacked an Axis convoy off Tunisia. The Navy and War Department reported the incident, detailing the ship, its destroyer escort, and the prisoners aboard. Casualties were surprisingly light, with reports of wreckage and widespread destruction among German aircraft at El Aouny near Tunis.
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Washington
Owen
Tunis
Italy
Dostenyoy
King Bonkers
Sicily
Avere
Pileba
Bonina
Tyrtians
War Department
Truwis
Trinh Sund
Tat Aoulette
el Aouny
Tuts
Jarga Transporta
Senate To Get Tax Bill On Tuesday
A bipartisan coalition advanced a revised Rum taxes plan in committee with a 12 to 7 vote. Debate likely Tuesday or Wednesday as supporters seek current tax basis for 1942 and 1943, with figures showing large potential revenue changes and possible compromise talks.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
House
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Coromtittes
Treasury
New Restrictions For Parcels To Service Men
The Postmaster General tightens parcel limits for Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard personnel outside the continental United States. Parcels must weigh under five pounds and fit within specified length and girth limits. Mail for afloat Navy personnel must be addressed care of the Postmaster or Fleet Post Office in New York or San Francisco, and parcels to naval installations in care of Postmaster Seattle. Also W Mail service expands to correspondence between British Armed Forces members in the United States and relatives with international prepay and routing via Army Postal Service New York.
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Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Continental United States
Howard ‘Yong
Navy Department
Fleet Post Office
New York
N. Y
San Francisco
Calif
Naval
Seattle
Washington
Post Office Department
United States
Great Britain
Greach Britain
Army Postal Service
New Yor's
Sullivan County magistrates validate issuance of bonds
Sullivan County magistrates in adjourned county court session approved 60000 dollars in road bonds to refund pike repair funds and 21000 dollars in school bonds for Helston Institute manual arts work. They also canceled 52000 dollars in county bonds, and referred Bristol Kingsport school sharing requests to the budget committee for 1943.
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Front Line News
Kereleed
Helston Institute High School
J T. BR. Bandy
Sullivan County Ponds
George W. Vance
Bristol, Tenn
Bristol
Kingsport
T. N. Burrows
Budget Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Bandy Ji
Vance
Sullivan County
Tennessee
Knox
Hamillion
Madison
Davidson
Shelby
Federal anti poll tax bill sparks outburst in Kentucky and nationwide
The Office of Price Administration returns to Eastern Kentucky mining areas to recheck prices amid alleged violations of maximum price regulations. Leaders discuss the poll tax bill's impact, with House action planned to move the measure to the floor. Speakers condemn federal overreach while warning of party realignment and racial politics.
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Lexington
Office of Price Administration
Enal i
Kentucky
Reed Wilson
GBA
I. B. Bailey
Cleveland
Nffice
T. C. Colsins
OPA
John L. Tewis
Thiked
Washington
Manasco
D-Aja
Democratic Party
Marcantonio
AL NY
House
Allén Groups
License On Sale In Tennessee For Two Years
The license system in Tennessee will extend for two years with sales continuing through the state until Monday. Those not renewing by the expiration date must undergo an examination before new licenses are issued, except for military personnel. The recent legislature enacted a bill exempting service members from that provision.
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Nashville
Miltary Service
Pacent
Soviets Penetrate To Novorossiysk In Fierce Fighting
Soviet Army forces breached outer fortifications at Novorossisk as front dispatches report persistent crumbling of German defenses. The advance coincided with heavy air action destroying 930 German planes in the week and widespread strikes on railway junctions behind Ukrainian, central, and Kalinin fronts.
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Moscow
Novorossisk
Kutan
Donets
Red Air-O
Novorozsisk
Central
Kalinin
Starmoviks
Bryansk
Foltaye
Berigorod
Smievka
Putivi
Dorogobieh
Uspensk
Orel
Marachay
Rilsk
Vorozhba
Novorokolniki
Vitebek
Lts
Rebel Yell Rings Out In Panama As Southern Boys Celebrate AU
Rebel Yell rings out across Panama as Southern boys in the Caribbean mark Southern Confederate Day on May 10. Led by Colonel Guy Hix of Shirleyville Tennessee, the celebration recalls last year’s salute to Confederate heritage with a giant Stars and Bars replica, a tree planted in MacArthur’s honor, and a cheering march from Puerto Rico to Panama.
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Panama
Remy Althase
Shades
Sharpsburg
Feat
Manassas
Boys
Crom Dixie
Caribbean
Guy ¥. Hix
Johnny Rebs
Hix
Hudson
Jackson
Lee
MacArthur
Marshall
Eisenhower
George FH. Brett
Dixie Boys
Shiloh
Chancellorsici
Berlin
Tokyo
Congress To Revisit Subsidies Policy On Food Costs
Congress will reconsider extending the Agriculture Department's Commodity Credit Corporation for at least two more years as the administration seeks new legislation. The agency has funded price supports and various subsidy programs for farmers and processors, drawing congressional criticism and calls to limit such subsidies to explicit congressional direction. The CCC has subsidized crops from corn to tea, and in some cases set prices and transport subsidies that diverge from standard price ceilings.
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Washington
Congress
Agriculture Department
Avnigh
Roosevelt
Congressions
Jaym Blcc
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Army Signal Corps
Associated Press
U. S. Signal Corps
Bandy
Johnson City
Clarksville
Harriman
Maryville
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