India May Be Base For Operations Against Japan
Washington reports that India could serve as a base for major operations against Japan as Roosevelt Churchill and top allied leaders discuss future war plans in Washington. Wavell Somerville and Feirse arrived, signaling a potentially more active role for the India Burma theater to support China and Allied forces.
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Churchill
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India-Burma
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James Somerville
Britain
Ceylon
Maranal
Richard Feirse
China
Burma
Mediterranean
North Africa
Mitape
Stkely
Eduard Bones
Caschoslovakian
Bones
White House
Emepire
Pacific
War Labor Board returns to judicial basis stated
Washingtons War Labor Board resumes a judicial role with a directive giving public members defined limits to correct inequities and stabilize wages. Chairman Davis and members Morse Tayloe Chatwin voice cautious approval as labor leaders weigh impacts on price controls and production costs amid ongoing wartime directives.
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William H. Davis
Wayne L. Morse
Menihora
CIO
AML
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CTO
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APL Executive Council
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Eisenhower Reveals Inside North Africa Campaign Strategy
General Eisenhower describes six month North Africa fighting with coordinated Allied moves. He praises the Eighth Army for drawing enemy strength while the First Army delivered the knockout punch. Alexander notes built West Army strength and synchronized fronts, unifying command boosts morale.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Fr Harald Alexander
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Hanmer Bints
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United States
FDR Seeks 100 Million Housing Fund Aid
President Roosevelt urged Congress to approve about 100 million dollars for public housing financing. He argued the money would be essential for wartime needs and later repaid through rents, with much returning as the emergency and postwar programs wind down. He spoke to Speaker Rayburn and others about distributing funds for workers and urban housing projects.
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Officer Killed In War Games Near Coles Landing
Major A. P. Meador of Palating Texas and Private John Allie of Pen Agryl were killed and another soldier injured when their armored train overturned during maneuvers on the Cumberland River near Watertown Tennessee. Meador, 30, a 1933 Texas A and M graduate, died en route to hospital. Allie, 23, was hospitalized with serious injuries but expected to recover. Marie Meador, a Texas A&M 1933 graduate, is mentioned as his spouse.
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Pen Agryl
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Allie
Tootelton Hospital
Gerad
U.S. To Release Illinois Coal Mines AFL Says
AFL Progressive Mine Workers president Thrush announced that the government will release from operating control all Illinois mines under contract with the union. Fuels Administrator Ickes confirmed orders for the release, the first since government takeover May 1, to be issued this afternoon or evening.
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Washington
Lloyd Thrush
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Progressive Mine Workers
Illinois
Thrush
Ickes
Landon Predicts FDR Defeat in 1944
Former Republican nominee Alfred Landon told reporters in Minneapolis that Roosevelt can be defeated no matter the war outcome. Speaking before the Six O Clock Club, he argued Ron Sovell would fall to Republicans amid Democratic opposition to a fifth term. The remarks were broadcast on the Blue network at 7:20 p.m. Eastern.
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Revolt Reported Raging In Nazi Occupied Lowlands
Reports from the continent say revolt roils Nazi occupied Holland Belgium and nearby areas as sabotage rail strikes and street fighting intensify. Exiled Dutch leaders urge resistance and warn of labor slave policies while Axis forces reinforce patrols and conscription orders meet broad defiance.
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Africa
Hitlen
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Poland
Norway
Yugoslavia
Greece
Low Countries
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North Africa
Adolf Hitler
Free Netherlands
Radio Orange
Churchill to Address Congress Next Wednesday
Prime Minister Churchill of Britain will speak to the U.S. Congress next Wednesday at 12 30 p.m. Eastern War Time with Speaker Rayburn arranging a joint session at the Capitol. The White House said a Friday radio address will be mainly for England and the Tunisian victory may be discussed.
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Washington
Ston Churchill
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American Congress
Rayburn
House
White House
England
Strikers Fines Remitted in Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania coal miners who faced $1-a-day fines for recent unauthorized strikes will have the money returned. The decision came at a conference Wednesday involving the Western Pennsylvania Cost Operators Association, the United Mine Workers, and Allyn K. Renwick, federal manager of mines, following a government suggestion.
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Western Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
F& Conference
Associattion
Allyn K. Renwick
Jeffersonville Army Depot Drives Big Supply Refurbish Job
The Jeffersonville Quartermaster Depot, dating from Civil War days, undertakes procurement, manufacturing, and storage and issue of military supplies. The facility aims to cut government costs by turning old equipment into usable items, a triple mission distinct among depots.
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RAF Bombs Duisburg In Heaviest Attack Of War
British bombers dropped 1509 tons on Duisburg, a key Rhine Ruhr transport hub and munitions center, in what the air ministry called the war’s heaviest raid. Thirty four bombers were reported lost, as allied forces followed with coastal raids on France and northern targets while German reprisals struck Lowestoft.
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Italians Grip Final Axis Hold In North Africa
Allied communique says Italian First Army halted resistance north of Enfidaville after a strong bombing and ground action. The Italians are credited with the last organized defense on African soil as Mussolini era commands shift, while Axis forces still offered isolated pockets of resistance.
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Morahal ‘Anni Messe
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Associated Press
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Mussolini
Hitler
Friederich Vou Paulus
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Algiers
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Tass
Moscow
Africa
Communist Party
Pravda
Hiller
Gampole
Jeumpaign
Stratess
Jils Fingie
Stimson Pays Tribute To Gen Eisenhower Victory
Secretary of War Stimson praised Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower for planning the Tunisian victory and declared similar results possible elsewhere. He noted the Axis setback in North Africa did not alter morale abroad, cited Allied speed and power, and named generals who led key divisions in the breakthrough. He paid homage to fallen servicemen and awaited casualty figures.
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Tunisia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
I Stimson
Africa
Stalingrad
Stimson
Second Army
Djehel Tahent
Mateur
Perryville
Bis Rie
Ernest. Harmon
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Terry Allen
Maton
Rady
Charles W. Ryder
84Th
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South Dakota
Genevil Onagwer
Stirason
New Hours For Kingsport Stores Adopted At Meeting
At a Kingsport meeting the Merchants Association voted to change store hours. The new hours take effect Wednesday May 29 and will apply every other Saturday, replacing the present schedule. Secretary-manager A. B. Coleman announced the decision.
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