Allies Must Take Burma From Japs Says Gen Stilwell
Gen Stilwell vows Burma can and must be retaken from Japan after a tough trek and battles. He cites Japanese air superiority, harsh fighting, and atrocities, urges stronger Chinese and American forces, and outlines plans for re entry via China with support from Archibald Wavell and Chiang Kai-shek. He warns of overland Japanese advances hindered by rains and disease in India.
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New Delhi
India
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
Wuntho Msy 4
Stivell
China
Archi‘avell
Chiang Kai-Shek
Stilwell
Flying Tigers
U. S. Air Force
Scott County Man Held In Gun Death
Veral Davidson, 25, is held on murder charges after a shooting that killed Scott County resident McConnell, with two youths released as witnesses. Deputy and constable questioned suspects. motive unclear as prosecutors describe the fatal gunfire and testimonies about the weapon and circumstance. Also reported are Kingsport weekend livestock market top values and livestock prices.
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Scott County
Times State News Service
Gate City
van Rex von McConnell
Veral Davidson
McConnell
G. W. McConnell
Midway
Here
Commonwealth
E. Hagen Richmond
Farris Compton
Gaviana Compton
Arnold Davidson
Worley Davidson
W. H. Marrs
J. C. Davidson
Farris
Compton
Richmond
Scott County Prosecuting Attorney
James BE. Bridwell
Kingsport
Japanese Drive Over River Marked By Burma and China Actions
Japanese forces surged across the upper Salween in Yun nan seizing hills to shield a bridgehead toward Pagshan while pressing near Kinhwa in Chekiang. Chinese defenses reported heavy losses as 2,000 casualties were inflicted along the Fuchun River. Allied air forces engaged in long range duels over Australia as the war broadens.
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China
Far Pacific
Yunnan
Salween
Burma
Pagshan
India
Ching
Kunming
Chekiang
Kinhwa
Kienteh
Fuchun
Pukiang
Yiwo
Tungyang
Weber
Australia
Ambonia
Dutch East Indies
Mystery clouds rescue of 53 American seamen
Reports say 53 sailors were rescued at sea off South America aboard the Argentine ship Rio Iguazu. Unclear whether they came from a US warship, a Maryland-class battleship, or a merchant vessel. Argentine fleet announced 63 aboard Rio Iguazu without ship details.
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Buenos . Aires
South America
Rio Iguazu
United States
Noticias Graficas
Riafetlagd
High Command
Atlantic
Brazil
Bell Airacobra
Britain
France
RAF
England
Rome
United Igitates
New Work and Crime Revelations Stir Cities
Eli Showbrun testified his 28 year old lover Madeline Webb had no role in the Reich murder but claimed he and his uncle Mur ray Hirschl killed a woman alone. In Cleveland a mass transit strike halted dozens of street cars and buses around 11 am as workers headed to Monday noon store openings. In Fortaleza a submarine was sunk by patrol planes per authorized sources.
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Eli Showbrun
Madeline Webb
Susan Flora Reich
Murray Hirschl
Cleveland
UMW Expected to Back War Effort Over Isolation Charge
Washington The United Mine Workers policy committee and executive board are expected to issue a vigorous pro war statement and possibly a resolution. They will organize war bond purchases and back government policies while addressing vacation waivers in the Appalachian field. Tensions over CIO leadership and Wendell Willkie influence frame ongoing internal strife.
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Washington
United i Mine Workers’ Policy Committee
Executive Board
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Lewis
Wendell Will+ Ife
Philip Murray
CIO
Murray
Mexico Moves Toward War Declaration
Washington and Mexico City scenes show Congress debating broad authority for President Roosevelt to reorganize the Selective Service by family status, with discussions of exemptions, age groups, and war risk insurance, while Mexico prepares for a war session and public demonstrations honor submarine victims.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Selective Service
Johnson D-Cola
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Fomorrow
Taft
Ohio
Gas from coal and shale eyed if funds pass
Washington report on interior appropriations notes possible testing of gas from coal and shale by the Bureau of Mines with $162,267,000 requested. Ickes argues the US may become sole oil source for the United Nations, urging study of coal and shale processes to prepare for future fuel needs amid wartime shortages.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Interior
Ickes
United Nations
Seaboard
Flood Waters Claim 33 in Pennsylvania
Floods across eastern Pennsylvania left 23 dead and many missing as rivers rose and debris filled communities from Chester to Wayne counties. Red Cross fed 3,000 evacuees in makeshift canteens while authorities checked drinking water for safety and sanitation crews spread lime to mud-filled cellars.
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Honesdale
Pennsylvania
Chester County
Wayne County
Lackawaxen
Lehigh
Schuylkill
Delaware
Red Cross
Laval Considers Exit as Paris Talks with Axis Leaders Increase
In Paris Laval met with German military and political figures and growingly criticized his pace toward collaboration. Rumors from Vichy say Jacques Doriot could join or form a new collaborationist regime in Paris, though insiders say the situation is not yet decisive.
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Bern
Switzerland
Pierre Laval
Paris
France
Vichy
Jacques Doriot
Virginia Youth Reported Lost In Philippines
Pvt. Roy Hlmer Lee of Speers Ferry Virginia was listed as missing in action after Fort Mills fell to the Japanese at Corregidor. A War Department telegram to his mother, Mrs. Lonie Field, confirmed the status as missing in action. Lee had served nearly two years and recently completed a course qualifying him as an Army radio operator.
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Wark
Roy Hlmer Lee
U. S. Army
Speers Ferry
Fort Mills
Corregidor
War Department
Pvt
Lee
Lonie Field
Philippines
Army
British Labor Party To Stick With Churchill
London reports the British Labor Party voted 2 319 000 to 162 000 to reject an amendment that would urge withdrawal from Churchill's government. The decision supports continued participation in the war effort, tied to Attlee's resolution backing victory. The Churchill coalition includes conservatives and some Labor and Liberal secretaries.
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London
Labor
Churchill
Lord Strabolgt
Clement Attlee
Dominions
Liberal
United States Navy
Berlin
British
Labor Party
Lord Strahelgi
House of Lords
Negro Youths Sent To Army Induction Center From Kingsport
Four Kingsport area Negro youths are ordered to the Army induction center for the May call. Named include Edward Ross Smith of 829 Maple Street Cecil Kincaid 901 Walnut Street Oney Flack 81% Maple Street and Cecil Leeper 910 Walnut Street.
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Kingsport
Edward Ross Smith
Maple Street
Cecil Kincaid
Walnut Street
Oney Flack
Cecil Leeper
Wedge in Kharkov wiped out in Russian push
Kharkov front sees the Red Army rolling forward after shattering the German wedge near Kharkov with heavy losses. German claims of encirclement conflict with Soviet reports of breakthroughs and new ground gained. Allied reports note battles and air clashes as Britain and Germany clash over raids and defenses. The S.P.C.A. faces a water trough shortage issue in Philadelphia as horses replace trucks.
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Russia
Kharkov
Red Army
Moscow
Taganrog
Caucasus
Associated Press
Henry C. Cassidy
Red Air Force
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