Chinese Army Pushes Ahead On Galween
Allied briefing notes describe a Chinese offensive along the Galween river driving toward Stilwell’s forces and aiming to open a land supply route. Chinese units reached Mamien pass and the Shwele river while surrounding Japanese positions near Tatangtzu, with Kohima reportedly in Allied hands and airstrikes reaching Wakde and Schouten islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suidivan
Claire L. Chennault
14Th Airforce
Joseph W. Stilwell
China
Wei Li-huang
Mamien Pass
Tengchung
Burma Road
Shwele River
Tatangtzu
India
Myitkyina
Henan
Loyang
Idle 3,000 at Chrysler Plant From Labor Dispute
Detroit reports 3000 idle at Chrysler Highland Park plant after a dispute ends with three management officials fired and three union stewards discharged. CIO UAW and AFL-CIO tensions cited as trigger amid broader walkouts and production slowdowns at GM Buick and Graham Paige plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Highland Park
United Automobile Ies
CIO
AFL Teamsters Union
Brewery Workers of
Uaw-Cio
Graham-Paige
War Labor Board
General Motors
Buick
Machinery For Farms Below Goal
War Board Chairman Don ald M. Nelson reported farm machinery production lags. February output was 23 percent behind, improved to 17 percent in March and 13 percent in April. He noted combined repair parts and new machinery push output near or above peak peacetime levels, with last week at about 5,800 units and annual output possibly exceeding 225,000 against a 209,000 target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nelson
Governor protests to keep Wisconsin teachers placement service
Gov. Goodland asks War Manpower Commissioner McNutt to prevent the June 1 discontinuance of the Wisconsin teachers placement service. He warns elimination would disrupt next school year contracts and asks Congress to fund a continued operation until the full employment service returns. A copy was sent to Wisconsin lawmakers.
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Madison
Wis
Goodland
McNutt
Wisconsin
Congress
Congressmen
Help Or We Quit Romania Warns Hitler Armistice Demand
Istanbul May 15 report says Premier-Marshal Ion Antonescu warned Adolf Hitler that Romania would seek a separate armistice if German reinforcements do not arrive immediately. Antonescu demanded an answer by today. Balkans advices note Romania has five fully equipped first class divisions facing a Russian offensive.
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Istanbul
Ion Antonescu
Romania
Adolf Hitler
al- Antonescu
Antonescu
Balkans
Thunderbolt fighter kills Nazi air ace over Germany
London Berlin report says Commodore Walter Oseau Germanys third ranking fighter ace was shot down by an American Thunderbolt during a daylight raid over Germany. The Berlin radio reported the kill occurred on a recent day.
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London
Germany
Walter Oseau
Berlin
Canadians Take Part in Boulogne Raid in World War II
Canadian forces attached to Lord Lovat’s command conducted a raid on Boulogne on April 22, 1942, with a small detachment landing ashore and reconnoitering beaches and sand dunes. The operation was hampered by a naval mishap near the French coast. most return trips occurred in daylight.
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Europe
Carleton and York Regiment
St. Stephen
N. B
Lord Lovat
Boulogne
Sey
Douglas Amaron
Amaron
Dover
Cautionary Flood Warnings Issued for Mississippi River Section
Flood warnings renewed for the Mississippi River stretch from Alma to Genoa. Meteorologist A D Sanial predicts daily rises of about two tenths of a foot Tuesday and Wednesday, with crest forecasts of 13 feet at Winona and 11.8 at La Crosse by Friday. River levels at La Crosse noted 11.5 feet Tuesday as Hastings shows a slight drop.
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Mississippi River
Alma
Genoa
A. D. Sanial Sanial
Winona
la Crosse Ex- Po
Lake Pepin
Hastings
Hunter's Bridge
Durand
la Crosse
Employment Of Women Shows New Increase
Washington reports women constitute more than half of wartime labor force decrease. The census bureau notes 300000 more working women in April, mainly in farming, bringing total to 17180000. Over the past year men in the labor force fell by about 1100000 while working women rose by about 600000.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Coast Guard Warns Boat Operators On Mississippi River
Coast Guard cautioned inboard and outboard motorboat operators to avoid high speeds after reports of submerged buoys in the Mississippi River bottomlands. The warnings followed numerous complaints received by the coast guard unit over the prior two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard Temporary Reserve
Mississippi River
Coast Guard
Germans Renew Southern England Assault After Invasion Pause
The German air force reportedly sent up to 300 planes in a counter invasion attack on the southern coast of England, focusing on Portsmouth. Six enemy planes were shot down. a hospital was hit and casualties were reported. Allied Mosquito strikes targeted Ludwigshafen and German airfields, while RAF raids hit Cologne and Mannheim. Allies endured limited air activity over 60 hours as invasion preparations continued.
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London
England
Berlin
Portsmouth
Ludweigshafen
Germany
Cologne
Mannheim
RAF
Mediterranean Army Air Force
Yugoslavia
Paris
Atlantic Wall
Philippe Henriot
Dish-Washing Argument Turns Fatal in Illinois Home
In Joliet Illinois Clifford Beebe 13 died after his brother William 10 shot him during a dispute over dish washing. Police say Clifford retrieved a shotgun, chased William upstairs then the gun fired. William claimed he took the gun and said he would be boss before it discharged injuring Clifford in the stomach.
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William
Clifford
Foremen's Association Strike Threatens Mustang Fighter Output
The War Labor Board summons the Foremen's Association of America leaders to a public hearing over a Detroit area strike that jeopardizes P-51 Mustang output and subassembly parts for war planes. Patterson cites plant closings and rising defect rates. Byrnes may review the situation.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Foremen's Association of America
Detroit
William H. Davis
Patterson
James F. Byrnes
War Department
White House
Delegation Named for U S Hearing on Ice and Coal Crisis
City administration, coal and ice dealers, truck drivers union and the Chamber of Commerce selected to meet the war labor board May 23 in Chicago. Mayor Verdota confirmed the date and said briefs will show how ice delivery affects public health.
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Chamber of Commerce
War Labor Board
Chicago
J. J. Verdota
la Crosse
Edward Peters
City Health Department
Pee
Elmer Warninger
Coal Dealers’ Credit Bureau
Everett Yerly
Adolph Bachman
AFL
John Arnold
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Truck Drivers’ Union
Becomes Ace Neighbor Promises Blue Stripe Painting
Lieut. Robert Welden, a Mustang pilot of the 9th airforce, downed an MB-109 bringing his total to five and three quarters. His Lewistown neighbor Maynard Stapleton pledged to paint a blue stripe around Stapleton's house for each German shot down. The ace spoke of continuing until the stripes reach Stapleton's roof as he chases more victories.
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England
Robert Welden
Welden
Maynard Stapleton
Lewistown
Mont
9Th Airforce
Germany
Maynard
Ambulance Planes Carry War Wounded to Hospitals
In Newark New Jersey twelve C-47 ambulance planes carried 203 wounded from Halloran General Hospital on Staten Island to Indianapolis Boston Cleveland and Battle Creek. Planes departed between 7 50 and 9 00 a m and were to return this evening for more missions Wednesday and Thursday.
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Newark
N. J
Halloran General Army Hospital
New York
Staten Island
Indianapolis
Boston
Cleveland
Battle Creek
Mich
Three More Towns Liberated By Tito
A Tito communique reports Yugoslav Partisans have liberated Koritza Elbasani and Berati in central Albania. Heavy fighting continues on all fronts as large scale operations proceed in Yugoslavia with allied advances and setbacks noted.
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London
Albania
Koritza
Elbasani
Berati
Yugoslavia
Josip Broz
Tito
Senate Acts Friday On Simplified Tax Plans
The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously to approve the House passed income tax simplification bill and Chairman George of Georgia said he would bring the measure up in the Senate for action Friday.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
Italians In Flight From Battle Zones
Swiss reports say 500000 Italians flee the southern war zone toward Rome amid disrupted food deliveries and housing shortages. Rail links from Florence to the south are largely cut. trucks and planes move scarce supplies. Partisans increase attacks as Fascists clash with anti-Fascists in northern Italy.
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Bern
Switzerland
Gustav Line
Italy
Mussolini
Rome
Florence
Flying Fort Lands Here
A Flying Fortress from the Sioux City army field made an emergency landing at Brice Prairie government airport at 4 30 a m Tuesday due to weather and low fuel. Lieut Stanley Dobrogowski commanded the craft with a 10 man crew and guards were posted while gasoline was secured for the return to Sioux City. The aircraft, marked Kwitcherbichin, had recently returned from combat operations likely in Europe.
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Sioux City
Army Flying Field
Brice Prairie
Stanley Dobrogowski
Camp McCoy
Exchange Of Prisoners Of War In Barcelona
Spanish and Allied authorities arrive in Barcelona for tomorrow's second POW exchange on Spanish soil. About 900 British and American prisoners and 700 Germans to be exchanged. The Gripsholm carries 338 wounded German prisoners and 375 civilians including women and children.
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Barcelona
Mediterranean
Gripsholm
Faust War Writer Max Brand Killed in Battle
Frederick Faust veteran war correspondent for Harper s magazine and creator of Dr Kildare died in action on the lower Garigliano sector near Minturno Italy. He wrote 85 books and was known as king of the pulps. He would have been 52 on May 29.
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Allied
Naples
Frederick Faust
Harper's Magazine
Max Brand
Garigliano
Faust
Henry Buckley
Reuters
Santa Maria Infante
Minturno
Gulf of Gaeta
Rio Grande
Seattle
Modesto
Calif
University of California
Frederick Allen
Harper’s Magazine
New York
Allen
Winant Arrives in Washington for Roosevelt Talks
John G. Winant United States ambassador to Great Britain has arrived in Washington to confer with President Roosevelt. The visit signals ongoing discussions on Allied aid and strategy during wartime, with Winant expected to brief the President on British affairs and postwar considerations.
Breach in Gustav line prompts pursuit south of Liri valley
Allied forces breach the Gustav line south of the Liri valley pursuing disorganized German 71st division. French and American units push toward Monte Fammera and Spigno while air and naval support hammer positions around Cassino. Prisoner tally rises as combat closures widen with heavy fighting along the Rapido and Garigliano fronts.
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Naples
Liri
Cassino
Harold Alexander
Italy
Rome
Alexander
Adolf Hitler
Gustav
Spigno
Garigliano
Monte Fammera
Ausonia
Tyrrhenian
San Giorgio
8Th Army
Rapido
Alphonese Juin
Arunci
Capo Dacqua
Monte le Civita
Mediterranean Air Force
Piombino
Ancona
Orvieto
Pontedera
Portoferraio
Formia
Itri
5Th Army
Pignataro
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Associated Press
Galween River
Formosa
Phil
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Imphal
Southeast Asia Com
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Buthedaung
Kohima
Indo-Burma
MacArthur
Wakde Island
Dutch New Guinea
Schouten Islands
Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Quebec
Roosevelt
Churchill
Burma
Chrysler
Hitler
Thunderbolt
Mt. Maio
Castelforte
Signal Corps
British Coast
W. W. Hercher
Boy
Packard Motor Car Company
Michigan
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Labor Board
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