Committee Gives OWI a Pat on the Back
The House appropriations committee approved a 1.033 billion dollar bill to fund 18 home-front war agencies for the coming year and praised the Office of War Information for aiding the war effort. The bill total is below current year funding by 37.9 million and below budget estimates by 38 million, with the War Shipping Administration receiving the largest allotment. Admiral Emory S. Land and the merchant marine were commended for their record, and seeds were funded to Burma as part of OWI propaganda efforts.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Office of War Information
Capitol
House Appropriations Committee
OWI
OWT
War Shipping Administration
Merchant Marine
United States
Emory S. Land
War Administration
Office of Censorship
Petroleum Administration
Blinded War Vets To Get Seeing Eye Dogs
Washington law provides seeing-eye dogs for blinded veterans at no cost. The act authorizes the veterans administration to supply the dogs and allocates one million dollars for initial expenditures.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Submarine attacks sink 15 more Japanese vessels
American submarines have sunk 15 more Japanese ships including a destroyer and a transport, raising total sunk or damaged to 724. The destroyer loss brings warships destroyed to 47, with several tankers and cargo ships also reported among the latest hits.
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Washington
Pacific
Japan
Police Nab 27 Truck Drivers Over Violations in Madison
Madison police rounded up 27 truck drivers Wednesday night and Thursday for rules violations. Twenty two were cited for missing mufflers and five for no proper lights. Captain H J Morris cited ongoing complaints about traffic noises.
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Madison
Wis
H. J. Morris
Madison Police Department
Deere spreader plant idled in unauthorized stoppage
East Moline Ill seven hundred John Deere spreader works employees were idle Thursday in a stoppage CIO union leader Henry de Smet called unauthorized. The reason could not be learned, he said.
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East Moline, Ill
John Deere
CIO
Henry de Smet
Fall Of Loyang Near Declared By Japanese Series
Allied ground forces push toward two main objectives in Burma and New Guinea while Loyang in China is encircled and expected to fall within days. Chinese counterattacks claim 1,000 Japanese killed as Stilwell advances in Burma and Allied forces near Hollandia and Maffin Bay press toward air fields with Bougainville reporting 570 Japanese dead.
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Prras
Burma
New Guinea
Loyang
Tokyo
North China
China
Henan Province
Salween
Myitkyina
Mogaung
Joseph Stilwells
Myitky
Hollandia
Confine Negro Troops After Shooting Affair
Mobile Alabama Brig. Gen James A Mollison commanding the Mobile air service command ordered all Negro troops at Brookley field confined to the military area after an early morning exchange of shots between white military police and Negro soldiers. No one was killed or wounded but a white soldier suffered a serious gunshot wound in an accident. A white civilian had complained of robbery by a Negro soldier and police directed a search of the Negro barracks area.
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Mobile
Ala
James A. Mollison
Mobile Air Service Command
Brookley Field
Mollison
Swancutt May Know His Fate By Nightfall
Lieut. Beaufort G. Swancutt faces a military court deciding whether he will face the gallows or a firing squad for four killings at Camp Anza. Prosecution witnesses testified Swancutt shot two women and a man, then injured himself. defense cites amnesia and memory gaps.
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Beaufort G. Swancutt
la Crosse
Wis
Dale Frazier
Swancutt
Caroline Swancutt
Corp
Wellington Swancutt
Campanza
Calif
Frederick C. Dockweiler
Dockweiler
Riverside
Lane
Dorothy Douglas
Lourdine Livermore
Camp Anza
Aubrey G. Serfling
Arthur D. Simpson
Arlington
Harry J. Light
la Crosse, Wis
Light
Elizabeth C. Klein
Lieut
Aldace W. Minard
Minard
Nazi Propaganda Promises Invasion From the West
London reports German propaganda claims invasion pressures from the west as Italy’s retreat continues. Volkischer Beobachter says hard battles lie ahead this summer while Izvestia links Italy’s fight to a planned European invasion. Stockholm dispatches note floods near Pas-de-Calais and mine placements, with calm winds and clear morning visibility.
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London
Italy
Izvestia
Hitler
Volkischer Beobachter
Berlin
Stockholm
Pas-de-Calais
France
England
Belgium
Holland
Explosion at Pearl Harbor Kills and Injures Sailors
The navy reported the destruction of several small vessels after an ammunition explosion during unloading from a landing craft tied in the harbor. Some deaths and injuries occurred with names not released pending kin notification. A court of inquiry led by Rear Admiral John F. Shafroth investigates.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Navy Thursay
Navy
John F. Shafroth
Navy plane rockets destroy Nazi U boat
The navy disclosed that rockets were used by bombing planes to destroy a German U-boat. It was the first attack with the new navy rockets and indicated rocket firing planes have been operating for several months.
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Washington
Navy
US Born Japanese man slain by Tule Lake guard
James Okamoto 30, American born Japanese, died after a bullet fired by a Tule Lake segregation center sentry. Lieut. Col. Verne Austin ordered a board of investigation. An eyewitness account from a center employee describes the guard warning the man to stay in the truck before firing.
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Tulelake
Calif
Shiochi James Okamoto
Tule Lake
Quadruplet dies after birth in RAF officer's family
George the smallest of the quadruplets born Monday to Mrs. Daisy Moxham and her RAF flying officer husband died Thursday night in a heated air conditioned ward at Southend hospital. The remaining three boys and a girl had been treated in the same special ward.
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London
George
Daisy Moxham
Southend Hospital
Russo Bulgarian Break Seen Possible Within Days
Washington officials say Russia could sever ties with Bulgaria in days, affecting U S policy on Finland. Bulgaria's support for Axis airfields and ports aids Romania advance, increasing pressure on Moscow to act. Finland refused armistice terms weeks earlier, leaving U S policy hard to justify if Russia breaks with Bulgaria and Finland stays in war with Germany.
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Washington
Russia
Bulgaria
Finland
Romania
United States
Germany
Allied air forces blast Axis defenses in multi-front strike
More than 6,000 Allied planes from west and south bombed rail centers and airfields from Italy to Berlin and France. About 8,000 tons of bombs fell from midnight to dusk, with losses including four bombers and 12 fighters. Major targets included northern France Belgium Aachen Toulon Lyon Piacenza Monfalcone and Trieste.
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London
Italy
Berlin
France
Belgium
West Wall
Europe
U. S
Toulon
Lyon
Rhone
Mediterranean
Hitler
Carnoules
Piacenza
Milan
Monfalcone
Trieste
Mediterannean Allied Air Force
Goodland and Kenny File Papers for Governor Nomination
Gov Goodland and D J Kenny filed nomination papers with the secretary of state as Republican governor candidates. Goodland carried his signatures from the governor's office to the elections division. Kenny reported more than 15 000 signatures from 67 counties with another 5 000 in hand and more en route. The filing deadline for state, county and national offices is June 6.
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Madison
Wis
Goodland
D. J. Kenny
Secretary of State
Capitol
Elections Division
Odie
Kenny
Orland S. Loomis
West Bend
Enemy Stalks Our Bombers During Record Raid
Staff Sgt. Peter Smith of Prairie du Chien Wisconsin, a bombardier, said enemy fighters stalked their formation during yesterday's record raid on Nazi Europe. FW-190s popped up ahead as they zigzagged, making him nervous.
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London
Peter Smith
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Nazi Europe
Record Air Assault Stacks Achieve New Daylight Bombing
Headquarters announced 3 300 sorties flown yesterday surpassing 2 950 previous record. Brussels Charleroi among Belgian targets as American daylight armadas operate on seventh day of renewed invasion effort. RAF losses 28 bombers. German and Nazi air defenses respond with star flares and heavy artillery barrage across Berlin Vienna and Paris environs.
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Germany
Reich
Muhlhausen
Brussels
Charleroi
Belgium
Occupied
Aachen
Berlin
RAF
Vienna
Paris
You Made It Main Front Officer Tells With 5th Army At Anzio
An American combat engineer from the Anzio beachhead met a 5th Army officer in the Pontine marshes at 7:31 a.m. The handshake signaled the united Allied fronts in Italy as Lieut. Gen. Mark W. Clark arrived at the bridge later to declare the day eventful for the 5th Army.
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5Th
Anzio
Italy
Pontine
Ben Souza
Honolulu
Francis X. Buckley
Philadelphia
Lupe Sabala
Salinas
Calif
Souza
Buckley
5Th Army
Formia
Borgo Grappa
Mussolini Canal
Simmie Callahan
Amarillo
Tex
Green Meadows
Canal
Mark W. Clark
WPB Seeks Funds To Entertain Foreign Visitors
The war production board asks Congress for five thousand dollars to entertain foreign guests after officials said they had to pay from their own pockets when meals were charged. Vice chairman William L. Batt told the House Appropriations Committee that British agencies have ample funds for similar purposes and that the situation is embarrassing and undignified.
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Washington
War Production Board
William L. Batt
House Appropriations Committee
Batt
Nazis Plan Special Announcement Sunday
The German DNB agency instructed editors by radio to stand for a possible special announcement Sunday at 1 30 p m 6 30 a m CWT The Daily Herald said The nature of the expected announcement was not mentioned.
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London
DNB
Daily Herald
Nazis Beating Retreat From Coastal Area
Allied headquarters reported the 5th Army joined its Anzio beachhead front with the main line above Terracina for a single push on Rome. German prisoners reached 10,000 since the offensive began as Allied air forces destroyed hundreds of vehicles and reinforced the drive toward the coast. A patrol contact near the bridgehead on the coast signaled closer unification of the two fronts aiding the march on Rome.
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5Th Army
Anzio
Terracina
Rome
U. S
Harold Alexander
England
Italy
Artena
Valmontone
Tergacina
First Fruits Of Progress In Italy War Efforts
Secretary of War Stimson described the war’s progress in Italy during a press conference. He noted American patrols from Anzio and southern front forces began a flanking operation that may prove valuable and marked the first fruits of progress.
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Washi
Anzio
Stimson
Italy
Allies Press Breakout From Beachhead Near Rome
German communique claims heavy Allied tank formations struck along the beachhead as Cisterna is attacked on both flanks. German withdrawal from the Terracina axis was announced while Terracina defense melts away and forces retreat north toward Priverno in a widening push toward the Pontine marshes. An official spokesman credited the beachhead’s pressure with preventing a German concentration against Cassino and Formia as operations roll forward.
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Rome
Enetire
Terracina
Priverno
Valmontome
Pontine
Tfe
Cassino
Formia
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