Major Allied air strikes hit German, French targets from Britain Italy
Allied forces launched a massive daylight offensive from Britain and Italy hitting rail centers Karlsruhe Mannheim Ludwigshafen and Saarbrucken as well as Metz Strasbourg Marseille and Dijon area targets. Air and rail centers damaged while weather limited some operations and RAF and US air crews joined the strikes with Mustang Thunderbolt and Lightning fighters providing escort.
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London
Germany
France
Britain
Italy
Hitler
Karlsruhe
Mannheim
Ludwigshafen
Saarbrucken
Metz
Strasbourg
Marseille
Nimes
Rhone
Salon
Margille
Montpellier-Aimar
Berlin
Yugosev
Razanik
Zara
Europe
Imperial Palace Damaged In Berlin Raids
Berlin’s imperial palace suffered heavy damage in daylight raids reported by travelers living in Germany. The throne room and Frederick the Great era chapel were hit as the castle, now a museum, endured further bombardment. RAF Mosquitos and Flying Fortresses struck western and southwestern suburbs while cities like Aachen and Oostende faced bombing with limited Allied confirmation.
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Imperial Palace
Stockholm
Berlin
Germany
Toom
Frederick the Great
Republic
Ital
London
Tech
Iven
Aachen
Netherlands
Belgium
Oostende
Bel
Prisoners Escape After Allied Raid on Malze
Radio France Algiers quoting Zurich reports says POWs in the Malze area escaped after the Allied raid last Thursday. Mulhouse lies miles northwest of the French Swiss German junction near the region.
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London
Radio France
Algiers
Zurich
Malze
Mulhouse
Czech leader Emil Hacha reported safe after illness
Czech radio said Emil Hacha, 72, president of the Nazi protectorate of Moravia and Czech minister Jaroslav Krejci could act as deputy if needed after a slight illness. The report came from Moravia via Associated Press dispatches.
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DR. Hacha
A Moravia
Associated Press
Czech Radio
Emil Hacha
Pres
Ja and Moravia
Saffrom
Jusaroslav Krejici
Neces
Draftsman Riding Bike Fatally Struck by Car
A 24 year old draftsman from Milwaukee company was fatally struck by a car while riding a bicycle in Waukesha Friday night. The victim was identified as ick A. Schiller.
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Waukesha
Wis
Aick
A. Schiller
Milwaukee
Europeans Warned To Stay Off Roads
Allied invasion forces prepare to strike into Europe prompting Eisenhower briefing instructing civilians to remain off roads and stay near underground shelter. The message warns of entrapment and urges cellar concealment as the safest refuge during bombardment. In Dover, hazy straits and mist reduce morning visibility with a 56 degree temperature and a rising barometer.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Straits Dover
England
Hanson Appointed Fire Chief in La Crosse
George C. Hanson, longtime La Crosse fire department officer since 1909, was unanimously chosen by the police and fire commission to succeed Fred C. McGlachlin as chief, effective 8 a.m. June 5. Hanson, 46, will continue as assistant chief until then and plans to appoint a new assistant chief subject to commission approval. He recalls a history of service in the department and a strong push for fire prevention and efficient protection for the city.
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George C. Hanson
la Crosse
Police and Fire Commission
Fred C. McGlachlin
McGlachlin
Hanson
Burlington Railroad
No. 1
Frank Rogge
Chris F. Hanson
Jackson Street
No. 5 Station
Hogan School
South 9Th Street
Z. A. Gorder
Monroe
Wis
Wisconsin Business University
Standard Oil Company
Lawrence J. Brody
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Fire Department
Tribune
Goebbels Declares No Protection for Allied Airmen
In the Volkischer Beobachter Goebbels states Nazi policy will not shield Allied airmen from German civilians after alleged terror strikes. He argues protection is only possible with armed force to prevent lynching and criticizes Allied bombings of civilian areas.
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Stockholm
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Volkischer Beobachter
Germany
Goebbels
Reich
Fortress Crash Kills 10 Airmen Near Sioux City
Ten airmen died when a B-17 bomber from the Sioux City Army Air Base crashed and burned about 20 miles from the base on Friday. Victims include Flight Officer Lyland R. Petersen from Madison Wisconsin.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Sioux City Army Air Base
Lyland R. Petersen
Madison
Wis
Roosevelt signs $65 million aid for navy rocket gun program
President Roosevelt signed a law authorizing a $65 million appropriation for tools, equipment and facilities to support the navy in preparing rocket guns projectiles and other confidential manufacturing efforts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Navy
Connecticut Democrats End Convention Back Roosevelt Fourth Term
Supporters wrapped up a two day session in New Haven with resolutions urging the nomination of Franklin D Roosevelt for a fourth term and instructing Connecticut 18 vote delegation to vote as a unit for the president at the national convention amid demonstrations.
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F. R. New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
Roosevelt
Bulgarians Deserting in Yugoslavia Reported
Mass desertions by Bulgarian troops in southeastern Yugoslavia were reported by the Yugoslav partisan military mission in Bari. A spokesman said morale is weakening as Balkan tension rises. Whole platoons and companies are deserting. unconfirmed reports said Germans began disarming Bulgarian troops in southern Serbia.
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Bari
Italy
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Serbia
Roosevelt promises recheck on city airport projects
A special congressional delegation reported President Roosevelt assured a review of 28 airports in 17 states halted after wartime certification. Randolph said the president would recheck projects after new facts showed over 4 million dollars had already been spent by cities like La Crosse Bemidji and Duluth, with approvals from the airport board.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Randolph
D-W Va
Stevenson
Congress
Gillette
Iowa
Burton
Ohio
Lucas
Ill
Wis
Rep
Tibbett
War Department
Budget Bureau
Commerce, War and Navy Departments
la Crosse
Bemidji
Duluth
Minn
Rome in peril as German retreat plans amid Rome siege
London reports a Nazi propaganda push claiming Rome would fall with minimal effect on the war while German forces near the city prepare a northern defense. Rome’s rail lines are disrupted, food scarce, and Vatican life unsettled as civilians hide from Gestapo pursuit and guards bolster Vatican security.
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London
Rome
Vichy
Onfhe
Hitler
Bari
Italy
Berlin
Vatican
Vatican City
Gestapo
Ward Case Becomes Major Political Issue in Washington
In Washington the Montgomery Ward seizure shifts toward a political controversy as a Senate judiciary subcommittee reports criticize federal offices involved. Attorney General Biddle calls the findings absurd while President Roosevelt questions court review of War Labor Board decisions. Senate plans may hold a full public hearing. June 19 is set to decide further steps.
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Washington
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Ward
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Federal
Biddle
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
War Labor Board
Supreme Courts
Senate Judiciary
Wards
Montgomery Ward and Company
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
John P. Barnes
OPA
Million Soldiers To Be Malaria Carriers
Washington reports malaria experts estimate more than a million troops may return as malaria carriers. General Parran urges strict protective measures and mobile malaria control units to prevent outbreaks, noting relapses occur in about half the cases and current drugs only suppress infection.
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Washington
Parran
U. S. Public Health Service
House Appropriations Committee
Tokyo Reports Wotje Bombarded by Allied Destroyers
A Japanese broadcast said two Allied destroyers shelled Wotje island in the Marshall group on May 23. Japanese shore guns replied and one destroyer was set afire. Tokyo declared the damage to be insignificant.
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Wotje Island
Tokyo
Blind Marine's Braille Watch Stolen in Philadelphia
Marine Pic. Donald E. Kelley, who became blind at Vella Lavella, reports his Braille-figured watch stolen. Kelley, a patient at the U S naval hospital, is a DeWitt Iowa native and southwest Pacific veteran.
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Philadelphia
Marine Pic
Donald E. Kelley
Vella Lavella
Southwest Pacific
Kelley
U. S. Naval Hosital
DeWitt
Owa
Officer Swancutt to be first Army hanging for murder since WWI
Lieut Beaufort G Swancutt of La Crosse Wisconsin faces execution by hanging after a military court at Camp Anza California found him guilty of murdering four people and wounding four others. If no appeal or mitigation occurs, the 31 year old officer could be executed within six weeks on an Army reservation.
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Camp Anza
Calif
Roosevelt
Lieut
Beaufort G. Swancutt
United States
J. K. Herbert
Los Angeles Port of Embarkation
la Crosse
Wis
Swancutt
Washington
Woman's Body Found In Lake Near Chapel Hill
Durham police reported a woman's body found weighted by heavy blocks in Eastwood Lake near Chapel Hill. The deceased is believed to be Mrs. Edward M. Jewett of Boonville Missouri, missing since May 10, with her 24 year old grandson Edward Jewett Martin jailed on murder charges connected to the case. Police found blood stained clothing artifical teeth a broken watch and other items in Martins quarters and car. An unsigned will giving Martin a large estate share was found. Martin estimated his grandmother's wealth at half a million dollars.
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Durham
N. C
H. E. King
Eastwood Lake
Chapel Hill
Edward M. Jewett
Boonville
King
Orange County
Martin
Barbara Hutton Order To Appear In Court In Custody Case
Haugwitz-Reventlow seeks to enforce a 1939 British custody order over son Lance and asks Barbara Hutton Grant to show cause why she should not be enjoined from influencing the boy against his father. He also seeks to restrain her from using coarse language around the child. a June 12 court appearance is set.
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Los Angeles
Haugwitz - Reventlow
Barbara Hutton Grant
Emmet H. Wilson
Haugwitz-Reventlow
Lance
Cary Grant
Danube River Mined In New British Operation
Allied Headquarters in Naples announces a new mining campaign on hundreds of miles of the Danube river. Royal Air Force Liberators and Wellingtons conducted low altitude night mining, halting German water traffic to the eastern front.
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Allied Headquarters
Naples
Danube
Balkans
Royal Air Force
Strategic Air Force
Absent Voters Act Upheld In Kentucky
Circuit Judge W B Ardery upheld Kentucky's absent voters act aimed at servicemen and others out of state to vote in presidential and U S Senate and House elections. He ordered Governor Simeon Willis to transfer up to 50000 dollars from emergency funds to cover absentee ballot costs.
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Paris
Kentucky
United States
W. B. Ardery
Ardery
Simeon Willis
Allies Push In Burma As War Expands Across Asia
Allied forces advance toward Myitkyina while Chinese troops seize Warong and a Mogaung valley dump as heavy Japanese losses mount. In India, a Japanese battalion is reported nearly wiped out near Imphal. Air forces strike Manipur Bridge and Loyang area, with Pacific operations continuing against Kurile and Marshall bases. MacArthur’s planes hit Schouten islands for the 22nd straight day.
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Burma
Myitkyina
Southeast Asia
Warong
Kamaing
Mogaung
Tatangtzu
Tengchung
Imphal
India
Royal Air Force
Indian Air Force
Manipur
14Th Army Air Force
Loyang
Joseph W. Stillwell
Army
Navy
Central
North Pacific
Kurile
Caroline
Marshall Islands
Seeing-Eye Dog Fund Not Needed Says Army Leader
Brig. Gen. Charles C. Hillman reports in the Journal of the American Medical Association that private guide dog agencies will meet all needs for blinded World War II veterans. The government has authorized 1 million dollars but agencies will provide dogs gratis or at nominal cost, making government aid unnecessary.
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Chicago
Charles C. Hillman
U. S. Army Medical Corps
Hillman
Journal of the American Medical Association
Madison firms May Merge with Air Reduction Co
S Gwyn Scanlan founder and president of Scanlan Morris and Scanlan Laboratories said Saturday that the Madison firms may be merged with Air Reduction Co of New York. A proposal for consolidation will be submitted to stockholders for local enterprises.
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Madison
Wis
S. Gwyn Scanlan
Scanlan-Morris Company
Scanlan Laboratories, Inc
Air Reduction Co., Inc
New York
Scanlan
Russians Start Eastern Front Offensive Report
NBC London quotes Vichy radio claiming Russians launched an offensive on the eastern front. No further details or independent confirmation available.
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Associated Press
David Anderson
NBC
London
Vichy Radio Today
Eastern Front
Sezze Falls to Fifth Army as Allied Drive Races on
Allied forces in Italy report Sezze captured as Fifth Army units push toward Velmontone and Artena, threatening Via Casilina. British Canadian and French troops press the Liri valley advance, while German defenses from the Lepini Hills resist fiercely.
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Naples
Fifth Army
Sezze
Terracina
Anzio
Via Casilina
10Th Army
Casilina
Velmontone
Lepini Hills
Pontine
Liri
Rome
Valmontone
Artena
Calmontone
Eternal City
Mark W. Clark
8Th
Melfa
Arce
Sacco
Ceprano
Cassino-Rome
8Th Army
Albert Kesselring
Adriatic
5Th Army
San Giovanni
Pastena
Monte Rotondo
Monte Quattodorci
Amasemo
Asemo
Castella Valentino
Cisterna
Highway Six
Velietri Cori
Clark
Monte Arrestino
Italy
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Barbara Hutton
Liri Valley
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