Americans Spread Axis Units Apart In North Africa Push
Allied forces push toward Ferryville and Tebourba from Mateur while British and French corps advance along the Medjerda valley. American units cross the Tine river despite bridge destruction and press toward Tunis area as Axis airfields come under shellfire.
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Mateur
Tine
Tebourba
Tunis
CHS
Ferryville
Laka’ Bizerte
Naval Base
Jurgen von Arnim
Lake Achkel
Bizerte
Goumiers
Beja
Tine River
First
Medjerda
First Army
Medjez-el-Bab
Eighth Army
Nazis Fall Back to Defensive Lines Near Krymskaya
London reports German radio says troops retreated to new defensive positions west of Krymskaya about 20 miles northeast of Novorossisk after four days of heavy Soviet attacks in the Kuban delta. Russians claim 7,000 German deaths in six days near the Crimea bridgehead.
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London
Caucasus
Krymskaya
Novorossisk
DNB
Associated Press
Kuban
Krasnodar
Black Sea
Crimea
U. S. Production Worries Japs in War Update
A Japanese official cites American and British war production, claiming reserve material remains for a short period. Reports say heavy Allied losses near Darwin were wind caused, with 3 pilots missing and 18 Japanese planes shot down. RAF raids hit Akyab and troops along the Bay of Bengal coast. US fliers claim six Japanese planes down over Hunan with one American loss.
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Tokyo
Kisanosuke Yamada
America
Britain
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Arafura Sea
Darwin
Burma
R.A.F
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
China
Hunan
April rainfall and temperature report from Day County
April 1943 in Day County showed below normal rainfall at 1.52 inches, 1.64 inches under normal. Year to May 1 totals were 3.22 inches versus 8.02 expected. April averaged 59 degrees, 3.99 degrees above normal, with highs to 90 and lows to 30. There were 10 rainy days and three thunderstorms, 33 percent cloud cover. Subsoil moisture remains good but gardens need rain.
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C.J. Posey
GOP Tax Plan Killed In House Vote 206 to 202
Washington May 4 With history repeating itself the house rejected the Republican plan to cancel a year's individual income taxes as a step toward pay as you go. The roll call ended 206 to 202 in favor of rejection after an earlier tellers count of 197 to 166.
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Washington
House
Naval Fight in North Sees U S Task Force Hold Line
A small U S naval task force fought a Japanese fleet twice its size in a four hour surface duel off Komandorskie Islands near the North Pacific and Bering seas. The Americans retired without loss while one Japanese heavy cruiser was severely damaged and a convoy bound for the western Aleutians was scattered and turned back.
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United States
Komandorskie Islands
North Pacific Ocean
Bering Sea
Bering
Aleutian Islands
Navy repels Japanese supply fleet near Aleutians
An American light force, outnumbered two to one, repelled a Japanese supply expedition west of the Aleutian islands on March 26. It damaged at least two enemy heavy cruisers and one light cruiser while U.S. ships suffered only minor damage and minimal casualties. The battle lasted about three and a half hours before torpedo attacks by American destroyers ended the engagement.
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Washington
Aleutian Islands
United States
Navy
Stuttgart Rail Station Wrecked in RAF Raid
A German traveler reports the Stuttgart railway station was wrecked in a recent RAF raid. He left his luggage three hours earlier and found neither luggage nor station upon return.
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Stuttgart
Stockholm
Sweden
Germany
Record Output Surges in March Across Weapons and Ships
Washington reports March munitions output rose 11 percent from February with aircraft production top 6,200 planes and heavy bombers exceeding monthly targets. Naval shipbuilding reached record levels, completing a 45,000-ton battleship and expanding cargo ship deliveries.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Nelson
Maritime Commission
Commission
Treasury
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Showers Forecast for Western Kansas in May Forecast
Unsettled conditions spread over northern Kansas with strong chances of showers in the west tonight. Weatherman S. D. Flora downplayed the impact saying they are not the breath-breaking variety. Dodge City and Wichita peaked at 78 degrees yesterday while Goodland fell to 47.
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Topoka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Dodge City
Wichita
Goodland
Stock Market Index Hits 1943 High Amid Gains
The index of 60 stocks rose to 50.4, a 1943 high, up from 50.2 yesterday. Mother's Day cards advertised by Keeler's and Ady in the listings.
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Keeler's
Coal Miners Ordered to Six Day Week in Wage Dispute
Fuels Administrator Ickes directed approximately 3,850 coal mine operators to run six days weekly to speed war production. He said negotiations must be between operators and miners with War Labor Board approval, and warned mines not meeting the rule could lose price ceiling increases. John J. Lewis declined to comment.
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Washington
Ickes
War Labor Board
Tekes
United Mine Workers
John J. Lewis
Lewis
Ahe
Roosevelt
Office of Price Administration
New York City
Uncle Sam
First Commendation in Testimony by Rubber Director Jeffers
Rubber Director Jeffers told the Truman committee the synthetic rubber program has not delayed 100 octane gasoline, escort vessels, aircraft, or the merchant fleet. He said curtailment would be a tragic error and that both he and Undersecretary Patterson seek to break bottlenecks and win the war with no personal motives.
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Washington
Jeffers
Patterson
Senate
Truman Committee
Teatmlong
Potatoes In Short Supply Across Local Markets
Local grocers report a potato shortage with some stores limiting sales and others out of stock. Real Hros stores had 100 pounds but sold only 3 pounds per customer while A and P faced no limits. Safeway and George Beal note scarce supply and possible two week wait for new crop arrivals. Roy Lawrence and others struggle to find potatoes in Topeka and Kansas City markets.
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George Beal
B.F. Cooke
Cooke
Help Yourself
Roy Lawrence
Topeka
Kansas City
Mr. Lawrence
St. Joseph
J. B. Harris
Safeway
Louisiana
California
Harris
Axis Threat to Own Relatives Warned in Captured Letter
A captured April 18 letter from brigade HQ to a German battalion commander threatens reprisals against relatives of officers and soldiers who surrender in Tunisia. It orders brutal actions to curb rumor mongering and weak morale, with punishment for those spreading rumors. A diary entry hints at low rear morale and plans to blow up guns if spares fail.
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Algiers
Germany
Tunisia
Tunis
Divorce Suit Filed for Cleo Blackburn from Donald Blackburn
Cleo Blackburn filed a district court divorce suit yesterday seeking custody of their minor child, division of personal property including a car and trailer, and costs. The couple married at Wichita on November 18 1939.
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Cleo Blackburn
Donald Blackburn
Wichita
Degrees To 747 At Kansas University Graduation
More than 800 degrees and certificates will be awarded at the seventy first annual commencement exercises at the University of Kansas on May 17. The list includes 747 degrees and certificates. graduate degrees are announced later. About 243 students earned degrees at winter or last summer session. The program features a two day schedule due to war exigencies with speakers Bishop Robert Nelson Spencer Dr L B Spake Gov Andrew Schoeppel and Chancellor Doane W Matott.
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University of Kansas
Robart Nelson Spencer
Kanana City
L. RB. Spake
Kansas City
Kan
Board of Regents
Andrew Schoeppel
Doane W. Matott
Douglas County Fair To Resume With Two Day Event
After a year’s hiatus the Douglas county fair will return on September 2 and 8 at the county fair grounds near Big Springs. Board chairman Willis R. Colman says the revival supports the war effort by highlighting food production and crops like soybeans and flax. The two day program will keep livestock judging and the 4 H club exposition, though the schedule is shortened from the previous three days except for 1942 travel restrictions.
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Douglas County
Big Springs
Fair Board
Willis R. Colman
Reed Sees Modification Of Fuel Oil Rationing
Senator Reed predicts residential fuel oil rationing will be significantly adjusted in the Midwest but doubts it will end entirely. He cites discussions with officials before a Senate committee in Kansas City and notes an interim report from the panel is forthcoming.
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Washington
Reed
R-Kan
Middlewest
Senate
Midwest
Kansas City
Americans Occupy Russell Islands Near Guadalcanal
American forces have occupied the Russell Islands lying 18 miles northwest of Guadalcanal as part of extending control in the Solomon Islands. The Russell group, 100 miles from Viru harbor and Rekata bay, lies close to areas used by Japanese forces.
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Washington
Solomon Islands
Russell Islands
Guadalcanal
Navy
Russell Group
Solomons
Viru Harbor
Rekata Bay
Invasion Move Feared by Nazis Across Gibraltar and North Africa
Vichy radio reported allied movement at Gibraltar and Algerian waters may signal a large invasion to Sicily or Sardinia linking North Africa to Europe. German commentators warned of a possible rapid landings on those islands before Tunisian campaigns end, citing a buildup of allied shipping and landing barges at Gibraltar.
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London
Vichy
Gibraltar
Algerian
Siciliy
Sardinia Island
North Africa
Reuters
Germany
Tunisia
Ludwig Sertorius
District Court Dismissals and Sentences Reported
Forgery charges against Cleo Glick were dismissed on state motion. Charles Glick pled guilty to forgery and was sentenced to Hutchinson reform school. James M. O Leary pleads not guilty to manslaughter and awaits trial this term. Pettijohn v McLaughlin oil case dismissed. Eva Ulrich v Benson appeal dismissed. Stern Finance replevin against Peachey dismissed. Duane A. Cooke jailed 60 days for indirect contempt over child support. Evelyn Beebe granted divorce with custody and $10 weekly support. Norman Williams granted divorce from Juanita Williams.
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Cleo Glick
Hugh Means
Charles Glick
Reformatory
Hutchinson
James M. O'Leary
Cone
F. R. Pettijohn
C. W. McLaughlin
Robert Oyler
Justice Court
Eva Ulrich
Oscar Benson
Oyler
Evelyn Beebe
William Albert Beebe
Norman Williams
Juanita Williams
Moscow authority Maurice Hindus to speak at KU lecture
Journalist Maurice Hindus, a leading expert on Russia, will lecture tomorrow at 10 in Hoch Auditorium on the KU campus. Sponsored by the University Student Activities Commission, the talk will cover his observations from a recent tour of the war‑pressed Soviet and its current international stance.
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Maurice Hindus
Hoch
University of Kansas
University Student Activities Commission
Russia
Hindus
Colgate University
Harvard
Japan
Student Activity Commission
Lawrence
Mississippi Senator Proposes Tough Strike Penalty Bill
Washington May 4 A Senate bill by Senator Eastland proposes up to two years imprisonment and a $10000 fine for taking part in strikes or work slowdowns in war plants. It also would compel selective service registrants involved to be drafted into the army and assigned to industrial or military duties.
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Washington
Senator Eastland
D-Miss
Army
Changes in Staff of City Schools
The Lawrence board of education accepted resignations of 17 teachers and elected seven to positions in the city system at its May meeting in Liberty Memorial High School. New provisional elementary posts were filled and junior high assignments set, with a senior class resolution linking one year of college work to graduation. The 1943-44 school calendar, a $24 258.77 bill list, and staff transfers were approved.
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Lawrence City
Board of Education
Liberty Memorial High
Alice Gill
Curtis Johneson
Betty Dulaney
Laura Bell McKittrick
Aileen Sifers
Rut Andrews
Doris Wyatt
Laura Nutering
Esther Hird
Alice Louise Brown
Wanda Alpert
Elmer Schaake
Joe Williams
Edith Smith
Charlotte Campbell
Esther Wilson
Myrtle Haldeman
Schaake
Lowell Bailey
Elizabeth Harrison
William Knox
Obed Thompson
Willeach
Mary Frances Fitzpatrick
Alice Myra Haverington
Jeanne Estelle Scott
Leonard Nuffer
Harry L. Colburn
Manual
Frank L. “String Dixon
Bob Ellsworth
Stan Stockton
Hugh Bayles
Bob Elbel
Bob Docking
Tate
Moneday
Civilian Supply Director predicted to pass Senate
Washington May 4 Pi-Con congressional supporters predict early senate passage of legislation to create a powerful civilian supply director despite a recently established agency within the war production board.
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Washington
Senate
War Production Board
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