Sea Battle Near Australia Holds World War II Stakes
The vast naval clash east of Australia dominates news as Allied reports claim ten Japanese ships sunk or damaged and Allied forces press for decisive results. Prime Minister Curtin warns of crucial implications for the war and Australian fate as observers await further communiques.
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John Curtin
House of Representatives
Curtin
William Morris Hughes
Australia
Java
Tie Up Deliveries 3 Gallons a Week
Washington reports Sen Clyde Reed warns Kansas businesses that truck and auto restrictions will not be relaxed. Governor Ratner and Floyd Strong discuss impacts with private carriers as the rubber situation worsens. Henderson sets motorist ration at two to three gallons weekly on the eastern seaboard.
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Washington
Clyde Reed
R-Kan
Kansas
Topeka
Floyd D. Strong
State Corporation Commission
Motor Carrier Division
Ratner
Office of Defense Transportation Officials
Strong
Corporation Commission
Leon Henderson
Seaboard
Henderson
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Bureau of Mines
East
Pacific Northwest
Office of
Ickes
Chinese claim smashing defeat of Jap columns on Burma Road
Chinese high command reported a fierce counterattack near Chefang in Yunnan province on the Burma road. It said one Japanese column of about 1,000 was wiped out and another column of equal strength was crushed to half its size while the rest were cut off.
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Burma
Chungking
China
Yunnan
Joseph W. Stilwell
Chefang
Lungling
Delayed Japanese reports on American prisoners in war
Washington reports slow Japanese disclosure of names of American prisoners from early war stages. Officials note months may pass before casualties or captives in the Philippines are known, with few names released and many families left awaiting confirmation.
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Washington
Philippines
Corregidor
Bataan
War Department
Robert P. Patterson
Naval
Marine Corps
Army
Pacific
International Red Cross Committee
Geneva
Britain to Invade When Nazi Air Arm Is Smashed
Sir Archibald Sinclair, air minister, told Birmingham tonight Britain would invade the continent after the RAF crushes the German air force. He warned of a “terrible summer” for the Luftwaffe and said invasion by British forces would follow once air power wanes.
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Birmingham
England
Archibald Sinclair
Britain
R.A.F
Luftwaffe
Sinclair
Hitler
Europe
Churchill to Broadcast Sunday Speech in New York
British Prime Minister Churchill will deliver a Sunday 2 p.m. broadcast from New York as heard today by Home Leaks. No red tape on loans. Lawrence Building and Loan Association advertises quick loan applications and urges home buyers to compare plans before financing.
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Churchill
New York
British Broadcasting
The
Lawrence Building and Loan Association
Mass
St—Adv
United Nations Test Near as Jap Attacks Rangoon Grow
Allied forces press the offensive in the Indian Ocean theater as U S bombers attack Rangoon for the eighth time amid worsening Madagascar and Ceylon conditions. British actions include landing operations to secure Diego Suarez and potential air bases, with French resistance on Madagascar dwindling while Britain seeks terms to restore the island to France. Churchill warned casualties could rise beyond 1 000.
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London
Madagascar
Ceylon
United Nations
Indian Ocean
India
China
Soviet Union
Biz Diego Suarez
France
Foreign Office
Diego Suarez
Tulear
Diego Suarez Bay
Churchill
House of Commons
Outcome of Sea Battle Shapes War Course in Pacific
London dispatch reports a sea clash off the Solomon Islands as the start of the fight for Australia. Naval and military experts say the battle will greatly influence the war, with Japan aiming to cut the Commonwealth life line to the United States and Britain less central in this engagement.
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London
Solomon Islands
Australia
Commonwealth
United States
Great Britain
Admiralty
German offensive repulsed on Karelian frontier
Moscow reports a German spring assault aimed at three Karelian points was repulsed with heavy losses. Three battalions penetrated Russian soil then were driven back to Finland amid swampy terrain. Pravda noted the failed offensive ended ingloriously, as Murmansk supplies to the Allies increased.
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Moscow
Finland
Pravda
Arctic
Murmansk
United States
New Allied South Pacific Command Under Ghormley
Wellington May 8 The United States will place Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley in supreme command over land sea and air forces of four allies in the South Pacific. The alliance includes New Zealand Australia the Free French and the United States with some British territory mainly the Fiji islands. Ghormley will report to Admiral Nimitz and coordinate with Gen MacArthur style command to defend vital communications lines and bases against Japanese assault.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Robert Lee Ghormley
United States Navy
South Pacific
Fiji Islands
London
Ghormley
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pacific War Council
Washington
Navy Department
U. S. Navy
May Increase Surtax Hints in Treasury Plan
Washington says a new individual income tax plan would raise about half of the treasury’s proposal of 3.2 billion dollars and was presented to the house ways and means committee by its experts. Morgenthau suggested cutting exemptions while keeping rates. administration sources note ideas like a federal sales tax and doubled social security taxes as possible features.
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Washington
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
Colin F. Stam
Joint
Committee On
Internal Revenue Taxation
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Contractor Hopes For Dry Weather On South Mass. Street Project
M N Penny, contractor, reports trenches are dug for the South Massachusetts street paving project from Twentieth to Twenty third street. If the weather stays fair, forms will be built early next week and concrete pouring could begin midweek, with four to five weeks needed to complete the work. Wet conditions delayed progress since last September due to heavy rainfall and highways U S 59 and Kansas 10 increasing disruption. The subgrade dirt from North Lawrence reduces volume changes. gumbo beneath the pavement caused cracks in dry periods but recent rains provided proper compaction without rolling. Strips will be poured and must dry before the crew can proceed.
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Massachusetts
M. N. Penny
Penny
Twentieth
Twentythird Street
Twenty-third Street
U. S. 59
Kansas 10
North
Lawrence
Enly
Naval War Tally Shows Allied Supremacy in Pacific
In the Solomon Islands and broader Pacific theater, Allied forces tally rising victories. Japan has 198 ships sunk to 35 U.S. losses, per UN and Japanese admissions, as sea lanes near Shimonoseki to New Guinea stay vulnerable. The fall of Corregidor expands Japan's access to Manila Bay and supports ongoing cleanup operations in the Philippines.
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Shimonoseki
New Guinea
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Philippines
Jap Destroyers Fail To Save Carriers In New Guinea Action
American air and naval forces attacked a large Japanese carrier group off New Guinea. One carrier was sunk and another badly damaged, while two cruisers and two destroyers were lost amid heavy anti aircraft fire. Japanese losses may reach thousands.
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Louisiade Islands
Australia
Warspite
Coral Sea
New Guinea
U. S
Senator Reed and Gilette Reach Grain Sale Agreement
Senator Reed and Senator Gilette announced an agreement to insert a provision in current legislation allowing government owned wheat to be sold as livestock feed or for alcohol production at below parity price. The proposal aims to expand sales of surplus wheat amid wartime food program debates.
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Washington
Reed
R.-Kan
Gilette
Iowa
Congress
New residents find choice houses on classified page
New residents are finding a range of housing options on the classified page including houses apartments and rooms. The listings offer diverse options for newcomers seeking shelter in the city.
Quezon Arrives in San Francisco En Route to Washington
Manuel Quezon president of the Philippine Commonwealth lands in San Francisco with family and executive staff after seeking haven in Australia as Japanese pressure pressed Philippine defenses. He will travel to Washington to meet President Roosevelt and establish headquarters for the Commonwealth government.
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San Francisco
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Commonwealth
Quezon
Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Australia
Philippine
Oscar L. Chapman
Interior
J. L. Dewitt
Western Defense Command
Washington
Ickes
Ceremony Set For State Historical Marker Dedication
A state historical marker 3 miles north of Lawrence at Highways 24 and 40 will be dedicated at 11 AM Tuesday May 21. Senator R C Rankin announced the event with a program being arranged. D J Fair and Harold K Snider will lead the dedication with state highway patrolmen present. The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce funds band transportation. About 100 similar markers exist along Kansas highways.
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Lawrence
R. C. Rankin
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
D. J. Fair
Harold K. Snider
Kansas
Legion convention to be held in Ottawa this weekend
The second district Kansas American Legion convention meets in Ottawa at the memorial auditorium starting registration at 4 pm tomorrow. District commander Raymond C. Laessig of Lawrence leads as chairman. Sessions run Saturday with a Sunday evening joint service, with local post chairmen Frank Sullivan and Lathrop B. Reed listed among the district committee leaders.
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Department of Kansas
American Legion
Ottawa
Raymond C. Laessig
Standard Life Association of
Lawrence
Ottawa Memorial Auditorium
United Church
Frank Sullivan
Boys’ State
Lathrop B. Reed
Balmy weather returns to Kansas fishermen and golfers
Topeka reports a warm day with a forecast of higher highs and dry conditions. A federal meteorologist notes abnormal rainfall over the past month has left the state well supplied for spring and farmers can resume field work as drying continues. Topeka reached 70 and Goodland dipped to 40.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Goodland
Boundary lines for Sunflower Ordnance Works near completion
Definite boundary lines for the Sunflower Ordnance Works were nearly ready pending Washington approval. Grading for the railroad spur from De Soto to the northeastern plant corner began this morning by Jones Construction of Emporia. Santa Fe linemen have moved Western Union telegraph lines along Santa Fe tracks near De Soto to allow new switch tracks.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
Washington
de Soto
Jones Construction Company
Emporia
Santa Fe
Western Union
Accident on Highway 10 Injures No One
A two car collision on Highway 10 east of Haskell avenue at 3 25 pm yesterday caused damage to a 1941 Nash driven by Patricia Keller Kansas City Missouri and a Ford coupe driven by Bill Wintermore University student Augusta. One car approached from the opposite direction and the right front fender struck the left front fender as both cars traveled west.
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Haskell Avenue
Highway 10
Charles Banning
Patricia Keller
Kansas City
Bill Wintermore
Augusta
Sugar registration closes in Douglas county with over twenty six thousand apps
Douglas county reports 26 202 sugar registrations and 24 972 ration books issued yesterday as Paul Lyons warns figures may vary in final count. Lawrence city shows 14 857 registrations and 14 154 books issued. Rural Douglas county totals reach 6 195 registrations with 5 872 books. Palmyra Baldwin area adds 2 608 registrations and 2 374 books. No canning sugar certificates issued at noon. issuance delayed until next week pending verification of individual records.
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Douglas County
Paul Lyons
Lyons
Lawrence
Palmyra Township
Palmyra
Baldwin
Two Merchant Ships Sunk by German Submarines
Fourteen survivors landed at Key West recount that two medium U S merchantmen were attacked and sunk in the Caribbean by German submarines. Navy reports 28 and 27 crew members lost from the two ships with 4 and 10 survivors saved respectively. Survivor Preston Carpenter described spotting a large German submarine with a swastika on its conning tower.
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Key West
Fla
United States
Caribbean
Navy
Preston Carpenter
Beaumont
Tex
War Board Considering Freeze on Soft Wood Lumber Sales
The War Production Board was reported to study freezing all manufacturers sales of softwood construction lumber except to government buyers to conserve supply for the army navy and shipbuilding program.
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Washington
War Production Board
Army
Navy
Olympics Postponed as Pan American Games Delayed
The Argentine Olympic committee approved postponing the Pan American games to 1943 due to the war, delaying the Olympic program in Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires
Average of 60 stocks at 33.8 yesterday
Market summary noting an average of 60 stocks at 33.8 points yesterday. Investors tracked daily movements as the index hovered near prior levels, with no standout gains or losses reported in the brief update.
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Japan
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