War Council of Allied Heads In U S Discusses War Policy
Washington May 12 The Roosevelt Churchill war council gathers amid Tunisian victory signals and Allied plans for Europe and the Pacific. Churchill brings Wavell Somerville and Peirse with other India theater leaders while Roosevelt cites China as a base against Japan and Burma as a strategic link.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Europe
Mr. Roosevelt
United Nations High Command
Hitler
White House
Japan
Germany
Archibald P. Wavell
India
China
Burma
Wavell
James Somerville
Ceylon
Richard Peirse
Heavy German Losses Reported In Battle on Leningrad Front
Russian dispatches report over 1000 German troops killed in the last 24 hours on the Leningrad front amid renewed activity across the sector from Leningrad to Novorossiysk. Izvestia says the war has entered a decisive phase as Red Army shells, air forces, and infantry push German positions along the entire line.
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Leningrad Front
Moscow
Leningrad
Novorossisk
Ack Sea
Red Army
Izvestia
Germany
Lower
Kuban
Donets
Lishchansk
Voroshilovgrad
Volkhov
Bryansk
Orel
Kiev
Tax Debate Shapes 1942 and 1948 Tax Abatement Plan
Washington reports a Senate Finance Committee majority favors a revised skip a year revenue bill. The plan would abate the smaller of 1942 or 1948 taxes for all taxpayers and place most on a current basis with windfall payers on excess over normal earnings. The House already passed a similar measure.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Senate
House
Finance Committee
LaFollette
Wis
George
D.-Ga
Cold Weather Returns to Kansas With Frost Threats
Rains and cold winds spread across Kansas threatening frost in the northern part of the state. Weatherman S D Flora cited cloud cover as a key factor. Reports noted freezing temps in the northwest with Goodland at the low 30s and scattered showers statewide.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Goodland
Phillipsburg
Beesho River
Parsons
Oswego
Highway Department
Coffeyville
Dodge City
SELAH
British Capture Axis Commander in North Africa
Allied Headquarters in North Africa announces the capture of Axis commander in Tunisia, Pt-Col. Gen. Jurgen von Arnim. The German and Italian forces retreat as French and British drives link from the north toward Enfidaville and Ste Marie du Zit, tightening the encirclement.
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North Africa
Jurgen von Arnim
Tunisia
von Arnim
Enfidaville
Cap Bon
Bou Fica
Tunis
Hammamet
Ste. Marie du Zit
Bou Ficha
Oran
Algiers
Henri Giraud
Zaghouan
Eighth Army
Africa
Djebel Achkel
Local selectees inducted into army and navy at Ft Leavenworth
Fourteen of the local selectees went to Ft Leavenworth last Saturday where 14 were inducted into the army and eight into the navy. Additional members reportedly entered army and marine service, with official figures pending. named inductees include George Werst, Kulloroo Touhi, Frankie Garcia, and many others with addresses in Baldwin Lecompton Lawrence McLouth and nearby areas.
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Ft. Leavenworth
Army
Navy
Marines
George’ Washington Werst
Route 1
McLouth
Kulloroo Touhi
Mississippi
Frankie Garcia
New’ Jersey
Harry Arnold Waite
New Hampshire
John Hut Gimbler
Connecticuts
James Milton St. Germaine
Haskell Institute
Harold Lee Crady
Lecompton
Carl Dean Gibson
Charles William Stone
LeRoy Stillman Parsons
Baldwin
Lloyd Harry Jameson
George Robert Ware
Maine
Melvin LaVerne Schwartz
Ralph Edward Pine, Jr
Dogs Kill Six Ewes Near Lone Star Farm
Warren Flory reported two dogs attacked his flock about a quarter mile from his Lone Star home killing six ewes and injuring the rest. Ten lambs were orphaned and two ewes had twins while four ewes with single lambs died later. Deputy R W Sanders investigated with two dogs seen but not found.
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Warren Flory
Lone Star
Flory
Sheriff's Office
R. W. Sanders
University of Oklahoma President Emeritus Improves After Heart Attack
Dr W B Bizzell president emeritus of the University of Oklahoma was reported in excellent condition at St Anthonys hospital in Oklahoma City after a heart attack Sunday in Norman. His physician said he would likely be dismissed after a week to ten days of rest.
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Bizzell
Anklahoma City Hospital
Oklahoma City
W. B. Bizzell
University of
War Plant Output Cutback Ordered by War Production Board
The War Production Board ordered a sweeping reduction in new war plant construction and machine tool output since the nation now has the plants and tools needed to build production to beat the axis.
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Washington
War Production Board
University Club Meeting Tonight at Union Building
The annual meeting of the University club is set for 8 o'clock this evening in the club rooms of the Union building. Members are urged to attend and conduct standard year end business.
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University Club
The
Union Building
Axis Forces Head For Last Roundup In Tunisia
Allied dispatches report German Italy forces near Cap Bon surrendering in large numbers as Allied armies tighten circle in Tunisia south and west of Cap Bon. Prisoner totals climb toward 100,000 with coast and inland pockets resisting briefly while air raids hit Marsala and Pantelleria.
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Tunisia
Cap Bon
U.S. Army
French Free Corps
Giovanni Messe
Bernard Freyberg
New Zealand
Burcham Named Executive VP At Lawrence National Bank
Riley Burcham of Baxter Springs will become executive vice president at Lawrence National Bank around August 1 as deposits rise to 5.3 million dollars. I J Meade will remain as president and director while sharing executive duties. bank policies will stay the same.
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Riley Burcham
Baxter Springs
Lawrence National Bank
I. J. Meade
Burcham
Baxter Springs State Bank
Kansas
Fulton
Christian Church
Kiwanis
Masons
Bill
Baker University
U.S. Air Corps
New Orleans
Meade's
Lawrence National
Meade
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
George D. Walter
J. D. Bowersock
George W. Kuhne
W. A. Schaal
W. E. Decker
A. D. Kolterman
Frank W. Hosford
Lawrence National Bank Board of Directors
H. Andrews
A. W. Berger
Justin D. Hill
G. R. Shultz
Fred P. Smithmeyer
Walter H. Varnum
A. D. Weaver
M louth Soldier with Three Wounds Receives Return
Clifford Burnam, a 17 year old from McLouth, endured Guadalcanal fighting with Company H, 137th Infantry later transferred to the 164th Infantry. He was wounded by three 25 caliber bullets and a 500 pound bomb, later parting with his unit and returning home with an honorable disability certificate.
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Clifford Burnam
Cliff Burnam
Lawrence
137Th Infantry
McLout
Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal
Burnam
McLouth
Clifford
Solomons
U. S
California
J. K. Burnam
Allies Sink Four U Boats In West Atlantic Battle
London May 12 the admiralty said four U boats were destroyed and six more probably destroyed in a fight with escort ships of a recent westbound Atlantic convoy. The action lasted eight days in late April and early May with Royal Canadian Air Force support and heavy submarine attacks repelled by Oribi and Sunflower ramming two U boats.
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London
Admiralty
Atlantic
Germany
Royal Canadian Air Force
Oribi
Sunflower
Americans in Cyprus troops massing near Balkans invasion
Stockholm reports that an American army division commander and staff arrived in Cyprus with U S troops said to be among allied units massing there. No allied confirmation exists. Cyprus could be the jumping off point for a Balkan invasion.
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Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Sofia
Cyprus
Mediterranean
United States
Soldier jumps from 75 mph train near Lawrence
Pvt. Joseph G. Pfefferle of Monroe Michigan leapt from a westbound Santa Fe streamliner near the Charles Schaake farm two miles east of Lawrence. He suffered a broken right leg and scalp lacerations. Two witnesses said he jumped from the lower car door without warning as the train neared Lawrence. He was hospitalized, with a 50 50 chance of recovery, and a medical officer later assessed him in shock but advised keeping him at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Pfefferle's furlough shows a return to Camp Claiborne Louisiana. The incident occurred at 6 10 p m.
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Lawrence
Joseph G. Pfefferle
Monroe
Mich
Pfefferle
Charles Schaake
J. B. Hulett
Rhode Island
Sam Swig
Kansas City
E. P. Addy
Addy
Nsente
R. Skinner
Ed Harris
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Army
Topeka
Skinner
Fourth District
Seventh Service Command
Camp Claiborne
Michigan
Alexandria
Health Board Meeting Open to Public Tonight
The regular monthly health board meeting will be held at 7:08 in the city hall council chamber and open to the public. A brief session will review past health program activities and future plans, followed by demonstrations of the new city purchased movie projector with films on posture tuberculosis diet and child dental care.
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Board of Health
Council Chamber
MAY OBTAIN EXTRA GAS
Members of the armed forces on leave may obtain five gallons of gasoline for personal errands with no other transportation. The plan from the office of price administration allows service members to go to the local rationing board starting Friday and present leave papers valid for at least three days to receive up to five gallons.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Russians Expect Second Front in World War II Echo
Russians interviewed after Prime Minister Churchill’s Washington trip say they see it as a signal of a second front, interpreting the move as a dramatic wartime escalation and pressure on Allied forces.
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Moscow
Churchill
Washington
Classified Ad Offer for Weekend Sale in Journal-World
An attic and basement cleanup pitch promotes selling extra items through Journal-World classifieds. It highlights a four line ad for a week at 96 cents and notes stock market mention as a backdrop.
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Journal- World
Kansas University graduates cited for distinguished service
Twelve KU graduates receive Alumni Association distinguished service citations this year including two army officers Major General Ennis Whitehead and Captain Horace Boone. Women honored are Dr Leona Baumfarter Elias and Etta Moten with other honorees from academia business and journalism noted.
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Army
Kansas University
Alumni Association
Ennis C. Whitehead
U.S. Air Forces
Southwest Pacific
Horace Boone
Naval Medical Service
Navy Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
Leona Baumfartner Elias
New York City
Etta Moten
Wes Gallagher Injured In Jeep Crash Near Bizerte
AP war correspondent Wes Gallagher suffered a compression fracture of the first lumbar vertebra when a jeep overturned near Bizerte Tunisia. He will be bedridden six to eight weeks and wear a back brace four more months under Capt. Hiram P. Jones. Earlier Capt. Jones treated Gen. Lesley J. McNair wounded by shell fire.
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Tunisia
UPI
Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
Bizerte
Hiram P. Jones
Lawrence
Kan
Gallagher
Jones
Lesley J. McNair
Africa
Eleven Reported Missing In Oklahoma Flood Waters
A boat accident on the Arkansas River north of Keota left seven rescue workers and four civilians missing and feared drowned after a crash into a bridge. The flooding also disrupted Fort Smith water supply, overturning the conduit and risking about 18 million gallons of stored water.
Thefts Reported to Police in Local Incident
H. H. Ner of Eudora reported a woman's purse stolen from a car parked in front of Montgomery Ward. Dr. C. E. O’Bryan of 1321 Tennessee reported the theft of an automobile wheel and tire.
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H. H. Ner
Eudora
Montgomery Ward
C. E O’bryan
Tennessee
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WAR Council OF Allied Heads
U.S
Pacific
Hay
Alan Brooke
Dudley Pound
Air
Charles ‘Portal
Alaff
Lord Leathers
Lord Cherwell
Hastings L. Ismay
Defense
Aml
H.L C. Jacob
War Cabinet
America
Stephen Early
Casblanca
Giraud
de Gaulle
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Republi
Benes
Central
Eastern Europe
Soviet Russia
Altho
England
Lord Beaverbrook
Gen
U. S. Navy
Cap
Bon
Daniel de Luce
Cape
Thorely
K. A. N. Anderson
James H. Doolittle
Strategic Air Force
Sicily
Pantelleria
Marsala
Whoto
Lawrence Riley Burcham
M'Louth
164Th Infantry
Australian
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Jack Flagle
Herbie Muzzy
Gerry Wright
Bob Williams
Benny Miller
Tonzanoxie
Leonard
Harold
Fort Sheridan
III
Barnum
Barnam
Carter
Serene
K. U. Grads
Honor Lawrence
K. C
Roy Cross
University of Minnesota Extension Division
N. T. Veatch
Arthur Ridgway
Denver
Colo
Ray S. Pierson
Burlington
K. U
Raymond Clapper
Alf M. Landon
Ben Hibbs
Saturday Evening Post
Edward R. Weidlein
Mellon Institute
William Allen White
Emporia
Roy Roberts
Kansas City Star
A. P. Man
Jeep
Oklahoma
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