U S Troops Strike At Attu In Aleutian Landing
U S forces landed on Attu in the Aleutians and engaged Japanese troops in combat. The operation aims to outflank Kiska and establish a base within striking distance of Paramushiru. Navy communique 376 confirms the action with few details.
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United States Air and Sea
Navy
North Pacific
United States
Attu
Aleutians
Tokyo Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Atsuta
Attu Atsuta
Nagoya
Japan
Kiska
Kuriles Island
Russia
Kamchatka Neniula
Paramushiru
U. S. Officer to Wed Churchill Relative in Wartime Ceremony
Lieutenant Edwin F. Russell, U S Navy reserve and associate publisher of the Newark Star Ledger, will wed Lady Sarah Churchill 21 eldest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough in St Margaret's Church Westminster Abbey. The ceremony will be simple due to wartime restrictions. Sarah Churchill is a distant Churchill relative and the first woman in her family to marry an American.
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London
U. S. Navy
Churchill
Edwin F. Russell
Naval Reserve
Sarah Churchill
Duke
Duchess of Marlborough
St. Margaret's Church
Westminster Abbey
Russell
Newark
N. J
Star-Ledger
Rodyal
United States Naval Reserve
Dy Sarah
Lady Sarah
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Eudora Spring Music Concert Directed by Miss Henderson
A spring concert under Miss Jean Henderson will be presented this evening at 8 o'clock at Eudora Rural High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eudora
Jean Henderson
Eudora Rural High
Flooding Arkansas Rivers Crest Threatens Levees As Troops Move In
U S engineers estimate 1 15 million acres flooded by Arkansas and White rivers with record crests. About 3 5 thousand infantry troops from Camp Robinson deployed along levees between Little Rock and Pine Bluff under the 3938th regiment. Casualties in Oklahoma raised to 15 with nine missing. Arkansas casualties not confirmed.
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Little Rock
Ark
U. S
Arkansas
Camp Robinson
Claiborne
Arkansa River
Pine Bluff
Louisiana
White
St. Francis
Oklahoma
Camp
Gruber
Okla
Camp Chaffee
Ozark
Weather Bureau
Newport
Churchill urges planning ahead with Roosevelt for future Allied offensives
Prime Minister Churchill, broadcasting from the White House on the third anniversary of Britain's Home Guard, says he and U S leaders will plan well ahead of advancing armies. He warns invasion danger remains until Hitler is defeated and praises Home Guard service.
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Washington
Churchill
Roosevelt
Home Guard
White House
Russia
China
Britain
Germany
Hitler
United States
Atlantic
Lord Chatham
Bombs Hit Meaulte Aircraft Works in Heavy Raid
The Eighth U. S. Air Force dropped the heaviest concentration of bombs on a single target, battering Meaulte aircraft works in France with a sea of flame and smoke, announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eighth U. S. Air Force
Meaulte Aircraft Works
France
Alumni Gather for University Reunion Events with Governor Schoeppel
Alumni plan a 9 45 a m Monday meeting in Fraser hall with Governor Schoeppel to present citations. The program includes class of 1918 reunion planning, endowment board meetings, and an all University reception at the Union. The traditional luncheon at Robinson gym follows with 25 cent meals and reservations via the Alumni office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Fraser Hall
Schoeppel
Carl Rice
Federal Reserve Bank Building
Fred Ellsworth
Endowment Association
Eldridge
Union
Robinson Gymnasium
Frank Strong
Union Building
Withdrawn beer license application in city
Robinson L. Carter of 728 Rhode Island has withdrawn his beer license application for 846 Massachusetts Street. City Clerk Harold Fisher said Carter came to collect his $50 fee and withdraw the filing. Carter’s wife asked the council to deny the application as Paul Hyatt had done earlier. The council was not ready to act.
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Robinson L. Carter
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Harold Fisher
Fisher
Carter
Paul Hyatt
Operations Against Japs Hinted as Joint Push Advances
An official statement assigns Gen. Douglas MacArthur as commander in chief of South and Southwest Pacific theaters for joint operations with Admiral William F. Halsey. The two leaders discussed plans and signaled that full scale cooperation against the enemy is likely, strengthening the belief of imminent combined actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pacific
William F. Halsey
Douglas Macarthur
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Admiral Halsey
General MacArthur
Australian-New Guinea
Sanderson Joins Douglas County War Price and Ration Board
J. M. Sanderson, former county commissioner, accepts appointment to Douglas County war price and ration board. He will serve on the price panel, which was formally launched yesterday.
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J. M. Sanderson
Douglas County
Allied Air Raids Strike Sardinia Sicily and Italy in Major Offensive
Allied air squadrons from the Middle East and Malta attacked Cagliari Augusta Naples Reggio Calabria Messina and Pantelleria in a large raid against Sardinia Sicily and Italy. U S Fortresses Liberators and bombers dropped nearly 250000 pounds of explosives as 9 enemy fighters were shot down and several ships and oil facilities were set ablaze. The operation followed the surrender of German and Italian forces in North Africa and was deemed the most successful raid of recent weeks.
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North Africa
Sardinia
Sicily
Italy
Tunisia
U. S
Cagliari
Madalena
Sicilian
Augusta
Middle East
Malta
Naples
Reggio Calabria
Messina
Jurgen von Arnim
Pantelleria
Cap Bon Pantelleria
Cap Bon
Mount Vesuvius
R. A. F. Raids German Areas In Major Night Bombing
London reports heavy British air strikes on Berlin and Ruhr targets with four engine American bombers striking north coast. British loss tallies rise to 34 aircraft after a punishing raid on Duisburg following a record assault at the river port. Daylight actions hit Meault and St Omer.
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London
Berlin
Czecho-Slovakia
Ruhr
Germany
Duisburg
Meault
St. Omer
Two Haskell Institute students join Marine Corps
Two county selectees and Haskell Institute students Alex Lee Sulphur Jr and Louis Joseph McGillera were inducted into the Marine Corps early this week and sent to San Diego for training. They were taken to Ft Leavenworth with other draftees last Saturday in the first formal Marine acceptance reported by the local board. Dr Walter L Wilson of Kansas City Bible College will speak on The Revelation at the Lawrence Bible Center on Rhode Island Street Turner hall Tuesday evening May 18 at 7:30 Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell Institute
Marine Corps
San Diego
Alex Lee Sulphur, Jr
Louis Joseph McGillera
Ft. Leavenworth
Marines
Walter L. Wilson
Kansas City Bible College
Lawrence Bible Center
Rhode Island Street
Turner Hall
Maud Ellsworth
Margaret Bushong
Oliver Hobbs
U. S. Naval Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Cannady
Lawrence
Topeka
Allies vow to occupy Germany and Italy postwar
London dispatch reports Allies aim to seize and govern Germany and Italy with military force after collapse. They will deal only with military authorities on unconditional surrender and will govern during transition if needed to preserve order and prevent puppet regimes.
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London
Germany
Italy
Casablanca
Hitler
United Nations
Liberty Memorial seniors to dine and hold baccalaureate
Liberty Memorial high school plans a dinner this evening in the Memorial Union for about 180 seniors. Sunday program includes a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Harold G. Barr at 4 PM in the Liberty Memorial auditorium, with presiding pastors, choir performances, and benediction. Commencement is set for Thursday evening May 20 in Hoch Auditorium with an address by Thomas W. Butcher of Kansas State Teachers College.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Memorial Union
University of Kansas
Liberty Memorial Building
Harold G. Barr
First Christian Church of
Lawrence
Alfred J. Beil
Trinity Lutheran Church of
Williams
God Bless America
Theodore H. Astman
First Presbyterian Church
Hoch
Supt
Clifford D. Dean
Thomas W. Butcher
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
Kansas Sees More Cold Weather Ahead
Topeka reports ongoing cold and wet conditions for Kansas with warmer spells and rain forecast tonight. Weather bureau notes May has been the coldest in 14 years, delaying corn and crops but aiding victory gardens and grasses. Light rain expected in western and southern areas. Goodland low 41, Phillipsburg and Concordia high 60.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
S.D. Flora
Victory Gardens
Goodland
Phillipsburg
Concordia
Darlan at Warm Springs for Infantile Paralysis
Alain Darlan 29 year old son of the late Admiral Jean Francois Darlan is at Warm Springs Foundation hospital for treatment of a severe case of infantile paralysis. Announcement notes his arrival and illness. he is accompanied by wife Annie and his mother who wear mourning for the assassinated admiral.
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Warm Springs
Alain Darlan
Jean- Francois Darlan
France
Warm Springs Foundation
The
Atlanta Journal
Annie
North Africa
Navy funds for Olathe Naval Air Station improvements
Senator Clyde M. Reed announced a $159,172 allocation to extend the water system and install sprinklers at the Olathe Kansas Naval air station and a $35,800 appropriation for site preparation of a utility check hangar and paving of approaches for the same facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olathe Station
Washington
Navy
Olathe, Kan
Naval Air Station
Clyde M. Reed
R-Kan
Summer recreation program to start May 31
The summer program for school age children kicks off May 31 with enrollment at 2 PM at all six elementary playgrounds. Mothers from PTA districts and ministers alliance volunteers will run enrollments and Bible school hours begin at 2 15 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Dean
Parent- Teachers Association
Ministerial Alliance
H. C. Brockman
Alliance
Allied Air Forces Downed 2000 Planes in North Africa Campaign
The war department reports Allied air forces destroyed about 2000 enemy planes in North Africa from the landings through May 11, with roughly 770 aircraft lost by the Allies. In early May alone 300 Axis planes fell to 49 Allied losses, as Tunis and Bizerte fell on May 7, highlighting coordinated air power and strategic bombing.
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Washington
North Africa
French North Africa
War Department
Arthur W. Tedder
Tunis
Bizerte
Stock Market Index Shows Narrow Day of Trade
The average of 60 stocks closed near 49.9 after a brief rise to 50.5 in late activity. Analysts note modest gains from minor shifts in sectors as traders await clearer guidance from markets and reports.
War Prisoners May Wind Up in U S
President Roosevelt said a large number of axis prisoners captured in Tunisia could be brought to the United States but plans are not yet finalized. He favored first addressing the move out of Africa, with questions raised about ballast, transport, and security and potential distinctions between Italian and German prisoners.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Tunisia
United States
Africa
Air Cadets Arrive for Flight Training at Municipal Airport
An elementary class of 40 naval air cadets arrived to start flight training. Ten members of the graduating class were kept for advanced flying. A group of 20 marine flyers will complete their course early next week. Weather delayed flying time for the marines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Air Cadets
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Tennessee
Court Rules Estate Valuation in Jackson Barnett Case
Federal Judge Robert L. Williams set the first court valuation of the Jackson Barnett estate at 1 235 724 dollars and fixed attorney fees at 25 percent. The ruling allows distribution among 838 Creek Indians and a white spouse while 70 764 dollars tax protest remains. The decision may be appealed, delaying final distribution. Unofficial estate estimates at death in 1934 ranged up to 3 000 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Robert L. Williams
Jackson Barnett
United States Supreme Court
U. S
Department of Interior
Circuit Court of Appeals
Udge Williams
Barnett
Los Angeles
Naval Land Cruiser to Visit Lawrence Tomorrow
A naval land cruiser will tour Lawrence tomorrow seeking recruits for the Seabees and Waves. It targets men 18 to 45 for construction work and women 18 to 36 with two years of high school or business training. Men aged 18 to 35 with 1-A or 3-A classifications may contact the cruiser for potential petty officer ratings before induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Lawrence
Prisoner of War Report Reaches Family in Wa shington
Capt. George Humphrey of 1519 Barker Avenue received word from the adjutant general in Washington that his son Lieut. B F Humphrey has become a prisoner of war in Japan as reported by the International Red Cross. The message said a letter with more details would follow. Humphrey was taken when Bataan fell to the Japanese.
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George Humphrey
Barker Avenue
Adjutant General’s Office
Washington, D. C
Lieut
B. F. Humphrey
Japan
International Red Cross
Young Humphrey
Bataan
Wartime payroll costs per diem subsistence aid stated
Francis R. Cawley, budget officer for the War Production Board, told the House Appropriations Committee that the Board's estimated 850 dollar-a-year men actually cost about 3 600 dollars per year to the government. The higher total was largely due to per diem in lieu of subsistence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
Congress
U S Planes Down 16 Japanese Zeros Over Russell Islands
American fighters reported shooting down 16 of 25 Japanese Zeros in a fierce Solomon Islands clash near the Russell Islands. United States planes suffered losses with two pilots saved. The communique also details heavy raids on Kahili and Ballale in northern Solomon Islands.
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Washington
Russell Islands
Solomon
Navy
United States
Kahili
Ballale Island
Solomons
University of Kansas Baccalaureate at Memorial Stadium
Commencement services for about 850 seniors to be held at Memorial Stadium at 7 30 Sunday evening with Rt Rev Robert Nelson Spencer delivering the sermon and a program featuring the University band under Russell L Wiley, the University A Cappella Choir, and Gretchaninov oh be joyful sung by the choir. If cold weather persists the service will move to Hoch Auditorium.
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Robert Nelson Spencer
Missouri
Protestant Episcopal Church
Memorial Stadium
Spencer
University
Russell L. Wiley
Harry W. O’kane
Y.M.C.A
Gretchanineoff
Donald M. Swarthout
School of Fine Arts
Savino
William Ward
University of Kansas
Harry W. O’kane See
Liniveretty of Kansas UK
Seymour v. Thomas
Siaaenta First Baptist Church
Donald O. Weatherbee
Trinity Episcopal Church
Pisege Denuke
Hoch Auditorium
Huge Naval Money Bill Reaches Floor of House
Washington reports a vast naval appropriations measure the largest in history was sent to the house floor with a message of confidence in victory across both oceans. The House Appropriations Committee released testimony from the nation’s sea-fighting chiefs detailing invasion preparations and war aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Ike's Niece a Graduate at Colorado College
Ike's niece Miss Eisenhower, from Junction City Kansas, will graduate from Colorado Women's College. She will receive her diploma from Brigadier General Omar H. Quade acting for her uncle General Dwight D. Eisenhower. She was this year's May queen and held multiple campus leadership roles.
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Denver
Pergy Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Colorado Women’s College
Omar H. Quade
Fitzsimmons General Hospital
North Africa
Eisenhower
Junction City
Kan
Y.W.C.A
Chinese Raid Near Amoy Reported By Daring Forces
Reports say Chinese troops conducted a bold raid on Japanese held Kingmen Island near Amoy on Monday night. Several Japanese were killed and two officers were captured. Amoy lies on China's east coast across the strait from Formosa.
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Chungking
Kingmen Island
Amoy
China
Formosa
Eaker Cancels Salford Engagement for Urgent Service
Major General Ira C. Eaker, commander of the Eighth Army Air Force, was set to open Wings for Victory Week in Salford but canceled the engagement for urgent service reasons as reported in The Journal-World classified page.
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Eaker
London
Ira C. Eaker
Eighth Army Air Force
Salford
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Attu Island
Aleutian Islands
Darlan
Red Cross
Mex Electa
Associated Press
Naval Land Cruiser
Washington, D.C
K. U
Ike
Pengy Eisenhower
Colorado School
Journal-World
Batlla
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