Americans Press Attack in Seven Day Battle on Attu Island
Reinforcements stream ashore as heavy fighting rages on Attu’s northern coast. Tokyo claims Japanese counterattacks and alleged gas use, while U S officials deny gas reports and emphasize progress. Washington notes limited details from the fogbound Aleutians.
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Attu Island
Tokyo
Nakao Yahagi
Army
Tokyo Radio
U. S
Washington
Navy
United States
Aleutians
Frank Knox
Roosevelt
Churchill
Little Island
Senators Fear U S Must Face Japan Alone
Washington May 17 An appeal for prompt diversion of American military power to strike Japan now drew predictions in the Senate that after defeating Germany the United States may face little help from Russia and England against Japan Senator Chandler Kentucky warned that unless Japan is attacked promptly the war could become a major disaster He doubted Russia will fight the Japs and questioned Britain after Germany is defeated Wheeler Montana foresaw England busy in Europe and Russia trying to rebuild leading to the United States left to fight Japan He cautioned that Germany knows surrender is near as it is surrounded by allied ships and steel and warned future casualties among the best of American youth.
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Washington
Japan
Senate
Germany
United States
Russia
England
Chandler
Britain
Wheeler
D-Mont
Europe
Andler
Wve
Stock Market Index Report Indicates Mixed Saturday Session
The stock market held a wide range with 60 stocks tracked by the index showing mixed movements on Saturday. Trading volume was subdued as investors awaited clearer signals from corporate results and economic data.
Luxury Setting for Food Meet at Hot Springs
Delegates to the United Nations food conference will work over two weeks among 43 nations at a 600 room Homestead hotel in the Alleghenies. Reporters face strict movement limits and restricted access with armed guards guarding the grounds and press facilities to shield delegates from questions.
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Hot Springs
United Nations Food Conference
Nuartorod
Weeetaake
Awrane
Homestead
Alleghenies
State Department
Altho
Allied pressure and home front talk blend in wartime report
Soviet air and artillery actions aim at German preparations as Bryansk Kremen chug and Dnieperpetrovsk suffer fires and depots. meanwhile Lawrence Bell phone officials warn of material shortages and peak long distance calls as war demands strain supply chains.
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Moscow
Red Army
Red
Bryansk
Dnieperopetrovsk
Kremenchug
Kharkov
Dnieprrpetrovsk
Dnieper River
Kuban
Baltic Sea
Associated Press
Berlin
Velikie
Latvia
Two Axis Ships Scuttled After Blockade Intercept
British warships intercepted two Axis blockade runners in the Atlantic between Spain and Iceland. The 4793 ton Silvaplana burned and sank after attempts to escape, with all crew rescued. The 8868 ton Regensburg was scuttled off Denmark Strait. only six crew members survived due to icy seas.
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London
Admiralty
Far East
Adventure
Cape Finistero
Spain
Regensburg
Greenland
Iceland
Glasgow
Denmark Strait
Regensurg
16 Students Are Awarded Summerfield Scholarships
The Summerfield committee announced spring scholarships to Kansas high school seniors. Recipients include J Earl Barney Topeka Jack Button Topeka Robert W Campbell Wichita East G Rolland Cole Long Island Robert L Conroy Junction City Kurt R Galle Arkansas City Howard Hobrock Princeton Clyde E Jacobs Herington Robert A Jelinek Leavenworth Thad Marsh Sedgwick John S May Atchison John H Michener Wichita East James C Mordy Halstead Duaneson Greensburg Thomas M Shay Rosedale Kansas City Jack Taylor Emporia.
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Summerfield
Kansas
Summerfield Committee
J. Earl Barney
Topeka
Jack Button
Robert W. Campbell
Wichita East
G. Rolland Cole
Long Island
Robert L. Conroy
Junction City
Kurt R. Galle
Arkansas City
Howard Hobrock
Princeton
Clyde E. Jacobs
Herington
Robert A. Jelinek
Leavenworth
Thad Marsh
Sedgwick
John S. May
Atchison
John H. Michener
James C. Mordy
Halstead
Duaneson
Greensburg
Thomas M. Shay
Rosedale
Kansas City
Jack Taylor
Emporia
Flood threats rise as Kansas sees weekend rain
Topeka reports new flood threats across southeastern Kansas as 1 to 2 inch rains fall in the Marais des Cygnes and Neosho basins. Weatherman S D Flora warns lower Neosho near Parsons and Oswego may crest and Marais des Cygnes could reach flood stage at the Missouri line.
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Topeka
Kansas
Marais Des Cygnes
Neosho
S. D. Flora
Parsons
Oswego
Missouri Line
Burlington
Coffeyville
Kaw River
Wichita
Concordia
Geneseo
Phillipsburg
Kansas City
Flora
Dodge City
Goodland
Brazilian Plane Sinks U-Boat Near Maceio
The Brazilian air force sunk a U-boat off Maceio, Brazil, announced today with censorship authorization. Maceio lies about 180 miles south of Recife. Dr Walter L Wilson of Kansas City Bible College will speak on The Revelation at Lawrence Bible Center 900 Rhode Island Street Turner Hall Tuesday evening May 18 at 7 30 Adv.
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Rio de Janeiro
Maceio
Brazil
Recife
Walter L. Wilson
Kansas City Bible College
Lawrence Bible Center
Rhode Island Street
Turner Hall
Allied Bombers Raid Rome Lido di Roma Seaplane Base
Allied bombers raided the Lido di Roma seaplane base near the Tiber mouth southwest of Rome under bright moonlight. Wellingtons bombed hangars moorings and aircraft with no enemy interference and two hangars were set afire.
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Tiber
Rome
Lido di Roma
R.A.F
Valletta
Machin
Campo Leone
Naples
Wellington
Altho
Nazis Report 17 Allied Bombers Shot Down
London reports Berlin radio claim of a mixed American British bombing force striking Nazi Atlantic fronts at noon. Berlin says 17 bombers were shot down, 15 multi engine. three German fighters lost. No allied confirmation yet. attack said to cause no notable military damage. a German hospital allegedly destroyed.
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London
Berlin
Atlantic Front
Associated Press
Walnut River May Flood Threat Near Wichita
Weather bureau warns Walnut River bottoms south of Augusta residents to expect sudden rises today and tonight as flood risk increases along the river.
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Walnut River
Wichita
Wichita Weather Bureau
Agusta
WLB and John L Lewis Clash Over Coal Talks
The war labor board defied John L. Lewis in a straight confrontation after he refused to appear at a board meeting. It ordered soft coal operators to halt negotiations until both sides comply with board instructions, signaling a possible mine shutdown as the 15 day truce nears its midnight expiry. Lewis said he would bargain in New York but not through the board.
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Washington
War Labor Board
U.M.W
John L. Lewis
WLB
Lewis
New York
Stev ens Elected KU Alumni Association President in Mail Ballot
Richard B Stevens a Lawrence attorney was elected president of the University of Kansas alumni association in a mail ballot announced at Fraser Hall. Kenneth S Adams of Bartlesville Oklahoma was named vice president and Ray S Pierson along with Paul R Wunsch were named directors. Governor Schoeppel and Pierson presented 1943 citation awards to present alumni.
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Richard B. Stevens
Lawrence
University of Kansas Alumni Association
Alumni Association
Fraser Hall
Kenneth S
Boots” Adams
Phillips Oil Company
Bartlesville
Okla
Ray S. Pierson
Burlington
Paul R. Wunsch
Kingman
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Roy Cross
Kansas City
Kenneth A. Spencer
Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining Company
Jayhawk Ordnance Works
John B. Gage
N.T. Veatch
Capt
Horace Boone
Navy Medical Service
Navy Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
Ennis C. Whitehead
United States Air Forces
Southwest Pacific
E C. Case
University of Michigan
W. C. Head
R. R. Price
University of Minnesota Extension Division
Leona Baumgartner Elias
New York
N. Y
Etta Moten Barnett
Porgy and Bess
Chicago
Arthur Ridgway
Denver
Colo
Dean F. J. Moreau
School of Law
Midwest
Schoeppel
Gage
Cross
Veatch
Fred Ellsworth
Theodore O'Leary
K.U
Edwin F. Price
Ray Pierson
Deportation of 4000 Dutch Students Reported
German occupation authorities deport 4,000 Dutch students to Germany for forced labor Aneta said Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering's Essener National Zeitung reported the move claiming 99 percent refused to sign a declaration of obedience to Nazi regulations. The note appears on a period classified page.
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London
Germany
Aneta
Tony
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Essener National Zeitung
University of Kansas 71st commencement at Memorial Stadium
The seventy first annual commencement exercises of the University of Kansas are set for 7 30 tonight in Memorial stadium weather permitting If held in Hoch auditorium two blasts of the whistle after 580 will denote the change In Hoch seating will be arranged after the procession The event will include speeches by Gov Schoeppel and Capt Lofquist and degrees and commissions will be conferred Col William C Washington will present R C T C candidates and Lieut Arthur H Buhl will present naval station candidates
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University of Kansas
Memorial Stadium
Hoch Auditorium
Malott
Altho
School of Fine Arts
Robinson
Fraser Hall
Robinson Gym
Andrew Schoeppel
E. A. Lofquist
U.S.N
Ninth Naval District
William C. Washington
Military Science Department
R.C.T.C
Arthur H. Buhl
Naval Training Station
Lofquist
Stop Canning Sugar in Douglas County War Board
The Douglas county war price and rationing board paused canning sugar applications today awaiting state guidance from Wichita. George Wetzel announces a new stam pn war price and rationing book No 1 will cover canning sugar for 10 pounds. Local board will not act until stamp number is set. After that applicants may request up to 15 pounds more, with a 25 pound cap per person.
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Douglas County
Wichita
George Wetzel
Hull backs two year renewal of trade pact authority
Washington May 17 Secretary Hull urged renewing the administration power to negotiate reciprocal trade pacts for two years. He told the senate finance committee that a clear extension would have great historical significance beyond the original act and would test the nation’s future policy direction and sentiment. He cited the economic political and peace structure of the postwar era as a vital factor involved.
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Washington
Hull
Senate Finance Committee
House
Secretary of State
Daylight U S Eighth Air Force Bombs Harbor Ports
London reports U S Eighth air force conducted daylight raids on occupied Europe today. Largest strikes hit Lorient harbor installations and Keroman U boat base with Bordeaux docks also targeted. Weather favorable. crews praised bombing results though enemy opposition varied. Four heavy and ten medium bombers were lost.
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London
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Lorient
Keroman
Bordeaux
Roosevelt asks 177 million for OPA in new fiscal year
President Roosevelt urged Congress to approve 177,355,000 dollars for the Office of Price Administration for the coming fiscal year. Congress had allotted 120,000,000 for the current year ending June 30, with the budget bureau citing the need for an adequate staff of price control rationing and rent control specialists.
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OPA
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Office of Price Administration
Budget Bureau
Rayburn
House split over modified Rums tax bill showdown
Speaker Rayburn said Democrats will press a final battle to pass the modified Rums income tax plan as the House weighs accepting the Senate version with a skip a year feature. Republicans claim enough votes to send the Senate bill to the President, while Rayburn hopes for a conference to craft a compromise.
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Washington
Rayburn
D-Tex
House
Senate
Martin
Massachusetts
Groups to Army Induction At Ft Leavenworth This Week
Selectees sent from here to Ft Leavenworth include two groups. Saturday’s batch had five colored men four local registrants and one transfer. Today’s group carried 21 white men 14 local registrants and seven transfers.
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Ft. Leavenworth
James Henry Bivens
West Nineteenth
Otis Lee Bowers
Kentucky
Arthur Leonard Porter
Kansas City
Baldwin
Richard Keith Washington
Florida
Nathaniel Willingham
Vermont
Selective Service Board
Ottawa
Jack David McCall
Pennsylvania
Richard Leeland Markley
Arkansas
Fred Calvin Purvis
Linn Purdin McGhee
Illinois
James Edward Connett
New Jersey
Edwood Edward Laswell
Weir
Eudora
Eugene LeRoy Roper
West Fifth
Marshall
Jeanne Albright
Jaan William Fell
Clinton Cordell Mallory
Lawrence
James Addison Cochran
Indiana
Richard Theodore Gibson
West Ninth
Robert Lawson Charlton
Mansas City
Burris William Lavery
Massachusetts
Robert B. Franklin
Louisiana
Kew Gardens
Raymond Albert Johnson
Lone Star
Los Angeles
Calif
George Gregory Lowman
Corpus Christi
Tex
Lyman
Brewster Spang
Haskell Institute
Forsyth
Mont
Robert Leroy Timmons
Tennnessee
Pittsburg
Willian Frederick Johnson
Ohio
Kirksville
Robert Paul Fay
Edina
Topeka case twist as Hale seeks ouster move withdrawal
Topeka May 17. George W. Hale suspended Sedgwick county sheriff, convicted by a Franklin county jury of drunken charges, asks the state supreme court to withdraw his answer to ouster proceedings filed by the attorney general. Hale denied intoxication in Ottawa on February 13 and claimed illness caused weakness and confusion while driving between Kansas City and Lawrence. He faces a potential resignation amid no immediate governor announcement.
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Topeka
George W. Hale
Sedgwick
Franklin County
State Supreme Court
Hale
Ottawa
Kansas City
Lawrence
Supreme Court
Governor’s Office
Governor Schoeppel to Tour Kansas With Farm Labor Leaders
Governor Schoeppel and Kansas farm labor leaders will tour the state to discuss preventing shortages of manpower during peak agriculture production. The plan relies on 95 percent local resources including students and volunteers to help on farms. Extension estimates put farm worker shortfalls up to 50,000 by July with district meetings starting in Colby and moving to Ulysses, Stockton, and other towns through late May.
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Topeka
Schoeppel
Kansas Farm Labor
Farm Labor Commission
Agriculture Extension Service
Colby
Ulysses
Todge City
Stockton
Newton
Eureka
Iola
Holton
Concordia
Honors Assembly At Liberty Memorial High School
The annual honor assembly at Liberty Memorial High School featured Principal Ralph Graber in charge. Awards went to Mary Knapp for art lettering, Patsy Creel for drama, Patsy Miller in reading, and several others for FFA, Quill and Scroll, and track. Students inducted into the new student council included Laurence Morgan and Joann Ruese.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Ralph Graber
Mary Knapp
Patsy Creel
Lowell Bailey
Dora Ann Brown
Marilyn Smart
Margaret Fisher
David James
la Vonne Hopper
Laurence Morgan
Betty Jo Campbell
Patsy Miller
Reading
Billy Daggett
Earl Mitchell
Robert Bigsby
Vocational Agricultural Department
Jayhawk
F.F.A
Jeep
Doris Anderson
Eileen Holt
Robyn Ashby
Martha Jewett
Selma Beil
Frances Lawrence
Betty Day
Jeanne McGrew
Stan Stockton
Bruce Wilder
Joann Ruese
Dick Wagstaff
Monte Gaston
Graber
Joe Williams
Elmer Schaake
Williams
U.S.O
Schaake
Naval Reserves
Labor Suits Filed Over Kansas Labor Law In Federal Court
A three judge federal court may hear arguments the week of May 31 in suits by labor unions to enjoin enforcement of Kansas's new labor law. Judge Hopkins will convene hearings after the state responds and a motion to dismiss is filed. Unions including the A F of L and CIC, along with railway brotherhoods, challenge the law's constitutionality.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Richard J. Hopkins
A. B. Mitchell
A. F
C.I.C
Coal Emergency Declared in Canada by King
Prime Minister W. L. MacKenzie King told the House of Commons a national emergency has been proclaimed to exist in coal production across Canada under wartime measures in Ottawa May 17.
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Canada
Ottawa
W. L. MacKenzie King
House of Commons
Weather outlook for Kansas tonight into Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms in the eastern areas with rain or drizzle in the west tonight and Tuesday forenoon. Temperatures mostly steady with cooler readings in the east and extreme south central by tonight and southeast by Tuesday forenoon. Winds up to 30 mph in the east.
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Kansas
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