Fall of Cassino Appears Imminent In Allied Drive
Allied forces push toward Cassino and the Liri valley as British Indian troops drive up the valley toward Highway 6. German defenses crumble along Tari and surrounding ridges while French and American units close in on Adolf Hitler line near Vignataro. The fall of Cassino seemed imminent as Germans counter with tanks and 88 mm guns to shield their last routes.
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Diriect
Neves
Liri Valley
Cassino
Immin
Jong
Tari
Gustav Line
Rome
Adolf Hitler
Benedictine Monastery
Cas Gino
Associated Press
Lynn Heinzerling
Liri
Mediterranean
Europe
Anzio
Italy
Vignataro
Liti River
San Giorgio
Via Casilina
Ner
California Primaries Show Roosevelt Delegation Lead
San Francisco May 17 Roosevelt pledged Democratic national convention delegation received 260,645 votes while Warren had 201,423 in 6,088 of California's 14,683 precincts. Downey renominated by California Democrats and will oppose Republican Frederick Houser for the Senate in November.
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San Francisco
Bar
Warren
California
U. S
Sheridan Downey
Downey
Frederick F. Houser
Union Official Denies Authorized Work Stoppage
Kansan City May 17. A union official said a stoppage by maintenance workers at the North American aviation bomber plant was unauthorized. John W. Vinson, local president of United Automobile Workers, stated absent employees returned to work at noon. Company officials reported no official notification of a labor dispute but noted some workers were absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansan City
North American Aviation
John W. Vinson
United Automobile Workers
C.I.0
Freed by Germans war bill is cut
Washington May 17 Ex prisoner Larry Allen AP war correspondent and Pulitzer winner was exchanged after 20 months in Italian and German custody. He joined AP in 1953 and covered sea battles including Illustrious and Galatea. Allen walked ashore on Gradisca and said he wished to stay at work. Roosevelt announced war expenditures cut by 4.8 billion dollars for the next fiscal year as Congress faces election year worries over taxes and debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Spain
Larry Allen
Associated Press
Allen
Tobruk
North Africa
Sikh
Chieti
Poland
Mt. Savage
Kenper
Kent
Cooper
U. S
Carleton Hayes
Gripsholm
Erwin Rommel
Alexan Ma
Italy
Germany
Alps
Switzerland
America
Washington
Roosevelt
Ceer
Congress
Bridges
R-N.h
Appropriations Committee
War Department, Navy and
War Shipping Administration
Senator McCarran
D-Nev
McCarran
Ball
R-Minn
Gurney
Hand Injury At Sunflower Plant In Kansas City Area
Miss LaVere Peterson 1312 Ohio Street, an employee of Hercules Powder at Sunflower Ordnance Works, injured her right hand at work yesterday afternoon shortly after 4. She caught her hand in machinery and was taken to University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City for treatment. She began work at the plant in June 1943 after formerly proofreading for the Journal-World.
Verdict For Plaintiff In Douglas County Contract Suit
After 30 minutes deliberation the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in J. W. Hisel vs. J. D. Winder in Douglas County District Court. The suit sought 572.95, the jury awarded 304.50. The contract involved Sunflower Village store and the SOW trailer camp. Jury members were LeSuer, Radcliffe, Gimbler, Johnson, Parker, Werlesworth, Mitchell, Firner, Lawrenz, Underwood, Turner, Moody. The case went to the jury at 5 and verdict came at 5:30. Judge Hugh Means dismissed the jury for the May term. cases to be tried in May will be set soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hisel
J. D. Winder
Douglas County
Eisel
Sunflower Village
Nelson M. LeSuer
Charles Radcliffe
Ralph Gimbler
Oscar Johnson
W. Parker
Virgil Werlesworth
Owen Mitchell
N. W. Firner
Herbert Lawrenz
Prescott Underwood
J. S. Turner
Glenn Moody
Hugh Means
Japanese Women in Army Reported Killed in New Guinea Clash
May 14 dispatch notes at least two Japanese women in uniform armed with .44 pistols killed in action near Dazai on the road to the Hollandia airdrome in Dutch New Guinea. Patrol reports place the skirmish in the Hollandia area during brief clashes on the Depapre to Hol landia corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Patrola
Dazai
Depapre
Strike Sets Back U S Air Force in Detroit Plants
Union leaders in Detroit call off a wartime strike at 13 plants after Gen H H Arnold warns it could hinder invasion plans. WLB chairman Davis says no war-time strike against the government can win. Board acts within ninety minutes after a caucus ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Foreman’s Association of America
Detroit War Plants
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
WLB
William H. Davis
Davis
End to Detroit foreman strike could put 52000 workers back to work
Detroit on May 17 faced an end to a 3300 member Foreman's Association of America strike as led by the Independent Union in Washington. An estimated 52000 production workers in Detroit could return to jobs at Packard Motor Car, Briggs Manufacturing, and Hudson plants after the halt. Army and navy refusal of deliveries due to lack of foremen prompted the move. The hearing on why the strike continues warned it could affect Germany war production and bomber protection, with air force leaders citing 2500 P-51 losses and stressing the strike's impact on invasion readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Foreman’s Association of America
Independent Union
Washington
Army
Navy
Packard Motor Car Co
Brigge Manufacturing Co
Hudson Motor Car Co
Arnold
Germany
Air Force
U. S
Opera and Governor Wilkins to headline Chamber dinner
Mr and Mrs Joseph F Wilkins will entertain with two light opera numbers at the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting Tuesday May 23 at Hotel Eldridge Dinner begins 630 PM Mrs Wilkins a Metropolitan Opera member will make a rare local appearance Miss Lucille Wagner will accompany The event features Governor Andrew Schoeppel as speaker Joining the dinner are Rotary Kiwanis and Cooperative service clubs Attendance limited to 200 Reservations by noon next Saturday The program includes installation of new Chamber president Roger Allen Retiring president M S Winter presides A drilling crew started oil exploration on Middlekauff farm near Dutton bridge Skelly Oil owns leases Roy Goff resides on the farm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Wilkins
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Rotary, Kiwanis and Cooperative
Roger Allen
M. S. Winter
Noom
Middlekauff
Dutton Bridge
Skelly Oil Company
Roy Goff
Prisoner Exchange at Barcelona
At Barcelona on May 17 about 900 British and American prisoners and 700 German prisoners and civilians began leaving the Gradisca and Gripsholm after the second exchange through Spain. Wounded Allied soldiers wore uniforms as two British generals and one air marshal led the line from the Gradisca amid Nazi officials parading near the Gripsholm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Gripsholm
Gradisca
Spain
United States
Britain
North Africa
Court in uproar as Nazi conspiracy case opens
In Washington on May 17 a federal district court erupted in verbal uproar as Prosecutor O John Rogge began presenting the government case against 29 men charged with conspiring to establish a Nazi government in the United States. Judges ordered order restored as defense lawyers shouted and a mistrial bid was overruled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal District Court
O'John Rogge
Rogge
Edward C. Eicher
Oridler
James Edward Smythe
Moscow
Lois de LaFayette Washburn
Laughlin
United States
Germany
Gerald B. Winrod
Wichita
Kan
Roosevelt
New Smokeless Powder Line At Sunflower Plant Opens
War department officials announce a new smokeless powder line will be opened at Sunflower Ordnance Works to boost capacity. Maj. Charles H. Pruden Jr says two to three months are needed to start, with about 600 new operators and construction workers required. Training parallels the existing line, with starting pay set at 83 cents per hour for men and 73 cents for women. Hercules Powder launches a traveling employment office to recruit locally, with a Kansas City office at 935 Walnut Street and federal employment avenues also available.
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War Department
Sunflower Ordnance Works
DeSoto
Kan
Charles H. Pruden, Jr
Hercules Powder Company
Sunflower
Walnut Street
Kansas City
United States
Sunflower Plant
Showers Forecast For Topeka And Kansas
Widely scattered thundershowers expected across Kansas with cooler temperatures. Weatherman S D Flora notes eastern areas 60 to 65 and 50 to 55 in the northwest tonight, highs near 85 tomorrow. Week of warm weather aided spring planting and wheat conditions, pastures improving with ample soil moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Goodland
Car Crashes on Highway Near Perry Injures Five
Mrs. Hazel Phelps and her five children escaped serious harm when the family car overturned on Highway 24 two miles east of Perry Kansas at 3 43 this morning. The father Lt Norwood Phelps is in North Africa and the family planned to move to St Louis from Abilene. Two front seat boys, Charles seven and Rev eight, suffered injuries while the others in the back seat were unhurt. The car was damaged and the family traveled to Lawrence to await continuation of their trip east.
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Hazel Phelps
Perry
Kan
Lawrence
Norwood Phelps
North Africa
Phelps
Thenother
Charles
Rev
German Shipping Off Norway Is Hit
American made naval aircraft operating from carriers escorted by ships of the British home fleet scored hits on German shipping off Norway and struck oil tanks and a fish oil factory northeast of Stadlandet. Nine enemy planes were shot down, two damaged, with five allied planes lost. no Allied vessel damaged. Wildcats and Hellcats were used in the attack.
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Associated Press
London
Norway
Stadlandet
Bergen
Trondheim
Admiralty
Allied push in Burma and China reopens routes
Allied forces and air power strike across Burma from west to east to reopen the Burma road while Chinese troops recapture a position on the Peiping Hankow railroad. Loyang shows renewed Japanese resistance as Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault’s 14th U.S. Air Force pounds concentrations and Stilwell’s forces close on Kamaing in the Moguang Myitkyina area. In the Pacific, Nimitz and MacArthur announce heavy bombings from Jaluit to Wake and Shouten islands, with sustained air strikes totaling hundreds of tons.
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Burma
China
Salween River
Peiping-Hankow
Central
Loyang
Peiping- Hankow
Claira Channault
U. S. Airforce
Yunnan Province
Yangtze River Basin
Thailand
Joseph W. Stilwell
Kamaing
Moguang-Myitkyina
Myitkyina
Mandalay
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Jaluit Atoll
Marshall Islands
Marshalls
Shumushu
Kurile Islands
Pulawet
Carolines
Douglas MacArthur
Wake Island- Sarmi
Dutch New Guinea
Shouten Islands
Wake
Red Cross Blood Donor Unit To Visit Lawrence Again
The Red Cross blood donor mobile unit will visit Lawrence for a fifth time June 5 6 and 7 announced by Dr Ralph I Canuteson chairman of the Douglas county chapter blood donor committee Donor registration runs May 29 through Saturday noon June 3 volunteers call 640 weekdays 9 to 12 and 1 to 6 and 9 to 12 Saturday The unit will operate 10 to 12 and 1 to 2 daily enrolling up to 148 donors per day The schedule change stems from a second Kansas City area mobile unit and aims for steady blood flow to processing plants Lawrence has donated 1611 pints to date with 497 pints contributed on the last visit and urgent blood plasma needs continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Blood Donor Service
Lawrence
Ralph I. Canuteson
Douglas County
The
Red Cross
Kansas City
Spare Stamp 37 Good For Sugar Until July 31
Douglas county War price and rationing office announces that spare stamp 37 in book 4 may be used to obtain 10 pounds of canning sugar by July 31, with a second 10 pounds available between August 1 and February 28, 1945. Stamp 40 in book 4 provides five pounds any time before February 28, 1945. The maximum sugar any one person may receive this season is pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Fifth War Loan Drive Set for June 12 in Kansas
Kansas faces a 124 million dollar state quota for the Fifth War Loan drive, starting June 12 and running to July 3, with Douglas County at 2.213 million and a national goal of 16 billion dollars. County chairs Irving Hill and George Hedrick lead the campaign, with quotas listed for Franklin Osage Shawnee Jefferson Johnson and Leavenworth among others. Orson Welles joins treasury as a one dollar a year consultant to spark the nationwide drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Topeka
W. Laird Dean
State Drive
Kansas
Irving Hill
George Hedrick
Chamber of Commerce
Franklin County
Osage
Shawnee
Jefferson
Johnson
Leavenworth
Treasury Department
Washington
Zip
Orson Welles
Treasury
Ead Welles
Hollywood
Fire Hose Test Expands Lawrence Equipment Fleet
Chief Paul Ingels and the Lawrence firemen tested 500 feet of new 214 inch double jacket hose at 400 pounds, purchased from American LaFrance. The 6,000 feet total will supply trucks at stations Nos 1 and 2 with reserve in towers. War brass restrictions affect hose couplings, half metal and half iron. Regular use runs under 250 pounds. tests ensure coupling and hose integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Ingels
American-LaFrance Company
Lawrence Department
Ingels
No. 1
No. 2
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Hitler Line
Ent
Ambrogio
LaVere Peterson
University Hospital
U.S. Air Force
COLT
Opera and Governor
the Wilkinses
Gov. Schoeppel
Knox
Chicago
Pi—M Navy
Frank Knox
Colonel Knox
Chicago Daily News
Annie Reid Knox
Berlin
Zwipf
Eastern Front
Kurt Knaack
Red Cross Mobile Blood Unit
Department
36Th Division
Napies
Fred L. Walker
Rapidee River
Phc
Roy E. Moffett
Salina
Sunes Smtwtfs
Vectors
ARAN
Sutyres
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