Biggest air attack in history rocks Dortmund hub
Allied air forces unleashed the largest bombing raid to date on Dortmund in the Ruhr, dropping over 2,000 tons of bombs amid ongoing Mediterranean assaults on Pantelleria and San Giovanni. Reports cite German defenses faltering as cities endure shock and fires.
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Japs Beaten Off As Attu Combat Rages On
Washington reports Allied control of sea and air off Attu as Japanese bombers fail to delay final ground force defeat. U.S. naval units repelled the raid with no disclosed damage to ships, while Attu ground forces press from the hills and hold positions west of Chichagof harbor and in the Chichagof valley.
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Sharp Action Flares on Russian Front Near Kursk
Soviet reports say Sevsk area near Kursk saw renewed fighting as 44 German planes were shot down and two German infantry battalions dispersed. Front line dispatches note troop movements northeast of Kursk and ongoing large scale aerial and artillery fire across Kuban Leningrad Smolensk sectors with heavy losses for both sides and renewed German reinforcements awaiting the expected summer blows.
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Rebuild at Fort Riley in five days after tornado
Fort Riley engineers completed rebuilding all 40 barracks and mess halls in five days after a tornado damaged the fort. Work included 28 new buildings and repairs to 12 others. Troops affected lost only two training days as Col. Robert K. E. DesIslers and Maj. Samuel T. Whitebread led rapid survey, contracts, and around the clock crews aided by diversions and floodlights.
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War labor board progress as plants return to work nationwide
Back-to-work actions ended strikes at Chrysler plants and two rubber firms while a WLB panel prepares a coal case verdict. The Goodyear, Firestone, and Goodrich workers gained wage adjustments, and miners seek portal-to-portal pay amid ongoing talks and hearings.
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Price ceilings set for meats under OPA plans
Washington May 24 The office of price administration announced specific maximum wholesale prices for about 58 meats and edible by products of beef veal lamb mutton and pork to effective June 1. Retail ceilings will be set as soon as possible according to the OPA.
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Senator Lodge Proposes 15 Percent Increase for Enlisted Families
Washington May 24 Senator Lodge introduces legislation to raise by 15 percent the government's family allowances for dependents of enlisted men due to higher living costs. The measure targets increased support for service families facing cost of living pressures.
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Flood Crest Seen as Midwestern Waters Reach Peak
Floods along the Mississippi Missouri and Illinois rivers were reported near their crests as hundreds more families evacuated in Illinois and neighboring states. Crests at St Louis and Peoria appeared to hold with relief efforts expanding and rivers receding in parts of Illinois and Oklahoma.
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Next Coffee Allotment Will Be Larger Than Usual
Washington reports the next coffee allotment will be the largest since rationing began. Stamp No 24 valid May 31 provides one pound of coffee through June 30 for 30 days. Price Administrator Prentiss Brown cites increased green coffee supply as the boost.
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Prentiss Brown
All Into the Army Four Local Men Inducted May 15
Four colored men from here were inducted into the army at Fort Leavenworth on May 15, the selective service board was today notified. Inductees are Otis Lee Bowers of 1819 Kentucky, Richard Keith Washington of 515 Florida, James Henry Bivens of 305 West Nineteenth, and Arthur Leonard Porter of Kansas City Missouri formerly of Idwin.
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Selective Service Board
Otis Lee Bowers
Kentucky
Richard Keith Washington
Florida
James Henry Bivens
West
Arthur Leonard Porter
Kansas City
Idwin
Davies proposes new location for city Stalingrad memorial
Moscow May 24 Joseph E Davies urged Stalin not to rebuild Stalingrad on its current site. He proposed a new Stalingrad five to six miles away on the Volga as a memorial and lesson for future generations. He spoke for 20 minutes at a Kremlin state dinner with Premier Stalin.
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Standley
Floods In Southeast Kansas Drive Wide Cleanup Effort
Southeastern Kansas undertakes a massive cleanup as floods recede. Neosho County reports about 60,000 flooded acres with 40,000 crop acres. crop losses estimated at 400,000 dollars. Levees, roads damaged. highways reopen gradually. power restored in key areas.
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Tristate
Big Jayhawk
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Shepard
McNair Returns to Duty After Tunisian Wounds
Gen. Lesley J. McNair has recovered from Tunisian wounds and resumes command of army ground forces. Lt. Gen. Ben Lear, who led the ground forces in McNair’s absence, reaches retirement age but is recalled to active duty for a new assignment.
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CPHL
Lesley J. McNair
Tunisia
War Department
Ben Lear
Second Army
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Lear
Eisenhower Warns on North Africa Propaganda Base
Milton Eisenhower told Kansas bankers that CPI North Africa serves as a propaganda and military base for allies. He noted large radio transmitters to reach Europe are being built in North Africa as he returns to Kansas State College to lead the institution. 22 men are sought for the State Guard with enlistment talks at the Community building tonight and Thursday from 7 to 9.
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Six Playgrounds to Open Monday in Lawrence
Six playgrounds Cordley McAllaster Pickney New York Woodlawn and Lincoln will open Monday May 81 for children from pre-school through sixth grade from 8 to 5 with Bible classes 2 to 3 55. Mrs Maurice Cannady new director from Memphis Tenn arrived to lead the program emphasizing wartime recreation and teen supervisions.
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Dorothy Jane Willcats
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Trial Under Way In Manslaughter Case In Massachusetts
The trial of James O Leary for manslaughter began with jurors sworn by noon as testimony opened on a fatal crash near Lawrence. A transfer truck from Lawrence Transport collided with a car driven by Jeanne Olmstead, 21, killing her. Prosecutors and defense named jurors and a special prosecutor from the era, with Beach as county attorney at the time and later moving to private practice.
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O'Leary
Lawrence
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Ma Omstead
Eric Owens
Fred Eggleston
Saldw Neis
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Cheecompton
Charles Rigss
Epi Pate Rena
Charles Detwiler
Ross Stone
Dan Selzer
Baldwin
Lucas Peer
Dennis Lawrence
Maine
Boener
Eugene Brune
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Woam Cox
L. M. Dewees
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Nazis Claim Ten Allied Ships Sunk in Atlantic
Berlin broadcasts reported by Associated Press say ten Allied vessels were sunk in the North Atlantic by German submarines, with several escorted convoys noted as saved. Four more ships were reported damaged by torpedoes in the same area.
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High Command
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Commouniaue
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Dissension Reported Among OPA Food Officials
Washington May 24 eight officials tied to the OPA food price division faced resignation rumors. Administrator Prentiss Brown dismissed mass resignations as untrue while noting internal differences over draft guidance and proposals for a food price center.
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OPA
Prentiss Brown
Brown
Price Admin
Chester C. Davis
Weather Outlook as Rivers Rise and Fall Across State
Widespread rain moves through the region with rivers high in several counties. Federal meteorologists warn of continuing crest and possible flooding along the main waterways as warmer conditions attempt to ease the area’s wet spell.
German Ambassadue Inden Reawakens in May Meeting
A garbled report notes a May gathering involving German ambassador Inden and minister Pere Ramee Saab. The text references Pere and German diplomacy with mentions of Sassane, Traly, Hans-Geering WUx, and Mackessen in a diplomatic context.
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Registration Under Way at University for Freshmen Session
Registration is underway at the university for the new term. Many students arrived with families, while others started early to confirm courses and housing. Officials note a strong turnout of first year attendees and expect ongoing enrollment through the week.
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