Air Armadas Strike Axis in Massive World War II Bombing
Allied air forces pummeled Duesseldorf and other German targets with about 900 planes in a two front assault. Bombers including Liberators and Flying Fortresses hit Messina and southern Italy as UK and US forces press air war while nations forecast further campaigns.
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Sicily
Sardinia
Parate Gerii
Mussolini
Messina
Terguna
Italy
Churchol
France
Churchill
Dortmund
Dusseldorf
Duisburg
Imily
Northwest African Air Force
U. S
Desert Air Force
Rome
Csiro
Allied
Naval
Coal Operators and Miners Resume Talks Under War Board Pact
Washington May 26. Coal operators and United Mine Workers reopen bargaining amid tacit acceptance of a war labor board decision focusing on portal to portal pay. WLB backed safety, equipment and vacation gains, while ruling on wage increases remains uncertain. Talks to continue with a report due in 18 days.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
War Labor Board
U.M.W
John L. Lewis
WLB
Attu Island Battle Shifts As Chichagof Valley Cleared
United States navy reports Attu island progress as Chichagof valley forces are wiped out and a follow up drive targets Chichagof harbor. bombers fighters and gunners assist the assault with fires started. Niagra auxiliary vessel loss noted with no casualties.
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Washington
United States
Chichagof Valley
Attu Island
Navy
Chichagof Harbor
Chichagof
Attu
Lake Nicholag
Lake Nicholas
Chichuygef Harbor
Niagara
Report of Men Inducted From Local draft on May 17
The selective service office reports that men from here who went to Fort Leavenworth on May 17 were inducted into the army. Names include Clinton Cordell Mallory Richard Theodore Abson Fred Calvin Purvis Robert Sansom Charlton James William Feil Linn Purdin McGhee Richard Leeland Markley Burris William Lavery Robert Reavis Graham and Edwar Lee Taylor who entered the army and Wallace Joseph Gladstone who joined the navy in Butte Montana.
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Selective Service Office Today
Ft. Leavenworth
Army
Clinton Cordell Mallory
Lawrence
Richard Theodore Abson
Lolly West Ninth
Fred Calvin Purvis
Baldwin
Robert Sansom Charlton
Kansas City
James William Feil
Linn Purdin McGhee
Richard Leeland Markley
Ted Arkansas
Robert B. Franklin
Louisiana
Senate bars Roosevelt from using war funds for agencys needs
The senate appropriations committee voted to strip the President of authority to use war emergency funds to finance operations of federal agencies denied special appropriations by Congress. The action is part of a 148 639 591 dollar deficiency bill shaping limits on fund transfers and payroll payments to several officials.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
National Resources Planning Board
Home Owners Loan Corporation
House
Goodwin B. Watson
William E. Dodd, Jr
Federal Communications Commission
Robert Morss Lovett
Virgin Islands
Roosevelt orders gov’t cars cut to essential use
The White House announced President Roosevelt has directed all federal departments and agencies to limit government vehicle use to the bare minimum needed for essential government activities to conserve gasoline.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Churchill Presses for Unconditional War End And Japan Stand
In Washington May 26 Prime Minister Churchill urged Italy to quit the war and disown its leaders. He said Britain would press for unconditional surrender from all aggressors and that plans for a future European front remain undefined. Churchill praised the Soviet Union as grand allies and noted Moscow’s endurance against German forces while stressing intensified war efforts against Japan.
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Washington
Churchill
Russia
Europe
Nem
Roosevelt
Soviet Union
Japan
Britain
Mr. Roosevelt
India
Tax deadlock ends with plan to levy income tax
Congress reaches a compromise to implement a pay-as-you-go income tax by July 1. The plan forgives most of 1942 liabilities for many taxpayers, imposes a 20 percent withholding on wages, and requires quarterly payments for other incomes. The measure faces final votes in both chambers as leaders push to avert a renewed deadlock.
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Senate
House
Grein
Luit
Doughtean
D-N.c
Ways and Means Committee
Co Ence
Feta
Big Wees
Sturm
Vandenberg
Tad
Ivelit
Rerntsen Minn
Conference Committee
Coughton
Treasury
Japan acknowledges damage to 19 vessels in Southwest Pacific
Imperial headquarters in Tokyo said 19 Japanese vessels were damaged since April in the Southwest Pacific. The brief notice hinted some or all may have been sunk. Japan also claimed 13 Allied ships sunk in the South Pacific between May 5 and May 24, though Allied reports did not confirm those losses.
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Italy
Washington
Laly
Alles
Dagert
Cermatty
Finland
Radio Pays Ni Hed
Pacific
Southwest Pacific
North Pacific
Siget
U. S
Attu
Russia
Moscow
Balkans
Rumania
Turkey
RAF
Duesseldorf
Mubr
Dortmund
Duesseidorf
Oor
Due
Germany
RAB Ss
Japan
Imperial Headquarters
Tokyo
Associated Press
South Pacific
Queen Wilhelmina Arrives in Montreal En Route to Ottawa
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands arrives in Montreal by air on May 26 en route to Ottawa to visit her daughter Crown Princess Juliana. The royal party continues to Ottawa later in the day.
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Montreal
Wilhelmina of the
Netherlands
Ottawa
Crown Princess
Juliana
Can Collection to Be Made Again on Friday
Lawrense readies another tin can collection this Friday city wide. City engineer J C Harper says many cans line curbs waiting pickup and expects better results than the prior three weeks when cans were few. Cans are salvaged for copper from mine waste waters.
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Lawrerse
J. C. Harper
Harper
Group of Newspaper Men Visit Fort Leavenworth
A group of newspapermen toured Fort Leavenworth in May 26 with Pro-Pvt. George Nakahara acting as bus driver. Lieut. Col. C. L. Malone praised the soldiers for their hard work, quick learning, and strict obedience to orders.
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Fort Leavenworth
Kan
George Nakahara
Nakahara
C. L. Malone
Navy Corsair Engine Breaks New Ground in Pacific Fights
The Navy reports the Corsair fighter, first in service with a 2000 horsepower engine, proves superior to the Japanese Zero in maneuvering, speed, and firepower during South Pacific battles. Admiral Nim confirmed the craft’s confirmed performance as the war progresses.
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Washington
22Avr
South
Paede
Meeorder
Constsion Navy
Chester W. Nim
Pacif
Gm Righ
War Labor Board Eyes Pay Boost for Hogs and Hogs (stylized)
Washington May 28 The emergency war labor board recommended a general 8 cent raise for hogs and meat workers affecting over a million workers. The report estimates a boost to annual pay by retroactive February 1 with wartime orders funding increases. Hearings set before a New York emergency board June 7 to resolve disputes.
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Washington
Beard
Sparta
A. Addicies
Orion
Amd
Theo
Renee
Yorsa von Jure
Astra War Labor Board
New Ye of US
Van
Weather forecast summary for area
Fragments show rainfall expectations and river readings. No strong indication of heavy rain. prior readings in the region suggest dry conditions. Areas like Kansas rivers were tested for dryness with forecasts mentioning upcoming totals and local variations.
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Nansas
Vester
Gendland
Oly
OPA Balances Potato Prices With Farm Boosts
Washington May 20 The OPA shifted potato pricing to aid farmers while easing consumer costs. A seven percent cut for buyers and a 30 cents per hundred pound rise to producers was ordered, with wholesale markups to 60 cents per hundred pounds to offset parity index changes and support farm income.
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Washington
CPR
OPA
Pris Aur
Trater Prentiss Brown
Brown
Queen Mary Quietly Marks Birthday on 600 Acre Estate
Queen Mary, 76, observed her birthday at her 600 acre state in western England. The occasion was noted as a quiet family gathering on the estate.
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Queen Mary
Engand
Davies Plans Departure From Russia to United States
Fragmentary notes indicate Davies prepares to leave Russia for the United States. Widespread uncertainty remains about timing and final plans as authorities have not announced a meeting or further statements.
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Davies
Russia
U. S
Unclear OCR: Senate Appropriations Move After Elimination
Fragmentary text indicates a senate appropriations action following the elimination of a subject named azam. Mentions a payment of cultural importance and a list pending before a certain body. Limited readable details prevent fuller context.
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Senate
Fragmentary Sports Note Misspelled Yet Noted
An unclear two day program fragment mentions teams and events but lacks readable details. No identifiable people or organizations are extractable from the garbled OCR text.
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Fragmented readable text shows a chaotic mix of names and phrases with unclear context. The readable segments reference times and terms but lack coherent events or identifiable entities to form a definite news item.
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Caamoy
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