Stalin vows 1942 to be final defeat of German armies
Moscow May Day order quotes Joseph Stalin urging a surrender or death campaign to crush Hitler’s forces. He emphasizes a just war and liberation, stating “to the last man” and that Russia will sacrifice all to win, as aid from Britain and the United States increases. The message fills billboards, newspapers, radio, and loudspeakers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MOSCOW
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Britain
United States
Hitler
Stalin
Central N Y blackout halts surface traffic in Manhattan crowd in Times Square
New York reports the first complete blackout of central Manhattan affecting about 1,000,000 people. Police Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine described the scene in Times Square as the greatest show on earth. The outage lasted from 8 30 p m to 5 50 p m.
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NEW YORK
Manhattan
Lewis J. Valentine
Times Square
MD.T
Chinese Guerrillas Destroy Bridge on Eiping Suiyuan Line
Reported May 1 Chinese guerrillas blew up a 200 foot concrete and steel bridge near Saratsi station on the Eiping Suiyuan railway causing disruption to rail traffic according to field dispatches.
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CHANGEING
Saratsi station
eiping- Suiyuan
Left Hand Corner on Tokyo War Plot and Ports
The London correspondent to the Ottawa Journal recalls events before Japan attacked Port Arthur as a surprise move to war with Russia. Admiral Troubridge in Tokyo heard that two major warships built in British yards had just been de dugged. The plan hinged on two 30,000 ton battleships with 26 inch guns to secure sea control in Far East waters. The piece notes a parallel with the Russo Japanese conflict and suggests Japan waited until a fleet was ready.
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Tokyo
Far East
Japan
Port Arthur
Russia
London
Ottawa Journal
Admiral Troubridge
Pacific
Beatty Resigns as CPR Chief. Coleman Named New Chief
Sir Edward Beatty resigns as president of the Canadian Pacific Railway and is succeeded by D. C. Coleman, vice-president. Beatty remains chairman of the board. Announcement confirms Coleman takes over the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
D. C. Coleman
Sir Edward
Japs Claim Enemy Taken In Philippines
Tokyo dispatch reports Japanese forces mop up remaining American and Filipino resistance on Luzon. Mount Pinatubo in Zambales province was stormed and occupied on April 29, with small resistance centers lingering north of Bataan despite the fall of the peninsula.
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TOKYO
Domel
Philippines
Luzon
Mount Pinatubo
Lauzon
Bataan
Zambales
Hitler and Mussolini Reach New War Accord at Salzburg
Berlin announces axis leaders Hitler and Mussolini spent two days in Salzburg shaping a perfect accord on military and political war aims. The communiqué says talks reflected close friendship and a renewed determination of Germany and Italy to guide the war, with Japan not mentioned.
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BERLIN
Hitler
Mussolini
Salzburg
Germany
United States
JAPAN
Italy
Pacific naval clash looms in south central Pacific
Washington reports from Australia indicate a concentration of Japanese warships and troop transports near the Marshall Islands. Analysts fear a major thrust toward the United States as Jaluit serves as a center for buildup, with Hawaii 2,100 miles northeast and American forces near New Caledonia and Samoa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JOHN M. HIGATOWER
associated Press
WASHINGTON
Australia
Marshall Islands
Hawaii
Beet growers urged to raise Red River beet acreage
Bracken and Noble appealed to farmers in the Red River Valley to boost 1943 beet acreage. Manitoba Sugar Co. had limited canvassing due to bad roasts, with only about 12 000 acres signed. minimum urged is 18 000. The Premier cited a $1.50 per ton price rise from Dominion action, boosting returns to about $15 per acre if yield reaches 20 tons. Noble stressed wartime need for domestic sugar and the impact of government steps on beet prices.
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WLINIPEG
Bracken
Herbert Suikers
Manitoba Beet Growers' Co Operative Association
SS. R. Noble
Ottawa
Canada
Red River Valley
Manitoba Sugar Co
Manitoba
Vargas of Brazil Hurt In Crash
Rio de Janeiro May 17 President Getulio Vargas of Brazil was injured today in an automobile accident. Vargas age 53 has governed Brazil under a provisional regime since the revolution of 182? placed him at the head of the government. New schools open Balifax May 1 report notes top wartime schools for war workers children, each with five classrooms at the factory site.
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RIO DE JANEIRO
Getulio Vargas
Brazil
Vargas
peart
BALIFAX
ptr
fatorica
Beaverbrook's Son Sinks Dornier in Night Sky Clash
Beaverbrook's son, leading 38 Beaufighter squadron, shot down a Dornier 217 off England. Augen, who helped shoot down four raiders, recounted closing to 300 feet before the enemy fell into the sea. He described near-collision and aerial maneuvers at about 9000 feet, then circling to reach the bomber's height.
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LONDON
Cable
Max Aitken
Lord
Beaverbrook
England
Augen
Dornier
Suez Canal Area Raided Reported Damietta Damaged
Cairo dispatch reports bombs dropped on the Suez Canal and Damietta areas in a nighttime air raid. Communique says damage was limited though injured and several sites attacked. additional raids and anti aircraft fire noted with land and air operations hampered by dust storms.
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CAIRO
Suez Canal
Damietta
Eps
p- Yan w.rasim
dnicker
Nie
Manzalarea
taal
canal
Nile delta
British air
Litsan de ort
Baseball League Standings and Incomplete Team Notes
Fragmented report lists American League clubs with scattered results and player names alongside city references. Mentions Newark none, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Washington, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh with broken scores and incomplete lines. Also notes Trans-Canada Airlines inaugurating regular air service between Canada and Newfoundland with cargo and passengers.
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MONCTON
serace
Canta
Newfoundland
Trans-Catata Airlines
old colony
nea
Cape Bretom
TCA
Will Probe War Costs In Ottawa War Scrutiny
Canadian Press report notes a special seven member committee of the House of Commons was formed to examine government war expenditures. Prime Minister Mackenzie King guaranteed the committee would have wide scope. The move followed a unanimous vote after late sessions.
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CR. BLACKBURN
OTTAWA
Mar
heat of commons
Lhe wreganers
Mackenzie King
King
teoluken
FOHNSTONS
pepierdar
C. Edonneston
Bos
cmniar
uRink
Guard Overland Route To India As Japs Advance
British troops guarding the Allied right flank in Burma have been forced to withdraw eighty miles to a triangle formed by Mandalay Kyaukse and Myingyan as Japanese penetration reaches Lashio. Kyaukse lies under thirty miles south of Mandalay and Myingyan about thirteen hundred fifty miles west of Kyaukse on the Irrawaddy.
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India
ONDON
C.P
Burma
Mandalay
Kyaukse
Myingyan
Lashio
rawaddy
Nips Nipped By Aussies Front In Burma Frontlines
British forces hold positions guarding routes to India near Mandalay Psakokku and the Isra Waddy area with the 7th Hussars in action. A Japanese maneuver to cross the Irrawaddy risked cutting land routes while Allied air raids hit Lae and Salamaua in New Guinea. In England Harold Hill, 26, was hanged at Oxford for the murder of Doreen Hearne.
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UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS
Australia
IC.P.1
Lae
New Gunes
Salamaua
OXFORD
England
Harold Hill
Doreen Joyce Hearne
Five South Alberta Farmers Get $6,000 or More On Acreage Bonus
Agriculture Minister Gardiner read in the house a list of names of persons and companies receiving prairie wheat acreage reduction payments in 1941. Payments exceeded $5,000 and were issued for land tilled with coarse grains grass or summer fallow to reduce 1941 acreage below 1940. Names included Mrs Mare Wilson Harris Sask $18726 Canada Permanent Mortgage Company Berina $363186 G H Wesley Wrentham Alta $13810 Noble Farms Lt Noblefold Alta $10838 J T Weninger Lucky Strike Alta $6040 H Neufeld Lethbridge Alta $9000 William Hyneck Mayburt Alta $1878.
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UAWA
Gardiner
house of comminist
Mare Wilson
Harris
Sask
Canada Permanent Mortgage Company
Berina
G. H. Wesley
Wrentham
Alts
Noble Farms Lt
Noblefold
Alta
J. T. Weninger
Lucky Strike
H. Neufeld
Lethbridge
Alt
William Hyneck
Mayburt
Mussolini to report on Axis conference in Berne
Italian leader Mussolini will address the Italian council of ministers to report on his two day conference with Hitler at Saizburg. Rome dispatches said the talks centered on increasing the Axis war effort.
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MUSSOLINI
BERNE
Switzerland
council of ministers
Hitler
Saizburg
Rome
U.S
MCREESPORT
Central Railroad Signal Company
Versailles
caris
Pittsburgh
Tony Zappa
R.A.F
EUROPE
LONDON
C.F
RLF
ista teilight
Dungenois
Calais
HELSINKS
Lewhs
Kariban Ithmat
Red army
Sun
China
Shensi
Weinan
Lanzhai
Sian
BRITAIN
Mae
Hebert Wormsen
RANGOON DOCKS
United States
Rangoon
Burma
Une
WINCHESTER
TEMPLE YORK
England
C.P. Cob
Cyril Forster Garbett
Arch
ishop
York
Willam Temple
Canterbury
Garbett
Terple
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Central N.Y
THES
Dr COLEMAN
Canadian Press
DUCE
Pase
PACIFIC NAVAL
Cony
Mr Noble
Dominion
ves
glea
Oklahoma
Pryor
RAF
Malta
ETON a
Tedbeits
Breuer
Dackes- Bi
Utah
renee
Boston
Nagydhing
Ferrell
Debyen
Peacock
CHICARD
Phiadelphia setol o
Rusnes
Turner
Wagner
Cleveland
Harder
Disauiel
Kennecy ant Bally
naz
Philadephia Cincinnati
Podnauy
Litingyort
Lamanie
Fitzammonts and
Dapper, Heant-gelman amd Lepez
OFEN NFLD
Lashio Fall
Triangle
TARAWADDY
Israwaddy River
Psakokku
Mannassy-Myingyan-Kyaukse tranch
7th Hussars
Irrawaddy
South Alberta
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