British U S Raiders Dare Asiatic Seas
British submarines sunk a Japanese destroyer and four other vessels in Asiatic waters. Two supply ships and an escort vessel were damaged, one of which bombarded Port Blair in the Andaman Islands. A second report said American submarines sank a Japanese light cruiser and two destroyers, plus seven cargo vessels and a large tanker, bringing total Japanese losses to 695.
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ONDON
C.P
Asiatic
admiralty
Port Blair
Andaman islands
Indian Ocean
WASHINGTON
United States navy
Spanish U S Pact Gives Allies Edge and Bars Axis
The United States and Britain secure Spanish pledges in return for renewed American petroleum shipments to Spain. Assurances include expulsion of Axis agents from Tangier and Spain, release or arbitration over Italian ships interned there, Spanish forces withdrawn from Axis armies, and a sharply curtailed resumption of wolfram exports to Germany.
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U.S
Axis
Germany
Spain
state department
foreign office
London
department
Caribbean
United States
Tangier
North Africa
straits
Gibraltar
Tea customs of Tibet and Chinese tea lore in wartime notes
A New York Times feature describes tea as a universal Chinese and Tibetan practice. Generals Ho Ying-chin and Huang Cheng-ching are pictured amid talk of tea, monks, and Tibetan diet, detailing tea making, consumption, and monastery life in Lhasa.
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Ho Ying-chin
Huang Cheng-ching
Labrang Monastery
New York Times
China
Lin Yu-tang
Tibet
Huang Cheng
Hancock
Dalai Lama
Lahasa
Genoa Takes Alh Big Raid
Naples May 2 Allied bombers and German installations faced a fourth straight night of raids while La Spezia and Livorno were hit by medium and four engine formations. Attacks targeted Rome rail yards Florence motor works and Adriatic coastal areas with massed Allied sorties exceeding 1300. German planes claimed two victories and land actions near Anzio and Cerreto Alto were noted with increased shelling at Casilino.
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NAPLES
lust
La Spezia
Italy
Livorno
Allessandria
Milan
Rome
Adriatic
Metkovic
Jugoslavia
Popoli
Moricone
Florence
Carroceto
Anzio
Cerreto Alto
Cassino
en Army
s front
Allied air offensive drops vast bomb tonnage across France
In the last 17 days Allied airmen dropped more than 86 508 tons of bombs from over 53 200 aircraft. They destroyed 832 Nazi targets as losses rose to 626. Since Monday night raids have struck German installations in France.
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France
25 Air Raids In 24 Hours
Allied air forces continued a massive offensive against German rail targets with over 23 heavy raids in about 24 hours. American, RAF, and Canadian bombers conducted operations across France Belgium Italy and Germany, dropping more than 2500 tons of bombs. The night and day attacks followed 17 straight days of large scale raids, totaling thousands of sorties from Britain and Italy.
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LONDON
France
Belgium
Italy
Germany
Busigny
Valenciennes
Blanc-Misseron
RAP
RCAF
England
air ministry
channel
ache
Britain
Music Festival Winners Highlight Local Youth Talent
Marguerite Herman of Weth bridge wins primary piano with a 36 score, Leith Birch of Lethbridge earns 35 in primary violin, Juanita Urving from Lethbridge scores 92 and 90 in junior violin, while Billy Stoltze of Fleetwood School takes division 1 boys solo with 90.
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Marguerite Herman
Wethbridge
Leith Birch
Lethbridge
Juanita Urving
Billy Stoltze
Fleetwood School
Nazis Use Outskirts of Rome, UK Hesitates on Open City
London reports Germany continues to operate near Rome while Britain offers no commitment to declaring the Italian capital an open city. Foreign Undersecretary George Hill informed the House of Commons.
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LONDON
Germany
Rome
George Hill
house of commons
Victory Loan totals near half billion in Canada
Ottawa reports 136,872 Canadians bought 61,911,500 worth of the 1.2 billion Sixth Victory Loan on day one of the second week. Cumulative sales reach 481,240,50, with individual buyers rising but total sales down 6 million from the prior loan’s first-day period. Large buyers push totals to 288,347,700, while individuals average far below the required daily total to meet the loan goal. Vancouver commits 750,000 as a sinking fund investment, the Fort William Times-Journal notes.
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OTTAWA
Joan officer
Fort Willam
Government bill broadens Bank Act to aid farming and lending
Ottawa reports Finance Minister Isley outlined decennial Bank Act changes to widen bank service and provide sound credit during the transition. He noted amendments to boost farm and fisherman lending, disclosed bank earnings and expenses, and described the Farm Improvement Loans Act with up to 10 percent loss guarantees and a 5 percent loan rate.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Isley
commons
Asley
Ilsley
Tisley
CCF Faces Test In Saskatchewan
Regina dispatch reports the CCF faces its first major test since Ontario election as Saskatchewan Liberal Premier W J Patterson seeks re election. Patterson’s Liberal cabinet holds 34 seats in a 53 seat legislature with prorogation due July 10. The date for polling remains undecided though a summer vote is expected.
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REGINA
CCP
Ontario
Saskatchewan
W. J. Patterson
Patterson
dune
Social Credit
Unity
National Ri
The Day In Parliament By The Canadian Prins 7 TODAY
The Day In Parliament reports the House of Commons debate on compulsory military training and the Bans Act while the Senate did not sit. Opposition MPs criticized the government’s handling of call up procedures as humiliating and called for stop to the back door recruitment method. Finance Minister Tisdale introduced Bank Act revisions to cut maximum interest rates and extend credit to farmers amid naval losses noted aboard the destroyer Atherbaskan sunk in the English Channel.
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Prins
Mamuster Eisley wall
house of commons
senate
house
S White
Hastings-Peterborg
Mitchell
Allied forces pursue Japanese strongholds in New Guinea
Allied wirmen and American troops sweep jungles north of Lake Sentani near Hollandia seeking isolated Japanese troops as part of the advance toward the Philippines. A separate report from Truk notes US carrier task force attacks and damage to ships and airstrips, with Japan claiming sinkings.
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New Guinea
Philippines
southwest Pacific
Lake Sentani
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
TRUK
MONDON
Tokyo
Imperial
Caroline islands
Al- Ned
Pacific feet
Pearl Harbor
Moen
Bien lands
ALLIED
New Gipnea
Americata
Recruiting Under Fire in Ottawa Debate on Compulsory Service
Ottawa debates on compulsory military training draw strong opposition. Finance Minister Usher opens Bank Act amendments while MPs quarrel over the number of draft evaders and how home defence troops should be used. Diefenbaker cites nearly 390000 missing Canadians who failed to respond, sparking indignation at officers asking for volunteers for active service.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Ce S White
Haalings-Prierborough
Diefenbaker
Lake Centre
White
Allied air forces smash Japanese roadblock in Burma battle
Allied air borne troops repelled a three day assault 65 miles southwest of Mogaung in northern Burma inflicting heavy casualties on about 2000 advancing Japanese. Allied fields report Chinese American forces pushing toward Mogaung Myitkyina with gains in the Mogaung valley. Casualties are cited as at least 1000 Japanese deaths with air action not included. Patrols indicate renewed activity near Palel and Mogaung.
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Mogaung
ANDY
Ceylon
A.P
Burma
Mogaung valley
Myitkyina
Mogaung river
Waarszup
Palel
Imphel
Kohima
Imphal
Bitter Fight On In China
New York dispatch reports three Japanese columns pushing toward Hsuchang in Henan with fierce fighting since Sunday. One column reached gates of the city, another broke a Chinese encirclement 60 miles southeast, and a third captured a village near the objective. In eastern Honan Chinese forces launch mobile warfare to slow the Japanese thrusts.
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NEW YORK
Peiping-Hankow
Hsuchang
Henan
Chungking
federal communications commission
Honan
1500 Nazis Slain In East Report From War Fronts
A Soviet communique claims about 1,500 Axis troops slain yesterday in Romania and pre war Poland, with additional German accounts reporting heavy clashes near Isar and Stanislawow. The Berlin radio mentions Arctic fighting near Murmansk, while Soviet thrusts are said to have been repelled in Sevastopol, and near Vitebsk in White Russia.
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LONDON
Romania
Poland
Red
Isar
Romanian
Stanislawow
old Poland
Rowel
Waresw
Howel-Lwow
Berlin
Murmansk
Arctic
Kowel
Sevastopol
Dniestro estuary
Carpathian mountasins
Vitebsk j
White Russia
Last Tribute Paid To Col. Frank Knox
In Washington on May 2 17 Frank Knox the wartime secretary of the navy was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery after a funeral attended by envoys and uniformed representatives of the United Nations who stood with bowed heads near a cedar lined slope overlooking the capital.
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WASHINGTON
Frank Knox
United States
Arlington National Cemetery
secretary of the navy
United Nations
U S Pacific Fleet Attacks Truk and Bases
U S task forces smashed Truk with carrier air attacks over two days destroying 126 Japanese planes and dropping 800 tons of bombs. Bombing hit Ponape and Satawan bases while battleships pounded Pompe installations.
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U.S
TRUK
PEARL HARBOR
T.H
A.P
United States Pacific
Ponape
Satiwan island
Pacific fleet
W. A. Lee
Pompe
LWOW
LONDON
Poland
CRETE
Heinrich Kreipe
Stavely wee
JASE
Charles Culver
Lethbridge
Royal Canadian Mounied
Calgary
R.AF
C.P
AF. bomber command
RAF
R.C.A.F
Britain
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Justice & Eamonton
Supreme Court of Alberta
C.C.F
Sask
labor department
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