Allied Raid Over Rome Near City Limits
Allied bombers roared over Rome under bright moonlight and hit the Lido Di Roma seaplane base at the Tiber mouth. Wellingtons attacked hangars moorings and planes with no enemy interference, setting two hangars aflame. No bombs fell on Rome itself, marking the closest announced Allied approach to the city’s outskirts.
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WILLIAM B. KING
Associated Press
ALLIED
North Africa
RAF
Rome
Lido Di Roma
Tiber
Churchill
NESR
Roosevelt
Pius
United States
Britain
Vatican City
Holy See
Italy
Germany
Yanks Lead Parade in British Home Guard Display
In London on May 17 a 31 man unit of the British Home Guard with scarlet shoulder eagles led a parade of over 5,000 to celebrate the third anniversary of the Home Guard. The American unit, formed in May 1940, joined the Home Guard in September by a royal order. Tens of thousands watched as the King reviewed the detachments in Hyde Park, with Canadians among the American participants.
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LONDON
Home Guard
Hyde Park
The Left Hand Corner War Eyewear and Housing Notes
The London Standard says wartime Britain raises eye care standards and more people now wear glasses due to science and demand while the optical industry meets 100 percent of peak demand with austerity frames replacing tortoise shell. Melbourne reports a fully furnished five room house sits empty as war workers seek housing. A 1900s note recalls a man building a furnished home with his savings for his future wife. the piece ends with a back-page continuation.
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Britain
Melbourne
U S Denies Gas Used On Attu Island
The navy department rejected reports from Tokyo and Berlin that American troops used poison gas on Attu Island in the Aleutians. A navy spokesman called the claim absolutely untrue while other broadcasts claimed gas use during the fighting and reinforcement landings.
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WASHINGTON
navy department
United States
Attu Island
Aleutians
navy
Tokyo
Berlin
LONDON
Associated Press
Italian Chief Of Staff Quits
New York report cites Milan sources saying Gen. Vito Ambrosio, chief of the Italian general staff, presented his resignation to Premier Mussolini. Ambrosio had succeeded Marshal Ugo Cavallero after Cavallero’s resignation amid the Libyan campaign setbacks and the Axis losses in North Africa.
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NEW YORK
Berne
Moscow
Milan
Vitotrio Ambrosio
Mussolini
Associated Press
Ambrosio
Ugo Cavallero
Axis
North Africa
Festival Winners in Monday Morning Competition
Intermediate Piano Donna Feinstein of Lethbridge wins with 176 marks. Girls Selo City Schools Barbara Young of Bowman School takes first with 85 marks. Verna Russell of Central School is second with 84. Junior Lieder winners Barbara Thrall and Anne Edmond from Lethbridge earn first with 82.
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Donna Feinstein
Lethbridge
Selo
Barbara Young
Bowman School
Verna Russell
Central school
Barbara Thrall
Anne Edmond
Prisoner of war labor to start with woodcutting mining and farming
Ottawa May 17 Labor Minister Mitchell announced in parliament that prisoners of war may be employed first in woodcutting mining and certain agricultural tasks under labor department supervision. Selected prisoners will be transferred to small detachments, housed near projects, with military staff for discipline and to staff interment camp authorities.
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OTTAWA
Mitchell
house of comMONS
labor department
thos solun
McCARTHY
Mackenzie Hing
Hott
Jaizhton McCarthy
Washington
Canada
Xing
Mod Coldwell
Coldeich
United States
Shipshaw
Aluminum Co
Creda
King
toviay
Coldwell
National coal emergency declared in Canada by prime minister
Ottawa May 17 Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced a national emergency in coal production to bolster war effort and national health. The order notes coal supplies are below required levels and will enable government action, with further orders expected to compel coal mine workers to shift to mining.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Mackenzie King
house of commons
Canada
King
Canada’s Fourth Victory Loan surpasses 1.1B target
Ottawa says the Fourth Victory Loan campaign exceeded its 1.1 billion dollar objective by over 100 million, reaching 1,216,930,750 from 2,029,164 subscribers. The day’s total set a single day record of 91,576,800 from 203,668 subscribers as provinces report strong canvassing nationwide.
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OTTAWA
C P
Canada
Loon
national war finance
Alberta
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
snd
curoula
King Heads to Washington for Churchill Roosevelt Talks
Prime Minister Mackenzie King plans to depart Citawa for Washington late today. He aims to attend conferences with Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt, and expects to be in the house of commons at 3 p.m. before leaving.
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CITAWA
Mackenzie King
Washington
King
house of commons
Churchill
Roosevelt
Aberhart In Poor State After Hospital Return
Premier William Aberhart has returned to hospital in Edmonton after an emergency medical consultation. Acting Alberta premier Horace Manning said the condition is not at all good.
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EDMONTON
C.P
William Aberhart
Warfanver
E. G Manning
Alberta
Aberhart's Condition Is Serious
Vancouver May 17 Friends of Premier Aberhart are greatly worried as he lies in hospital after arriving for Easter holidays. Reports say a serious abdominal condition concerns his physicians. Manning announced the premier will be confined to hospital for some time and how the people of Alberta will be informed of his progress.
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The Herald
VANCOUVER
Aberhart
nis
Manning
Alberta
Say Alexander To Be Allied Chief In Europe
The Daily Mail reports Roosevelt and Churchill may pick Gen Sir Harold Alexander as supreme commander for European operations. Alexander is described as the leading Allied strategist and the likely choice, per a New York dispatch.
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Alexander
Europe
LONDON
The
Daily Mail
Clapatch
New York
Roosevelt
Churchill
Harold Alesander
Axis Ships Sunk Off Africa Reported by Allied HQ
Allied headquarters report extensive Axis shipping losses off North Africa. From November 3, 1942, through May 13, 1943, Allied Northwest African Air Force units sunk 71 ships, probably 103, and damaged 120 as announced. The tally reflects air action over the Atlantic and Mediterranean theater.
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Africa
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
North Africa
Northwest African Air Force
Seday
Italian King May Abdicate
London reports say Hitler may abandon Italy to its fate, leaving defense to be held against Allied invasion. Rumors of abdication circulated in Rome via broadcasts cited by Morocco radio and the press, with officials noting a shakier royal prestige.
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LEON BEANTAM
Associated Press
LONDON
Hitler
Italy
Daily Mail
Germany
Brenner Pass
Morocco
Algiers
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Umberto
ministry of information
Jedersi communications commission
New York
Berne
Xing
Mussolini
Bright Crop Outlook Seen In Heralds First Report
Farmers in Alberta expect better yields as warmer weather follows a cold spell. Wheat sowing ranges from incomplete to near completion with about 25 percent of acreage seeded in some districts. Hogs, beets, and sheep stocks rise with improving grazing prospects and ongoing field work across the region.
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Herald
Hera
TRS
girl Ho
Alberta
Uae
PaaNeGLe
mere Jacek afi
fred Abis
R.A.F. Strikes Big Blow For Victory
British bombers attacked Berlin and targets near Rome Ruhr and the Rhine last night. They broke the Mohne and Eder dams flooding the Ruhr and Eder valleys, with eight Lancasters lost and heavy German casualties reported. Sir Archibald Sinclair hailed the operation as a trenchant blow for Allied victory.
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ONDON
C.P
Berlin
Rome
Ruhr
Rhineland
Germany
Eder
Archibald Sinclair
Mohne
Lido Di Roma
Tiber
Archibald
R.A.F
Sir Archibald
bomber command
R.C.A.F
fighter command
France
Buhr
1AF
continent
London
Lewis Rejects Board Hearing on Wage Crisis
John L. Lewis refused a wartime labor board order to testify in Washington to aid a new coal miners contract. He left a possible opening to resume talks in New York without the board, while warning a second nationwide strike could follow the current 15 day truce expiration. The United Mine Workers chief seeks a 42 dollar daily wage increase and other concessions.
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NEW YORK
John L. Lewis
war labor board
Washington
Imildnicht
Lewis
United Mire Workers
New York City
WiLB
Bombers raid French ports as war continues
US bombers struck Lorient and Bordeaux in daylight raids, hitting Lorient harbor and the Bereman U boat base near Bordeaux as the war in Europe persists. Canadian hospital ship No. 467 arrives in Halifax with wounded from Africa and Canadians aboard. Alberta and British Columbia coal mines face wage-rate hearings by the War Labor Board, with increases in other industries noted. Less than half of ostrary workers have registered for new employment orders.
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LORIENT
BORDEAUX
LONDON
North Africa
Canada
Canadian National Steamshipslagship
Lady Nelson
WAR LABOR BOARD
ALBERTA
OTTAWA
C.P
National War Labor Board
British Columbia
Matheo
M. J. Ceidwell
C.F
Washington
National Committee for War Relief
Cottwell
CALGART CALGARY
Ostrary
W. Harry Rew
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