New Nazi Tank Attacks Repulsed In Kharkov Fight
On May 22 the Soviet Red Star reported German tank counterattacks aimed at seizing the initiative at Kharkov were repulsed. The army paper described three German attack groups, heavy losses, and Russian gains as Soviet forces breached a populated area after German assaults. London Reuters cited a German broadcast claiming a temporary Russian breakthrough on an eight mile front near Lake Timen, later said to have collapsed under German resistance.
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Henry G. Cassidy
Associated Press
OSCOW
A.P
Kharkov
Red Star
army
Hed Star
London
Reuters
Lake Timen
Liquidated Polish dioceses and clergy losses report
Cardinal Hlond reports onliquidation of Polish dioceses in occupied Poland with drastic clergy cuts and church closures. He cites 681 priests originally in the archdioceses of Poman and Gniezno, only 34 Polish and 17 German clergy remaining, 451 clergy in prisons or camps, and 74 murdered by the Gestapo. Poznan city shows 250,008 Catholics with two churches and one chapel left from 30 churches and 47 chapels prior to invasion. CardinMiland lists Poznan Gniezno and other dioceses as liquidated. The article then shifts to a discussion on tattooing as an art and its varied origins. Page reference noted as Continued on Page 13.3
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Poland
Hlone
Vatican
United States
Poman
Gniezno
Hiend
Poznan
wnich
Miland
OTR
Jedz
Plock
Wioclaxth
toraice
Japs Near Chinese Base Near Kinhwa Threaten Chekiang Front
Missionaries left Kinhwa as Japanese forces close in on the strategic Chekiang capital. A main Japanese column 50 miles from Kinhwa, aided by planes, moved toward Kiangsi with fierce fighting reported in all Chekiang frontier sectors.
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CHUNGKING
Kinhwa
Chekiang province
Kiangsi
China
Chekiang- Kiangsi
Chekiang frontier
Allied submarines sink Kako class cruiser and two ships
Allied headquarters announced 7,11 ton cruiser of the Kako class and two merchant ships totaling about 15,000 tons were sunk by Allied submarines in the southwest Pacific. Air raiders destroyed or damaged 14 Japanese planes in New Guinea and Timor bases. Details on where and when the sunken ships occurred were not specified.
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ALLIED
Australia
O.P
Japan
Irific
Harutaka
Kinugasa
Aoba
LAE
KUPANG
Coral Sea
Canada Army Best OTTAWA May 22
Lines on Canada's war industry shift to meet new demands as Munitions Minister Howe tells the house of commons that no fixed plan exists. He says the war effort must be adapted weekly and monthly as requirements evolve. (Continued on Page Three)
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OTTAWA
Canada
Howe
house of commons
house
Parliament debates repeal of petroleum inspection act in Ottawa
In the house today, the government moves to repeal the Petroleum and Yaphtha Inspection Act as outdated and costly. Revenue Minister Gibson says regulations have been superseded and enforcement costs about 25 000 dollars annually. Debate covers federal vs provincial powers over oil resources and imports. Private bills and MAY probe dismissal in Montreal are also noted.
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OTTAWA
C.P
house of commons
Gibson
M. J. Coldwell
CCF house
Manitoula Island
sears
J. R. MatNicoll Con
Toronto- Davenport
Inspection Act providens
North- west Territories
Col. Gibson
board of transport ¢ commissioners and territories administration
Grote
Stirling &Con
Yair
Col Gibson
federal amheriss
RAF Raids Striking Terror Behind German Lines
Lisbon dispatch reports RAF bombings bending German morale and war output. Observers note German repairs prioritize concealment, with bombed areas quickly masked as normal. The effect on civilians highlights fear and disruption, though exact RAF results remain hard to verify.
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Germany
P. Lochner
Berlin
Associated Press
Portugal
LOUIS P. LOCHNER
LISBON
Royal Air Force
Italian morale hit by British raids ease after sharp attacks
British bombers strike northern Italian industrial cities in long night raids while southern targets from Egypt and Malta see fewer attacks. The piece notes morale damage in Sicily and southern Italy last year and mentions an Associated Press Rome bureau chief Richard G. Massock, recently home.
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Richard G. Massock
Rome
Associated Press
LISBON
Italy
Turin
Milan
Genoa
Britain
Egypt
Malta
Rides a Camel To Remarry Divorced Mate
Gabrielle Stroky rode a camel to Los Angeles City Hall to remarry her estranged husband. An Egyptian magician, Mahgoub Mohamed Hanafi known as Gali Gal, rode the camel in galabiia with a red fez. The couple had wed in New York in 1955 and divorced in San Francisco two months earlier.
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LOS ANGELES
Gabrielle Stroky
Mahgoub Mohamed Hanafi
Gali Gal
New York City
Consel Ismael Tastik
San Franciso
Jor
Misa Syroky
Norse Shot London May 12 and Ottawa May 22 Reports
Partial radio report indicates Norwegians were nearing Britain with spring taps for heating. Ottawa coverage notes Munitions Minister Howe telling Parliament in May that offers would be made to protect heating equipment from being used with oil or converted to other fuels.
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LONDON
Olo radio
Britain
OTTAWA
Howe
house of otapments
Ed Head Loses First Decision As Giants Beat Dodgers 5 1
New York defeats Brooklyn 5 to 1 in a National League game as rookie Ed Head suffers his first loss after five straight wins. Cliff Melton is credited with the win.
Longman Named New Deputy in Alberta Agriculture
Longman, who has served as deputy commissioner for the past several years, will succeed JR Sweeney as Alberta deputy minister of agriculture. Premier Braye MacMillan announced the appointment today. Sweeney’s resignation was received with no statement offered. Further departmental reorganizations and promotions to follow on Page Three.
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LONGMAN
EDMONTON
JR Sweenes
Alberta
HonrY Braye MacMillan
Lergiman
Sweeney
Thareday
Mackiillan
Svetnrs
Slain In Court Man Condemned By the Jury
Harlan Kentucky May 22 7 Manzo Shepherd 24 was shot dead in the Harlan circuit courtroom during his trial for killing a Saskatchewan driver. The jury convicted him and recommended the death penalty amid a brief disturbance after the shooting. Sheriff C. Ball said Jack Heaton 26 a coal miner and nephew of the slain man surrendered to authorities and was jailed.
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HARLAN
Manzo Shepherd
Harlan circuit
dury
Cunt Ball
Jack Heaton
man Shepherd
Two Pilots Drown In Saskatoon Lake
Regina report states two pilots from Noa 47 Seri ot Ping Tainine Schew of the Rova Air Power at Weiter, Sack fell into Wascans Lake when their aeronics overturned. A third sergeant Morr. Es jlake 27 died. Efforts to save them were futile. One survivor was hospitalized in good condition.
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REGINA
Tapur
Noa 47 Seri ot Ping Tainine Schew
Rova’ Air Power
Weiter
Defence Chief Warns Chuust Attack Possible
AGUSTA Maine May 22 Frances H Farnum state director of civilian defence said police and army authorities hold accurate information showing foreign agents have recently landed on the coast of Maine Others have entered the state from the Canadian border or other parts of the United States They are here for no good Purpose and they are in our midst now They come to plot to damage to destroy
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AGUSTA
Frances H. Farnum
Maine
Canadian
United States
Farnum
volunteer defence corps
Boston
New England
Air Staff For America air training committee formed
Ottawa May 2 A decision to form a combined air training committee for North America was announced at a press conference. The committee will have representatives from the United States United Kingdom and Canada with a US chairman and headquarters in Washington. It may meet in the US or Canada as needed. The Ottawa air training conference concluded with Minister Power British undersecretary Harold Balfour and Maj Gen Warton K Young revealing the advisory body will exchange information on training questions and standardization of air staff procedures.
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OTTAWA
North America
United States
ted Kingdom
Canada
Washington
Ottaws
Power
Harold Balfour
Warton K. Young
Airborne Invasion Fear Warned For Maine Coast
Farnum warned that enemy spies could land parachutists or air-borne troops in Maine and form fifth column bands. He urged public vigilance and quick action if suspicions cannot be fully satisfied, noting no details on any agents already landed.
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Farum
Farnum
Maine
US to Train 3000 for Glider Pilot Program
The United States Army Air Corps aims to train 3000 pilots to operate transport gliders. Training is to begin immediately and reach full operation by June 1 at the West Coast air corps center. Gliders will be towed by heavy bombers and will carry a 15 man crew armed with rifles and machine guns.
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SANTA ANNA
Calif
United States Army Air _Corps
commanda Teids
west coast air corps training centre
Japs driven back to coast by Chinese lines
May 27 report from Chungring says Japanese troops landed at Chuanshih Island on the Min river below Foochow in Fukien province and were driven back to their ships with many dead, according to the Chinese command. Other headlines note Mexico may seek war declaration, Soviet advances near Moscow, Nazi arrests in several cities, an Oil Controller clerk found guilty, and Dutch to White Russia plans as war spreads.
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CHUNGRING
Chuanshih
Min river
Foochow
Jaasta
Fukien province
MOSCOW
Kharkov
Izyum- Barvenkova
Tass
Gestapo
Berlin
Cologne
Hanover
Dresden
TORONTO
C.P
William D. Glenesk
Justice J. Hope
RVSATA
LONDON
Aneta
war of Stockholm
toda
Netherlands
WAIHINGTON
Thomas Binford
Aberdeen
Wiss
Netherlands East Indus
Lombok Straits
Kang fer
dowsica
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Lake Ilmen
saya PR
Hon. Howe
Munitions Department
MAKE
Mackenzie King
King
senate
Canadian Denial Association
Peter Berrovitch
Montress-Cartier
Saskatchewan Life Insurance Co
Fidents Life Assurance Co
Donald McNiven
Berina City
George Black
Con
Yukon
GUITAWA
Mimelor Mitchell
Dominion Enginering Cy
Montreal
Mitelsnott
M. J Coldetil
house laces
Doolittle
United States Army
Tokyo
James H
Jimmy) Doolittle
Roosevelt
White House
General Doolittle
Henry A. Arnold
Army air forces
George C. Marshall
R.A.F
RAF
Sask
Air Staff For
America
Central
AIR STaFPr
Paris
stid
MEXICAN CONGRESS
MEXICO CITY
Anita Camacho
congress
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