Verbal uproar halts Nazi conspiracy trial in federal court
In Washington one day after jury selection, Chief Prosecutor John O. Rogge began statements in the case against 29 defendants accused of forming a Nazi government in the United States. Defense attorneys shouted for time as marshals restored order and tensions rose with outbursts from Lois de Lafayette Washburn and others.
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Washington
United States
Federal District Court
John O. Rogge
Rogge
Edward C. Eicher
James Edward Smythe
Moscow
Claude A. Thompson
James J. Laughlin
Lois de Lafayette Washburn
Laughlin
Germany Faces Risk From TIPS Rumors
A fragment on the third page hints that U S TIPS may hurt Germany by shifting capital flows and increasing borrowing costs for European creditors, raising concerns about the impact on Berlin and the eurozone.
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Germany
Ayer of 26 1 2 Japs Coming Home
A terse wartime note reports a group described as Japs arriving home at age 26 by 1 2 years, with reference to a Tomball reception being planned or described in the dispatch.
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Ayer
Senators press for Pat Juneau as public safety director
A round robin signed by thirty five Louisiana senators urged Gov. James H. Davis to appoint former Senator Pat Juneau of Lafayette as director of the Department of Public Safety. The resignation of Steve Alford left the post vacant.
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Baton Rouge
James H. Davis
Pat Juneau
Lafayette
Department of Public Safety
Steve Alford
Sam Jones
Irwin Davidson
Alford
Davis
Davidson
Senate
Juneau
Robert Gilbert
Napoleonville
Edward E. Burguieres
Grove Stafford
Fortification series naming shifts under German lines
An Allied staff officer explained how the German fortification line once called the "G" series was known to both sides as Gustav after Nazi telephoning usage. He added the next line, initially called "H," was always referred to as Adolf Hitler Line by both sides.
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Naples
Mey
Gustay
Gustav
Adolf Hitler
Wartime prisoner exchange under way in Spain
About 900 British and American prisoners and 700 German prisoners and civilians began disembarking at the Gradisca in Spain, with nurses and Allied troops greeting the Germans despite Nazi officials nearby. European radios speculated on new Allied offensives and Rommel’s Atlantic wall checks as war plans shift across Europe.
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Barcelona
Tiners Gripsholm
Gradisca
Spain
Gripsholm
United States
Britain
North Africa
London
United Nations
Berlin
Frwin Rommel
Atlantic Wall
Kurt Dittmar
Nazio
Hitler
Dittmar
Paris
Moscow
I. Yermashev
Red Army
Estonia
Black Sea
War Correspondent Larry Allen Exchanged After 20 Months Prison
Barcelona May 17 Associated Press report says Larry Allen war correspondent and Pulitzer prize winner was exchanged after 20 months as a prisoner of Italians and Germans. He was captured September 13 1942 during a Tobruk raid when the destroyer Sikh was sunk and later held in an Italian prison.
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Barcelona
Spain
Larry Allen
Associated Prevx
Allen
Tobruk
North Africa
Sikh
Louisianians named among 899 US POWs in Germany
The War Department released 899 additional United States soldiers held by Germany, listing eleven Louisianians by rank and next of kin. Names include Set. J L G Chain, Second Lt Byron F Clark, Sgt Harvey J Dupuis, Second Lt Benjamin J Fourmy, Sgt Isaac G Guest, Set William R Harkness, Set Harald F Lambousy, Set Ralph L Pippins, TSgt Richard C Rivers, Second Lt Edward N Rougeau, Sgt Harrison Savant, with kin details and addresses.
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Washington
War Department
United States
Germany
J. Ll. G Chain
Peart V. Chain
Bastrop
Byron F. Clark
Beulah K. Clark
Prytania Street
New Orleans
Harvey J. Dupuis
Louis P. Dupuis
Bresux Bridge
Benjamin J. Fourmy
Regina McSweeny
St. Claude Avenue
Isaac G. Guest
Calvin W. Guest
Coushatta
William R. Harkiess
Ophelia Harkness
Athens
Harald F. Lambousy
Harry Laminusy
Avenue 1
Crowles
Ralph L. Pippins
Doug M. Ross
Winnsboro
Tsgt
Richard C. Rivers
Marion
Rivers
Forsythe Street
Monroe
Edward N. Rougeau
Beulah M. Jossen
Mass Street
Lake Charles
Harrison Savant
Busie Savant
Kinder
Arkansas Negro Vote Expected In Upcoming Primary
The Arkansas Democratic Committee may change rules to allow Black Democrats to vote for all offices in the primaries. A Little Rock travel group studied a Supreme Court decision and proposed either an uncommitted delegation or consideration of a vice presidential pick. Sam Rayburn and J Mulville Broughton were among cited possible committee choices for vice president.
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Little. Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Arkansas Democratic
Delegetes
Arkansas Gazette
United States Supreme Court
Texas
Harvey G. Combs
Ikely
Ames
House
Sam Rayburn
J. Mulville Broughton
North Caolina
Heavy assault hits Jaluit in Pacific bombing sweep
Pearl Harbor reports a 240 ton bombing on Jaluit by army navy and marine planes amid a broad Pacific strike arc. Nimitz notes 284 sorties with fighters and Mitchell cannons. eight raiders damaged but returned. MacArthur announces 200 additional tons bombs on Wake Island and Dutch New Guinea coast.
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U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Jaluit
Washington
Marshalls
Dutch New Guinea
Kuriles
Chester W. Nimitz
mid-Pacific
Marshall Islands
Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Wake Island
Hollandia
Schouten Islands
Navy
Shimushu
Navy Cress
Nazis Brace for Red Assault on Multiple Fronts
German broadcasts warned of an imminent Soviet offensive on the Lwow Kovel and northern Romanian fronts while Moscow reported localized actions on the lower Dniester. The Soviet bulletin claimed heavy German losses near Tiraspol and a tank unit killed 400 Germans in another sector. Polotsk bombardment and destruction of stores and trains were cited, with Sevastopol defenses under heavy attack and high German casualties.
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London
Lwow-Kovel
Moscow
Jower Dniestr
DNR
Tiraspol
Jewer Dnnesty
Red Army
Polotsk
Riga
Sevastopol
Berlin
Havningberg
Norway
Varde
Denmark
Ouachita River Stage Readings Update
The Ouachita River stages were announced for Monroe and surrounding points at 8 a m on Wednesday with readings listed for Fall Lock and Fail Lock as the river levels noted. In New York on May 1 1940 the Tam many Hah supported a fourth term for President Roosevelt with the county Democratic executive committee urging renomination.
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Ouachita River
Monroe Fie
Stérington
New York
Tammany Hah
Roosevelt
Foreman's Strike Ends Abruptly at Detroit Plants
The Foreman's Association of America halted a strike at 13 Detroit war plants after Gen. H H Arnold warned it could hinder invasion plans and the air force's effectiveness. The national executive board ordered immediate return to work, aiming to limit disruption to critical industries.
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Washington
Foreman’s Association of America
Detroit War Plants
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
WLB
William H. Davis
Washington, D. C
Arnold
Germany
Article on FCC article suppression linked to Willkie
Greta Palmer testified before a House committee that a Reader's Digest proposed piece critical of the FCC was suggested by Wendell Willkie but not published after FCC Chairman James Fly protested it as libelous. She described meetings with Bill Paley Niles Trammell and Morris Ernst and said Fly warned her.
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Washington
Reader's Digest
Congressional Committee Today
Federal Communications Commission
Wendell Willkie
FCC
James L. Fly
Greta Palmer
New York
House
Miller
Missouri
Fly
Bill Paley
Columbia Broadcasting System
Niles Trammell
National Broadcasting Company
Broadcasting Magazine
Mutual Chain
Miss Palmer
Morris Ernst
White House
Fry
Hotmim
S-sions
Roosevelt silent on race as parties map convention bids
President Roosevelt again refused to discuss a future political plea as Democratic delegates trend toward a possible fourth term nomination at Chicago. Oklahoma and South Carolina factions clash over convention pledges while Republicans rally behind Dewey or Warren with several state delegations signaling support.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Johnson and
Stigler
Oklahoma
White House
South Carolina
Arkansas
Democratic State Committee
Vermont
Thomas FE
Dewey
New York
Montana
New Jersey
California
Earl Warren
Delaware
Montena
U. S. Senate
H. Alexander Smith
Princeton University
Andrew O. Wittreich
Rep
Lund to address cottonseed meet in New Orleans
Charles H. Lauid of the U.S. Department of Commerce spoke at the National Cottonseed Products Association meeting in New Orleans. He urged rapid delivery of edible oils fats and soap to Europe after Nazi rule ends to combat disease and malnutrition. He warned of European fat oil shortages and the need to fight typhus and scurvy.
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New Orleans
Charles £. Lauid
United States Department of Commerce
National Cottonseed Products Association, Inc
Lund
Commerce Department
Europe
Two Buddies Date Officers Wives in Chicago Visit
Two marines on orders escorted wives of Capt. Marion Mickelson and Capt. Paul Parks in Chicago celebrating wedding anniversaries. The outings included a dinner theater and nightclub, while the husbands were absent at their own celebration. Captains Russell Good and Reginald Hurvieux accompanied the wives.
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Chicago
Drake Hotel
South Pacific
Jean Mickelson
Cedar Rapids
Town
Elizabeth Parks
Detroit
Marion G. Mickelson
Paul R. Park
Marine Central Procurement Division
Russell Good
San Antonio
Tex
Reginald Hurvieux
Springfield
Mass
Allied Push Into Liri Valley Near Cassino
Allied forces storm the Liri valley south of Cassino driving north toward highway 3. British and American units report heavy shelling on the Benedictine Monastery and a rapid collapse of German positions along the Gustav line as the push nears the Cassino stronghold.
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Liri
Italy
Cassino
Mediterranean
Europe
Eighth Army
Rapido River
Richard Heidrich
Noland Norgaard
Naples
Jong
Livi
Rome
Two Drown in Bayou Desiard In City Water Operation
Tony Solite and Nick Cascio brothers-in-law, city water workers, drowned when their boat capsized on Bayou DeSiard while dragging copper sulphate near the city pump station. Chemist B G Cole swam to shore, treated for nervous condition. Rescue squads delayed. bodies not recovered by noon.
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Tony Solite
Seventh Street
Nick Cascio
Winnsboro Road
Bayou DeSiard
B. G. Cole
Malevern
Cole
City
Loop Road
American Legion
Rodriguez
Anti Closed Shop Measure Offered in Louisiana
Louisiana's house introduced a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to remove union membership as a job requirement. Sponsored by Fontenot Sylvester and LaFleur, the measure would enshrine the right to work while preserving employers' ability to bargain with labor organizations.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House
Lee L. Fontenot
Evangeline Parish
S. Sylvester
Howard LaFleur
St. Landry
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