British Forces In West Burma Foil Japanese Trap
British forces in western Burma under General Harold Alexander thwarted a Japanese attempt to trap them. Allied troops remain intact and counter attack while Imperial and Chinese forces withdraw, leaving 190000 Japanese in a disease strip as the rainy season brings malaria and black water fever. American volunteer pilots claim over 300 enemy planes destroyed in the Burma campaign.
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Imperial
Burma
Chungking
Asia
Voluneer Group
Ritish
Buma
China
Yunnan
Fall of Corregidor Ends Five Month Battle For Manila Bay
Japanese forces completed the capture of Corregidor after 150 days of fierce fighting. Lieutenant General Wainwright and about 7,000 American and Filipino defenders surrendered as bombardments intensified and fortifications were silenced. Terms for surrender and the fall of nearby forts Fort Hughes Fort Drum and Fort Frank were reportedly being arranged.
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Joseph A. Bors
International News Service
Washington
Wainwright
Manila Bay
War Department
Corregidor
Bataan
Fort Hughes
Fort Drum
Fort Frank
Iend
Street rail removal nears Clenmore on Highland Avenue
Pa Newc notes report work removing street car rails has reached the vicinity of Clenmore boulevard on Highland avenue. The routine operation affects traffic patterns and nearby residents as crews proceed with the project.
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Highland Avenue
Clenmore Boulevard
Newc
Sugar stamps reach city stores with new eligibility rules
Sugar stamps are reaching city stores. Those registered Monday and Tuesday may use stamps now, and registrations today will be eligible once stamps arrive. One noted Derby attendee from Western Pennsylvania is James P. McGowan, known as the "Hitchhiking Bar."
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Pa Nene
Pennsylvania
James P. McGowan
Daily Weather Report Highlights
United States weather statistics show a 24 hour period ending at 9 am with a maximum of 65 and a minimum of 41. No precipitation occurred and the river stage stood at 4.7 feet. Year ago had a high of 85 and a low of 46 with some precipitation.
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United States
French resisting British advance into Madagascar
London reports British forces have entered the Madagascar naval base at Diego Suarez though the port is not fully occupied. French forces reportedly mount stiff resistance as fighting on a major scale develops with naval battles and British forces estimated around 20,000 closing on Diego Suarez from the rear.
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London
Madagascar
Diego Suarez
London Evening News
Vichy
Dicgo Suarez
Diegne Suarez
Evening Standard
Dakar
French West Africa
Diego Suartys
Reuters
Indian Ocean
US Bomb raid hits Rangoon Burma airbase Mingaladon
United States aircraft from India raid Mingaladon airport in Rangoon Burma using 250 pound hazardous devices. Lieut Delmer J. Rogers led the first strike followed by Lieut Paul J. Lowe and Lieut Charles E. Blankenhorn. The raid destroyed a hangar and about 40 Japanese planes while damaging others.
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United State Air Force
India
United States
Minzaladon
Rangoon
Burma
Delmer J. Rogers
Paul J. Lowe
Charles E. Blankerhorn
Mingaladon
America
Lewis H Brecerve
New Soviet Armies Engage on Multiple Fronts
Moscow reports spectacular new successes by Soviet guerrilla forces in two sectors and a fresh red army thrust on the Leningrad front. Three days of fighting on the Kalinin front yield about 1,500 German casualties. President Natarelich cites 15 villages retaken and nearly 2,000 Nazi losses from two train sabotages.
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Red
Leningrad Front
Savs
Moscow
Leningrad
Moscow Radio
Destroyer Sinks German U Boat
An old American destroyer on patrol in the Atlantic between 2 and 3 a.m. sank a German U-boat with a single four-inch shot. The submarine’s crew suffered unspecified losses and several were captured. The event was announced by the Third Naval District from New York on May 6.
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New York
Atlantic
Third Naval District
Death Record for Mrs. Benjamin J. Watkins
Obituary notice for Mrs. Benjamin J. Watkins age 46 of Rural Route 1 New Castle indicates death on a Wednesday in May 194? The record lists residence and age with limited biographical detail.
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Benjamin J. Watkins
New Castle
Urge Clarification of U.S. Draft Act
Selec tive Service officials pressed Congress to decide if dependency should remain an exemption or if men with dependents may be drafted. Senate military affairs committee members noted the need to clarify the draft act as deferred classes may be used in expanding forces.
Gasoline ration area to be redrawn outside Pittsburgh region
Western Pennsylvania and parts of West Virginia will be removed from the eastern states gasoline rationing area under an order expected from the War Production Board within 24 hours. Rep. Samuel A. Weiss said the new line will run along the Appalachian range, placing Pittsburgh Weirton and other centers outside the desert. Weiss planned to confer with Hall Best, assistant to the chief of the fuel division, who said the order was decided after a WPB-OPA conference last night.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
War Production Board
Samuel A. Weiss
Pittsburgh- Weirton
Weiss
Glassport
Hall Best
Department of Interior
Best
WPB
OPA
McBride Post To Meet This Evening
Corporal Harry L. McBride Post of VFW will meet at 8 o clock in the post rooms on West Grant street. Commander A A Jones says topics include Poppy Day on May 23 and instruction on the new Selective Service questionnaire to be received by 6000 selectees soon.
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Harry L. McBride
West Grant Street
A. A. Jones
Swift U S Action Likely At Martinique If Laval Warlike
Washington reports foresee swift American action in Martinique and other French possessions if Laval’s government backs warlike acts against Britain. Linares commands warships ready to rush to Britain’s aid in Madagascar if resistance there lengthens. The United States stands ready on several fronts should Laval retaliate.
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Pertye
Washington
Martinique
Laval
France
Madagasca
Linares
Madagascar
United States
Great Britain
Six Or Seven Gallons May Be Ration Of Gas
An early page item suggests a potential gas rationing limit of six or seven gallons. The note indicates continuation on another page with limited readable context and author Jack Vincent listed.
Gasoline Rationing Cuts Start May 15 East Coast
East coast motorists face a 50 percent cut in gasoline deliveries to filling stations effective May 16 under a War Production Board order. The move lowers supplies to about six or seven gallons per week per motorist, with fuel oil rationing to follow. Five rationing card types will be issued, the first valid for seven units until July 11.
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Washington
War Production Board
W.P.B
East Coast
District of Columbia
Harold Ickes
Seaboard
New Castle and Lawrence County Hit Sugar Ration Card Rush
Registration for sugar ration cards nears completion with 52 095 cards issued in two days. Monday produced 27 213 and Tuesday 24 882 while county teachers handle the bulk of the distribution in Lawrence County. If the pace continues, registration will close by Thursday night ahead of the deadline.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
Frank W. Hill
RAF Bombers Striking Stuttgart In New Offensive
The Royal Air Force again bombed Stuttgart and other German targets including airfields in northern France and the Low Countries. Four bombers are reported missing. A German raid on a Southeast England coast town caused deaths injuries and property damage. German planes also attacked Clermont-Ferrand and Lyons with anti aircraft fire.
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London
Royal Air Force
Strick
Stuttgart
Nantes
France
Low Countries
Air Ministry
Germany
Stuttwart
Bosch Electrical
England
Reuters British
Vichy
Clermont-Perr
Lyons
Cerin
Thev
US Air Force Joins RAF In Bomb Raids
London May 6 The United States air force will participate with the Royal Air Force in bombing Germany under a combined plan. Arrangements are completed though the exact timing is not set. British and American forces will work in close harmony with joint strategic planning.
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International News Service
London
Great Britain
Plans for State Farm Show continue in curtailed form
Harrisburg May 6. After a Pennsylvania farm show commission meeting Secretary John H Light said the program committee will survey options to continue the annual State Farm Show next year in some form. The aim is no suspension of farm show activities, which would mark its 27th year in 1943.
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Harrisburg
State Farm
Pennsylvania Farm How Commission
John H Light
Commission
Unidentified Flyby Triggers 27 Minute Bay Area Air Raid Alert
Fourth Army authorities said an unidentified airplane later identified as friendly caused the 27 minute air raid alert in the San Francisco area. The event marks the city's 16th alert to the war.
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International News Service
San Francisco
Fourth Army
Marblehead Returns After World Cruise With Heavy Damage
The 7,000-ton U.S. cruiser Marblehead, battered by bombs and fire, arrived at an East Coast port after a 13,000 mile voyage from the Netherlands East Indies. Damaged and leaking, the 550-foot vessel and its crew endured a perilous journey to reach home waters safely.
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Washington
United States
Marblehead
Netherlands East Indies
House Committee Reports on Army Pay Raise Bill
The House military affairs committee reported the army pay raise bill increasing private pay from 21 to 42 dollars monthly with annual cost about 268 million. It rejected a rival control proposal and will publish every 60 days a list of new commissioned specialists. Undersecretary Patterson said the alternative would hamper the war department and sabotage the war effort.
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House
Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
War Department
Senate
Faddish D. Pa
Robert P. Patterson
War Bulletins Update From Global Fronts
Reports from London Dakar Madagascar fighting with French and British forces continues as Tokyo reports Japanese gains in Burma and convoy strikes near Monvwa. Paris cites Laval visit rumors while Porvoo reports Japanese wireless claim of continued operations in the theater.
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London
Chindwin
Burma
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Japan
U.S. State Department
United Nations
Middle East
Epic
Wain- Wright
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
Anal News
Sergi
Oia
By Charles A. Smith
U.S
Bulletin
McBride
Kingsbury Smeth
W. P B
Jack Vincent
R.A. F
Rth
Air Force
International News Services
Aker
Tenwalg.t
Nan
New Delhi
Wartlaes
Chingwin River
Monvwa
Madrid
Pierre Laval
Marcel Dent
Paris
French Chancellones
Spain
Porvoo
High Command
Arthur Mometer
Tampa
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