JAPS LOSE 16 WARSHIPS AS NAVAL BATTLE RAGES
Rangoon bombed by U S airmen in fifth raid on Rangoon Burma docks and port areas. Major Gen Lewis Brereton command. Thunderstorms hindered strikes but docks and targets hit. Japanese fighters offered no interception. Chinese counter offensive plan noted.
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Astle
Burma
1. N.S
New Delhi
United States of Corps
Rangoon
Lewis Brereton
U. S
India
United States
Gas Ration To Range Between Two And Three Gallons
Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced the basic gasoline rationing unit to begin May 15 will average two to three gallons per week, likely near two. He testified before a House subcommittee that no prospect exists for increasing the unit above three. The plan covers seventeen eastern states and the District of Columbia for nonwork-use cars.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
House
District of Columbia
Naval Clash Near Australia Shocks Allies in Pacific Fight
United States warships and planes battled a large Japanese fleet north of Australia in a major Pacific clash. Reports say 11 Japanese ships including carriers and a cruiser were sunk or damaged, with eight enemy planes shot down. Prime Minister Curtin spoke in Canberra as the battle raged, the outcome uncertain for days.
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International News Service
United Nations
Australia
Japan
United States
Macassar Straits
Coral Sea
Solomon Islands
Pearl Harbor
Java Sea
John Curtin
House of Representatives
Canberra
PA News Observes Western PA Exemption from Gasoline Rationing
Indications today suggest western Pennsylvania may be exempted from the first gasoline rationing restrictions though no official announcement has been made.
Rail removal progresses on Highland Avenue work scene
Construction crews accelerate rail removal along Highland Avenue from its end toward Norwood Avenue. Additional equipment is in use. A large flock of chimney swifts occupies a disused chimney behind the Greer building drawing onlookers.
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Highland Avenue
Norood Avenue
Pagene
Greer
Daily Weather Report With U S Statistics
The report shows a 24 hour period ending at 9 am with a high of 56 and low of 46 degrees, and precipitation of .03 inches. River stage stands at 4.6 feet. Year earlier maximum 68 and minimum 48 with .72 inches of rain.
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United States
British Forces Occupy Madagascar Naval Base
London reports that terms offered by French Madagascar authorities for cooperation with Britain prior to occupation would have kept Madagascar under French control and guaranteed salaries pensions and repatriation for residents. The terms promised economic benefits in exchange for refraining from destroying military supplies.
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Trnternational News Service
London
Madagascar
June 42 class breaks record at New Castle High
Plans target the largest June class ever with about 450 graduates. Principal Frank L Orth says graduation is set for June 5 with Grove City College President Dr Weir Ketler as speaker. Baccalaureate on May 31 features Dr Robert Meade Patterson and Dr D L Ferguson. Class Day arrives May 28 ending studies with a day of fun.
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New Castle High School
Frank L. Orth
Grove City College
Weir Ketler
Robert Meade Patterson
Central Presbyterian Church
Patterson
D. L. Ferguson
Highland United Presbyterian Church
Sugar ration figures puzzle Chicago growth totals
Chicago registration officials reported about 3,600,000 people signed up for sugar rationing during the four day registration period, far above the 1940 census population of 3,396,000. Officials noted war workers and natural growth could not explain the surge.
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International News Service
Chicago
Windy
Henderson Says Western Pa Exempted From Gas Rationing
Western Pennsylvania Western New York and part of West Virginia will be exempt from the gasoline rationing program starting next week. Price Administrator Henderson announced before Congress that the region would be removed from the plan due to storage tank conditions and surplus gasoline concerns. Ralph K. Davies deputy oil administrator said a formal demarcation recommendation would follow after a two hour conference.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania
Henderson
Pennsylvania
New York
West Virginia
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Washington
Ralph K. Davies
May Halt Private Auto Traffic Into 17 Coast States
Washington dispatch reports the office of defense transportation plans to halt private auto traffic into 17 Atlantic coast states as gasoline rationing begins May 15. The move aims to protect vacation areas while acknowledging hardship for the tourism industry. Officials say non-ration-state motorists will face restrictions to limit vacation travel in the East.
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William Theis
Washington
Office of Defense Transportation Today
Atlantic Coast
Transportation Agency
The
Price Administration
New England
WPB
Registration Near 104000 In Lawrence County
Registration in Lawrence County shows 96 700 sugar rationing applications with about 2000 armed forces personnel excluded. Population appears over 100 000. Books issued total 90 979 with Thursday’s 17 776 registrations and 16 851 books issued. County divided into four blocks for smoother, lengthy registration.
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Lawrence County
Battle Greatest Since Jutland Seen in Coral Sea Fight
British view the Coral Sea clash as the most significant naval engagement since Jutland with Australia’s fate seen as potentially at stake. MacArthur headquarters reports spark optimism as Tokyo’s claim of sinking a Warspite class battleship is dismissed by the Admiralty.
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Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
United Nations
Herbert F. Leary
Anzac
Jutland
London
Great Britain
Coral Sea
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Admirality
Quintuplets Expected at Berkshire Hospital
At Warren hospital in Abingdon Berkshire attached staff prepared for the Woodley quintuplets arrival. Matron Holda Dewhurst entered the special room and pinned five tiny British flags on a large cot rebuilt for the event.
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International
Abingdon
England
Warren Hospital
Berkshire
Woodley
Holda Dewhurst
Navy Minister Warns of Global Isolation Risk
Canberra May 8 Australian Navy Minister William M Hughes warned the public of the gravity of the crisis. He said the nation faces the danger of being cut off from the outside world as the people await the outcome of the battle and hope for victory by United Nations forces.
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International News Service
Canberra
William M. Hughes
Commonwealth
Australia
United Nations
Death of Mrs. Caroline Plant at 71
Mona Jane O'Brien, aged 12, is listed as the informant for the death of Mrs. Caroline Plant aged 71 of 109 East North Street, Mona. The record notes R. D. 3 Volant.
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Caroline Plant
East North Street
Mona Jane O’brien
R. D
Volant
Lightning Strikes West Side Home Damage Reported
During a Tuesday rainstorm a bolt struck the Miller avenue residence of Mr and Mrs Harry Jones on the west side about 12 20 o clock. The chimney coping and flashing were torn and some rafters splintered scattering debris over the attic. Wiring and bulbs in the attic were destroyed though other floors remained supplied. In San Francisco on May 8 President Manuel Quezon of the Philippine Commonwealth arrived in the United States from Australia with family and executive staff.
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Harry Jones
Miller Avenue
West Side
San Francisco
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Commonwealth
United States
Australia
Lunchroom Blaze Destroys Nick Billo’s Lunchroom
Fire of undetermined origin discovered at 11 40 last Thursday gutted the lunchroom of Nick Billo on East Washington street extension across from Cascade Park entrance. Estimated loss about 2000 dollars. Two New Castle and two Shenango township fire companies fought the blaze as the tar paper roof fed the flames.
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Nick Billo
East Washington Street
Cascade Park
New Castle
Shenango Township
Soviet Armies Press Heavy Thrust Near Leningrad and Murmansk
Soviet forces report heavy thrusts below Leningrad and in the Arctic near Murmansk as the Red Army consolidates gains. An official communique said enemy losses were inflicted in the northwest front while Arctic dispatches note a wedge driven into Finnish German lines. The Moscow radio predicts a general Allied offensive on multiple fronts.
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International News Service
Moscow
Leningrad
Arctic
Murmansk
Red Army
General sales tax pressure grows in Congress
Treasury tenants push for lower exemptions to raise individual revenue to 4.3 billion and lift total tax bill to 8.7 billion. Ways and Means members voice frustration at repeated administration tax demands amid inflation and ongoing bill drafting delays. Independent economists cite impact of lower exemptions on inflation.
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Washington
Treasury
Meanhile
Ways and Means Committee
General Viscount Gert arrives as Malta Governor
General Viscount Gert arrives in Malta to assume the post of Governor and Commander-in-Chief. In Canberra Prime Minister Curtin warns that the Japanese invasion of Australia is a real menace and could become an actuality, urging vigilance across the country.
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Valetta
Malta
Viscount Gert
Canberra
Australia
John Curtin
Memeter Reflects On Camps And Rookie Debuts
Arthur Memeter notes stories from the camps about rookies who shine while veterans stay. He predicts rookies will rise this season, thrilling fans with speed and power as a bright day greets the team and its familiar faces.
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G. D. Karkare
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Moscow Radio
Congress
Arthur Memeter
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