Invasion Plans Discussed by Roosevelt and Churchill
President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met at the White House for their fifty wave time conference to plan an Allied invasion of Europe this summer. Churchill arrived in Washington with military and naval experts and will stay as a White House guest for the duration. The talks are expected to cover the invasion date and target location, marking a pivotal strategic move in the war effort.
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Kingsburcy Smeth
Washington
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Funisia
United Nations
White House
New Castle News Notes Weather and War Effort
Women in New Castle faced rain and wind as laundry dried slowly yet a brisk breeze aided some. Victory gardeners claim some success despite ongoing wet weather. War bond drive momentum remains strained by high needs. Nearly a thousand students in New Castle and Lawrence County will graduate in coming weeks, wartime classes continuing. Red Cross Blood Donor Service prepares plasma for transfusions to save lives, with a mobile unit planned for New Castle in June.
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Red Cross Blood Donor Service
New Castle
Daily Weather Report Summary for Salim Area
Daily weather report for Salim shows a high of 80 and a low of 52 with 0.42 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 8.8 feet. For the same date last year the maximum reached 73 and the minimum 67 with 0.02 inches of rain.
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United States
Salim
Smash and Surprise Defeats Nazi Forces at Bizerte
American Second Army Corps spokesman credits audacious tank use with speeding Axis capitulation in North Africa. Tanks led without infantry into new terrain, shattering German defenses at Hill 609 Djebel Tahent near Mateur. Maj. Gen. Bradley calls the Djebel Tahent capture a key factor amid flanking infantry moves.
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Graham Hovey
N.S. Star
Bizerte
United States Second Army Corps
Hill 609
Djrbel Tahent
Mateur
Omar Nelson Bradley
Artillery Battle Nets Gains For Red Army
Red Army tank and infantry forces pushed toward Novorossiysk on the Kuban front as Soviet artillery and Sturmovik bombers battered German positions. Communique said 12 firing points and a blockhouse destroyed northeast of Novorossisk, with a unit killing 190 enemy troops amid a wood. Heavy artillery exchanges continued along multiple sectors as the Red Army pressed the advance.
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Talia Rene Lon
Coupespourdand
Moscow
Red Army
Kuban
West Caucasus
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Naal
High Command
Japs Raided in Solomons
Washington May 12 The Navy said Army and Navy bombers attacked Jap positions in the north and central Solomons at Kahili Shortland Island and Rekata Bay Installations. Fire sparked May 11 during an army raid on Shortland Island. Subsequent dives and torpedo runs by escorting aircraft hit Rekata Bay on Santa Isabel Island. Two barges and a seaplane were strafed. the seaplane burned. No U S planes were lost.
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Chern Tater
Aays
Seeley Washington
Navy
Army
Solomons
Kahili
Shortland Island
Rekala Bay
Rekata Bay
Santa Isabel Island
Police Pension Funds Get State Aid Approved
Gov. Edward Martin signed a bill to aid police pension funds in Pennsylvania. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Frank J. Tiemann, provides about 1.225 million dollars for state and municipal funds over the next biennium. Funds come from a two percent tax on premiums paid by foreign casualty companies, with one percent distributed by county collection.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Edward Martin
General Assembly
Frank J. Tiemann
Philadelphia
Heavy Attack On Base At Rabaul
United Nations Headquarters in Australia reports a heavy Allied air assault on the Rabaul base in New Britain and night raids on southwestern Pacific enemy bases. The action included dawn bombing of Vunakanau and strikes on Vimor Dili Kupang Labu Lagoons Lae Arawe and Cape Gloucester with fires and damage observed. An Allied long range fighter drove off three attacking enemy float planes near Cape Wesel.
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Intermartianal News Service
United Nations
Australia
Rabaul
New Britain
Pacific
Green's Hill
Mubo
New Guinea
Dutch New Guinea
Vunakanau
Vimor
Dili
Kupang
Alexishafen
Labu Lagoon
Lae
Arawe
Cape Gloucester
Melrauke
Cape Wesel
Canadian Corvette Sinks Nazi U Boat
The Canadian corvette Ville De Quebec destroyed a German submarine in the Mediterranean while protecting a convoy. Depth bombs forced the U boat to surface, it was shelled and rammed, sinking within nine minutes with one survivor.
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Ottawa
Ville de Quebec
Marshals and Churchill Confer on Axis Moves
Washington reports near continuous talks between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill as they plan the next major Allied move against the Axis. Field Marshal Wavell, commander in chief of British forces in India, joins the high ranking officials at this first big wartime victory conference in the United States.
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Cloremallogga News Beret
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
England
A. P. Wavell
India
Chorehill
Rooseveltt
Major Move In Burma Likely By Roosevelt and Churchill
Washington reports a major Burmese operation may unfold late this summer. Roosevelt and Churchill discussed a potential strike on Japan, aided by Field Marshal Wavell and Indian high command. Officials sense a wider offensive from India may begin by August or September, targeting Japan through Burma.
Invasion Presents Some Huge Problems
Editor notes the potential difficulties of a European invasion with Major Paul C. Raborg outlining key military requisites. Landing capability, inland advance to secure a base, airfield size for sustained operations, and land-based air superiority are cited as essential for any successful expedition. Stages include landing, extending inland, and maintaining supply routes.
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Paul C. Raborg
International News Service
New York
Dieppe
United Nations
Lony
Yanks Count 35 912 Prisoners In Tunisia
In northeast Tunisia the latest tally by the Second American Army Corps and French forces puts Axis prisoners at 35 912 with Germans outnumbering Italians six to one. Meanwhile large quantities of captured war material including tanks and guns were collected as troops pace the cleanup in Algiers and the surrounding areas. Some doughboys relaxed by swimming in the Mediterranean as the vast roundup continued.
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Graham
Hovey Clon
Bizerte
Tunisia
D’afrique
Tlalivan
Mediterranean
Prisoners From Africa to be Held in U.S. Camps
Hundreds of German and Italian prisoners captured in Africa are in U.S. camps with thousands more expected. Some officers and men from the Afrika Korps may be moved aboard ships that carried U.S. troops. Germans and Italians may be housed in separate camps with plans to offer most to work on American farms.
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Washington
Germany
Afrika Korps
Bizerte
Cap Bon
U. S
Tunis
County High Schools to Graduate 989 Seniors Soon
In New Castle and Lawrence county 989 high school seniors will receive diplomas over the coming weeks. Some graduates have already enlisted for service, with many eligible for the draft or working in war industries or farms. Ellwood City High School plans baccalaureate May 16 and graduation May 18 for a class of 210. speaker is Dr. A. M. Stevenson, with Dr. Marcellus Nesbitt delivering the commencement address. Mt Jackson and Princeton also plan May 16 ceremonies, with Mt Jackson seniors addressed by Rev. William M. Allman and Princeton by Dr. J. M. Blackwood.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
Ellwood
Ellwood City High School
A. M. Stevenson
First Presbyterian Church
Elwood City
Marcellus. Nesbitt
Beaver U.P
Mary Eton Newton
Janice Wilson
Mt. Jackson High School
Princeton High School
William M. Allman
Westfield Church
Mt. Jackson
Princeton
J. M. Blackwood
Second Front Talk From Churchill Washington Visit
London May 12 Prime Minister Churchill traveled to Washington to confer with President Roosevelt on plans for a major military operation larger than the campaign in North Africa. Informants say the Washington talks will shape strategy to defeat the Axis in broad terms and may produce a pivotal action to follow Casablanca’s blueprint. An Algiers radio described the visit as an event of international importance to be announced at its conclusion.
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London
Winston Churchill
Washington
Roosevelt
Nova Africa
di Landen
Alted
Europe
I. Was
Casablanca
Bint
Death Record Notice of Multiple Names and Addresses
A fragmented death record lists several individuals with ages and addresses including Mrs Susie and Mrs Marletta Fisen, 67, plus names like Mrs Thomas J Lynch 4, 144 Atlantic Avenue and David LeRoy Horner. The readable portions indicate a deceased person and associated personal details.
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Thomas J. Lynch
Atlantic Avenue
Susie
Way
Jackson
William, Ritter
Frisco
David LeRoy Horner
Etewood
New Brighton Road
Marletta Fisen
South Mill Street
New Statement On Wage Freezing Policy Expected
Washington May 12 A White House move is expected within days to clarify wage freezing policies potentially preventing a nationwide strike next week President Roosevelt said he has held conferences with advisers including Cesar Harold J Tekes and James Byrnes He also scheduled talks with War Labor Board Chairman William W Davis and other internal advisers
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Clovernational
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Holdsmg
Cezar
Harold J. Tekes
James Byrnes
War Labor Board
William W. Davis
State Court Rules Leased Machinery Taxable
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a 3-2 ruling, holds government owned machinery leased to manufacturing firms for war production is subject to county real estate tax. The decision, seen as significant, may be appealed to the United States Supreme Court for review.
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We International News Service
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Today
Inva
United States
Premie Court
Bombing Blasts Sicilian Port of Catania Daylight
United States headquarters reported a daylight bombing yesterday severely blasting the Sicilian port of Catania. Information centers confirmed activity in the middle east area.
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Calro
United States
Catania
Middle East
Czechoslovak Exile Chief Arrives in Washington
On May 12 the Foreign Affairs office of the Czechoslovak government in exile announced that President Eduard Bones arrived in Washington.
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Schbenachra Tb News Bers
London
Foreign Affairs Office
Eduard Bones
Washington
Axis Prisoners By Thousands Taken To Camps
Allied air forces exhausted targets on Cap Bon as the Tunisian campaign neared its end. British First Army forces ringed Cap Bon while Pantelleria endured a fourth day of bombing. Allied troops, including Eighth Army and French units, pressed a final assault to subdue remaining Axis pockets, driving prisoners into camps and closing the North African campaign.
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Allied
North Africa
Cap Bon
First Army
Mediterranean
Pantelleria
Kenneth A. N. Anderson
Dunkirk
Almed Aeriaft
Ili Timisia
Bow Fieha
Enfidaville
Eighth Army
Empire
Zaghouan
Marie Duc Zit
Res Bou Fidha-Enfida
Bernard L. Manteomers
Anes
Omphe Ne
Anis
Creaking Streets Reveal Aafloat Of Ominous Signs
An account describes a man moving through town with strained steps and aching limbs as creaks echo on the street. The narration notes a stiffened morning after and lingering muscle pains, suggesting weather and condition factors influence his gait and recovery.
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NOS. Statt
Japan
Marshel
Archibald P. Wavell
Algerle
Perryville
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