U S Air Officers Reach Britain for Parley
Lieut. Gen. Henry H. Arnold and Read Admiral John H. Towers led senior air force officers to London to confer with British officials as American air units expected to join the Royal Air Force in joint operations against Germany and Nazi-held territories.
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London
United States Navy
Army
Royal Air Force
Germany
Americas Army
Navy
England
Henry H
Hap) Arnold
Army Air Forces
John H. Towers
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Arnold
Arrival Of U S Air Leaders Signals Allied Plans
U S air tank and ground force commanders arrived in London as Britain and the United States discuss close cooperation for a joint offensive. Berlin fears intensified as Americans reach England for conferences, while Russia contends with distant fronts.
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U.S
Kharkov Battle Keeps Up Bloody Kharkov Front Fight
Soviet southern armies push tank heavy German crossing attempts at a river near Izyum 70 miles south of Kharkov repelling with heavy losses. Soviet Red Star says counter attacks recrossed the river and seized a settlement as 1,200 Germans fell on this sector.
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Moscow
Kharkov
Izyum
Iyvestia
Red Star
Leningrad
Smolensk
New Castle Public Square Blossoms Under City Forester
Hundreds of blooming plants and mature trees transform the public square, reflecting years of work. Much credit goes to Owen P. Fox the city forester whose tireless efforts are shaping the scene.
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New Castle Public Square
Public Square
Owen P. Fox
Memorial Day observance notices shift for The News
The News will publish normally Saturday notices on Thursday this week due to Memorial Day. Pa Newe reports Euclid avenue between North Mercer street and Wilmington avenue has many potholes. The area lies in Neshannock township.
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Euclid Avenue
Mercer Street
Wilmington Avenue
Pa Newe
Neshannock Township
Daily Weather Report for the United States
For the 24-hour period ending at 9 a.m. today: max 72, min 43, river stage 8.5 feet. For the same date last year: max 74, min 45, no precipitation.
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United States
Japan preps major offensive against China via Formosa
A Chinese military spokesman in Chungking says Japan concentrates troop transports warships and aircraft carriers on Formosa for a possible invasion of Fukien Province. He notes mechanized units already landed in Indo-China and hints at a broader Yunnan invasion. fighting continues in Chekiang north of Fukien.
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U. N.S
Chungking
Japan
China
Formosa
Fukien
Formosa Strait
Indo-China
Yunnan
Burma
Chekiang
Senior High Graduates Honored by New Castle Rotary Club
Honor students from New Castle's senior high were guests at the Rotary lunch in Castledon. Fred Rentz, top of a 448 student class with 488 of 500, won the English prize and the 1942 Miller scholarship at Oberlin worth 1200 dollars. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Jacob F Rentz, Rotary members.
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New Castle
Orth
Miller
Oberlin College
Jacob F. Rentz
Fred L. Rentz
Rotary Club
Bob Lipp
Planes Bomb Axis Sub Off Brazil Coast
Axis submarine sighted by shore patrol planes off northern Brazil. Some reports claim the sub was sunk. Argentine freighter Rio Iguazu headed to Pernambuco to land 56 survivors picked up at sea from an American warship. nationality withheld.
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International News
Rio DE Janeiro
Pernambuco
Rome Radio
Atlantic
Ministry of Marine
Buenos Aires
McKay Cleared In Grand Rapids Liquor Conspiracy Case
A federal court returned a not guilty verdict for Republican National Committeeman Frank D. McKay of Grand Rapids and seven others accused by the government of using the mails to defraud in a case involving an alleged liquor conspiracy worth about five hundred thousand dollars.
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Detroit
Republican National
Navy Seabees Arrive at New Castle NYA Center
A 100 strong Navy Construction Corps unit arrives at the New Castle NYA Resident Center from the Great Lakes training station. Commanded by Ensign Norman L. Brown the Seabees will drill and train in group operations for about a month. Detachments have been dispatched to 8 or 10 NVA camps due to rapid enlistments.
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Navy Construction
New Castle Nya
Great Lakes Training Station
Norman L. Brown
Navy
New Construction Corps
Seabees
United States
NYA
NVA
United Nations Bombers Raid Japs Hit New Britain and New Guinea
Allied air forces conducted raids on Vunakanau airfield in New Britain and Lae in New Guinea amid strong fighter opposition and heavy anti aircraft fire. Four enemy fighters were downed, one UN bomber was lost with the crew. A transport plane crashed in central Australia killing an American officer and several personnel.
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International News Service
United Nations
Australia
Rabaul
New Britain
Lae
New Guinea
Douglas McArthur
New Britain-Rabaul
Vunakanau
New Guinea-Lae
Port Moresby
First WAAC Officer Candidate School Opens
The War Department announced that recruiting to start for the Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps Officer Candidate School tomorrow. Local women must apply at Sergeant Bilpuch in the Post Office recruiting office, not at Pittsburgh or the War Department. Applicants aged 21 to 45 with high school education and good health are eligible. applications must be in by June 4, 1942.
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United States
United States Army
Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps
WAAC
War Department
John T. Bilpuch
Bilpuch
Pittsburgh
WAAF
Set
Army Recruiting Office
Italy presses for Nice Corsica and Tunisia from Vichy
London May 26 formal demands have been made on Vichy by Italy for Nice Corsica and Tunisia the News Chronicle reported after Pierre Laval returned from Paris talks with Nazi officials Ankara radio said Mussolini sent a note formalizing the claims. Some observers thought Hitler backed the move to compel faster Vichy cooperation and pressure Laval could resign.
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International News Service
London
Vichy
Italy
Nice
Corsica
Tunisia
News Chronicle
Pierre Laval
Paris
Ankara
Mussolini
France
Daily Mail
Hitler
Laval
Memorial Day Observance Planned by Legion and VFW
General Chairman C Ed Brown announces arrangements for Memorial Day Sunday with a Legion Home gathering, a downtown parade to Greenwood cemetery, and a Veterans of Foreign Wars service at the cemetery in charge of Post 315. Parade starts at 2 PM. Officials plan school visits and flag decoration of veterans’ graves.
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Legion Home
C. Ed. Brown
Greenwood Cemetery
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Governor Edison urges Senate to reject Meaney nomination
New Jersey Governor Charles Edison urged the U S Senate to reject Thomas F Meaney's nomination as federal district judge alleging he is a tool of Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague The governor spoke before a Senate judiciary sub committee and denied opposing Roosevelt's policy as political opposition to the president.
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Washington
Charles Edison
New Jersey
Senate
Thomas F. Meaney
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Edison
Senate Judiciary
Roosevelt
Susan Clark 64 Dies in K D 3 Vo lant
Obituary notice for Susan Clark age 64 with maiden name K D 3 Vo lant appears in local paper. Details of death pending confirmation. Funeral arrangements not listed.
Arrests Rise as Nazi Occupation Tightens Grip in Paris
Reports from London and Stockholm indicate widespread unrest in occupied France and Germany. Eighty three arrests in Paris over the past week target an underground independence movement led by De Gaulle. A Petain youth group was attacked in the Latin Quarter amid street clashes.
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International News Service
London
France
Germany
Gestapo
Paris
Daily Mail
National Front For Independence
Charles DeGaulle
Free French Movement
Paris Radio
Petain
Reuters
Stockholm
Svenska Danbladet
Second Front Is Urged On Britain
Leslie Hore-Belisha the former war secretary urged Britain to open a second front in Europe this year hoping for a war end. He warned timing depends on eastern front developments and air support levels. He criticized Churchill for holding defense minister and prime minister roles.
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Davenport
England
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Churchill
Possibility Of Second Front Invites British Press
In London on May 26 excitement rose over a potential second front as U S air and ground force commanders arrived. Generals Arnold Clark Eisenhower, Eisenhower is a tank expert, Clark infantry specialist. The visiting team stirred hopes of joint American British action against Germany.
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London
United States Air Tank
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
John H. Towers
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Mark W. Clark
Army Ground Forces
Dwight D. Elisenhower
War Department
Clark
Eisenhower
Germany
Evening News
USC Fund Nears Thirteen Thousand Dollar Total
Roger W. Rowland reported week earnings of 9 888. Combined with prior 4 085 the two week USC drive grossed 13 773 surpassing expectations. He noted missing reports and another week could push the total over the top.
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Last
USC
Roger W. Rowland
Rowland
Two War Workers Killed In Lansing Blast
Two workers died and a third was seriously injured when a Fisher Body plant explosion damaged a building in Lansing Michigan on May 26. A fourth worker was missing and feared buried under debris as officials conducted a roll call to locate others in the area.
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International News. Service
Lansing
Mich
Fisher Body Corporation
Detroit
British planes shot down over Miciaba Libya
A German wireless report from Rome says fifteen British aircraft were downed over Miccaba in Libya. Italian claims credit direct hits on Miccaba targets and no losses, though some planes were damaged and wounded. two Spitfires allegedly destroyed.
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Wal News
Miccaba
Libya
Iitalian
Mieccaba
Graduation Day Reflections Echo Across Town
A grad speaks on world affairs as mortar boards rise in ceremony. The college green ring echoes through the town where today is seventy nine degrees and graduates ponder that living comes from real people, not just books, and the commencement marks a step toward the unknown.
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Daily Weather Report
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J. Fred Rentz
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Meaney
Susan Clark
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