Soviet Troops Break Axis Defenses Near Novorossisk
London reports Russian forces advance nine miles from Novorossisk breaking a German pill box network. An allied Moscow communique notes coordinated infantry artillery and air offensives piercing Axis fortifications. German resistance overwhelmed as Soviet operation aims to drive Axis troops into the Black sea.
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Moscow
Black Sea
Taman Peninsula
Crimea
Novorossisk
Soviet Monitor
Stalin Praises Yank and British Troops in Tunis Victory
Premier Stalin sent congratulatory messages to President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill after the Tunisian victory, praising the Allied forces for liberating Bizerte and Tunis and wishing further success. The dispatch also notes Soviet air and ground actions around Novorossisk and ongoing German reactions.
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Associated Press
London
Stalin
Roosevelt
Churchill
Moscow
Soviet Monitor
Washington
Bizerte
Tunis
Senate panel backs Rumflavored pay as you earn plan
The Senate Finance Committee voted 13 to 7 to approve a Ruml flavored pay as you earn tax bill excusing either the 1942 or 1943 taxes whichever is lower for all net income individuals. Five Democrats joined light Republicans to send a revised Ruml Carlson measure to the floor amid opposition from Treasury counsel Randolph Paul and Democratic Leader Barkley. Debate eyed for next week as leaders clash over methods to place taxpayers on a current basis and resolve House-Senate differences on revenue legislation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
L Randolph Paul
Treasury General
Barkley
Kentucky
George
D.-Ga
Rep
Doughton
D-N.c
Forand- Robertson
Turkish leader hosts German ambassador in Ankara talks
President Ismet Inonu received German Ambassador Franz von Papen in Ankara at 4:30 p.m. yesterday. Turkish foreign minister Numân Menemenoğlu attended. Discussions details were not released, but Turkey's neutral stance and a recent German Turkish trade pact of April 21 were noted in speculation about Allied invasion plans for Southern Europe.
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Associated Press
Ankara
Ismet Inamz
Franz von Papen
Numan Menemenioglu
Turkey
Europe
Germany
Miners May Not Work Without New Contract
Washington reports a push to grant labor a top role in war production with two vice chairmen from AFL and CIO, forming a manpower liaison unit and labor production division. West Virginia coalfields, hopeful of continued output, face the threat of work stoppages after May 18 if no contract is reached, while strikes spread in nearby states.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Production Board
ALL
W.P.B
Sidney Hillman
Wendell Lund
Detroit
Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Robert K. Lamb
Tolan House Committee On Defense Migration
Britain Expects Summer Assaults Across Europe
A London report in the Daily Telegraph outlines Britain's expectation of a series of summer military actions around the European rim after Tunisia. It notes conferences toward a final strategy, Roosevelt sending Davies to Moscow, and the prospect of an invasion from multiple fronts including the Balkans and the Mediterranean. The piece emphasizes air dominance over the Sicilian straits and a potential rapid Allied advance through North Africa toward Europe, with large Allied forces in the region.
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London
Adolf Hitler
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Norway
Greece
Tunisia
Daily Telegraph
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Roosevelt
Joseph E. Davies
U. S
Russia
Moscow
Stalin
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Mediterranean
Cyprus
Middle East
North African
Morocco
Paris
Balkans
Cairo
Weather Outlook for West Virginia Tonight and Sunday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms across West Virginia tonight and Sunday. Northwest areas see higher chances, with cooler air easing into eastern and southern portions tonight and Sunday.
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West Virginia
Shady Spring Lad Details Commando Raid in Europe
Eugene Dane a Shady Spring High School graduate and now a lieutenant in the Rangers recalls a commando raid into Nazi held Europe with British forces. One of four American Rangers, Dane says the mission involved intensive training and personal tasks, and he values the experience highly.
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Shady Spring High School
England
Euurope
Eugene Dane
J. C. Dance
Shady Spring
Dieppel
Dance
Genemy
Europe
Baltimore News-Post
Lieut
Vance
Madang Attacked By Allied Planes
Allied air forces carried out a heavy raid on Madang New Guinea, a key supply base 1340 miles northwest of Port Moresby. The attack sank a small Japanese transport and left a cargo vessel sinking. One Japanese plane was shot down and two damaged in air combat. another was destroyed on the ground. No Allied losses were reported.
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Associated Press Australia
Madang New Guinea
High Command
Madang
New Guinea
Japan
le and
Salamata
Port Moresby
Big French Army Planned By U S
CASABLANCA The United States is supplying tanks guns and equipment and plans to build a large French army in North Africa The force will reach at least 11 divisions with US Army structure and be trained by Fifth Army experts The French will be as well equipped as the Americans with similar uniforms and insignia Five divisions are already armed in North Africa plus a tank battalion a tank destroyer battalion an anti aircraft battalion a reconnaissance battalion a parachute regiment and air force groups and support services
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Associated Press
Casablanca
United States
North Africa
U.S
Fifth Army
Bombers Pummel Japanese Base in North Pacific Raids
Washington reports Army heavy and medium bombers with swift fighters conducted seven raids on Attu island delivering their heaviest air pounding of the war. Concurrent Warhawk fighters attacked Kiska, Japan’s Aleutian base, in five raids with direct hits claimed on enemy positions.
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Washington
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North Pacific
Kiska Island
Japan
Aleutians
County Clerks Overwhelmed by Voter Card Demand
Charleston wired the state liquor control commission order requiring permanent voter registration certificates before liquor purchase, triggering a flood of requests to county clerks. W S O'Brien said plans are made to handle new and duplicate cards as up to 340,000 misplaced cards are feared among 950,000 registrants, with cards seen as key to ration books.
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Associated Press
Charleston
State Liquor Control Commission
Parsons
W. S. O'Brien
Secretary of State
O'Brien
Commission
Prisoners Are Being Counted by Thousands
Allied forces drive Axis remnants toward Cap Bon as Tunis and Bizerte fall. American armor cut coastal highway, British troops recapture Creteville, and Chouigui pass holds as the Second U S Army Corps presses rear guards. About 120,000 Axis troops are encircled in northern Tunisia.
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Associated Press
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Ksar Tyr
Am Ele Asker
Bir M'Cherga
Higgins Sees 10 Percent Idle In Coal Mines
Stanley Higgins secretary of the New River Coal Operators association in Mount Hope says absenteeism rose last week. Mines in the New River field run at about 9 percent capacity as the sixth day is optional rather than mandatory. He notes the idle time isn t due to machinery or wars but to a reported slack week. Absences are spread across the week with workers seeking to preserve the sixth day as extra pay. Local mines are allowing sixth day work and are glad for it.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Cecal
John P. Busarello
United Mine Workers District 5
Pittsburgh
Iw.m.w. Chieftain
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Kanawha Coal Operators Association
Stanley Higgins
New River Coal Operators Association
Mount Hope
New River
Almerio
Chinese Repulse New Jap Attacks Near Changsha
Chinese high command announced a fierce counterattack drove off Japanese forces that had established a beachhead at Yitangou near Tungling Lake three days earlier. Japanese troops reportedly fled by ships after heavy fighting, with survivors returning to Yochow, the enemy base near the Yangtze.
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Associated Press
Chungeking
Tungling Lake
Changsha
Hunan
Yitangeh
Phoat
Yochow
Yangtze River
Lewis Denounced By Steel Union
In Chicago area the United Steel Workers District 31 convention adopted a resolution denouncing John L. Lewis as responsible for risking the war effort. National president Philip Murray pledged steel workers would not strike until victory is secure, while a noisy demonstration accompanied the resolution.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jonn J. Lewis
Philip Murray
Lewis
United Steel Workers of America
United Mine Workers
174 Jeeps Made Possible By Raleigh School Children
Raleigh County pupils bought stamps and bonds in April to enable Uncle Sam to buy 174 jeeps, far exceeding the state quota of 79. Superintendent K. E. M. Ashworth cited 33 of 174 schools reporting. Beckley Junior High led with 23,615 in purchases for 26 jeeps. Central and other schools followed with varied sums and jeep counts.
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Mark ‘Twain High
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