Imphal Burma Battles Drive Jap Losses Seen at 15000
British forces push in Burma and Manipur frontlines report 15000 Japanese casualties since February 1. Stilwell’s Chinese units advance through villages east of the Mogaung valley toward Mo gaung and Myikying with American tank support and strong Allied air cover.
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Imphal
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Arkan
Japan
Kohima
Frontier
Stilwell
Mogaungy
Mogaung
Myikying
Kobims
Palel
Tril
Kang- Jatonghi
Kehima
Mogwang Valley
Mogaung Valley
Kalewa
U. S
Aunghan
Kangugne
Burma
Forecast for San Antonio and East Texas Weather
Forecast shows partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with scattered showers in northwest Thursday afternoon. Temperatures stable with a low around 66 degrees Friday morning. East Texas area along the one hundredth meridian remains cloudy to partly cloudy with no major temperature change.
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San Antonia
East
Texas
Hull Studies Jap Note on Relief Cargoes
Secretary of State Hull said the United States received a Japanese note outlining conditions for picking up American relief ships waiting at Vladivostok for disbursing to American prisoners in the Orient. Washington studies the note to gauge its significance with Red Cross interpretations sought, while about 1500 tons of supplies were sent via Vladivostok and delays persist in pay and travel arrangements for inducted veterans.
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Washington
Amay Tan
Wall
United States
Japan
Vladivostok
Orient
Red Cross
Tokyo
Army Simplifies Discharge Setup
Washington May 1 Secretary Stimson announced the army adopted a streamlined separation procedure to speed discharges. A Fort Dix center tests the process as a model for other centers nationwide, reducing discharge time to 48 hours from arrival to home train departure. Counseling and records services assist veterans with job prospects, experience records, and life decisions while stressing self reliance.
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Washington
Slimson
Army
Fort Dix
Stimson
Returning Vet Killed Near Home in Palparrias
Pf. G. Gonzales, a veteran returning from 18 months in the South Pacific, was killed by an automobile within three blocks of his home in Palparrias. The body was sent to Alice for war department instructions pending.
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Palparrias
G. Gonzales
South Pacific
Alice
War Department
Search Press for Missing Flier Krafft at Smoky Hill
Pi Search under way for Second Lieut Warren Edward Krafft of Seattle missing on return of a four engine bomber to Smoky Hill Army Air Field Gal 4 J Melanson commanding officer said Krafft apparently fell through one bomb bay doors during the flight Missing aircraft was yesterday at Junction City Kansas May 71
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Cny
Kan
Warren Edward Krafft
Seattle
Wash
Smoky Hill Army Airfield
J. Melanson
Auxiliary Firemen Get No Glory in Brush Fire Alarm
Town reports show 25 auxiliary firefighters responded to a brush fire stepped in after regulars fought flames for six hours. Regular crews exhausted, sounded special alarm to summon auxiliaries, who arrived and found the fire already extinguished.
American Colonel Directs Burma Tank Tactics From Air
In northern Burma Col. Rothwell Brown commanders American Chinese tank units adopt a new air directed tactic. A Stinson observation plane flies low over jungle fronts guiding tanks as they breach three miles into enemy lines. Brown notes the method solves terrain issues though refinements remain. A notable incident sees tanks rescue a damaged mate under heavy fire as crews maneuver under air supervision.
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Burma
James FE. Rkowwnn
Allied
Col
Rothwell Brown
Builwell
George Rothwell Brown
Washington
Dungle Baisteffeld
Wave Fist
Upper Burma
Brown
C. W. Buey Bryan
Hol Mister
Calif
Battlefeld
W Stinson
Floyd Whitney
Atlanta
Japantieni
Stinson
Amelia
Eugene Hooper
Fort Worth
Hooper
Mons
Allied Planes Pound German Targets Across Western Europe
Three thousand Allied planes dropped an estimated 5400 tons of bombs on German airports and rail centers in western Europe on the twenty seventh day of the invasion effort. Airfields at Beaumont le Roger and Comortes en Vezin were pock marked while bomb bursts rattled London.
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London
Europe
England
Chaminel
Beaumont-le-Roger
Cormetes-en-Vezin
Calais
France
Paris
Berlin
Germany
1 O
Eisenhower
Stimson
Washington
UIT
Budapest
Rlt
Belgian
Feiinve
Ludwigshafen
Brittain
Maly
Messerschmitt
Weiner Neustadt
Vienna
Knin
Rome
Florence
Lens
Tae
Gent
Mayor Declares WAG Week With Honor Roll Banner
Mayor designates May 15 to 20 as WAG Week with a downtown observance. A reception follows in the municipal auditorium for WAGS, the WAC Mother's Club, and city military officials. The highlight is unveiling a WAC honor roll banner listing San Antonio women in that service.
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WAC
Mayer Mann
WAGS
Mother's Club
San Antonio
Captain Johnson Awarded DSC for 27 Aerial Kills
London May 1 General Spaatss awarded the Distinguished Service Cross to Capt. Robert Johnson of Lawton Oklahoma at U S Army Air Force headquarters. He has shot down 27 enemy planes in combat. Gandhi arrives in Bombay from internment and will stay at a seaside resort.
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London
Nins
General Spaats
Strategic Air Forces
Robert Johnson
Lawton
Oklo
United States Army Air Force
Johnson
Fellow Officers Praise Ellis
San Antonio police detective Michiel J. Ellis, 27, revered by city and county officers after his death. Chief Duke Carver and Captain Buck Hadadox laud him as one of the finest in the force. Ellis, a Brackenridge High graduate, joined as a cadet in 1999, became detective in 1941, survived by wife Bessie, two children, and his parents.
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Michiel J. Ellis
San Antonio
Gald
Duke Carver
Buck Hadadox
Ells
Bruce Weatherly
Brackenridge High School
Ater
Elite
Hignsland Daities
Ing
Bessie Blis
Belly Jove
Pus
Rita Jean
13 Proves Lucky For Weatherly
City Detective Bruce Weatherly, 27, survived a December 12, 1843 barroom battle at the Lucky 13 on Buena Vista Street. Gunfire killed Eugene Luna, Manuel Luna, and Villareal, while Weatherly was wounded in the leg as he confronted the bar’s owner Villareal who then fled and was slain.
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Bruce Weatherly
Buena Vista Street
Kitler
Weatherly
Mike Ells
Rubin Winareas
Eugene Luna
Manuel Luna
Eloise Rmirez
Vilareal
Cit
Luna
Villareal
Gael & Gun
Manuel Lung
W. J. Robitsch
Robitsch
German freighter Odin sinks after mine strike near Narvik
STOCKHOLM May 11-14 reports say the German freighter Odin struck a mine and sank just outside Narvik Norway while carrying Swedish iron ore to Germany. The loss of 60 or 70 Germans was reported by advices from Kiruna Sweden noting the vessel's ore cargo.
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Stockhulm
Odin
Narvik
Norway
Kiruna
Sweden
Germany
Draft deferment plan seen to widen for 30 and over
Washington May 11 Selective Service Director Hershey will unveil a broad new pattern on draft deferments to clarify future recruitment trends. Advance reports say employment in essential industry will be the sole qualification for deferment of men aged 30 to 29, with continued deferral for necessary workers in key fields.
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Washington
Selective Service
Hershey
Hersheys
Essenal
Negro Gun Battle Ends With Self Inflicted Death
City Detective Mike Ellis died from a stomach wound after a gun battle with a 51 year old man and companion Sadalia Clark. Weatherly was wounded and hospitalized as officers pursued the suspect who fled to his daughter’s home on Walnut Street. The gunman, after shooting at Ellis and Weatherly, killed himself as authorities closed in.
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Mike Ellis
Bruce Weatherly
Ellis
Sala Rosa
High
Duke Carver
Santa Rosa Hospital
Gall Weatherly
Robert B. Green Hospital
Weatherly
South
Cherry Street
Mack Belton Newton
Sadalia Clark
Pinkie Johnson
South Gherry Street
Lonnie Stephens
South Cherry Atvent
Newton
Nebraska
Weathers
Ells
Evie
Rolmes Kelly
Walnut Street
Screamer
Tve
Andrew Adams
Ellis Comizige
Macias
William Maldonado
Iman
36th Commander Decorated for Salerno Landing
Naples May 11 Maj Gen Fred L Walker commander of the 36th Texas division was decorated with the Distinguished Service Medal by General Clark for exceptional planning and direction of the division in the Salerno landing. Other 36th officers received Distinguished Service Crosses and 18 Silver Stars.
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36Th
Naples
Fred L. Walker
Texas
Generel Clark
Hves
Walker
Salerno
Casualty totals update from war fronts and naval losses
Washington reports total American casualties now at 201 454 with 4 278 naval losses and 156 878 army losses. Of the wounded, 37 000 have recovered and returned to duty. Navy figures include Marines and coast guard personnel with 19 221 killed and 12 070 wounded.
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Washington
Navy
Marine
Coast, Guard
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