U S Sues Glass Firms In Bid To End Monopolies
The Justice Department filed a civil suit to strip Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Libbey Owens Ford and 16 company officers of control of 106 warehouses and stores, charging they monopolized flat glass production and distribution. The complaint alleges mergers, price fixing, and territory division eliminated competition in the United States.
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Berlin Clocks Set At Moscow Time
London report states Berlin must advance its clocks by one hour to align with Moscow time as announced by a Ratsskan controlled Berlin radio. The measure aims to synchronize German timekeeping with Soviet standard.
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Opposition Press Lampoons Winnie in Cartoon Parade
May 1 London reports show Britain’s opposition press lampooning Prime Minister Churchill and Tory figures as the national election campaign begins. Cartoons in Liberal Chronicle and Daily Herald mock Churchill, Beaverbrook’s Express features, and portrayals emphasize anti Tory sentiment and democratic discourse.
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Daily Express
British Delegates Resign at San Francisco Conference
Five members of the British delegation to the World Security Conference offered their resignations after Prime Minister Churchill's resignation. Lord Wallfax remains as the sole unreconciled British representative. Lord Malfox leads the group, with changes expected to form a new government this week. Delegates will continue until resignations are accepted, possibly delaying key decisions.
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Yanks Breach Okinawa Line
Allied forces breached the Okinawa defensive line amid heavy combat. U S Marines and Army units pressed near Naha and coastal positions while Japanese resistance persisted. Simultaneous offensives extended across Mindanao and New Guinea seas, with Australian and American forces reporting gains and continued pressure on supply routes.
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Thunderbolts Battle Japan from Ryukyus Airstrips
Thunderbolts, touted as the longest range fighters, strike Japan from new Guam and Ryukyu airstrips. General Barney M. Giles said P 47s with eight 50 caliber guns can carry targets or bombs and fly Okinawa to Tokyo rounds. Col. Lewis M. Sanders commands the improved group that downed a Pearl Harbor attacker.
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British War Relief unit to close after five years of aid
Mrs James Cecil Nelson announces the closure of the British War Relief Society of the United States after five years of aiding war sufferers in Great Britain. The operation at its headquarters on Main agency will end as the organization shifts its humanitarian work to other Allied and liberated counties.
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Soldier Pledges POW Back Pay Bonds in Washington
A Kentucky soldier, Sgt. Suelid Johnson of Pa duesh Ky, presented a bond for 5800 in Washington claiming back pay for his POW years. The Pay-Tor Pennsylvania Potato Growers association agreed to apprentice World War II veterans, with members pledging aid to veterans for housing, flower farms, and loaned equipment.
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Churchill Resigns After Five Years From War Cabinet
Churchill resigns after five years as wartime leader and Labour advocates an autumn election while the coalition continues. A three week pause precedes formal dissolution as Parliament may consider legislation and service representation is debated. Churchill offers a caretaker government and invites cross party participation.
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House Plans Memorial for Dead Congressmen
Washington May 23 A house session opens with plans to memorialize members who died this year. Debate on the reciprocal trade bill is postponed as tributes to late legislators occupy the chamber.
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Collision of British Ships Reported
London reports a May 1942 collision off Fire with King George battleship and Punjabi destroyer. Only about 200 crewmen on the destroyer survived, with the submarine cited as cut in two in the same waters later. The King George V suffered bow damage, was patched at Liveroot, then repaired in the United States per Crumley.
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Crumley
London Daily Express
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United States
War loss of merchant shipping reported by officials
Vice Admiral Emory Lind reveals wartime figures showing 8.5 million tons of American merchant ships lost and 54 million deadweight tons built to replace them. Admiral Land, chairman of the maritime commission, notes shipyards have produced vast tonnage to support a 78.5 million ton freight estimate for 1944.
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Merchant fleet projection at war's end
A historical note discusses a naval keynote on maritime day predicting the U S merchant fleet would reach about 81,500,000 tons by war’s end. It cites a view that wartime production would boost merchant shipping capacity, with 63 percent of Americans engaged in merchant aims at the start of the conflict.
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