Japs Meet Allies With New Power In Pacific War
Allied reports detail renewed Japanese resistance near Blak Island New Guinea and near Hankow Janson railway areal plans. MacArthur’s forces clash at Mokmer airdrome while fierce fighting and heavy losses occur on both sides. Chinese and Burma fronts see continued pressure as Stilwell moves to reopen the Burma China road and allied airpower targets Saipan in the Marianas.
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Bulgarian Officers Arrive in Istanbul After Gun Battle
In Istanbul on May 30 Bulgarian officers reached the city after a clash with Ottoman guards at the Bulgarian border. A wounded general was reportedly among those moving through the Turkish capital while their automobiles were allegedly strafed by a German aircraft in the nearby no man's land.
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London News From May 31 War Dispatches Echo D-Day Atmosphere
London reports tense expectancy as Allied forces gear up for the invasion. Kingsbury Smith notes Britain’s restraint, massive air operations, and German wartime alarm with RAF and US bombers pounding targets from Normandy to Ploesti.
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Nazis Break Lull on Russian Front Near Iast
London reports German forces breached a six week land lull by denting Russian lines north of Iast with tanks and infantry. Moscow said the wedge was insignificant, costly in men and material, while AP’s Eddy Gilmore described the action as a feint to draw Soviet troops. The front stretch lies about 180 miles northeast of the Ploesti oil fields with fighting also reported northwest of Vitebsk and naval actions near Narva Bay.
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Weather forecast for San Antonio region and East Texas
Partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon in San Antonio area with highs near 88. Highland Thursday also around 88. East Texas shows partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and night, with Thursday featuring widely scattered thunder showers, especially in the west while the east remains drier.
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Canadians Sink Nazi Submarine In North Atlantic Duel
The submarine was forced to surface after depth charge attacks and sunk in a surface duel with the destroyer Tearus. Several crew were captured as prisoners, according to the Admiralty announce ment. Also reported, Sir Guthbert S Wallace British surgeon died in London.
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Scorched Earth Threat Prompts Allied Firefighter Readiness
London reports Nazi propaganda warns scorched earth tactics before invasion. Eisenhower spokesman says Allied air and ground units ready to erase fire danger in invasion zones. Berlin rumor mill claims German civilians killed American airmen. two German planes shot down near Britain as invasion weather improves.
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Nylon items spark questions in San Antonio stores
Warren M. Smith of the district OPA says nylon garments sold in San Antonio stores may mislead buyers. He notes government control of nylon products and explains pricing uses a March 1842 standard for comparable items, with nylon hose limited to black market stock.
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Col Arthur W Gower Assigned Deputy Chief of Staff
Col Arthur W Gower and his wife and two sons Donell N and James E are based in San Antonio. He is assigned to duty as deputy chief of staff of the ICRIT corps at Camp Campbell Kentucky. His commission was revived in World War I and his son Cpl Daniel W Gower is at engineer officer candidate school Port Belvoir Virginia.
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Allied advances threaten Rome as German lines resist
Allied forces push toward Rome from Valmontone to the Alban Hills as German defenses stiffen around Velletri and the Casilina route. The Fifth and Eighth armies breach coastal positions and near Camp Temi in a bid to split the Rome front while German reserves withdraw.
Veteran Receives Cash and Rehire Promise in Texas
A medically discharged Dallas marine received severance pay plus $1500 from his former employer after they refused rehiring him but offered a year’s salary. The case, cited by Dallas county re employment officials, is described as the first of its kind in Texas and possibly the nation. The soldier plans to stay in civilian work while the relief act requires reemployment for at least one year.
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Censorship Chief Explains Mail Controls in War Time
Washington May 4. Censorship Director Byron Price answered a report that mail to the United Kingdom was impounded temporarily. He said international communications may endure dislocations during critical times. Censorship acts in the interest of national security in close cooperation with the army and navy. He added they do not intend to advertise censorship steps to the enemy and asked for patience from the public.
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Fighter-Bombers Hike Bomb Load
The Ninth Air Force disclosed that Thunderbolt and Lightning fighter bombers now carry a 1000-pound bomb under each wing doubling their former load of fifty pounds per wing. This increases their bombing capability to match lighter end of medium bombers.
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Purported Eyewitness Claims Nazi Mob Lynched U S Flier
A Stockholm Aftonbladet report via Berlin says an American airman was lynched near a German village. Berlin radio and CBS quotes describe German civilians threatening and attacking flyers after alleged Allied incidents. The dispatch notes uncertainty about whether this airman is among the five previously reported.
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Slavs Battle Nazi Drive in Western Bosnia
Marshal Tito's headquarters reported heavy fighting as German units pressed into western Bosnia to reach Partisan lines. In Hercegovina a large enemy column was defeated at Gagko with over 160 killed and wounded and material captured. Chetnik attempts to seize Partisan positions at Lynbis were repelled while Partisans derailed an enemy train on the Belgrade Zagreb line in Srem.
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