British Indian forces clear Japs from Kohima area in bold strike
May 6 report from Ceylon notes British and Indian troops push a general offensive in Kohima clearing positions held by Japanese forces. Stilwell's Chinese troops advance south of Inkangahtwang toward Mogaung Valley and near Lahkraw River. Reuters dispatch quotes the Kohima battle as potentially decisive for the current Japanese offensive in Assam. Planck and Miller of the Civil Aeronautics Administration stay at Baranof Hotel.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Kohima
Stilwell
Inkangahtwang
Mogaung Valley
Burma
Lahkraw
Mogaung
Reuters
Assam
Charles E. Planck and
Paul G. Miller
The
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Baranof Hotel
Internal clash over Montgomery Ward takeover
The piece details Washington power politics as Jesse Jones and Ickes weigh who should seize Montgomery Ward amid a government seizure. Wayne Chatfield Taylor is sent to Chicago, while Attorney General Biddle handles the plant shutdowns. A separate note warns that crossing Rep Jed Johnson risks Interior funding.
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Washington
Jesse Jones
Texas
Montgomery Ward
Donald Nelson
WPB
Sears Roebuck
Chicago
Nelson
Jesse
White House
Jones
Ickes
Secretary of Commerce
Wayne Chatfield Taylor
Biddle
Sewell Avery
Nazis Readiness Echoed by Rommel Amid Invasion Warnings
In London on May 6 General Rommel warned the invasion is imminent and German troops are armed with new weapons. He warned of surprises from airborne landings behind the coast. Air Defenses Undersecretary Balfour said about 138,000 Allied airmen have opened the invasion. Reports via Stockholm note 20,900 reinforcements to Denmark and 30,000 to Norway.
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London
Rommel
H. H. Balfour
Europe
Berlin
Stockholm
Denmark
Norway
Flights Restore Air Service As Alaska Coastal Fleets Fly
Weather allowed Alaska Coastal Air lines to schedule numerous trips yesterday and today. Passengers ferried between Juneau Sitka Hoonah Tenakee Wrangell Ketchikan Petersburg Tyee Kake and Hirst with individuals named including Norman Rinehart J E Wilcox Dorothy OToole and Martin Howell among others. A Sebasia Company charter moved E R Simpson to Tyee and returned Martin Howell to Juneau.
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Alaska Coastal Airlines
Juneau
Sitka
Norman Rinehart
J. E. Wilcox
Pelican
Richard Moses
Goldie Moses
C. B. Williams
Emily Williams
Jonnie Williard
Hoonah
Tenakee
Herman Bostrom
Sam Maloff
Dorothy O'Toole
William
Susie James
Sam Morris
Hazel Leger
M. Isturis
Esther Howard
Charles Howard
Ketchikan
Dan McCoullough
Wrangell
Walter Williams, Jr
Petersburg
Martin Howell
Henry Navaro
Tyee
Albert J. Davis
Kake
Ten Thousand American Airmen Said POWs in Germany
Stockholm May 6 report from the Boatsdinavian Telegraph Bureau in Berlin states that at least 10,000 American airmen are prisoners of war in Germany. The dispatch notes the large scope of air losses and the continuing German captivity of Allied air personnel.
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Germany
Stockholm
Boatsdinavian Telegraph Bureau
Berlin
Lonnie McIntosh Seriously Ill in Fairbanks
Lonnie McIntosh, special representative of the Treasury Department narcotics division, is seriously ill with pneumonia at Fairbanks. His wife flew to him by plane, leaving Vaneau behind.
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Lonnie McIntosh
Treasury Department
Fairbanks
Post War Airlines Battles for World Control Forming
Washington briefing outlines a postwar struggle for airline distribution among great powers. A London conference between Britain and the United States signals early concessions as Berle Jr. faces key negotiations. The process could reshape future world trade and power balances beyond territorial questions.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
World Airlines
United States
London
U. S
Postwar Shipping Supremacy Predicted by Shinwell
London May 6 Laborite Emanuel Shinwell told the House of Commons the United States will have nearly a two to one margin over Britain in postwar shipping and urged a program to provide the best ships for the British Mercantile Marine avoiding old junk handed over by the United States.
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London
Emanuel Shinwell
House of ‘Commons
United States
Britain
British Mercantile Marine
Methodists Vote To Support Present War
Kansas City May 6 The General Conference adopted a resolution to back the present war stating God himself is at stake in the struggle. The body repudiates the notion that the State must refrain from fighting intolerable wrongs and asserts the Church should not officially endorse or participate in the war.
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Kansas City
House Approves Inquiry Into M W Seizure Authority
The House authorized a seven member committee to probe the government's power to seize Montgomery Ward Chicago and Springfield plants, amid a 300 to 60 vote after sharp debate. In Springfield, about 450 Humber Manufacturing workers idled, demanding a contract or government takeover.
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Washington
House
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Senate
Congress
Springfield
Ill
Montgomery War Springfield
Humber Manufacturing Company
Tthe
International Association of Machinists
American Federation of Labor
Wallgren Seeks Democratic Governor Nomination in Washington
United States Senator Mon C. Wallgren of Washington announces filing for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Washington. Wallgren, a former eight year congressman from the Second District, won election to the Senate in 1946. Joseph G. Pearce, traveling auditor for the Moose Lodge, arrived in Juneau. Phylis Sanders arrived yesterday from Whitehorse for a visit at the Boranof.
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Joseph G. Pearce
Moose Lodge
Juneau
Mr. Pearce
Sanders
Phylis Sanders
Alaska
Whitehorse
Boranof
Boy bitten by tusky dog near high school
Vincent Isturis Jr a grade school student was severely bitten on the forearm by a dog near the school entrance while en route to the May Day Festival at the high school. Dr William M Whitehead treated him and he then joined the festival activities.
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Vincent Isturis, Jr
Wm. M. Whitehead
Vin-_ vent
Allied planes attack Schouten Islands in Dutch New Guinea
May 6 report says Allied air and naval forces intensified operations to neutralize Schouten Islands where Japanese massed strength. Several enemy planes were destroyed on the ground, interceptors driven off, and Wakde Island airbase near Hollandia raided. About 60,000 Japanese are said isolated between Madang and Hollandia as torpedo boats damage barges and shore batteries at Hansa Bay.
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Southwest Pacific
Schouten Islands
Dutch New Guinea
Hollandia
Wakde
Madang
Hansa Bay
Italian Civilians Evacuated Across Front in Italy
Allied headquarters in Naples reports German forces evacuated all Italian civilians beyond the Fifth Army front to a depth of 25 miles. The move includes several sizeable towns in the Garigliano sector as infantry action intensifies nearby.
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Naples
Fifth Army
Garigliano
Col Bush Is Given Honors for Alaska Highway Role
Col Kenneth B Bush of Bethesda Maryland former Chief of Staff of the Northwest Service Command receives the Legion of Merit for his part in planning the base highway installations of the Alaska Highway.
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Washington
Kenneth B. Bush
Bethesda
Maryland
Northwest Service Command
Legion ofMerit
Alaska Highway
Siamese twins die after six days in Phoenixville
Phoenixville Pa May 6 Joyce and Sandra Stierly six day old Siamese twin girls died. Joyce the larger and stronger ceased breathing shortly after midnight and Sandra followed minutes later.
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Phoenixville
Joyce
Sandra Stierly
Sandra
PAA Brings Many From Seattle to Juneau and Beyond
Pan American Airways carried a large group of passengers today. From Seattle arrived Orville D Mil ea Yvonne Schmitt Mrs Vera Schmitt B F Minor Harold Morgan Parks Mr and Mrs Ernest Lindquist Henry Orr and Phylis Sanders. Those leaving Juneau for Seattle included Edith P Sappinton M D Rose D Ryan Paul A Monroe and Charles Wagner. Florence McIntosh was flown to Fairbanks.
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Pan American Airways
Seattle
Orville D
Milea Yvonne Schmitt
Vera, Schmitt
B. F. Minor
Harold Morgan Parks
Ernest Lindquist
Henry Orr
Phylis Sanders
Juneau
Edith P. Sappinton
M. D. Rose
D. Ryan
Paul A. Monroe
Charles Wagner
Florence McIntosh
Pairbanks
American Bombers Strike Five Romanian Targets
Allied bulletin from Naples reports American bombers hit Brasov Mitesti Carnova and Tume Severin rail yards and aircraft plants. Fortresses and Liberators faced enemy fighters while targeting Brasov. RAF crews also attacked Campina rail yards and oil storage in the Balkans.
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Allied
Naples
Romania
Brasov
Bucharest
Mitesti
Carnova
Campania
Tume
Severin
Gandhi Granted Immediate Release in India
May 6 British government in India announces unconditional release of Mohandas K. Gandhi after one month in custody. Officials cite Gandhi’s health as the reason, saying the action aims to avert tensions amid World War II campaigns in India and Burma. Gandhi’s release is presented as medical grounds driven and intended to prevent conflict.
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London
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Indlan Nalionall
Gandhi
Burma
Mothers of Seniors Will Meet Monday Plan Entertainment
Mothers and sponsors of the 1944 graduating class are urged to attend a meeting Monday at 8 PM in Juneau High School room 1. The committee will discuss pre graduation entertainment and all sub committees will report. No materials needed for the meeting.
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Mothers of Seniors
Juneau High School
Roosevelt seeks 63.45 billion for Lend Lease in 1945
President Roosevelt asked Congress to appropriate 63,450,570,000 for the Lend Lease program for the year ending June 30, 1945, and to use unexpended balances from prior years. Senator Ellender urged setting the policy now to ensure Allies repay after the war, noting the United States has extended over 21.7 billion goods and services with about 2.13 billion in returns by March 15.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Ellender
United States
Japanese Push Narrowing Chinese Hold on Key Rail Lines
Tokyo reports rapid Japanese advances along the Peiping Mankow Railway cutting deeper into the north south artery by about 40 miles. Forces moving from the south near Loyang reach within 10 miles of Sunghai Junction while Yuhsien falls to the enemy. A third column drives toward Honan's southeast region as Japan launches its most extensive operation in six years.
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Chungking
Peiping Mankow
Rom
Sunghai
Loyang
Pelong Hankow
Tokyo
Yuhsien
Honan
Hapan
Miss Stephenson Starts 4-H Clubs in Juneau Area
Miss Mar Stephenson, extension service agent for the University of Alaska, arrived in Juneau to organize 4-H clubs in the Gastineau Channel area. She will visit Juneau and Douglas schools next week, with clubs already active in Ketchikan, Metlakatla, Wrangell, Petersburg, and Skagway. From Juneau she travels to Haines and Skagway. Dorothy OToole arrives from Tenakee, guest at Baranof.
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Mar Stephenson
Univversity of Alaska Extension Service
Hes
Juneau
Gastineau Channel
Douglas
Miss Stephenson
Ketchikan
Mettlakatla
Wrangell
Petersburg
Bitky
Haines
Saagar
Liberators Launch 22nd France Air Raid In Pas de Calais
American bombers and escorting fighters hit German installations in Pas de Calais for the 22nd day of the pre invasion air offensive. About 250 bombers, with an equal number of Lightning Thunderbolt and Mustang escorts, crossed the channel despite poor weather. A 60 mile gale forced yesterday’s operations to end as Dover Straits saw rough seas.
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London
Pas de Calais
France
Dover Straits
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