Fortresses and Liberators Attack Pas de Calais Front
American Flying Fortresses and Liberators attacked German invasion defenses in Pas de Calais as part of the ongoing aerial offensive. No American bombers were lost, though one accompanying Mustang is missing after anti aircraft fire. The raid involved up to 250 heavy bombers under Mustang protection, following a night raid on Cologne by British aircraft.
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London
Pas de Calais
Britain
United States
Eighth Air Force
France
Cologne
Hull and Stettinius feud deepens at State Dept
Washington insiders report growing tension between Secretary of State Hull and Undersecretary Ed Stettinius after his London mission. A staged press moment ended with Hull’s thumbs down on Stettinius remarks, who was then forbidden to publish details. President’s White House role cited as a core friction. Axel Wenner-Gren noted as blacklist subject in Mexico.
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Washington
Hull
Ed Stettinius
Stettinius
London
Sumner Welles
Michael McDermott
State Department
McDermott
Germany
White House
China Army Recaptures Part of Eastern China Rail Line
Associated Press reports Chinese troops severed the Hankow Peiping Railroad and captured Suiping while losing Loyang, isolating forces near Chumatien. The action aims to control the 1000 mile Peiping Canton line, with Loyang defenses pierced and heavy fighting near the city. Allies say Japanese invasion has failed, as British forces push south around Koene.
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Associated Press
China
Japan
Hankow
Peiping
Loyang
Suiping
Tong
Chumatien
Pappancoc Mayenepy
North China
Peiping-Canton
Pacific
Chung'ting
Tunckwan
India
Koene
Chinese Drive Opens Offensive in Western Yunnan
Chinese forces launched a major operation in western Yunnan on May 10, crossing the Salween River and pushing along a front over 100 miles. Gen Chennault's Sky Dragons aided the push as American reports said heavy casualties occurred on both sides. The aim is to link with Stilwell's troops in northern Burma and to bridge routes to India via Ledo and Burma roads.
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Chungking
Yunnan
Thailand
China
India
Ledo
Burima
Henan Province
Yellow River
Thio Loyang
Stilwell advances in Burma with Chinese forces seize key stronghold
General Stilwell's Burma offensive pushes ahead as Chinese troops take a stronghold 11 miles above Hamaung, meeting a Japanese objective. The Southwest Asia Seal reports Allied forces inflicting casualties rapidly nearing a high point in theaters where the Japanese are engaged.
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Stilwell
Burma
Hamaung
Southwest Asia
WLB Favors Fishermen in Ruling in Seattle
The War Labor Board rules on Alaska fishing industry wages, hailed as a union victory for the Alaska Fishermen's Union. It confirms a seven percent raise as a wartime pay increase, not a basic wage rise, affecting about 17 000 workers and 100 packing firms. Some issues, including equal pay for equal work and Bristol Bay conditions, await regional board decisions.
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Seattle
War Labor Board
Alaska
Alaska Fishermen’s Union
Bering Sea
Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc
Henry van Hoevenberg
WLB
Bristol Bay
Bristol Bay Area
Regional War Labor Board
Ruling Against NLRB in Budd Case
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an employer may discuss labor issues with unions and employers without violating the Wagner Act, rejecting the NLRB petition to hold Edward Budd of Budd Manufacturing Company in contempt for letters about unions sent to 15,000 employees.
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Philadelphia
Third United States Circuit Court of Appeals
National Labor Relations Board
Edward Budd
Budd Manufacturing Company
Tour Guests at Baranof Hotel Include Hoonah and Cordova Travelers
James E. Parks of Hoonah and Sam Olson of Taku Harbor arrive and register at Juneau's Baranof Hotel. Edna Erhardt from Cordova is also listed as a guest at the Baranof, signaling a brief travel gathering in Alaska.
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Hoonah
James E. Parks
Sam Olson
Juneau
Baranof
Taku Harbor
Cordova
Edna Erhardt
Barnanof
Air squadron led by Fairbanks man sets Central Pacific record
Pearl Harbor May 15 Air craft carrier squadrons in the Central Pacific report strong results against Japanese bases. An Independence class carrier commanded by Lt. Comdr. Henry L Miller of Fairbanks Alaska has destroyed 41 Japanese planes in the air and 11 on the ground torpedoed two enemy heavy cruisers. The squadron has lost one pilot and four others are listed as missing.
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Pearl Harbor
Central Pacific
Henry Lb. Miller
Fairbanks
Alaska
Shimushu Bombed by Navy Craft in Northern Pacific
American planes bombed enemy bases in the north central Pacific over the weekend, with a pre dawn raid on Shimushu in the Kuriles meeting intense anti aircraft fire. Army Liberators pressed a prolonged attack on Truk, dumping 42 tons of bombs.
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Washington
Navy
Shimushu
Japan
Kuriles Island
Truk
Chaplin Still Faces Charge Of Paternity
Chaplin freed of criminal conspiracy charges linked to Joan Berry. California and New York notes, stock quotes, and Dow Jones averages accompany the brief update. The San Francisco court action continues on the paternity matter with blood tests disputed by Chaplin. Local hotel registrations noted for Fairbanks visitors from Kake.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Berry
San Francisco
State Supreme Court
New York
Alaska
Juneau
Chaplin
Joan
Carol Ann
Beech Aircraft
Bethlehem Steel
Curtiss
Utilities
Joe
Tarongyang Captured by Chinese Forces Near Kamaing
Chinese troops seized Tarongyang eleven miles north of Kamaing and raided Tangpu eighteen miles north of Pyitkyina. Mo Gaung Valley units linked with Allied forces at Manpin, as Stilwell presses a premonsoon offensive against northern Burma.
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Kandy
Ceylon
Tarongyang
Kamaign
Tangpu
Pyitkyina
Stilwell
Mogaung Valley
Manpin
Russians Prepare Massive Summer Offensive Front Push
Moscow May 15 The Russian Armies mass for a summer offensive on the eastern front with signs of a major push. Bombers struck rail centers at Brest Liovek Polotsk and Narve as preparations are described as immense despite no fresh front dispatches.
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Moscow
Brest Liovek
Polotsk
White Russia
Narve
Esthenian Republic
Allied offensive advances in southern Italy reach Ausonia and surrounding fronts
Allied forces in southern Italy push toward Ausonia, Minturno, and San Girgio as French and American units seize key hills and towns. The British push along the Liri River valley while tanks flood the line, with over 2,000 Germans captured and the Seventy-first Division heavily depleted from Stalingrad fighting.
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Naples
Ausonia
Italy
Santa Maria Trante
San Pietro
Garignano
Ausente
San Girgio
Spigno
Minturio
Casalno
Lirt
Rome
Stalingrad
Fifth Army
Germans in preparation for big day
London reports German broadcasts speculate on Allied invasion moves and admit the Atlantic wall could be breached. Berlin watchers warn that fighting may extend beyond coast defenses to inland areas as the war nears its peak. Leonard Taylor arrives from San Francisco. he is at the Raranoft.
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London
Berlin
Atlantic Wall
Washington
Charles
Germany
Jackson
Fisheries Commission
State Department
Britain
Hitler
Leonard Taylor
San Francisco
Raranoft
Customs Inspector Goes to Fairbanks
Alan G. Webb, inspector in charge of Plant Quarantine and Control Administration for the Customs Service, left by plane for Fairbanks on official business. Webb recently completed an inspection of Southeast Alaska and will return to headquarters in New York after finishing work in the Interior.
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Alan G. Webb
Customs Service
Webb
Alaska
New York
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