Russians Report Widespread Aerial Actions In WW II
The Soviet command announced heavy air operations destroying 74 German planes and targeting bases and fields from Orel to the Caucasus. The midnight communique noted no land front change as Volossovo Lozovaya and Debaltsevo were pummeled and German freight cars and munitions dumps suffered losses.
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London
Novorossisk
Caucasus
Orel
Moscow
Moscow Radio
Volossovo
Leningrad
Lozovaya
Debaltsevo
Ukraine
Red Air Force
Wyoming Man Burns to Death in Fire Near Bowler
Coroner Edward Olcott Jr. said Brigham Peterson, 65, of Cowley Wyoming, died in a ranch house fire near Bowler last Monday night. Peterson was found on the second floor. no inquest is planned.
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Red Lodge
Edward Olcott, Jr
Brigham Peterson
Cowley
Wyo
Bowler
Peterson
Olcott
Navy Asks Huge Building Fund for War Prep
Washington May 14 Congress was asked to grant the Navy about 29.46 billion dollars for next year to press the war against the Axis. The request, the largest naval funds bill in history, comes after testimony from naval officers on plans for carriers, anti submarine vessels, and landing craft to support amphibious operations in Europe and the Pacific. Vice Admiral Horne stressed carriers as the backbone of the fleet and the need to ferry men and equipment for a continent crossing and island campaigns.
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Washington
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
United States
Navy
Europe
PF. J. Horne
Norway
Channel
Mediterranean
Melanesia
Micronesia
Japan
Guadalcanal
Horne
Pacific
American Planes Blast Jap Ships
U S dive bombers torpedo bombers and heavy bombers with escorts finished three days of ops against three Japanese destroyers near the New Georgia islands. A Washington communique says one destroyer was hit directly and two near misses. the ships may have been carrying troops to Vila and abandoned men and barges into the sea.
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George Jones
Guadalcanal
U.P
U. S
New Georgia Islands
U. S. Navy
Washington
Navy
Giza
New Georgia
Vila
Blackett Strait
Wreckage of Army Bomber Found Near Fort Collins
The charred wreckage of an Army bomber was found in the Rocky mountains west of Fort Collins Colorado. Sheriff Ray Barger said two bodies lay near the plane, likely the pilot and engineer, the sole occupants. The crash occurred Thursday about eight miles north of Masonville near Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Rocky Mountains
Colorado City
Ray Barger
Masonville
Rocky Mountain National Park
Wounded Americans Arrive in the U S
Several hundred U S soldiers wounded in North Africa are being treated at Valley Forge general hospital near Philadelphia after arriving Friday night. They recount encounters with Nazi bombers and vivid scenes from the Tunisia campaign. Rear Admiral George Barry Wilson was named chief of staff of U S Naval forces in European waters.
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Phoenixville
North Africa
New
Valley Forge General Hospital
Tunisia
Victor R. Woodard
Seymour
Ind
London
U.P
George Barry Wilson
United States
European
Weekend Showers Forecast With Mild Temps
A weather outlook shows scattered showers on Saturday and Saturday evening with little temperature change. Friday’s expected high is 43 and low 28, shaping a cool, unsettled spell for the area.
U S Planes Lead Four Major Raids Across Europe
American B-17s B-24s and medium bombers joined RAF forces in four daylight and night raids on Germany Belgium and Holland. Fortresses and Liberators hit Kiel and Antwerp GM works while Velsen Courtrai and other targets were struck. Eleven bombers and four fighters missing.
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London
Europe
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Eighth
U.S. Air Force
Berlin
Ruhr Valley
Czechoslovakia
Kiel
General Motors
Antwerp
Courtrai
Flanders
Britain
Velsen
Amsterdam Canal
Eighth Air Force
Laval Orders Token Resistance if Martinique Invaded
Advices from Vichy claim Pierre Laval told Admiral Georges Robert in Martinique to offer only token resistance if US forces land. He allegedly ordered not to protect military property but to destroy it, and to protest solemnly if Martinique falls.
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Madrid
U.P
Vichy
Pierre Laval
Georges Robert
Martinique
United States
Laval
Robert
War Labor Board orders coal bargaining resumed
The War Labor Board on Friday ordered soft coal miners and operators to resume bargaining to avoid a industry-wide shutdown after the 15 day truce ends. It urged possible agreement on issues beyond a wage raise and suggested a six day work week while retaining jurisdiction and requiring 10 day reports on negotiations.
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Washington
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
WLB
Japanese planes shot down near Oro Bay in New Guinea raid
Forty five Japanese aircraft raided Oro Bay New Guinea Friday and suffered 16 to 22 losses to Allied fighters. No Allied fatalities reported. Allied bombers hit Gasmata New Britain disabling the runway and wrecking a jetty.
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MacArthur
Australia
U.P
Milne Bay
Oro Bay
New Guinea
Buna
Gasmata
New Britain Island
Port Moresby
Australian
Himmler Rushes to Sofia as Bulgaria Remains Loyal
Adolf Hitler's Gestapo chief Heinrich Himmler rushes to Sofia at King Boris's request to keep Bulgarians in line while German experts bolster defenses against a potential Allied blow. Berlin watches Turkey as Rommel directs Bulgarian and Greek defenses near the Turkish border.
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Hitler
Gestapo
Sofia
James M. Long
London
Adolf Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Boris
Balkans
Wilhelmstrasse
Turkey
Istanbul
Bulgaria
Berlin
Associated Press
Numan Menemencioglu
Greece
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Africa
Himmler
Balkan
France
Vichy
Allied naval and air blows hit Axis bases in the Mediterranean
Allied forces pound Sardinia Sicily and the Italian mainland in a sweeping campaign. British ships shell Pantelleria as American Liberators strike Augusta harbor, sinking or damaging about 20 ships and igniting fires. Thousands of prisoners were reported as Tunisia cleanup continues.
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North Africa
Sardinia
Sicily
Tunisia
Pantelleria
Sicilian
Little
Cap Bon
Augusta
Middle East
Malta
Nursery Schools in Montana to Close by May 15
WPA nursery schools in Montana will cease operations as WPA fiscal offices in Seattle close. Frank L. Stevens says three Butte, two Great Falls, and one Helena nurseries must close, with Franklin, Greeley, and Silver Bow Homes among those affected.
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WPA
Montana
Seattle
Frank L. Stevens
Butte
Great Falls
Helena
Stevens
Franklin, Greeley
Silver Bow
Mary H. Isham
War Public Services
Salt Lake City
U. S
Supt
Lowell Johnson
Plans for 14 day furloughs in six western states
The ninth service command said it contemplated issuing 14 day furloughs during June for draftees from eight western states. In El Paso Texas at Biggs field an Army airbase 15 men died in a bomber collision last night while one man parachuted to safety.
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Salt Lake City
U.P
Ninth Service Command
EL Paso
Texas
Biggsfield
Army Airbase
Here
British and Indian Troops Fall Back in Western Burma
New Delhi May 14 British and Indian troops retired northward from Maungdaw in western Burma retreating toward India. Reports say forces that crossed into Burma last December and reached near Akyab may be withdrawn within 10 days before the monsoon hampers land operations.
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New Delhi
India
Burma
Maungdaw
Akyab
Senate Passes Tax Measure Amid War Time Finance Debates
The Senate approved 49 to 30 a modified Ruml plan canceling the 1942 or 1943 tax for most as windfall incomes qualify for full relief. It keeps withholding start July 1 and requires high earners to compare abated tax with a normal year, paying the difference in four installments. Special cuts were added for armed forces members.
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Washington
Senate
House
George
D.-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Beardsley Ruml
New York Federal Reserve Bank
U.S. Offensive Progresses on Attu Island Campaign
American troops fight to clear Attu in a north Pacific offensive aimed at smashing Japanese forces. Navy reports landings on Attu were made and Secretary Knox calls the operation going very satisfactorily amid rugged terrain and heavy resistance.
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Washington
North Pacific
Attu Island
United States
Aleutians
Tokyo
Navy
Knox
Kiska
Attu
Finland Prepares to Make June War Debt Payment
Washington May 14 Finland weakened by three years of war is reported to be preparing to meet its June payment on its first World War debt to the United States. A moratorium freed Finland from payments for three years and the due date for the June 15 payment approaches.
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Washington
Finland
United States
Economist Urges Postwar Price Restraints to Curb Inflation
Dr. A R Upgren of Minneapolis told Montanans Inc in Helena that the United States should retain wartime price controls after the war to prevent inflation like after World War I. He outlined plans for regional committees to gauge industry capacity, employment, and postwar job prospects while stressing free enterprise. He forecast employment and production targets for 1940s and urged continued national coordination until civilian needs are met. Nearly 200 Montanans endorsed pay-as-you-go policies at the State Chamber of Commerce convention.
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Helena
United States
A. R. Upgren
Minneapolis
Montanans, Inc
Ninth Federal Reserve District
Washington
State Chamber of Commerce
Walter B. Schleiter
Chicago
National Committee For Economic Development
Upgren
National Committee
Committee For Economic Development
Dr. Upgrew
Upgrew
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