Hundreds Forced to Leave Homes
The Mississippi flood crested at Grafton and Alton with torrents over dikes forcing about 160,000 people from their homes. Red Cross says 40,000 families displaced, 10,000 troops deployed for rescue and relief. Beardstown faced rising Illinois River levels with 4500 residents evacuated.
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Mississippi
Grafton
Alton
Ill
St. Louis
Illinois
Peoria
Missouri
Cape Girardeau
Ilino
Red Cross
Army
Beardstown
New Tax Formula Is Proposed
Senate tax conferees proposed a pay as you go plan offering 100 percent forgiveness of 1942 taxes for those owing up to 50 dollars and 75 percent forgiveness for those owing more than 50. The plan calls for 25 percent of the remaining tax to be paid over two years starting March 15, 1944, with a 20 percent withholding tax to take effect July 1.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
House
Walter F. George
D-Ga
Senate Conference Committee
RAF Drops 100000 Tons of Explosives on Germany since War Began
London May 24 The RAF released more than 2000 tons of bombs on Dortmund in the heaviest attack in history marking a milestone in the European air war with total explosives dropped by Bomber Command reaching 100000 tons since the war began. British heavies also hit Ruhr targets flooding the valley after breaching the Moehne and Eder dams as part of Churchill's bombing strategy.
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London
Germany
Dortmund
Europe
Air Ministry
R. A. F. Bomber Command
Ruhr
Moehne
Eder
Churchill
Edsel Ford Gravely Ill at Lake Saint Clair Home
Detroit May 24 Edsel Ford president of Ford Motor and Henry Ford's only son is gravely ill at his Lake Saint Clair home with undulent fever. A spokesman said his condition improved materially over the weekend and Ford will be 50 years old on November 6.
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Detroit
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Lake Saint Clair
Ford
Mild Tuesday forecast with scattered afternoon showers
Continued mild conditions are expected on Tuesday with scattered light showers in the afternoon and evening. Monday’s highs near 65 degrees and a low around 29 degrees.
End of Labor Troops Seen
Optimism Monday night that strikes delaying war production at Chrysler plants and rubber companies would end today. A War Labor Board decision in the soft coal dispute appeared unlikely before Tuesday night at the earliest despite a Sunday session. Chrysler spokesmen in Detroit expected full production to resume soon as CIO workers return. Akron leaders said 38,000 United Rubber Workers may be back by Tuesday. Goodyear reported 50 to 75 percent first shift back. General Tire on the 1st shift. Firestone 16,000 still out.
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Associated Press
Chrysler Corporation
War Labor Board
Detroit
C I. O
Akron
Ohio
George Harter
C. I. O. United Rubber
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
General Tire and Rubber Company
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Torpedo Beaufighters Hit German Convoy Off Dutch Coast
British Beaufighters attacked a six merchant ship and twelve escort vessel convoy off the Dutch coast in daylight. The air ministry said one merchant ship was believed sunk and several escorts damaged though visibility was poor. One Beaufighter did not return.
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London
Jap Attempt to Retake Attu Seen in Huge Aerial Attack
London reports a broad World War II front with Soviet forces repelling German recon in the Rostov sector and smashing tanks and trenches. Russian air units downed dozens of German planes near Bataisk and in the Arctic Rybachit area while frontline fighting near Smolensk, Rostov, and Kharkov continued with heavy casualties and captured enemy equipment.
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Attu
Bataisk
Rostov
Moscow
Novorossisk
Rybachit
Arctic
Petsamo
Lishchansk
Kharkov
Black Sea
War Manpower orders 48hour week in Bay Area
The War Manpower commission on Monday ordered San Francisco bay area employment to run a 48hour week after June 24 to shift thousands from non war jobs into essential war production.
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San Francisco
U.P
War Manpower Commission
San Francisco Bay Area
K. C. Convention Nears End With War Pact Focus
The 39th annual Montana Knights of Columbus convention closes today with officer elections and resolutions. Speakers urged support for service groups and the Red Cross as over 250 attendees enjoyed a banquet last night. State Deputy Hagan urged wartime sacrifice and a peaceful postwar order.
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Montana
Knights of Columbus
Red Cross
P. L. Hagan
K. C
West Park Street
Norbert C. Hoff
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church
Barry O'Leary
D. M. Kelly
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Hagan
Thomas Leonard
Anaconda
W. J. McMahon
Butte Council
Tony Shields
George Dwyer
Carkeek Sisters
George Cladis
Gerald Sullivan
F. H. Tracy
Townsend Council
McMahon
Butte
Frank Doonan
Abolition Urged of National Youth Administration
The Byrd congressional economy committee proposed abolishing the National Youth Administration on June 30 claiming it duplicates training done by six other government agencies and private industry. The same day the Office of Defense Transportation restricted all wholesale and retail deliveries in the northeast gasoline shortage area including 15 commodities.
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Washington
U.P
Byrd Joint Congressional Economy Committee
National Youth Administration
Office of Defense Transportation
Employment hits record high 59.7 million in March
New York dispatch reports the National Industrial Conference Board finds employment across all fields rose to a record 59.7 million in March. The survey released Monday highlights broad gains across industries and positions.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Meat Rations for Butte Miners to Be Nearly Doubled
Butte miners will gain almost double their meat ration starting Saturday May 29 as the OPA grants an extra 1.8 points per day per person. The action, hailed by union president Stanley Babcock, follows a long campaign begun March 1 with support from local agencies and leaders.
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Butte
OPA
Butte Miners’ Union
Paul Fall
Washington, D. C
Stanley Babcock
Babcock
Victory Labor Management Committee
Carl J. Trauerman
Mining Association of Montana
Montana Standard
Robert Newcomb
Copper Commando
James H. Rowe
Helena
Silver Bow County War Price and Rationing Board
Aides to Brown Resign Posts
Administrator Prentiss M. Brown said two OPA aides resigned over policy despite claims of no mass resignations. Four others had left earlier. Galbraith avoided comment on his own unaccepted resignations. Critics urged consolidating food price control or shifting functions to War Food administration as OPA faces equipment and price rollback debates.
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Washington
Prentiss M. Brown
OPA
Brown
Charles H. Fleischer
Edward H. Phelps, Jr
John K. Westberg
Cereals, Grains and Agricultural Chemicals
Max Cohn
Atherton Bean
Navy
George Montgomery
Kansas State University
J. K. Galbraith
Herter
Massachusetts
House
Charles W. Holman
National Co-operative Milk Producers Federation
Agricultural Committee
War Food Administration
Holman
Campaign of Fear Charged by Solon
Rep. Paul J. Kilday of Texas told the Senate military affairs committee that Selective Service and the manpower commission run a “campaign of fear” to push a national service plan. He says the effort loads fighting and production duties onto 18 to 38 year olds and seeks to defer induction of fathers until childless men are exhausted.
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Washington
U.P
Paul J. Kilday
D-Tex
Selective Service
The
Manpower Commission
Senate Military Affairs Committee
WMC
Paul V. McNutt
Lewis B. Hershey
Demand Deposits Rise in 101 Cities as Loans Drop
Demand deposits increased by 601 million while U S government deposits fell 481 million in 101 leading cities for the week ended May 19, according to the Federal Reserve board. Treasury bill holdings rose 240 million in the same period, with commercial, industrial and agricultural loans down 20 million.
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Washington
U. S
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Attu Air Battles Foiled as U S Forces Hold Off Japanese
U S Navy reports a second large scale Japanese air raid on Attu failed to break American land lines. Fifteen bombers Saturday and sixteen Sunday were repelled by Air Force Lightning fighters and two naval units. Five bombers were shot down, two American fighters lost, one rescued.
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Washington
Attu
Navy
Aleutian
Amchitka
Paramushiro
Kurile Islands
North Pacific
U. S
United States
Atetu
Russia Considers Food Shortage Amid War Strain
Soviet delegate A D Krutikov told reporters that Russia needs more food now and after the war, noting lend lease is insufficient. He warned restoration of agriculture in devastated areas will take time and that long term credits and aid from Allies will be necessary.
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Hot Springs
Russia
United States
A. D. Krutikov
United Nations Food Conference
Krutikov
Red Army
Soviet Union
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Alexander
Anderson
U. S. Army Signal Corps Radio-Telephoto
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Montana Knights of Columbus
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