Attu Pocket Wiped Out as Yanks Strike Jap Positions
American Army troops with bomber and fighter support wiped out one of three Jap pockets on Attu and bombed another as Navy reports detail new air strikes in the Southwest Pacific and the sinking of the Niagara after a Jap bombing off San Cristobal. Attu ground forces, aided by four motor Liberators and other bombers, cleared both sides of the Chichagof valley and attacked forces along the ridge. Separate strikes hit Kolombangara and Santa Isabel islands in the Central Solomons as Avenger torpedo bombers and Wildcat fighters attacked targets.
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Washington
U.P
Attu
Navy
Tokyo
Southwest Pacific
Niagara
San Cristobal Island
Guadalcanal
Chichagof
Cape Surville
David Buncombe
la Mesa
Calif
Ringi Cove
Kolombangara Island
Solomons
Rekata Bay
Santa Isabel Island
Public Invited to Hear Nadler in Butte Dinner Meeting
All residents of Butte and nearby areas are invited to a dinner meeting at the Finlen hotel Friday evening. Dr. Marcus Nadler, renowned economist of New York City, will discuss The International Economic Position of the United States After the War. Reservations and tickets are available at the Chamber of Commerce, 62 West Broadway. The event is sponsored by the Butte Retail Credit Association and the Butte Chamber of Commerce. Dr Nadler will address postwar trade and financial relations and U.S. peace-time plans, and he will later speak at the California State Bankers meeting en route to the Pacific coast.
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Butte
Finlen
Marcus Nadler
New York City
Butte Retail Credit Association
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
West Broadway
Treasure State Room
Montana
A. J. Lochrie
The
Credit Association
Nadler
Czechoslovakia
Graduate School of Business Administration
New York University
Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company
Pacific Coast
California
Roosevelt and Churchill Plan Brief Joint War Talks Statement
The White House said President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill are shaping a brief joint statement covering their more than two weeks of wartime talks. The timing of release was not disclosed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
White House
Romanian generals among war casualties listed by Budapest radio
A Budapest radio dispatch recorded by the Associated Press on May 26 notes three Romanian divisional generals and 22 brigade generals officially listed as killed since the start of the Russian war.
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London
Budapest
Associated Press
Senate seeks tighter control over emergency funds
The Senate appropriations committee voted to bar President Roosevelt from using emergency war funds to finance agencies. It blocked $200,000,000 White House money for the National Resources Planning Board and Farm Security Administration, and added a general ban in a deficieny bill. Exemptions include War and Navy departments.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
House
White House
National Resources Planning Board
Farm Security Administration
Congress
War and Navy Departments
Meat Ration Clash Over Butte Miners' Needs
Conflicting Washington reports cloud meat allotment plans for Butte miners and copper workers. OPA hints earlier favored changes but later omits Butte, while local leaders push a campaign for increased rations. A Thursday meeting at Copper Commando will plan actions with labor and management representatives and editors.
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Washington
Butte
OPA
Victory Labor Management Committee
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
J. J. Harrington
Copper Commando
Hamilton Street
Stanley Babcock
Butte Miners’ Union
Carl J. Trauerman
Mining Association of Montana
E. G. Leipheimer
Montana Standard
Robert Newcomb
Mary Sammons
Mr. Harrington
John Mickelson
Eugene Hogan
Navy Patrol Planes Sink Submarine
Two Navy patrol planes sank an enemy submarine in the south Atlantic several weeks ago. The sinking craft disappeared beneath the surface while firing, leaving 30 or 40 survivors afloat as life rafts were dropped to them. no landing report has been received.
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Washington
South Atlantic
Navy
Nazis Suffer Heavy Loss in Kuban Area
London reports Moscow says 67 German planes were shot down northeast of Novorossisk in air battles with Soviet forces repelling the raids. In the Caucasus, 1,600 Germans were driven back with heavy losses as two other thrusts were shattered. 200 Germans killed on the western front. Reds repulsed river crossings near Donets and Rostov with fire from machine guns and artillery.
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London
Novorossisk
Moscow
Associated Press
Caucasus
Lower
Kuban
Rostov
Donets
Monitor
War Bulletin
Lishchansk
Kharkov
Rostov-on-Don
Akron Rubber Strike Ends As Union Votes Back to Work
AKRON Ohio May 26 The United Rubber Workers at General Tire and Rubber voted to return to their jobs after the international executive board urged war production. About 2000 workers remained idle at General Tire as the strike affected 51 500 unionists nationwide. President Roosevelt warned government action if the Akron stoppage did not end by noon Thursday.
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Akron
Ohio
Co. I. O. United Rubber Workers
General Tire and Rubber Company
Emmett B. Harper
General
International Executive Board
Washington
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
Delegates to Food Conference Agree on Five Major Policies
HOT SPRINGS Va May 26 Informed sources said delegates to the International Food conference are in full accord on five major policies to co ordinate improved distribution and expanded postwar production of foodstuffs. The five points include creation of an interim commission to pave the way for a permanent world agency, expansion of postwar output, maintenance of expanded production, organization of distribution methods, and international governmental action to coordinate production and consumption. Conference committees are using these policies as a basis for draft declarations.
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Hot Springs
U.P
Massive Allied raid blasts Duesseldorf and Sicily targets
Allied air forces hit Duesseldorf with nearly 2000 tons of explosives in a saturation raid while an American led armada warned Italy to quit the war. About 900 planes from Britain and Africa attacked Axis targets, with Messina and other Italian outposts hammered across the Mediterranean as 23 Axis planes were shot down over Sicily.
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Britain
Africa
Rice Yahner
London
Duesseldorf
Italy
Sicily
Allied African Command
Governor Protests Plans to Raise Flathead Lake Level
Kalispell residents oppose a federal plan to raise Flathead lake level to boost Grand Coulee and Bonneville project water storage. Governor Ford upholds Montana’s 1921 law banning out-of-state water diversion and calls for public hearings June 1 and 3, warning 17 foot rise would devastate Polson Somers and farmland.
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Flathead
Kalispell
Flathead Lake
Grand Coulee
Bonneville
Bonneville Power Administration
Columbia River
Ford
Montana
Paul J. Raver
Bonneville Power
D. L. Marlett
Army Engineers
Montana Water Conservation Board
Interior Department
Washington
Polson
Somers
State of
Martin Endorses Compromise Tax In House Vote Looms
House Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr endorsed the joint tax conference committee compromise pay as you go bill, signaling near-certain House approval when ratified next Tuesday. He said the compromise could command a conference majority but lamented that the 100 percent forgiveness plan was not accepted.
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Washington
U.P
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Joint Tax Conference Committee
Martin
Allies Drop 2000-Pound Bombs on Madang and Arawe
Allied air forces in the Pacific report heavy bombing of Madang New Guinea by Liberators including 2000 pound bombs on the airfield and installations. Long range fighters strafed enemy positions as raids also hit Langgeer Kai islands and Arawe New Britain amid stormy weather.
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Allied
Australia
Madang
New Guinea
High Command
Port Moresby
Salamaua
Langgeer
Kai Islands
Arawe
New Britain
Lewis Retreats From Stand Against WLB
John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, eased his firm stance against War Labor Board participation and joined a WLB sponsored bargaining session with bituminous operators. Two brief talks were held and again recessed at operators' request as they work on a united position on portal to portal pay ahead of Thursday talks. Miners hope for substantial wage concessions replacing their rejected $2 daily increase demand.
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Washington
U.P
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
War Labor Board
WLB
Explosives Plant Closed by Flood in Illinois
Surging floodwaters forced production shutdown at Atlas Powder company buildings in Wolf Lake Illinois as Mississippi flood crested. Federal officials and six states discussed plans to restore inundated farmland under food for victory while rivers subsided and levees remained stressed.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Atlas Powder Company
Wolf Lake
Ill
St. Louis
Illinois
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Indiana
Midlands
Ohio and
Mississippi Valley
Beardstown
Lawrence B. Feagin
French in Africa Receives 75 Million in Military Supplies
Lend-Lease head Edward R. Stettinius Jr said by April 30 about 75 million dollars of military supplies had been transferred to General Henri Giraud for French forces in North Africa. A Northern California maneuver by Western Defense Command simulated an invasion and ended with defenders repelling the mock attackers.
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Africa
Washington
U.P
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Henri Giraud
North Africa
San Francisco
California
Western Defense Command
Chinese Troops Forceward 600 Japs in Central China Action
Chinese forces recaptured a strategic point near Ichang and killed 600 Japanese in a battle on the outer ring of Ichang. The report notes substantial enemy drives blunted earlier and that Chinese casualties were sustained. Additional fights northeast of Ichang yielded military booty and further river-side actions occurred along the Yangtze and Ching rivers.
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Chungking
Ichang
China
Yangtze River
Hupeh
Yangtze
Changyang
Ching River
65 Girls Central High School Seniors Are Given Diplomas
Sixty five senior students at Girls Central High School received diplomas at the annual commencement in the Fox theater. Rev James A Rooney former principal and now pastor of St Mary parish gave the address praising the graduates and urging responsibility on families rather than youth alone.
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Central High School
Fox Theater
James A. Rooney
St. Mary Parish
Mild Midweek Radar: Little Temperature Change Expected
A calm weather outlook notes minimal temperature shift for Thursday. Wednesday highs reached 69 and lows 33, with light winds and dry skies across the region.
Allies Prepare Heavier Air Blows for Italy
Allied sources report colossal, intensified air strikes aimed at Italy after a Tuesday blitz that hit Sicily Sardinia and Pantelleria with nearly 400 planes. Messina port facilities and ferry slips faced heavy bombing as Fortresses Liberators and escorts overwhelmed Axis defenses, fueling optimism among Allied air crews in North Africa.
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North Africa
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
Pantelleria
King George Honors American Generals Knights of the Bath
King George VI named General Dwight D. Eisenhower and General Douglas MacArthur as Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the military division. The honor recognizes their valuable services commanding Allied troops in North Africa and the Southwest Pacific.
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London
George VI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Order of the Bath
Eisenhower
North Africa
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Congress
John J. Pershing
A. E. FP
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Turkey
Helena
Sam C. Ford
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