Japan Likely Next Target in Allied Strategy
The Associated Press reports that plans for the next major Allied blows against the axis will be reviewed by British and American chiefs of staff, with Japan as a likely target. Attu Island defense holds and U S forces press the island’s northeast front while blockades tighten on Kiska. Roosevelt and Churchill weigh final decisions over the weekend.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Japan
United States
Cole
Churchill
Fuehrer May Try Red Knockout Against Russia
Prime Minister Churchill warned Congress that Hitler may launch another all-out assault on the Reds. Reports from Moscow describe continued fierce fighting near Novorossisk as Bolsheviks maneuver for the Caucasus gateway, with signs of impending renewed German Russian strength test.
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Hitler
Russia
Churchill
Fuehrer
Moscow
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Bolshevists
Caucasus
Lewis Leaves New York in Coal Labor Tension
United Mine Workers officials said President John L. Lewis ordered the New York headquarters closed immediately while vice president John O Leary heads to Pittsburgh and secretary treasurer Thomas Kennedy stays in New York. The move follows the war labor board dispute over soft coal wages and extends the 15 day truce to May 31 at the request of fuels administrator Ickes.
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New York
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Washington
Ae Oie
Lewis
War Labor Board
UMW
John O'Leary
Pittsburgh
Thomas Kennedy
WLB
Ickes
Roosevelt
Union
Waac Contingent To Serve at Base at Pocatello
Captain Mary L. Kersey of the Waac air command announces Waac units will be stationed at the Pocatello army air base. The contingent will relieve able bodied soldiers for combat duty while filling administrative and clerical roles, weather observers, librarians, teletypers, and radio work. Four other second air force bases already host Waacs.
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Waacs
Pocatello Army Air Base
Mary L. Kersey
Waac
Second Air Force
Kersey
Pocatello Base
Povatelio
Lee Pantanal
Secair
Liquor Drouth To Continue Says WPB Officials
Washington officials say no steps to relieve the liquor drouth before August at the earliest. They note possible later evaluation of industrial alcohol stockpiles and whether distillers can divert output to beverage alcohol. Prospects for corn crop and wheat usage also influence any limited production.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Weather Notes From Pocatello Garden Scene
Weather in Pocatello grew cooler over recent weeks and damaged tomato plants in a victory garden. A bombing practice echo at 8 a.m. coincided with petal fall from tulips. Today's high reached 73 and noon was 59 with a forecast of slightly cooler conditions.
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Pocatello
Victory Garden
Floods drive 100000 from homes across Midwest region
Rising waters from the Mississippi and Missouri rivers sweep six midwest states. By early today the combined rivers near Alton Illinois have driven about 100000 people from their homes as Red Cross crews and government engineers aid evacuations.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Missouri
Illinois
Midwest
Alton
Ill
Soviet Artillery Breaks Up German Assault Near Novorossisk
Soviet forces repelled a German infantry thrust northwest of Novorossisk while naval and air units sank six enemy barges near Anapa and Kerch in the Black Sea. The communique says Axis troops remain in four districts in the Taman peninsula as patrols and guerrillas harass enemy lines.
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Moscow
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Red Fleet
Anapa
Kerch
Taman
Crimea
Red Lines
Official proposes postponement of clothing rationing
A. D. Whiteside of the WPB pledges to head off clothing rationing with a broad allocation plan to maximize fabric and clothes output. Retailers support a do not buy more than you need campaign, urging consumers and stores to curb purchases and avoid urging bulk buying. The effort aims to shift to efficiency over expansion.
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Washington
A. D. Whiteside
WPB
War Production Board
U. S. Bombers Hit German U-Boat Yards and Plans Emerge
Forceful daylight raids by U. S. Flying Fortresses struck Wilhelmshaven and Emden amid heavy fighter resistance that downed eight bombers. A Denver grand jury indicted two motor freight bureaus and twenty individuals for conspiracy to violate anti trust laws across fourteen states including Utah. A German submarine may have carried the torpedoed Greek captain to death after being sunk by a British destroyer off Brazil. Gen. Henri Giraud reportedly offered Gen. Charles De Gaulle a new path to French union during talks in London. Bulgarian exile leader suggests the people might back Allies if Bulgaria invades Europe via the Balkans.
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London
U. S
Wilhelmshaven
Emden
U. S S
Denver
Utah
Relife
Brazil
Pocatellan's Mother Dies in Salt Lake City
Mrs. Anna Hood Hall aged 94 died yesterday in Salt Lake City. A daughter Mrs. Mary EB Hunt of Pocatello survives. Hall was prominent in church and civic work.
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Salt Lake City
Mary Eb, Hunt of
Pocatello
Anna Hood Hall
Hall
John Young Visits on Furlough From Camp Stewart
John Young visiting lieut is the son of Mr and Mrs F O Young of 1435 South Second. He is waiting on furlough from Camp Stewart Georgia and is a graduate of Pocatello high school.
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John Young
F. O. Young
South Second
Camp Stewart
Pocatello High School
Green Faces Ouster by C I O Leader
Washington reports say John L. Lewis returns to lead the CIO era may hasten William Green’s AFL retirement. The move could topple George Meany’s bid and lift Lewis toward AFL presidency, with Hutcheson as key ally shaping the race and power balance.
Stamps Valid Week Longer As OPA Extends Dates
The office of price administration extended blue stamps G H and J to June 7 and moved up K L and M to start May 24 with expiration July 7. Sugar and coffee stamps still expire May 30 and 31. Stores will close Memorial Day.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Former Minister To Serve Term In Idaho Adultery Case
A former Eagle Idaho Baptist church minister James R. Daugherty and organist Carolyn Curts will serve jail terms after pleading guilty to adultery. Judge Charles E. Winsted sentenced Daugherty to nine months in county jail and Curts to four months and 15 days. They were married to others and had left Eagle for California on December 28.
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Boise
Eagle, Idaho
Charles E. Winstead
James R. Daugherty
Carolyn Curts
James W. Blaine
California
Eagle
Baseball Schedule Patchwork Shifts Across Cities
Postponements hit National League games with St. Louis at New York and Cincinnati at Brooklyn. Chicago at Boston and New York at Cleveland also delayed. Detroit and Boston briefly mentioned with incomplete scores, while Washington at Chicago and Philadelphia at St. Louis are listed as night games.
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St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Detroit
Mughson
Partee
Newhouser and Richards
Cleveland
Washington
Admiral Yamamoto Reported Killed in Action
New York AP confirms Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto commander of the Japanese fleet was killed on the front lines while directing operations against Allied naval forces from an aircraft. Japanese Navy Minister Shigetaro Shimada praised the operation as world astonished by the trickery.
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New York
Tokyo
Isoroku Yamamoto
White House
Yamamoto
Pearl Harbor
Shigetaro Shimada
Death of Japanese Fleet Chief Yamamoto Reported
AP reports unexpected news of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's death, with American naval men uncertain about the accounts from Tokyo. Skepticism grows over his fate whether killed, harakiri, or natural causes, while April air actions in the Pacific fail to show strategic impact.
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Washington
Isoroka Yamamoto
Japan
Tokyo
Navy
Pacific
Yamamoto
Americans Bay 113 Planes Over Sardinia and Italy
Allied air forces claim a decisive strike against Italy and Sardinia with 113 enemy aircraft destroyed in a day of high tempo raids. The action involved U S and RAF units under Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle, targeting Sardinia, with Merseburg transports among the downed planes, and a rolling tally of more than 186 enemy aircraft lost over two days.
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Sardinia
Italy
Allied
North Africa
Strategic Air Force
Strategical Air Force
U. 8
James H. Doolittle
R.A.F
Sassari
Gulf of
Asmara
Mediterranean
RAF
U. S. Air Force
Tunisia
Middle East Command
Finns Seek Compromise to Avert Finnish Crisis
Stockholm dispatches report Finnish government leaders led by Premier Edwin Linkomies plan compromise overtures to ease a three week old internal clash between labor and farmer factions. Labor unions representing 86 000 members petitioned for friendlier policy toward America as workers push back against farmers demands for lower taxes and higher prices.
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Stockholm
Helsinki
Edwin Linkomies
Finland
Finnish Federation of Labor Unions
America
Social Democratic Party
Jury Convicts Mrs. Randle of Manslaughter in Maryland
Mrs. Helen Aileen Randle, 31, wife of a Washington Annapolis sportsman, is convicted of manslaughter for the shooting death of Allen Willey 17. An all male jury found her guilty after her denial on the witness stand. Sentence will be pronounced next Tuesday.
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Annapolis, Md
Helen Aileen Randle
Washington and Annapolis
Allen Willey
Ridgely P. Melvin
Anne Arundel County
Randle
Leonard R. Stinchcomb
Randles
Naval Academy
Trial in Progress in William Tolman Slaughterhouse Case
Trial in progress before Justice William J. Ryan on the case State vs. William Tolman. Tolman faces charges of operating a slaughterhouse with unsanitary conditions rendering meat unfit for human consumption. Jury panel includes C N Shelton Ed Edgley Robert Warth Dan Saram G F Huffman D D Neelan Joe Cathey X i A Reynolds M A Gudmundson P G Blagasland J T Burnham.
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William J. Ryan
William Tolman
Tolman
C. H. Watson
C. N. Shelton
Ed Edgley
Robert Warth
Dan Sarom
G. F. Huffman
D. D. Neean
Joe Cathey
RAF Mosquito Bomb Run Over Nazi Capital Draws Fire
British Mosquito bombers hit Berlin for the second night running as raids extend to Bremen and Essen in Germany and targets include trains, locomotives, barges, and coastal air defense. RAF fighters and bombers also struck in France with Beaufighters and other aircraft.
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France
Germany
Bremen
Essen
Berlin
Air Ministry
England
London
Germany to Feel Full Effect of Bombing Next Fall
London reports the economic warfare ministry says the Moehne dam breach may not hit fully until late summer. Water from Moehne sustains Ruhr households, and a dry summer could cause drastic shortages. Emergency wells exist but are deemed insufficient. Eder dam floods damaged Kassel and small power stations.
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Germany
London
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Moehne
Ruhr
Eder
R.A.F
Kassel
Local Tribes Share Funds From Indian Service Budget
In the interior department appropriation bill the Indian service is funded at 2,926,421 with 1,557,460 from tribal funds and the rest from the treasury. Fort Hall Idaho maintenance gratuity 945,000. 50,850. 50,850. Uncompagre Uintah and White River Utes reimbursable 385,000. 57,000. 58,300. Maintenance assessments tah project 1,000. 1,0%.
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Washington
Interior Department
House
Indian Service
Treasury
Fort Hall Reservation
Idaho
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North Pacific
Attu
Vichy
the Aleutians
Chicago Harbor
Kiska
By DeWitt MacKensie
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Red Cross
Bulletins
Henri Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
Algiers
Montreal
Europe
Balkans
Kosta Todrov
Bulgarian Peasant Party
Pocatellan
C.I.0
American Federation of Labor
William Green
George Meany
AFL
Green
CIO
Federation
Musicians’ Union
William L. Hutcheson
Car
Jap Trickster
South Pacific
Willey
Swift
Berelin
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