Japan Threat to Australia Spurs Axis War Moves
The report cites Prime Minister Tojo warning Australia of an imminent attack as Japan pledges axis cooperation. It notes possible Mediterranean offensives from Crimea to Crete, Rommel moves, French fleet tensions, and Somervell's London visit as Allied planners eye a major expeditionary effort.
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Hideki Tojo
Australia
Tojo
Coral Sea
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Italy
Hirohito
Russia
Shigenori Toco
Rome Reports Cruiser Hit
The Italian high command said a Pensacola class 9100 ton cruiser acting as a convoy escort was hit by two torpedoes at dawn Saturday in the Atlantic. Rome also claimed its submarine Barbarigo sank a U S battleship off Brazil and the U S Navy reported destroyer Blakeley damaged by a torpedo with 10 missing and six injured.
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Barbarigo
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Forgery Charges Bound Over for Local Check Attempt
Waived preliminary hearing. Russell Victor Washington also known as F B King and Margaret Fern Wright were arraigned before Justice of the Peace Charles W. Hyde and bound over to district court on $1000 bonds. They allegedly tried to pass a forged $25 check at a local department store.
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F. B. King
Margaret Fern Wright
Charles W. Hyde
National League Night Game Highlights across Teams
National League action includes New York at Philadelphia under lights. Brooklyn faces Boston with pitching by Wyatt and Owen versus Tobin and Lombardi. St. Louis visits Pittsburgh as Dickson and Cooper duel Se well and Phelps. Cincinnati at Chicago late.
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Owen
Tobin
Lombardi
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Krist and Cooper
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Farm Leader Here Pocatello Sees U S Agriculture Official
T Roy Reid director of personnel for the U S Department of Agriculture visits Pocatello accompanied by Mrs Reid. He meets department employees at Bannock hotel to discuss war related personnel changes and staffing for department operations. Reid toured sugar beet fields and potato cellars with A E Duke district extension agent.
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Axis Push Opens In Libyan Desert Skirmish Near Bir Hacheim
Axis armored columns move east of Bir Hacheim threatening British positions as Rommel’s forces press in the Libyan desert. RAF reports intensified day and night bombardment of El Tmimi Martuba and supply routes in a widening contest for control around Ain el Gazala Tobruk and Mechili.
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Erwin Romimel
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Heydrich wounded in Prague assassination attempt
Berlin reports Reich protector for Bohemia and Moravia Reinhard Heydrich was wounded in an attack near Prague. A reward of 10 million crowns was promised for the capture of the culprit. Martial law was declared in Prague after the incident.
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Witness Creates Explosive Scene in Court
Madeline Webb, a 28 year old model, angrily shouted at the assistant district attorney and protested during her second day on the witness stand in the murder trial. Judge Goldstein urged control as Webb complained of pressure and claimed she was not used to being pushed around.
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Jacob Grumet
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Jonah 4. Goldstein
US Proposes Lend Lease Pact With China
Secretary Hull announced in Washington that the United States sent to China Wednesday a lend lease proposal, mirroring the Britain agreement. The draft, given to Chinese Foreign Minister Soong and embassy counselor, is said to be substantially the same as the Britain deal concluded last February.
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China
Great Britain
Hull
T. V. Soong
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U S Warship Sinks Sub Off Brazilian Coast
A U S warship responding to a May 18 distress call from the Brazilian freighter Commandante Lyra pursued and reportedly sank a submarine. In nine days three subs were said to have been sunk off Brazil by American bombers and U S ships near Fernando Noronha and Recife, while Brazilian officials urged an active defense.
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Yellowstone Park Bus Service Planned For Summer Tours
Marie Howard of the chamber of commerce reports a letter from Joe Bill of the Yellowstone Park Company announcing yellow buses will run regular trips in the park this summer to aid tourist visits.
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Horse Kills Boy in Salt Lake City
Seven year old Shirl Lorin Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Jones, was dragged to death Tuesday by a runaway horse in a vacant lot. The boys tied the rope around Shirl on a dare, the horse spooked and pulled him across a field, over a fence, into a post and tree, where the rope broke.
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Three Drown In Salmon River Flood Claims
A Salmon river drowning raises to three the death toll over two days. Carmen rancher J. H. Jackrell, known as Sy, was swept away Tuesday when the frame of a swinging bridge he crossed collapsed in swift current. Ora G. Puckett, 77, missing since Monday after a cable broke on a cable cage, was a Shoup resident formerly of Arco. Earlier, Mrs. Virginia Davis died at Stanley when a separate cable car failed, tossing her and her husband into the river. he survived.
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Winter Delays Blackfoot League Openings
Winter weather postponed the formal start of Blackfoot league play twice and now plans to resume when possible. Boyles Hardware defeated Empire Cigar 13 to 5 with Conn and Hemming for Boyles. Hill and Morgan for Empire. Rose beat Blackfoot Motor 18 to 8 with Herbst and Ace Perks for Rose and Callister, Fredericks and Niceser for Blackfoot Motor.
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Barber in Trouble Over Refresher Ruse
New York barber Tony Colosa was held for trial on a mis advertising charge after overcharging police lieutenant Jacob Licker, who exposed the scheme. Licker testified he studied misrepresentation laws and questioned the advertised shave price.
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Jacob Licker
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Colosa
Coes
Nazi Executions Reported in Lithuania for Civilian Killings
The Evening Standard from Stockholm dateline reports 400 Poles and Lithuanians put to death in Lithuania in reprisal for the killing of two German civilians aiding reconstruction.
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Evening Standard
Stockholm
Lithuania
Replia
Russian gains reported around Kharkov as southern front holds
Soviet dispatches claim the Kharkov area offensive is halted with German counterattacks repelled. Moscow says Marshal Timoshenko’s forces stopped part of the German push 80 miles south of Kharkov, while Red Star reports ground gains and a hill captured near Izum Barvenkova.
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Hemeon Timoshenko
Kharkov
Red Army
Red Star
House Insists on $50 as Soldiers' Pay
Washington reports the House urged a minimum of $50 monthly for service men while sending a compromise proposal for $42 back to a Senate House conference. Rep Rankin Mississippi led the move to maintain the higher pay for privates apprentices and seamen with $54 for first class ranks. The Senate favored $42 and $48, and the House committee had supported those figures before the House overruled.
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Senate-House
Rankin D
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House Military Committee
Cardinals Face Boise Pilots in Tonight's Doubleheader
Tonight's base ball program opens at 7:30 in Halliwell Park with the Cardinals meeting the Boise Pilots. Only a cloudburst before game time would cancel the game, says Douglas Bean, the business manager.
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Italian submarine Pamplona surrenders at Brazilian port
Fortaleza Brazil reports the Italian submarine Pamplona has surrendered to authorities at a northeast Brazilian port.
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Brazil
Plane Crash at Jacksonville Municipal Airport
A large army bomber believed to be involved crashed at Jacksonville’s municipal airport burning fiercely. Crews reported the fire, and the fate of the crew was not learned immediately.
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Senator Bunker Attacks Gasoline Ration Plan
In Salt Lake City Senator Bunker of Nebraska denounces proposed West region gas rationing as a cover for Washington officials' failure to foresee demand. He argues there is enough gasoline for drivers to use until tires wear out and urges prudent driving and tire conservation.
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D-Ney
Washington
Pocatello Weather Winds Through Shifting Fortunes
A fragmented weather sketch notes Pocatello facing fickle skies with a harsh cold snap on Monday night claiming the U S coldest reading while Duluth and Denver register extremes. Forecasts promise warmth by week’s end though locals are told not to wash windows until Friday.
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Pocatello
United States
Duluth
Denver
Allies Score Gains Across Fronts as War Efforts Advance
Allied forces report successes on multiple fronts. In Chekiang China Chiang Kai-shek's troops announced an offensive near Kinhwa and Hangshaw Kashing Wuhing to disrupt Japanese columns. In Burma Chinese positions along the Salween improve as Flying Tigers strike Japanese bases. American bombers hit Japanese targets, while 150,000 Japanese troops in Burma reportedly plan an India invasion. In New Guinea Allied aircraft downed three of 16 Zero fighters as Japanese flying boats attacked Port Moresby.
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China
Chekiang Province
Chiang Kai-shek
Kinhwa Chekiang
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Johnson Returns to Washington from India Mission
The White House disclosed that Louis Johnson, Roosevelt’s emissary to India, has returned to Washington after falling ill. He planned to see the president and then travel to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota for examination.
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Laval Talks and Beziers Clash Mark Tunisia Stance
In Bern a street battle in Beziers involved about 1500 fascist paraders with anti British and anti Churchill placards. Laval continued talks with Tunisia Gov Gen Esteva and Admiral Darian on possible cessions to satisfy Italian demands for Nice and Corsica while observers say Tunisia could aid axis operations. Estevla arrived in Vichy on an emergency visit.
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U Boats Sink More Ships in Atlantic Actions
The navy reports a medium sized British merchant vessel and a small Greek merchantman were torpedoed in the Atlantic, while a United States trawler was sunk by shell fire from an enemy submarine. Survivors of all three vessels were landed at an east coast port.
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Lions Club Elects New Officers at Pocatello Meeting
The Pocatello Lions Club held a dinner meeting electing Lyle Hiner as president succeeding Emil Silfast. Roy F Miller Jr is first vice president, Robert Gallafant second vice president, Neal Jordan secretary, Lee Farnsworth treasurer, Press Harker tail twister, Robert Pu rring ton lion tamer, with Ron Foster and Dr. William Kibler as directors. Miller presided in Silfast’s absence as Emerson school sextet provided music.
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Pocatello Lions Club
Lyle Hiner
Emil Silfast
Roy F. Miller
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