American Radio In Britain Says Day Draws Near
The United States opened preinvasion broadcasts to Europe from Britain with promises of liberation soon. OSS and OWI official Sherwood urged secrecy and warned against premature action while promising audience data on when to rise against the Nazis. He stressed that Allied forces from east west and south would end Nazi tyranny, and urged listeners to stay discreet and await signals from supreme commanders.
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London
United States
Europe
Britain
Robert Eltherwood
Office of War Information
Dag Ia
Ardendaus
France
Wall Countries
Germany
Sherwood Add
Bison
Hower
Henry
Maitland
wWhson
Aourth
Sherwood
Czechs to Administer Freed Areas in Czechoslovakia
The Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia draft a plan assigning civil control to Czech authorities as areas freed by the Red Army cease active military status. The Soviet commander retains supreme wartime authority while civilian handover is pursued when practicable. the agreement aims to guide postwar administration and is being shared with the United States and Britain for comment.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Psile
Red Army
Adrei J. Vishinsky
United States
Britain
Vishinsky
Viabinsky
Czechoslovakia
Russia
U Boat Pens In Italy and France Bombed
Allied air fleets hit German U boat pens in Genoa La Spezia and Livorno after a dawn strike at Touton. Allied headquarters said Mediterranean air forces completed 43 hours of operations with intensified ground actions near the Antigo beachhead and near Sessana as patrols clashed with well defended enemy positions.
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Naples
Hitler
Genoa
la Spezia
Livornor
Touton
Antigo
Cietema
Communitie
Almed
Sessana
German Lessons Broadcast Sparks Army Radio Series
The U S Army radio network started a new German language program for soldiers yesterday. The series aims to teach common phrases and basic German to help in future operations.
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Bess
Paz- Jez Vous Francaise
The Scoreboard National Sports Brief Update
A concise national scoreboard note mentions Nem Fork percentage figures and Sreokisn data, highlighting provisional standings and recent performance trends for top teams and players.
Date Set For Vote At Ward's Chicago Plant
Government seizure of Montgomery Ward & Co Chicago plant inches toward settlement as company and union agree to a collective bargaining election to determine union representation. Hearing continues on unit versus division voting as legal questions about seizure are reviewed in federal court.
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Montgomery Ward & Co
Sewell Avery
MAA
Bearc J
Roosevelt
C. I. Co. United Mail Order
Samuel x. Jaffee
National Later “Relations Board
John Bart
Francis Helster
NLRB
Avery
Knox Funeral Rites For Secretary Knox Held Today
Washington reports Knox funeral arrangements for Secretary Frank Knox who died Friday. Services at Mount Pleasant Church at 2 pm. with close friends and top military officials present. Burial at Arlington National Cemetery followed by a procession from the Navy Department across the Potomac. Navy personnel worldwide observe memorial services as per conditions permitting. Navy band Marines Bluejackets Coast Guardsmen WAVES SPARS attended. Warrant Officer Pierce carries the Secretarys flag. Chaplain Salisbury officiates at the grave with a Navy detail nearby.
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Washington
Navy
Frank Knox
Arington National
Mount Pleasant Congregations
Navy Department
Potomac
Navy Band
Wiliam Pierce
Marine Corps
SW. Salisbury
Pepper battle tests Florida vote for renomination
Anti Roosevelt Democrats in the South eye a possible independent party if Claude Pepper fails to clinch a clear majority in the Florida Democratic primary. A runoff would spur a southern dissident convention, while a decisive Pepper win could derail third party hopes. The outcome hinges on Pepper’s ability to rally support for the New Deal policy lineup.
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South
Claude Pepper
Ven
Florida
Mel
Pepper
Statcd
Roosevelt
Dixie
Florida Boat Blaze Injures Dozens at City Pier
A sightseeing launch in Miami, Pla Hurt by fire as it pulled away from a city pier. Thirty-five persons were injured with ten seriously hurt. Most treated for burns and immersion, officials said.
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Florida
Miami
Pla
Nikkoi
Siamese twin girls born in Pennsylvania weigh twelve pounds
In Phoenixville hospital Dr Elmer Gotwals reported the birth of twelve pound Siamese twin girls who are joined at the pelvis and waist but separately formed above. The babies cannot be separated and likely will not walk, with one twin dependent on the other for survival. Their mother Mrs Irry Sttetyae, 2-year-old, could only say nothing as doctors described the rare birth and noted no prior Siamese births in the area.
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Ates
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de. Gotwals
Stievig
P. T.burnim
Fennryivaniz
Eighth Air Force Downs 1300 German Planes in April
General James H. Doolittle announced that American bomber and fighter crews destroyed more than 1300 German aircraft in April. He cited 359 bombers and 193 fighters losses for the Eighth Air Force, with additional aircraft destroyed by Russians and other Allied air forces, indicating the German air force being gradually depleted amid Allied strategic bombing.
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London
I. 5
Eighth Air Force
Idéot
James FL Doolittte
Eighth
United State
Ras BL
Doolittle
Sombinz
Priceless Books Found by Yanks in War Ruins
A cache of rare books, manuscripts, and drawings valued at millions was found in a ruined church in a front line town in the Americnes sector. Items include Leonardo da Vinci drawings and university manuscripts seized by Germans, identified by Capt. Atlan J. Oppenheim and First Lt. Vincent Nacamiore.
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Napier
Sainturne
Capt
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San Francisco
Liezt
Vincent
Grewal
300000 Eggs Laid by U S Hens Reach Italy War News
United States hens have reached the Anzio beachhead with Fifth Army forces. The arrival of the eggs marks support for troops amid ongoing operations. Local farms report increased production as morale rises with the advance on the Italian front.
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Fifth Army
Anzio
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3000 Planes In Raid Across Europe and France
Allied air forces launched thirty hundred planes in a coordinated assault on German airfields coastal defenses and rail yards in France and beyond It marked the 16th straight day of massive air power with minimal losses compared with prior raids Reports from Vichy and Budapest indicate possible Austrian targets and German radio suspended broadcasts for ten hours amid the operations
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Oslo
Norway
Toulon
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Austria
Budapest
Diplomats Confer In Africa On War and Postwar Issues
Washington reports Undersecretary of State Edward R. Stettinius is in North Africa meeting with Ambassador W Averell Harriman and adviser Robert S Murphy on war and postwar topics. The State Department announced his arrival after London talks with British officials.
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Washington
Edward R. Stettinius
North Africa
W. Averell Harriman
Russia
Robert Surphy
Mediterranean
Stettinius
London
Murphy
Park Man
State Department
Eden
Britain
Methodists Told China Will Need Missionaries
Kansas City GP reports Bishop Wen Yuan Chen of Chingking told the Methodists at their general Conference that Chiang Kai shek requested renewed missionary aid to rebuild China. He said the abrogation of unequal treaties offers opportunity for missionaries to serve 76 million displaced Chinese, with trusted colleagues arriving to provide spiritual aid.
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Methodists of America
Generalissimo
Chiang Kai Shek
China
Wen Yuan Chen
Chingking
National Christian Council of China
Offer ix
Methodists
Chiang
Germans Pillage Yugoslav Villages
German forces conduct a campaign of pillage and restricted movement in Yugoslavia inland from Split, targeting villages near Bihać and Masakai Tito. Partisans report holding strong defenses despite French infantry and tank reinforcements as a brutal campaign unfolds.
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London
Bihae-Finin
Reitney
Adriate Por
Split
Masakai
Tito Gosip i Broz
Sestenéas
Jerire Tisthn
Germany
Hultttin
Stalin Praises Allied Help In World War II Victory
Stalin in a Moscow May Day broadcast thanked the United States and Great Britain for significant support to the Soviet war effort. He urged satellite nations to quit the war, calling for a joint blow to crush Germany, and praised Soviet unity and women’s contributions to the war.
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London
Marshad Stalin
Moscow
America
Britain
Russia
Stalin
United States of America
Great Britain
Italy
Jap Lunge Expected In India Invasion Fight
Allied dispatches report Japan girding for an all out attack on Imphal to avert failure of the India invasion. After 1500 casualties around Kohima in the fortnight to Thursday and strained supplies, an Allied review says attack is likeliest course. British forces press from the north and sever Japanese exit from Kohima while probing Koshi ta.
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Indian Fighter Left Estate of $14,000 in Fallbrook
Deputy public administrator 21 Dan Harmer reported William Mager 87 Indian fighter found dead in his Fallbrook cabin last Tuesday. His estate valued at more than 313 000 in cash and stocks. Friends believed him penniless Harmer said Mazer. Believed to be a relative of Buffalo Bill, he was a New Jersey native.
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Cal
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William Mager
Fallbrook
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Mazer
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New Jersey
Flaming gasoline fire kills two youths in Alabama crash
A car overturned on a rural Alabama road ignited by leaking gasoline killed two youths and injured a third. State patrolman Bankhead Bates described the scene as a fiery crash with dripping gasoline and a burst fuel line.
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Sertiousiz
Gaza
Bankhead Bates
Nazis Sink Canadian Destroyer Athabaskan in English Channel
The Canadian destroyer Athabaskan was sunk by a torpedo in a naval battle in the English Channel Saturday. A German destroyer was set afire and driven ashore on the French coast. German salvage attempts failed as Typhoon bombers and air forces scored hits. The Athabaskan had been credited with helping sink another German destroyer in a night action off France.
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London GP
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Ray
Air Force
R.A. F. Typhoon
Athabaskan
France
Black Price
Ashanti
Athabsaskan
Heide
Hutean
Deserting Nazis Caught and Executed
A German patrol caught and executed soldiers and one officer who tried to flee in a fishing smack from Helsinger, Denmark. The garrison was confined to quarters and stripped of weapons as punishment, with the deserters reportedly ordered to a nearby site before surrender.
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Denmark
Tsinger
Helsinzar
Sieeden
Sulther
Shaw Pays 80000 Tax On Estimated Income Of 896000
London readers report George Bernard Shaw objecting to a proposed income tax plan. He asserts that earnings from his work over years should be taxed differently, noting the disparity between effort and financial return. Tax specialists estimate Shaw’s annual income at about 336,000 with an 80000 tax.
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Shaw
London
George Bernard
Cau
Anderson
Newton
MacArthur Rejects Draft Nomination for President
General Douglas MacArthur publicly refused to be drafted as a presidential nominee. His statement from Pacific headquarters asked that his name not be used in any nomination. Chicago supporters said they would honor his wishes, while others privately noted the deadlock risk at the convention. Governor Dewey held a growing lead in pledged delegates.
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Washington
Len Douglas MacArthur
Chicago
Delft-MacArthur
Pacific
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Allied raids batter Jap air bases near Hollandia area
Allied air and sea forces mounted steady strikes against Japanese air bases west of Hollandia in New Guinea. Gen. MacArthur announced the attacks centered on the Schouten Islands and Geelvink Bay as Liberator bombers attacked Mokmer and Babo airfields, while Japanese defenses attempted to repel the raid.
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New Guinea
Hollandia
Schouten Islands
Geemvink
Douglas MacArthur
Mokmer
Bisk Island
Manohwari
Russia Plans Wide Pulp Wood Exports Amid Trade Push
Chairman Boren of the House investigating committee says the nation will ease Dahied States paper shortages by shipping pulpwood widely. The move aims to increase shipments to this country under reverse lending terms to supply paper needs.
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Dohay
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