Officials Accused as Civilians Demand War Probe at Marana Field
A petition signed by more than 20 civil service workers from the Davis Monthan and Marana field shops alleges malpractices and disregard of regulations under Col Charles Backes. Investigations began after the May 8 1944 submission to the secretary of war, with a Santa Ana officer visiting Tucson ca. May 26 to interview signers and others.
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Niel
Charles Backes
Marana Field
Secretary of War
West Coast Training Command
Washington
Santa Ana
Tucson
Davis-Monthan Field
Marana
Davis-Monthan
Col
Backes
Civil Service
Wash
Pope Thanks God as Rome Survives War Threat
Pope Pius in St. Peter's Square thanked God that Rome had not been destroyed by war. A huge crowd gathered before the balcony, including many soldiers from the victorious Fifth Army, as the pope spoke tonight.
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Rome
Pope Pius
St. Peter's Square
Fifth Army
Bombers Press Coastal Invasion Drive Across Pas de Calais
Allied air forces led by American and British bombers blasted Boulogne Calais and surrounding coast as part of the invasion push. The raid hit ports roads and rail links, with over 13 000 tons of bombs dropped in 72 hours.
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London
Boulogne
Calais
Paris
Berlin
Hungary
Pas de Calais
France
England
Cologne
Germany
English Channel
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Pas-de-Calais
Channel
Dieppe
Dunkerque
Lower Danube
U. S
British
Second Tactical Air Force
Folkestone
Britain
Allied Troops Bring Echo of Liberators to Rome
Allied forces enter Rome as the long Rome liberation marks the climax of the Italian campaign. The push includes the Salerno landings Naples seizure and the Anzio breakout with heavy casualties. Pope Pius XI gains freedom and Rome’s war industries and rail hub status rise in significance for the future.
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Rome
Alton L. Blakeslef
Associated Press
Catholicism
Italy
Eighth Army
Sicily
Salerno
Naples
Cassino
Fifth
Anzio
Somalia
Roman Empire
Mussolini
U. S
Rome Liberated as Fifth Army Pushes Into City
Allied forces move from Centocelle to the Tiber while Italian partisans cheer and fight alongside. Germans resist in the ancient streets with machine guns and snipers. civilians and treasures safeguarded as Sherman tanks roll through Rome. A child carries ammo and a girl vows to fight.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Centocelle
Tiber
Wehrmacht
Sherman
San Lorenzo
Supreme Court rules insurance is interstate commerce
The Supreme Court held that insurance constitutes interstate commerce and federal antitrust laws may apply to insurers. The decision reinstates criminal antitrust proceedings against 196 stock fire insurance companies in six southeastern states for fixing premium rates and monopolizing trade. The suit, dismissed earlier by a Georgia federal court, was challenged by insurers and several states.
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Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
Southeastern
Georgia
Federal District Court
U S and Russia Could Cooperate in Postwar Trade
Eric Johnston president of the United States Chamber of Commerce told Soviet trade leaders in Moscow that despite differing postwar economies the two nations can cooperate in mutually profitable trade. He said each country should pursue its own economic experiments without interference. He arrived in Moscow to survey Russian economic conditions for a month.
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M. S. Handler
Moscow
J.P
United States
Russia
Eric Johnston
United States Chamber of Commerce
Johnston
Food Shipments to Britain Reach 4.75 Million Tons
Food shipments from the United States to Britain under lend lease total 4.75 million tons, valued at about 2.6 billion dollars. Principal items include canned meat and fish 500000 tons lard 500000 bacon 333000 cheese 250000 dried fruit 333000 dried eggs 150000 canned milk 100000.
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London
United States
Britain
J. J. Llewellyn
Liberation Of Rome Terrific Blow To Prestige Of Hitler
Allied forces completed the occupation of Rome and drove German troops northward as the 10th army retreated. Rome’s resistance ceased and fifth and eighth armies pressed the pursuit. The Rome victory, hailed as a stepping stone to Germany’s surrender, followed heavy air bombardment of western defenses and previews of D-day.
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Louis F. Keemle
United Press
Rome
10Th
Fifth Army
Tiber
Mark W. Clark
Germany
West Wall
Europe
London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Italy
Alban Hills
Naples
Fall Of Rome Speeds Allied Assault Across Europe
Allied forces entered Rome as Axis resistance weakened. Western powers planned a 15 minute Roosevelt radio address while logistics and governance in Italy faced urgent challenges. Field reports noted heavy air raids, destroyed German columns, and a new Italian government path led by Badoglio.
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Washington
Rome
Hitler
Europe
Berlin
Balkans
European
Roosevelt
Court Invalidates Wage-Hour Ruling on Farm Firms
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision by Justice Frankfurter, struck down an interpretation that farm product firms with more than seven employees fall under the wage-hour act. The case centered on Holly Hill Fruit Products of Davenport Florida. Justices Rutledge Black Murphy and Douglas dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Frankfurter
Holly Hill Fruit Products, Inc
Davenport, Fla
Rutledge, Black, Murphy and Douglas
Axis Envoys Move Inside Vatican City
Naples reports that King Vittorio Emanuele, aged 74, has signed a decree yielding his powers to the Italian government and withdrawing from public life. He will turn authority over to his son Prince Umberto as lieutenant general on Allied entry into Rome.
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Rome
Germany
Europe
Henry Maitland Wilson
Washington
Moscow
Vittorio Emanuele
Pietro Badoglio
Umberto
Badoglio
Naples
Italy
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