Allies To Use New Weapons In Invasion
U P reports invasion forces will employ untested weapons and high quality munitions in the forthcoming European operation. Brig Gen Henry B Sayler notes American arsenals have produced superior or equal arms and a new all purpose gun may outclass the German 88 mm. Berlin and Stockholm dispatches discuss Denmark landings and German preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dowson
London
U.P
U. S
Europe
Stockholm
Denmark
Berlin
Henry B. Sayler
U. S. Army
Army
Sayler
Joel B. Holmes
Aftonbladet
France
Doctor Flays Treatment Of Mental Cases
Dr. Cody Marsh testifies in superior court accusing county officials of neglecting humane care for the mentally ill. He urges funding to equip two rooms at the county hospital and offers free training, arguing the 24 hour custody period shapes future outcomes. He criticizes Supervisors Collins and Martin for budget focus over care, calling for action and community help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Darnell
Eva de Concini
Cody Marsh
Coun
Tom Collins
R. Martin
Marsh
Collins
Martin
Steelsmith
Collins-Martin
Red Cross
Arizona
COP Abandons Subsidy Fight and Supports Price Control
Washington May 5 The GOP leadership in the house abandons the anti subsidy fight and backs renewal of price control with a single court review of OPA rules Two high ranking GOP aides say they will not press the issue this time and will vote for renewal with the review provision Senate committee hints at an 18 month extension beyond June 30 led by Chairman Wagner and supported by Senator Taft
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate Banking Committee
Wagner
Taft
Ohio
Charley Grimm Accepts Cubs Manager Job
Chicago May 5. Charley Grimm after a telephone call with Phil K. Wrigley said he agreed to become Cub manager and all that remains is to sign the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Grimm
Phil K. Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Cub
Chinese Forces Capture Inkangahtawng in Burma Drive
Allied forces under Stilwell report Chinese American troops captured Inkangahtawng 18 miles northwest of Kamaing. The victory clears a Japanese strong point, tightens the supply line, and advances toward Kamaing as monsoon season nears. Air bombing and artillery, plus ground assault, supported the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kandy
Ceylon
Joseph W. Stilwell
Inkangahtawng
Kamaing
Burma
Southeast Asia
Magaung
Mandalay-Myitkyina
Inkagahtawng
Kamaung
Philip Cochran
Mogaung River
Kau
Two German WWII prisoners escape train in Arizona
One of two German war prisoners who fled a train to Papago Park Internment Center was captured near Red Rock this morning. Fritz Wachowius, 19, is in Army custody. Artur Karstens, 21, remains at large with a fair complexion and grey eyes. Police and border patrol intensified the search after the 10:30 p.m. escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papago Park
Red Rock
Fritz Wachowius
Artur Karstens
Sheriff's Deputies
Border Patrol
Lend Lease Tightening Overseen By Government
The senate discussed an extension bill as President Roosevelt ordered a central clearing house to track overseas outlays by all agencies. The aim is to produce comprehensive reports on foreign transactions and improve future accounting amid aid and reverse lend-lease figures totalling 30.36 billion dollars as of April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hyndman
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
United States
Senate Appropriations Committee
For Economic
Leo T. Crowley
Appropriations Committee
Lord Halifax to Attend University Banquet in Tucson
British ambassador Lord Halifax will visit Tucson next Wednesday as a special guest at a 1 p.m. banquet in the naval officers mess hall after his 11:40 a.m. address in the university auditorium. Lady Halifax and two embassy staff will accompany him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Halifax
United States
Tucson
University of Arizona
Naval Officers
America
Lady Halifax
Archibald McDonald Gordon
Col
Angus McDonnell
Death of Adm Mineichi Koga in March Frontline action claimed
The Japanese navy reports Admiral Mineichi Koga, 58, commander in chief, was killed in March while directing operations aboard an airplane on the front line. Toyoda named to replace him, with ongoing losses also noted among Japanese generals and ongoing Allied pressure in the Pacific theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Adm
Mineichi Koga
Philippines
Isoruko Yamamoto
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Yamamoto
Tokyo
Koga
Central Pacific
Kurile Islands
Truk
Caroline Chain
U. S. Navy
Enem
Palau Islands
Tokio
Adm
Soyemu Toyoda
Comei
U. S
Kumao Oohashi
China
Yoshitada Shimokawa
United Press
San Francisco
Police find body packed in trunk in Los Angeles
Police opened a trunk shipped from Chicago and found at least one body and possibly a woman and child packed in salt. The trunk, sent April 30 by a man named John Lopez to himself in care of the Railway Express office, arrived last night. Express employees noticed bloody brine seeping from the trunk and alerted police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Chicago
John Lopez
Railway Express
Express Company
Rocket weapons drive $65 million Navy production plan
The Navy seeks $65 million for ordnance production including $15 million for new rocket propellant tech and $20 million of war department facilities for naval use. Chairman Vinson aims to move the bill this month with no opposition and secrecy around the new rocket gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair Johnson
Washington
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
War Department
Vinson
D-Ga
Navy Department
Standstill in 21 Detroit area plants halts war production
War production stops at 21 plants in the Detroit Windsor area as more than 27 000 workers refuse to return to work. 1 300 Republic Aircraft employees vote to end a nine day strike and resume at two plants. Franklin car shops Bethlehem Steel Johnstown Pa settle another strike after a labor conciliator plea. AFL CIO machinists in San Francisco refuse NLRB directives on wage rates and overtime. Government seizure at Montgomery Ward Chicago last week to end a 13 day strike. 450 workers walk out at Hummer Manufacturing. Union officials cite contract dispute over maintenance of membership clause. John A Saxon notes partial war materials production and ongoing plant issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Detroit-Windsor
Ont
Republic Aircraft Corporation
Franklin Car
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Johnstown
United States
NLRB
San Francisco Bay Area
AFL
CIO
War Labor Board
Washington
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Hummer Manufacturing Company
Montgomery Ward and Company
John A. Saxon
Ward
Saxon
Ultimate War Objective Is Just And Lasting Peace
War analyst Dewitt Mackenzie argues for a measured postwar stance and warns against fanaticism in shaping a new world. He notes contested territorial claims, self determination, and the fragile balance among the Big Three in Europe and North Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
North
Africa
America
Britain
Russia
U S Troops Add New Landings In Dutch New Guinea
Allied forces expanded control in the Humbolt bay area with two additional landings at Torare bay and Demta on the Dutch New Guinea coast to cut Japanese escape routes. MacArthur's communique notes light opposition, two Japanese killed at Demta, and ongoing mopping up as 60,000 enemy are believed trapped east of Hollandia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Dickinson
Southwest Pacific
U.P
U. S
Humbolt Bay
Dutch New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Torare Bay
Hollandia
Demta
Tanahmerah Bay
New Guinea
Aita
British New Guinea
Aitape
Wewak
Schouten Islands
Geelvink Bay
Wakde Island
Wakde
Sarmi
Takar
House Passes Painless Tax Measure Aimed at 350 Million
The House approved a simplified tax bill to ease burdens for 350 million taxpayers. It would eliminate annual income tax returns for about 30 million filers and reform withholding starting Jan 1, with higher withholding for those earning up to $5,000. The measure heads to the Senate for swift action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Francis M. LE
E House
Senate
Ways and Means
Allied airstrike breaks Pescara dam amid Italian advance
Allied fighter-bombers dive bombed the Pescara dam in central Italy, cracking the iron sluice gates and unleashing a tide toward Pescara as heavy bombers hit Ploesti and Severin in Romania. Mustangs observed the rising waves after the breach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kennedy
Naples
Pescara
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Kittyhawks
Mustangs
Mustang
Ploesti
Romania
Severin
Danube
Daily Doses Of Explosives Wreck Nazis
Allied air forces press in on Pas de Calais Cambrai Valenciennes and Somain in France with heavy bomber raids and fighter support despite bad weather. Doolittle leads Liberators with 100 aircraft returning safely as Raids target rail hubs and coastal defenses along the invasion coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Cronkite
London
France
James H. Doolittle
Eighth Air Force
Liberators
Europe
Pas de Calais
Cambrai
Valenciennes
Somain
United States
Second Tactical Air Force
Atlantic Wall
Ninth Air Force
Thunderbolt
English Channel
Channel
Phoenix Union Defeats Thatcher 13–0 in Baseball Clash
Phoenix Union routed Thatcher 13 to 0 in the interscholastic baseball tournament at the University of Arizona. Gilbert Trejo pitched a one hit game for Phoenix Union while Floyd Rommel and Jim Mullen provided strong defense and catching support. The lopsided win followed early lead with Tucson briefly ahead by a score not clearly provided in the partial recap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix Union
Thatcher
University of Arizona
Gilbert Trejo
Coyote
Harold Woods
Floyd Rommel
Trejo
Jim Mullenaux
Woods
Badgers
Eee High School
Tucson
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Rahway
N. J
Therese Truax
Therese
Alice Truax
Stars and Stripes
Proving
Germany
de Geneve
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Das Reich
Goebbels
North Sea
OPA
Charley Grimm
Cubs
Step
Toyoda
Detroit
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
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