Allied push along Italian coast breaks German retreat
Allied forces advancing from the coast of Italy by a broad front drive German units away from coastal towns. The German retreat from the Gustav line is rapid, with the Fifth Army reporting scarce contact as they press inland toward the Adolf Hitler line. Late in the day American vanguard meets German tanks and self propelled guns along the coast suggesting a limited German stand.
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Naples
U.P
Adolf Hitler
James C. Roper
United Press
Fifth Army
Gustav Line
Reds Massing Gigantic Army For New Drive
Report from Moscow says the Red army is massing massive forces from the Crimea Ukraine and interior for a summer offensive on the central front toward Germany. Soviet air power and partisans are expected to play key roles in softening German lines ahead of the drive.
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Harrison Salisbury
Moscow
U.P
Red Army
Crimea
Ukraine
Poland
Germany
Russia
Red Armies
Red Air Force
Baltics
Carpathians
High Command
Famed Fiction Writer Faust Killed on Italian Front
Frederick Faust known as Max Brand and author of Dr Kildare stories was killed in action on the lower Garigliano sector during the opening of the fifth army offensive. He wrote 85 books and 25,000 words weekly over the past two decades. Wife Dorothy Dilling survives with a son and daughter. he was 51, about to turn 52.
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Allied
Naples
Frederick Faust
Harper’s Magazine
Max Brand
Garigliano
Firest
Faust
Henry Buckley
Reuters
Aust
Santa Maria Infante
Minturno
Gulf of Gaeta
Dorothy Dilling
Los Angeles
United States
Destry
Rio Grande
Seattle
Modesto
Calif
University of California
City reports surplus defense housing in Tucson
Housing officials announce 13 new defense units completed bringing vacancies to 47 with about 46 more under conversion underway. Officials note a reduced waiting list for eligible defense workers but warn civilian and military needs remain unmet as only essential workers may occupy these public funds housing units.
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Tucson
Homer D. Lininger
National Housing Administration
Uncom
Acting School Head At Prescott Dies
Albert W. Hendrix acting superintendent of Prescott city schools died at 6 30 am after a brief illness. He led the high school for 15 years and previously headed Marana high school. He was Rotary president and World War I veteran. Survived by wife Helen and son James student body president. Funeral Friday at 4 pm at the Congregational church.
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Prescott
Albert W. Hendrix
Hendrix
Don R. Sheldon
AMG
Marana
Rotary Club
France
Helen
James
Arizona Educational Association
The
Congregational Church
Masonic Lodge of
Tucson
Tional
Charles Franklin Parker
Chinese Push in Burma Inflicts Heavy Losses on Japs
Chinese columns push along a 100 mile Burma front west of the Salween with one force crossing Kaol Kung mountains to 16 miles from the border. American bombers support the advance as casualties run higher on the Japanese side. Northern wing reaches the Shweli river near Myitkyina as the advance continues.
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Chungking
U.P
Burma
Salween River
Kaol Kung
Shweli River
Myitkyina
Shweli
Salween
China
Prescott Hopes Winter Is Making Final Visit
Prescott, May 16. Old Man Winter paid a last try in northern Arizona as snow started at 9 a.m. and fell intermittently through the day but melted quickly.
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Prescott
Arizona
City council approves flood control levy and discusses lease
The city council adopted a resolution asking the state tax commission to approve a flood control levy of about 40 000 dollars for ongoing work and 10 000 dollars for a new well. They rejected a five year lease of feeding pens to the Baboquivari Cattle company, and passed an Abermathy street dedication. Police raise and other items noted.
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State Tax Commission
Phil Martin, Jr
Baboquivari Cattl Company
Frank Dawson
Dawson
Martin
Abermathy Street
Granada Street
Harold C. Wheeler
Southern Pacific
Wheeler
John Lyons
Joseph McAllister
Council
Gustav Line Name Confusion Reveals German Fortifications
Naples May 16 The Gustav line is a proxy label for Germany's fortified belt as Allied forces push through Italy. Germans call it their G line and explain it as G for Gustav, similar to the US G for George. Behind it lies the Hitler line, considered one of the strongest defenses in Italy.
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Naples
Gustav
George
Hitler
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Allies Face Tough Fight as They Drive on Rome
Allied forces in Italy report gains of three to eight miles against the Gustav line while expecting a possible stand at the Adolf Hitler line near Piedimonte. German withdrawals suggest hard fighting ahead and the Allies must push this drive to Rome to avoid repeated stymie.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Italy
Gustav Line
Rome
Gustav
Adolf Hitler
Hopeful Advertiser Seeks Widow and Tires in Dixon Notice
A Dixon California classified ad from May 16 seeks a widow who owns two tires and offers marriage in exchange. The applicant emphasizes tires over the spouse and asks interested widows to send tire photos to P. O. Box Dixon California.
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Dixon, Cal
Box
Ingram Court Market Sells For Forty Eight Thousand
The Ingram court and market at 2615 South Sixth Avenue sold to Samuel R. and Julian S. Kipnis for 48000. The deal closes with minor details to be resolved, with operation to begin next week. The sale included two storerooms and equipment, and the site comprises 30 cottages with full furnishings and a gas station setup.
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Ingram Court
South Sixth Avenue
Samuel R
Julian S. Kipnis
Kipnis
Frieda Hoff
Mountain View
Harry Berger
Floyd Shank
Steinfeld Market
Stone Avenue
Pennington
Church Streets
F. L. Ginter
Colonia Solena
J. O. Mack
Broadway
Randolph Road
Jin K. Dom
33Rd Street
Pearl Forum
Japs Try New Thrust Near India Border
Southeast Asia command reports a fresh Japanese assault 220 miles southwest of Imphal repulsed 10 miles west of Daletme. Other attacks in the Kaladan valley near Labawa and Paletwa were stopped as British tanks mop up bunkers in Kohima’s frontier region.
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Charles A. Grumich
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
India
Imphal
Southeast Asia Command
Daletme
Kaladan
Buthedaung
Akwab
Bay of Bengal
Paletwa
Labawa
Kohima
Allied Forces Drive Deep Into German Lines Around Cassino
Allied troops smash the last organized enemy resistance south of the Liri river and push toward Cassino. American units overrun Spigno in the Garigliano valley as French forces seize Monte Fammera and advance west of Ausonia. British and Indian troops repulse Nazi counterattacks southwest of Cassino, taking 3 000 prisoners since the offensive began. Air support with 1 800 Mediterranean sorties targets Piombino Ancona Orvieto Pontedera and industrial sites while French advances threaten the 131st infantry of the 44th division.
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Naples
Liri River
Spigno
Garigliano
Monte Fammera
Ausonia
Tyrrhenian
Eighth Army
Cassino
San Giorgio
Liri
Rapido
Arunci Mountains
Capo Dacqua
Monte le Civita
Fifth Army
Mediterranean Air Force
Piombino
Ancona
Orvieto
Pontedera
Portogerraio
Cresta Santa Lucia
Leforche
Casale
Annunzita
Castel Nuovo
FDR Assured Of Votes For Fourth Term
California and New Jersey Democrats backed a fourth term for Roosevelt as Dewey and Warren split GOP loyalties. New Jersey delegates favored Dewey while California pledged to Warren, signaling intense bargaining remains for the 1059 delegate convention.
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FDR
Jack Bell
Associated Press
California
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Earl Warren
Dewey
Walter E. Edge
Warren
Montana
John W Bricker
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Simeon S. Willis
Kentucky
Bishop Lifts Suspension of Polish Priest
Springfield Massachusetts May 16 Rev George A Shea announced the suspension of Rev Stanislaus Orlemanski for his trip to Moscow had been lifted after a letter of apology was received Fr Orlemanski is ill at his parish house He had left his parish without permission and was suspended indefinitely by Bishop Thomas H O Leary The chancellery had said he planned to go to a monastery but his physician said he was near a complete physical and mental breakdown
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Springfield
Mass
George A. Shea
Stanislaus Orlemanski
Moscow
Thomas H. O’leary
Orlemanski
O'Leary
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