Germans Fall Back From Liri Valley Battle
Allied reports say British Indian forces pushed north into the Liri valley toward highway six near Cassino. German defenders are said to be retreating after heavy tank battles as the Gustav line south of the corridor to Rome is overrun and Allied armies advance toward the Adolf Hitler line.
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Naples
Liri
Cassino
Noland Norgaard
Rome
Adolf Hitler
Anzio
Italy
Ceprano
Gulf of Gaeta
Gustav Line
Pignataro
Castellanorato
Formia
Scauri
Spigno
Monte San Angelo
San Giorgio
Ausonia
Esperia
Rapido River
Casilina—i
Coxon Loses Seniority Rights In Southern Pacific Dispute
William Coxon, candidate for governor, says he has been ousted from his 27 years at Southern Pacific after a union contract blocked his leave extension for campaigning. The Brotherhood of Railroad and Steamship Clerks declined concurrence, forcing Coxon to choose between the race and his job. He vows to pursue options with the National Labor Relations Board.
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Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Southern Pacific
William Coxon
Coxon
Associated Press
Southern Pacific Company
Casa Grande, Ariz
Mr. Coxon
Railroad and Steamship Clerks
Ilroad and Steamship Clerks
Sewell Avery
National Labor Relations Board
Vacationers Point Fee Is Now Reduced
Washington May 17. The office of price administration reduced the red ration point for summer vacations. Consumers at lodging houses residence hotels and camps must surrender 10 red points every 10 days instead of 30 every two weeks as before.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Arizona Commission Cuts Electric Rates 10 Percent
The Arizona corporation commission ordered a 10 percent reduction in residential electric rates for Morenci and Ajo effective May 21. Additional cuts take effect June 1 at Gila Bend, Winkleman, and Maricopa totaling 3,665 dollars yearly, with Morenci and Ajo leading the action.
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Phoenix
Morenci
Ajo
Arizona Corporation
Gila Bend
Winkleman
Maricopa
George Ade Dies Hoosier Humorist at 78 in Brook
George Ade 78 long noted humorist author and playwright died at R E Hirschmann home in Brook Ind after a stroke last June and two heart attacks. Born Feb 9 1866 in Kentland Ind he rose from Purdue to Chicago Morning News reporter then Lao to fame with Fables In Slang and plays including The Sultan of Sulu Peggy From Paris The Country Gentleman The ShoGun The College Widow and The County Chairman. He built Hazelden Farms near Brook and divided summers there with winters in Miami Fla.
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George Ade
Brook
Ind
Kentland
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ade
Chicago
Chicago Morning News
Fair Coed
Juror Excused Over Bees Story at Los Angeles Panel
Los Angeles May 17. Superior Judge Leon R Yankwich excused juror Paul J McDonald after he explained a plan to raise honey bees. He told of a box of bees gone missing and the bees seeking a new swarm while he searched for honey. The judge granted the excuse.
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Los Angeles
Leon R. Yankwich
Veniremen
Paul J. McDonald
McDonald
Heavy raids push to clear Jaluit and Marshalls
Allied air forces staged a two day bombardment of Jaluit atoll and attacked other Marshalls positions as part of a broader Pacific campaign. The 240 ton raid on Jaluit was the heaviest since Kwajalein invasion, with 284 sorties and heavy Liberators, fighters and carriers targeting atoll sand and coral islets.
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William F. Tyree
Pearl Harbor
U.P
Jaluit Atoll
Marshalls
Central Pacific
Jaluit
Kwajalein
Pacific
Carolines
Kuriles
New Guinea
Army
Navy
Marine
U. S
Mili
Wotje
Maleolap
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Truk
Puluwat
Woleai
Truk Lagoon
Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
Wakde-Sarmi
Hollandia
A Comique
Wakde
Biak Island
Schouten
Dutch New Guinea
Arnold Claims Strike May Halt Bombing Raids
Gen H H Arnold told a War Labor Board hearing that the Detroit foremen's strike is a serious setback for the air force and could, if it continues, allow the German air force to recover just as Allied blows are aimed at Germany. He warned the strike might force timetable changes for destroying German industry and endanger bombing crews due to reduced fighter plane protection. He stressed war production is essential and strikes could affect invasion operations.
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Washington
H. H. Arnold
Detroit
Arnold
United States Army Airforce
War Labor Board
Germany
Ickard Mo
Stilwell's Unit Closes Trap On Jap Base
Lt Gen Stilwell's north Burma forces push toward Kamaung and Kamaing as Chinese offensives threaten Myitkyina. Heavy enemy casualties reported as roadblock traps Japanese near Mala kawng. Salween offensive approaches Kamaing from the east within 40 miles. Kaladan front not updated.
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Stilwell
Southwest Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
Kamaung
Mogaung
Salween River
Myitkyina
Kamaing
Mvyitkyina
Mogaung River
Malakawng
Tarongyang
Manpin
Kaladan
Hour of battle nears as Axis radios hint new offensives
London reports European broadcasters predicting a renewed Allied push while Rommel inspects Atlantic Wall defenses near Cherbourg. Signals point to a summer offensive on multiple fronts as Moscow voices readiness for fresh battles and警察 conduct mass checks on U.S. Army personnel in Britain.
Germans Expect Large Scale Blow From Reds
London May 17 German broadcasts said Nazis foresee an early return to large scale Soviet assaults on the Lwow Kovel front and northern Romania as Russians mass in strength. A Moscow communiqué spoke of localized action on the lower Dnestr and an undisclosed sector. Soviet attacks were anticipated soon, while German attacks north west of Tiraspol on the lower Dnestr were reported repelled with heavy losses. A Soviet tank unit claimed a successful operation killing 400 Germans. Soviet airmen bombed Polotsk near the Latvia Poland border and the Riga rail line as a prelude to a major Red Army offensive.
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Dittmar
Paris
Moscow
I. Yermashev
Red
Estonia
Black Sea
London
Lwow-Kovel
Dnestr
DNR
Tiraspol
Polotsk
Riga
Forest Service Could Use Half Million Men
Phoenix May 17 The forest service could put as many as a half million men to work after the war if private industry cannot absorb manpower. Lyle F Watts chief of the forest service said he is visiting Arizona forest areas and meeting with livestock men. He added plans could be compressed from six years into one or two years.
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Phoenix
Forest Service
Lyle F. Watts
U. S. Forest Service
Washington, D. C
Watts
Arizona
UA To Award 234 Degrees To Graduates
The University of Arizona will grant 234 degrees at 8 p m in the campus auditorium during the 49th annual commencement exercises. Dr Robert Gordon Sproul of the University of California at Berkeley will deliver the address on The Ultimate Issues of Life. Alfred Atkinson will confer the degrees, including 25 master’s degrees and three professional degrees, with one doctoral degree also awarded. An honors assembly will precede the event at 4 p m.
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Robert Gordon Sproul
University of California
University of Arizona
University
University of California At Berkeley
Alfred Atkinson
Sproul
George C. Wilson
Chinese Battle To Restore Life Line To Their Country
Dewitt Mackenzie notes the Salween river offensive as China aims to reestablish the Burma road to India. He explains the strategic need for ground transport and airlift support to withstand Nipponese pressure while awaiting Allied aid. The drive involves about 20,000 troops to clear a land route through southwest China.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
China
India
Burma
Yellow River
Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese Forces Score Gains In New Offensive
Chinese high command reports gains as Japanese vanguards maneuver 125 miles west of the Peiping Hankow railway and 40 miles south of the Lunghai line. Loyang in northern Henan province remains in Chinese hands amid heavy fighting and artillery attacks.
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Chungking
Peiping-Hankow
Lunghai
Loyang
Henan
China
High Command
Chinese counterattack widens railway gap with third station taken
Chinese forces report a 22 mile widening of the Peiping Hankow railway breach after capturing a third station between Kioshan and Mingkiang. Salween front actions claim several successes with troops holding positions near Mamien pass toward Myitkyina. Tatangtza encirclement pound noted as Loyang fighting intensifies.
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Chungking
Henan
China
Peiping- Hankow
Kioshan
Mingkiang
Chinese Central News
Chinese High Command
Mamien Pass
Myitkyina
Burma
Tatangtza
Peiping-Hankow
Loyang
Fly Help Wasn’t Extended for Digest Criticism Article
Greta Palmer, writer for Reader's Digest, testified before a House committee that a proposed critical article about the FCC was suggested by Wendell Willkie but not published after FCC Chairman James L. Fly protested it as libelous. Palmer named Willkie, Bill Paley, and Niles Trammell as connected to the effort.
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Washington
Reader’s Digest
Congressional Committee Today
Federal Communications Commission
Wendell Willkie
FCC
James L. Fly
Greta Palmer
New York
Special House
Rep. Miller
R-Mo
Fly
Miller
Sup
Miss Palmer
Bill Paley
Columbia Broadcasting System
Niles Trammell
National Broadcasting Company
Broadcast
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Foreman's Association of America
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Hitler
Normandy
Cherbourg
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