Bombers Hit Ploesti Oil Fields and Balkan Rail Yards
Allied air forces based in Naples launched a daylight raid deep into the Balkans. About 1,500 American planes including 750 heavy bombers struck the Ploesti oil fields in Romania and the Belgrade and Nis yards in Yugoslavia with Lightning and Thunderbolt fighters in support.
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Naples
U.P
Balkans
Ploesti
Romania
Belgrade
Nis
Yugoslavia
Italy
Iing
U. S. 15Th Air Force
Bucharest
Germany
Allies Closing Trap On Japs In New Guinea
Advanced Allied Headquarters in New Guinea reports a six day coastal engagement 34 miles southeast of Aitape. American scouts push through patrols as Japanese concentrate near Wewak while Australians drive toward Madang and Bunabun. Allied air raids target Wakde island and Schouten islands as new evidence shows 250 Japanese dead in an abandoned hospital at Em Augusta bay Bougainville.
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New Guinea
Aitape
Nipporese
Wewak
Madang
Bunabun
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Esman
Alexishafen
Wakde Island
Japan
Schouten Islands
Bougainville
Nomhern Solomons
Em- Augusta Bay
Transit Tieup At Cleveland Threatens Widespread Strikes
More than 74,000 Detroit war workers began returning to their jobs after the FAA ended its strike in automotive plants. A Cleveland transit walkout by 4,000 AFL transit employees aimed to press wage demands, while other scattered strikes occurred across Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Nevada, and New Hampshire. Full production expected by Monday as war plants resume.
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United Press
Detroit
Foremen’s Association of America
Cleveland
FAA
Army Air Forces
AFL Street Car & Motor Coach
Mack Manufacturing Corp
Allentown
War Labor Board
Cressona
Aluminum Corporation of America
Pennsylvania
AFL
CIO
San Francisco
WLB
Toledo, O
Hummer Manufacturing Co
Springfield
Ill
Montgomery Ward & Co
Four Tucsonans awarded Silver Stars for Pacific action
Tech. Sgt. Caesar G. Ramirez Corp. Walter Mc Donald and Pvt. Raul Gomez along with Pvt. Joe E. Tyra of Tucson earned Silver Stars for gallantry at Los Negros island and Lorengau airdrome in 1944. Tech. 4th Gr. Ben F. Hensley Jr. of Phoenix received the Soldier's Medal for rescuing a comrade from fire at Camp Erwin California.
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Washington
Tucson
Ariz
Pacific
Camp Erwin
Calif
War Department
Tech
Caesar G. Ramirez
West 29Th Street
Walter McDonald
South 6Th Street
Raul Gomez
West 33Rd Street
Ben F. Hensley, Jr
Phoenix
Tucson Levy Request Hearing Set For May Twenty Fourth
Arizona Tax Commission approves applications from Tucson and Phoenix for budget raises. Tucson seeks a $50 000 emergency levy with a May 24 hearing. Phoenix seeks permission to exceed its budget by 316 051.26 with a May 22 hearing.
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Phoenix
Arizona Tax Commission
Arizona
Tucson
Long Range Bombers Break German Rail Lines in Night Attacks
Soviet forces expanded a bridgehead at Tiraspol after heavy German losses on the Dnestr front. Ground actions near Stanislawow in Poland yielded gains, while Russian long range bombers hit German rail targets at Minsk Chelm Baranowicze. Three bombers were lost in the 21st major nighttime raid.
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Harrison Salisbury
Moscow
U.P
Red Army
Dnestr
Bessarabia
Tiraspol
Stanislawow
Poland
Minsk
Chelm
Baranowicze
Bad Weather Halts Allied Air Fleets
London reports overcast Channel skies and rain clouds over the French coast halt Allied air activity. German radio stations went off air in the morning but no end to the invasion lull seen. Britain records a raidless night and presumed grounding of RAF night bombers.
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London
Britain
Ministry of Home Security
RAF
State Corporation Group Approves Arizona Power Merger
The State Corporation Commission today granted permission for Arizona Power Company to acquire and merge with Arizona Electric Power Corporation with operations in Prescott Flagstaff and Winslow. The merger awaits Securities Exchange Commission approval in Philadelphia where a hearing is scheduled for May 23.
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Phoenix
Arizona Corporation Commission
Arizona Power Company
Arizona Power Corporation
Prescott
Arizona Electric Power Corporation
Flagstaff
Winslow
Securities Exchange Commission
Philadelphia
Yank Pilot Returns After Wandering Behind Enemy Lines
An American pilot reached a Allied base in Italy after wandering behind German lines since January 31 when his Invader was shot down. He evaded capture by hiding most of the time and was listed as missing in action. He saw American planes again last Friday and cried with relief at the sight.
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Italy
Hit-Skip Driver Kills Cyclist on Grande Ave
City police and sheriffs deputies search for the hit-and-run driver who struck cyclist Macedonio Robago on Grande avenue near St. Marys road last night. Robago died from a broken neck and severe injuries. body found 400 feet south of the intersection. Funeral arrangements are handled by Arizona mortuary.
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Macedonio Robago
Huron Street
St. Mary's Road
Grande Avenue
Robago
Robage
Hubbard Greenhouse
Arizona Mortuary
Yugoslav Partisans Kill 1500 Axis Troops in Bosnia
Marshal Tito announced that partisan forces killed about 1,500 Axis troops in eastern Bosnia as fighting raged and German reinforcements rushed into western and central Bosnia. In Dalmatia, Yugoslavs drove enemy from Kistanje amid ongoing battles across Croatian sectors.
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London
Bosnia
Dalmatia
Kistanje
Josip Broz
Tito
34 Indicted by U S Grand Jury in May Term
The federal grand jury returned 34 true bills on 39 charges. Two indictments were not true and three were passed. The jury reported at 2 30 today to Judge Albert Sames and had begun session at 10 am yesterday.
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Federal Grand Jury
Albert Sames
Nazi Leaders Hold Hurried War Meeting
German anti invasion command was summoned for an emergency council of war in France with Rommel Rundstedt Blaskowitz and Krancke. Berlin radio said invasion may begin momentarily while German torpedo boats operated off the English coast and Allied shipping remained light.
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London
U.P
Germany
Supreme Headquarters
France
London Daily Mail
Erwin Rommel
English
Thames
DNB
Madrid
Gerd von Rundstedt
Rommel
Johannes Blaskowitz
Krancke
Normandy
England
Daily Mail
Berlin
London News Chronicle
Europe
Stockholm
News-Chronicle
Denmark
Stettin
Danzig
Konigsberg
Baltic
von Walkmitz
Svenska Dagbladet
Jean Paquis
Paris
Bristol
Yanks Chinese Take Airfield At Myitkyina
American and Chinese infantry stormed into Myitkyina’s main Japanese defenses after overrunning the southern airfield. Merrill’s Marauders led three columns in a 21 day drive through Kuman hills, aided by mortars, with Chinese reinforcements arriving by air. The fall could topple the Japanese position in northeast Burma before the monsoon.
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Walter G. Rungle
Chungking
U.P
Myitkyina
Burma
Frank Merrill
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mogaung Valley
Salween River
Moyitkvina
Kuman
Mogaung
Merrill
Police Judge Adopts 40-Hour Week For Court
Glendale California May 18 Police Judge Frank H Lowe 87 said his court will operate a 40 hour week with Saturdays and Sundays closed noting it is “about time” the court follows standard work hours.
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Glendale
Cal
U.P
Frank H. Lowe
Ending Of Detroit Strike Important War Victory
Detroit foreman's strike ends, marking a notable home-front victory for the Allied effort. The piece highlights Cassino evacuation in Italy and Myitkyina airfield seizure in Burma as key Allied gains amid broader Gustav and Adolf Hitler line defenses.
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Detroit
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Cassino
Italy
Myitkyina
Burma
Detroit Foreman
Gustav Line
Missing Indian student's body found in Hudson River
Valla Matthai, 22 year old Indian student from Columbia University, was found drowned in the Hudson River several weeks after she disappeared during a snowstorm on Riverside Drive. Medical examiner Edwin Huntington said no marks of violence were found and autopsy was deemed unnecessary. The body was identified by a wristwatch serial number and facial mole. Police had conducted an intensive search for her since the March 20 disappearance.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Hudson River
Valla Matthai
Columbia University
Westchester County
Edwin M. Huntington
Bombay
India
Riverside Drive
Huntington
Matthai
John J. Cronin
New York Missing Persons Bureau
New York
International
Allied forces seize Cassino and Formia in Italy drive
Allied troops capture Cassino and Formia as the Gustav line collapses, with British eighth army taking Cassino fortress and American forces seizing Formia. U.S. French units push into the Aurunci mountains while a decisive pincer movement blocks German withdrawal along Highway 6 and into the Liri valley.
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Noland Norgaard
Naples
Cassino
Formia
Fifth
Eighth Army
U. S
Hitler Line
Anzio
Italy
Fifth Army
Liri
Fourth Parachute
Highway 6
Berlin
Fortified Hitler Line Becomes Tough Nazi Barrier
Secretary of War Stimson said Allied forces in Italy are reaching the outposts of the Hitler line and warned the next campaign phase will be exceedingly difficult. He noted the Gustav line has been pierced but the Adolf Hitler line extends 10 to 15 miles beyond it with reinforced mountain fortifications and German engineer units.
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Adolf Hitler
Rome
Gustav Line
Hitler
Anzio
Myitkyina
Detroit
Washington
Stimson
Italy
Gustav
Cassino
Stimgen
Negro Voting and Labor Issues Stir 1944 Campaign
In Washington Rep Smith proposed a House inquiry into campaign expenditures by individuals, corporations, and labor unions. Rep Shafer urged outlawing foremen’s unions after a Detroit area walkout. South Carolina Democrats rejected seating the Progressive party delegation and debated a two four-year term limit while planning a future convention.
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South
Roosevelt
Gov
Dewey
New York
Washington
Rep. Smith
Dva
House of Representatives
Biddle
CIO
May
D-Ky
Military Committee
Shafer
Starnes
Alabama
Costello
California
South Carolina
Progressive Party
Californians Vote For Party Delegates
Californians cast ballots in the state primary with the Roosevelt pledged Democratic delegation receiving 260 645 votes and the Warren bound Republican ticket polling 201 423 in 5088 of California’s 14 683 precincts.
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San Francisco
Earl Warren
California
Styles Terms Election Wit As Unexpected
HOLLYWOOD May 18 Hal Styles radio producer commentator won the Democratic nomination in the 15th district defeating veteran Rep John M Costello. Costello led the GOP race but state law bars his acceptance of the nomination. Styles rose from radio outreach to aid unemployed and veterans programs while Costello faces party nomination limits.
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Hollywood
Hal Styles
John M. Costello
15Th
Bailiwick
Costello
Styles
Hia
Congressional
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State Corporation Group
Yank
Grande Ave
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