Italy Is Given Promise Hitler Will Defend Her
London reports Germany assured Italy it would not be abandoned as Axis pressure grows. Dispatches describe a joint southern front defense, while observers ponder a swift Italian capitulation via psychological warfare and potential invasion of Sicily. Reports of internal Italian troubles and hostilities in the Balkans accompany evolving propaganda.
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Italy
Hitler
London
Germany
Bern
Specula
Axis
Rome
Eternal City
Sicily
Africa
Sicilian
Mussolini
Vittorio Emanuele
Reuters
Moscow
Vittorio Ambrosio
Mussolinil
Umberto
Il Duce
Stampalia
Dodecanese
Macedonia
Algiers
Aleutians Theater Shows Value of Western Island Bases
Military analysis notes that Attu and Kiska sit on the western edge of the Aleutians and could become air and sea bases. While weather and terrain hinder operations, these islands guard Alaska against Japanese movements and could threaten the U S mainland if developed. Attu and Kiska offer potential emergency landings and bases for future Allied operations.
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Aleutians
Attu
Europe
America
Attus
An- Alaska
Alaskan
Kiska
Alaska
Russia
United States
Classified Ads Summary Fragment Shows Mixed Listings
The fragment includes FOR SALE notices listing a General Electric refrigerator and a kerosene stove with prices, a LOST license plate with owner name and location, and another FOR SALE entry for a Ford convertible and Harley motorcycle. Also a WE WANTED ad for a store job and a shop name appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric
Boyce
Attu Distance Highlights Japan Base Proximity
The speaker notes Attu Island as a strategic stepping stone for operations against Japan and for communications with Russia. He points out Attu lies about 700 miles from Paramushiru near Kamchatka, emphasizing proximity to a key Japanese base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Attu
Paramushiru
Kamchatka
Centaur Hospital Ship Sunk by Japanese Torpedo Off Australia
Allied reports say the hospital ship Centaur, clearly marked and lit, was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine off Brisbane. Of 363 aboard, 299 died, 64 were saved. survivors endured shark-filled seas on rafts for 36 hours before rescue.
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Allied
Australia
Centaur
Sydney
New Guinea
MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
Brisbane
Eleanor Savage
Sister Savage
Frank Davidson
Davidson
Block Busters Tested by Science Men in War
London May 18 A British science team completed a blunt bomb test to compare an 8000 pound bomb with two 4000 pounders They detonated 100 and 1000 pound bombs on various surfaces to gauge blast effects The 100 pounders showed variable results while 1000 pounders proved more reliable They conclude 8000 pounders are not twice as effective as two 4000 pounders but are more concentrated and reliable for localized destruction
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London
Krupp
Essen
Pounders Aim to Double Chance Against Spiective
A brief note suggests Pounders are twice as likely to land hits against Spiective, indicating a significant matchup advantage. No further context or details are provided in the fragment.
Committee Aids Polish Children in Sweden
A committee to aid the children of Poland has been organized in Sweden. Marika Stjernstedt, author and feminist, serves as chair and stresses Sweden’s friendship with Poland and that ways to send aid exist despite difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Poland
Sweden
Marika Stjernstedt
In Loving Memory of My Aged Douglas Willey
Poem memorial by Mrs Dollie Cull recalling a son named Douglas Marshall Willey who died one year earlier on May 18 and expressing longing to recapture their last loving moment and heavenly harmony.
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Douglas Marshall Willey
Dollie Cull
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