Eye Witness Tells Of Carrier Perils
A Kansas City Star report by Alvin M describes the Franklin attack by a Japanese bomber off Japan on March 19. Survivors, including 825 aboard the Santa Fe, are rescued as the ship fights fires, tows, and near-sinking peril, with Captain Gehres and Santa Fe commanders guiding the save.
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U. S. S. Santa Fe
Western Pacific
Franklin
McCoy
Saneta Fe
Pranklin
Eet Aken
Geea
Japan
Santa Fe
W.s
Nippon
Davy Jones Locker
L. E. Gehres
Hunt
E. B.parker
Gehres
Harold C. Fitz
L. E. Blair
Williamsburg
Kas
Blair
Agion
Ration Calender Updates for Meats Foods and Shoes
Ration calendar details from the Associated Press list stamp validity for Book Four red stamps through June and July dates, blue stamps through August, plus stamps for shoes gasoline and oil. It notes new stamp validity August 1 and ongoing expiration dates for various periods and products.
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OPA
Staunton Leader Among Fire Prevention Prize Finalists
The National Board of Fire Underwriters announced 1944 awards with the Christian Science Monitor of Boston and radio WLS Chicago winning $500 gold medals for public fire prevention service. Finalists included Evening Leader Staunton Virginia in the Newspapers division and Parkersburg WVa radio in the Radio Stations division.
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New York
Christian Science Monitor
Boston
WLS
Chicago
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Evening Leader
Staunton
Parkersburg
Ickes Proposes New Coal Mine Travel Wage Ceiling
Mine operators and labor negotiators face a dispute over underground or portal-to-portal pay under Ickes plan. The proposed ceiling ranges from 1.122 to 1.20 dollars per day, with coal industry cost experts consulting both sides before the 1.372 dollar compromise.
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Ickes
Labor
Perkins
New York
Lewis
Two Traps Close on Japanese in Philippines Front
May 18 Manila dispatch reports three U S Army offensives tightening on Japanese garrisons in Luzon and Mindanao. Maj. Gen. Wing’s 43rd Division hems in enemy near Ipo Dam as 14 Japanese are killed in a breakout bid. South Mindanao sees 40th and 31st Divisions narrowing the Sayre highway gap while 24th Division traps an enemy force near Davao between rivers.
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Manila
Mindanao
Philippines
Luzon
Leonard F. Wing
Ipo Dam
Rapp Brush
Clarence Martin
R. B. Woodruff
Davao
Talomo
Truman Offers France Partial U.S. Zone Relinquishment
President Truman told French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault that the United States is ready to relinquish part of the American zone of occupation in Germany. He noted formal conveyance has begun and expressed willingness to meet General De Gaulle to discuss France’s role in postwar settlement.
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Washington
Truman
United States
France
Germany
Georges Bidault
Charles de Gaulle
New White House Dog Appears
A six month old terrier named Mike was presented to Margaret Truman by Robert E. Hannegan as the new White House dog succeeding Fala. Press secretary Charles G. Ross said Margaret preferred the name Mike.
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Washington, M
Trish Setter
Fala
White House
Truman
Margaret
Robert E. Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Bob
Miss Truman
Casey
Charles G. Ross
Mike
Mike Tisk
Okinawa Battle Near Decision With Shuri Threat
American forces on Okinawa press toward Ishimmi and Shuri as Maj. Gen. Bruce’s 77th Division nears the heart of Shuri while Maj. Gen. Bradley’s 96th Division fights near Love Hill. Air and naval support pound enemy fortifications as Mustang fighters strike near Tokyo.
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Andrew D. Bruce
Ishimmi
Shuri
Yonabaru
Yonabaru Town
James L. Bradley
96Th
Statue of Liberty
Love Hill
Associated Press
Vern Haugland
Bradley
Nimitz
Mustang
Iwo Jima
Ash Airfield
Tokyo
Hhet
Norfolk Restaurant Operators Confront Food Shortages
Norfolk Va May 18 discussion of food supplies dominates a meeting of Norfolk area members of the Virginia State Restaurant Association. Elmer G Hoeizle association secretary warned operators face further reductions in available foods during the talks this afternoon.
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Norfolk, Va
Norfolk Area
Virginia State Restaurant
Elmer G. Hoeizle
Front Royal Man Wins Air Medal and Other Decorations
Three Virginia servicemen received honors for actions overseas. Front Royal native First Lt. Anderson B. Hunts Jr. earned the Air Medal for extraordinary achievement in a Burma mission. Castlewood's Staff Sergeant Calvin E. Lambert won the Silver Star after silencing snipers and repelling enemies near a Nazi-held town. Nicklesville’s Private Clyde E. Babbs received the Bronze Star for first aid under fire and evacuating a wounded man.
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Richmond
Virginia
Calvin E. Lambert
Castlewood
Clyde E. Babbs
Nicklesville
Anderson B. Hunts, Jr
Front Royal
Lambert
Babbs
Hunts
Burma
Starkey proposes 5 percent pay bonus for fighting men
Rep Starkey of Minnesota proposes a five percent pay raise for soldiers eligible for discharge but retained in the war. The plan would start from eligibility and also apply to volunteers who stay in uniform, with a provision to allow navy coast guard and marine corps personnel to use the point system for pay increase purposes.
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Washington
Starkey
D-Minn
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Themap
Veteran press ethics clash as reporter cites professional oath
A House Veterans Committee vote of contempt targets PM reporter Albert Deutsch who refused to reveal sources for articles critical of the Veterans Administration. Deutsch, 39, defended his stance on press freedom while Rankin refused to disclose individual votes.
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Washington
House Veterans Committee
Veterans’ Administration
Albert Deutsch
Rankin
D-Miss
Deutsch
Veterans Adrae
News of Cruiser Sinking Just Out
The British cruiser HMS Curacao sank in the Atlantic on October 1, 1942 after being cut in half by the liner Queen Mary while eluding a German submarine. 338 officers and men were lost. survivors included Captain John W. Blackwood. The admiralty also announced losses of ten destroyers, eight submarines, and many smaller vessels.
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London
H.M.S. Curacao
Atlantic
Admiralty
John W. Blackwood
Glasgow
Complete Coverage Of Local National World Events
R Stor provides ongoing coverage across local national and world events. The section aggregates reporting from multiple desks highlighting breaking news political developments economic updates and humanitarian stories. Readers gain a consolidated view of significant happenings as they unfold.
Shaw Praises De Valera For Defying Allies In War Echoes
George Bernard Shaw writes to the Times praising Eamon de Valera for defying both Hitler and the Allies over asylum for Axis refugees. He credits Ireland’s partition and strategic stance for De Valera’s apparent success, calling him a champion of Christian chivalry amid wartime tensions.
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George Bernard Shaw
The
Times Today
Eamon de Valea
Eire
Hitler
Northern Ireland
Fuehrer
Moscow
Galway
de Valera
Adolf Hitler
Dublin
Louis Napoleon
Chislehurst
Kaiser
Doorn
Shaw
Portugal
Mr. de Valera
Taoiseach
Mr. Churchhill
Ireland
Victor Hugo
Hernani
Eamon de Valera
Polish war leader laments Poles jailed by Soviets
Lt Gen Tadeusz Komorowski says thousands of former underground soldiers are in Soviet prisons and camps. He hopes for Poland Russia understanding, denies underground hostility, recalls the Warsaw uprising, and backs 16 leaders Russians claim arrested as patriots and democrats.
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London
Tadeusz Komorowski
Bor
Poland
Russia
Warsaw
Germany
Fugitives Rounded Up in Richmond
Richmond police and military authorities report two more of ten American soldiers who escaped a train bound for Ft. Meade from Newport News have been captured. The arrests bring the total seized locally to four. The two men identified are Brack D. Bragg and Mack A. Hode. They were found with two pistols and brass knuckles.
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Richmond
Ft. Meade
Newport News
Brack D. Bragg
Mack A. Hode
Taylor County
Texas
First English gold coins date back to ancient Britain
The text states that ancient Britons minted their first gold coins about 150 BC. It notes Julius Caesar’s invasion around the middle of the first century BC, during which he found gold coins in circulation.
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England
Julius Ceasar
Gold Scandal In China Revealed
Washington May 18 details of a multi dollar Chungking gold scandal involving yellow metal loaned by this country are emerging. The leak of March decision to raise the official gold price triggered huge profits for speculators. Chinese Foreign Minister Soong ordered punishment for those involved and declined further comment pending investigation.
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Washington
Chungking
T. V. Soong
Soong
San Francisco
China
Stewart Named Commander of Liberator Wing in England
London May 18 Col James Stewart former film actor is named commander of a Liberator bomber wing in the Eighth Air Force. The Indiana Pa native had served as wing operations officer after arriving in England two years ago as a bomber pilot and squadron commander with the rank of captain. Stewart flew key missions over Germany including the first daylight raid on Berlin.
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London
James Stewart
Eighth Air Force
Indiana
England
Stewart
Germany
Berlin
Local Sailors Linked to Damaged Carrier Franklin Port Visit
Mrs. Combs reported her husband Seaman Combs was safe after the bombing with a brief note to hear more soon. He had served on the carrier Franklin since January 1944 and was visiting Portsmouth in February 1944 before departure.
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Seaman Combs
Novicks
U. S. Navy
Franklin
Portsmouth
Pacific
Cpl
Royston
Bucher
Bombing raid over Nagoya leaves vast fire ring
Seaborne reports say 500 plus B-29s dropped 3,500 tons of fire bombs on Nagoya in attacks that formed a huge flaming smokepot after the raid. No B-29s were lost. Recon photos from the operation were not yet available.
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Sea
Tokuyama
Nagoya
Baltimore Market Quotions Livestock And Produce May 18
Baltimore May 18 market quotations for produce apples eggs butter and live stock. Cattle steady with clean up deals good weighty steers around 925 pounds 17.00 and good cows 12.00 to 13.00. calves 17.00 to 18.00. hogs active steady with good 120 to 400 pound barrows and gilts at 15.30. sows 14.55. sheep nominally steady 60 to 80 pound spring lambs 17.00 to 18.00.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Livestock
Livestock Prices Steady as Markets Clear in Chicago
Chicago on May 18 reports salable hogs 9 000 with 140 lb barrows and gilts at 14.75, sows at 14.00. Cattle and calves largely steady with limited market for steers and heifers, beef cows and bulls active while sausage bulls abundant, best fed steers near 16.50 and heifers up to 17.60. Sheep volumes 7 500 total with complete clearance and steady prices. Colorado wooled lambs at 15.85, yearlings 14.00, two year olds 11.00, and native ewes 6.50-8.50.
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Chicago
Colorado
Chicago Grain Quotations Mixed in Quiet Early Trade
Chicago May 18 grain prices showed mixed movement in early futures with weather reports weighing on new crop wheat while most other grains held steady or firm. Opening quotes list May wheat 1.7678 to 1.75, July 1.6414 to 1.8, Sept 1.6118, Dec 1.6014. corn May 1.1838, July 1.1558, Sept 1.1378 to 1.138, Dec 1.1038 to 1.1078. oats May 0.6478 to 0.65, July 0.6118 to 0.614, Sept 0.5818, Dec 0.5818 to 0.584. rye May 1.4238 to 1.42, July 1.3614 to 1.364, Sept 1.2634 to 1.272, Dec 1.2612 to 1.272. barley May 1.1018, July 1.0118.
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Chicago
Rye
Airplane with a Single Motor Under Wing Report
The Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce notes no US models exist yet though a patent is filed. Germany has built at least one plane of this type and possibly more.
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The
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
United States
Germany
Peace-time specialties lead stock market as profits tempt investors
New York May 18 Peace-time specialties showed strength in trading as minor profit taking paused three straight advances. Idle investment funds sought issues tied to consumer goods manufacturing with earnings and dividends supporting buys. Cautious boardrooms ponder a potential quick collapse of Japan and reconversion doubts. Steel, motors, mail orders, amusements and air transports formed the early tape. Gains were fractional, dealings moderate, bonds uneven and commodities steady.
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New York
Nazis Plotted to Slay Eisenhower and Allies
A wartime dispatch outlines Nazi plans to assassinate General Eisenhower and key Allied leaders. It cites claims of a Skorzeny led unit training English speaking troops for sabotage and targeted killings, with captures revealing the broader assassination plot and arrests of Nazi officials.
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Answers to the Daily Quiz list correct responses for page four questions. Regions and entities include the Gulf of California, the Spanish Civil War, Baltimore Maryland, a Western suburb, War Shipping Administration, U S Maritime Commission, Edgar Hoover, Washington DC, a false statement about gender, and a sling and pebbles as the described item.
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Baltimore
Western Suburb
V. No
War Shipping Administration
Maritime Commission
Edgar Hoover
Washington, D. C
Let’s All Back The Attack Buy War Bonds
A wartime appeal urges readers to support the bond drive. Officials promote patriotic duty and financial aid for military efforts, urging citizens to purchase bonds through local banks and post offices.
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