British Forces Repel Axis Attacks Near El Alamein
British forces in Egypt repelled heavy Axis assaults about 70 miles west of Alexandria near El Alamein. Allied bombers targeted Axis depots and lines of communication amid sandstorms. Air actions focused on the Sidi Barrani airfield. seven enemy planes were destroyed.
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Associated Press
CATRO
Egypt
Alexandria
el Alamein
Sidi Barrani
Qattara
Cairo
Holiday speeders headed for trouble in Adrian
Adrian police warn over the Fourth of July weekend that traffic violators will be cracked down on by Commissioner Louis F. Germond. He cites Ohio motorists and local workers as major causes of delays and urges co operation from the Toledo Automobile Club.
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Adrian
Louis F. Germond
Public Safety
Germond
Ohio
Toledo
Some of Houston's Crew Believed To Be Alive
Washington reports that crew from the cruiser Houston may have survived the Java Sea battle and been picked up by Japanese ships. A naval statement cites a broadcast claiming 1,000 survivors from Houston and Perth are now in Batavia, while noting no confirmed information on Houston crew. The War Department says 111 American sailors and Marines were captured in China and held as POWs at Shanghai.
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Washington
Houston
Perth
Java Sea
Dutch East Indies
Navy
Batavia
Navy Department
War Department
China
Shenghai
Tientsin
Peiping
Navy Day Plans If Interest Grows In Adrian
If enough Adrian men enlist in the V-5 Naval Aviation program a Navy Day may be held in Adrian with enlistees sworn in at a public ceremony. Lt Hornaur of the Detroit selection board has begun inquiries through local clubs to spark interest. Donn Crane has already enlisted. eligible men face tests, physicals, and potential pay of 375 monthly during cadet training.
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Donn Crane
Adrian
Chamber of Commerce
Charles P. Hor
Navy
Squirenauer
Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board of
Chase
Detroit
Ellis Berndt
Juon
War Services Committee
Naval Aviation
Charles P. Hornauer
Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board of Detroit
Squire, Chase
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber
Kiwanis
Rotary
Exchange
Hornauer
Adrians
Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board
United States
Naval Aviation Group
Thorious
Naval Air Stations
Naval Reserve
Marine Corps Reserve
Two Teachers Resign From School System
The board of education accepted resignations of two teachers at its July meeting. Francis Paterson, high school music, resigns likely to be called for army duty. Pauline Vihtelic, Lincoln building, physical education, resigns due to illness in family. Bills for June total 1141.05. Annual district meeting Monday July 13 will consider a 301794 budget and a 150000 voted tax. Two board members Frederic Oram and Dr. Clifford Hood seek re-election.
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Board of Education
Francis Paterson
Army Jury
Pauline Vihtelic
Lincoln
Illnness
Bearch
Frederic Oram
Clifford Hood
Henderson Seeks Funds to Prevent Anarchy in Distribution
Prime Administrator Leon Henderson heads to Capitol Hill to urge the Senate for an extra 36 million dollars after the House refused. He warns the gap could derail price and rent controls and rationing, risking chaos in scarce commodity distribution if staffing and funding fall short.
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Henderson
Washington
Leon Henderson
Capital Hill
Senate
House
Senate Appropriations
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Senate Committee
Bond Sale Planned at Fair Grounds
Members of the Forty and Eight organization will return to duty at the fair grounds to promote war bonds and stamps. A box car and engine will be on site at noon for the harness racing program with Legion members selling stamps and a bank employee handling bonds. Local merchants will also run stamp sales with 12 to 14 girls from 2 to 4 pm. Clarke W. Baldwin has scheduled short talks on investment and bond value during the racing program, with vaudeville acts and other entertainments planned for Saturday.
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American Lejon
Tevenanee-Fairy Grounds
Legion
Fairgrounds
Clarke W. Baldwin
County Victory Speakers Bureau
Harnness Racing
Allied air raids strike Kendari and Pacific targets
Allied air forces extended operations 809 miles northwest of Australia striking Kendari air drome in Dutch Celebes, Dili Timor, Lae and Salamaua New Guinea, Tulagi and Bougainville. Kendari raid caught Japanese off guard with direct hits on grounded planes and fires.
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Allied
Australia
Allied Air Force
Kendari
Dutch Celebes
MacArthur
al Ned
Dili
Portuguese Timor
Lae
Salamaua
New Guinea
Tulagi
Bougainville
Solomon Islands
Airedrome
Dill
Darwin
30 Soldiers Die in Army Airplane Crashes
Welch West Virginia July 2 Army officials identify mangled bodies of 21 soldiers from a transport plane crash near Carmel. The former American Airlines flagship lost a wing at 500 feet and fell into a garden. In California, nine soldiers died when a four engine bomber crashed on a training flight at March Field.
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Associated Press
Welch
W. Va
Carmel
West Virginia
American Airlines
Premier
California
March Field
Premer
al Asth
Erwin Stratman
Corporal Jackson
Russell A. Carter
Elmore Edwards
Floyd Hyet
Guy S. Hill
Prentice Plans Monthlong Civil Air Patrol Sub patrol
Kenneth Prentice of Adrian’s Civil Air Patrol squadron departs with his plane for Atlantic coast submarine patrol duty for at least 30 days. He will follow Navy and Army instructions while reporting to CAP leaders, with observer Robert MacVicar from Ann Arbor. The plane, top-equipped in Michigan, carries two way radio gear and is among the fastest at Adrian airport.
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Army
Robert MacVicar
Ann Arbor
Prentice
Michigan
Adrian
Melvin Beebe
St. Michigan
CAP
Beebe
Navy
Earthquake Damage Reported in Algiers After Tremor
German broadcasts report Algiers suffered damage from an earthquake yesterday. Details are sparse but indicate structural impact and potential disruptions. Authorities assess casualties and scope of destruction as relief teams prepare to evaluate affected areas.
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Berlin
Algiers
Axis claim Sevastopol fallen after two day siege
Germans hoisted battle flags over Sevastopol after a two day fight as Kyiv reports say survivors of the fortress face annihilation on the Khersones Peninsula. Axis aims to renew drive east with full mobilization and new phase of warfare toward Russia.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Hitler
Russia
Switzerland
Mediterranean
Europe
Crimea
Caucasus
DNE
Reich
Sevastopol
Khersones
Black Sea
Moscow
Sevastopol Ends Historic Siege Chapters In War
The Associated Press notes Sevastopol’s long siege history, first under Allied bombardment in 1854 55 and again in 1941 42. After nearly 11 months the Russians withdrew to the north shore as the era of war quieted, marking the last chapter of Sevastopol’s siege history.
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Associated Press
Sevastopol
Hitler
Jury To Get Treason Case Today
Six women and six men jurors will receive the treason trial of Max Stephan today. Prosecutor John Lehr says Stephan furnished food shelter money and entertainment to a fleeing German war prisoner, admitting guilt. Defense argues Stephan merely showed him a good time. The most important witness is Hans Peter Krug a 22 year old Luftwaffe lieutenant who testified Stephan aided him by providing support during their Detroit meeting. Both sides will deliver closing arguments before jurors retire.
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Detroit
Max Stephan
John ©. Lehr
Stephan
Verne C. Amberson
Hans Peter Krug
Krug
Chicago
Europe
Chinese Bombers Attacks Hankow and Yochow Reports
Large Chinese air formations bombed Japanese military sites in Hankow and Yochow in North Hunan province along the Yangtze. A Chinese spokesman said Japan had not closed a 35 mile gap along the Kiangsi railway and that Tokyo planned a semi circular push south of the line. American volunteers earlier raided Hankow sinking a warship and three transports as China resumes offensive air activity.
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Chungking
Hankow
Yochow
Hunan
Yangtze River
Central News
Kiangsi
Linchman
Great River Port
China
Yangtze
Sinti
Haniaw
Agriculture Department Still Is Operating Without Funds
Washington reports the Agriculture Department ran on no funds for a second day of the new fiscal year as Congress stalls over a 680 million dollar appropriation. No contracts were made, payroll delayed, and debates center on authority to sell wheat below parity. A week-end holiday looms as conferees seek a temporary funding fix and loans on crops rise to 100 percent parity. A Czech exile source says 141 more executions were reported by Vichy radio, with total fatalities tallying over 1,000 since Heydrich’s assassination.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Senate House
House
Senate
Russell
D-Ga
Office of Price Administration
Congress
London
Vichy Radio
Gestapo
Czechoslovakia
Reinhard Heydrich
German claim Sevastpol taken disputed by London sources
British sources in London dispute the claim that Sevastopol has fallen to German forces while Red Army dispatches say fighting continues in the Crimean stronghold. Red Star reports German troops advancing into the city as Russian defense struggles under vastly superior Nazi numbers.
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London
Sevastopol
Crimean
Associated Press
Moscow
Red Army
Red Star
Crimea
Churchill Wins Confidence Vote in Commons
Prime Minister Churchill secured a sweeping 457 to 25 confidence vote after outlining the Allied position in the Mediterranean and Middle East as near disaster. He defended his war leadership in a 1 hour 28 minute speech and warned of potential grave news ahead.
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Associated Press
London
Churchill
House of Commons
Mediterranean
Middle East
Egypt
France
Tur
Eight German spies face death penalty in U S trial
Washington July 2 The death penalty will be sought when eight men go on trial before a seven member military commission next week charged with landing from German submarines to blow up American military installations. The trial, to be held in Washington or at a federal reserve, will be closed and defendants will have counsel.
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Washington
War
Justice Department
FBI
Florida
Long Island
Roosevelt
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