Ivan the Mechanic Returns in Shuttle Bombing Wake
American bombers escorted by American and Russian planes landed in Russia as part of a shuttle bombing plan outlined at Moscow and Teheran. Soviet crews aided recovery and refueling as Maj. Gen. Deane hailed cooperative operation marking large scale Allied air collaboration. Gripsholm dock set for Jersey City arrival June 6 with wounded servicemen and civilian evacuees.
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United States
Union
Europe
Britain
Italy
North Africa
Russia
Teheran
Germany
America
H. H. Arnold
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U. S
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Foreign Office
Alfred Kessler, Jr
Passaic
N. J
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West Point
England
Jersey
Frederick L. Anderson
U. S. Strategic Air Force
Theodore Curtis
Elliott Roosevelt
Alexei Vladimovich Nikitin
Alexander R. Perminov
Nikitin
Perminov
Roosevelt
Red Air Force
Deane
Gripsholm
New York
Diplomatic Exchange
Jersey City
American Export Lines
Key Nazi Strongholds in Italian Hills Fall to Yank Powerhouse
Allied advances at Biak and Myitkyina mark air and ground offensives in the Asia theater. American and Chinese forces press the Japanese in Burma and on Schouten Islands near Mokmer, while MacArthur’s air forces strike Truk and surrounding Carolines.
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Associated Press
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India
China
Hunan
Myitkyina
Mogaung
Salween River
Yunnan
Burma Road
Salween
Bosnek-Mokmer Road
Biak
Doug MacArthur
Murder probe stalls as public tips flood in
Sheriff Bill Adams says no major developments after the Saturday midnight slaying of Dorothy Snelson as investigators pursue leads from the public. District Attorney Jim Lumpkin urges more cooperation and notes a $1,050 reward. Chiefs report tips are checked. some lead nowhere while others may crack the case. Allied forces press toward Rome in Italy with Valmontone and Velletri captured, via Casilina line, as Clark’s troops advance and Nazi resistance hardens.
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Sid Harper
Jim Lumpkin
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Hermann Goering
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Clark
Ferentgni
Albert Kesselring
Avezzano
Alban
Terracina
Littoria
Castelforte
Gustav
Hitler
Casilina
Monte Artemisio
Velletri
Lariano
Com
Lanuvia
Campoleone
Arden
How To Get Tires and Gasoline Stamps for Vacation
Austin report explains a method to obtain tires and gasoline stamps for a summer trip. A candidate paying a $100 state filing fee becomes eligible for both tires and gas for one car, allowing travel across Texas.
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Austin
Texas
Grim Goums on Italian Front Use Gentle Tug for Dogtags
May 26 dispatch describes the Fifth Army Goums stealth tactics in darkness. They seize soldiers by the throat to check dogtags and release them if the tag shape matches an American, otherwise danger looms with German casualties nearby.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
Fifth Army
Price Controls Extended by House Banking Committee
The House banking committee voted unanimously to extend wartime price controls for one year beyond June 30. It decided to continue current food subsidies and defeated a modified Bankhead amendment for textile industry relief. The committee added an unusual amendment allowing checkups on OPA operations by the Senate and House banking groups. Chairman Spence said OPA Administrator Chester Bowles approved the idea.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Plane Output Surpasses War Production Goal
President Roosevelt announced the U S has produced over 175 000 airplanes in about three years and 4 400 were sent to Allies in the first 91 days of this year at about 338 weekly. Since the Lend Lease Act in March 1941 to April 1 this year over 33 000 planes reached allied forces.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Foreign Economic Administration
Thomases
Congress
United Nations
Tito Escapes Nazi Chutists
Tito fled into the mountains with Maj Randolph Churchill as German paratroopers and glider infantry hit the Partisan stronghold in Bosnia. Rommel directed the assault. Churchill is the British prime minister’s son. Most staff escaped. two reporters and two photographers were captured but Pribichevich later escaped.
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Bari
Italy
Marshal Tito
Maj
Randolph Churchill
Erwin Rommel
Major Churchill
Tito
Stoyan Pribichevich
Time Magazine
John Talbot
Reuters
Pribichevich
Petitions Seek Ballot Listing For Electors
In Houston on June 2, Fourth term forces push a statewide drive to gather 90 000 signatures to compel the Texas Democratic Executive Committee to certify presidential electors on the July primary ballot. Former Gov James V Allred chairs the effort with 20 000 petitions ready for circulation. meetings planned in San Antonio Fort Worth Dallas Wichita Falls and other cities.
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Houston
Democratic Executive Committee
Texas
James V. Allred
Galveston
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Austin
Wichita Falls
Allred
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Dallas
Executive Committee
Tom Miller
State Committee
Roland Bradley
W. A. Combs
Bradley
Six US Fliers Reported Lynched in Germany
Bern's Der Bund correspondent reports six American airmen lynched in Germany and says German propaganda appeared to encourage locals to seize Allied pilots, violating international warfare rules. The item notes the June 2 date and ties to Berlin reporting.
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Bern
Switzerland
Berlin
der Bund Today
Germany
Hall County Poll Shows Roosevelt Lead in Hall County
A Memphis street poll of 160 Hall County residents finds overwhelming support for Franklin D. Roosevelt. 115 favor Roosevelt against any Republican, 93 back a fourth term, and 26 favor another term among farmers while laborers and professionals show mixed views. Delegates from the 18th district to Chicago are named as regular uninstructed delegates with alternates.
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Hall County
Austin
Roosevelt
Globe News
Texas
Dan Moody
Coke Stevenson
Panhandle
Jim King
C. C. Gibson
Amarillo
Chicago
H. G. Hamrick
T. M. Braly
Pampa
Dave Warren
Tom Jones
King
Bolters
Nazis Hint Balkan Front as Western Invasion Looms
A Berlin Transocean broadcast quoted by the Associated Press speculates that a Balkan front could precede any invasion of Western Europe. Dispatches from Syria and Lebanon via Ankara claim Anglo American forces have concentrated troops in the Near East in recent weeks.
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Berlin
Europe
Balkan
Associated Press
Syria
Lebanon
Ankara
Near East
Allied Air Fleets Launch Massive Shuttle Raid On Axis
American and British air forces mount a two way assault across Europe from Italy to Romania and Russia. Fortresses Liberators and escort fighters drop thousands of tons of bombs on rail hubs and coast targets while RAF and U S planes strike from Pas de Calais to the Balkans, with all aircraft returning safely.
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Europe
Ivan
Russia
John R. Deane
United States
Soviet Union
England
Italy
Africa
Germany
Mediterranean
London
U. S
Britain
French Pass de Calais
Pas de Calais
France
Channel Calm Under Moonlight
Dover reports a calm strait with cloud breaks and a moonlit sky. A dissipating evening haze gave way to sunny intervals and a light northwesterly breeze fading by night. Temperatures cooled from 70 to 59 degrees, with tides listed for Dover and Calais in Amarillo time.
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Folkstone
Straits of Dover
Dover
Calais
Amarillo Field Bond Drive Surges Before Schedule
Air Field personnel at Amarillo Field bought thousands of dollars in war bonds on June 1, a head start that Brig. Gen. Carl W. Connell calls a devastating blow to the Axis. He urges continued regular purchases to fund supplies for servicemen and service women overseas.
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Amarilo Army Air Field
Carl W. Connell
Amarillo Field
Connell
Southwest Pacific
Noon Deadline For Concert Seats Closes Soon
Noon today is the deadline for season ticket holders to reserve seats for Alec Templeton’s concert at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Municipal Auditorium. Mrs. Howard Lynch of the Philharmonic Orchestra Association said only a few tickets remain and a sell out is expected by noon. The Southwest Public Service Company lobby ticket booth will close at noon or earlier if sold out.
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Alec Templeton
Howard Lynch
Philharmonic Orchestra Association
Philharmonic Orchestra
Municipal Auditorium
Weather picture for Amarillo West Texas New Mexico region
The bulletin reports Saturday for Amarillo and vicinity as mostly fair with fresh to strong winds and dust. little temperature change. Sunday will be partly cloudy with similar wind, West Texas also partly cloudy with fresh winds, and New Mexico sees partial clouds with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the north. temperatures vary little.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Gulf
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