Allied bombers raid toward Calais as RAF plans large raids
A large Allied bomber force crossed the Dover Straits toward Northern France, visible from the Southeast coast as engines roared. American airmen arrived in Britain, RAF reportedly shifts to large scale city raids, while day raids hit minesweepers and locomotives in France. One German fighter-bomber raid hit Southeast England. one attacker was shot down.
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London
U.P
Dover Straits
France
Channel
England
Calais
Britain
Royal Air Force
Germany
RAF
English Channel
Pantelleria Bombarded as Allied Offensive Ramps Up
Pantelleria Island endured another round of heavy air and sea bombardment as Allied forces press invasion preparations. U S bomber raids from the desert air force targeted both sides of the Messina Strait, while British naval actions and air operations continued to erode Axis defenses.
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Carl C
Cranmer
Associated Press
Pantelleria Island
Gibraltar
Pantelleria
U. S
Desert Air Force
Messina Strait
Sicily
Churchill
London
America
Germany
RAF
Britain
Japs Report Salvaging Of Cruiser Repulse
Tokyo radio said Japanese engineers began raising the British cruiser Repulse, sunk with the Prince of Wales off Malaya in December 1941. The claim was not confirmed by Allied sources.
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London
Tokyo Radio
Malaya
Reuters
Workers' Agent Is Certified
The Order of Railway Conductors has been certified by the National Labor Relations Board as the sole bargaining agent for employees of the Certain-feet Products Corp plant in Amarillo after a second election on May 19. A first election was set aside due to a complaint by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The ruling covers railway employees only.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Certain-feed Products Corp
Amarillo
NLRB
Brotherhood of
NRLB
Pantex
Order
Federal Labor Union
AFL
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast shows little temperature change tonight and Tuesday morning with widely scattered showers. 24 hour figures report a high of 85 and a low of 61 with noon temperature around 78 and precipitation of 0.06 inch.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Bureau
Panhandle
Lubbock
San Jacinto
English Field
Argentine cabinet formed after Ramírez revolt
The new government under Ramírez forms a cabinet with Storni Farrell Sarmiento and Galindez amid efforts to avoid Axis rupture. Ramírez denounces false news and vows severe action against treason. Diplomats postpone meetings in Buenos Aires and at the U.S. embassy.
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Saba Sueyo
Segundo Storni
Edelmiro Farrell
Galindez
Angel Jose Elias
Diego Mason
Atre
Ramirez
Ramona
Castillo
Axis
Storni
Farrell
Sarmiento
United States
Eisenhower Named Outstanding Father of 1943
General Dwight Eisenhower will be honored as the outstanding father of 1943 on Father's Day June 20. The National Father's Day Committee cabled from North Africa naming him for sterling leadership and inspiration to youth. He has a son John, a cadet at the U S Military Academy.
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New York
Dwight Eisenhower
North Africa
John
U. S. Military Academy
Solomons Bombed Heavily as Kiska and Munda Attacked
Navy communique reports heavy bombing of Japanese at Kiska in the Aleutians and at Munda on New Georgia Island. Bombs silenced positions on Choiseul, with all U S planes returning. Earlier patrols and Liberator missions struck Kiska. observers could not confirm results due to overcast conditions.
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Arturo Rawson
Pedro Ramirez
Russia
Pacific
U.S. Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S
Solomons
U. S S. Navy
Bougainville Island
Aleutians
Kiska
China
Upper
Yangtze
Pantelleria Island
Africa
la Spezia
Mussolini
Washington
Navy
Munda
New Georgia Island
Choisnel Island
Salmons
Choiseul
Choiseul Island
Supreme Court Sets Aside Draft Charge Conviction
The Supreme Court overturned a draft registrant conviction for failing to keep his local draft board informed of his address. The ruling centers on the requirement to provide timely address updates to ensure mail reachability. case referenced Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Mrs V Davis Wins Amarillo News Tip Prize
Mrs V Davis of Route 3 Box 47 won the first prize of 35 for a tip on a rampaging Negro in Pleasant Valley. Second prize went to Mrs J H Workman for a birth report, and third to Shelton Key for a tip about a broken fire hydrant and ensuing flood. The week’s list includes numerous tipsters from Amarillo addresses.
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Amarillo
V. Davis
Route 3
Pleasant Valley
J. H. Workman
Arthur Street
Dorothy Frisbie Turner
Shelton Key
West Eleventh Avenue
Cattle Thief and Draft Dodger Sentenced in U S Court
In federal court Judge James C. Wilson sentenced Amarillo resident Clovis Ray Howard to five years for cattle rustling under the new act, and rancher August Frost to two years for aiding the theft. Charles Webb White drew three years for draft evasion amid a courtroom exchange on killing and war. Additional defendants faced charges or fines in related actions.
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Federal District Court
James C. Wilson
Clovis Ray Howard
Amarillo
Howard
August Frost
Lark
Texas
Joe Roger
Union County
Clayton
New Mexico
Frost
Clyde Eastus
Panhandle
Charles Webb White
Potter County Draft Board
Ordnance Plant
White
John D. Munsell
Edward Linkenhager
US Troops Arrive in New Zealand for Training Before Deployment
Rear Admiral Theodore Wilkinson said a large contingent of United States troops arrived directly from the United States to New Zealand to train intensively before heading to combat. Others recently arrived after Guadalcanal, with malaria-affected soldiers kept from training. Weather notes report warm, showery patterns across Texas including Amarillo, Lubbock, and San Jacinto with highs near 85.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Theodore Wilkinson
South Pacific Area
United States
New Zea
Guadalcanal
Two Year Old Found Safe After Night Lost in Woods
Perry Puller, age two, spent 24 hours alone in a wooded area near Springfield Missouri after wandering from home on Saturday. Neighbors, Douglas County officers, and highway patrol searched all night and found him resting on a log by a country road, scratched and hungry but unharmed.
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Springfield
Perry Puller
Perry
Douglas County
Plan to Expand Gasoline Restrictions Nationwide
UPR A spokesman told a Congressional committee action on gasoline limits can come soon. A plan is being worked on to extend the pleasure driving ban now in 12 Northeastern states nationwide, with Maj Jubal R Porter denying discrimination against the region.
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Washington
UPR
Petrole Administration
Eastern Seaboard
Maj
Jubal R. Porter
The
Petroleum Administration
Harold L. Ickes
Dutch Nazi Leader Folkert Postht Reported Notable Figure
London reports from the Netherlands News Agency that Dr Folkert E Postht, described as a leading Dutch Nazi, has been detained or implicated in recent events. The item highlights his prominence among far right circles.
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London
Rea Netherlands
Folkert E. Postht
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