Third great naval air battle brewing in Pacific
Pearl Harbor reports indicate a new major clash forming in the North Pacific as U S forces strike Attu and Kiska while Japanese potentially reinforce with ships transports and an aircraft carrier. Analysts foresee possible simultaneous pushes toward the Caroline Mariana and Marshall Islands amid foggy conditions.
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Pearl Harbor
North Pacific
United States
Attu
Kiska
Northern Pacific
Central
Southern Pacific
Caroline, Mariana
Marshall Islands
Aleutian Chain
Alaska
Amarillo Power Plant Adds 12 500 KW Unit On Line
Southwestern Public Service announces the Amarillo Power Plant now operates a new 12 500 kilowatt unit increasing total capacity to 35 000 kilowatts. The turbo generator, built by General Electric with key parts arriving six months ago, was installed with Allis Chalmers condenser equipment. The expansion supports military and war industry needs across the Panhandle region and normal city and rural power demands. A German broadcast later reports Romanian Gen. Dumitzu Vasiliu killed in an air crash over the Crimea on June 11.
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Amarillo
J. E. Cunningham
Southwestern Public Service Company
General Electric Company
Allis-Chalmers Company
Panhandle
Berpin
Bucharest
Duimitzu Vasilu
Crimea
Chinese regain points as Japanese press advance near Ying tang
Chinese troops recaptured additional northern Kiangsi positions while Japanese forces pushed 10 miles south of Ying tang after heavy resistance. Bombing hit Shangyao near the Chekiang Kiangsi border as fighting raged near Kiangshan Yushan and Kwangfen. Intelligence says Formosa conscription is strained with only about 1,000 of 420,000 drafted.
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Chungking
U.P
Kiangsi
Chekiang- Kiangsi
Yingtang
Shangyao
Chekiang - Kiangsi
Kiangshan
Yushan
Kwangfen
Formosa
Japs Hit Darwin Again In Third Raid Across Australia
Allied headquarters said Darwin on Australia’s north coast was raided by 27 Japanese bombers with escorts, marking the third day of attacks. Slight damage reported as Allied fliers claimed four Japanese fighters shot down in a day’s dog fight. one Allied plane was lost but the pilot saved. The Allies also conducted a night strike on a Japanese base at Sohana in the Solomons.
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Allied
Australia
Darwin
MacArthur
Sohana
Solomon Group
Sailors Played Tag With Brazilian Rescue Ship After Torpedo Sinking
East Coast port report of lifeboat sailors who fled a torpedo strike on their American cargo vessel and avoided rescue, fearing another sinking. They described the chase with a friendly Brazilian rescue ship while awaiting safety. The note included a cotton crop update and a brief insurance line.
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U.P
Vegg Breaks Into House And Breaks Eggs
A Denver burglar found only 15 cents in a piggy bank after breaking into the John Johnson apartment. In disgust he smashed two dozen eggs on the walls and ceiling. The odd incident adds a dash of humor to a day of crime in the city.
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Denver
John Johnson
Rubber Drive Opens in Amarillo Scraps Gathered Fast
Seven year old Vera Ann Wilcoxson leads Amarillo scrap rubber push turning in three pounds at Floyde Garwood Station. Volunteers urge citizens to drop old tires tubes and scraps at local stations, with a statewide drive running until July 1 and government reimbursement for stations. Mayor Joe Jenkins notes rubber result affects nationwide gasoline rationing decisions.
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Vera Ann Wilcoxson
Lipscomb Street
Amarillo
Vera Ann
Floyde Garwood
Washington Street
Darrel Jackson
Goodyear
Adkisson-Baker
Dryden
E. B. Meyer
Gunn- Hinerman Company
Ted Lokey
Italians Claim Sea Clash Sinking Two Cruisers
Italian sources say British convoy protected by two aircraft carriers faced heavy air strikes. They report two cruisers and one destroyer sunk, one carrier and one battleship heavily damaged, plus 20 Italian planes lost and 15 carrier aircraft shot down. The battle reportedly occurred between Tunis and Sardinia with a large escort.
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High Command
London
Tunis
Sardinia
German Radio Broadcast Jammed During United Nations Day
United Press reports jamming spoiled most Nazi English broadcasts to the United States on United Nations Day. German origin interference affected a Flemish Freedom Station from Belgium and blocked secret France anti Axis broadcasts, with suspected Italian involvement.
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United Press
Germany
United States
Belgium
Italy
Radio France
Military Pay Bill Approved by Senate
The Senate approved a military pay allotment bill directing draft boards to consider family ties when calling men for duty. It would aid the four lowest ranks with federal allowances supplementing their pay and revise the selective service act to exhaust single men before drafting husbands and fathers.
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Washington
Senate
House
Army frees glider pilot candidates from prior training rule
The army air forces scrapped the prior flight training requirement to widen the pool of glider pilot hopefuls. The war department said thousands more qualified applicants could join, with 18 to 36 year olds screened for physical and mental fitness. The piece also notes a hazardous weed overgrowth at the West Tenth and Georgia intersection impairing traffic visibility on Tenth Street.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
War Department
West Tenth
Georgia
Crimean siege intensifies as Soviet defense steadies
Front dispatches describe renewed fighting around Sevastopol with German naval bombardment and aerial attacks. Soviet reinforcements arrive. Germans claim breaches and crossings on the Kharkov front while the Red Army reports heavy counter‑attacks and significant German losses. Civilian defenders gird for continued siege.
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Kharkov
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Stockholm
Donets
Hitler
Caucasus
Axis
Crimean
Pravda
Rome Says British Outpost Is Encircled
Cairo and Rome reports describe Axis forces closing on Ain El Gazala near Tobruk as British positions west of the line are pressed. German attacks near Acroma aim to isolate remaining British troops while Rommel drives to disrupt supply routes toward the desert front.
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Ain el Gazala
High Command
Cairo
Egypt
Tobruk
Edwin Rommel
Acroma
Ain el Gazala Salient
Edwin Rommell
RAF
Matruh
Egypt-Libya
Puka
Take Out Your Teeth Before They Shatter
Chicago report notes a dental advisory warning to remove false teeth if bombs begin falling. Dr. Charles F. Deatherage cautions removable bridges could be swallowed by blast vacuum and dentures may become projectiles after a head impact.
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Charles F. Deatherage
Ilinois
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