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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1942
Page
11
Axis planes in the Mediterranean battle report a self propelled rocket bomb described as the most important advance since the magnetic mine. Experts say its penetrating power could shift tactics away from dive bombing and it trails sparks like a comet.
Walter Blackburn and O. D. Cape launched a bid to grant service men a free vote for at least one year after victory in war. They seek elimination of the poll tax or a special act, and will push the plan with state lawmakers and Governor Stevenson if needed.
A neutral traveler reports Romania and Hungary with about 60,000 troops diverted from the Russian front facing each other near Transylvania. He says relations are so strained that anything could happen at any moment.
Maj Alfred F Kalberer led B 24 Liberators to 35 direct hits on two Italian battleships in the Mediterranean He later logged over 1 3 million miles as a United Airlines pilot Amarillo Potter County honor stems from a war bond drive that raised funds for two bombers Christening to occur with City of Amarillo and Miss Potter County names. Local officials said the ships should enter service promptly.
Secretary of War Stimson told reporters that Japanese losses in the Pacific have temporarily reduced the threat to the Pacific Coast. He noted only a very small landing in the Aleutians and said fog and weather hid developments. He described the Midway engagement as three days of fighting that scattered the enemy fleet.
A former German Army artillery captain now working in a Nuevo Laredo bed factory was detained by Mexican authorities last night and will be moved to Mexico City today. A Japanese cafe operator in custody for several days will accompany him to Mexico City.
Washington reports that coffee rationing remains unlikely in the near term though grocers must monitor customer purchases under the quota system. Harold B. Rowe, director of food rationing, cited possible shipping curtailments and said no assurance exists against future rationing. The War Production Board is expected to set July coffee quotas at 75 percent of 1941 deliveries, matching the prior two months.
The 24-hour clock is now the official time system for all army messages orders and reports. Time is shown as four digits from 0000 to 2400 with 6 25 A M as 0625. Found ten dollars in attic. Not cash but items of value left behind. Globe News Want Ad offers quick cash for unwanted items.
Two young men from Lubbock and former reformatory inmates were arrested in Amarillo after police broke up a scheme robbing 60 to 70 city meters of coins worth 40 to 45 dollars. A master key and about 24 dollars in pennies and nickels were found, with one suspect admitting past theft terms. The pair were jailed on bonds, amid reports meters netting around 1000 dollars weekly.
Washington reports Chairman Vinson of the House Naval Committee defended continued battleship construction as essential insurance against a future carrier losses. He argued the big battleship remains necessary even as torpedo planes disrupt naval warfare and urged approval of an $8.55 billion fleet expansion prioritizing aircraft carrier strength.
The bureau today issued slogans based on weather data. Yesterday's shade temperature reached 91 degrees while the pavement was 20 to 30 degrees hotter. The extreme heat damaged tires and burned rubber on the highway, reducing their life expectancy and making salvage unlikely.
In a war industries area update for yesterday, Amarillo bought $5,775 in Victory Bonds and Stamps, about one third of the daily quota. The June total reached $125,005, with Potter County aiming for at least $300,000 this month.
Squadrons of the Royal Canadian Air Force operate with United States forces in Alaska, while Lieut. Gen. Kenneth Stuart assumes temporary command of Canada's Pacific forces. Canadian anti aircraft units are on duty in Alaska. Belgian earthquake reported by Brussels radio with few details.
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for warmer conditions this afternoon and evening with stronger local winds. West Texas remains quite warm with scattered storms in the Panhandle north. New Mexico also warm with isolated storms in the extreme northeast. Temperature extremes over 24 hours ended at 6 30 A M show a high of 91 and a low of 69 while noon temperature reached 94 degrees.
London sources report British withdrawals may force Lieut. Gen. Neil M. Ritchie to retreat toward the Egyptian frontier. Axis pressure grows with heavy fighting around El Adem and Sidi Rezegh, threatening Tobruk’s coastal bastion and potentially isolating it from supplies by land.
A Chinese military spokesman said a large force reached within 15 miles of Nanchang while Japanese forces massed 75 000 troops in a three prong south and east drive. China degraded the Nanchang Hangzhou railway and warned of intensified attempts to seize the line, with Shangjao and Yingtun key points in Kiangsi and Chekiang fronts.
Soviet dispatches report Red Army counterattacks regaining trenches at Sevastopol and repulsing German river crossings on the Kharkov front. They note heavy German losses and continued German assaults on Sevastopol while Russians gain initiative in some Kharkov sectors. Turkish estimates place combined German and Romanian losses at Sevastopol around 50,000.
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