Signs Point to Attack in Balkans War News
Greek sources said Thessaly guerrillas ignore a German ultimatum and control plains and mountains. Axis focus shifts to eastern Mediterranean as Allied buildup in the Middle East grows, with rumors of Turkish alignment and Romanian and Bulgarian moves influencing the theater.
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Allied Bombers Pound Naples and Sicily Air Bases
RAF Wellington bombers rocked Naples harbor with 4000 pound bombs while American heavy bombers hit Comiso and Biscari airfields in Sicily. British raids targeted Naples docks and Vesuvius area including Pompeii as Allied forces press the Sicily invasion effort with air base destruction and minimal opposition.
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U. 8 Air Force
Miners Brace for New Wage Battle Over Travel Time
War Labor Board expected to rule on portal to portal pay in soft coal wages. If the board sides with travel time as working time, UMW might pursue court action under the Fair Labor Standards Act. John L. Lewis vows to defend authority as wage talks loom and truce extensions near Sunday midnight.
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War Labor Board
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United Mine Workers
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United Mine Workers Policy Committee
UMW
John L. Lewis
Ickes
Additional Newsprint Cut Endorsed by WLB Panel
The War Production Board advisory committee urged a further five percent cut in newsprint use for the third quarter by all but small newspapers and proposed limiting paper inventories to a 50 day supply in certain areas.
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Washington
War Production Board Today
Newspaper Industry Advisory Committee
Weather summary for Amarillo and West Texas region
Warmer tonight and Saturday with moderate to fresh winds and scattered showers tonight. Panhandle South Plains sees warmer afternoon with little change tonight. winds remain moderate to fresh. New Mexico area reports scattered showers east of the divide after noon and tonight with no major temperature change. Temperatures yesterday ranged high 87, low 61, near 83 at noon.
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New Mexico
Continental Divide
Dad Draft May Not Be Soon Perhaps Never
Washington dispatch says the father draft may be postponed or even indefinite as war needs shift. A DC observer cites three reasons including youth quotas nearly full and a move toward aerial warfare reducing overall demand for draftees.
City Delays Action On Civil Service For Amarillo Firemen
The Amarillo city commission delayed civil service action for firefighters and other municipal workers by mutual consent. They seek more information before proposing a plan. any charter amendment requires a vote, with a decision due by April 1 next year if no agreement is reached. The commission also left open the option to pursue civil service for all city employees.
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Amarillo
Stalin Front Tensions Rise With Imminent German Offensive
Radio Berlin hints two hours the front may erupt. German sources say a storm may soon break loose in the east. Heaviest fighting reported in Orel region as patrols probe Red Army lines and guerrilla mopping up behind German lines accelerates, possibly part of a major operation.
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Axis planes shot down over Britain reported
Lord Croft announces 4 198 Axis aircraft destroyed over Great Britain from the start of the war to June 1. The figure reflects wartime aerial losses and underscores sustained Allied air superiority during the period referenced.
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Lord Croft
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Jap Massacre at Nanhsien Reported by Chinese Agency
The Central News Agency quoted as saying Japanese forces killed more than 10 000 civilians and wounded soldiers during Nanhsien occupation near Tungting Lake. Recaptured town found in ruins with 5 000 bodies reported on willow trees. Nanhsien population previously about 50 000.
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Central News Agency
Tungting Lake
Nazis Demolish Maginot Line for Farmland
A Berlin dispatch to Dagens Nyheter reports that Germany is rapidly demolishing the Maginot Line in France to free land for cultivation, completing the project to create more usable farmland.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Dagens Nyheter
Maginot Line
France
Moacyr Passengers Killed In Amazon Boat Fire
Fifty six people aboard the Amazon River packet Moacyr were killed when the boat burned off Curralinho. An explosion is believed to have started the blaze. The craft was bound from Belem to Manaus. survivors are expected in Belem tomorrow.
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Amazon
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Manaus
Bicycles Restricted for Package Delivery Service
The Office of Price Administration today released from rationing restrictions bicycles made for package delivery and unsuitable for other uses. Most such bicycles have a small front wheel and a large basket.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Fire Starts In Central Market In Rome
London dispatch reports Vichy claims a great fire began in Rome’s central market area but the extent of damage remains unknown. Insurance names Neely Greenhill Lowndes in the note.
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Vichy
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Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Warmer Weather Forecast With Lighter Winds
The weather office calls for warmer dry conditions with less wind. A few showers occurred overnight. Stratford reported .27 inch Adrian .13 Dimmitt .11 and Dalhart had light rain. A thundercloud drifted along the Canadian River with no rainfall reports. Yesterday peaked at 87 and morning low was 61.
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Adrian
Dimmitt
Dalhart
Canadian
If There's Anything Left They Get It
London June 18 The Royal Air Force conducts major raids on German targets including Cologne Duesseldorf Essen and Dortmund with follow up strikes. The British Ministry of Economic Warfare uses reconnaissance and prisoner letters to identify key factories and shops crucial to production guiding repeat attacks on Krupp Essen Henschel Kassel and Schneider Creusot.
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