MacArthur Calls New Guinea Landing Operation Bataan in Reverse
General MacArthur announced the largest amphibious move in the South west Pacific as American forces struck Hollandia Aitape and nearby bays. Troops captured Tadji Airdrome and penetrated defenses 150 miles northwest to secure airstrips within bomber range of the Philippines. Japanese forces in the area are reportedly neutralized or trapped across a wide front.
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New Guinea
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Aitape
Tadji
Humboldt
Tanahmerah
Hollandia
MacArthur
Bataan
Solomon Islands
Australia
Madang
New Britain
New Ireland
Bougainvile
Wewak
Philippines
Allied forecast near destruction of Nazi air force
Allied officials declare the assault on German aircraft industry has reached a climactic phase in a battle to the finish. They report German fighter production crippled by deep Allied bombing and say the Luftwaffe cannot match the scale of the attack while a German counter plan failed.
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London
Germany
Berlin
British
Air Ministry
United States Strategic Air Forces
Fortress of
Holland
England
Britain
Europe
Transocean Agency
U. S
Focke-Wulfe
Bremen
Eighth
Fifteenth Air Forces
Want Ford Lindbergh To Testify at Trial
The sedition trial entered its second week with one juror yet to be chosen. Defense attorney James Laughlin asked that Henry Ford and Charles A. Lindbergh be summoned to testify, arguing they believed the government acted in bad faith to discredit patriotic Americans.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Charles A. Lindbergh
James L. Laughlin
Ford
Lindbergh
Ohio roads need 15 million to repair winter damage
Columbus 4 Harry D. Metcalf chief engineer of the state highway department maintenance division says Ohio roads are in better condition this year than after prior winters but will require 15 million dollars to repair the cold season damage. District 8 including Cincinnati and Dayton has the worst condition while the department has 13 million dollars available for maintenance work.
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Columbus
Harry D. Metcalf
State Highway Department
Ohio
Cincinati
Dayton
Ohio Fuel Employees Demand Wage Increase
Paralysis of artificial gas service to 81 industrial plants and 13 000 residences was threatened today when 150 Ohio Fuel Gas Co. workers refused to work in protest of a War Labor Board ruling denying their wage increase demand. Workers called their move a holiday.
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Toledo
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
War Labor Board
I. A. Ludwig
The
Gas Co
Ludwig
Midwest Corn Supply Frozen by U S Order
The War Food Administration announced that effective at midnight sales of corn from farms or elevators will be frozen except to the government in 125 counties across Nebraska Iowa Minnesota Illinois and Indiana for 60 days. Supplies are needed for the war effort.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
German Plane Plants Raid in Eighth Day of Air Offense
New Nazi tricks shown in photos reveal two-part anti personnel mine with a wooden peg and cord triggering both explosions. Another anti tank mine uses a bottle shaped shell with an electro magnet to cling to steel parts, aiding destruction of vehicles.
Overseas Pay Cut Proposals Face Senate Opposition
In Washington, moves to lower overseas pay or remittances by U S troops draw firm Senate resistance. Critics cite foreign resentment as American troops’ spending boosts local economies and strains allied forces. Secretary Knox called the issue an embarrassment in alien lands. Senator Taft notes foreign nations worry about excess American money abroad. Senators question the proposals’ impact and practicality.
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Washington
Senate
United Nations
Knox
Senate Banking Committee
Taft
Ohio
Four Killed as Train Hits Auto at Crossing
A Erie express train bound for Chicago derailed after colliding with an automobile at a village crossing. Four occupants of the auto were killed. no injuries were reported on the train. The locomotive eleven express cars and a coach left the tracks, tearing up the roadbed and rails for hundreds of feet.
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Erie
Chicago
Agler
Ohio naval militiamen to train at Camp Perry
Three groups from Columbus and Cleveland battalions will begin land and sea training at Camp Perry on July 2. The program aims to prepare militiamen for coastal defense and naval operations with joint land and sea exercises.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Camp Perry
Former Ohio Solon Lamneck Dies in Columbus Garden
Arthur P. Lamneck aged 64 a four term Democratic congressman from Ohio s Twelfth District died yesterday while tending his victory garden in Columbus He had retired after losing to Republican John M Vorys Lamneck was a Port Washington native who moved to Columbus in 1907.
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Columbus
Arthur P. Lamneck
Ohio
Here
Lamneck
Congress
John M. Vorys
Arthur Rowe
Port Washington
Tuscarawas County
Finns Reject Russian Peace Terms Again
Finland rejects Russian peace terms for a second time after considering the nation’s future. The Helsinki communique states the Finnish government refused the terms last night. Russia blamed German domination for Finland’s refusal in its Saturday night announcement that negotiations were ended.
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Stockholm
Helsinki
Finland
Author Louis Bromfield's father dies in New York
Charles Bromfield age 80, father of novelist Louis Bromfield of Mansfield, died at his home in New York yesterday. He was born in Lancaster, Ohio.
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New York
Charles Bromfield
Louis Bromfield
Mansfield
Bromfield
Lan‘easter, O
Navy chief warns never repeat neglect seen before Pearl Harbor
Admiral Ernest King warns the fleet must not dwindle again as he details how the Navy was rebuilt after Pearl Harbor. He notes the low ebb in 1927 and credits industrial effort for a modern force ready to travel fast to victory, with a long road still ahead.
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Washington
Ernest J. King
United States
Germany
Pacific
Japan
Knox
Europe
United States Navy
Daylight bombing blitz across Europe intensifies
Allied daylight raids pounded targets in Germany and occupied Europe for an eighth straight day. American heavy bombers hit Fried richshafen and rail centers near Munich while Marauder units struck France and Belgium. Luftwaffe losses climbed as Italian front activity dimmed and Russian front reports spoke of renewed pressure.
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Germany
Munich
U. S
France
Belgium
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Red Army
London
Berlin
Europe
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Vichy
Lille
Ninth American Air Force
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Air Ministry
Vilverde
Brussels
Mannheim
Britain
Italy
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Wiener-Neustadt
Bad Boslau
Yugoslavia
Aegean
Genoa
Santa Stefano
Parma
Piombino
Livornoa
Budapest
Bekes
Cassino
Stanislawow
Old Poland
Narva
Estonia
Sevastop
Point Pleasant Couple Fatally Struck by Auto
John D. Messick and wife Rebecca Ann Messick were hit on Jefferson Blvd about 12:15 Saturday night. They died within minutes. Walter Duckworth, driver from Ohio, said headlights blinded him. Both victims had five children. bodies removed to Arnett Mortuary after brief investigation.
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Point Pleasant
John D. Messick
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Rebecca Ann (Morrow) Messick
Jefferson Blvd
Arnett Mortuary
H. D. Coyner
Roy W. Eschenaur
il &@ PTeSLaUrant
Toral Morrison
Messick
North Point Pleasant
Viand St
Walter Duckworth
Kananga
Gallipolis
Duckworth
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Morrison
Mr. Messick
Mrs. Messick
Prepare for Re Mapping of Continent
Washington notes the State Department has nearly completed a vast study of over 30 European boundary disputes. The project collects historical, economic, strategic and social data to aid future peace talks without drawing conclusions, aiming to settle issues amicably among involved states.
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Washington
State Department
Europe
Price Control Overhaul Proposed by Smith Committee
The Smith committee of the House OPA's harshest critic urged a rewritten price control act with seven key changes. The plan preserves the Sept 15 1942 price hold, curbs War Labor Board powers, ends treble damages with a $50,000 cap, requires court review and publication of orders, relaxes some rent controls, and broadens appellate review.
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Washington
Smith Committee
House
OPA
Congress
Rep. Smith
D-Va
War Labor Board
Federal Register
WLB
Liberty Ship Sinks with 55 Feared Lost
The Liberty ship John Straub broke in two on its third voyage in Alaskan waters last Wednesday. The forward section sank immediately while the after section stayed afloat 14 hours. Coast Guardmen found no one aboard. 15 survivors were rescued by a small Army vessel near the western tip of the Alaska Peninsula.
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Seattle
John Straub
Alaskan
E. M. Murphy
Alaska Steamship Company
Coast Guardynen
Alaska Peninsula
Bricker Departs for New York Appearance
Columbus report states Gov. John W. Bricker returns East after West campaign swing for the Republican presidential nomination. He will meet business leaders and speak to the Ohio Society of New York in a 10:30 p.m. broadcast on CBS. A separate item notes whiskey valued at 4,500 dollars stolen from a Struthers state liquor store.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
New Encre
Ohio Society of New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Youngstown
Guy Birch
Struthers
Truck Carrying Explosives Burns Near Manchester
A trailer truck loaded with explosives burned while parked on State Route 52 nine miles west of Manchester. Driver Walter M. Keith, 36, of Beckley West Virginia, was badly burned as his wife and two year old daughter escaped. Sheriff Grimes Morgan said four minor explosions occurred during the blaze started as Keith poured gasoline into the carburetor and attempted to transfer fuel from an auxiliary tank after the main tank ran dry.
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Manchester
Here
Walter M. Keith
Beckley
W. Va
Keith
Grimes Morgan
Morgan
Glider Troops Cut Rail Line Behind Jap Forces
Allied glider troops have established a defense block across a north south railroad deep behind enemy lines in Burma to sever Japanese supply routes to Myitkyina. Scots Irish and British troops flown with mules reinforced Chindits. Kohima–Dimapur relief completed.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Burma
Myitkyina
India
Kohima-Dimapur
Kohima
Bengal-Assam
China
Warships Aid Invaders In Hollandia Landings
Allied naval forces under Adm. Nimitz supported the Hollandia invasion in Dutch New Guinea bypassing Wewak and other air bases. The assault involved heavy bombardment, air strikes, and amphibious landings with Australian ships aiding, as 14,000 Japanese in the area faced a stiff challenge to defend vital airfields. Farther, Chinese reports say Japanese forces pressured the Peiping Hankow Railway while Ponape and Truk were pounded with air and naval bombs.
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Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Netherlands
Wewak
Bogia
Alexishafen
Madang
New Guinea
Chester M. Nimitz
Palau
Woleai
Caroline Islands
Truk
Cyclops
Marshal Islands
China
Japan
Peiping-Hankow
Chenghsien
Ponape
Navy
Marshal Island
Ceiling Price Changes On Petroleum Fixed
Washington report states the Office of Price Administration sets new ceiling prices for Ohio petroleum products effective next Saturday. Refineries will not base gasoline ceilings on the Oct 8 1941 price except for tank car or transport truck sales to consumers. For resellers ceilings follow the last sale price in the Aug 15 Oct 14 1941 base period.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Ohio
Crestline Woman Is Chosen State Mother
The American mothers committee of the Golden Rule Foundation named Mrs. Bland Taylor Lightburn of Crestline as Ohio state mother for 1944, while Mrs. John MacFarlane Phillips of Pittsburgh was chosen American mother. The foundation selects mothers to honor and assist less fortunate families according to its motto.
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New York
Golden Rule Foundation
John MacFarlane Phillips
Pittsburgh
Bland Taylor Lightburn
Crestline
Ohio
Naval clash heard off the English coast report
Residents along the southeast coast heard 30 minutes of sharp gunfire in the English Channel signaling a clash between British and German light naval forces. Witnesses described a sky lit by a continuous flicker as sounds echoed ashore.
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Folkestone
England
English Channel
Oiserver
Gentile Ace Expected Home on Leave from War
Capt. Don S. Gentile, top American ace with 23 aerial victories and seven ground destroyies in Europe, has filed for a leave and is expected to return to his hometown of Piqua Ohio within a week to share his wartime experiences with relatives and friends.
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Gentile, Ohio
Ace
Washington
Don S. Gentile
Piqua
Luftwaffe
Gentile
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