Bombers Hit Paramushiro and Kiska in Kuriles and Aleutians
American Liberator bombs struck Paramushiro in the Kuriles and Kiska Island in the Aleutians, starting fires and inflicting damage near defenses. The raids supported advances near Munda in the Solomons and near Salamaua in New Guinea, with light U.S. casualties and several Japanese killed.
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Navy
North Pacific
Paramushiro
Amchitka
Aleutians
South Pacific
Canton Island
Canton
Phoenix Group
Pearl Harbor
Samoa
Kiska Island
Gertrude Cove
Paramusio
Aleutian Islands
North Central Pacific
Kurile Islands
Southwest Pacific
Macassar
Celebes Island
Dutch East Indies
Munda
Solomons
U. S
New Guinea
Mtambu
Salamaua
Navy predicts war with Japan to last until 1949
Vice Admiral Frederick J. Horne told reporters the Navy plans for a conflict with Japan to endure at least to 1949. He cautioned there is no fixed European victory date and warned against overoptimism about a quick end to the war. Secretary Knox, Wilson, and others stressed heavy production needs and ongoing strength to sustain a long fight abroad.
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Paramushiro
Knox
Horne
Washington
Frederick J. Horne
Japan
Naval Operations
Pacific
Europe
Germany
Sicily
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
Wilson
Navy
James V. Forrestal
No Draft Postponements For Vacationing Pupils
Col. C. W. Goble Ohio draft director explains that high school registrants aged 18 and 19 on summer vacation are not entitled to postponement of induction. An amended law effective June 9 allows those in the last half of a school year to request postponement until year end.
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Columbus
Col. C. W. Goble
Ohio
Ohio Leads in WAC Representatives in England
Ohio has the greatest number of representatives among the WACS at the Eighth U.S. Air Force Orientation Center in England. The Women’s Army Corps make up the first feminine American expeditionary force to Great Britain with Ohioans predominating in the group.
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U. S. Air Force Orientation Center
Ohio
WACS
Great Britain
Brooks Shoe Co Wins Army Service Shoe Contract
The Boston quartermaster depot announced Army contracts for 3 1 610,000 repairs of service shoes with reversible uppers type three. Awards include Brooks Shoe Co Elsonville Nelso.
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Boston
Boston Quartermaster Depot Today
Nelso
Russians Tightening Ring Of Men Around Orel
Soviet siege guns pound the Nazi fortress of Orel while Red Army units close the circle. A Soviet column advances up to 30 miles into German rear near Ilinskoye, taking 130 more villages for 240 total since the counteroffensive. German claims report heavy losses for Russia with tanks and planes destroyed.
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Orel
Moscow
Red Army
Banaal Ber BE Ware Riuwene Boren
Ilinskoye
DNB
Advises Public Against Raising Baby Chicks
Chicago reports a poultry executive urges the public not to raise baby chicks due to a nationwide food shortage. Don M. Turnbull of the International Baby Chicks Association says there is more poultry in the country than can be fed.
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Chicago
Don M. Turnbull
Kansas City
International Baby Chicks Association
Two Boys Die After Oil Drum Explosion
In Bellefontaine two step brothers died in an oil drum blast behind a gasoline station. Richard Crawford, 13, died last night and Dale Jordan, 8, died today after the explosion while they examined the drum.
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Bellefontaine
Richard Crawford
Dale Jordan
Federal agents held on draft evasion charges in Sherodsville case
FBI agents were taken into custody today facing charges of violating the Selective Service Act. five men who escaped from a conscientious objectors camp at Sherodsville Ohio are connected to the case as defendants or witnesses in the ongoing proceedings.
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Detroit
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sherodsville, O
French Committee Co chairman Giraud arrives in Britain
General Henri Giraud, co chair of the French Committee of National Liberation, reached Great Britain today amid Allied efforts. He is to coordinate French leadership in the liberation movement and support postwar plans.
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London
Henri Giraud
National Liberation
Great Britain
Ceiling price fixed on live hogs to curb packer squeeze
Washington announces a live hog price ceiling at 14.75 per 100 pounds Chicago basis to take effect in August. The measure targets price stability while retail pork prices remain unaffected, with the new licensing system for slaughterers to replace the current setup by August 15.
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Washington
Chicago
WFA
Brown Defends OPA Gasoline Rules Against AAA Charge
Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown rejects American Automobile Association claims that OPA regulations overstep. He calls AAA accusation that OPA seeks to mislead the public untrue and defends enforcement, stating police are qualified to interrogate motorists.
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Washington
Prentiss M. Brown
OPA
American Automobile Association
Brown
AAA
Office of Price Administration
More Eggs for Civilian Consumption Forecast
Washington reports the War Food Administration expects higher egg production over the next year to meet armed forces and Allied needs while yielding more than the usual civilian supply. The forecast notes if producers stay on track, Americans can enjoy more eggs than last year.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Fire destroys store and barn in Galena area
Fire at Galena destroyed a general store and barn and damaged three houses early today. Fire Captain Frank Price of Delaware estimated damages at about $20,000.
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Delaware
Galena
Frank Price
Rome rail yards bombarded as Allied daylight raids hit Axis hub
The Rome marshalling yards, key troop and supply depots en route to southern Italy, are highlighted as Allied bombers attack the city. The pre war expansion photo shows yards now serving as an invasion front and a major Axis munitions center targeted to disrupt supply lines.
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Rome
Italy
Ickes Blames Businessmen for Frictions in War Effort
Interior Secretary Ickes told the New York Sales Executives Club that frictions in the war program stem from drafted businessmen rather than New Dealers. He cited Knudsen, Nelson, and Stettinius as examples and said new hands caused clankings and clashes in government procedures.
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New York
Ickes
Sales Executives Club of
Ckes
Washington
Knudsen
Nelson
Stettinius
Briton Arrested as Enemy Agent on Coast
FBI Director Hoover announced Harold Ebury, 45, a British subject, was arrested in Monterey California for leading a national platinum smuggling ring. He allegedly supplied over 7,000 grams of platinum illicitly purchased in Latin America and shipped to Buenos Aires for Axis war uses.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Harold Ebury
Monterey
Calif
Hoover
Latin America
Buenos Aires
General Gerow Succeeds Hartle as Commander in European Theater
Maj. Gen. Leon A. Gerow takes command of U.S. field forces in the European theater, succeeding Maj. Gen. Russell P. Hartle. The change marks a leadership shift in Allied operations facing ongoing campaigns.
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Leonard T. Gerow
Russell P. Hartle
U. S
Mussolini Sheltered During Rome Bombing Raid
A BBC Swiss dispatch reported Mussolini spent the entire Rome bombing raid in a shelter built for him. The broadcast, picked up by CBS, contrasted with Italian radio claims that Pope Pius XII refused to enter his shelter during the attack.
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Rome
Mussolini
CBS
Pius XII
Soviets Raid Norway Report Reaches Berlin Radio
Berlin radio reported a Soviet amphibious assault on Varanger Fjord in far northern Norway. The attempted landing south of Vardee was repelled after shore batteries sank or damaged Soviet vessels. German reports noted Soviet planes over the Barents Peninsula near the Finnish border.
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London
Berlin
Varanger Fjord
Norway
Vardee
Barents Sea
Fisher Peninsula
Soviet Union
Barents
Rome Bombing Pleases Maltese Despite Malta Bombardment
London morning papers report that Maltese residents, who endured heavy bombing, wrote "thanks" under chalked signs saying "bomb Rome" drawn on walls in Malta.
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Rome
London
Malta
Test Pilot Killed in Goodyear Aircraft Crash
Akron Canton area. Test pilot Perry V. Lloyd aged 41 of Canton died when his warplane crashed into a Goodyear synthetic rubber plant near Akron airport. He worked as a test pilot for Goodyear Aircraft Corp. an industrial tragedy.
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Akron
Perry V. Lloyd
Canton
Goodyear Aircraft Corp
Goodyear Company
Reverend Thomas C. McNary Dies at 77 Prince of Peace Declar ation founder
The Rev Thomas C McNary a 77 year old retired Presbyterian minister and originator of the Prince of Peace Declaration contests died yesterday in Columbus. He had led church and community efforts for decades and inspired many with his peace message.
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Columbus
Thomas C. McNary
Wreck of Arms Train prompts FBI probe in Monroeville
FBI agents investigate the derailment and explosion of a munitions freight train near Monroeville Ohio. One suspected rider killed, another missing and believed dead. A body burned beyond recognition was found as shells crashed and spent fragments rained on the 1,200 resident town. Civilian defense workers aided residents seeking shelter.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Alternative To Subsidy Plan Offered by Burton
Senator Burton spokesman advocated government purchase of principal food crops for resale at below-ceiling prices as an alternative to the administration price roll back plan. He said cost unknown but likely less than outright subsidies.
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Washington
Senator Burton
Ohio
Burton
Italian Workers Slain by Nazi Guards at Rubber Factory
Reuters dispatch from Stockholm reports German SS troops killed 20 Italian workers who protested at a synthetic rubber factory and demanded repatriation. The incident underscores wartime repression of labor demonstrations in occupied territory.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
Findlay Receives War-Emergency Fire Fighting Equipment Loan
The Ohio Office of Civilian Defense informed Findlay city council that the city will receive a loan of firefighting equipment for the duration of the war emergency valued upwards of 15000 dollars.
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Findlay
Ohio Office of Civilian Defense
Mutiny and Aid Redoubling in Sicily Campaign
Allied forces press a broad advance in Sicily as Italian troops mutiny against German commanders and surrender in large numbers. Eisenhower reports Italian mutinies while Patton’s 7th Army drives toward Messina and Catania with heavy Allied air and artillery support.
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Sicily
Sir Bernard II. Montgomery
Catania
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harold V. Boyle
Associated Press
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Mt. Etna
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Caltanissetta
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Italy
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8Th Army
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