Coal Miners Return to Work Amid Negotiation Fight
UMW miners resume production after a six day stoppage as talks with operators continue. A two week deadline is set by union leaders for a $2 daily wage rise, with potential War Labor Board involvement and threats of further action if no deal is reached. John P. Busarello of W District 5 remains hopeful for an agreement soon.
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Washington
Labor Board
Houston
Pennsylvania Unite
Rooset
Invasion Timing Tightens as Air Force Reinforcements Arrive
London reports the Eighth U S Army Air Force expanded with a large new contingent as invasion plans intensify. Churchill meets with allies amid rising speculation on who leads Mediterranean and Northern Europe assaults while German defenses and civilian mobilization tighten.
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London
U. S. Army Air Force
Churchill
Washington
North Africa
U.S
Atlantic
Europe
U. S
Rennes
St. Nazaire
RAF
Wuppertal
Mediterranean
Daily Mail
Channel
Eastbourne
Strike at Akard Motor Co Ties to Ku Klux Klan Probe
Detroit reports near normal production at Akard Motor Car Co as authorities pursue a racial strike. R J Mas of the CIO union says he has absolute evidence that Klan agents are involved, asking the FBI and La Follette Liberties Committee to investigate. The strike began Thursday with management deeming it unauthorized amid changes seen as upgrading Negro workers.
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Detroit
Tkard Motor Car Co
Ku Klux Klan
R. J. Mas
United Mobile Workers (Cio
Federal Bureau of Investi*n
la Follette Liberties Committee
The
Roosevelt kin trips gun kills playmate in home
In Philadelphia authorities report William Bonner Roosevelt son of Colonel Elliott Roosevelt and grandson of the President, accidentally discharged a 22 caliber rifle at his home. The weapon fell and killed his friend Lewis Hutchins. An inquest will be held. Billy is in custody of his mother.
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Hiladelphia
William Bonner Roosevelt
Col
Elliott Roosevelt
Lewis Hutchinm
Hagan
Billy
Two Ohioans Die in Texas Crash During Emergency Landing
Two men from Ohio were killed when a flying bomber attempted an emergency landing in a desert area near West Salem. The bomber base reported the incident as the aircraft stalled in the desert environment. The victims were Allen Y. Mackaon, a serial engineer-gunner, and Edward Strapp, an assistant engineer-gun.
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Tex
Allen Y. Mackaon
Edward Strapp
West Salem
Collision Kills 84 as Tanker and Freighter Explode
Off Norfolk Virginia a tanker and a freighter loaded with ammunition collided in darkness. Eighteen tanker seamen and 66 freighter crew members perished amid oil flames and debris. Deck Cadet Leonard survived after flames swept the amidships house. Navy investigates the disaster, with many gun crew members among the dead.
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Norfolk
United States
Navy
Coast Guard
W. J. Leonard
Malverne
N. Y
Leonard
Fathers Believe In Wartime Debt Moratorium Debunked
Paul W. Steer, chairman of the Cincinnati Bar Association committee, called a survey finding that fathers of military age expect a debt moratorium an erroneous belief. He said the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940 does not suspend preexisting debts, only relieves penalties if military service impairs ability to pay.
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Cincinnati
Paul W. Steer
Soldiers and Sailors Civil Assistance Committee
Cincinnati Bar Association
Steer
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hope for Safety of Ohio Girl Is Fading
Two college students Margar et Richards 22 of Granville Ohio and Robert Dwight Ware Jr 20 of Yale University Winston Salem NC disappeared while canoeing in Sebago Lake Maine search failed to find any trace and hope for their safety faded.
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East
Sebago
Sebago Lake
Margaret Richards
Granville
Robert Dwight Ware, Jr
Yale University
Winston- Salem
N. C
Richards
Denison University
Bishop James E. Freeman Dies at 76 in Washington
Bishop James E. Freeman, aged 76, longtime leader of the Washington Episcopal Diocese since 1923, died yesterday near the national cathedral he oversaw and helped build.
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Washington
James E. Freeman
Washington Episcopal Diocese
National
Former Meigs County Teacher Succumbs in Middleport
Miss Mary Walter, former Pomeroy schools teacher and Grace Episcopal Church member, died at her Gravel Hill home in Middleport. Services set for Wednesday at 2 PM at the home, with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery. Calling hours Tuesday afternoon. Surviving cousins include Mrs. Addie Maguire.
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Middleport
Mary Walter
Gravel Hill
Pomeroy
Grace Episcopal Church of
New Rainbow Division To Be Activated July 14
In Oklahoma Camp Gruber will host the activation of the new Rainbow Division on July 14 marking the 25th anniversary of the original unit’s Champagne front advance. A Fort Benning officer notes a rainbow omen in overseas Rainbow Division missions and a May 10 rainbow over the officers’ barracks is cited as a sign.
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Rainbow
Muskogee
Okla
Camp Gruber
Champagne Front
Rainbow Division
Harry Gowdy
Infantry
Fort Benning
Harry J. Collins
Gowdy
Rebel Leaders In Argentina Fail To Agree
Buenos Aires Gen Arthur Rawson resigned as head of Argentina s new government after failing to reach cabinet agreement. Gen Pedro Ramirez, former war minister, claimed powers and stated he had assumed Rawson s duties. The coup ousted President Ramon S Castillo last Friday and Rawson was to be sworn in today.
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Buenos Aires
Arturo Rawson
Argentina
Pedro Ramirez
Rawson
Ramon S. Castillo
Ramirez
Castillo
Montevideo
No Strike Bill Sees O K For Final Action
Senator Connally said Congress would act to send the Connally Harness bill to President Roosevelt before the June 20 deadline set by mine workers. Conferees meet to resolve Senate House differences on a measure punishing those who incite strikes halting production in war plants or government run mines.
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Washington
Connally
D.-Tex
Senate
House
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers
Soldiers Die in Army Truck Crash Near Maneuver Area
Two Ohioans were injured in an Army truck accident that killed 18 soldiers late Saturday as they were returning from weekend leave to a maneuver area. The deceased include Capt. Gordon B. Free of Bainbridge and Technician Fourth Grade Edward S. Metzger of Cleveland.
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Nashville
Tenn
Second Army Public Relations Office
Gordon B. Free
Bainbridge
Edward S. Metzger
Cleveland
Roosevelt to address nation on radio networks at 5 15 p m
President Roosevelt will speak over all radio networks today at 5 15 p m during wartime. The nationwide address aims to inform and rally the public as events unfold.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Street Car Strike Halts Cleveland Transit for 20 Hours
Street car and bus service on 10 East Side lines were halted for more than 20 hours after an unauthorized work stoppage by AFL laborers. Thousands of war plant workers churchgoers and Sunday travelers had to find other transport after East Side stations walked out after midnight Saturday.
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Cleveland
East
Nimitz Sees Strong Pacific Fleet Readied
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz told a California audience that American sea forces are growing in formidable strength in the Far East and is returning to the States to plan new moves against Japan.
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Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
California
Far East
States
Japan
Nimitz Says Pacific Fleet To Reach Formidable Strength
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz told a California audience that by year end the Pacific fleet will be a formidable force as reinforcing ships and planes arrive. He urged continued aid to China and emphasized using bases in China to strike Japan. He spoke during a UC Berkeley commencement where he received an honorary Doctor of Laws.
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Berkeley
Calif
U.S. Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Continental
United States
University of California
Pacific
China
Japan
Burton Predicts Airplanes Supplant Cars in Postwar Era
Senator Harold H. Burton told Mount Union College graduates that American families will own airplanes rather than a second automobile after the war. He spoke during the college commencement where he received an honorary degree.
Pantelleria Subjected to Round-the-Clock Attacks
Pantelleria Island endured continuous Allied air assaults as American bombing from Africa targeted Mussolini’s fleet at La Spezia. U S four engine bombers damaged three battleships Littorio Vittorio Veneto Roma and a heavy cruiser while Pantelleria faced heavy night and day bombardments ahead of a possible invasion.
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Pantelleria
Duce
Pantelleria Island
Africa
la Spezia
Mussolini
Littorio
Vittorio Veneto
Roma
U. S
Desert Air Force
Messina Strait
Sicily
Italy
Ready to Strike Blows at Japs
Lieut. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell, fresh from Washington meetings with Allied leaders, said plans from those talks would satisfy calls for strong aggressive and immediate action. He heads back to command in China, India and Burma.
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Cairo
Washington
Dien
Joseph W. Stilwell
Stilwell
U. S
China
India
Burma
Admiralty reports submarine raids near Corsican coast
A British Admiralty communique states a submarine shelled an airfield on the North Corsican coast and helped sink six ships while damaging seven and possibly torpedoing eight in the Gulf of Genoa Corsica Bay Monte Carlo Riviera Policas south of Naples and straits between Sardinia and Corsica.
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Gulf of Geno
Caania Bay
Monte Carlo
Riviera
Gulf of Policas Ro
Naples
Sardinia
Corsica
Allied Air Campaigns and Battles Across Multiple Theaters
Allied and Axis air actions dominate reports from Europe Asia and the Pacific. Eight enemy fighters downed, one American plane lost in the Messina strike. 50 Liberators hit Messina and targets across the strait with 30 interceptors engaged. Moscow reports high aerial losses for Germany while Red Air Force claims 752 German planes shot down May 30 to June 5. In the Solomons U S dive bombers sink a destroyer and damage ships, 15 Zeros down with four American planes lost. Kiska and Wau sees renewed air activity, while Chinese forces press advances near Itu and Owchihkow. Rear Adm. Wilkinson notes large U S troop movement to New Zealand from the United States.
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Axis
Pantelleria
Messina
Siciliy
San Giovanni
Reggio Calabria
Italy
Cairo
Moscow
Red Air Force
Smolensk
Velikie Luki
Solomons
Wau
New Guinea
Koepang
Timor
Itu
Ichang
Bricker Opposed to League and International Armed Force
The Evening Standard quotes Ohio Governor John W. Bricker saying he opposes a postwar league of nations and any international armed force. He asserts America will participate but reject surrender of sovereignty and rejects a world army, criticizing isolationist and internationalist labels as empty.
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London
Evening Standard
F. G. A. Cook
United States
John W. Bricker
Ohio
League of Nations
Cook
The
Standard
Lord Beaverbrook
Bricker
Britain
Russia
Severe Storm Strikes Pomeroy Area Cause Heavy Damage
A Sunday night storm in Meigs County Pomeroy caused heavy damage to homes and streets. Laurel Cliff district and Sugar Run suffered severe impact. a retaining wall near Mulberry Avenue weakened. basements flooded. water over 1 foot deep in several homes. Street crews labored overnight to repair streets and sewers and many residents were stranded indoors.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Laurel Cliff
Mulberry Ave
Masonic Temple
Sugar Run
Street Department
Heavy Losses for Landing Commandos at North Africa
Pvt. George Ward of Canton Ohio, a member of the Black Watch commando unit, reports heavy bombardment and strafing during the Algiers landing. He says the force of 700 men dwindled to about 25 survivors.
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Fort Devens
Mass
North Africa
George Ward
Canton
Ohio
Black Watch
Algiers
Ward
Ohioans Arrive Overseas for Armed Forces Duty
An American Red Cross report lists Mrs. Jacqueline L. Wright of Canton and Eunice Shannberger of Kent among Ohio residents arriving overseas to serve with the armed forces.
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American Red Cross Area
Jacqueline L. Wright
Canton
Eunice Shannberger
Kent
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