Japanese widen drive in Chinese coastal region
Chinese reports say Japan has broadened its offensive along China s coast, attacking Kwangtung north of Canton. Chinese forces claim recaptured towns in Chekiang and Chekiang towns Chenghsien and Changlochen, with efforts advancing toward Ichang on the Yangtze as Showchang near Kinhwa falls.
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Chungking
China
Kwangtung
Canton
Pukien
Chekiang
Chenghsien
Changlochen
Ichang
Yangtze
Hizn
Showchang
Kinhwa
Che
I News
Yu Han-Mou
Graduates Honored At Bluefield College Commencement
Seventy six Bluefield College students received diplomas and medals at Ramsey auditorium last evening. Dr Ariel Goldberg gave the commencement address. Awards went to Mary Hope Lilly Charles G Young John Fiocchi and other top students based on two year averages and proficiency in Bible American history and business courses.
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Bluefield College
Ramsey Auditorium
Ariel Goldberg
Charleston
E. C. Wade
Co. W. Owen
George Greenacre
Mary Hope Lilly
John Chapman
Charles G. Young
Port Chester
N.Y
Mary Anne
E. A. Leonard
E. A. Leonard, Jr
Frank 5. Easiey
John Fioccchi
Louis- N. J
Fiocchi
J. W. Wa
India Declares Martial Law After Sind Train Wrecks
Martial law was declared today in the Sind district of western India after a series of train wrecks in which more than 60 persons have been killed or injured in recent days. The turmoil followed clashes involving local groups and authorities.
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India
Sind
New Delhi
Drottningholm Arrives with Diplomats and Remains of Ambassador’s Wife
The Drottningholm docked amid tension bearing 573 U.S. citizens including 169 diplomats from 33 nations aboard. Admiral Leahy and a naval guard received the body of Mrs. William D. Leahy, wife of the ambassador to France, as passengers disembarked for a Washington-bound train.
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William D
Prance
Navy
Leahy
Vichy
Admiral Leahy
Washington
Drottningholm
Lisbon
United States
Latin America
U.S
U. S
Ameri
Nothing Left In Cologne Says Toisas In Eye-witness Story
Eyewitness report details a massive 1290-plane raid on Cologne by Allied airmen led by Bud Cardinal of Texas and Jock the Scots veteran. Aircraft swarmed the city as incendiaries ignited fires, with pilots recalling flames and heavy anti aircraft fire during the June raid.
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Cologne
Toisas
RAP Bomber Command
Litten
Tesan “Bud
Forth Weth
Bud
Rhineland
Royal Texas Air Force
Canada
Jock
Charlie Haychurch
Brooklyn
Cardinal
New Lot
Honychurch
Bridgeport
Whit Wyatt
Christi
Johnson
Cologne Attacks Revenge in Coventry Raids Told in War Headlines
Describes German bombardment of Cologne and Coventry as part of World War II air raids. Emphasizes vengeance for Allied dead and the claimed superiority of German air power. Mentions massive British bombing effort and Allied naval strength against Hitler’s regime.
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Cologne
Coventry
Surprise Blackout Skips Across New Jersey
Newark residents faced a sudden statewide blackout on June 6 as the air raid warning system activated. Wardens and defense workers were dispatched to posts while the alert briefly interrupted operations at 6,224 square miles of war production plants.
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New Jersey
Newark
N. J
Saoa
Sub Inventor Develops Pipe To Relieve Gasoline Shortage
A Pennsylvania inventor outlines a new pipe concept to transport gasoline across the nation relieving shortages. Details remain secret for military significance but it is reportedly tested by a major commercial producer.
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Congress
Eastern States
Lake
Allied air blitz to crush Germany as dawn raid resumes
The US air force chief vows a joint assault with Britain to rain bombs on Germany to erase Cologne and threaten the Rhine. Reports say hundreds of thousands flee east as Luftwaffe conducts heavy three wave attacks damaging historic sites including Canterbury Cathedral, while Allied bombers mass at airfields for daylight and night raids.
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Rhineland
Bri
Britain
Germany
London
United States
Cologne
Canterbury
France
Channel
Accused Slayer Waives Hearing in Mercer County Case
Joseph King Taylor a 27 year old arraigned before Magistrate Co C Elmore in Princeton on a 65 year old city employee Sullivan. Taylor waived preliminary hearing last evening and will be held for the Mercer county grand jury. The stabbing occurred at Truckola Inn early Saturday morning both men were strangers and had no prior words before the attack.
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Joseph King Taylor
Eee
Co. C. Elmore
Princeton
Truckola Inn
James S. Kahle
Bluefield
G. T. “Red” Davis
Mercer County
Sullivan
Taylor
Three Jap Midget Subs Destroyed in Sydney Harbor Attack
Allied reporters in Australia confirm that a Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbor Sunday night resulted in the sinking of the Pigmy attackers. Wreckage including two subs was recovered with no immediate reports of heavy casualties. General MacArthur’s headquarters announced the night raid caused minor damage overall.
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Sydney Harbor
Meotuvachore
Australia
Se. Ciegeeny
Sydne Harbor
MacArties
Nazis and Reds Dig In on New Front Lines
Dispatches report renewed action on the southern front with heavy German losses including 33 tanks 160 trucks 145 supply carts and two railway trains. In Kharkov Russians hold wedges and a bridge head slowing German counterattacks as Germans claim Kerch peninsula control.
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Kharkov
Kerch
Pravda
Bond campaign workers to meet in Bluefield for war bond plan
Workers from Mercer McDowell Wyoming and Raleigh counties will meet at Bluefield municipal auditorium Wednesday at 7 PM. E R Mowbray Washington representative of the state war bond program will explain postponement of the card canvass and a new plan to have every worker focus on allotment and bank drafts under the Ten Percent Each Month For War Bonds. H S Shott says Mercer county June quota is 260100 and Roy Yoke confirms the figure.
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Ence Nes
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
Raleigh
Bluefield Municipal
E. R. Mowbray
Washington
Mowbray
Bluefield
Bernard Payne
Williamson
Cty
Campa
West Virginia
Onj
H. S. Shott
Mercer County
Uota
Roy Yoke
Martinsburg
Parkersburg
Ins
Moorefield
Williamson Huntington
Charleston
The
Richard Aspinwall
Federal Treasury
Wales
Scores of Germans Arrested in Germany In Plot on Heydrich
Reports from Stockholm said to be likely indicate several scores of Germans were arrested in Germany after the Prague assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. The detainees include Catholics and former Stahlhelm members tied to pre Nazi organizations, with Nazis moving against anti regime elements.
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Germany
Heydrich
London
Stockholm
Stahlsheim
Attem
Prague
Reinhard Heydrich
Gestapo
Berlin
Hitler
Steel Helmets
Bohemia
Mexico Declares War on Axis Powers in World War II
President Manuel Avila Camacho signed Mexico's formal declaration of war against Germany Italy and Japan following submarine attacks on Mexican ships and the Axis rejection of protests. Congress approved extra powers to mobilize resources and manpower as relations with the Axis were severed after Pearl Harbor.
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Mexico City
Manuel Avila Camacho
Mexico
Omer
Japan
Ita
United Nations
Ent
Congress
Arishuntiy
Plovdia
United States
Axis
Pearl Harbor
Portrero del Liano
Miami
Pla
Stockholm
The
Niguel
Aleman
Foreign Office
Rommel Faces Annihilation As Allied Tide Breaks In
Cairo dispatch says two Axis armored divisions in Libya are cut off southwest of Tobruk by British minefields and artillery. Since May 30 Rommel’s forces tried to force gaps in the front, but sustained bombing, tanks, and air strikes have pinned them in. The confrontation marks a turning point as Rommel’s fate hinges on two narrow inland lanes amid desert dust and wreckage.
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Cairo
Egypt
Libya
Tobruk
Ervial T
Neil M. Ritchie
Romme
Romfine
Rommel
Ain Ei
Three-year-old Alvan Iggan Found Alive After Disappearance
A three-year-old boy named Alvan Iggan was found alive in Montgomery near Williamsport after nearly 48 hours missing in the Allegheny mountains. He wandered into a forest area with a snake-infested landscape before being located by searchers.
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Williamsport
Alvan Iggan
Allegheny Mountain
Montgomery
House Turns Down Oil Pipeline Bill
The House rejected a Democratic backed bill to authorize construction of an oil pipeline across Florida and a Gulf to Atlantic barge link. Committee Chair Mansfield said he would not press the measure further despite earlier urging.
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Washington
Mowe Uetanestates
Sete
Florida
Gulf and Atlantic
Ister Oangiaercion
Mansfield
D., Tex
Rivers and Paseere
Arming Feature For Bomb Fuses Reported From Dover
A Dover report describes a girl, Margaret Perrone, who worked for a month to perfect a new arming feature for vane type bomb fuses. The item outlines a safety improvement and dates to June 1.
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Dover
N. J
Missees Garet Perrone
Windsors Arrive in Washington to Discuss War Effort
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrive in Washington to confer with officials on the war effort. The visit includes meetings with government leaders during their brief stay as guests of the president.
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Windsors
Washington
Duke of Windsor
Bahamas
Overnor
Aed
England
Ident
Court Voids Law on Sterilization
Washington June 1 The Supreme Court declares an Oklahoma sterilization statute unconstitutional ruling that it targets specific offenses and violates equal protection. The case involved Jack T Skinner of Pittsburgh County who was convicted of theft and armed robbery. Justice Stone and a concurring opinion argue due process concerns. See page 2.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Jack T. Skinner
Pittsburgh County
Oklahoma
Army radio technicians course approves first trainee group
An Army selection board in Charleston West Virginia approved the employment of the first group of 60 trainees for a radio technicians course. About 30 percent were women and the group includes civilians from nearby institutes and colleges. The board set pay at an annual salary of about $1.20 per day.
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Charleston
W. Va
Army Selection Board
Aesom
Gatare Stonewall
Westinia Institute of ‘Tiry — Weat State College
Ater
Huntington
Morganman
Consigpressee Army Board
Williams
Fifth Ory Area Corps
Fort Hayes
Students Foil Attack Near River as Knife Aimed at Woman
An assailant chased a woman near the river bank while students from Woburn and Gardner intervened. A 12 inch butcher knife was recovered after a scuffle. murder charges were filed against J. Adams, washer, with arraignment expected tomorrow. Harold Wilson and Gates aided in restraint and police custody followed.
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Woburn
Eeees
Me Sees University
Leos Butcher
J. Adama
Four Bus Lines Pool Operations Experiment in New York
Four bus lines operating between New York and Washington will pool services starting Wednesday under an experimental plan approved by the office of Sanaperym, eliminating overlapping routes and staggered schedules. The Grey Lines will be among the lines sharing operations.
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New York
Washington
Office
Sanaperym
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