Allied submarine sinks four Japanese ships in SW Pacific raid
An Allied submarine, likely American, destroyed or damaged four enemy vessels totaling about 29 000 tons in the Japanese lanes well beyond Australian waters. A 6 000 ton armed transport and two supply ships were sunk, a 7 000 ton vessel damaged, and up to 12 000 Japanese soldiers aboard the troopship may have perished. Australian morale rose as word arrived amid broader Pacific Sea War.
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Australia
Japan
Southwest Pacific
Sydney
Australan
John Curtin
Canberra
Allied Sub Crew-See Page 2
Civilian defense workers gather at Ramsey auditorium for a rally led by J A French from Welch and E R Bishop of the local air raid warden section. Howell M. Man outlines county and city defense roles as a film shows readiness plans.
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J. A French
Welch
Fifth District
Ramsey Auditorium
E. R. Bishop
Local Defense Council
Howell M
Mercer County Civil Council
Public Health
The
Red Crosse
Stukas Join In Battle Of Libya As Luftwaffe Presses
Cairo reports June 4 German dive bombers clash with British air forces over Libya near Bir Hacheim. Seven Stukas shot down with one escort in a recent interception. Allied and axis forces pause to rest after nine days of mobile fighting. dust limits visibility and temperatures rise. Page 2 continues.
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Cairo
Egypt
Batte
Libya
Bir Hacheim
RAF
Junkers
Chenica
Taa
Knighta Bridge
Senate Approves Dependents Pay Measure
The Senate passed a bill to provide monthly cash benefits for dependents of service members. The proposal would deduct specific amounts from a soldier’s pay and supplement with 28 dollars for a wife with no children 40 dollars for one child and 10 dollars for each additional child. It also authorizes the selective service to create a new drafting priority for married men.
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Senate
Mexican Divorce Separates Paulette Goddard Chaplin
Report notes Paulette Goddard and Charlie Chaplin separated after a Mexican divorce petition filed in Juarez. It mentions a 1936 Canton marriage and claims of more than a year of separation with consent toward the decree. Judge Xavier Rosas Ceballos announced the decree shortly after.
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Tex
China
Chaplin
Plate
Canton
Xavier Rosas Ceballos
Mexican Civil Court of
Juarez
Mexico
Senate Adopts War Resolution Against Key Axis Nations
Washington notes the Senate approved a war resolution to declare war on igaria Hungary and Rumania as the House did yesterday. President Roosevelt sign expected to complete the record and follow leaders urging swift action amid global aggression. Quezon urged Americans to remember the Philippines and the flag changed by Japan, while war plans focus on the axis nations.
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Washington
Igaria
Hungary
Rumania
Nazi Germany
House
Roosevelt
United States
Quezon
Philippines
US officers confer with Chiang Kai-shek in Chungking
Ranking United States commanders including Brereton and Chennault met Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in Chungking for war talks as Ta Kung Pao urged greater US initiative. Front lines across Yunnan and Burma remained volatile with Lungling, Tengyueh, and Kengtung recently reported lost to Japan.
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Chungking
United States
Southeast Asia
China
Chaing Kai-Shek
Russia
Japan
Australia
India
Joseph W. Bill
Yunnan Province
Burma
Lungling
Tengyueh
Salween River
Kengtung
WOUND FATAL TO NAZI HANGMAN
Reinhard Heydrich died in Prague as Nazi reprisals rose across Bohemia and Moravia. German radio claimed British tools aided the attack while the German government planned a funeral with Chicago gangster style. The piece notes hundreds of Czech deaths and says postwar punishment was promised by Britain.
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London
Reinhard Heydrich
Europe
Prague
Gestapo
Chicago
Hitler
Bohemia and
Moravia
Bohemia and Moravia
Heydrich
Protectorate
der Henker
British Ship Sunk In Gulf Of Mexico
Washington reports a British merchant vessel was torpedoed in the Gulf of Mexico by a German submarine commanded by an Italian officer. Survivors landed at a gulf coast port and no lives were lost.
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Gulf of Mexico
Washington
Gulf Coast
Key West
Fla
Alexander Pope
British Bombers and Commandos Strike Invasion Coast
British forces press a multi service assault across the coast between Boulogne and Le Touquet. RAF bombers pound Bremen as Commandos land in Pas de Calais, gathering intelligence for Allied planners in Washington.
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Commados
London
Britain
Royal Navy
Boulogne
Washington
Lord Vea
Channel
Pas de Calais
Dunkerque
Cologne
Essen
North Sea
Seerersee
Ruhr Attac
Weser
Hamburg
Dieppe
France
RAF
Seo
England
Boulogne-Le Touquet
Murray Faces UMW Accusations of Communist Affiliation
Washington reports the United Mine Workers accuse CIO President Philip Murray of allied ties to communists and supporting their doctrines. A policy committee resolution says Murray seeks to cloud the issue with defaming statements about John L. Lewis and the union, demanding public retraction and removal of communists on CIO payrolls.
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Washington
Philip Murray
United Mine Workers
CIO
UMW
Murray
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Leader of White Shirts Convicted in Federal Court
George W. Christians a 59 year old engineer economist and self styled leader of the Crusader White Shirts was convicted in federal court on four counts relating to pamphlets and civil authority. The jury deliberated about two hours and Christians faces a potential $10,000 fine and a maximum sentence on each count.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
George W. Christians
Crusader White Shirts
Christians
Midway and Dutch Harbor Hit as War Reports Barely Detail Raid
The Navy announced a raid by Japanese planes on Midway Atoll at 9 a.m. local time with little detail on fighting. Dutch Harbor in Alaska also faced a pair of attacks aimed at testing defenses, causing minor fires but limited damage.
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Washington
Midway Island
Marine Corps
Dutch Harbor
Navy
Mid- Pacific
Midway
Alaskan
Stimson
Pearl Harbor
Wake Island
Anne
Anthony J. Dimond
Congress
Aleutian
C. 8. Freeman
13Th Naval District
Seattle
Dutch Harbor Raid Branded Scouting Foray
Washington concludes the Japanese air raids on the Dutch naval base in Alaska were scouting forays not a larger operation. The losses were limited, with a small carrier group able to carry a merchant-class load, and no official Japanese confirmation yet. Axis broadcasts amplified the invasion panic.
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Dutch Harbor Raid
Scouting Foray
Japan
Alaska
Washington
Gruppe Curtas
Euope
Lull Continues On Russian Front
Moscow reports a resumption of fighting and air force activity on some front sectors. A June 4 communique says engagements of local scope occurred with active air operations.
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Moscow
Ma Arthur’s Bombers Hit Koepang and Rabaul
Allied air units rained bombs on the Koepang Timor airdrome and the Rabaul New Britain docks yesterday. General MacArthur’s headquarters announced the strikes from Allied forces.
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Allied
Australia
Koepang
Timor
Rabaul
New Britain
MacArthur
Public Ceremony Marks Mass Enlistment Of Naval Recruits
A public ceremony marks the mass swearing in of naval recruits in West Virginia described as the state’s answer to Pearl Harbor. The weekend program includes a 6:30 pm start Saturday and Sunday events with gifts for recruits from local merchants and hospitality staff, hosted by the Sarver company and others.
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West Virginia
Pearl Harbor
of Sarver Race & Company
Trucking Strike Unsettled as WV Liquor Commission Shipments Go Out
Charleston dispatch reports West Virginia liquor commission began first shipments to state stores in nearly two weeks as truck drivers strike continued with no immediate settlement. Over 7,000 cases delivered to stores and nearby towns amid ongoing labor action.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Liquor Camel Commission
Blue Ton
Logan
Welch
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