RAF Marshals Power To Hit Nazi Industries
London June 9. The RAF bomber command marshals its air strength for assaults on German war industries in the Ruhr and Rhineland. Air Chief Marshal Harris predicts a 1 000 plane raid on Cologne will seem like a gentle zephyr. He says western allies could field hundreds of planes nightly, threatening German industry as raids on Cologne and Essen begin a heavier phase.
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Cologne
Ruhr
London
RAF Bomber Command
Rhineland
A. T. Harris
RAF
Essen
Dieppe
France
Netherlands
Harris
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United States of America
Germany
Luedeck
Rostock
Europe
Joint Boards Announced By Roosevelt And Churchill
Washington and London announce two joint boards to direct war effort. A Production and Resources Board will unify U S and UK production, while a Combined Food Board will pool food resources and distribution.
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Washington
United Kingdom
Roosevelt
Churchill
Washinton
London
Coin Production and Resources Board
Donald M. Nelson
War Board
Agricultural Wickard and Brand
Bombers Strike Lashio Airdrome in Burma Raid
The war department reported American bombers attacked Lashio, Burma road terminus, hitting the airdrome, ground planes, railway equipment, and supplies. Four bombers crashed in the Burmese mountains due to bad weather on return to India. one fighter flight harassed a plane for 35 minutes but caused no serious damage. Extreme weather and monsoons forced instrument flight.
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Washington
War Department
Lashio
Burma Road
Lewis H. Brereton
India
Brereton
America
Tokyo Press Prepares People For News Of Reverses At Sea
Tokyo presses signal a likely announcement of heavy naval losses near Midway as Asahi cites unnamed officials and analysts debate morale and outcomes. German dispatches note radio silence while Japanese leaders reportedly brace for protracted struggle and exhaustion.
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Tokyo Press
New York
Tokyo
Midway
Asahi
Radio One
Pardcoaaent
Midway Island
The
Jose
Eo Saute
Two Blimps Crash in Atlantic Killing Twelve in Secret Experiment
In Lakehurst New Jersey two lighter-than-air ships the G 1 and L 2 collided while on an experimental mission over the Atlantic. Twelve dead and one survivor among thirteen aboard included navy personnel and civilian technicians. A naval board of inquiry will determine the cause.
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Atlantic
Navy
Lakehurst
N. J
Naval Board of
Naval Air Station
Howards. Fahey, Jr
Scarsdale
N. Y
Conaens Aseeeaaanseey
Clinton S. Rounds
Toms River
R. C. Poteet
Langdon
Kas
Israel H. Tilles
Diego
Cal
Frank A. Trotter
Clarence C. Ross
Jacksonville
Fla
CIO and UMW split widens in labor rift
Washington reports the United Construction Workers organizing committee severs direct CIO ties to join John L. Lewis's United Mine Workers as a division in district 50. A. D. Lewis will direct activities. CIO aid of about $315,000 is acknowledged but ceased.
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United Construction Workers Sever
CIO
Lewis
UMW
Washington
United Mine Workers of America
United Construction Workers Organizing Committee
John L. Lewis
A. D. Lewis
UCW
United Mine Workers
Soem
Ladelphia
Survivors recount gun duel with submarine near port
Survivors of a Norwegian merchant vessel torpedoed off the southern coast report a gun battle with a surfaced submarine. Six shells were fired with at least one hit, but the damage appeared light. The vessel listed after a torpedo strike, crew abandoned ship in lifeboats, then a second torpedo sank the ship.
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Withdersea
Revercomb Seeks Nomination in West Virginia Race
Charleston attorney Chapman Revercomb declared for the Republican nomination to succeed Joseph Rosier in a seat soon to be vacant. He urged a peace-time Congress focused on war victory and individual rights after the war, vowing to start his campaign with headquarters within days. Revercomb, 46, has sought statewide office once before, in 1936.
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Charleston
W. Va
Chapman Revercomb
Revercomb
Congress
Joseph Rosier
R. J. Funkhouser
Eastern Pan
H. G. Kump
M. M
Chinese hold walled town of Chuhsien in Chekiang
Chinese forces still hold the walled town of Chuhsien in western Chekiang. Chinese reports say 7,000 Japanese killed or wounded in three days, bringing enemy casualties to over 18,000 as Japanese attacks on the rail center continue without success. The defense says Japanese assaults on inner and outer rings were repelled and the town remains in Chinese possession.
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Chungking
Chuhsien
Chekiang Province
Roosevelt proposes nationwide scrap rubber drive to aid war effort
President Roosevelt announces a quick campaign to collect scrap rubber with no fixed start date, aiming to gauge supply before expanding gasoline rationing. He warns shortages could affect tires and military needs, and urges car owners to stretch tires by reducing mileage and speed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Eastern Seaboard
The
United
Doctors Told to Meet Civilian and Military Medical Needs
Atlantic City June 9 1941 physicians must organize to serve emergency medical needs of nation or face consequences. Paul V McNutt federal security administrator urges more than 3000 doctors per month by January 1 1943 and 5000 by July 1 1941 to join army or navy. He cites lack of interest due to private income concerns and signals government regulated care changing medical practice for defense towns.
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Atlantic City
N. J
America
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security Administrator
American Be- Medical Association
Utt
Free French Hold Bir Hacheim Against German Assault
British and Free French forces defend Bir Hacheim in Libya as German dive bombers and tanks attack the Gazala line. General Koenig reports stalemate but supplies reach the stronghold amid continued shelling and renewed Axis pressure.
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Libya
Bir Hacheim
Gazala
Pierre Koenig
Foreign Legion
Syria
Knightsbridge
Vichy
Caledonia
Tahita
Ain Ei Gazala Line
Knightsburg
Tobruk
Sevastopol Defenders Rally Against German Assaults
Soviet reports say Sevastopol defenders repelled waves of German infantry and tanks for five days as the Battle of the Black Sea base raged. Moscow stated 2,500 Germans killed in hand to hand fighting, 24 tanks knocked out, and continued German pressure despite high casualties.
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Moscow
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Seige
Red Star
Midway Battle Triggers Grim Russian? No.
The report portrays Japan’s leadership under Tojo facing bleak tidings after Midway. It notes suspected Japanese losses, possible self destruction rituals, and a shifting prognosis for Japan’s long war, with Hirohito’s fate tied to the empire’s crisis.
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Hideki Tojo
Japan
Hirohito
Midway Island
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Tojo
Midway
Ss Ae
Palace
Doolittle
England
China
Coral Sea
North Central Pacific
Leahy Sees Hope for Axis Defeat in France
Ambassador William D. Leahy said in a Washington press conference that French people are pro American and hopeful of Axis defeat. He noted Marshal Petain faces heavy pressure from the invaders hindering relief efforts, while France remains practical but weakened by military defeats.
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Washington
France
William Dhy
Admiral Leahy
Vichy
Roosevelt
Marshall Henri Peirut
Vetaa
Poly
Voters choose municipal officials in scattered towns
In Virginia and West Virginia on June 9 voters cast light ballots for local offices. Beibeyted mayor of Slitens five and a half months earlier won the Slitens mayoral post. Selvey led Peoples' slate for town commission. Martinsburg reelected Chris H. Dailey as mayor, while W. F. Horner and others were returned to two year terms. Across southwest Virginia, contests ranged from no opposition to bitter battles in Richlands and Pocahontas with lighter turnout.
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Slitens
Selvey
Peoples
W. M.ere
Citizens
Socii
Geecee
Strong, Jr
Peoples’ Party
Martinsburg
W. Va
Chris H. Dailey
Willits Taroko
Floyd G. Pawver
R. E. Townsend
J. H. Walker
Coun- IS
Tha Neon
Es Cen Navy
R. O. Smeltzer
Sfunioivel
Inja
Pocahontas
Bluefield
Richlands
East Ward
M. L. Wagner
R. V. Crockett
G. R. Osborne
James F. Loway
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