British Open Libyan Push Of Their Own Battles West Of Knightsbridge
British tanks and infantry attacked Axis positions west of Knightsbridge in a sustained drive through Friday. British General Headquarters reported the initial phase successful with air forces aiding land forces. South of the line, South African troops supposedly captured prisoners while Bir Hacheim remained quiet. Free French and British Indian troops reinforced Bir Hacheim as Rommel faced a contested pocket east of Ain el Gazala.
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Cairo
Egypt
Knightsbridge
Tobruk
Erwin Rommel
Bir Hacheim
Ain Ef Gazala
Rommel
Ain el Gazala-Bir Hacheim
British armored advantage noted in Libya says analyst
London reported that a military commentator stated on Saturday that Britain now holds armored superiority in Libya, signaling a shift in regional balance of power and defense posture. The remark highlights the impact of recent equipment and training developments on battlefield performance.
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London
Libya
Hull Warns Finland U S Watches It After Hitler Visit
Secretary of State Cordell Hull told Finland that the United States is closely watching the situation after Adolf Hitler visited Helsinki. He called the visit a deliberate ruse to push Finland toward Axis campaigns and warned Finland faces possible war with the United Nations if it joins offensives against Russia.
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Washington
INS
Cordell Hull
Finland
United States
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Hull
United Nations
Russia
Helsinki
Germany
Four Allied Subs Sunk Near Japan Reported
Tokyo dispatch from Japanese broadcasts says Allied naval units sank four enemy submarines in Japanese waters in late May and early June. The AP report notes Imperial headquarters confirmed the sinkings in the specified period.
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Imperial Headquarters
Conferees Weigh Higher Army Base Pay Rise to Fifty
Conferees reached a compromise setting a $46 base pay for June with indications the figure could rise to $50. The plan retroactive to June 1 would apply to privates and apprentice seamen, plus revised pay for privates first class and seamen second class. Senate and House members signaled disagreement, while the bill carries a multi hundred million cost and broader allowances for officers.
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Washington
Army
Navy
la Follette
P.-Wis
Senate
House
Rankin
Dmiss
Johnson
D-Colo
Austin
R-Vi
Gurney
Coast Guard
Volunteers Speed Up Sugar Rationing at Memorial Building
Me morial building in Cedar Rapids hosted 100 volunteers as the sugar rationing mill processed canning applications faster than Friday. Linn county rationing coordinator Sam Hawkins oversaw about 1,000 people by noon, with orders to close at 5 p m for those who arrive by then. Police assisted to maintain order as the auditorium served applicants in groups of about 100 at a time using a public address system for updates.
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Cedar Rounds
Memorial Building
Sam Hawkins
Linn County
Police
Hawkins
Cedar Rapids
Rains Didn’t Stop Mercury but They May Try Again
Cedar Rapids area forecast calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Sunday forenoon with little change in temperature. The Cedar Rapids weather summary notes a 84 degree reading, 48 percent humidity, and prior cooling showers. Friday peaked at 90, then fell to 77 by evening and 67 by midnight as a cooling breeze arrived.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Five Thousand Acres of Cologne Blasted in Raid
London U P reports five thousand acres of Cologne heavily damaged in RAF 1000 plane raid Saturday night. Photographs show vast devastation across the old town and industrial districts while Cologne Cathedral survived. Rail works and Ehrenfeld industrial area suffered severe damage. Hindenburg bridge hit at eastern end, while Hohenzollern bridge appears intact.
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London
Cologne
Ra.f
Air Ministry
Ruhr
Hindenburg
Hohenzollern
Nippes
Ehrenfeld
Cologne air raid toll tops three hundred five killed
Berlin reports via German broadcasts that 305 people were killed in the recent heavy air raid on Cologne, with casualties gathered from ongoing dispatches and regional accounts.
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Berlin
Cologne
U S Officers on Commandos Staff Revealed
Vice admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten disclosed that commandos chief of staff included American army officers. The statement, reported from Washington, ties U S personnel to the British Commandos’ high command during wartime.
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U. S
Washington
Louis Mountbatten
Colonel Haynes War Hero and Iowa Warden Dies
Colonel Glenn C. Haynes aged 66 died at his home near the Iowa state penitentiary after weeks of illness. As warden since 1933 he led 1350 inmates with iron discipline and fairness. A veteran of Spanish American and World War I, his awards include the Distinguished Service Cross and Croix de Guerre for bravery in 1918.
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Fort Madison
Glenn C. Haynes
Iowa State Penitentiary
Coad
Haynes
Iowa
Col
Centerville
Washington
St. Louis
Chattanooga
United States
Germany
France
168Th Infantry
Rainbow
Bois de Chatillon
Ruhr Area Bombed by 300 Planes in Third Night Raid
British heavy bombers from the Mediterranean and Middle East struck the Ruhr war industry center in a nighttime assault. Naples, Ostend, Le Havre and other targets were hit as part of a sweeping 800 mile front. Whirlwind fighters equipped with four cannons joined the action, while American Boston light bombers softened targets and the roving operations continued along the invasion coast.
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London
Britain
Ruhr
Air Ministry
Mediterranean
Middle East
Naples
Italy
France
Boulogne
Belgium
French Brittany
Ostend
le Havre
Morlat
Lannion
Abbe
193 Coming Home From Scandinavia
The liner Gripsholm returning from Sweden will reach New York on June 8 carrying 193 Scandinavian evacuees. Most passengers are believed to be American citizens of Swedish and Norwegian nationality. The voyage operates under a safe transit agreement with the Axis.
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Washington
Gripsholm
Sweden
New York
State Department
Axis
U S Secures Dutch Merchant Fleet for War Use
London Illinois dispatch reports the entire Netherlands merchant fleet chartered by the United States government. The British government received the ships and transferred them to the U S. Agreements were signed by Lord Leathers, W. Averell Harriman, and Pieter A. Kerstens.
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London
Netherlands
United States
Aneta
Lord Leathers
Ministry of War Transport
W. Averell Harriman
Great Britain
Pieter A. Kerstens
Commerce and Industry
Chuhsien Hold Despite Japanese Siege in Chekiang
Chinese defenders of Chuhsien, a key rail center and Allied air base in Chekiang, report repelling Japanese assaults and maintaining control of the besieged city. More than 11,000 Japanese killed outside the ancient walls amid fierce fighting. AVG Flying Tigers claim kills along the Salween and Burma roads with May totals of downed planes, destroyed trucks, and tanks. six AVG planes lost with casualties.
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Chungking
Chuhsien
Chekiang
Flying Tigers
China
Salween
Yunnan
Burma
AVG
Arnold Predicts Cartels to Seek Negotiated Peace
New York. Thurman Arnold, assistant attorney general, warned that international cartels will likely seek negotiated peace to continue doing business with Germany. He cited 162 cartels organized by the German dye trust that permeated American industry and influenced foreign economic policy.
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NEW York
Thurman Arnold
Germany
National Federation of Sales Executives
Munich
Pearl Harbor
German Dye Trust
State Department
Victory Bikes Put Under Price Roof
The War Production board placed wartime bikes under a retail price ceiling. Price Administrator Leon Henderson set maximum prices of 32.50 in the eastern zone 33.50 in the middle zone and 34.50 in the western zone to offset freight differences. The bikes require government permission to purchase.
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Washington
War Production Board
Leon Henderson
Iowa
Three-Alarm Fire At Starch Plant In Indianapolis
A three-alarm blaze at National Starch Products Inc in Indianapolis Friday night injured six people and destroyed two buildings after two preceding explosions.
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Indianapolis
National Starch Products Company, Inc
Six Months Into War Axis Power Dims Yet Battles Loom
Washington experts say Axis striking power has been blunted since Pearl Harbor but decisive battles remain unlikely this fall. They note allied efforts, extended supply lines, and a looming final offensive. Germany’s Africa campaign stalls while Russia holds, and Japan faces multiple threats across Asia and the Pacific.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
Europe
Africa
Russia
Germany
East Asia
Western Pacific
Hongkong
Philippines
Malaya
Netherlands Indies
Burma
China
Japan
Australia
Withdraws: At Least 8 Enemy Vessels Hit Near Midway
Pearl Harbor reports a major Japanese fleet withdrawing after heavy damage from American attacks. Eight or more ships across carriers battleships cruisers and transports were damaged as the Japanese assault near Midway Island was repelled. Nimitz praised U S forces noting firm Midway control and the assault’s high cost to the enemy.
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Japan
Coral Sea
Pearl Harbor
Eastern Pacific
Midway
China
Hawaii
Midway Island
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Nimitz
United States
Topedos
Pacific
Dutch Harbor
Cnast Ninitz
Wawan
Deek Nimitz
United States Fleet
Navy mulls private probe into U boat sinkings
Senate defense committee conducts a private inquiry into U boat sinkings and the shipbuilding program. A naval affairs subcommittee under Sen Ellender gains authority to push its study along the Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico. Sea Mead says various wooden craft can be quickly converted to sub chasers and carried on cargo ships. A 36 foot boat, deployable from cargo vessels, would speed to attack submarines with depth bombs and a small cannon at 40 mph.
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Senate Naval Affairs
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Atlantic Coast
Gulf of Mexico Sea
Mead
Truman Committee
Paris Guns Fire On British Plane
A British plane dropped a rocket and leaflets over Paris Friday night injuring a policeman in the Place Lafayette courtyard. Anti aircraft guns opened fire on the aircraft, causing slight damage, according to dispatches on Saturday.
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Berlin
Paris
Place Lafayette Barracks
New York City Suffers Major 20 Minute Blackout
New York City faced a citywide blackout lasting about 20 minutes affecting 7,473,000 residents. Subways halted operations and streets grew dark as the outage swept across the metropolis.
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Blackout
New York City
New York
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Navy Malls
Senate Defense Committee
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