Yanks Blitz Navy Bases By Daylight
The RAF and American air forces conducted large scale raids on the Ruhr Rhineland and Dusseldorf targeting armament plants. Some 800 aircraft attacked while heavy losses were reported including 43 bombers. The daylight raid hit Wilhelmshaven and Cuxhaven naval bases with significant impact.
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Navy
London
R.A.F
Reich
Ruhr
Rhineland
Dusseldorf
Wilhelmshaven
Cuxhaven
Air Ministry
Munster
Dortmund
Cologne
Germany
Buffalo
N.Y
Spezia
North Africa
Hungarian war minister resigns in Hungary shakeup
London AP reports Col. Gen. William Nagy resigned as war minister. Admiral Nicholas Horthy accepted the resignation and named Gen. Ludwig von Csata as his successor, per Berlin radio on Saturday.
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London
William Nagy
Nicholas Horthy
Ludwig von Csata
Berlin
Work At Hill 609 Wins Commission For C. R. Sergt
Donald Howland earned a commission from staff sergeant to second lieutenant for actions during the capture of Hill 609 in Tunisia. Mrs. Howland, formerly Frances Peters, of 1409 Second Avenue SE, received the news by letter. Howland enlisted in April 1941 and served overseas from February 1942, with postings including Ireland and England before North Africa. He belongs to Company K which took part in the final Hill 609 assault. Mrs. Howland is employed by Collins Radio Co.
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Donald Howland
Hill 609
Tunisia
Howland
Frances Peters
Second Avenue SE
Ireland
England
North Africa
Company
Zooters Vow To Be Good Ends Rioting in LA
Rioting ended in Los Angeles as East side gangs 53 members pledged to be good Americans and cooperate with police Capt Joe Reed helped eight men home after decrying violence Soldiers and sailors were pulled from streets and zoot suit clashes subsided amid promises of stricter punishment for offenders and calm across the metropolitan area
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Los Angeles
East Side
Central Police
Joe Reed
Reed
Luis
Verdasco
D. W. Bagley
11Th Naval District
Alfredo Elias Calles
Court Discharges F D R Grandson in Closed Hearing
William Donner Roosevelt, 10, grandson of the President, was discharged in the custody of his mother after a two hour closed hearing in Delaware county juvenile court. The fatal shooting of Lewis Hutchinson Jr., 11, prompted a coroner to set an inquest for Tuesday.
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Media
William Donner Roosevelt
Lewis Hutchinson, Jr
Albert MacDade
Delaware County
W. J. Rushong
Montgomery County
Hutchinson Boy
De Gaulle Brother Reported Arrested in Paris
A London Times report quoted by CBS says a brother of Gen. Charles de Gaulle has been arrested in Paris and deported to Germany as a hostage. The British broadcast cites the Times as confirming the action in the capital.
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New York
CBS Saturday
London Times
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Germany
Lampedusa Surrenders After Pantelleria Fall
Allied air and naval bombardment forces Italian garrison to capitulate on Lampedusa after Pantelleria’s surrender. Pantelleria prisoners exceed 10,000 with 3,000 en route to Africa. American Marauders and RAF planes devastate the islands as Allied success continues in North Africa.
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Allied Headquarters
North Africa
Pantelleria
Lampedusa
Dwight D Eisenhower
Ttalian
Dunkirk
RAF Wellingtons
Malta
How Kinnick Met Death Delayed Return to Ship
Navy reports describe Nile Kinnick risking landing on a crowded carrier deck to avoid endangering others. His Wildcat crashed in the water after attempting to return to the flight deck, and he did not survive, with officers and shipmates mourning a presumed heroic loss.
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Kinnick
Kor Considine
New York
INS
Nile Kinnick
Eddie Anderson
Iowa
America
Minnick
Legion Post Repudiates Apology to Lewis
INDIANAPOLIS AP The South Fork Pennsylvania post of the American Legion repudiates a purported resolution of apology to John L. Lewis for anti-Lewis statements by Legion national commander Roane Waring. An investigating committee says the resolution was drafted by a lawyer for three members, discussed May 2, but never acted on by the full post.
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Indianapolis
South Fork
American Legion
John L. Lewis
Legions
Roane Waring
Legion
Friay
National Office of the Legion
Daniel C. Hartbauer
Pennsylvania
South Fork Post
Post
Lewis
Shepherd elected president of Life Underwriters group
C. V. Shepherd of Cedar Rapids was chosen as president of the Iowa State Association of Life Underwriters. Elected as officers were C. J. Stratton of Dubuque first vice president W. S. Steely of Waterloo second vice president Fred Van Rheenen of Sioux City secretary treasurer and Wallace Darling of Cedar Rapids state and national committeeman.
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Des Moines
C. V. Shepherd
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Association of Life
C. J. Stratton
Dubuque
W. S. Steely
Waterloo
Fred van Rheenen
Sioux City
Wallace Darling
Ickes Steps To Curb Coal Strike Move
Secretary Ickes announced fines on the June 15 strike would be settled via collective bargaining with operators prompting about 615 Alabama miners to return to work after leaving three mines. Nearly 1,600 Windber Pennsylvania miners voted to strike despite the move while most U S miners stayed on the job.
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Washington
Alabama
Ickes
Three Windber
Cuban Sub Chaser Sinks Enemy U Boat
Havana reports a Cuban patrol vessel sank an enemy submarine in battle off the north coast in the Atlantic. The claim, announced by War Minister Aristides Sosa de Quesada, marks the first official Cuban navy success after receiving 10 submarine chasers from the United States for West Indies waters.
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Havana
Cuba
Atlantic
Aristides Sosa de Quesada
Republic
United States
West Indies
Pantelleria Shows All-Out Air Tactics Pay Off in War
Pantelleria fell to Allied air power after a two‑week bombardment that destroyed defenses and yielded 40 dead Axis airmen. Lieutenant Colonel Sam Gorman praised the massed assault as decisive, with Fortresses, Lightnings, Marauders, and Wellingtons pounding the island daily, leaving it ripe for ground operations.
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AIR Force Headquarters
Northwest Africa
Pantelleria
London
Air Ministry
Sam Gorman
Mount Clemens
Mich
Marlin
Subsidies Ordered on Vegetables
Washington AP reports that subsidies for canned vegetables were authorized to offset possible wage increases proposed by the War Labor Board. Fred M Vinson said the move aims to prevent higher consumer prices, applies to four canned veg classes, and limits subsidy to WLB approved wage increases. Roosevelt commented on congressional opposition, joking about a better hole.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Office of Economic Stabilization
Fred M Vinson
Stabilization
Vinson
Roosevelt
Commodity Credit Corporation
Cannery
Commodity Credit Corp
Commodity Credit
WLB
Russian Air War Escalates Across Eastern Front
AP reports Red Army air forces claim the greatest single operation with over 300 German aircraft destroyed or damaged across three nights of raids. Surviving crew saw fires at airfields and fuel dumps as Germans defend targets near Guiki Rostov and Nog. The communique notes 19 Soviet planes failed to return.
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Moscow
Red Aur
Europe
Guiki
Soviet and Merit
Chinese Gain Edge in Yangtze Front Near Yochow
A.P. dispatches report General Chiang Kai-shek forces hold the upper hand in fierce fighting 40 miles northeast of Yochow with Japanese garrison casualties. Chinese raids on Yochow and railway disruption aim to isolate the base as Burma sees quiet land front and RAF bombing of Akyab.
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Associated Press
Chiang Kai-shek
Yangtze River
Yochow
Ichang
Canton-Hankow
U S Plans 750000 Watt Shortwave Station for Propaganda
Cincinnati based Crosley WLWO will install a 750000 watt shortwave transmitter array to flood the world with American propaganda. The system doubles the power of Moscow broadcasts and aims to drown out Axis radio from Berlin Rome and Tokyo with 15 minute interval updates in multiple languages.
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Cincinnati
Crosley
WLWO
Moscow Radio
Office of War Information
New York
Berlin
Rome
Tokio
Moscow
British Officials Reach North Africa
Sir James Grigg the British secretary of state for war and Sir Archibald Sinclair air secretary arrived in North Africa on Saturday marking a high level visit to the theater during the campaign.
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North Africa
Allied Headquarters
Sir James Grigg
Archibald Sinclair
Suspect Confesses in Amana Refrig Plant Fire
FBI says Cedar Rapids suspect Louis Roeniig Jr. 44 of Middle Amana confessed to setting the $250,000 blaze that destroyed the Middle Amana Refrigeration and Air Conditioning plant. He was arraigned before U S Commissioner R L Whelan, waived preliminary hearing, bond $5000, and bound over to the grand jury.
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Louis Roeniig, Jr
Middle Amana
Cedar Rapids
R. L. Whelan
Roening
Whelan
Movie Chief Zanuck Back in Civilian Life
Washington AP: Col Darryl F Zanuck, movie executive, has returned to civilian life after his winter request to leave the army. The War Department confirmed the request was granted May 31 and that he is subject to call to active duty again.
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Washington
Darryl F. Zanuck
Zanuck
Army
War Department
Erale
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Rein
Krupp
Ems
Netherlands
Hill
C. R. Sergt
de Gaulle
Marauders
Kinnicks
Shepherd
Life Underwriters of
Orel
Big Jap
U. S
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David Lawrence
Henry McLemore
Marion Ses
Nererereas
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FBI
Cedar Rapids News
Society Stockholder
J L Dalton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
the Gazette
Roemiig
Dalton
Amana Society
Roemig
Bureau
Ruemig
Cone
Richard Stemmers
Mutual Fire Prevention Bureau of
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C W Carroll
J. Edgar Hoover
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