Fight Over Military Base Pay Tops Senate House Agenda
Congress faces a heated clash over base pay for servicemen after a $46 compromise failed to settle the issue. Sen La Follette leads demand for at least $40 monthly, with House backing $50 and Senate at $42. a $48 compromise awaits ratification. The pay scale begins at $21 for new privates, rising to $30 after four months. A separate army and marine corps allotment bill is also on the weekly schedule, enabling men to assign part of their pay while still in service.
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Senate House
Tomorray
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la Follette
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LaFollette
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House
Rankin
D.-Miss
Skye House
Conference
Marine Corps
Two Allied Freighters Sunk With 25 Lost At Sea
New York reports two more United Nations merchant ships were sunk with about 25 crewmen dead. A U.S. freighter 500 miles off the Atlantic coast lost seven of 32 crew. a Norwegian vessel in the Caribbean May 12 left one missing and 15 saved. Survivors praised radio operator Frank Talley who went down with his ship to help save others. Captain Alderman L. Scott of Mobile described Talley as born in Texas and praised the radio message that aided rescue.
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INS
United Nations
Navy
Atlantic
Caribbean
Frank Talley
Sparks
Alderman L. Scott
Mobile
Ala
New York City
RAF Bombs Emden and Naples Ports in Major Aerial Strike
In last nights raids hundreds of heavy bombers hit Emden, a key U boat base, and Naples, a crucial Axis supply port. The attacks, using four engined Lancasters Stirling and Halifax bombers, caused major fires and targeted submarine works and ore flows from Scandinavia.
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Naples Port
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Italy
Rome
Littoria
Naples
Sicily
U. S
Libya
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Mussolini
Erwin Rommel
Afrika Korps
Low Countries
Suge
Bremen
Air Ministry
Nordenseewerk
Scandinavia
Dortmund-Ems Canal
Cologne
Essen
British Nazi Naval Units Battle Off Belgian Coast
British and German naval forces clashed off the Belgian coast with a brief engagement. A German 600 ton torpedo boat was hit amidships and almost certainly sunk. One light British craft suffered damage and two sailors were killed. The four forces returned to base after the action.
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London
Admiralty
Chuhsien Air Base Seized By Japanese
Chinese high command reports Japanese capture of Chuhsien air base in Chekiang as defenders withdraw to city walls. Japanese advances press northwest into Kiangsi with heavy fighting surrounding the eastern Fu river area. About 90,000 Chinese troops are said to have faced the Japanese assault amid urban combat and airdrome loss.
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Dune
Chuhsien
Chekiang
Kiangsi
Fuehmwhindhwant
Fu River
Chubsien
Tokwa
Chuhaien
Chu
Jea
China
Malta Bombardment Report Drives Civilian Damage Tone
An official statement tonight reports Malta was attacked by Axis forces with several planes destroyed yesterday. The bombardment damaged civilian property and destroyed a fortress telephone line facility as part of wartime actions since the conflict began.
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Valde
Malta
OPA Crack-Down to Smash Black Market in Gasoline
The Office of Price Administration said permanent gasoline rationing will start next month. Violators face up to 10000 fine and a year in prison. Dealers must keep daily sales records. OPA inspectors report a thriving black market in major cities. News of a possible nationwide fuel policy and Congressional push to oppose or regulate rationing is expected.
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Office of Price Administration
New York
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McCormack
Mass
Roosevelt
Reds Repel 3 Day Assault on Sevastopol
Moscow reports three days of German attacks on Sevastopol were repulsed with heavy losses. Official counts claim 528 German planes destroyed and 151 Soviet planes lost in a week of aerial warfare. Report notes Luftwaffe heavy effort to reduce the naval base and ongoing local fighting around Sevastopol.
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Black Sea
Sevastopol
Beseiged Sevastonal
Lindattion
Crimean
Luftwaffe
Aqueduct
Central Telegraph Office
Electric
Ports Shelled In Australia
Allied headquarters report Australian towns Sydney and Newcastle on the southeast coast were shelled last night from the sea marking the first mainland attacks since the war began. Newcastle endured a 20 minute assault eight miles north of Sydney while Sydney harbor sorties destroyed several enemy raiders. No major damage or casualties were reported. a ferry boat was damaged and up to four Japanese submarines are said to have been destroyed in the southwest Pacific last week.
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Sydnee
Southwest Pacific
Alaska
Hawaii
French Veterans Seized VICHY Move Consolidates Power
June 7 report the leadership of the French veterans legion moved under direct control of the chief of government. Pierre Laval’s administration approved a decree transferring the legion from the interior ministry to direct government authority amid a recent slate of nominees.
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Pierre Laval
French Veterans Legion
M. Tain
Laval
Legion
Ministry of Vie Interior
Taveal
Rommel Pressed Toward Gap as British Hold Harmat
In Libya near Knightabridge German tanks attacked but were repulsed by British forces. Rommel was reported directing retreating troops south and west of Harmat toward a minefield gap. The battle, described as the largest tank engagement of the Libyan campaign, raged in intense heat with fierce fighting continuing through the afternoon.
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Cairo
Egypt
Knightabridge
Harmat
Erwin Rommel
Knightsbridge
Tobruk
Bir Havheim
Ain Eb Gugala
Bir Hachei
U S Output Seen Fatal to Hitler Says British Minister
Washington dispatch quotes Oliver Lyttelton, British production minister, praising American war output and saying the United States can far exceed all limits. He notes shortages are temporary and that Nazis misjudged American efficiency.
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Oliver Lyttelton
Capt
Lyttelan
Cart Lytteton
Hitler
Goering
Nelson
United States
England
U.S
All Japs Out Of Seaboard Danger Area
San Francisco dispatch reports the evacuation of the western seaboard Japanese population completed. About 190000 removed, 99770 relocated to 17 assembly centers with army points for quick control, inland relocation centers now filling, many volunteering for farm work as the second phase of evacuation continues.
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San Francisco
Western Seaboard
Avisona
Comfy Back Yard Hailed Ideal War Vacation Site
New York June 7. Wartime travel limits and gasoline rationing along the eastern seaboard revive the backyard as a vacation spot. Salvage drives clear rubbish, revealing inviting shade under apple trees as shops report sharp sales increases in charcoal grills croquet sets darts archery equipment and outdoor furnishings. People seek sun tans and simple pastime in backyards.
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New York
Withdrawn but not defeated the Japanese off Midway
Admiral King said the enemy had withdrawn from Midway and that the battle may decide the war in the Pacific. U S losses were relatively small compared with Japan, while the attack on Dutch Harbor remains unclear and actions continued in the north Pacific.
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Foe
Aleutians
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Chester W. Nimitz
California
Oregon
Washington
Ernest J. King
Alaska
United States
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Navy Department
Fleet Command
Chinese Joy From Midway Victory Sparks Chungking Crowds
In Chungking on June 7 excitement over the U S Midway victory ran high as posters shouted the news and cheering crowds greeted the announcements with enthusiasm. Spokesmen urged sending planes tanks and guns to help Chinese armies celebrate Japan s defeat.
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China
U. S
Tokyo
Japan
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