Oil Pipeline To Aid East Is Approved
The War Production Board approved immediate construction of an oil pipeline from Longview Texas to Salem Illinois to boost east coast petroleum supply within six months. It is intended mainly for fuel oil and secondarily for gasoline, with no indication of easing Atlantic gasoline rationing. The 540 mile line will deliver about 80 000 barrels daily, completing by December 1. Construction to start immediately using seamless tubing to conserve critical materials. the plan aims to minimize impact on war production.
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Washington
War Production Board
Longview
Tex
Salem
Ill
Atlantic States
Donald M. Nelson
WPS
Great Lakes
Nelson
WPB Wi
Texas
Ark
WPB
Glass Plant Put On Second Walkout By Union Strike
A national AFL led walkout at Libbey Owens Ford in Kanawha City idled 250 cutters with thought to affect 1,600 members nationwide and others unable to work. Negotiations failed over a roughly six percent wage increase. Two other plants in West Virginia and several departments in Kanawha City are affected, with 400 more workers idle due to non operative stages.
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Window Glass Cutters League of América
AFL
Kanawha City
Libbey- Owens-Ford Glass Company
National Executive Committee
Toledo
U.S
West Virginia
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Fourca Glass Company
Clarksburg
Nimitz cites heavy Japanese losses at Midway
Pearl Harbor dispatch reports Admiral Nimitz stating thousands of Japanese were killed in the Midway sea and air battle. He says about half of the enemy armada was knocked out in 72 hours, with ships sunk or damaged and many planes wiped out. The retreat left survivors unrescued as the fleet fled west.
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Pearl Harbor
INS
Midway Island
Chester Weimitz
U. S. Pacific
Nimitz
Midway
Hawaii
Mediation Delays Stir War Labor Board Action
The War Labor Board plans to pressure mediation and fact finding panels to speed up decisions after growing frustration with slow processes. Dean Wayne L Morse, a public member, criticized delays in major cases like Little Steel and General Motors, saying quicker resolutions are needed to stabilize wages.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Wayne L. Morse
Morse
University of Oregon Law School
War Allies Get Report On Triumph
President Roosevelt read a report on the Battle of Midway to the Pacific war council at the White House. The briefing, described as the best news of the war, included an upbeat view of UN production and pooling of U S British materials. Dutch and British envoys noted the optimistic tone and the significance of the Midway victory.
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Washington
INS
Aull
Roosevelt
Pacific War Council
White House
Lord Halifax
United Nations
U. S
America
Midway
Alex
Murphy Leaves U S Bench For Army Duty Four Months
Associate Justice Frank Murphy left the supreme court to take the oath as a lieutenant colonel in the U S army and report for at least four months of duty. He said he sought army service since the Pacific war began and that he may return to the bench after the four months.
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Washington
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
United States Army
James A. Alio
George C. Marshall
Murphy
U S Denies Tokyo Claim Aleutians Invaded By Nipponese
The Associated Press reports Washington rejected Tokyo’s assertion that Japanese forces invaded the Aleutians while detailing Japanese claims of Midway victories. It notes the Japanese reported sinking a carrier and damaging ships, with troops allegedly landing in the Aleutians. Page 3. Col. 4.
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U.S
Tokyo
Aleutians
Associated Press
U. S
Midway
Washington
Far- Hong
Aleutian Islands
Midway Island
Dutch Harbor
Asahi
Japan
Tuen
Tax on Pay of U S Judge Upheld by WV Judge
Circuit Judge Julian F Bouchelle ruled that West Virginia cannot tax the salaries of federal judges. The Baker v Alderson case challenges the 1939 public salary tax act amending the 1932 revenue act. The decision notes the Supreme Court has not yet ruled on federal judges income tax powers and cites Evans v Gore (1920) as precedent.
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West Virginia
Julian F. Bouchelle
William E. Baker
Elkins
Northern District Court
George P. Alderson
Bouchelle
Baker
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Evans
Gore
Yankee Force Aids Blockade Of Nazi Navy
A strong U S navy task force joins the British home fleet to help interdict Germany's high seas fleet. Rear Admiral Robert Giffen commands the group which could face Tirpitz and Admiral Hipper if they sail from Trondheim. The force, greeted by the Edinburgh before her sinking, signals willingness to serve with the home fleet as harsh weather hindered earlier operations.
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King George of
England
Robert C. Giffen
U. S. Navy
Britain
H. M. Burrough
R. L Burnette
L. H. K. Hamilton
London
Hitler
U. S
George VI
Robert Giffen
Germany
Tirpitz
Hipper
Trondheim
Norway
Edinburgh
Arctic
Russia
Germans Launch New Thrust Near Kharkov Sevastopol Stands Firm
Reports from London say German forces launched a new operation near Kharkov while Sevastopol held out against assaults. In Prague, the Nazis reported mass executions in Libcice and the destruction of the village after Heydrich's assassination. Additional Czech hostages were executed, bringing total deaths to about two hundred six since Heydrich was attacked two weeks earlier. The brutality followed a funeral in Berlin where Himmler urged immediate revenge.
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London
INS
Libcice
Prague
Hangman
Reinhard Heydrich
Heydrich
Bohemia- Moravia
Berlin
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Adolf Hitler
Bohemia-lngravia
Heyditch
State Chamber Meets Today
Recommendations were drafted by four policy committees for the first wartime West Virginia Chan nel of Commerce meeting in Charleston. About 300 members will attend at 9 30 a m at the Daniel Boone hotel, with a compressed one day schedule combining usual two days of activity. The convention streamlined for economy and to keep executives from lengthy duties, also conserving tires and gasoline. The program aligns with West Virginia AP members and the West Virginia Bankers association meetings at the same hotel.
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West Virginia Chanel of Commerce
Charleston
Daniel Boone Hotel
West Virginia
Associated Press
Daniel Boone
West Virginia Bankers Association
Chamber
AFL Views Peace Proposal Rejected
The AFL states the CIO rejected its peace plan, calling its counter proposals fantastic and accusing the CIO of wanting AFL protection while raiding unions. The official note, in the AFL weekly news service, cites no individuals and notes CIO division and a rejected invitation for immediate resumption of peace talks.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
American Federation of Labor Weekly
American Federation of Labor
Rail-Highway Center Feared Lost to Japs
CHUNGKING June 16. Fierce fighting raged west of Chuhsien as Chinese reports flagged the rail high way center in Chekiang may have fallen to Japanese forces. The battle shifted toward Changshan, 13 miles west of Chuhsien, after Japanese airfield gains and a heavy street battle in the city. Casualties for the Japanese were reported as high, with estimates around 20,000.
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Chungking
Chuhsien
Chekiang
Changshan
Nagasaki
Kivngshan
Base Pay of 50 Dollars for Soldiers Approved
The House unanimously approved a conference agreement on the army navy pay bill establishing a $50 monthly base pay for soldiers and sailors. The Senate is expected to pass tomorrow with little opposition, ending prior disputes over rates and confirming the increase.
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Washington
INS
House
Senate
Nazis Press Bir Hacheim as Garrison Fights On
British battle headquarters report German forces under Rommel intensified assaults on Bir Hacheim Libya. Free French defenders fight grimly as fears rise the garrison could fall within 24 hours, a blow that would clear Rommel’s flank and threaten the southern British line.
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Libya
Bir Hacheim
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
CBS
de Gaulle
France
Field Hospitals Keeping Apace of Mechanized Army
Atlantic City June 10 1944 Army Medical Corps showcased new equipment to save thousands of soldiers lives. Demonstrations included rapidsetup field hospital units a 21seat ambulance with trailer for delousing clothing and sterilizing gear a snow kit skis snowshoes and first aid supplies portable Xray unit and quickdeploy operating rooms all designed for fast mobility from tropics to Arctic zones and 30 minute readiness ahead of mechanized forces
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Atlantic City
N_ J
Army Medical Corps
James Magee
Larry Macatee
L. C. Shellenberger
Washington
A. B. Christie
Carliste Barracks
Pennsylvania
Tropics
Arctic Zone
The
American Medical Association
Army
Renewed Kharkov fighting veiled by strategic stalemate
Moscow reports German forces renewed an offensive on the Kharkov front after heavy fighting in which Nazis claimed annihilation of three Red Armies. The Soviet communique noted a Russian defense of Sevastopol and a 100 mile Kharkov front clash from May 12 to 31 with no outcome given. The Nazis claimed huge losses on both fronts, while Red airmen damaged German trucks and trains.
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Moscow
Kharkov
Sevastopol
Rostovy
Caucasus
Dights
U S Outstripping Britain's Output
Washington reports the United States rapidly surpassing Britain in war production. British minister Oliver Lyttleton cites increases in tanks jeeps and other vehicles. he notes U K output rising many percent since 1949 and 1940 benchmarks, with aircraft and ammunition growth. The page nudges readers to turn to further details.
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Washington
Great Britain
Oliver Littelton
Columbia Broadcasting System
French Fascist Shot in Nan tes Home Attack
Joseph Louer of Jacques Dorlot's Fascist party was shot and wounded at his Nan tes home by two bicycle riders. The attack follows the June 2 assassination in Paris of Albert Clement, editor of Le Cri de Peuple, who was killed after being shot by assailants who fled on bicycles.
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Vichy
UNS
Joseph Louer
Jacques Dorlot
Nantes
Louer
Paris
Albert Clement
Doriot
le Cri de Peuple
Clement
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Robert Quillen
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Hansen
U.S. Bench
Justice Murphy
Plesse
King
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State Chamber
Senate Canferes
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Minister of Production
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