First act of counter blows unmask Nazi menace in Marianas drive
The Charleston Gazette reports Admiral Nimitz’s three day Marianas raid near Tokyo. American task forces sank 13 Japanese ships and damaged 16, destroyed 141 planes while suffering 15 American aircraft losses. Saturday saw 124 enemy planes down. Sunday added 16 more fighters. Japanese convoy near Saipan faced repeated attacks with ten ships sunk and one destroyer damaged.
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Nimin
Marianas
Pearl Harbor
Une
Amerigah
Pases
Tokyo
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Saipan
House Action Would Curtail OPA's Powers
Washington June 13 House approved amendments to curb the Office of Price Administration powers despite a potential presidential veto. An amendment lets OPA orders be challenged in federal district courts and forbids suspending a dealer's license for ceilings violations. A punitive damages relief amendment was tentatively approved for cases lacking willful overcharges. The debate delayed a final vote on the price measure, with focus on a new cotton textile ceiling formula.
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House
Office of Price Administration
Rep
Dirksen
B.L
OPA
Emergency Court of Appeals
Jong
Brown
D.-Ga
Bankhead
Congress
Sen. Bankhead
D-Ala
Capitol
Hillman Defends Political Action Committee Audit
In a Senate hearing the CIO political action committee defended its political education activities for a fourth term, while Sen. Ferguson argued the PAC violated the corrupt practices act by accepting $1000 from CH and four major unions. Ferguson cited a $3000 limit on labor groups for political purposes and involvement in federal elections. Sidney Hillman, PAC chairman, testified at his request amid reports of lurid rumors, noting the PAC was created to educate voters and press candidates’ qualifications. He said the PAC has raised $609,744 and spent $159,112.
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Washington
CIO Political Action Committee
Senate
Sen
Ferguson
R-Mich
PAC
Sidney Hillman
Hillman
G I Bill Sent To President For Veterans Aid
Congress gave unanimous approval to the G I bill of rights, sending the measure to President Roosevelt. The plan funds education, loans, job assistance, hospitalization, and unemployment pay for returning wartime veterans, with four years of schooling max and government support for tuition up to 500 dollars annually plus stipends.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
Capitol Hill
Extra Bond Slogan Spurs War Loan Drive
Women volunteers operate house to house during the drive, reporting progress across towns and retail outlets. Quatations show quotas met in several districts, with stores like Pierson Hardware and South Hills Pharmacy reaching sales marks and workers earning service awards upon reaching $300 in bonds. Supplies airlifted by glider trains report success with eleven gliders delivering 121 aircraft loads as Allied forces continue rapid resupply in Normandy.
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Victory
Hut
Capito
Publica
Gretail
Pierson Hardware
South ‘Hills
Winter Floral Co
Dtive
J.B. McDavid
Quincy
Cabin Creek
Diamond
Ward
Bulion
McDavid
U. S. Treasury Department
West Virginia
Federal Reserve
Cleveland
Richmond
Allied Army Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
INS
Tate
French
Normandy
Alliied Expeditionary Air Force
Mir
England
U S Plans Postwar Global Air Routes Open to All
The United States unveils plans to extend postwar commercial air routes to over 140000 miles, adding 6000 miles of international links. The Civil Aeronautics Board says monopolies end after the war, with hearings to determine carriers and public need. Berlin and Tokyo listed as landing fields. hearings to decide routes will occur under wartime conditions.
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INS
United States
America
Uncle Sam
Civil Aeronautics Board
U. S
CAB
Congress
The
Aeronautics Board
Berlin
Tokyo
L. Welch Pogue
Seized Coal Mine Liability Case in West Virginia
The Ruthbell Coal Co appeals a judgment for $8,300 to Clara Stanton for the death of her husband Ernest L. Stanton. She claimed negligence and failure to comply with workmen compensation laws after an Aug 28 accident. The company argues federal government control of the mine from May to Sept 1944, making the government employes during that period and asserting a defense against recovery.
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West
Virginia
Supreme Coal
Ruthbell Coal Co
Reson County
Clara-Wy:Stantone
Ernest L. Stanton
Supreme Court
West Virginia
United States
Germans Stall Wing of Fifth Army at Bolsena
Allied dispatch reports remnants of the German 14th army dug in before Bolsena on Lake Bolsena's northeast lip, offering stiff resistance as they defend the vital Rome to Orvieto highway. Sid Feder notes Germans countered American tanks and infantry with anti tank fire while allies worked to push 7 miles from Viterbo in hours. Prisoners taken as Allied forces press along the lake’s western shore.
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Rome
14Th
Bolsena
Iabway
Anl
Associated Press
Sid Feder
Viterbo
Forles
Lake Bolsena
U S Wins Swedish Economic Victory
United States negotiators secure a deal with Swedish ball bearing makers to curb shipments to Germany. Stanton Griffis, representing the foreign economic administration, helped secure the agreement as part of Allied pressure. The move follows prior demands by the U S Britain and Russia to halt shipments to the Nazi regime. The agreement aims to cripple German industry while signaling a psychological blow to the enemy.
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Washington
United States
Sweden
Stanton Griffis
Foreign Economic Administration
SKY Ball Bearing Co
Germany
Army Fliers Hit Japanese Ships in New Guinea
Gen. MacArthur announced that eight additional Japanese ships have been sunk or damaged at Geelvink Bay by American Mitchell bombers. The Mokmer airdrome on Hiak island is now in operation. In the Schouten group, U S infantry moved toward the Boroko airdrome while U S fighters destroyed five enemy planes during raids on American positions.
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MacArthur
New Guinea
INS
Geclvink Bay
America
Mitchell
Douglas MacArthur
Mokmer
Hiak Island
Lwide
Dutch New Guinea
U. S
Bisk Island
Borokoe
Schoulten
United States
Allied push near Cherbourg repels counterattacks in Normandy
Allied forces inch within about ten miles of Cherbourg after capturing Montebourg and Le Ham as British troops advance from Caen while German counterattacks try to dislodge U S units from Carentan and Montebourg. The overall situation at Cherbourg remains unclear.
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Montebourg
Allied
U.S
Cherbourg
Caen
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
INS
France
Cerisy
Balleroy
Troarn
Normandy
Cherebourg
Nevada
U. S
le Ham
Sarenian
Tur
Surging Reds Break Through Finns Second Line
London dispatches report the second Finnish defensive belt along the Marinerheim line on the Karelia isthmus cleared. Soviet forces under Col. Gen. Leonid Gavrov press the offensive with artillery, tanks, infantry and planes. Finnish retreat accelerates with towns abandoned. Finland could be knocked out of war by July 1, Izvestia said.
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London
Marinerheim
Karelian
Finland
Viipuri
Moscow
Leonid A. Gavarov
Red Army
Stalin Praises Allied Invasion of Northern France
Moscow reports Premier Stalin lauds the Allied landing in northern France calling it a brilliant, masterful operation. He credits the seven days of battles with liberation and contrasts Allied success against Napoleon and Hitler. History will note this as a high order achievement.
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Moscow
Stalin
Trant
Red Army
Pravda
France
Napoleon
Channel
British Isles
Hitler
la Manche
The
Mere Beginning Eisenhower Says
General Dwight D. Eisenhower warned at a Roosevelt news conference that more invasions of Europe are planned as operations across the Normandy beachhead are described as a mere beginning. He framed Allied efforts as a larger, combined assault with Soviet forces from the east and Western forces from the Mediterranean, aiming toward Germany.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Roosevelt
Normandy
Eisenhower
France
Germany
Mediterranean
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