Great Battles Ahead Warns Gen Marshall At Columbus
Gen George C Marshall warns against excessive optimism and urges total effort to defeat the Axis. He cites Tunisia as a pattern for coordinated Allied power, notes future tasks will be harder, and praises U S military progress from Tunisia to Attu. He highlights air superiority and ongoing Pacific operations amid heavy casualty risks.
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Columbus
INS
George C. Marshall
Army
Marshall
United States
Pas Catic
Attu Island
Tropics
South
Southwest Pacific
Solomons
Salt
England
Americans Knock Out 23 Jap Zeros at Lae
Allied dispatch from Australia reports on June 22 that American Lightnings destroyed or damaged 23 Japanese Zeros during a noon over Lae New Guinea fight. The clash followed a Sunday air battle over Darewin where nine planes were shot down and 13 damaged by Spitfires. Further fighting reported in Mubo with ground and air units, and Allied bombers hit Loepang in Dutch Timor setting fires visible from 60 miles away.
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Aus’ A
Lae
New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Darewin
Mubo
Loepang
Dutch Timor
Detroit Riots Prompt U S Troops Arrival
Detroit faced violent race riots with 22 dead and many injured as U S Army troops moved in at Cadillac Square to quell the violence. Fighting broke out between Negro and white residents, with extensive property damage and a heavy police response.
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U. S
Detroit
Wir
Stimson
Roosevelt
6Th Service Command
Cadillac Sq
Negro Spartirear
Wie Square
Dow
Arsenal
Cattle Receipts Fall Amid Subsidy Tensions
Washington reports show cattle deliveries and slaughtering halved as packers oppose the CPA meat subsidy plan. Retail meat prices slipped three cents per pound under the OPA rollback, raising fears of a civilian meat shortage and impacting the livestock market with declines in cattle and beaves slaughter. Hog slaughtering remains normal as the subsidy timing nears packer payments.
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Washington
CPA
OPA
Elwilion
Agriculture Department
BBC warns France to be ready for invasion
In a June 2 BBC broadcast from London, listeners in France were urged to stay prepared for invasion by the Allied high command. The message directed French Resistance centers to act immediately and maintain readiness at all times, following prior assurances about timely notification.
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France
London
BBC
Allied air raids hit 13 Axis targets over Sicily and Italy
Allied columns from North Africa roared over Sicily and southern Italy in heavy bomber offensives. The raids struck 13 Axis defense centers, including Sicilian ports at San Giovanni, Porto Empedocle, and Marsala, plus three airfields at Castelvetrano, Batman and Mineo, with dozens of aircraft battles and a toll of enemy planes shot down.
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North Africa
Finsi
Sicily
Italy
Mite
Malta
Livata
Troy
Faguia
RAF Huns 1st Raid On South Germany
London dispatch reports the RAF's first raid on Friedrichshafen deep in southern Germany hitting the Lufthouse Werke factory complex near Lake Constance. The operation covered about 1000 miles with multiple Lancasters. Casualties and missing aircrews were announced, while reports from NBC and Swiss sources cited hundreds killed or wounded and significant hospital strains.
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London
Friedrichstaten
English Channel
Vichy Radio
NBC
Ety
Scheider Armaments
le Crousot
Paw Archinard
Berne
Friedrichslafen
Lake Constance
Switzerland
Air Ministry
Friedrichshafen
King George Visits Malta Amid Allied War Ties
King George VI arrived in Valletta Malta after a North Africa voyage aboard the cruiser Aurora, escorted by destroyers Lookout Servis Nubian and Eskine. The rare royal visit underscored British resolve and Allied control of the Mediterranean during wartime.
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Malta
Iste Valetta
George VI
North Africa
Aurora
Fone
Servis
Nubian
Eskine
Mediterranean
Jap Curfew and Red Citizen Title Upheld
The Supreme Court upheld wartime curfew powers on Japanese Americans, ruling a naturalized citizen denied due process for stripping citizenship. William Schneiderman, a California Communist official, had his citizenship canceled. the court affirmed the curfew as valid for national security amid invasion fears.
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Washimaga
Supreme Court
William Schneiderman
Russiteborn
Communist Party For California
Wendell Willkie
Kneiderian
Igh
Stone
Japan
Schoolderman
Dan
Federal District Court
Reds to Seek Durable Peace
Davies declares at the 38th national governors conference that the Soviet Union will pursue durable peace and reject any terms short of unconditional surrender. He asserts that every Russian is at war with Hitler and that the Kremlin leaders are confident in their army’s strength.
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Reds
Davies Avows
Columbus
UNS
Risin Os
United Nations
Jason F Davies
Russia
Child
Hovontinurt
Ras
Katies
German Loss Put At 6.4 Million in Russo German War
Moscow reports on the second anniversary of the invasion that Germany has suffered 6.4 million killed or captured, with 4.2 million killed and missing, amid statements of Soviet resilience. The communique cites 35,000 guns, 30,000 tanks, and 23,000 planes as German losses and notes Allied aid and the growing strength of the Soviet forces.
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Allie
Moscow
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Wspect
Soviet Union
Red Army
Russia
Hitler
Ussr
Mami
Papid
Teaseia
President Roosevelt Hails Russians On Eve Of Nazi Invasion
President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull voiced praise for the Soviet Union as the world marked the second anniversary of Adolf Hitler’s surprise attack. Roosevelt, in a message to Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, expressed confidence that the United Nations would solve the peace problem after victory and lauded the Soviet defense of its homeland against the Nazi onslaught.
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Ashington
Roosevel
Cordell Mull
Raniahe
Russia
Adolf Uitler
Joseph Sutin
United Nations
Alty
Muir
Stdin
Roosevelt Treallerd
Jack
Tate
Reiders
Soviet Union
Witerly
Wleake
Senate
Mervlee Muar
Adolf Hitler
Rassla
Hallie
Black Sea
der Fuehrer
Napoleon
Joseph Stalin
Hitler
Fuhrer
Moscow
Kuibystev
Red Army
Ani
Nazis Readily Moving Forces Into France On Eve Of Russia Anniversary
London reports German reinforcements in France rising from 35 to 44 divisions as Hitler battles to save the war against the Soviet Union. Surface signs point to Allied invasion plans in the Mediterranean while Britain cites air and naval movements off Syria and Gibraltar.
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Axis
London
Germany
France
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Soviet Union
Bete Aa
Landen
Hitler
Mussolini
Ntaly
Radin
Syria
Mediterranean
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Gibraltar
Otwervere
la Tinea
Spain
Thedd
la Lines
Berlin
Rome
Maly
Sicily
Sardinia
Pravda
Gersman Sternngth
Army Bombers May Take Part in Test Blackout
Maj. Gen. Ralph Royce announced that army bombers from the Ist air force may participate in a blackout test with night flights over designated areas weather permitting. The test could span at least an hour and a half, affecting parts of New England and mid-Atlantic states including Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts southern New Hampshire and the eastern Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania region around Washington DC.
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CNSI
Ralph Royce
Ist Air Force
Ist
Ret
Washington
1St Service Command
Consterticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Ard Service Command
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Subsidy Fight Shapes Up as FDR Faces Senate Defeat
Washington reports indicate President Roosevelt may face Senate opposition to broad food subsidies. If defeated, a limited rollback on butter, meat, and coffee prices could be allowed while broader price supports stall. A possible $1.5 billion request to hold prices is discussed, with a banking committee probe due and House action looming.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
White Howe
Congress
U. S. Bombs Five Jap Island Bases
United States bombers hit Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands and targets on Nauru, Bougainville, Vila on Kolombangara, and other sites in the South Pacific. Reports say Libera tor aircraft may have reached Tarawa from Funafuti, with heavy damage to enemy positions despite Japanese fighters and anti air fire.
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Hamilton W. Faron
Washington
South Pacific
Japan
Navy
Tarawa
Gilbert Islands
Nauru Island
Gilberts
Kahlilan Bougainville
Vila
Kolombangara
Henderson Field
Guaadalcanal
Army
Army ‘Liberators
Funatutl
Ellice Group
Anniversary Reflects Russian Turn Against Nazi Drive
On the two year mark since the Nazi invasion began, Soviet forces have shown marked resilience. The article recounts Stalingrad and Kharkov campaigns, heavy casualties for the German army, and a Red Army counteroffensive that pushed the Axis back toward the Dnieper while warning of potential new offensives and Allied invasion concerns.
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Hitler
Kharkav
Ukraine
Valea
Stal. Ingrad
Stalingrad
Wey
Volga
Moscow
Fee
Red Army
Dnieper
Red
Europe
Hiller
Ickes and Lewis Meet Again as Coal Strike Presses
Washington June 21 With steel mills reporting curtailed schedules from the third general coal strike, the War Labor Board pressed for compliance and possible presidential intervention within 48 hours. Ickes met Lewis and three other UMW officers, with a renewal expected, as officials warned any agreement must conform to the board directive. Interior Department officials hoped for an early settlement, possibly tomorrow, and noted the board would enforce its order if noncompliance continued.
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Ickes
Washington
War Labor Board
Jobn L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Big Stat Cons
UMW
Interior Department
Roosevelt
Wayne le Morse
WLB
Jickes
Moree
der Soi
West Virginia pits close as unions plan Washington talks
West Virginia bituminous fields calm after talks were ordered. FE H Lawrence of United Workers Local 613 Bartley McDowell County said he and two comrades would meet Fuel Administrator Ickes or others in Washington to seek a contract. Three locals from Bartley will send three delegates. Lawrence urged quick contract negotiations and defended UMWA policy committee efforts. Other locals in McDowell county planned delegations. Beckley district 29 and Charleston district 17 had heard of no moves. An eight-man Logan County group was in Washington last week to protest FDR’s anti strike bill.
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Union Incats
Washington
West Virginia
FE. H. Lawrence
United Worriers
Bartley
McDowell County
Xeck
Ickes
Anyong
Lawrence
Canenot
UMWA
Homer Barnett
Charles Snow
Beckley
District
Charleston
Tney
Logan County
Roosevelt
Transit Coal Frozen For War Plant Fuel
Washington June 21 The estimated 3 000 000 tons of railroad borne bituminous coal in transit were frozen tonight by Secretary of War as a means of making fuel available to war industries and other essential users. The order effective as of now restores to full effect the directive issued by the War Production Board April 30 which prohibited deliveries of certain mined bituminous coal to customers having more than 10 days supply.
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Washington
Secre
As & P
War Production Board
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