Air Attack On Nazi West Wall Invasion Prep
United States air forces launched a major blow against the German west wall on the French coast. RAF bombers and US heavy bombers attacked Pas de Calais targets including port facilities and railroad yards while Mosquitos struck Denmark and Crete. A large force of fighters operated over Boulogne as daylight raids continued into the fifteenth day of a large pre invasion offensive.
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London
United States
Pas-de-Galais
Atlev
Dudu
Prange
Greve
Bunigary
Soul
Squmur
Baek
Medi- Jntleda
Buvigary
Yauda
Budapest
Szoluck
Denmark
Middle East
Crete
Tilly
Fir Baume
TAP
Aar
Drunk Driving Suspect Held After Two Hurt Auto Wreck
Two men were seriously injured in a late night crash near Columbus. Dr. Bred P. Koenig of Jamestown was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after witnesses reported erratic driving and ignored signals. Koenig pled guilty and was held pending bond as the case proceeds in Erie County courts.
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Bred P. Koenig
Jamestown Velerusran
Arres
Ross Mrad
Koenig
G. H. Gordon
Jamestown
Mead
Weight Street
Gordon
Western Stott
Gail
Jamestown Poll
Ase
Erle County
Bombardments hit eastern Hungary rail yards and frontier ambush
Bulletin reports heavy bombers attack railyards in eastern Hungary while a group of 34 American Allied airmen were ambushed near the Spanish frontier by German guards. only two Americans and one French aviator escape to Spain as families shelter them. Roosevelt states US produced over 175000 airplanes in about three years with 4400 planes sent to allies this year at 238 weekly average.
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Barcelona
Spain
Time
Andorra
Miers
Pyrenees
France
Fiers
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Juan Beebe
Amniler Mahony
T Cot
Robert T. Smith
Beverly Hills
Dima
Llénes
Jin
Woman Faces Not Guilty Plea After Fatal Beaver Incident
A woman charged in the Beaver incident where Guy Rowse was killed pleaded not guilty after being brought before Alderman Justin Butters. Bail set at 500 dollars. Erie County case to follow with attorney Great Walker assisting.
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Vaughn
Beinotn Serywck
Nis
Mary Hulyeucuk
Guy Rowse
Wo Weeks
Justin Butters
Mr. Reuse
W. C. Dingle
Baling
Reinforcements land on Biak Island to sustain attack
Associated Press reports 280 000 Japanese troops concentrate to pry the Hankow Canton railroad and clear the way for new offensives in China. Chung Lebig military spokesman Tu Wonifest warns over Japanese offensives in north central and south China. Major General Ome Tseng cites new enemy strategy.
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Associated Press
Hankow-Canton
China
Chunglebig
Toxiag Tu
Jipan
Northcental
South China
Ome
Tseng
Bombers Pound Pacific Areas in Coordinated Night Raids
Night raids by American bombers moved across the central and southwest Pacific from Guam Wake and the Kuriles to the Carolines and Ponapeau Truk. The operation involved multiple waves over three days with returns reported safe for all crews. Allied leaders promised greater pressure on Japan as a possible fleet offensive forms.
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Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Ottam
Japan
Kussles
Wake
Southwest
Central Pacific
Carolines
Guam
Kuriles
Douglas Macarthur
Cheslir
Japa
China
U. S
Caroline Islands
Ponapeau Truk
Hankow-Ganton
Changsha
Thriey
Tseng
Hankow
Wreck Derails Pennsylvan ia Freight Train at Titusville
On a bridge in Titusville Pennsylvania a five car Pennsylvan ia Railroad freight train derailed after striking a work car injuring George Niedbala 56 of Diamond Pa who jumped from the bridge as two cars toppled 25 feet into Oil Creek traffic rerouted through Tevine and Corry. Corp Bary C Richter of Philadelphia survived the Pearl Harbor attack but suffered possible pelvic injury when his motorcycle hit a bump.
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Titusville
Pennsylvania Railroad
George Niedbala
Tiamond
Oil Creek
Tevine
Corry
Guadalcanal
Albany
Corp
Bary C. Richter
Philadelphia
Pearl Harbor
Gualssland
Cochran Reports To General Arnold On Burma Glider Invasion
Col. Philip G. Cochran commander of the first air commando force reports to General H. H. Arnold about the Burma glider operation. He praises air mobility and notes daily sorties to support Chindits behind Japanese lines with pilots Olson Mahony and Smith.
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Col
Phil Cochran
Gen. Arnold
U.S. Air Force
Burma
Orde C. Wingate
Cochran
Montis
French Creek Panther Scare Spurs State Investigation
Rumors of a panther like creature in the French Creek area trigger alarm as a cow is killed on the Laverne Belknap farm. Sightings since the prior year prompt investigations by New York papers from Evie Jamestown and Buffalo. Locals fear for safety of women and children. reports describe a large, dark mottled animal with claw marks and tracked footprints near a tree under which the carcass lay. Further details appear on Page B6.
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New York State
Laverne Belknap
French Creek
Evie
Jamestown
Buffalo
Interi
Company A Heads to Indiantown Gap Camp
The State Guard unit Company A will leave for a July 1 encampment at Indiantown Gap, two weeks earlier than planned. Captain Guy Abbey received orders from Major Porter at Oil City. the encampment will be a brigade training period with both the 10th and 16th Infantry present. The unit aims to recruit new members to offset losses from the draft, and Winfield Williams has reserved his commission as second lieutenant with a promotion expected for Mountain soon.
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New State Guard
Indiantown
Gep
Guy Abbey
Porter
Oil City
10Th
16Th Infantry
Gap
Abbey
Corry
Reular
Trontere
Winfield Williams
Mountain Tou
Gas Disaster Strikes Brooklyn Pier Killing and Suffering
Emergency crews treated 180 of about 1000 workers exposed to chlorine gas from a 220-pound cylinder on a delivery truck. Dozens were hospitalized as responders including doctors and red cross staff fought the outbreak with makeshift aid stations. Police opened an investigation into the source and cause of the incident in the Brooklyn area.
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New York
Brooklyn
Jas
Sootes Ui Wenio Hue
Subway
Gan
Trurk
John G. Golliver
Pope warns against total victory prolonging war
In a radio speech from London, Pope Pius XI urged hope for peace in Rome and the world while cautioning that calls for total victory could extend the fighting. He warned against destroying national life and said a moderate outcome would prevail to keep Rome and humanity from becoming a theater of war.
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Associated Press
London
Pius XI
Carddnals
Rome
Te Pontii
Pius
Fontis
Byrd Pushes Gas Waste Cuts Across Agencies
Washington report notes massive fuel use by federal offices with 900 million to 400 million miles traveled yearly. The Byrd chaired joint Senate House committee urges states and citizens to curb auto use, cut tires and fuel, and calls for drastic reductions even in law enforcement and war agencies. The panel criticizes agencies for weak effort and urges comprehensive cuts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate House
Treasury and Budget Bureau
Byrd
D-Vp
Senate
Eliminate Rupp as a Suspect in Local Robbery
police say Rupp is cleared as a suspect in a Sunday morning burglary at the Fuustram home. Investigators report no additional leads after checking his weekly routine and noting prior arrest records for burglary and larceny in nearby areas. Rupp was arrested in another city Wednesday while en route to enlist, with officers presenting claims of a military background.
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Rupp
Vanwoellen
AeMpyh
Thuy
Junn
Faye
Fuustram
Che
Brio Patios
Sekel
Kuren
Altien
Marui
Ane Qoudinyl
War Manpower controls loom for job referrals
Washington reports sweeping new limits on manpower as the War Manpower Commission orders that by July 1 all job seekers must apply to the state employment service for referrals to the needed plants. Employers may hire only men referred to them by the service. Also noted is the Pittsburgh conviction of Melvin Lloyd Keagle for violating selective service by failing to report for induction.
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Washington
So Hution
War Manpower Commission
America
Hill
States
AuMgimment
Fe Wal
Pla
TSES
Butler
Pittsburgh
Melvin Lloyd Keagle
Bnt
Jer. Pa
Draft Board
Detector Leads To Worker Recovers Radium
A Pittsburgh mill worker who mistook a vertical tube of radium for a plumb bob had $12,000 worth of radium recovered. Using its own electronic emanations, the radium detector traced the item from the mill to the worker's home and into a dresser drawer. Detectives later contacted the worker at his home.
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SY Associated Fress
Pittsburgh
Ted Stadium
f @ foundry
Downty
Home Of Miller Stolen Radium
A radium container with two capsules was reported stolen from a foundry in Columbus Pennsylvania. The container, described as bricklayer’s plaster box, was last seen during the night of May 26 and missed the morning of May 27 after being used in the X ray machine. The incident is under investigation.
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Veyor
Coraopolis
Miky
Allied Forces Seal Main German Escape Route in Italy
Fifth Army troops cut the Via Casilina sealing the main German escape line and breached Velleti and Monte Artemisio as fighting rages around Valmontone. British and French forces push along the highway toward Perentuo with naval support near Ardea. US troops enter Velleti and take 19 prisoners as operations widen toward Rome.
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Perenthuo
Valmontone
Casitina Ly
Veltetri Jute
Appiah
Rome
Zane Keo
Arie Jnisid
Volleltt
Mis
Pesthia
Astermisio
Olive
Velletti
Wied
Bevlly
Thureday
Vilmanicut
Myxi
Lazi
Ano
Sillag
Valmentone
Velleta
Fisid
Albert
Keaselville
Hermant Goerling
Une
Casilina
Seine Ponte di Morale
Tempus Road
Prostnots
Agar
Ardea
United States
Velletri
Inwa
Associated Press
Train Explosion Harms Many in East Anglia Market Town
A train exploded in an east Anglia market town injuring numerous residents. Roofs collapsed and the railway station and nearby buildings caught fire. The cause and full casualty count were not immediately clear as emergency crews worked to clear debris and assess damage.
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Angelia
Tien We
Neweay
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F. F. Koenig
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Kightlinger
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Naples
Hungary
Sylvain
Butters
Biak Island
Velletri Falls
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Una Wxoer
Rowan
Lyeleur
Hind
College of Cardinals
FBI
Erie
WMC
Miller
Monte Artemisio
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