RAF Massive Raid Strikes Germany Harder Than Cologne
British air forces mounted a vast night assault on Germany with over 1,000 bombers, targeting Bremen and other northwest areas. Reports say fires raged at Remen as the Luftwaffe fought back with fighter planes and incendiaries, while German officials disputed RAF losses and emphasized Bremen’s strategic value.
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Associated Press
London
RAF
Germany
Air Ministry
Remen
RAW
Cologne
Essen
HAF
Bremen
Ankee
Hssen-Cologne
Hinden
Gremany
Ger
Disturbance fines after East Main Street window shattered
Three men were fined for disturbance after a large glass pane shattered the storeroom window of a former Laurie's store on East Main Street. C Rowland of Erie received 25 dollars and costs after a shoulder injury from flying glass. Robert Dever and Lawrence Wienels were each fined 10 dollars. Jimmy Roger Brown obtained a judgment for the National Bank to recover for the damaged widow's property.
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East Main Street
Laurie Grovery
George J. Gordon
C. Rowland
Erie
Gillon
Robert Dever
Lawrence Wienels
Rowlund Ie
Atkss
Nichols
Boyce
Jimmey
Roger Brown
National
Bf Bory
Prom
Corry Blacks Out Amid Civilian Defense Drill
A partial blackout in Corry included a Western Pennsylvania rehearsal against Axis air raids. Civilian defense agencies reported near full participation. About a dozen violations were noted with arrests and prosecutions expected.
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Gorry
Pennsylvania
Blackout violator fined in East South street car
Guy Gibbons of Clymer was fined $100 after refusing to extinguish a cigarette in his car on East South street during a dusk to dawn blackout. Roy Smith of Firth sheeh faced a postponed hearing. both men allegedly harassed the air raid warden. The total blackout began at 9:30 pm and lasted forty five minutes. partial blackout continued to 5 am with wardens and police reporting few violations and most lights turned off.
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Guy Gibbons
Clymer
Inis
East South Street
G. H. Gordonska
Roy Smith
Af Firthsheeh
Gibbons
Hotel Corry
Erie County
Asraid
Otter Defense
el Corry
Roosevelt cites U S war production in May 4000 planes 1500 tanks
President Roosevelt announced May production totals from Pearl Harbor onward showing nearly 4000 aircraft and over 1500 tanks built in May along with about 3000 artillery and anti tank guns and more than 1000000 weapons overall. He said figures prove U S effort is on track toward goals despite Axis opposition.
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Fey
Beeoe
Washington
Roosevelt
America
Pearl Harbor
Rationing, naval expansion, and war updates flash across nations
AP bulletin from June 26 reports proposed gasoline and fuel oil rationing in western New York Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Michigan and nearby states with a four gallon basic unit. Also noted are plans to expand naval battleship construction and anxious calls to speed airpower, plus Allied bomber actions against Tobruk Raoul and New Guinea raids.
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Associated Press
Washington
New York State
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Hingis
Michigan
Midwest
East
Naval
Benator Clark
D-Mo
Office of Price Administration
OPA
District of Columbia
Russian charges Japan directly with sinking Soviet ships
Soviet radio declared the Angarstroi was sunk by a Japanese submarine after survivors reached Harbin. Japan had blamed a US submarine, arguing Washington sought to rekindle Russian Japanese enmity. Survivors said two Japanese submarines surfaced and waited with Soviet crew until another Soviet ship evacuated them at Dairen.
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Moscow
Angarstroi
Tokyo
United States
Japan
Russia
Harbin
Dairen
Manchuria
Hospital Crowded as Corry Seeks Federal Aid for Expansion
A meeting in Corry between a Federal Works Agency official and a Bradford architect discussed a proposed 26 bed addition to Corry Hospital. Officials cited a crowded facility with 55 patients to urge federal material releases and expedited approvals from Army Navy and Marine boards. The board also considered an alternate plan using veneer and other FWA materials.
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A. O. Davidson
Federal Works Agency of Pittsburgh
Thomes J. Hendry
Bradford
Corry Hospital Association
Army, Navy and Marine Board
Hoaed
Peeral Works Agency
Woman Found Dying in Home on West Wayne Street
Mrs. Anna Dodge, 70, was found unconscious in her bedroom at 47 West Wayne Street around 9 this morning after swallowing a quantity of carbolic acid. She was taken to Corry Hospital in critical condition but regained consciousness later with slight improvement noted.
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Anna Dodge
West Wayne Street
17 Cars Derailed Near Templeton on PRR Freight Train
A southbound Buffalo to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Railroad freight derailed early today near Templeton in Armstrong County, halting two tracks. The locomotive fireman Lewis was lightly injured while seven other cars remained on the rails. The 17 derailed cars were empty. passengers on a northbound passenger and express train were transferred to buses to complete their journeys.
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Templeton
Armstrong County
Une
Jewis
Last Ditch Stand Near Matruh Signals Deep Egyptian Clash
Allied and Axis forces grapple near Matruh as Rommel masss troops for a major strike toward Alexandria Cairo and the Suez. British defenses along the Nile face a pivotal test with 100000 German troops reportedly ready to push the line.
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Prens
Egypt
Mediterranean
Matruh
Erwin Roume
Ghl
Tollee
Dseault
Brit Ni
Malruh
Alexandria
British Imperial Laadquarters
Dom
Russia
Caucasus
Rommel
Matrah
Bayyl
Middle Eash
Middle East
Tussi
Persia
Africa
Europe
Asia
Matrul
Nile
Alxandria
Cairo
Fommel
Eighth Army
Axie
Tunis
Libyan
Canadian Ship In Port After Submarine Attack
DETAWA June 2 The Canadian Navy says a Canadian built merchant ship was brought safely to a west coast port after a determined streak by four Japanese submarines. No details were released for security reasons. The ship sustained damage but the attack marks the first submarine operation against a Canadian built merchantman off Canada’s west coast.
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Detawa
Ife
Navy
Reas ‘Sons
Canggda
Frst
Pacific
Two Are Killed As Santa Fe Train Crashes Bridge
Two men were killed and a third badly injured when a Santa Fe train carrying Army Air Cadets plunged through a fire blazing bridge in Parker Arizona. The Southern California Defense Command opened an inquiry into saboteur involvement. Engineer B J Murray and Fireman D L Bente were named dead. a baggageman listed as A L Pint was seriously injured. Cadet passengers reportedly were aboard the Pullmans as the engine and chair car dropped into a shallow wash leaving two Pullmans on the tracks.
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Associated Press
Parker
Ariz
Santa Perain
Army Air Car
Southern California Defense Command
Suita Pp
B. J. Murray
D. L. Bente
Santa Fe
Churchill Faces Key Confidence Vote In Wartime Debates
London reports Winston Churchill’s mastery of oratory and Conservative backing set to confront an insurgent no confidence motion in the House of Commons. Observers predict a tough vote, with possible opposition support and abstentions as he emphasizes projected Allied victory and closer links with the United States.
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Churchill
Associated Pross
London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Tke
Corry Man Hurt in Union Crash
Edward Hopkins, 20, of Corry, was discharged from Union hospital Thursday after treatment for injuries from a morning crash one mile west of Corry on the Waterford road. He sustained head and chest injuries but no fractures. He reportedly fell asleep while en route from Erie to his home. his 1942 Ford left the highway and struck a headwall, the car badly damaged.
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Edward Hopkins
Waterford
Hopkins
Corry
Erie
Break In Gab Main Pittsburg Sparks Local Alarm
Break in on a main in the Squirrel Hill district prompted police to seal off a five block area around Shady Avenue as ambulances and police patrolled. A utility crew found a 20 inch line and began excavation to assess the danger to lives and property.
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Pittsburgh
Squirrel Hill
Shr
Shady Avenue
Eyewitness Report of Tokyo Raid Shocks Capital
An eye witness in Tokyo describes a daylight raid on April 1. He notes panic as the Japanese defense proved feeble and foreigners were barred from inspecting damage. Planes targeted between Tokyo and Yokohama, sparing densely packed districts, with sirens and anti-aircraft fire as residents rushed for cover. The witness cites speed and altitude as reasons for Japanese interception failure and quotes locals fearing a prolonged war with the United States.
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Ankaca
United States
Tokyo
Okyo
Yokohama
Observation posts to open Monday under Interceptor Command
Sub district Director Lloyd Stowe Yoday prepared for the opening of all air raid observation posts in the section. Definite orders were received from the Interceptor Command at Buffalo that all posts be in operation 24 hours a day starting Monday.
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Lloyd Stowe
Buffalo
Pa. Moves to Scrap Rubber, Clean Auto Graveyards
Philadelphia dispatch reports large stocks of scrap rubber in auto graveyards ordered turned in to the federal government as Pennsylvania seeks to rebut claims its per capita collection is the worst in the nation. State Salvage head Colley Baker says Pennsylvania contributed 2000 tons from June 18 to 20, disputing Washington’s 750 tons. drive to continue next Tuesday with “lying colors.”
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Hatton
War Production Board
Harrisburg
Colley
Baker
Sree
Lee Washington
Major German East Drive Surges Against Soviet Front
Moscow reports a reinforced German push into the Ukraine with heavy Wehrmacht and Romanians advancing past Kupyansk and the Oskol river. Russians reportedly maintain a continuous front while suffering losses as Soviet forces retreat cautiously.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Red Army
Ukraine
Kupyansk
Oskol
Kuipyank
Kh Koyte
Kharkov
Comi
Sevastopol
Volkhov
Japiter
Betai
Volga
Tass
Change Minds and Plead Not Guilty in Robbery Case
In an East Side court yesterday two youths arrested in the Central Garage robbery pleaded not guilty, after initially signaling guilty. Edward Grotewald, age 22, and Anthony Camski, 18, surprised counsel by changing their pleas in open court. They await trial in the county jail with other suspects as the judge set forthcoming dates.
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Miele
O. Weelsee
East South
Ediward Grotewald
24Th Street
Anthony Camisski
East 22Nd Street
Billy
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Union City Hospital
Jap Capital
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