Allies Blast New Invasion With Heavy Raids
London AP reports RAF dropped 4 480 tons of explosives the greatest single operation weight on French targets. DU and heavy bombers attacked Germany for a second time in 24 hours, sending out at least 6 000 war planes in 24 hours. Rouen cathedral damaged as bombs struck continental targets. More than 1 000 British bombers, the heaviest forces ever dispatched, led the 4 450 ton load.
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RAF
Air Ministry
Germany
Dedlay
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Occupied
Rouen
Aaid
Rand
Berlin
Fortress
Weaturn
Britain
United States
France
Neutralized airstrip at Truk and assaults near Rabaul
Allied forces report neutralizing the Satawan airstrip in the Caroline Islands while bombers hit targets on New Guinea and New Britain. Japanese focus reportedly extends along New Britain’s northern coast as carrier planes and ships move to contest advances.
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Newex
Rabaul
New Britain
Tml
New Guinea
Damfara
South Defended Textile Hearing Draws War Labor Figures
A Wesley Weeks of Decatur representing Mary Leila Mills of Greensboro Ga presented evidence on substandard conditions, wage issues and health concerns at a War Labor panel hearing. He cited figures and excerpts from Fighting South to argue the South’s fitness and readiness, while countering criticisms from CLO speakers amid wartime labor disputes.
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War Labor
Union of America
CLO
Apel
New York
World War II air raid and battles reported
Fragmented World Today report notes heavy bombers striking German targets including Bevastopol and Poland while Allied RAF and German forces engage across multiple fronts. Mention of Red Armies advancing and sustained bombardments follows a large raid sequence with various locations.
Defendant Claims He Did Not Know Of Sedition Trial
Edward Smythe testified he did not know the sedition trial was in progress and had been absent the opening days. FBI agents escorted him to court and he disputed claims of flight or being deprived at sea. The judge weighed whether his absence was willful as prosecutors sought continuance or separate trials for the defendants.
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Ernest G. Warren Washington
Fadera District Court
Edward Jams
Smythe
Progres
FBI
Smyth i
John J. Laughlin
New York City
Tris
Au Sable Forks
N. Y
Edward Hicher
Fiz
Laval Warns French Against Allied Aid
New York AP report says Vichy French chief Pierre Laval warned French against cooperating with Allied forces once invasion begins. He warned parachutists would be dropped over France and urged French to resist any cooperation or it could trigger war in France.
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Laval
New York
Pierre Laval
Bina
Level
France
Prameg
Patriotism and Fear Guide the 4-Fs in War Work
The nation’s 4-Fs remain free to choose war work or stay out, pressured only by patriotism or fear of neighbors’ criticism. The House Military Committee abandoned drafting 4-Fs for limited service or camps, saying no current compulsion exists. Costello noted unemployment fears and a booming shipbuilding program complicate workforce needs.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Rep Costello
D.cahf
Costello
Manufacturers’ Association
Costello Baya
Last Minute Bulletins from World War II News
AP reports Adm. Hart denies intoxication among servicemen caused Pearl Harbor attack. Britain adopts security measures isolating neutral ports and curtailing rail traffic in Ireland. House Military Committee debates civilian compulsory service while Wadeworth pushes national service bill. Foreign Affairs Committee grants Congress review power over wartime emergency actions in the lend-lease bill.
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Thomas C. Hart
Pearl Harbor
Washington
House
Semen Wadeworth
New York
Republican
Bouse Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Californian Elected As GOP Keynoter
Henry C Cassidy reports from the Ukraines third front noting most of northern Ukraine survived German destruction. Red Army advances halted wholesale burning. Odessa rebuilds fast as famine and occupation recede. Local officials plan to mark Odessa’s 150th anniversary despite wartime interruptions.
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RED Army
Third Ukrainian Front
Ukraine
Russia
Kharnov
Odessa
Alexander §. Fogov
Rogov
Dnepe
Crete
Pusan
Ita
Roris Davidenko
Odense Soviet
A'hed
Ne Wen Page
Leaders Recommend Gov Warren After 2 Day Conference
The Republican arrangements committee named Gov Earl Warren of California as temporary chair and keynote for the June 6 nominating convention. National Chairman Harnson E. Spangler said Warren’s selection was unanimous by the 24 member committee. The panel also recommended Massachusetts House leader Martin as permanent chairman.
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Jack Bell
Chicago
Earl Warren
California
Harnson E. Spangler
Warren
Spangler
Waller Hallagas
Wear
Virginia
Koerkern
Credit Ban Eased for Tornado Regions in Georgia
ATLANTA AP Temporary exemption for government credit restrictions announced for tornado struck counties in Hall Franklin Hart and adjacent areas. WS McLarin president of Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said dealers may grant credit for replacement or repair of damaged goods to tornado victims. Waiver excludes those not affected and aims to remove obstacles to immediate restoration of essential purchases.
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Atlanta
Hall
Franklin Hart
Georgia
WS McLarin
Federal Reserve Bark of
South Carolina
McLarin and
Ttte
Southerner Stacks Fuel For Anti Poll Tax Filibuster
Senator from Louisiana Allen Ellender uses his vast reading as a weapon against a looming anti poll tax bill. He calls historical quotes his ammunition and vows no law will strip eight southern states of the right to levy poll taxes. The House plan aims to bring the measure up soon.
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Southerner
Ernest F Vaccaro Washington
Allen Joseph Eliender
Louisiana
Deak
Miiluater
Ellender
Ellander
Jap Casualties Heavy At Imphal As Allies Gain
Allied defenders at Imphal push north west of the besieged capital on the Burma border as Japanese troops suffer heavy casualties while trying to break onto the plain around the Allied besieged battalion. Front-line reports estimate at least 4,000 Japanese killed in six weeks of the Indian offensive with air and artillery losses.
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Bergholz
Associated Press
Imphal
Burma
India
Asla
Kohima
Clyde A. Farnsworth
Burma-Inda
Labor Seeks Place in Management of Telephone Company
Labor groups in the Bell System plan to Attend the AT and T annual meeting to seek representation on the nominating committee and push a labor slate for directors. They represent about 15,000 shares and aim to broaden input on pension plans and corporate policy amid 18 million shares outstanding and 440 thousand employees in the system. The move follows a strategy to leverage proxies among New York area workers and allied unions.
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RY George Phillips New York
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Ite
Stvempinyasey
Henry Mayer
Bell System
United Telephone Organizations
Charles H Parsons
Theodore Dunham
Joseph F. Broderick
Thomas J. Tully
New York
Mayer
Indor
American Telephone & Tele-graph
Enterpeia
Tara
Slavs Fight Nazis in Serbia Northeast Battle
A Yugoslav communique from Gen Mihailovic reports a two day battle against German forces in northeast Serbia as part of efforts to clear the region. It notes attacks from rear by traitor units and ongoing fighting.
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Catro
Generaje Mihattovic
Patera
Berbiqgin
Trator
Russians Press Sevastopol Advance In Crimea
Soviet dispatches report Russian troops storming heights near Sevastopol, capturing key positions as crack marines push from Levantopol region toward the Crimean port. Front lines describe fierce fighting, heavy German resistance, and renewed Soviet momentum toward the harbor.
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Moscow
API
Axleroops
Levantopol
Fourth Ukraine
Crimean
Nex
Andrew
Yeremenko
Fialnkiava
Light Brigade
Balaklava
Sevastopol
Sevastopol-Yalta
Tres
Sporadic Fights Mark Action On Anzio Beachhead
Allied troops repulsed four raids on a single Anzio position causing heavy enemy losses while patrols and artillery were active along the Italian front. Weather and poor visibility reduced major air raids, but Allied fighter-bombers flew near 1,000 sorties targeting German planes and communications in northern Italy.
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Anzio Beachhead
Ples
Anzio
Iisly
Nasi
Wall
Rome In Open City Debate As Roosevelt Warns De Valera
London reports Roosevelt told Eamon de Valera Rome’s fate rests with Germany as Nazis press to declare the city open. He said Allies have spared monuments despite sacrifices while Berlin claimed De Valera sought a path to save Rome through mediation. Meantime Allied Naples said heavy German traffic moved toward Rome.
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API
Eamon de Valera
Roma Ba
Roosevelt
Eire
Germany
Rome
Roosevel
Dublin
DNB
Naz
Aliad
Naples
Britain
Ministry of Information
Aid de Valera
Berlin
Filec
Flames Destroy Storage Warehouse at Green Furniture
Fire at the Green Furniture Company storage warehouse in the 200 block of North Andrews Street destroyed the building and its contents. Firefighters battled two hours in heavy rain and wind, with authorities calling the blaze the worst in Dothan in years. cause suspected from spontaneous ignition or matches gnawing on materials, with damages estimated in the thousands and no insurance coverage disclosed.
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Bt Andrews Street
Tiothan
J. F Aigtar Ald
Dothan
Teverence
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