FDR Sends Army To Quell Detroit Race Riot 23 Dead
Detroit erupts in riots as 23 people die and 700 injured amid white and Negro clashes. President Roosevelt orders federal troops and state police to restore order. Troops arrive near Cadillac Square and by midnight patrols calm the city while another incident at Fort Custer sees arrests.
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Detroit
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Cadillac Square
Fort Custer
Mich
Ralph Wittamuth
Washington
William Guthner
Sixth Service Command
Guthner
American Planes Drive Off Zeros in New Guinea Action
Allied air forces swept a large Japanese Zero formation over the Lae area. The U S P 38s destroyed at least 14 and probably 23 Zeros with all planes returning. In Darwin, British and Australian Spitfires claimed eight bombers and four fighters, while nine more bombers and three fighters were damaged or destroyed. Ground fighting resumed in New Guinea near Sala maua with ten Japanese dead and Allied wounded.
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MacArthur
Lae
New Guinea
Darwin
Australia
Muko
Salamaua
Senate House battle over 875 million farm bill continues
Washington June 22 The stormy 875 million farm appropriations bill returns to the House with five major items still in dispute led by Farm Security Administration allowances of 160 million. Senate objections to soil conservation payments and parity programs persist as conferees meet to resolve 134 Senate amendments. Both sides aim for early accord as talks resume after presenting the first conference report to both houses.
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House
Senate
Farm Security ‘Administration
FSA
Agriculture Department
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
Cus
Senator Bankhead
Alabama
Emocrat
Fiollars
304 Dead In Anatolia Quake Report
Reuters reports from Istanbul that 304 people have died so far from the Anatolian quake on Sunday. At least 1,000 homes were destroyed in Adapazar and many buildings damaged as rescue workers search ruins. The Adapazar area near Istanbul hosts about 20,000 residents, with authorities continuing casualty tallies.
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London
Reuters
Istanbul
Ankara
Adapazargion
Antolia
Ministry of Interior
Adapazar
Berlin
Adapazer
Lieved
U S Bombers Strike Ruhr For First Time Night Raid Hits Krefeld
London report says United States bombers attacked the Ruhr in daylight following a massive RAF raid on Krefeld. More than 700 heavy bombers struck Krefeld, one of the RAF's heaviest operations, while U S planes also targeted Belgian targets. The Ruhr area provides major coal and iron outputs. Krefeld is a key textile and railway center near the Dutch border.
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London
United States
Ruhr
RAF
Krefeld
U. S
Dominion
Germany
Air Ministry
Bremen
Cologne
Duesseldorf
Muenster
Netherlands
Tman
Frightened Horse Rescued From Tree in Billings
In Billings Montana Bjorgum reported his frightened horse climbed a cottonwood to a high fork and became trapped. Fire department crews with a block and tackle spent about three hours freeing the animal before it reached solid ground again.
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Billings
Mont
Oscar Bjjorgum
Bjorgum
Badlands Bomber Crash Toll Eight
Eight men are dead and one missing after a four engine bomber crash in the South Dakota Badlands on Sunday. Major Ellis E. Eno said the Rapid City Army base reported eight dead and one possibly parachuted to safety, with civilian and military searches failing to locate him in the rough terrain near Hed Shirt Table. Six identifications have been made and are withheld until next of kin are notified.
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Rapid City
South Dakota
Badlands
Ellis E. Eno
Rapid City Army Air Base
Hed Shirt Table
Scenic
Rapid
City Dads Rap Pups Parkers And Cafe Posts
Mayor J S Tschetter chaired a city commission meeting critiquing dog issues cafe owner and downtown parkers. Police cited lethal gas use against stray dogs while special city worker St Snedigar recalled a fox terrier saving a couple.
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City Commission
St. Snedigar
Mr. Snedigar
Oil Investigation Request Rejected in House Panel
Washington June 22 The House public lands committee refused to consent to the attorney general’s request to defer its investigation of the Standard Oil Navy Department contract for the Elk Hills California petroleum reserve. The contract was called illegal and invalid by the Justice Department, and Navy Secretary Knox cancelled it. Representative Lemke questioned the request for continued deferment, saying he was suspicious and eager to learn what the matter is about.
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Washington
House Public Lands Committee
Attorney General
Justice Department
Lemke
Buck
Doctors Wanted In Civil Service Jobs
Examinations to fit federal posts requiring doctors, printing, estimators, and student nurses were announced today by the U S Civil Service Commission. The need for doctors in fields from aviation medicine to gas analysis was emphasized, reflecting vital war work in medicine by agencies such as the Public Health Service. Additional information and application forms may be obtained from
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Service Commission
Public Health Service
Naples bombed as Allied air sweep hits Italian port and cities
Allied air forces struck Naples and allied targets across southern Italy in a wide daylight raid. Bombers from Middle East and British fleets hit the Naples port and rail facilities at Cancello, Battipaglia, and Salerno area while Liberators damaged Reggio Calabria and San Giovanni, with extensive fires and destroyed moles and rail yards.
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Harold V. Boyle
North Africa
Naples
Cancello
Middle East
Reggio Calabria
San Giovanni
Mussolini
Doolittle
James H. Doolittle
Salerno
Battipaglia
Saler
Italy
Royal Arsenal
Middle East Command
Cairo
Safe Tossed Open With Known Combination in Pa Heist
Thieves battered a bottling plant safe open in Chambersburg Pennsylvania but failed to remove the combination from the door. The incident description notes the combination was pasted on the door, implying access ease despite the effort. No injuries reported and police investigation ongoing.
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Chambersburg
World Events At A Glance Europe in War Headlines
European front reports heavy Allied air strikes near the Ruhr and Belgium with RAF bombers approaching a thousand craft. Mediterranean action targets Naples and six Italian cities in day and night raids. In Russia the Kremlin marks the invasion anniversary while urging a second front amid high German losses. In the Southwest Pacific American fliers claim a sky victory over New Guinea and Allied bombers hit five Japanese bases.
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Ruhr
Belgium
Krefeld
Rhineland
Air Ministry
Mediterranean
Naples
Russia
Kremlin
Europe
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Australia
King George VI Visits Malta Amid War Time Awe
King George VI arrived in Valletta from North Africa aboard the cruiser Aurora escorted by four destroyers to award the George Cross to Malta. He toured flag decked streets past dockyards as villagers watched. An air raid alarm sounded briefly but no planes appeared.
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Malta
Mediterranean
George VI
North Africa
Aurora
Marta
Coal Miners Still Out White House Action Expected
Washington, June 22. With 521,000 coal miners on strike, a White House intervention within 48 hours was seen as likely if workers do not return. The stoppage cripples steel, halting furnaces at Carnegie Illinois Steel and threatening rail coal supplies. Union talks with John L. Lewis continue while the War Labor Board remains firm on terms and possible travel pay changes.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corporation
Steel
U. S. Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh
Ay. A. Pennsylvania Railroad
Ickes
John L. Lewis
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ATL
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UMW
Alabama
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Birmingham
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Iowa
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War Today Axis Propagandists Claim U S Divided
Max Hall reports from Tokyo that Axis propaganda portrays United States disunity through home work stoppages and riots. The piece argues these disturbances are used to undermine morale and risk American lives and materials, with emphasis on divided public opinion and selective coverage by Tokyo papers.
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United States
Mak Hill
U. 3
America
Tokyo
MacKenzie
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