Furious Tank Assault Drives Wedge At Kharkov Sevastopol
Russian dispatches report massive German tank in Kharkov front pushes beginning June 22, with 200 tanks in one push. At Sevastopol two divisions and many tanks attacked, but a flanking fire and counterattack forced German retreat. The Red Army notes heavy losses for the enemy yet continued assaults. Our air and anti aircraft defenses repulse hostile aircraft as the battle enters its 20th day. See RUSSIAN, WAR Page Two.
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Moscow
Kharkov
Ukraine
Sevastopol
Crimea
Fincas
Red Star
Crimean
Fat Drippings To Be Collected In South Dakota Drive
Sioux Falls article notes plans to collect drippings from cook stoves to obtain glycerine for high explosives. A Sunday meeting will discuss the program with meat markets and rendering works invited. Attendees include South Dakota renderers York Sampson and R M Pease, plus Maude Stitt from Brookings State College extension service assisting households in gathering efforts.
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Sioux Falls
Uncle Sam
South
Dakota
York Samp_son
Frank West
R. M. Pease
Huron
South Dakota Retail Merchants Association
Pe Maude Stitt
Brookings
State College Extension Service
Hammerquist Jury to Retire Soon
Aberdeen June 24 Thirteen jurors who heard six days of testimony prepare for about half an hour of legal instructions and four hours of arguments before twelve retire to decide if Earl Hammerquist commissioner of schools and public lands is guilty of accepting private profits on state bonds. Judge Van Buren Perry conferred with attorneys to finalize instructions to be delivered this morning. The court will address corroboration rules for an accomplice and denied a defense motion for a directed verdict on Burns testimony.
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Aberdeen
Earl Hammer
Quuist
van Buren Perry
Hammerquist
Phill T. Burns
Opposition to Churchill Sparks Debates in Commons
In London today two opposition movements against Prime Minister Churchill arose in the House of Commons driven by Tobruk losses and threats to Egypt. Observers expect Churchill to counter by offering a confidence motion and challenging critics to oust him, leveraging tactics from his leadership challenge after Singapore.
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Churchill
London
House of Commons
Tobruk
Egypt
Singapore
Dominions
Clement RB. Attlee
United States
Leslie Hore-Belisha
David Lloyd George
Earl Winterton
Arthur Greenwood
W. J. Brownland
Alec Cunningham-Reid
Labor
Libya
Idaho Official Prep to Contest OPA Price Ceilings
Idaho Attorney General Bert Miller said he will aid a merchant challenging OPA price ceilings, urging testing of the federal rules. He noted enforcement difficulties and said action would be civil, not his office directly. He contrasted OPA with Idaho’s unfair sales act and discussed markup rules.
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Sun Valley
Idaho
Bert H. Millver
Miller
OPA
President Signs Soldier Pay Bill
President Roosevelt signed the servicemen pay allotment and allowance bill, enabling federal aid to dependents and reclassifying married men for the draft. The act preserves the home by allowing selective service to defer men with dependents, with future grouping by family status and child counts before inducting any class three registrants.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Military Affairs Committee
Argentine Head Resigns Office amid Axis Tensions
Buenos Aires reports President Roberto Ortiz, ill and inactive since July 1940, signed a resignation letter. If Congress accepts, Acting President Ramon S. Castillo would take over, as he pursues a policy of prudent neutrality amid protests to Berlin over the sinking of the freighter Rio Tercero and strained relations with the Axis.
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Buenos Aires
Roberto Ortiz
Argentina
Congress
Orstia
Ramon S. Castillo
Axis
Ortiz
Castillo
Berlin
Rio Terce
Jar van Nrobabla
Chiang Kai-Shek Armies Claim They Have Taken Jap Outposts
Chinese forces in Kiangsi recaptured Kweiki and seized two Japanese outposts at Kwankfeng, threatening Kwanteng as part of a push to curb the Japanese drive toward the Chekiang Kiangsi railway. Japanese reports claim a new Chekiang offensive with Lishui near destruction, while Chongqing notes China needs more planes and heavy guns ahead of a possible clash with Japan.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Far East
China
Japan
Chekiang
Lishui
Domei
Wuyi
Kinhwa
Chungking
T. V._Soong
Roosevelt
Churchill
United States
Pacific War Council To Meet With Churchill And Mackenzie King
President Roosevelt scheduled a special Pacific War Council meeting for tomorrow in Washington. Attendees include Prime Minister Churchill of Great Britain and Prime Minister Mackenzie King of Canada. Stephen Early gave no stated purpose for the meeting. King was en route to Washington for the session. Leighton McCarthy referenced in dispatch.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pacific War Council
Churchill
Great Britain
MacKenzie King
Canada
Stephen Early
Leighton’ McCarthy
Summer Snow Falls In South Dakota Near Sturgis
In Sturgis South Dakota yesterday saw an unusual late June weather event as snow fell south of town. The Walker family a local banker and summer residents noted a light snowfall reported from their mountain area retreat about five miles south of the city.
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South Dakota
Sturgis
Here
Harold J. Walker
Sweeney argues grain-based rubber could meet war needs
Washington June 24. Pioneer synthetic rubber researcher Dr C F R Sweeney of Iowa State College told a Senate agriculture subcommittee that the nation has enough raw materials to produce elastic for military needs. He warned that without more grain alcohol production, the country faced collapse of locomotion. He urged converting grain to alcohol and then to rubber, arguing it would be cheaper and faster than petroleum methods. He said if done within the year, rubber for war needs could be produced. the group favored domestic production rather than reliance on outside sources.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture
Senate
C. FR. Sweeney
Iowa State College of Agriculture
Sweeney
Norris
Nebraska
Wheeler
Montana
Earthquake Shakes Wellington in New Zealand
A severe earthquake struck New Zealand's North Island with Wellington hit hardest. Chimneys toppled and windows shattered, but no casualties were reported as of now.
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Wellington
New Zealand
War Today Grim Yet War Not Lost, Expert Says
An expert notes the war's today situation is bad for our side yet we have not lost the war. He cites Allied pilot's survival after crash, Rommel massing forces, and the immense air threat to Alexandria and the Suez Canal as critical factors shaping a cautious, resolute outlook.
Wartime South Dakota Legion Elects Officers in Mitchell Meet
The South Dakota American Legion and affiliates wrapped up their wartime state conventions in Pierre on June 24 electing officers and choosing Mitchell as the 1943 meeting site. William Kane of Aberdeen was present as commander with J. Dr. Mullaney reappointed adjutant and C. B. Gilbertson finance officer from Watertown. Auxiliary leaders were named including Mrs Elizabeth Johnson of Colton as department president and ten chairmen announced, with further selections to follow, as organizations outlined plans for wartime service and veterans' welfare.
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W. J. Kane
Aberdeen
South Dakota American Legion
Pierre
South Dakota-American Legion
Mitchell
William Kane
Mark Koch
Amy Andersen
Lois Hallberg
Watertown
Winifred Kutschke
Faulkton
Misa Alma Anderton
Huron
la Chapeau
Mra
Lela Kinyon
Demi Chapeau
Americanista
National Defense
Ella Smig
Menno
Viola Craft
Hot Springs
Vera Hodges
Hogie
Marie Kelley
Legionette
Amy Anderson
Fern Beck
Poppy
Vaughn
Tillie Honner
Yankton
State Hospital
Navy Casualty List Stands At More Than Ten Thousand
Washington June 24 4 They announced total of dead wounded and missing of the navy since the war started stood at more than 10 000 today with release of casualty list Number 5 containing names of 98 recorded as dead eight as wounded and 2 101 missing In addition the army has reported 796 deaths in battle and the wounding of 930 American soldiers A new navy list covered casualties reported to next of kin between May 1 and June 6 covering the navy marine corps and coast guard It noted that many of those listed as missing were serving in the Manila Bay area when it capitulated to the Japanese and likely are prisoners of war
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Washington
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Manila Bay Area
Wer
British Say Nazi Forces Rushing To Border
Axis bombardment signals possible land attack as Rommel pushes toward Egypt and the Suez area. British observers and Cairo dispatches describe strong tank and motorized columns moving along the Libyan frontier, with Luftwaffe raids and naval moves near the coast. Prime Minister Churchill faces political heat at home while British warships pivot off the coast in a tense border scenario.
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Egypt
Erwin Hummel
Land of the
Cairo
Claude Auchinneck
Mediterranean
Ssium
Ares
Rommel
Fort Made
Saium
Bir el Shegga
Gambut
Salam
Tobruk
Romimel
Suez Canal
RAF
East Anglica
England
Holland
London
Churchill
United States
London Mirror
Yorkshire Post
Libya
Pudgy
Winston” Churchill
Roosevelt Bill Extends Bankruptcy Provisions
Washington law extends for one year the Roosevelt era bankruptcy provisions that expired in June. The extension covers the debtor relief measures and creditors until anew statute is enacted.
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Law
Washington
Roosevelt
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Henry C. Cassidy
Susan
Peters
Act
Kwangfeng
The
Associated Press
McKenzie
Hitler
Russia
Dewitt - MacKenzie
Australia
Alexandria
Suéz Canal
Macken
New Legion Head
Wartime Legion
Roger D. Greene
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