Allied air arm mounts large Sicily raid from North Africa
Allied Headquarters reports the greatest American air effort since Pantelleria as Flying Fortresses attacked Messina Sicily after a Thursday night strike on Comiso. The raid disrupted Axis bases guarding Italy with 39 enemy planes downed in combat. RAF bombers from the Middle East supported the push.
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Harold V. Boyle
North Africa
Pantelleria
Messina
Italy
Comiso
Sicily
Middle East
Cairo
Settlement on De Gaulle Giraud Parley in Algeria
Algiers June 19 A compromise settlement between Charles De Gaulle and Henri Giraud on army organization was reported accepted in most respects by both leaders. The plan creates a national defense committee with De Gaulle and Giraud as defense commissioners and commander in chief respectively, with Monnet Philip and others in key posts and a subcommittee to handle military matters. The second plenary session of the national liberation committee is set for Monday.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
de Gaulle
Frince
Committee of National Mberation
Giraud
Jean Monnet
Andre Philip
Interior
Resistance
France
Alphonse Georges
Georges Catroux
Army
Navy
Air Force
Committee of National Defense
Alphonse Juin
de Gaullists
General Bouscat
National Committee of Liberation
Refrigerator car carries potatoes and a cat in transit
In Philadelphia on June 19 a refrigerator car carrying fifty thousand pounds of potatoes and twelve thousand pounds of ice also held one cat. The SPCA reported the kitten thawed promptly after a saucer of milk.
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Philadelphia
Atiaa
California
SPCA
Army Cancels Hotel Leases for Training Units
Washington June 19 The War department announced leases on 206 hotels now used by the technical training command of the army air forces will be cancelled effective mid July as the tempo rary use of civilian property winds down due to air units overseas moving out. The tapering program is explained by the movement of many units overseas freeing quarters for technical training. See ARMY CANCELS Page 4.
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Washington
War Department
Technical Training Command
Army Air Forces
ARMY
Huntington bakeries strike cuts deliveries across tri state
A strike by production workers at Huntington's Mootz and Heiner bakeries halted operations and threatened widespread shortages. Deliveries to about 1,800 retail outlets were disrupted as the strike affected the tri state region.
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Huntington
Mootz
Heiner's
Tri-State
U-boat menace not ended says Navy secretary
Navy Secretary Knox warned against assuming the U boats are licked as Atlantic sinkings fall. He forecast a new Axis submarine offensive despite current antisubmarine progress. He noted a lull may signal German plan changes and predicted increased Allied sinkings ahead.
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Washington
Navy
Knox
Atlantic
North Atlantic
OWI Charge Seen as Political Propaganda Claim
Huntington report quotes Rep. Hubert Ellis accusing the Office of War Information and the Price Administration of turning federal agencies into political props. He says post-appropriation cuts show the fourth term as the war’s sole focus, with OPA blamed for demoralizing the distribution system.
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Huntington
Hubert Ellis
Office of War Information
House
Ellis
OPA
Wavell named Viceroy of India amid new Asia command
London reports Archibald Wavell appointed Viceroy and governor general of India for five years. Britain to form an east Asia command to coordinate final clashes with Japan. Churchill backed pledge to advance India self rule after the war as Washington supports allied strengths.
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London
Great Britain
Archibald Percival Wavell
India
East Asia
Japan
Wavell
Britain
United States
Churchill
No. 10
Downing Street
Archibald
Lord Wavell
Harun
Claude Auchinleck
West Virginia Miners Eyed Weekend Walkouts Loom
West Virginia faces potential coal mine shutdowns as the War Labor Board rejects miners demands for portal to portal pay. With 600 mines at risk, 130,000 workers and operators awaited the UMW policy committee in Washington for guidance as a five day truce ends at midnight Sunday.
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Charleston
West Virginia
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers’ Policy Committee
Washington
WLB
Nazis Camouflage Jutland Cities for Invasion Defense
June 19 dispatch reports Nazi plans to hide fortified towns across Jutland to serve as mobilizable nerve centers for rapid deployment to Danish danger points. One town shelters up to 10,000 soldiers, with Brande site noted. Estimates say Germany has about 200,000 troops in Denmark, concentrated mainly in Jutland, as sabotage rumors persist and coast towns undergo fortifications.
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Stockholm
Jutland
Denmark
France
Balkans
Brande
Mursues
Second In A Series On Birthday Of State By Brinkman
Charles Brinkman presents a second installment in a series marking the state birthday. He quotes Carlile and highlights the Western Virginia question of disunion versus unity, challenging leaders about severing from Virginia and the implications for Blue Ridge regions. The piece notes the impending page reference to Page 3.
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Charles Brinkman
Carlile
Blue Ridge
Char
Ls Brinkman
Virginia
Alleganies
Ohio
Kentucky
Will Inspect Air Port For Runway Extensions
Morgantown local report states Walter L Hart a state aeronautical consultant will visit to inspect the municipal airport site and runway extension plans with airport supervisor Charles Donaldson and Civil Aeronautics Authority chief Moor e Shoo to review next Tuesday.
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Morgantown
Walter L. Hart
Charles Donaldson
Ee 'Ensho. Moore
Civil Aeronauticas Authority
Nazis Counter Attacks Aim at Red Lines Near Moscow
Moscow June 18 German forces renewed attempts to recapture strong points north west of Mtsensk in the Orel sector. Observers say the local fighting is unusually strong and indicate the Germans value the ground enough to redeploy fresh reserves and heavier equipment. Both sides reportedly stockpiled large reserves in the Orel area, a hinge between central and southern fronts.
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Moscow
Mtsensk
Orel
Homer Hanna Gives Zoning for New DPA Charleston
Director Homer W. Hanna announced the completion of zoning and staffing for the Department of Public Assistance new statewide organization. All district administrators named, headquarters designated, and counties to receive reduced personnel as part of a retrenchment policy allocating visitors per county.
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Charleston
Homer W. Hanna
Department of Public Assistance
Hanna
Homer Hanna
Optimistic boat builder trapped by own cellar wall
Newport Vermont June 19. Frank Curran built a 14 foot motorboat in a cellar and cannot remove it. He looks on the bright side noting the pleasure driving ban would have kept him from using it anyway.
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Newport
Frank Curran
State Fire Loss For May Reaches 162 046
West Virginia's May fire loss totaled 162 046, down jine percent from last May, reported by State Fire Marshal Robert H. Kidd. A total of 38 fires occurred, 17 in dwellings accounting for most property damage. other blazes affected apartments, factories, offices, schoolhouses, power houses, sheds, shops, garages, poultry houses, stores.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Robert H. Kidd
Monthly Review
WLB SAYS NO TO LEWIS AND LEAVES ISSUE
Washington June 19 Associated Press says President John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers policy committee face a crucial decision before the no strike truce deadline. More than 20,000 miners have halted work in protest of the WLB stance while Lewis delays a full policy meeting. Logan sought House admission to present their case, with leaders seeking guidance from district chiefs on the wage dispute.
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WLB
Associated Press
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Policy Committee
War Labor Board
Tomorow
Lewin
UMW
Lewis
Logan
U S Air Might Expands To Pacific Zone
In a June report from Washington military spokesmen describe U S air power increasing in the Pacific theater as part of an Allied pledge to strike Japan hard while continuing pressure on Germany and Italy. The briefing claims significant pilot experience and upgraded equipment, stating many enemy planes were shot down with minimal Allied losses.
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Washington
Europe
Pacific
Germany
Italy
Knox
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Huntington Bakeries
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