Roosevelt reveals May war output near goal
President Roosevelt announced May 1942 production totals showing nearly 4,000 planes and over 1,500 tanks produced in a single month. The report also cited about 2,000 artillery and anti tank guns, with machine guns exceeding 50,000 units. He said the figures aim to deny the axis “aid and comfort” and that the nation is on track to reach its goals.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
Pearl Harbor
Congress
British plans Matruh stand near Cairo
British headquarters said Axis forces were thirty miles west of Matruh after advancing about one hundred miles into Egypt. The main British Eighth Army was drawn up before Matruh for a decisive engagement while Axis columns moved along the coast toward Alexandria and inland routes.
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Matruh
Egypt
Eighth Army
Alexandria
Theatre invites Merle Felton to tonight's Strand showing
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Merle Felton of 47 Jones Street to attend tonight's showing of New Wine featuring Tiona Massey at the Strand or Parachute and Three Cockeyed Sailors at the Dixte.
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Grafton Sentinel
Merle Felton
Jones Street
Tiona Massey
Strand
Parachute
Dixte
Louise Evans
West
Washington Street
Leo Rillo
Andy Devine
Stj Opera House
Miners and union still apart over 10 day vacation plan
Charleston June 26 Between 80 000 and 100 000 southern coal miners will begin a 10 day layoff at midnight as producers and the union fail to agree on a 2 a day fine repayment. The holiday runs through July 6 and will cut southern West Virginia eastern Kentucky and western Virginia output by about 3 000 000 tons. Each side blamed the other and refused to concede on the fines.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Kentucky
Virginia
United Mine Workers and
Southern Coal Producers Association
Dispute Over Blackout Pay Halts GMC Plant Work
Pontiac June 26 A stoppage halted operations in all three Yellow Truck and Coach plants where about 10 000 workers on war work are affected. The halt follows a dispute over blackout time pay with no immediate explanation from company officials or UAW Local 584 CIO.
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Mich
Yellow Truck and Coach Company
General Motors Corporation
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Sattler Seeks Mediation to Halt Power Strike
Charleston June 26 The State Labor department mediation offered by Commissioner Charles J F Sattler to settle a dispute threatening power service in Wheeling and the Ohio valley A CIO Utility Workers organizing committee strike at Windsor Power Beech Bottom plant was ordered for Monday unless a contract is reached.
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State Labor Department
Charles J. F. Sattler
Wheeling
Ohio Valley
CIO Utility Workers Organizing Committee
Windsor Power Company
Beechbottom
Gas Rationing Rules For East Are Announced
Washington reports a plan to ration gasoline and fuel oil in Western New York, western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and nearby midwest states to supply the east. The basic ration unit is four gallons, with changes possible as supply shifts. The plan, starting July 22 in 17 states and D C, aims to speed registration at public schools July 9–11, issuing only basic A cards at first.
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New York State
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Michigan
Midwest
East
Office of Price Administration
OPA
District of Columbia
Former Ambassador To Italy Dies in Baltimore
John W. Garett, United States ambassador to Italy from 1929 to 1933, died in suburban Baltimore at age 70 after a year of declining health. Born May 19, 1872 in Baltimore, he was grandson of John W. Garrett, a Baltimore and Ohio railroad backer and early president. A career diplomat, he served as secretary to embassies in The Hague, Berlin, and Rome and as minister to Venezuela, Argentina, and Holland.
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John W. Garett
United States
Italy
Hom
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John W. Garrett
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Hague
Berlin
Rome
Vene
Zuela
Argentina
Holland
Rival unions settle full Morgan Town labor row
In Morgantown two rival unions at the Ordnance works resolved most differences and sought NLRB certification for a collective bargaining election. A date for balloting was agreed but held pending NLRB confirmation. A joint conference with War Department and E I DuPont de Nemours discussed canceling a June 29 hearing. AFL Morgantown Building Trades council urged construction workers’ participation in the vote.
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Morgantown Ordnance Works
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
War Department
E. I. du Pont de Nemours Company
Labor Board
AFL Morgantown Building Trades Council
Torpedoed U S Vessel Limps Into Gulf Port
A sturdy American cargo ship, half her starboard side blown away by an axis torpedo, completed a 12 day voyage home to a Gulf Coast port. Officers were amazed by its performance in drydock. The ship will sail again after repairs as the crew remains ready.
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Gulf Coast
Eighth Naval District
War entering grave stage experts say
Military experts in Washington viewed the European war as entering a decisive phase with Germany poised to launch a major drive against Russia. They debated whether Kharkov and Sevastopol signals were prelude actions or the start of the main campaign. A smash victory could lead Germany to press Britain or seek peace talks in Europe this coming fall or winter. The assessments suggested the United States might be drawn further into the conflict.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
North Africa
Europe
Germany
Russia
Kharkov
Sevastopol
Japanese Sub Unable To Sink Canadian Ship
Ottawa reports a Canadian-built merchant ship was brought safely to a west coast port after a determined attack by a Japanese submarine. There was no loss of life and no location details were released for security reasons. The attack occurred off Canada's west coast.
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Ottawa
Navy
Canada
Anti German Feeling Grows in Argentina After Uboat Sinking
Buenos Aires readers report rising anti German sentiment across the city sparked by Berlin's response to Argentina's protest over the Uboat torpedoing of the freighter Rio Tercero. Officials demand reparations, assurances against repetition, and respect for the Argentine flag as relations hinge on Germany's satisfaction.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Berlin
Germany
Auto Shortage Crisis Warns of War Production Impact
Washington June 26 The Public Roads administration warned of a growing nationwide auto shortage due to forced retirement of passenger cars. A study urged universal car pooling and staggered working hours to extend scarce cars and tires, aiming to ease the transportation bottleneck affecting war production.
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Francis M. Lemay
Washington
Puublic Roads Administration
Soviet Blames Jap Submarine For May I Loss
Soviet radio says Japan sank the Angarstroi, a 4761 ton Soviet merchant ship torpedoed May 1 near the Japanese coast. Moscow rejects Tokyo’s US provocation claim and notes survivors were aided by a Japanese submarine crew before being landed at Dairen amid Manchuria.
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Russia
Tokyo
United States
Japan
Harbin
Dairen
Man
Col Scott Assigned To Command in China
New Delhi June 26 Col Robert Scott a lanky daredevil fighter pilot from Macon Georgia was assigned to command the first pursuit planes in China for the American Army forming the 23rd pursuit group to replace the American Volunteer Group on July 4 Major General Lewis H Bereton announced the appointment The AVGs aircraft and equipment will be transferred to Scott's group when the unit is disbanded
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New Delhi
India
Macon
Robert Scott
China
U.S. Army Air Corps
An.g
C. Scott
Lewis H. Bereton
United States Air Forces
A.V.G
Scott
Troop Train Wreck Near Parkes Arizona
A passenger Santa Fe train carrying 42 Army Air Corps cadets plunged through a bridge near Parkes on the Arizona California line last night. Initial reports say engineer E. J. Murray of Parker and fireman D. L. Bentz were killed with several injuries among passengers. The locomotive and first two cars fell into a wash after the bridge fire wrecked the structure. Communications were difficult and reports varied on Bentz’s condition.
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Jime
Army Air Corps
Santa Fe
Parkes
Ariz
E. J. Murray
Parker
D. l. Bents
Eastman Urges Fairs Be Called Off During War
Washington dispatch reports Joseph B. Eastman of the Office of Defense Transportation urged postponing fairs until after the war to save tires. He reaffirmed the request for cancellation and noted exemptions where travel would be minimal, aligning with national conservation goals.
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Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
Eastman
Fair Association
Massive RAF Armada Bombs Bremen in Night Raid
London reports the RAF sent over 1,000 bombers to Germany last night, third such raid this month. Bremen, Germanys second largest port, endured widespread fires as planes from all RAF branches attacked shipyards and submarine bases, with 62 aircraft lost and em plans described as a major attack on war facilities near Bremen.
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RAF
Germany
Air Ministry
Bremen
Cologne
Flaming
Essen
Adolf Hitler
Emden
Secon
Nazis Stage Major Drive
German offensive in Ukraine reaches major drive with the occupation of Kupyansk sixty miles southeast of Kharkov. Von Bock aims for deep breakthrough in the upper Donets basin to disrupt Russian communications as Red forces bolster lines. fighting rages near Kharkov and in Sey regions while Sevastopol defenses remain under heavy attack with Axis raids heavy and daily bomb tonnage high.
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Ukraine
Kupyansk
Kharkov
Rector von Bock
Donets
Red Army
Sey
Inge
Sevastopol
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