Soviet Troops Halt Nazi Push At Kursk Front
Soviet forces on the Kursk front above Kharkov cut off German infantry and smashed more than 200 Nazi tanks in two days. Red Star said Timoshenko’s defenders closed in after Nazi wedges, while Sevastopol defenders repelled German shock troops in a broader two day battle.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Kursk
Kharkov
Red Star
Timoshenko
Hitler
Red
Sevastopol
Bremen Given Third Attack
London June 30 Bremen Germanys second port and submarine base was heavily bombed last night the third attack there in five nights an air ministry communique said A strong force of bombers over northwest Germany with Bremen as the main objective was reported to have been employed about 3000 planes in the raid which left the port still smoking from prior raids See Bremen Given Page 2
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London
Bremen
Germany
Air Ministry
James T. Carter
New York
Czecho
Slovakia
Theatre invites Mrs MRS E A McWILLIAMS to Roxie Hart night
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs E A McWilliams of 635 on a street to attend tonight's presentation of Roxie Hart starring Ginger Rogers at Strand Theatre or Charlie Chaplin in The Gold Rush at Dixie Theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
E. A. McWilliams
Roxie Hart
Ginger Rogers
Strand Theatre
Charlie Chaplin
Dixie Theatre
Harry
Loveland
Géne Autry
Opera House Theatre
Treasury Closes Books On Costly Year Of Warfare
Washington, June 30. The Treasury closed books on the costliest fiscal year in its history after spending about 32.5 billion dollars for all purposes, with 26 billion for direct war costs and a new year budget projected at 73.1 billion, including 67 billion for direct war. Debt hit 76.6 billion with 12.7 billion in taxes raised and war bonds totaling 6 billion sold to cover the deficit, as Congress continued appropriations for war programs.
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Irving Perimeter
Washington
Treasury
United States
Harold D. Smith
Congress
George Lee
Three Million Youths Register Today in Draft
Three million men aged 18 to 20 register for the fifth nationwide draft, completing an official roster of about 43 million men aged 18 to 65. The 20-year-olds are subject to call for the Army, while 18 and 19-year-olds are not yet subject to immediate drafts.
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Washington
Army
Slaying Trial Begins in Charleston Courtroom
In Charleston on June 30 an Intermediate court jury heard the murder case of Lee Shepherd and Lancy McCoy tied to the fatal shooting of Orville Buck Waldron. The pair are also charged in the slaying of Guy Barker, a 20 year old patron at Waldron’s Kanawha Boulevard grill the prior night. State witnesses said the men returned to the grill after a quarrel and Waldron was hit by bullets fired through a door.
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Charleston
Orville
Buck” Waldron
Lee Shepherd
Lancy McCoy
Guy Barker
Waldron
Kanawha Boulevard
Shepherd
McCoy
Southern ops yield to UMW end stalemate in coal dispute
June 30 Charleston The Southern Coal Producers association agreed to Roosevelt’s request and receded from treating fines collection as unrelated to arbitration. After a Washington conference with Secretary Ickes, President Roosevelt’s view was conveyed and operators resumed operations, praising the patriotic effort to keep mines open.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Union
Southern Coal Producers, Association
Roosevelt
Association
Edward R. Burke
Washington
Interior
Ickes
FBI Investigates Complaints Of Sabotage Inquiries
Washington report shows 177 conditions in the field and 5 246 complaints investigated in ten months beginning last July 1. Clyde Tolson says some cages were aggravated sabotage cases but no foreign inspired sabotage by early June. Testimony came during defense appropriations hearings as FBI seizures of freight submarine der German agents were announced last week. Most complaints involve disgruntled employees cranks and grievance cases.
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Washington
FBI
Clyde
Tolson
House
Five More Ships Lost Raise Toll to 324 This Year
Five ship sinkings announced this week lift the unofficial western Atlantic toll since Pearl Harbor to 324. The Navy reports a large seagoing American tug, a small Norwegian craft, a Yugoslav freighter aiding the Norwegian, and a small U.S. freighter sunk recently.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
Navy
One Shot Hypodermic Syringe Aids Soldiers
Seattle dentist Dr. Ralph Huber unveils a cellulose wrap automatic hypodermic syringe designed for single use. It eliminates sterilization time and needle infection risk, with samples sent to Washington for Army and Navy chiefs. He predicts it could save lives in emergencies and suggests every soldier carry one.
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Seattle
Ralph Huber
Army
Navy
Huber
Washington
Senate Quickly Passes Record Supply Measure
The Senate approved a $42.82 billion Army supply bill after 31 minutes of debate and returned it to the House with a minor amendment barring Army camp newspapers from carrying advertising. The body also backed a $280 million Works Progress Administration appropriation for next year and a $32 million War housing appropriation for the District of Columbia. A plan for broad federal subsidies tied to price ceilings was discussed by officials.
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Senate
House
Congress
Roosevelt
Works Projects Administration
White House
Whitehouse
District of Columbia
Leon Henderson
Wickard
MacArthur Awarded Highest Medal in Simple Ceremony
Allied Headquarters Australia reports General Douglas MacArthur received the Congressional Medal of Honor for valor and leadership in the Battle of the Philippines. The ceremony was attended only by his immediate staff as U S minister Nelson T Johnson presented the decoration, following Congress’ March 25 vote.
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Allied
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
The
Philippines
Southwest Pacific
United States
Nelson T. Johnson
Congress
General MacArthur
German battleship Gneisenau out for duration
British air reconnaissance shows the 26 000 ton Gneisenau anchored at Gdynia with three 11 inch turrets dismantled and part of the forecastle deck removed. Repairs likely impossible at the Polish port, suggesting extended absence after prior Brest bombardments.
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London
English
Brest
Gdynia
Air Ministry
Gneisenau
Churchman Calls Allies to Subjugate Axis Powers
Dr Henry A Atkinson secretary of the Carnegie World Alliance told interviewers at the Win the War to Win the Peace Institute in Los Angeles that at war's end the first task is to occupy Germany Japan and Italy and ensure they know who is master. He warned veterans from World War One became victims of victory and urged careful planning to avoid a repeat.
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Los Angeles
Germany
Japan
Italy
Henry A.atkinson
World Alliance For International Friendship
New York
Peace Institute
Dr. Atkinson
Assessments of Two Rail Lines Upheld by WV Supreme Court
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a 1941 revision of the Western Maryland rail road tax assessment and affirmed a separate ruling on the Norfolk and Western valuation. The board had raised the Norfolk and Western by 10.13 million dollars, with a total 1941 utility increase of 80.59 million, railroads accounting for 38 million. The decision was unanimous. President Judge Fred L. Fox did not participate.
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West Virginia Supreme Court
Western Maryland Railroad
Norfolk and Western Railroad
State Board of Public Works
Norfolk and Western
Thomas H
Card
McDowell Circuit
Brown
Maryland
Dolphe County
Chesapeake and Ohio
Fayette County
Fox
Fred L. Fox
H. H. Rose
Wake Bombed by U S Ships and Planes
American bombers attacked Wake Island in a long over water mission under moonlight. They damaged targets including the main building, caused widespread surface destruction, then returned safely without casualties or loss of a plane. Colonel Art W Meehan noted it as possibly the longest range over water bombing flight.
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Walter B. Clausen
Hawaiian Air Force
Wake Island
Atoll
Isle Col
Art W. Meehan
West Point
Archdeacon's Will Be Closed All Day Saturday July Fourth
Store will close the day before the holiday with special hours to serve shoppers. For the convenience of the buying public the shop will be open until 9 oclock Friday evening to allow pre holiday purchasing.
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Archdeacon’s
One Dead Five Injured In Auto Bus Collision
Charleston scene June 30 reports Doney Odus Bell Jr killed instantly and five others injured in a crash between a Charleston Transit bus and a light passenger car. Detectives say two drivers face manslaughter charges. James H. Martin of South Charleston and William Brotherton, 16, bonded for municipal court July 8.
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Charleston
Doney Odus Bell, Jr
Edgar C. Bourne
James H. Martin
South Charleston
Charleston Transit Company
William Brotherton
Little Steel Pay Jump Backed By Labor Board
A War Labor Board report supports wage increases for 157000 Little Steel workers including Bethlehem Republic Ipland and Youngstown Sheet and Tube. The panel backed union dues check off and effort to require current plant unions to maintain memberships. It did not set an exact raise but noted the industry could pay the $1.10 daily raise sought by the CIO United Steel Workers and that workers’ buying power had fallen about 13.3 percent since the last general rate change.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Little Steel
Bethlehem, Republic
Ipland Steel
Ipland Steel, Companies
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
CIO
United Steel Workers
New Zealanders Aid British In Egypt Battle
New Zealanders and American air power helped rally Britain's army at the Egyptian front as Axis and Allied forces clash near Fuka and around Matruh. Reports say Axis tanks were destroyed while British headquarters reorganize. shifting fighting centers around the Fuka zone along the Axis supply route.
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Egypt
Axis Africa Corps
Britain
Tobruk
New Zealand
New’ States
Nosth
Fuka
Matruh
Ritchie
London
Beth Tary
Churchill names new commander for British forces in Africa
London reports that General Sir Claude Auchinleck assumed overall command of the British Eighth Army in Africa on June 25. The House of Commons heard Prime Minister Churchill answer questions, noting a reshuffle in North Africa and the desert army leadership following the return of Sir Alan G. G. from the United States.
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Churchill
Claude Auchinleck
East
Eighth Army
Africa
Neil M. Ril Ritchie
Alan Gordenham
House of Gomans
United States
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