Nazis Demand Italian Navy Use In Mediterranean War
Russian news agency reports German demand for immediate Italian Navy withdrawal from Adriatic bases for use in Mediterranean operations. Discussions in Rome involve Italy’s naval chiefs as Germany seeks to shift Italian assets to support North Africa and broader European war aims.
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Mediterranean
Tandon
Taea
Holto
Geren
Magsolind
Rome
Barisel
Europe
Cima
Riccardt
Trallan
Fah
Tallan
Fla
Marehal Lrwin Rotel
Jurgen von Almo
North Africa
24 Dead In Plane Crashes Across Texas and Tennessee
A string of crash reports leaves 24 dead including two Coloradoans as a Flying Fortress crash and related incidents unfold. Among the victims are military personnel from Mitchell Field and other bases, with several survivors and injuries noted. Local officials identified the pilots and units involved, while investigations and inquiries into the wrecks continue.
British Subs Prey On Italian Ships
British submarines prowled near Montecristo and Corsican shores sinking six enemy ships and damaging another, with one vessel torpedoed. An officer surfaced off Catrin Corsica to bombard an air field, while two small supply ships and a tanker were sunk in the Strait of Bonifacio between Corsica and Sardinia.
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Dreaay Vandon
Llnes
Corsca
Cale
Ronifa Do Bea
Corsica
Sardinia
Obituary Notice for Henry Letman of LaSalle and Family
Henry Letman of LaSalle is noted as father to Tlebry Letiman of Cheyenne Sophie Roth of La Salle Mre Meny Zeigler Lydia Aeigler of Terby Cole Mra Marthe Etherton Frova Uieh and Wm Leh yas of Alaska Arrangements are pending.
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Lehman Henry Letman
LaSalle
Tlebry Letiman
Cheyenne
Sophie Roth
la Salle
Mre
Meny Zeigler
iMre
Lydia Aeigler
Terby
Cole
Mra
Marthe Etherton
Frova
Uieh
Argentina’s Anticommunist Shift Closes La Hora Paper
Gen Arturo Rawson’s government acts against a supposed communist statement by closing the Rogaland based newspaper La Hora after Pan American diplomats pressed to suppress pro communist rhetoric. Authorities said a statement was prepared secretly and ordered immediate seizure. The closure sparked pleas for constitutional rights and strained relations with Rogaland.
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Dycnon Alrom
Julia O
Argentina
Arturo Rawson
Cles
Fo Fla
Pellee
Nowar
la Hora
Isaael
Argentns
Rogaland
Joly
United Fas Neng
OPA Orders Meat Price Rollback Across Stores
The Office of Price Administration announces a meat price rollback plan, effective June 21, with average cuts around three cents per pound for many meats and smaller reductions for cheaper cuts. Subsidies will shift prices via substitutions at slaughter, while overall food costs are expected to drop about 1 to 2 percent, easing household budgets. Coffee price relief and broader rollbacks are also discussed, though timing for coffee remains uncertain.
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S Associates
Prien Washington
OPA
Witla
Colorado
New
Mes
Washington
Jims
Office of Price Administration
Congress
OFA
Hong
Wage discrimination against Negroes is ordered cancelled
Washington, June 6. The War Labor Board ruled that wage differentials between white and Negro workers at a Texas company violate policy. Southport Petroleum Co of Texan City, Texas must raise pay to place Negro workers on economic parity with white workers in the same classifications. The board said the company accepted the decision in good faith.
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Washington
War Wendor Board
Texas
Southport Petroleum Company
Texan City
Tex
Uria
Army Truck Crash Kills Eighteen Soldiers in Tennessee
A military truck carrying eighteen soldiers returning to a maneuver area after weekend leave crashed through a bridge rail and plunged down a ten foot embankment near Nashville. Seventeen died at the scene or en route to hospitals with eight injured, two of whom later died.
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Associated Feral
Nashville
Tent
Lune
Second Army Public Relations Office
Raih Road
Churchill Lands Africa Campaign Rally Echoes Victory
Churchill addressed 3,000 Allied troops at an ancient amphitheatre in Carthage, announcing a North Africa victory as a major step toward peace. He credited Allied airmen for striking Axis targets and recalled Corporal Hitter as a symbol of persistent support.
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North Africa
Prince Mine
CharcMl
Hitter
Solémado
North Weld Seeks June 12 Quota Volunteers List
North Weld issues a June 12 quota with 20 volunteers named and many more listed as required. The document names volunteers from Denver to Cheyenne and mentions transfers in and out among several towns and states.
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North Weld
Herp
Alow
Tonald Barker
Shelburne
San Franci
Ames Can
Sheridan
Wyo
Wirgh Glen Reels
Sth
Ave
John N. Morales
Denver
Constantine Fred Stet Prek
Sir ‘Clarence Max Chamberlain
Rt. 3
Greeley
Ralph Louis
Cheyenne
Wyn
S Johm Roy Cheeney
Tucson
Brig
Peck Wheeler Hunt
Kansas City
Alp
Dean Andrew McLain
Las Vegas
Elin Newton West
Torronce
Tuli
Richard Clement Lane
Harry Harrington Buck
Ava
Ace George Slevenx
Manuel Thistantertes Tinllesteros
Ysleta
Tex
Dacono
Glenn Milton Shearer
Leseberg
John King Emerson
Rt. 2
Creeley
Sant John Padfield
Brio
Cugene AcHngton Woods
Robert William Leatgren
Wat Jloje
Call
Vincold Aamir
Sevrvanar
Alvert Kell
Whad
Thomas Leland Reeves
William Nenald Norris
Tay Leonard Nix
Rit Esquibel
Wya
V-Gena Marion Ashmore
William Tingset
Manuel Meza
San Jose
Calif
Eddie Fred Winter
Pierce
Frank Tarcia
Montoya
N. M
Jacob Lesser
Arthur Joseph Nowak
Cox
Tommy Clarence Townley
David Clifford Carlton
Benjamin ¥ Vaugh ‘Thompson
Long Beach
Galif
Carl Erick Olsen
Norman Francis Sweeney
Jay Plen Rolla
Gill
Francisco Bastardo
Lawrence Ivan Schoonover
George Stanley Teller
Windsor
Lupe Munga
Royce Paeat Harmon
John Trobert Wingthorn
Eaton
Ske Herrera, Jr
Max Odell Hobbs
Donald Edewin Hagan
Fred James McKay
William VanLou Dwigelns
Erann
beRay Debert Green
David Elmer McKee
Geeel Albert
Amelia Schmitt
Joe Henry Woolf
Winfield Smith
Eric Er’ Ickton
Robert Gavin
Wamitton
Mant
Calvin Arthur Hyde
Hortland
Ore
Danie
Robert Neal
Portland
VeJohn Peter Hedin
Jacob Hoffman
Paul Weinmeister
Roy Ralph Marple
Vallejo
Raymond J. Dupper
Mobile
Ala
Hiarry Thomas Stokes
Cleveland
Carihla Arredondo
Lube Hock
Tex.t
Edward Mayer
Milwaukee
Whey
Fidel Ybarra
Tay Inv
Fox
Vestal Ward Zels
Chester Eugene Anderson
Kearney
Neb
Alfredo
Islpando
San Lois
83 Men Die as Tanker and Freighter Collision Off Norfolk
In Worfolk, Va, a collision between an ammunition laden freighter and an Atlantic tanker early today caused 83 deaths among 160 aboard. Survivors describe fiery blasts, wreckage across the sea, and rapid sinking as navy and coast guard ships hunted for more survivors.
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Worfolk
Coast Guard
Freiehter
Navy
Washington
Calliston
Ftrest
Leonard
Fleck
Messiman
Martin Varnell
Honston
Tex
Varnell
Ewan
Verner
Edward Matagora
Hasbrouck Street
Newburg
Naval
Matagora
Argentine Dictator Dissolves Congress and Muzzles Press
Buenos Aires reports that General Arturo Rowson's revolutionary government decreed the dissolution of the Argentine Congress and ordered police to suppress any Communist statements. The decree targeted Communist news outlet La Hora and clamped down on communist reporting.
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Congress
Buenos Aires
Arturo Rowson
Taugit
Palica
la Hora
Allies Hit Jap Shipping Near Bougainville
Allied patrols strike Japanese shipping near Bougainville in the Solomons. US bombers, torpedo planes, and fighters raid the area sinking a destroyer and damaging cargo ships and a corvette. Air units report shooting down or damaging multiple enemy planes amid a fierce air battle.
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Bougainville
Waeklegion
Lightning Flelters
Gannere An
Navy Degembat
U. S
Two Die As Army Plane Crashes Into Home
A military fighter crashed into a residential area, killing a young army pilot and a woman believed to be unnamed. The craft ripped into a garage and homes, igniting a fire that destroyed a house and caused further structural damage. Authorities withheld the pilot’s identity until relatives are notified.
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Namigted Pressy
North Nollywood
Callt
Army
Rll
Charles E. Baker
Folkc
Baker
Plana
Sinker
Fira
Ansahar
Retreat of Japs reported along Yangtze front
Chungking reported June 6 that Chinese troops have driven several Japanese units from the Yangtze river front. The Chinese high command said enemy pockets near Itu on the river’s outskirts were bombed and forced to flee in groups. Chinese airmen also hit sites around Itown and Ichang, with forces driving on Owch and Ihkow, while Japanese withdrawals continued from positions outside the town.
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Chungking
Yangtse
Chibani
Itu
Yangtze River
Ichang
Chinesa
Owch
Ihkow
Itn
Fragmentary wartime report echoes destruction and confusion
A damaged passage describes a fatal burn and chaotic scenes aboard a vessel near Lao Sur Viva. Statements suggest uncertainty over the cause of a kink and possible threats from a tornedo, mine, or collision. Navy and ship crew details are unclear or unavailable.
Warren Monfort Tops Chicago Stock Yards Market
Warren Monfort of Grealny topped the cattle market at the Chicago Stock Yards for the third consecutive day this week. He sold 20 spring heifers averaging 1,193 pounds at 47.20 per cwt, all offloads handled by a local packer in a retail trade.
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Chicago
Warren Monfort
Grealny
Chicaxe
Geven
Nimitz Denies Pacific War Is Neglected
Admiral Nimitz, commander of U S Pacific forces, spoke at the University of California conference denying neglect of the Pacific theater. He warned that by year end U S and allied air and naval strength in the Pacific would form a formidable force against Japan.
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Nimitz
Nacketex
Colt. Jung
W. Nimitz
U. S. Pacific
University of California
Tol Pasitté
Ninks
U.S
Pacific
War Plants to Shut Down If Need Drops
Washington reports William L Batt of the War Production Board says some plants will close as wartime demand wanes. He notes tanks and heavy equipment are being reassessed, with one plant deemed less efficient and others repurposed or kept ready for rapid reactivation if needed. He mentions an explosives plant projected at 100000 dollars, possibly kept as a form of war insurance.
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Annotated
Washington
Willian L Batt
War Gradation Board
Fintt
Iftler
Hida
Batt Eafd
Food Riots Foreseen in Coming Winter by Brommfield
New York June report cites Louis Bromfield predicting severe food famine by December across the nation. He warns many countries will lack machinery to operate dairies and stores, with 1944 worsening until politics shift. Breaching economic strain and farm labor returns add to the crisis outlook. Diana Morales Moralez, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Janames Moralez, died in early morning. service scheduled at Evans Cemetery under Smith Brothers.
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New York
Louis Brommfield
Bronifle
Colliar's Weekly
Diana Morales Dlen
Diatis Moralez
Janmes Biorales
North Greeney
P.m
Evans Cemetery
Smith Brothers
Very Cold and Wet May Across Colorado and U.S.
May brought record cold and heavy precipitation in the northwest of Fort Luyton with 9.45 inches, third highest in 33 years. Temperatures peaked at 92 degrees, with several days in the 80s, while overall May ran below average nationwide and in Colorado. May 12 saw 30 degrees, and strong storms deposited about 4.5 inches of rain, with persistent high winds and few clear days.
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Fort Luyton
Benvilat
Mayo
Marshall May Lead Invasion
London reports the Daily Herald predicts a major Allied invasion of Europe with General George C. Marshall possibly as supreme commander. Eisenhower and Montgomery likely to hold key roles as plans include an assault across the Mediterranean and a northern Europe push.
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London
George
Marshall
Army
Europe
Daily Herald
Mediterranean
United States
Cireteyan
George G.marshall
Dwight D. Eisen
Hawer
Harald Alex Auuer
Montgomery
France
Belgium
Holland
Norway
Denmark
De Gaulle Defies Petain Policy in Algerian Rally
General Charles De Gaulle addressed a large morning meeting in Algiers, denouncing Petain’s policy as decadence. He urged self liberation by the French with no gift from others, asserting a fourth republic. About two thousand listeners attended, including 28 communist deputies and diverse faith groups.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaule
Penin
Téing
France
Gifin
Old French Chamber
de Gaulle
Curtin States Allies Forces Gain Strength
Curtin said U S squadrons in the southwest Pacific would be increased after talks in Washington with Gen Douglas MacArthur and the Australian government. He noted foreign minister Evatt secured more U S aircraft for Australians and that allied air strength would be doubled as personnel are trained. He cited Washington conference praise from Prime Minister Churchill and Roosevelt on prosecuting the war with vigor in the Pacific and Europe.
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Sydney
Australis
Joe
Priv Mnnister
John Curtin
Eaid
Alfred
Toshington
Douglay Macarhur
New South Wales Labor
Curtin
U. S
Royal Australian Air Force
Prune
Mifalater
Nis
H. ¥. Evatt
Washington
Aaap Ag
Graiitada
Ciurentil
Roosevelt
Europe
Churchill
Pacific
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Dallart
Dallsirt
M&c.s
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Gil St
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Macys
Sattley
Churchill Lands
Africa
Snsien Jean Wray
Nor< Fon
USS. Comsfiuilon
Bostan Harbor
Norfolk
Petain
Associated Pere
Wariy Pennetlvani
Nafiow
Priscilla Lane
Rosemary Lane
William Bend
William Boyd
Hopatona
Hoppy
Calaboose
Dimmy Rogers
Noah Beery, Jr
Westland Theatre
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