Bombers Hit Kiska as Allies Press Pacific Campaign
American Liberators Ventura bombers and heavy escorts struck Japanese positions on Kiska amid a renewed South Pacific raid. Reports say most bombs hit targets with little antiaircraft opposition as forces seek to erode the enemy base. Additional operations included a Munda attack by dive bombers and torpedo planes with fighters providing escort and anti gun emplacements silenced on Chessent Island.
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Washington
Aleutians
Kuska
Kiska
South Pacific
Munda
New Georgia Island
Solomons
Chessent Island
New Georgia
Chaisenl
Allied Bombs Hit Jap Bases and Troops in Isles
Allied headquarters said bombers struck Japanese bases in New Guinea at Madang and Lae and attacked troop positions at Muba in the Wewak area. Wewak, recently hit by four heavy raids, was another New Guinea target as raiders bombed airfields and buildings. A pair of motorized Wargen were set afire during reconnaissance operations.
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Isles
Allied Headquarters
du Aws
Rata
Dume
Japanese New Guinea
Madang
Lae
Muba
High Command
Wewak
New Guinea
ANL
Ma- Hang
U S Fliers Hit Japanese Forces Across Yangtze Front
American air units supported Chinese troops along the upper Yangtze front near Ti Yangtze port. More than 1,000 Japanese were reported killed or wounded as Chinese forces advanced south of the Yangtze, with U S fighters strafing retreating ships, trucks, and camps from Chungking to Ichang and Tangyang.
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Chungking
United States
Yangtze
China
Tetang
Tchung
Shasi
Ene
Hupeh
Yunan
Hwajuns
Ungting Lake
Amercan
Flonters
U. S. Air Force
Claire L. Chenpaul
Jehung
Stasi
Tangyang
Ichang
Puehi
Yaorhow
Yoolay
Axians Prepare for Fall of Italy as Nazis Stand Idle
INS reports Axians mobilize amid Italy collapse news while Nazi allies appear passive as allied forces press a steady attack. strategic positions, logistics and air power cited, with frontline shifts observed in several sectors.
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Italy
Morgenthau predicts new war bond sales plan will cut forced saving
Secretary Morgenthau announced a New York reorganization of war bond sales groups with a pledge that similar shifts will roll out nationwide and make forced savings unnecessary. He spoke after addressing the Investment Bankers Association and warned of a continued intensified bond effort. London dispatches floated Spain as a potential invasion route for Allied forces, noting Italian unease and German passivity as Italy fights to stay afloat.
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New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
New York State
Investment Bankers Association
Morgenthau
American Buys Barrage Balloon in London Scam
A U S infantryman, said to be the son of a Brooklyn buyer, purchased a London barrage balloon for 180 dollars from a salesperson in Hyde Park. Scotland Yard reported the incident as the man sought to bring the balloon home as a souvenir of the war. The soldier offered a photo aid to identify the salesman, arranging a pickup within an hour.
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Tendon
Brooklyn Bridge
London
Scotland Yard
Hyde Park
Anit
Beotland Kaed
Truck with Bee Hives Overturns Near Hawling
In Wyoming, a truck carrying 185 bee hives overturned on a highway near Hawling. Eugene Marveo and Richard Olson of Douglas were hospitalized for swelling stings after the crash. the California driven rig was righted hours later and moved to Hawling.
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Htawlins
Wyo
Eugene Marveo
Richard Olson
Douglas
Hitler Must Make Third Attempt to Defeat Red Army
The Associated Press reports that air raids and Soviet counterattacks signal a near end to the 1944 air battle phase as Nazi forces press toward a decisive offensive. Analysts expect Hitler to launch a major strike in the Kharkov Kursk region within days, aiming to crush Soviet power before western Allies force diversion.
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Ty Guwenn
Associated Press
Moscow
Red Army
Herlin
Hitler
Kharkov
Russia
Klows
Europe
Wwitler
Tle
Winston Churchill
Kharkov- Kursk
Critics Assail OPA As Detriment To Economy
Washington June 7 Leaders of the National Grange and the National Association at Retail Grocers depicted OPA policies as ruinous. Albert B. Goss urged Senate agriculture committees to block farm subsidy payments warning inflation and inevitable chaos. Y M Brinker of Dallas, the association president, said operators with 40,000 stores won’t bow to wage controls or price mandates amid pressure to support the war effort.
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OPA
Washington
National Grange
National Association At Retail
Albert
Goss
Grange
Senate Agriculture
Gass
Y. M. Brinker
Dallas
Kvorore
Whima
Whamas
Aome
Battle Intensifies on Eastern Front Air War Escalates
Soviet and German air forces clashed fiercely as ground fighting persisted along three main sectors. Soviet bombers attacked the Unecha railway junction while Moscow reported heavy losses for both sides in air combat, with 212 Russian planes lost and 752 German planes claimed destroyed over the week.
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Tondon
Jong Front
Red Army
Unecha
Orel
Moscow
Gorki
Volga
Gulf of Riga
Black Sea
Thief Eattern
Nadi Pli
Earl Vance Takes Command at Alexandria Army Air Base
Col Earl T. Vaner assumes command of the Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. Army Air Base, new heavy bombardment training installation of the Second Air Force. A World War I pilot, his career spans Topeka base command, infantry beginnings, and later aviation ventures in Lovefield, Miles City, and Great Falls with the Vance air enterprise.
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Alexandria
Jude J
Earl T. Vaner
Alexandria Army Air Base
Second Air Force
Topeka Army Air Base
Air Corps
Lovefield
Nallas
Air Miles City
Mont
Middle East
Great Falls
Grounded Carrier Pigeon Delivers Message From Fort George
A grounded carrier pigeon named Fort George G Meaty carried a vital message from Odenton Maryland after being released there. The unit reported the bird remained faithful and delivered the note despite injuries and fatigue. Comrades returned safely in a steady march though one walker entered camp footsore and weary after a long afternoon.
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Fort George G. Meaty
Clarence
Pit
Odenton
Attu Veterans Relate Exciting Stories From War Posts
New York dispatch reports 400 Attu veterans recount frostbite and bitter fighting on the now captured island. Survivors describe how cold, shrapnel, and Japanese snipers shaped their ordeal while others recall injuries and acts of valor in the brutal campaign.
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San Francisco
Attu
Heroe
Moutiain
Danipatss
Othe Cald
Dye
Start
Harold T. Stevens
Whitefish
Mont
Stevens
Pridarnh Chir
Henelyin
Searchers recover bodies of three Butte miners from Lake Delma
Rescue teams yesterday recovered the bodies of three Butte miners after their rowboat overturned on Lake Delma during a fishing trip. Identified as Fred Mastin Watt Jaceht and John Adonovich, burial plans were being arranged in nearby Butte.
Plumbers Report Shortage of Bathtubware in Nation
In Chicago on June 7 4 delegates to the first annual convention of the National Association of Master Plumbers reported a persistent shortage of new bathtubs. Manufacture has continued for over a year with no relief. Delegates said showers are being installed in evolving housing projects and plumbers advise builders to leave space in bathrooms for future bathtub installation.
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Chieaga
National
Doronates
Bulldora
Notah
Newspapers donate millions in wartime advertising
Franklin D rubles? The text notes newspapers nationwide contributed several million dollars in advertising space to support the second war loan. Tripp, renewal manager of the Gannety Newspapers, told delegates at the Newspaper Advertising Executives' convention that $4,564,000 in advertising space was donated or sold at reduced rates to 10 sponsors, with daily and Sunday papers and weekly papers nationwide benefiting.
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New York
Hon
United States
Trong Wy
Vrank FE
Tripp
Gannety
Chilean Cabinet Quits Prompting Delayed U S Trip
Raul Morales resigns as interior minister triggering mass resignations in Chile’s cabinet. President Juan Antonio Rios accepts Morales’s move and postpones his planned U S visit, citing duties to the nation and ongoing party attacks.
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Willage
Chile
Raul Morales
Fou
Juan Antonio Tosi
le United
Rios
United States
Hias
New Measure Proposed To Repeal Chinese Exclusion
Supporters of Chinese Exclusion repeal offer a new bill after a setback in the House immigration committee. They aim to remove the stigma of exclusion and push a report to Congress before summer adjournment. A second item notes the Chicago meat board convening to issue weekly slaughter reports for all livestock.
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Wishington
Chicago
Jung
War Meat Board
Weather Forecast for Helena and Surroundings
In Helena today the weather is slightly warmer. It will be sunny with few showers over mountains during the afternoon and mild temperatures expected in the region.
Allied Air Offensive Smashes Axis Ports in North Africa
Allied air forces report heavy Sunday and weekend operations across Tunisia, Sicily, and southern Italy. In sustained raids from North Africa and the Middle East, Liberators, Mitchells, and Spitfires destroyed at least eight Axis fighters and damaged multiple targets including Messina, Reggio Calabria, and Tip of Pantelleria. One Allied plane was lost, with 60 Liberators leading the effort.
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Tyrelman
North Africa
Waly
Colra
Mussalini
Afria
Middieast
Rebinst
Telxad
Dantelleria
Sicily
Mmamland
Moegsiva
Ban Clovannd
Reggio Calabela
Afrira
Pantelerla
Pantederla
Middle East
Messinia
Reggio
Messina
Kurate
Reggio Calabria
San Clovannt
Turnover in Personnel Of OPA Reaches New Record Speed
Washington reports a surge in OPA staffing with A C Hoffman resigning after six days as acting deputy administrator in charge of food prices. Hoffman cites temporary arrangements and notes the broader leadership shakeup follows Dr. Galbraith’s departure amid a policy feud with Lou R Maxon, the agency’s information director.
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OPA
Washington
Price Administration
A. C. Hoffman
Hoffman
Donald Wallace
J. K. Galbraith
Montanans Killed in Action Names Listed by War Dept
The War Department announced 286 U S soldiers killed in action. Among the Montana entries are Second Lieutenant Luther Gustafson of Bozeman and Second Lieutenant Cady G Robertson of White Sulphur Springs, with their spouses noted.
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Washington
United States
War Department
Army
Montana
Luther 8
Guatafaon
Mra
Willam ¥. Gustafson
Bozeman
Cady G. Robertson
Virall M. Robartson
White Sulphur Springs
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Pizzo
Ploveragio Colabeli
Pantelleria
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Baye
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Wis
Communications Nut Industries
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Germare
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