Three Nippon subs sunk in Sydney Harbor
Japanese submarines based near Pearl Harbor carried out a raid on Sydney Harbor Sunday night, with several likely destroyed by Allied depth charges. Allied air forces stationed in Australia bombed Lae New Guinea and other Japanese lodgements, while Chinese forces under General Chiang Kai-shek pressed against the Chekiang offensive and recaptured positions behind the Japanese line.
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Associated Press
Sydney Arbor
Japan
Australia
Cheiang Province
Pearl Haror
Austran
Ovea
Goiher
Apaese
Lae
New Guinea
Jim China
Kekiang
Jaese Chekiang
Allied air power tops German defenses in Cologne raid
The Allies press ahead with bombing and strategic air strength as Cologne suffers major destruction from a large British raid. Churchill notes the potential impact on Germany with city by city losses. General Henry H. Holt reports nearing a joint air pact with Britain to accelerate the campaign. The Russian front also advances while air power reshapes the war outlook.
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Hitler
Cologne
Churchill
Germany
London
Henry Kold
United States Jr
Nothng
Funeral Rites Inducted For John Barrymore
Funeral services were held for John Barrymore with 33 attendees including two of his former wives Elaine Barrie and Dolores Costello. Father John O'Donnell performed rites returning Barrymore to the Catholic faith shortly before his burial in the family crypt.
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Los Angeles
John Barrymore
Sted
Elaine ‘Barrie
Dolores Costello
John O'Donnell
Immaculate Heart Church
Barrymore
U Boats Sink 231 Vessels in Western Atlantic Gulf Reach
New York report notes 231 enemy sinkings in the Western Atlantic from Canada to South America. In Gulf Caribbean waters 13 ships were sunk last month, including two American merchantmen on May 20 and a Norwegian cargo ship on May 28.
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New York
Gulf of Mexico- Caribbean
Atlantic
Canada
South America
Gulf- Caribbean
Caribbean
Gulf
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Blakely
Brazil
South American
U S Planes Sink Japanese Tanker in Burma Raid
U S Army Air Force bombers based in India sank a Japanese tanker and damaged others at Rangoon while hitting Myitkyina airfield and runways in two days of raids. Major General Lewis H. Brereton led the missions, facing anti aircraft fire and night fighters but returning safely. A separate incident near Kinston reported Clarence Martin Stearnes, 52, of Chillicothe Ohio killed in a highway crash with a truck carrying defense workers.
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Associated Press
New Delhi
United States Army Air Force
India
Rangoon
Myitkyina
Burma
U. S
Lewis H. Brereton
United States
Brereton
Kinston
Clarence Martin
Stearnes
Chillicothe
Here
U.S. Faces Food Shortages Amid War Strains
The nation confronts rationing and shortages of staple foods, with calls for a central food agency and possible restrictions before the November election. Leon Henderson favors gradual measures while farmers struggle with labor, equipment, and transport limits. Ukraine and allied needs spark urgent appeals.
Sub Officers Laugh At Stricken Crew Of Torpedoed Ship
Key West dispatch reports four Italian officers on a submarine laughing as Brazilian merchantmen crew members struggled in the water after a May 24 torpedo attack near Haiti. Six died, forty-five survivors spent 29 hours in lifeboats before landfall, with the attacker bearing a goat painted on its conning tower.
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Key West
Fla
Haiti
Haroldo Nascimento
Brazil
Jno Batista Gomez Figueiredo
Germans threaten to shoot 10 hostages in Paris
Berlin dispatches report German occupation authorities in Paris warn that ten hostages will be shot if the person or persons who attacked a German soldier last Wednesday are not captured within ten days. They also threaten forced labor for a large number of people. A second item notes bus drivers in Muskegon Michigan striking, halting daily service as 40 coach operators refuse to work citing lack of good faith by management.
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Bern
Switzerland
Paris
Muskegon
Mich
Peoples Transportation Corp
Anthony Lauten
Teamsters Union
AFL
Sides Prepare For New Assaults In World War II Fronts
In Crimea and Ukraine three weeks of spring campaigning ended in a quiet lull. Soviets reported gains near Kharkov and along the Kerch Strait while Germans reportedly held new lines toward the Caucasus. Red Army claimed to repulse Kalinin sector attacks with heavy German losses. Kharkov battle cited as a strategic Soviet advantage. News also noted Soviet sinking of three enemy ships and a 8,000 ton transport. Bing Crosby suffered a badly cut lip in a California auto crash, doctors say not to affect his singing.
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Moscow
Crimea
Ukraine
Kerch
Caucasus
Kharkov
Kalinin
Afoscow
Red
Rostov
Red Army
Red Star
Gulf of Finland
Black Sea
Soviet Information Bureau
Air Experts Say Germany Can Be Defeated By Fall
London dispatch reports German defeat predicted by fall as Cologne lies in ruins after the greatest raid in history. RAF operations, including over 1,000 bombers with heavy payloads, target the Rhineland and Ruhr while daylight stiffens the air offensive. Notes indicate massive bomber fleets, heavy fire, and widespread destruction across German targets.
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England
Cologne
U. S
United States
London
Germany
Middleton
RAF
Rhineland
Hitler
Europe
France
Calais
Ruhr
Britain
Berlin
A. T. Harris
Phipps Falls Short Of Majority In County Primary
Recapitulations by county elections officials from Saturday's Democratic primary show Sheriff Joe S. Phipps well short of a majority, paving a second primary for his former deputy John F. Story. Dr. W. W. Harvey, Greensboro, narrowly defeats Coroner Wallace G. Freeman and Dr. Richard Stelling to become the county's new coroner.
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Joe S. Phipps
John F. Story
W. W. Harvey
Greensboro
Wallace G. Freeman
Richard Stelling
Japanese Offensive Opens in Kwangtung Province
Tokyo reports the Japanese army has begun an offensive in Kwangtung in South China. The attack followed the arrival of reinforcements described as crack Japanese units. Domei news service carried the update from Canton headquarters. A separate dispatch from London notes four British submarines sank 12,000 tons of shipping in the Mediterranean and damaged five more vessels.
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Tokyo
London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Canterbury Bombed by German Raiders in June Raid
Three waves of about 23 German planes attacked Canterbury early today. Historic buildings including two churches, two schools, a hotel and a newspaper office were hit. Dozens of homes burned or wrecked while fires were soon controlled, and residents began rebuilding as the cathedral was cited as a likely target.
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Canterbury
England
RAE
Cologne
Twwo
Diplomats Return Safely From Drottningholm Voyage
The Swedish liner Drottningholm returned 908 passengers to the United States from Europe, including 169 U S diplomats and 185 Latin American diplomats among 33 nations and 19 stateless persons. Admiral Leahy accompanied his late wife’s body and refused public comment until consulting President Roosevelt.
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Robert Okln
Jersey City
N. J
Drottningholm
Europe
Lisbon
Sigfrid Ericsson
Portugal
William. D. Leahy
Panying
Vichy
1. S
U. S
Admiral Leahy
Roosevelt
Axis Army in Africa: Rommel’s Tanks Trapped as Cruewell Captured
Cairo dispatch reports Rommel's Africa Corps hemmed in by British forces under Lieut. Gen. Neil M. Ritchie, with Cruewell captured after a reconnaissance plane was shot down. The RAF says 19 Axis planes were lost as it targeted supply columns and armored units seeking to escape through minefield gaps.
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Cairo
Egypt
Erwin Rommel
Africa Corps
Neil M. Ritchie
Cruewell
Ludwig Cruewell
Rommel
Yugoslavia
RAF
Barrage balloons guard West Coast points from San Diego to Seattle
Along the Pacific coast barrages of gas bags protect every strategic point from San Diego to Seattle. The balloons keep enemy planes high to hamper bombing and aid anti-aircraft gunners, following English wartime lessons. Gas masks were issued to West Coast residents and Civil Defense officials as precautionary measures under wartime warnings.
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San Francisco
Washington
Pacific
Britain
San Diego
Seattle
England
West Coast
War Stimson
James MM. Landis
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Tucker
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Bing Crosby
Phipps
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Cathedral
James K. Gashaw
Edgar James Greene Samuel Collier, Jr
William d. Fraley
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