RAF Staging Big Daylight Coastal Raid
London reports that the RAF opened a new phase of its air offensive with a daylight strike along a 400 mile coast and a large sweep this week. More than 1,000 fighter and fighter bomber planes engaged, including new Whirlwinds with four cannons, as German defenses offered no respite. The night raid matched prior activity, while the Cologne and Ruhr raids of earlier days involved larger force sizes. The British loss was 18 planes.
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RAE
Ruhr
Areop
Boulogne
Cologne
Fascn
The War Today on Home Front Production Edge
The column affirms Allied progress in the war and warns of a pivotal upcoming clash with Hitler. It stresses that victory hinges on intensified American production and transportation, with Donald Nelson noting wartime output surpassing the Axis in May. It warns that home-front effort is as vital as soldiers’ actions.
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Uncle Sams
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
United Nations
British Destroy Half Of Rommel's Tanks In Africa
British desert forces claim to have shattered Rommel's armored strength in North Africa, with 340 tanks reported lost. The push from three directions battered Axis lines near Knightsbridge and Ain el Gazala, drawing Rommel into a perilous hold near a widening gap in the defense.
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Associated Press
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North Africa
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Tobruk
Ain el Gazala
Bir Hachrim
Neil M. Ritchie
Tamar
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Anis
Sales Tax Needed To Attain Goal
Washington reports the House Ways and Means Committee indicated the administration cannot reach the 8.7 billion tax goal without a sales or other consumption tax. Chairman Coughton and other leaders pressed Morgenthau to endorse a broader approach while Treasury proposals for higher excise taxes remain under review. If enacted, a bill could reach Roosevelt for signature by early September, with Senate study likely before passage.
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Donald A. Young
Washington
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Ways and Means Committee
Coughton
D-Nc
Morgenthau
Treasury
Senate
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Congress
Australian Vessel Sunk By Submarine Off New South Wales
Australian merchant ship sunk by a Japanese submarine off the New South Wales coast. Five survivors landed at an Australian port, one injured. Survivors said the ship split in two and sank within 30 seconds after torpedo fire. They reported an Allied plane dropped three bombs near the water, possibly sinking the submarine.
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Melbourne
New South Wales
Australia
Spa
North Carolina to Complete Selective Service June 30
About 100000 North Carolina men aged 18 to 65 will register on June 30, including 18 and 19 year olds. Total registrants in the state surpass one million since the program began. Registration is handled by local draft boards once state headquarters approves their plans. places open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. for those born on or after January 4, 1906 and before June 30, 1924.
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Raleigh
Selective Service
North Carolina
Selective Service Boards
State
Big explosion at Elwood plant leaves 51 missing
JOLIET June 6 1K Army officials sought to identify 51 persons dead or missing after a massive explosion at the Elwood Ordnance Plant shell loading section. The blast destroyed a shipping building but other lines kept running. An Army board of inquiry arrived from Washington as engineers searched debris for causes.
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Joliet
America
Elwood Ordnance Plant
Army
Army Board of
Washington
David Tunstall
Press
Tions
Illinois
Parole Granted Luther Pitts In Catawba Case
Luther Pitts, a 2 year old convict from Catawba County, is paroled for the second time in four years. The parole was approved by Paroles Commissioner Jd M Broughton, following a prior parole violation and a later robbery sentence. Pitts has kin in state law enforcement and his case followed on a prior trial. A second item notes British bombers devastating Cologne in the Ruhr and Rhineland, with major factories and bridges hit and the city described as desolate.
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Raleigh
Luther Pitts
Catawba County
Pins
Oscar Pitts
State Prison Department
Ray Pitts
Jd. M. Broughton
Pitts
Caldwell County
Clyde Hoey
Gill
Numerous violations found in posting ceiling prices
Raleigh June 6. A cursory check of retail price posting under maximum price regulations disclosed numerous unintentional violations says OPA Director T S Johnson. He urged North Carolina merchants to post the maximum March prices on cost of living items at the sale place and ensure visibility to customers not obscured by unreadable lists.
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Raleigh
OPA
T. 5S
Johnson
North Carolina
Little Johnnie to Signal Gas Attack Warning in War Drill
San Francisco civil defense director Jack Helms orders little Johnnie to beat pans and tabs as the signal for a gas attack drill. The boy will perform the air raid warden service duties, replacing older methods.
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Childs
San Francisco
Little Johnnie
Jack Helms
Jlockman Air Raid Warden Service
Kai-Shek Says China Is Over Worst Of War
Chungking June 6 Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek told a national food administration conference that China has passed through its most critical wartime period. He warned the Japanese have little chance to conquer China in the future and urged renewed allied support as rainfall promises a good harvest. He said China will strike back wherever attacked and retake territories for liberated nations.
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Associated Press
Chungking
China
Japan
Chiang
Kai-Shek
National Food Administration
Three Carolinians Die In Big Army Plane Crash
SAN RAFAEL Calif June 6 Three Carolinians were among 14 killed when a large army bomber crashed near Hamilton field after developing motor trouble during takeoff. Staff Sergeant Floyd Gerald of Rockingham North Carolina Corporal Walter B Haynes of Pacolet South Carolina and Private Fravis Polk of Islandtown South Carolina were among the dead. The craft swung in circles about 500 feet, struck a hillside, then plowed into trees on a ranch and exploded. The blaze prevented access for hours and lit up the countryside. Also reported: three killed by lightning in Cherokee County including Mrs John O Anderson and her four year old daughter Barbara Suc and Siammie Frees Woody near Blairsvilles Georgia.
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San Rafael
Calif
Hamilton Field
Floyd Gerald
Rockingham
N. C
Walter B. Haynes
Pacolet
S. C
Fravis Polk
Islandtown
Army Field
Murphy
Cherokee County
John O. Anderson
Cal- Larson
Barbara Suc
Siammie Frees Woody
Blairsvilles Ga
Appalachia
Japanese Fleet Limps Back After Midway Assault
HONOLULU June 6 A Japanese invasion fleet limped away from Midway after heavy bombing and submarine attacks. Admiral Nimitz said eight ships in carrier battleship cruiser and transport classes were damaged. The battle continued as American forces pursued the retreating invaders with no confirmed sinking reported.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Midway Island
United States
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
mid-Pacific
America
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Nimitz
Midway
Hawaii
Japs Claim Capture of Chuhsien
Tokyo reports that Japanese forces captured the Chinese city of Chuhsien in Chekiang province at 6 p.m. today after a drive that began last Wednesday. Domei said, with aviation support, they also seized an air base near the city and two rail towns toward Nanchang. Chinese forces claimed to hold Chuhsien, inflicting casualties on the invaders and noting Japanese losses.
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China
Chuhsien
Chekiang Province
Domei
Chuhhsien
fJand
Chekiang-Kiangsi
Nanchang
Chungnring
Chekiang
Chu River
Kaingsi
Chekjiang
Axis Striking Power Blunted Since America Entered The War
Military experts review six months of global conflict and find Axis striking power blunted since the U S entered World War II. The offensive is still ahead, with Allied prep and enemy countermeasures shaping timing. Germans struggle to mount a general drive against Russia while Africa operations pause under bombardment. Japan faces strategic defensiveness despite vast conquests as authorities debate next moves.
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America
John M. Hightower
Washington
Upi
United States
Pacific
Europe
Africa
Russia
U S Warplane Fails To Return From Burma Fight
United States air forces in Burma report the loss of a heavy bomber after a two month period of operations over the theater. The Burma raid targeted Rangoon shipping facilities while India based bombers conducted frequent air attacks on Japanese positions.
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New Delen
India
Tiwo
Burma
United States
Rangoon
Lewis H. Brereton
Andaman Islands
U. S
Brereton
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