Churchill Says Large Scale Invasion Approaching
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that a large scale invasion of Europe is approaching and that the Allies aim to destroy the Axis by air and other means. He noted confidence that the submarine threat is being swiftly overcome and cited complex amphibious operations pending in the European theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Daniel London
Churchill
Commons
Europe
Washington
United Nations
China
Burma
House of Commons
Chinese counterattack strengthens Yangtze front in war news
The Ichang area near the Yangtze shows a promising Chinese counteroffensive with air power playing a major role. American bombers, Gen. Chennault’s fighters, and Chinese planes are reported to have dealt severe punishment to retreating Japanese forces. Churchill praises air strength while warning that the war’s outcome remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ichang
Yangtze River
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Chennault
Britain Pledges Relentless Air War as Invasion Hints Rise
The article records Churchill praising air power and outlining plans to destroy enemies by air strikes, plus reports that Rome claimed a British landing attempt on Lampedusa was repulsed. It notes Tunisia and Stalingrad as German setbacks and signals looming Allied invasion of Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Lampedusa
Rome
Jena
Europe
Tunisian
Italy
Prison Island
Detroit Girl Workers Revolt Over Slacks at Ford Plant
In Highland Park Ford Motor Co a revolt among girl office workers continued as 60 reported at their desks in dresses skirts and blouses or suits while 11 wore slacks. Local 400 UAW CIO notes the split with 27 yes terday. The company notes slacks are a safety rule and would not relax it for any group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Highland Park
Ford Motor Co
United Automobile Workers
CIO
William H. Oliver
Uaw-Cio
Allied Air Strikes Batter Pantelleria Island
Allied northwest African Air Forces unleashed a heavy bombing raid on Pantelleria. Allied and Italian communiques noted fighter bombers and heavy aircraft involved, with several enemy planes shot down and two Allied planes lost. Smoke rose to 4,000 feet as raids reached toward Sicily. Italian reports claim damage at Messina and Trapani.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deluce Allied
North Africa
Italy
Pantelleria
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sicily
Hoey Urges International Tribunal for Peace
Former North Carolina Governor Clyde R. Hoey told Atlanta Kiwanis members that a united postwar effort is needed to preserve peace and restore rights. He advocated an international tribunal with enforcement power to settle disputes between nations, akin to enforcing domestic laws. Hoey, now a U.S. Senate candidate against Senator Reynolds, spoke at the Atlanta club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Clyde R. Hoey
North Carolina
Atlanta Kiwanis Club Today
Hoey
U. S. Senate
Reynolds
U S Fleet Commanders Discuss War Plans In Pacific
Admiral Ernest J King held West Coast talks with Admiral Chester W Nimitz on war plans in the Pacific. The discussions linked to recent North Africa conferences with Generals Marshall and Eisenhower and mirrored Roosevelt Churchill meetings. Secretary Knox said no shift in Allied strategy and no confirmed Italian landings on Lampedusa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ernest J. King
Chester W. Nimitz
North Africa
George C. Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Marshall
King
United States
Roosevelt
Churchill
Knox
Nimitz
Eisenhower
Pacific
Lampedusa
Mediterranean
China's Rice Bowl Removed From Danger
Chungking June 8 Army spokesmen said China’s rice bowl is no longer in danger after Chiang Kai-Shek’s victory in the Yangtze offensive. Japan failed to sever communications between Hunan and Sichuan or destroy China’s grain supply, with limited damage reported to granaries. A pivot point at Hwajung north of Tungtn Lake was key to the Japanese left wing. China seeks more air power tanks and artillery to recapture strategic points. The drive began at an inopportune time, officials noted, risking harvests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Yangtze River
Japan
Hunan
Czechwan
Hwajung
Yangtze
Ichang
Tungtn Lake
New French Government Convenes War Cabinet Forming
The new French Empire Government met in Algiers to form a war cabinet and military committee. Generals Henri Giraud and Charles De Gaulle head the national liberation group which appointed 11 commissioners, leaving the war ministry to be organized with the cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belman Morin
Algiers
French Empire
Committee of National Liberation
Henri Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
Mediterranean
Riot Aboard in Los Angeles Zoot Suit Riots
In Los Angeles thousands of service members and civilians clashed in the downtown business district. Police and sheriff’s deputies arrested 24 civilians 11 sailors and five soldiers for disturbing the peace and unlawful assembly. A general riot alarm summoned 1000 police to duty as sailors and soldiers patrolled venues ripping outfits from zoot-suit wearers and sending many to hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Sheriff
C. B. Herrall
Navy
Penn
Main Street
Horrall
Chavez Ravine Naval Armory
Churchill Murray
Pacific Coast
Coordinator of
inter-American Affairs
Washington
Roosevelt Sees Nations United After War
President Roosevelt told 44 delegates in the White House East Room that the Allied nations are united for peace and progress. He hailed the epoch making food conference as a living demonstration of Atlantic charter principles and urged better use of natural and human resources without exploitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
United Nations
White House East Room
Allied raid on Lampedusa repulsed by Italian defenses
London reports no confirmation of Rome and Berlin claims of a British commando landing on Lampedusa, while German and Italian broadcasts say several enemy vessels were sunk and the attack was repulsed. Italian defense claims include heavy bombing damage around Messina and Pantelleria with several planes shot down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Lampedusa
Tunisian
Eisenhower
Pantelleria
Messina
Trapani
Sicily
War Bulletin
London
Berlin
Associated Press
Bone
Malta
Il Porto
Coal Minetalks Veer Back Toward War Labor Board
Washington June 8 negotiations between soft coal operators and the United Mine Workers veered back to the War Labor Board as talks on underground travel time pay collapsed. Edward R. Burke said no chance of agreement and that miners would push the issue to the WLB. John L. Lewis demanded 2 dollars a day, operators offered 1.50 for 90 minutes travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Labor Board
Associated Press
Washington
Edward R. Burke
WLB
Burke
Charles O'Neill
O'Neill
Lewis
John L. Lewis
U.M.W
U. S
Nebraska
Ickes
Illinois
Dwight H. Green
Ilinois
Roosevelt
William H. Davis
New Argentine Regime Pledges Neutrality and Cooperation
Argentina’s day old military government under President Pedro Ramirez pledged a policy of neutrality for the present and loyal cooperation with American nations in line with existing pacts. The cabinet is eight military members and one civilian, with Rawson’s brief resignation amid liberal opposition cited as a factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Ramirez
Republic of
Argentina
Americas
Rawson
Associated Press
Montevideo
Army Plane Crash Toll Placed At 19
Fort Bragg officials reported a C-47 crash between here and Laurinburg killed 12 to 20 soldiers with a higher toll of 19 cited by another source. Weather blamed. search parties found wreckage hours later after takeoff at 3 am and a second plane failed to return. Col. Sam Price noted at least 12 dead at the scene and hoped some parachuted to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Bragg
Here
Laurinburg
Pope Field
Sam Price
Anothe
Col. Price
Also Mentioned on This Page
Africa
Tunisia
Stalingrad
Germany
George F. Allen
Mississippi
Frank C. Walker
Democratic National Committee
Allen
Edwin V. Pauley
U.S
Army
Axis
Vichy
DNB
Lampadusa
Island
Sousse
Argentine
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!