Midway War Analysis Highlights Japanese Losses
DeWitt MacKinzies Wide World War Analysis reviews Midway combat. He cites at least three Japanese ships sunk, eleven damaged, most air forces destroyed, with Japanese naval losses totaling sixty eight sunk and seventy one damaged since Pearl Harbor. He notes Japan’s navy critical to future conquests and argues Midway aimed to blunt Allied reach and protect western Pacific gains.
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Dutch Harbor
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California
Australia
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Burma
Jimmy Doolittle
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Marcus Island
Gilbert and Marshall Islands
Solomon Islands
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Dr Riddick 77 Dies in Baltimore Hospital
RALEIGH June 9 Dr Wallace Carl Riddick 77 veteran North Carolina educator and longtime State College faculty member died in a Baltimore Md hospital after illness and special treatment He was president of State College 1916 to 1923 dean of the College of Engineering 1923 to 1930 now dean emeritus and hydraulics professor Born August 5 1864 in Wake County he helped shape engineering education in North Carolina Survivors include a son and four daughters with residences listed Funeral arrangements pending
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Demopolis
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William B. Dewer
Julian Rand
Anna Riddick
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Frederic Steck
Sparrows Point
Bir Hacheim Holds On After Strong Axis Assault
In a day long battle near Bir Hacheim, Free French and British defenders repulsed a major Axis attack despite German and Italian armor and air forces. General Pierre Koenig refused surrender as RAF bombed enemy columns and supply lines. Axis losses included several destroyed planes and damaged tanks.
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WPA $280,000,000 bill sent to House by committee
Washington June 9 The appropriations committee sent a 280 million dollar WPA bill to the House to employ about 400 000 people starting July with a warning that sharp retrenchment is inevitable The report says the appropriation would cut about 313 000 jobs from the current year’s average and reflects a Roosevelt recommendation from two weeks earlier.
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U S and British Air Forces Reach China
British and American air units arrived in Chungking China as Reuters reports. The move likely adds to the Flying Tigers led by Brigadier General Claire Chennault. Chennault Brereton and Stilwell had previously met Chiang Kai-Shek in Burma talks.
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China
Reuters
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United States
Flying Tigers
Claire Chennault
Chennault
Lewis H. Brereton
India
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
Chiang Kai-Shek
Tokyo prepares for bad news on Midway losses
New York reports quote a Berlin broadcast citing a Tokyo newspaper and an unnamed Japanese admiral warning that Japan may learn soon of the loss of important warships. The admiral notes battleships lost at Russo-Japanese War, and warns that protracted war exhausts both sides and the longer conflict favors the tired side.
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FEVER PRISONERS DRIVE DOWN STATE PRISON POPULATION
Raleigh June 9 The war boom and a crackdown on prostitution in military areas have cut the state prison population from about 10,200 a year ago to 8,100 today. Women behind bars have risen from 75 or 80 to about 400 due to these drives.
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Raleigh
Oscar Pitts
BlameFlicker of Postwar Aims Draws Congressional Debate
In Washington, a burst of Administration speeches on postwar aims spurs unrest in Congress. The Wallace Welles proclamations are seen as premature to bind the nation to a save the world crusade possibly echoing past League of Nations failings. Critics warn of implications if Japan prepares to invade India and fear broader scrutiny of occupier resistance strategies.
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India
Sevastopol repulses slow German assault in Crimea
German tanks and planes pressed the Sevastopol siege, but Red Star reported two sectors repulsed the attack with heavy German losses. Russian forces claimed gains, while Soviet fliers sank patrol ships and damaged others as the long siege neared seven months.
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Delay in nationwide gas rationing predicted in congress
Senator Barkley and other lawmakers foresee postponement of nationwide gasoline rationing until a comprehensive scrap rubber survey is completed. Henderson testified that about 300,000 tons of rubber could be reclaimed in 1942, with 6,000,000 tire caps possible, while experts debate total recoverable rubber from the scrap pile and warn that without rationing a serious transportation crisis looms.
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Senate
Barkley UD Ky
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Leon Henderson
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Inter-City Bus Operations Ordered Restricted By ODT
The Office of Defense Transportation ordered wartime control over all inter city bus operations. Current routes are frozen and express service cancelled. The order takes effect July 1 and bans itineraries mainly serving amusements. Bus firms must cut schedules with under 40 percent average load and keep passenger mile records for reporting.
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Office of Defense Transportation
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British Fliers Attack Industrial Ruhr Again
A strong British bomber force raided the Ruhr, Dieppe docks, and railways in France and Holland last night. RAF losses reached 18 bombers, while Boston bombers struck Schippla and other targets. Intruder raids aimed to divert German defenses as RAF targeted rail systems and air fields in Western Europe. Berlin media claimed eight raiders were shot down. minor residential damage reported.
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Situation in Chungking Remains Grave Despite Aid
Chinese government spokesman expressed gratitude for prompt help from the United States and Great Britain but warned the situation remains grave. He added the next few months will be very critical.
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China
United States
Great Britain
Missing Navy blimps collision leaves twelve unaccounted
Coast guards recovered three bodies from a mid flight collision of two Navy training blimps over the Atlantic near Manasquan. One survivor Ensign Moe Fahey was rescued with a broken arm. Nine crew and civilian occupants remain missing from the G-1 and L-2 craft as searches continue with authorities not releasing details of the mission. The gondola clock showed 16 20 p m.
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C. C. Ross
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Fla
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New London
Conn
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Chinese Raid Invaders From Back Of Lines
An army spokesman said Japanese forces penetrated Chuhsien in Chekiang and were wiped out after three days of fighting. Chinese back in possession warn that overall situation remains grave. The by passes aimed to trap Chinese forces around Kiangsi. Nipponese reinforcement, Salween River fighting, and advances near Lungling and Tengyueh cited.
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Hitler Lands His Hangman At His State Funeral
Adolf Hitler hailed Reinhard Heydrich as a martyr at a Berlin state funeral. Himmler promised revenge and presented the highest German order to Heydrich posthumously. Emil Hacha and cabinet officials attended, along with delegations from Bohemia and Moravia. Heydrich died after a Czech attack.reprisals were reported as ongoing.
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