Lampedusa Falls to Allies in Large Axis Raid
UK and US air forces launched a massive night assault on German targets in Duesseldorf and the Ruhr. Hundreds of bombers from Britain and American heavy bombers attacked for over an hour, inflicting heavy damage on several armament centers while suffering casualties, with Dusseldorf singled out as the heaviest hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward D. Ball
London
Duessel
Ruhr
Rhineland
RAF
CEEDS
Cologne
Dortmund
English Channel
Europe
Wilhelmshaven
Cuxhaven
France
Caen
Rouen
Abbeville
St. U. S F Air Force
Air Ministry
Lasr
Mueister
Duesseldorf
Ems
Submarines Amberjack and Grampus Reported Presumed Lost
U S Navy confirms Amberjack and Grampus, each with about 60 crew, failed to return from Pacific patrols. Commanders Bole and Craig, both recipients of Navy Crosses, led daring actions against Japanese ships. Total U.S. losses rise to 98 vessels, including seven subs.
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Washington
United States
Amberjack
Grampus
Navy
Pacific
U. S
Am Py
John Archibald Bole, Jr
Wallkill
N. Y
Constance S. Bole
Montauk Avenue
New London
Conn
The
John Rich Craig
Oak Street
Jacksonville
Filia
Lillian Hyde Craig
14Th Avenue
St. Petersburg
Fla
Bole
Craig
Rase
Panama Canal
Far Pacific
Cavite
Philippines
Java Sea
Australia
New Guinea
Lampedusa Falls to Allied Air Power in 24Hour Siege
Allied forces completed the occupation of Lampedusa after a 24 hour air and naval bombardment. Italian defenders surrendered following a white flag signal. Pantelleria had fallen earlier. RAF and American bombers pursued prisoners and damaged harbor and coastal targets while British ships fired occasional shells. The surrender followed a swift aerial assault with continued air superiority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sardinia
Daniel Deluce
North Africa
Italy
Lampedusa
Pantelleria
Mediterranean
Algiers
Associated Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Official Says U S Dams In Great Danger
Norris E. James, former Poston relocation center official, testifies before a Dies subcommittee that Boulder and Parker Dams face sabotage risk. He cites disrupted telephone lines and multiple circuit breaks at Poston, noting no charges were ever filed.
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Los Angeles
Boulder
Parker Dams
Poston
Ariz
Dies
Norris E. James
Poston Camp
James H. Stedman
Arker Dam
Boulder Dam
Colorado River
James
Parker
Blythe
Calif
Russian Air Bombardments Hit German Airdromes
Moscow reports Red Army airmen dropped over 600 tons of bombs on German airdromes Friday night and early Saturday. Soviet forces repelled three German ground attacks near Rostov and Lychansk, while German claims of Russian assaults near Orel are contradicted by immediate Soviet counter thrusts.
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London
Red Army
Moscow
Associated Press
Rostov
Lishchansk
Orel
German authorities plan measures for parachute landings in southern France
The Algiers radio said German authorities in Marseille instructed French police and militia on actions if British parachute landings occurred in southern France. Details of the measures were not disclosed and the broadcast was recorded by the Associated Press.
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London
Algiers
Marseille
France
Associated Press
Heavy air attacks resume on Kiska as Allies press Aleutians
A U S Navy communique reports Thursday battles over Kiska with medium and heavy bombers and escort fighters hitting runways and gun emplacements. Fighter planes strafed coastal barges as a major phase is seen to begin, building toward an invasion of the Japanese garrison on Kiska.
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Washington
Japan
Aleutians
Kiska Island
Navy
Kiska
Attu Island
Attu
Armed Forces Gain Beef Priority Over Civilians
The War Food Administration orders federally inspected slaughterers to reserve 5 percent of output for military agencies, shifting beef supply away from civilians starting next week. Civilian rationing began in March and had given civilians initial access. the new rule tightens civilian availability.
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Ovid A. Martin Washington
War Food Administration
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Food Administration
Group Calls for Punishment of Zoot Rioters
A California governor's committee led by Attorney General Robert W. Kenney urged punishment for those involved in recent disorders. It said the issue concerns American youth, not a single racial group, and that zoot suit wearers are not necessarily Mexican descent, criminals, or juveniles.
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Los Angeles
Robert W. Kenney
Bristling Anti-Strike Bill Passes Senate in War-Effort Move
The Senate approved by 55 to 25 a bill to outlaw strikes in government operated war plants and curb walkouts in privately controlled sites. It authorizes seizure of strike threats, sets 30 day notices, and imposes civil and criminal penalties. sent to the White House for final action.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
White House
Roosevelt
Langer
R-Nd
War Labor Board
WLB
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Hatch
D-Nm
Thomas
Dutah
Senate Labor Committee
Connally
D-Tex
Danaher R-Conn
Anaconda Wire Fined 10000 in Fraud Case
In Fort Wayne Indiana Judge Thomas W Slick fined the Anaconda Wire and Cable Company 10000 for alleged manufacture of faulty wire linked to a 5 million war contract fraud. Five individuals were fined and three got prison terms with suspended sentences if fines are paid within 10 days. Names include Thor S Johnson Frank Hart Chalmer C Bishop Don R Carpenter and Frank Kunkle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Thomas W. Slick
Anaconda Wire and Cable Company
Slick
Thor S. Johnson
Hastingson-Hudson
N. Y
Anaconda Mills
Frank FE. Hart
Anaconda
Marion
Chalmer C. Bishop
Don R. Carpenter
Frank Kunkle
Posse Captures One Escapee as Other Is Cornered in North Carolina
Raleigh dispatch reports prison director Oscar Pitts said one convict, J. H. Massey 26, was captured after fleeing State Prison hidden under garbage on a truck. Steve Cromwell 29 was cornered by a posse about 100 miles away in Bladen County. a Raleigh woman, Ruby Tatum, was forced to drive them but released unharmed near Dunn.
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Raleigh
Oscar Pitts
State
Pitts
J. H. Massey
County
Steve Cromwell
Beaufort County
Bladen County
Massey
Cromwell
Packers Subsidy Will Affect Only Small Part Of Industry
Officials of the Office of Price Administration said the new wage subsidy for vegetable canners will reach only a small fraction of the industry. Most canners would absorb wage increases without raising prices. Fred M. Vinson announced that the subsidy would apply to canned peas beans corn tomatoes and other tomato products when the war labor board approves higher wages.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Fred M. Vinson
Economic Stabilization
War Labor Board
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AXIS
U. S. Army
Carrabelle
Srd
Gordon Johnston
Camp Carrabelle
Cohen
Malta
U.S
Red Airmen
Hammer Axis
Kiska Japs
Wire Company
Posse
OPA
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