Medieval Castle Towns Forecast For Britain Postwar Rebuilding
British landscape architect Ian Walker proposes castle town designs for blitzed cities blending medieval courtyards with modern infrastructure. Castles would house residences while inner walls become shopping centers and a central building houses offices or a church.
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London
Disa
Europe
Ian Walker
Britain
America
Relt
J. Walker
Redhill
Irey
Redhill A. R. P
Walker
Castle
Pantelleria Fall Accelerates Sicily Offensive
Pantelleria capitulated after a week of air and sea bombardment as Italian defenders surrendered. British First Army landed with minimal losses, while Allied air forces neutralized the island’s air base and kept Italians prisoners streaming toward Tunisia. The capture opens Sicily to closer Allied air cover and operations with Pantelleria used as a staging point.
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Pantelleria
First Army
Mussolini
Tunisia
Sicily
Mediterranean
Allies Push to Seize Key Sicilian Airstrip Fast
Officials in London gauge rapid airfield takeover after Pantelleria and anticipated assault on Sardinia. Unofficial sources say Allied push signals determination to strike Italy’s coastal defenses swiftly.
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Lampedusa
Pantelleria
Italy
Kardinia Neat
London
Sardinia
Government restricts civilian beef supplies amid wartime demand
The Office of Price Administration raises beef ration values while civilian beef access falls under a new order. Slaughterers must allocate 45 percent for the government and can distribute up to 65 percent of 1941 levels to Civilians, with pork and lamb more available. Officials cite limited cattle supply and little near term improvement, affecting about three quarters of beef production.
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Office of Price Administration
Duesseldorf Bombing Seen as Most Devastating Yet
Reports describe a night raid on Duesseldorf with perfect weather aiding bombers. Firestorms lit the city and arming factories were visible 70 miles away. Air Marshal Harris ordered the operation after weather briefings as Canadian crews noted light German opposition in parts of the Ruhr.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Duesseldorf
Germany
Coorong
Harris
Holland
Air Ministry
Dortmund
Essen
Arthur T. Harris
RAF Bomber Command
Ruhr
Navy leader led Attu landings amphibious force
Rear Admiral Francis W. Rockwell commanded the fleet amphibious forces that transported American troops to Attu and covered their landing during the operation.
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U. S. Navy
NEA
Attu
Francis W. Rockwell
Pacific Fleet
Heavy Japanese Losses Reported in Taiheng Battle
Chungking authorities announced that 14,290 Japanese troops died in the Taiheng mountains during May. Chinese forces say they retook most positions, faced Japanese reinforcements, and continued encirclement on the upper Yangtze front aided by American air units.
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Taiheng Mountains
Chinese National Military Council
China
Yangtze
Meng
Shantung Province
Taihheng
Kiangsu-Shantung
Salween River
Yunnan
Probable Cause Found In Black Market Charges
In Durham eight defendants facing gasoline black market charges were held on bond after a United States Commissioner found probable cause in a morning hearing. The group bound over for the United States court term starting September 27 included three named individuals who asked to be heard. Bonds ranged from 300 to 500 dollars. The report notes prior to Pearl Harbor American airlines operated fewer than 500 planes.
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United States
J. K. Mason
United States Court
Charles FE. Meyer
Louis F. Baucom
W. EF. Glenn
Baucom
Lonnie W. Vickers, Sr
Charlie E. Johnson
Mason
Glenn, Meyer
Nathan G. Johnston
Wade V. Clifton, Jr
Sidney B. Turner Jr
Foregone Collapse of Lampedusa in World War II
The report notes the rapid fall of Pantelleria and the foregone defeat of Lampedusa, a small Mediterranean island off Tunisia near Malta. It recalls Lampedusa’s size, geography, early history, and brief notes on colonial interests and strategic use in the war.
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Associated Press
Lampedusa
Pantelleria
USA
Sousse
Tunisia
Malta
Nine Killed In Crash Of Army Bomber
POCATELLO Idaho June 12 nine men, crew of a four engined bomber from the Pocatello army air base, were killed last night in a crash nine miles north of Aberdeen Idaho. Members listed include Capt W H B Thode, 2nd Lt William T Allard of Roslindale Mass, 2nd Lt Edwin E Wilson Jr of Birmingham Alabama, 2nd Lt Frank E Kellogg of Miami Florida, Sgt George A Basnight of Elizabeth City North Carolina, Sgt Fred W Dilworth of Greeneville South Carolina, Sgt Donald H Lindsey. Edward Harrington, formerly living near the crash scene, said he saw the plane coming from the west and turning into the wind when it went into a slow spin and crashed about 100 yards away.
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Idaho
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Aberdeen
W. H. B. Thode
William T. Allard
Roslindale
Mass
Edwin E. Wilson, Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Frank E. Kellogg
Miami
Air Medal Awarded to Major General Stratemeyer
Major General George E Stratemeyer chief of staff of the Army Air Forces received the Air Medal from General Henry H Arnold for a secret mission that sent him by air to most active theaters of operation between April 8 and June 5.
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Washington
George E. Stratemeyer
Army Air Forces
Henry H. Arnold
Southern Association scores from Knoxville Little Rock New Orleans Atlanta
Knoxville beat Little Rock 3 to 2 while New Orleans defeated Atlanta 3 to 0. The schedule shows two results from the Southern Association rather than a full standings update.
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Southern Association
Knoxville
Little Rock
New Orleans
Atlanta
Sports scores and odd fact headline
Syracuse edged Rochester while Toronto beat Newark in a set of baseball results. Montreal defeated Jersey City. Buffalo lost to Baltimore in a high scoring 11 inning affair. An odd census style fact notes one theater seat per twelve people in the United States.
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Baltimore
Attu Combat Report From Holtz Bay Battlefield
American forces under Major Albert Hartl move to outflank Japanese positions in Holtz Bay Attu Island. Fire from machine guns mortars and anti aircraft bursts test troops as artillery air strikes and bombers pound the area and fighting continues through the night with casualties and gains reported.
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Aleutians
Sherman Montrose
Acme News Pictures
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NEA
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Richard H. Natzke
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Hart
Holtz Bay Harbor
Mitchell
Chicago
Chichagof
Robert H. Johnson
Pawnee City
Neb
Chow Lu Urges Russia to Declare War on Japan
Chow Lu, a Chinese statesman, calls in Chungking for Russia to declare war on Japan and open a second front in Asia. He also presses intensified Allied offensives in the North Pacific, large China aid, and Burma operations, arguing a joint front accelerates victory.
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Asia
Chow Lu
China
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Burma
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Comintern
Britain
America
Washington
Churchill
Weather watch across seven states with scattered storms
The forecast calls for continued warmth tonight and Sunday across North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia with a few widely scattered afternoon thundershowers. Virginia sees moderate tonight and warmer Sunday afternoon with scattered thunderstorms. Tennessee remains warm tonight and Sunday with widely scattered storms especially in the west. A note mentions a large portion of the American navy is stationed in the Pacific.
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Virginia
Central
East
Tennessee
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