War News From The Front In Ukraine And Crimea
Violent fighting rages on two major fronts as German forces renew mass attacks near Kharkov and at Sevastopol on the Black Sea. Stalin’s defenders report heavy losses on both sides while the Arctic battle for Murmansk intensifies to pressure Allied supply lines.
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British Bases Threatened By New Axis Drive
Cairo June 15 AP A fluid desert battle raged near Tobruk as British forces adjusted positions while Rear attacks hammered Rommel’s Axis columns nudging a wedge toward the Libyan coast.
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Axis forces outflank Libyan defenses near Tobruk
June 15 report says Axis troops bypassed British positions near Acrama and moved to the Mediterranean coast west of Tobruk. British units west of the new Axis line are described as encircled, threatening Ain el Gazala and the northern defense arc.
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British report German attack near Acroma aims at the coast
British dispatch says German forces attack near Acroma to reach the coast and isolate the troops still holding the Ain el Gazala salient along the coast.
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Ain el Gazala Salient
Axis Woes Indians With Promises Of Full Independence
Berlin dispatches report German Italian and Japanese diplomats told Indian representatives in Bangkok that the Axis seeks India’s independence with no territorial aims. They said the Indian Independence Conference, largely comprising exiled or colonial-held figures, was supported by Axis powers as part of a new order. It was noted some attendees formed a national army to aid Japan.
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Japanese Likely to Try New Aleutian Landings
Washington reports military authorities expect Japan to expand landings in the Aleutians. Large scale actions into Western Hemisphere waters would draw US naval power, though Japan may refrain from such strikes now after defeats at Coral Sea and Midway. Attu and Kiska operations suggest continued, smaller task forces near the Rat Islands.
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Rome Claims Eight British Ships Hit In Mediterranean
Rome reports eight British ships struck in the Mediterranean, while another wartime note outlines medals sent with a bomb being returned to Japan. The sequence covers Japan’s medals presented in 1908 to U S sailors, their 1942 return attached to a 300 pound bomb, and delivery to Tokyo in mid April 1942 by Lieutenant Ted Law.
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Tokyo
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British Convoys Battleed by Warplanes Off Africa Sardinia
Italian high command claims two British convoys were attacked between Africa and Sardinia. In the clash yesterday and again today, two cruisers and a destroyer were sunk and five other ships were damaged, including an aircraft carrier and a battleship, as heavy air strikes by torpedo planes bombers and fighters hit a convoy protected by two aircraft carriers and other warships.
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Rome
Africa
Sardinia
High Command
Fly Renamed To F C C Washington For Term
James L. Fly was nominated by President Roosevelt for another term as a member and chairman of the Federal Communications Commission in Washington on June 15. The nomination confirms his continued leadership of the agency.
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Washington
James L. Fly
Roosevelt
Federal Communications Commission
Darwin Attacked for Third Time by Jap Raiders
Allied headquarters reported Darwin on Australia's north coast was raided for the third straight day by 27 Japanese bombers with fighter escort. Casualties were few and damage described as slight. The raid followed attacks on Saturday and Sunday as Allied fliers claimed to have shot at a formation of 18 to 25 Japanese fighters over Darwin yesterday.
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Australia
MacArthur
Farley favored as Roosevelt backs Bennett in New York bid
James A. Farley faces off with President Roosevelt over the New York governor race as Roosevelt shifts support to Attorney General John J. Bennett. The conflict centers on who can best carry the Democratic banner, with Dewey seen as a potential obstacle to any Farley-backed plan. The piece notes Nimitz and the Pacific Fleet facing criticism for not pursuing Japanese forces after earlier defeats.
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Kay Tucker
New York State
James A. Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jim
New York
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Flo D. R
Owen D. Young
Robert P. Patterson
White House
John J. Bennett
United States Pacific Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
Miet
Roosevelt calls Lend-Lease distribution in critical phase
President Roosevelt told Congress that lend-lease aid through May totalled 4.497 billion dollars and that while production battles are winning, distribution is in its critical phase. He noted U S and Britain coordinate to move men and weapons to launch offensives and summarized 13 months of aid including 3.6736 billion in goods and 824 million in services. Congress requires quarterly reports on lend-lease activity.
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United Nations Display Unity in Global Demonstrations
AP reports a worldwide display of unity as millions join in a Flag Day observance to fight tyranny. Roosevelt addressed a White House gathering with a pledge to victory and freedom, while crowds cheered in London where Churchill spoke of shared purpose and renewed sympathy. Mexico and the Philippines welcomed into the family of nations as 28 United Nations strive to smash Axis tyranny.
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Senate Approves Dependents Aid Bill for Military
The Senate approved a bill to aid dependents of soldiers and to revise Selective Service rules. The measure would allow federal allowances to supplement low pay for dependents of privates to sergeants in the army and similar ranks in the other services. It aims to exhaust single men before calling up husbands and fathers, preserving family structure while limiting inductions. The bill awaits final action this week.
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King George II Addresses U S Senate In Greek War Bond Praise
King George II of Greece, visiting Washington, told the Senate that Greece is proud to stand beside American democracy once more. He thanked the United States for wartime aid, and a Greek uniformed king read his prepared remarks as native Indians occupied gallery seats and rose to applaud.
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Furious Battle Rages Near Crimean Port
Moscow June 15 AP The Soviet Black Sea fleet pressed to Sevastopol delivering naval gunfire to support the besieged garrison while heavy combat raged along the siege lines around the Crimean port and on the shell scarred front east of Kharkov in the Ukraine.
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Henry C. Cassidy
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Sevastopol
Black Sea
Crimean
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Ukraine
Soviet defense at Sevastopol repelled amid heavy losses
Berlin reports from German broadcasts that Red Army units defending Sevastopol's Red Minney Base resisted stubbornly but were driven from several positions. The communiqué claims remnants of the beaten force were destroyed and 15,000 prisoners taken as the Kharkov battle ended, aiming to sever the northern Russian pincer.
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Kharkow
Reports of German gains fade in daily dispatches
Dispatches from yesterday said German advances in Kharkov sectors and a heavy assault on Sevastopol aimed at breaking the Miesian defenses. Crimean flank reports noted warships in action for the first time since June 5, with Black Sea fleet cruisers Red Crimean and Red Caucasus playing roles in port supply lines and naval base operations.
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Crimean
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Red Caucasus
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Hadeen
Remembering the war rubber life-rafts and rescued fliers
A wartime reminiscence recalls the three Navy fliers Dixon, Aldrich, and Pastula who survived a mid Pacific crash for 34 days. They rode an eight by four foot rubber life-raft through a typhoon, then crawled ashore to avoid capture, illustrating how such life-rafts could save crews.
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Aldrich
Pastula
Navy
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Meier
Streamliner Freight Collision At Kittrell Claims Eight
A Sea board Airline Silver Meteor streamliner collided with a freight train at Kittrell North Carolina claiming eight lives and injuring 14. Hours later H M Terrell 36 division superintendent was found dead in Raleigh with a pistol nearby authorities suspect self inflicted wound while investigations continue. The train had been delayed an hour and a half due to emergency orders and brakes locking after the wreck.
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