Allied daylight raid clears Sicilian airfields Comiso Biscari
Allied Liberators from Middle East bases bombed Comiso and Biscari airfields in Sicily by daylight after a night attack on Naples docks by Northwest African forces. RAF long range fighters damaged an Axis vessel near the Aegean as Naples docks and rail yards suffered another heavy strike. An Ankara note said Turkish Syrian frontier closed after 48 hours for troop movement screening.
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Chinese Forces Slay 40 000 Jap Troops In Yangtze Campaign
The Chinese under Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek report killing or wounding 40 000 of 100 000 Japanese troops in a 40 day Yangtze Valley battle. Chinese forces surround Owchihkow, one of the last major Japanese bases west of Yochow. The spokesman says two thirds of the Japanese escaped.
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First Lady Plans Latin American Tour
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt is reportedly planning a South American tour this summer. Officials have not confirmed details or a definite itinerary, but the Inter-American affairs office is preparing for her Latin America appearances.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Latin America
Guadalcanal air battle shifts balance in Pacific
Max Hill reports on the Guadalcanal air clash as US forces inflict heavy losses on Japanese pilots. He notes 32 Japanese dive bombers and 45 Zero fighters shot down, asks how allied forces sustained light losses, and suggests Japan may be reeling from mounting pressure near their home defenses.
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Fire in Rome Central Market Reported by Vichy Radio
The Vichy radio quoted by the Ministry of Information said a great fire was raging in Rome's central market. The extent of damage was not yet known and the cause was not provided in the dispatch.
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Vichy Radio
Ministry of Information
Rome
RAF Night Raiders Strike Across France and England
The RAF carried a nighttime offensive across the channel targeting Poix airfield near Amiens while German raids struck London and a south coast town. RAF pilots reported hits on trains and barges, with one claim of hitting an ammunition train. Berlin acknowledged Allied overflight of Reich territory. The second American built airfield of the Eighth Air Force began operation, a 600 acre facility valued at $8 million, built with British materials.
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Beef Plants Closed Over Price Ceilings
Virtually all greater Cincinnati beef veal and lamb packing plants shut or began closing as they could not operate under federal price ceiling rules. Four more joined nine suspensions this week. firms include Jacob Schlachter Sons Co John B Ireton Co A Koch Sons Co and William G Rehn Sons Co. The Rehn firm said it stopped slaughtering yesterday and will not reopen without federal aid after losing $45 000 in six weeks as beef costs rose to 27 cents a pound while sales were 22.
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Arthur
Further Cut In Newsprint Recommended By Industry Panel
Washington reports the newspaper industry advisory committee urged the War Production Board to enforce a further five percent cut in newsprint consumption by American newspapers effective July 1. Exceptions were proposed for small papers, with inventories to fall from 75 to 50 days. Canadian mills pledge 210000 tons monthly while U.S. demand reaches 240000 tons.
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Newspaper Industry Advisory Committee
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Negro Dies In North Carolina Prison Gas Chamber
James Utley, 25, of Montgomery County, was executed in the Central Prison gas chamber for a double murder. He prayed before inhaling the gas, began at 10:05, and was pronounced dead at 10:15. Convicted last October for killing his wife and brother-in-law with a butcher knife.
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Largest Army Supply Bill Hits House
The House Appropriations Committee moved a $71.51 billion War Department bill to equip and sustain 7.5 million troops and air power. It aims to fund defense through the year starting July 1, totaling near $200 billion since 1940 and about $400 billion in wartime outlays to date. Lieutenant General Joseph T. McNarney called it the decisive budget to achieve unconditional Axis surrender.
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Diaper Shortage Hits North Carolina Markets
Belmont merchants appealed to the Charlotte district OPA office for replenishment. An OPA check found one wholesaler with backlogged orders and another firm reporting articles critically short. No clear cause, but a baby shortage and price ceilings hurting diaper manufacturers’ profits were noted.
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Axis Radios Attend Allied Force Buildup Across Med
London dispatches report Axis broadcasters warning of large Allied concentrations in the Mediterranean while Goebbels orders critics to keep quiet. Rome says British forces press border near Tyr, with Iraqi Premier Pashet ordered a “hour of decision.” Berlin notes air raids and Italian plans for anti invasion measures amid casualties and evacuation at Cagliari.
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War Labor Board rejects portal pay demand 8-4 vote
The War Labor Board, in an 8 to 4 split, rejects the United Mine Workers portal pay demand as beyond the board’s power. Board chairman Davis says the case cannot be decided by the WLB and that travel time pay remains unsettled pending action by the administrator of the Fair Labor Standards Act and federal courts. Public and labor members critique the decision while UMW leaders weigh next steps after a truce deadline.
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United States of America
van A. Bittner
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William H. Davis
UMW
John L. Lewis
Hohn Brophy
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Wayne L. Morse
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George W. Taylor
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Father Draft May Be Put Off Indefinitely
Washington reports indicate a delay in drafting fathers may extend beyond October with no official word. A DC observer cites three reasons: dads are less needed as sons fight, quotas near full with 18-year-olds ready to replace, and a shift toward focusing on aerial warfare and a stronger strike force.
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Guadalcanal battle costs 76 American lives
Washington reports a record 120 plane Japanese assault on Guadalcanal caused 76 U.S. fatalities. Navy says 25 killed 29 wounded 22 missing afloat or ashore with six American planes lost and one merchant ship plus a landing barge damaged.
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Reds Hold Off German Orel Thrusts
Moscow dispatch reports renewed German attacks northwest of Mtsensk failed as Soviet forces repelled incursions near Orel. German prisoner says his division was entirely Reservist. Both sides claim planned summer offensives in the Orel region continue.
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