British Struggle in Egypt Deepens as Rommel Attacks
DeWitt MacKenzie reports on the third day of fierce fighting in Egypt with claims of Axis occupation at Mowah and possible British withdrawal from Matruh. The piece notes Rommel’s push on the southern flank, risks to Alexandria, Crete air activity, and British and American bombardment of Rommel’s supply lines.
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Egypt
Berlin
Rome
Mawah
Ringt
London
Matruh
Alexandria
Rommel
Hitler
Syria
Fuehrer
Crete
Alles
Near
Middle East
Rommiel
Libya
Bengali
Tripoeli
Associated Press
Japs Drive Chinese Back In Southeast Shansi Honan Front
Japanese forces mount a three pronged assault along a forty mile front from Linh sien Honan to Lingchwan Shansi driving Chinese 27th army back. Domei reports 12 divisions engaged, possibly 20 000 strong, with over 1 000 Chinese killed on the Reid.
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Tokyo
Shansi
Honan
Domei
Linhsien
Lingchwan
Tahsing Mountains
Peiping- Hankow
Chungking
Domoei
New Sales Tax Fights Likely
Washington reports four major fights loom as technical experts draft the $5.9 billion tax bill. House Ways and Means members expect revisiting a 5 percent retail sales tax, postwar corporate credits, excess profits tax tweaks, withholding income tax changes, and postal rate increases. Morgenthau hints payroll withholding could drop to 5 percent.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Morgenthau
Nazi Saboteurs Aides Rounded Up by FBI
FBI disclosed seizure of several contacts and associates tied to eight Nazi saboteurs landed by U boats on the east coast. Arrests were made in Chicago and New York areas with more expected. pay-off money totaling 170000 dollars was found among the group and lists of key railroad centers and war plants were recovered. The four men at Ponte Vedra Beach near Jacksonville and the four on Long Island were identified by name and described as equipped with forged service and social security cards.
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New York
FBI
Long Island
Florida
Earl J. Connelley
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Chicago
Long Taland
Amagansett
George John Dasch
Jeader
Ernest Peter Burger
Michigan National Guard
Heinrich Harm Heinck
Robert Quirin
Ponte Vedra Beach
Jacksonville
Fla
Edward John Kerl
Battle over skim milk fuels capital food fight
A heated dispute on Capitol Hill pits U S experts and health officials against dairy industry power brokers over the use and misnaming of skim milk. Advocates argue it is a valuable, cheap protein source. opponents claim waste and mislabeling hinder policy, with key figures including Surgeon General Parran and Federal Security Administrator McWatt staked in the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Thomas Parran
MM. L. Wilson
G. E. Holm
Agriculture
Paul V. McWatt
Guilford Youth Dies In Crash Of Army Bomber
Dayton reports a two engine Army bomber crashed into a hayfield 23 miles south of the city while circling for an emergency landing. Four crew members died including Second Lieut. W. K. Van Zandt of Canton and Second Lieut. Ralph Oehman Jr. of Guilford College No. Ca Vrilat Technical Sergt. W. K. Elder of Denver and Staff Sergt. Earl J. Corder of near Kansas City Missouri.
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Dayton
Here
Frank Teitmeyer
John van Cleve
Patterson Field
Albany
W. K. van Zandt
Canton
Ralph Oehman, Jr
Guilford College
Vrilat
W. K. Elder
Trenver
Earl J. Corder
Kansas City
Officials Cleared In Liquor Rumors
Raleigh June 29 Fred Handy director of the State Bureau of Investigation said his agents found no evidence linking high state officials to liquor racketeering. He echoed Judge Burgwyn that rumors involving government offices are utterly false. The SBI noted indictments in Mecklenburg County against Tom O. Little and eight others as unrelated to officials.
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Raleigh
Fred
JC. Handy
State Bureau of Investigation
Handy
Charlotte
W. J. S. Burgwyn
SBI
Mecklenburg County
Tom O. Little
Tredel County
Joel
Democratic Executive Committee
Restrictions Lifted On Razor Sales
Washington June 29 Fire War Production Board lifted all restrictions on sales of safety razors by jobbers and manufacturers. Razors were frozen May 22 to aid the Army and Navy in stock purchases for June and July. Officials said arrangements were made and that additional plastic razors would be available after August 1 to meet military needs and leave an adequate civilian supply.
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Washington
Fire War Production Board
Anns
Navy
WPA
Sinking of U S Merchant Ship Adds To War Losses
The Gulf of Mexico reported the sinking of a 33 man crewed U S merchant ship with no distress signal. A life preserver bearing the ship’s name and an empty lifeboat were found. Two Mexican tankers were sunk within five hours off the Mexican coast. The Caribbean remained the hardest hit area with 101 losses for the week.
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Gulf of Mexico
Pearl Harbor
Atlantic
Caribbean
Germany
William H. Fagan
New Orleans
Fagan
Aimong
German Drive Aims at Vital Russian Rail Link
Moscow reports German forces pushing from Kursk toward Voronezh to sever the key rail line linking the southern and central fronts. Soviet units counterattack in Kharkov region as Sevastopol defends against continued Axis assaults. German claims of field hospitals suggest heavy casualties from the Crimea.
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Moscow
Kursk
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Red Army
Kharkov
Simferonol
Crimea
Voronezh
Rostov
Caucasus
Orel
Kupyansk
Bouse
Herch Peninsula
Huge New Supply Bill Considered By WM ARBOGAST
The House Appropriation Committee approved a 1.810 billion dollar supply bill boosting national defense projections to about 228 billion since June 1940. Most funds go to war agencies for the coming fiscal year, with $75 million for Leon Hendersons Office of Price Administration facing expected controversy over spending limits and allocations. House leaders plan further cuts, especially to the OPA, while other agencies mostly follow budget bureau recommendations. A $1 million cut for the Office of Censor is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. F. Arbogast
Washington
House Appropriation Committee
Worshipping Administration
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Henderson
Budget Bureau
House
Rep
Johnson
D-Okla
OPA
Office of Censor
Out Urged In Use Of Telephones
Washington June 29 The FCC chairman James Lawrence Fly warns of undesirable alternatives if long distance calls do not drop. Calls have risen 178 percent since January 1941 and may require banning certain large users or shifting business to off peak hours to conserve resources.
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Washington
James Lawrence Fly
Federal Communications Commission
Fly
RAF Attacks St Nazaire Sub Base After Bremen Raid
RAF raiders struck the German submarine base at St Nazaire on the occupied French coast in a follow up to the Bremen assault. British fighters also bombed airfields and rail targets in Northern France as two Canadian pilots in a Hurricane squadron reportedly damaged a heavily escorted merchant ship. The Bremen raid left the port city in ruins, with enormous destruction compared to Cologne and Essen. German retaliation hit Weston super Mare and Canterbury Cathedral suffered damage.
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RAF
Bremen
St. Nazaire
London
France
Air Ministry
Germany
Cologne
Exsen
Churchill
Ger
Weston-Super-Mare
Canterbury
Axis claim Matruh fallen pace toward Suez in blitz drive
London reports doubt Axis claim of Matruh fall as war rages in Egypt. Axis boast 600 British prisoners, heavy armor and matériel captured, while ships in Alexandria and Matruh harbor suffer bombardment. British officials warn of large area combat and delayed details as Rommel pushes east toward Tobruk and the Suez.
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Robert Bunnelle
London
Axis
Matruh
Egypt
Britain
Alexandria
Suez
Berlin
Rome
Eighth
Erwin Rommel
Tobruk
Vidin
Cairo
Soday
Hahan
Losses at Midway Deepen Japanese Defeat
Pearl Harbor June 29 The Japanese invasion fleet off Midway suffered heavier losses than first reported with four aircraft carriers sunk and at least 76 ships put underwater in the big sea air battle. Navy communique confirms sinking of additional destroyer and probable hits on transport vessels and a carrier.
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Eugene Burns
Pearl Harbor
T. H
Midway Island
Akagi
Kaga
Sotsu
Whiryu
Mogami
Mikuma
Midway
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East China
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Heinrich Harm Heink
Richard “Dick" Quirin
Edward John Kerling
Werner Thiel
BY Donald A. Young
Ashington
Ray Tucker Bealyh
Department of Agriculture
War Production Board
Lend- Lease Administration
John Orr
Uncle Sam
Capital Hill
McNuit
Paul
Guilford
Army
U.S
The
Henry C. Cassidy
Hitler-Mannerheum
High Command
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