French Governing Body Forms In Algiers With Seven Members
A seven man executive committee led jointly by Gen. Charles de Gaulle and Gen. Henri Giraud was established in Algiers to direct the French war effort and liberated territories until France is freed. Members include Massigli Philipe Monnet and Catroux. two seats remain open for future leaders.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
de Gaulle
Giraud
Rene Massigli
Andre Philipe
Aclphone Georges
Jean Monnet
Georges Catroux
Latroux
Syria
Uniti
France
Massigli
Philipe
Monet
Libera
Stilwell Visits London to Align War Plans with Devers
Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell arrived in London and held talks with Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers on integrating military plans for the global war. Stilwell described his journey via a C-4 transport as fine and uneventful while coordinating with Allied commanders and attending prior Washington conferences.
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London
Joseph W. Stilwell
United States
China
India
Burma
Jacob L. Devers
Stilwell
Orient
R. D. Olds
Tenth Air Force
Col
Frank Merrill
Idwal Eadwards
RAF
Britain
Joe
Chiang Kai-Shek
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Far East
Portal-Portal pay talks resume between coal operators and UMW
Bargaining reopened as soft coal operators and United Mine Workers meet to resolve the portal to portal underground travel pay issue before a looming midnight deadline. Conferees recessed for the day after two hours of talks with war labor board directions to maintain production and a possible government intervention if no progress is made.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
War Labor Board
Fernment
UMW
Ickes
China President Reported Dead
The Melbourne radio quoted a Chinese communique announcing the death at Chungking of Lin Sen, 81, president of China. The report was not immediately confirmed by advices direct from Chungking. Doctors said Lin remained in the impeded state noted yesterday.
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New York
Office of War Information
Melbourne
Chungking
Lin Sen
China
Associated Press
Lin
Chinese Troops Advance In Central China Drive
Chinese forces allied with the United States 14th air force report on a major central China counter offens ive. They recaptured Yuyangkwan near Ichang and damaged Japanese positions along the Yangtze. Warhawk and Liberator bombers hit Yochow warehouses rail yards and dock facilities with extensive damage reported. Japanese bases in South Henan were attacked as Chiang Kai-shek's troops push toward Changyang Niehchicho and Ichang.
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Chungking
United States
14Th Air Force
Ichang
Yochow
Hupeh-Hunan
China
Lake Tunkting
Mates Senebamaes Shi
Fae Ee Oe
Yuyangkwan
Yangtze
Joseph W. Stilwell
U. S
Warhawks
Zchang
Chiang Kai-shek
Sinyang
Henan
Niehchicho
Changyang
Gas Shipment Irregularities Investigated in NC
Raleigh May 31 inspector B M Glover and utilities commissioner Fred C Hunter returned from Greensboro and Charlotte after examining allegations by the Carolina Motor Club of gasoline shipment irregularities in North Carolina and border states. A final report is expected soon and will be made public, substantiated or not. If true, steps against contract haulers could include removing licenses. if not, the public will be advised.
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Raleigh
B. M. Glover
State
Greensboro
Charlotte
Carolina Motor Club
North Carolina
Glover
Fred C. Hunter
Motor Club
Hunter
Coleman Roberts
Conference Urged to Endorse Government Diet Aids
HOT SPRINGS Va May 31 The United Nations food conference was urged to back government responsibility for dietary deficiencies among low income and under nourished people. A committee recommended social security measures free or cheap protective foods for at risk groups and targeted aid for pregnant mothers infants children and the elderly. The report also warned that war and postwar food problems must be solved before expanding nutritional standards and stressed freedom from fear as essential to feeding the world.
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Hot Springs
United Nations Food Conference
French naval squadron joins Allies after negotiations
London reports confirm the French squadron at Alexandria joined the Allies voluntarily after talks with Gen. Henri Giraud. The force includes Lorraine, Duquesne, Tourville, Soufren, Duguay Trouin, three destroyers, and a submarine, with repairs and crew reconstitution needed before action.
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London
Alexandria
Henri Giraud
Berlin
Egypt
France
Rene Emil Godfroy
Lorraine
Duquesne
Tourville
Souffren
Duguay- Trouin
Richelieu
United States
Great Britain
Flood Damage Mounts as Mississippi Crest Near Caruthersville
Floodwaters pushed through levees from St Louis to Cape Girardeau and rose toward a 41.5 foot crest near Caruthersville. About 26 000 acres of Pemiscot county farmland inside the levees are flooded as crops are inundated while coast guard vessels assist residents seeking escape. Illinois gauge at Beardstown fell to 28 feet from 29.8, and Gov. Green has not yet ordered a return for the 4 500 evacuees.
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Caruthersville
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Cape Gillardeau
Cairo
S. P. Reynolds
St. Francis, Mo
Pemiscot County
Missouri
Coast Guard
Illinois
Beardstown
Dwight H. Green
Allies Strike Again Across English Channel Bomb Runs
Allied fighters renewed attacks across the English Channel this morning after a relatively quiet night. Formations were reported heading toward Boulogne and Cape Gris Nez then turning north toward Calais and Dunkerque.
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London
English Channel
Boulogne
Cape Gris Nez
Calais
Dunkerque
Russians Bay 456 Nazis In Fierce Aerial Battles
Moscow dispatch reports fierce air combat in Kuban with 456 German planes downed and 118 Russian losses. Soviet claims say air heroes are being deployed near Novorossisk while Leningrad and other fronts see intensified action and counterstrikes.
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Moscow
Kuban
Coal Miners Stage Strike in Southeast Kentucky
More than 800 coal miners walked out of four southeastern Kentucky salt coal mines in Harlan and Bell counties. United Mine Workers rep Ed Bean cited no agreement at a Washington conference. About 170 to 300 miners quit at Totz, Molus, Harlan, and Bell County mines. most pits are UMW.
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Harlan
Kentucky
Ed Bean
United Mine Workers
District 19
Washington
George Ward
Harlan County Coal Operators Association
Bean
Totz
Harlan Central Coal Company
Molus
Harlan-Wallins Coal Corporation
Black Star Coal Corporation
Bell County
Kentucky Ridge Coal Company
Harlan County
UMW Union
Allied air raid blasts Naples and Foggia in daylight raid
Allied bombers from North Africa and the Middle East pounded Naples Foggia and Sardinia in a sustained daylight offensive. More than 150 four engined bombers and 50 Liberators struck targets including an aircraft factory oil depots and hangars, leaving smoke shrouded ruins and reports of ships sunk and fires burning in Naples harbor.
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Daniel Deluce
North Afric
U. S
Soutern Italy
Naples
Foggia
Sunda
North African Command
T Ninth U. S. Air Force
Middle East
Maus Sermen
Mussolini
Goggia
Cairo
North African Air Force
Flying Fortress
Italy
Fortreses
Pompigliano
Capodichino
German Radio Points To June 22 Invasion Plan
Berlin radio hints Allied invasion may come on June 22 citing confidential London quarters. Berlin press pushes Hitler first line and argues Roosevelt and Stalin face leverage over each other while warning of a Western assault on Europe. Helsinki dispatches note Finland’s Peoples Party calls for closer ties with the United States.
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Stockholm
London
Germany
Russia
Britain
United States
Berlin
Hitler
United Nations
Ivanska Dagbladet
Roosevelt
Stalin
Reich
Communist International
North
Europe
U. S
Italy
France
Helsinki
Peoples Party of
Finland
World War II Fronts Report Across Global Battles
ATU battle on Attu Island ends with American victory and near annihilation of main Japanese force except for snipers. Stilwell visits Devers in India and Burma staff talks. Allied air operations in Sardinia gain air superiority. De Gaulle and Giraud outline a joint French leadership. Fierce Russian air battles in Kuban with high German losses. New Guinea raids target Wewak airfields and fuel dumps. Chinese forces push back Japanese south of Ichang and press Yangtze offensive.
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Chungking
Ichang
Yangtze Valley
RAF Sets New Record With Reich Bombing
Statisticians report the RAF dropped more than 7 000 tons of bombs on Germany in the past week in the heaviest raid era. Targets included Dortmund Duesseldorf Jena Essen and Wuppertal with Wuppertal hit by 1 500 tons. German reprisals hit Torquay leaving several dead including 18 children and three Sunday school teachers.
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London
RAF
Germany
Dortmund
Duesseldorf
Jena
Essen
Wuppertal
Adolf Hitler
Ruhr
Britain
Berlin
Torquay
Focke-Wulf
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U.S
Foggi
By Edward Kennedy
Devers
Landrum Goers
F. M. Landrum
Attu Island
Massacre Bay
Attu
U. S. Navy
Central
Royal Navy
War Correspondent
Sea of Azov
Soviet Union
No Vorossisk
Caucasus
Leningrad
Baltic
Kalinin
Donets River
Sevsk
Kharkov
Black Sea
Uhtua
Gulf of Finland
Pantelleria
Sardinia
WMT
Kutays Vi
Sicilian
Isla
Kisk
Daced L. Devers
Sardinia - Africa
Pamtelleria
New Guinea
Wewak
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