Schouten Island Invasion Nears Pacific Invasion Push
Allied forces pressed toward Schouten islands as Gen. MacArthur eyes a 200 mile invasion leap from New Guinea. Maffin Bay airfield edge reached while Biak and other Schoutens endured air raids. Wake and other Pacific fronts saw renewed bombardments as Japanese and Allied actions continued.
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Associated Press
Douglas MacArthur
Philip
Guinea
Schouten Islands
Maffin Bay
Tirfoam River
Bay
New Guinea
Hollandia
Schoutens
Suspended Navy Officer Testifies About Restricted Letter
Commander John D. Corrigan, suspended ordnance official, testified before the Senate war investigating committee that he sent a restricted letter to a Chicago firm asking it be burned after reading. He admitted ownership of half the stock in a related firm and said the information could aid war production, though he denied any justification for the letter. Chairman Truman suggested Corrigan should be court-martialed.
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Washington
John D. Corrigan
Navy
Ordnance Bureau
Senate War Investigating Committee
Chicago
Corrigan
Navy Department
David Amour
Corrigan, Osburns and Wells
Bureau of Ordnance
Danly
Hugh Fulton
Senator Ferguson
R-Mich
Army
War Production Board
Truman
D-Mo
Senate panel faults Roosevelt order on Ward seizure
A Senate judiciary subcommittee led by Senator McCarran concludes Roosevelt had no constitutional authority for the executive order used to seize Montgomery Ward in Chicago. It criticizes Attorney General Biddle and Commerce Secretary Jones and notes Avery will testify.
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Washington
Senate
McCarran
D-New
Roosevelt
Montgomery Ward and Company
Chicago
Biddle
Secretary of Commerce
Jones
Sewell Avery
Ward Board
Ward Board Chairman; the Conciliation Services
Department of Labor
War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
Montgomery Ward
WLB
United States
Allies Drive Toward Rome In Rapid Italian Push
Allied forces press toward Rome with the 5th army capturing Cori and advancing to near via Casilina. The 8th army seizes Monte Cairo Roccasecca Aquino and Piedimonte as German lines yield under massed tank power and air raids.
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Naples
5Th
Cori
Anzio
Rome
8Th
Monte Cairo
Roccasecca
Cassino
San Giovanni
Liri
Ceprano
Cisterna
Calmontone
Pontine
Via Casilina
Martin Hallensleben
London
Albert Kesselring
Velletri
Air Force
Aquino
Piedimonte
Hitler
Melfa
Littoria
Mussolini
Alban Hills
8Th Army
Castrocielo
Libri
World Monetary Parley Called To Meet At Bretton Woods
President Roosevelt called an international monetary conference to start July 1 in the United States. Invites went to 42 nations and the French Committee of National Liberation for discussions on postwar finance at Bretton Woods New Hampshire with Morgenthau leading the American delegation. The talks may span several weeks and any agreements will require approval by respective governments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
International Monetary Conference
French Committee of National Liberation
Bretton Woods
N. H
Treasury
Morgenthau
United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference
White House
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
el Salvador
Ethiopia
Committee of National Liberation
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Iceland
India
Iran
Iraq
Liberia
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippine Commonwealth
Poland
Union of South Africa
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Venezuela
Yugoslavia
Stephen Early
John G. Winant
Great Britain
Harry D. White
The
Congress
United States
Russia
World Bank For Reconstruction and Development
CIO International Longshoremen’s and
San Francisco
Pacific Northwest
WLB
Spokane
Wash
CIO International Woodworkers of America
Detroit
Parke Davis and Co
Danish Police Chiefs Arrested by Germans in Jutland
Stockholm reports German forces have detained the chief of the Danish security police and top police officials in Jutland and Tonder. No details were released, but the action is linked to alleged espionage and sabotage in the northern sector.
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Gerhad
Jutland
Pee End Tonder Polinie
Noam
Stockholm
Europe
Copen- Mans
They Face It But Cannot Spell It Out
Naples reports the German command in Italy bans the word catastrophe and orders it removed from all documents and vocabulary. The directive aims to erase the term and its use in communications and general speech.
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Naples
Ger
Italy
Tin Can Drive Reminder for La Crosse Residents
La Crosse residents are urged by the tin salvage committee to place properly prepared tin cans in cars, ton containers, or on curbs Friday night. Regular tin can collection occurs Saturday. There will be no waste paper collection Saturday.
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la Crosse
Tin Salvage Committee
Bulgar Revolt Reported Amid Call To Fight
Tass quotes travelers from Bulgaria reporting a revolt among troops recently drafted. Stockholm reports Sofia as a main German Balkans admin center, while London cites Russia press deadlines to cut ties with Hitler. Unconfirmed Istanbul dispatch notes German divisions facing resistance in Bulgaria.
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Moscow
Tass
Istanbul
Bulgaria
Stockholm
Sofia
Balkans
London
Ankara
Russia
Hitler
Britain
United States
la Turquie
Serbia
Roosevelt Visits Naval Hospital for Physical Checkup
President Roosevelt toured a nearby naval hospital Friday for a routine physical. He stayed only a short time and results of the examination were not expected to be announced for about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Naval Hospital
Queen Mary Observes 77th Birthday Working on Estate
Queen Mary marks her seventy seventh birthday by continuing her routine duties at her country estate reflecting a blend of modern outlook and regal dignity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Queen Mary
Rails At Lyon Blasted By Italy Based Planes
American bombers from Italy attacked the Lyon railyards used to move German supplies through the Rhone valley to southern France. The strike followed a broader Allied air offensive, hampered by bad weather, with reports of attacks on Lyon and St Etienne and centralized bombing of airfields and transport hubs across the continent.
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Mediterranean Air Force
France
Lyon
Grenoble
Italy
Terracina
Monte Vaglia
Pico
Monte Civitella
Vallecorsa
London
Rhone
Continent
St. Etienne
Germany
Monkeys On Isle At Myrick Park Zoo Opened
The La Crosse park announces the official opening of its Myrick Park Zoo with monkeys moved to a special island in the park. Other animals including possums badgers pheasants owls and ducks are in summer quarters awaiting inspection.
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Myrick Park
Park Department
la Crosse Zoo
Missing Fort Gunner Beck From Midwest Family
Sgt. Fred G. Beck son of Mr and Mrs Peter J Beck of 1603 East Avenue South is reported missing in action over France since April 29. He served as radio man and tail gunner on a Flying Fortress assigned to an Italian base after arriving in the U S in mid April 1943. Beck was 21 on April 19 and was inducted January 20 1943. His brother Lieut Harold Beck was killed in the Australian theater June 8 1942.
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Fred G. Beck
Peter J. Beck
East Avenue South
France
Adjutant General’s Office
U. S. War Department
Beck
Italy
United States
Harold Beck
Air Forces
Set
Fort Sheridan
St. Petersburg
Fla
Panama City
Sioux Falls
S. D
Salt Lake City
Utah
Karens Aviation Center
Mountain Home
Ida
Tanapa
Nev
Navy denies destroying files on Communists findings
Washington reports the Navy replies to inquiries by stating no destruction of files has occurred or is contemplated regarding its records on Communists.
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Navy
Washington
Rye for Alcohol Policy Announced by War Production Board
The War Production Board ordered at least 1 million bushels of rye to be used in industrial alcohol production, a directive disclosed at a grain state senators meeting.
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RYE For Alcohol
Washington
War Production Board
Lumber Tieup Tops Strikes
Lumber workers press ties and labor actions as strikes surge across mills. union leaders say stoppages disrupt production and threaten shipments while mills seek overtime solutions and government mediation to avert a wider shutdown.
Officer Swancutt Found Guilty of Four Murders
Lieut Beaufort Swancutt was convicted by an army court martial of murdering four people in a March 5 shooting at Camp Anza California and was recommended for the death penalty. The execution time and place await presidential approval. He faced the court while wheelchair bound from prior injuries.
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Campanza
Calif
Beaufort G. Swancutt
Duncan P. Frissell
Swancutt
Col
J. K. Herbert
Los Angeles
Herbert
Army
Delphine D. Rasco
la Crosse
Wis
Dorothy Douglas
Lourdine Livermore
Aubrey Serfling
Riverside
Arthur Simpson
Douglas
Gertrude
Camp Anza
Dorothy
Capt
Serfling
Harry J. Light
Miss Livermore
Mission
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Thoburn Wiant
Frank Merrill
Claire L
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Myrick Park Zoo
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