Churchill Details Imminent Allied Invasion Plans
London June 8 Prime Minister Churchill told Commons a large scale invasion of Europe was approaching with Allies determined to destroy the axis by air and other means. He cited long range air power against submarines and reported Tunisia and Stalingrad as major German setbacks as preparations for intensified offensive operations continued.
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London
Churchill
Commons
Europe
United States
V.S.A
Tunisia
Eighth Army
Tripolitania
Buckingham Palace
U. S
John G. Winant
Ivan Maisky
Lord Craneborne
North Africa
Washington
War Cabinet Formed By Free French Leaders In Algiers
The Provisional French government in Algiers reveals a war cabinet plan headed by Generals Giraud and De Gaulle. It appoints 11 ministers including Monnet Pleven Mey er and Bonnet while leaving the war ministry vacant. Observers doubt De Gaulle’s role, expecting civil administration focus as liberation nears.
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Algiers
Committee of National Liberation
Henri Giraud
Charles DeGaulle
Rene Massigli
Georges Catroux
Jean Monnet
Rene Pleven
Rene Meyer
Henri Bonnet
Andre Philip
Jules Abadie
Maurice Couve de Murville
Andresy Diethelm
Adrien Tixier
Alphonse Georges
War Ministry
Mediterranean
Giraud
North
Africa
de Gaulle
London
Gabriel Puaux
Syria
Morocco
Auguste Nogues
Jean Helleu
Catroux
Battle Orders for the Pacific in World War II era report
U S Navy and Allied leaders coordinate strikes against Japan as Admiral King meets Nimitz and Marshall with Eisenhower. Pacific front: American fighters downed 19 Zeros near Russell Islands. 7 US planes lost, 3 saved. Attu mop up claims 8 more Japanese dead. 11 enemy killed by grenades in Chichagof valley. Chiang Kai-shek claims victory on Yangtze securing China’s rice bowl. Ichang base threatened. Burma raids: US planes burn two barracks and machine gun troops at Wehsi before returning to base.
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Churchill
London
America
Japan
Frank Knox
King
Nimitz
George C. Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Africa
Southwest Pacific
Navy
U. S
Russell Islands
Solomons
Aleutians
Attu Island
Chichagof
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Yangtze River
Douglas County Leaders Urge Roosevelt Action on Coal Strike
Douglas County Kansas commissioners and Lawrence city officials urge President Roosevelt to act swiftly to resolve the coal labor dispute. Letters stress keeping war production and delivery of war materiel intact, with copies to senators, Legion and VFW posts, Chamber of Commerce, and Kansas delegation.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Roosevelt
Board of County Commissioners
Kan
United States
War Labor Board
Cie Eoad
L. H. Griffith
Ed Johnson
M.N. Penny
C. B. Russell
Capper and Reed
American Legion
V. F. W. Posts
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Sunflower Ordnance Plant Delay Seen In Kansas
Truman committee hears that the Sunflower Ordnance plant near De Soto Kansas will run about a year late due to expansions raising costs from 47,873 50 to about 81,000,000 with final government charges around 126,000,000. Lieut. Col. E E Taylor, area engineer, cites a widened scope including multiple powder and acid production lines and labor-heavy costs. Senators Truman Brewster and Ball attend as hearings probe project costs and accounting changes.
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Kansas City
Truman Senate Committee
DeSoto
Kan
E. E. Taylor
William V. Ryan
Taylor
Hugh Fulton
Fulton
Sunflower Ordnance Works
A. R
Truman
Ralph O. Brewster
Maine
Joseph H. Ball
Minnesota
Paris Heart Closed to French Auto Traffic
Stockholm reports the heart of Paris is closed to French automobile traffic by German occupation authorities to stop attacks on administration buildings. Streets affected include Champs Elysees Rue Royale from Place de la Madeleine to Rue Druot Avenue de l Opera and Rue de Rivoli with effect from May 26.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Paris
Aftentidigen
Champs Elysees
Rue Royale
Place de la Madeleine
Rue Druot
Avenue de L’opera
Rue de Rivioli
Sister Kenny Visited White House for Roosevelt Lunch
Sister Elizabeth Kenny, Australian nurse famed for infantile paralysis treatment, was a guest at the White House lunch in President Roosevelt's office in Washington.
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Kenny
White House
Washington
Elizabeth Kenny
Roosevelt
Germans Raid Gorki as War of Attrition Fades In
Moscow reports German air raids on Gorki for three consecutive nights inflicting large fires with 500 tons of explosives and 100000 incendiaries. Russians strike German rail junctions between Bryansk and Gomel while Soviet loss tallies show 752 Nazi planes destroyed in the past week against 212 Russian aircraft.
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Moscow
Gorki
Volga
Berlin
Ford
Bryansk
Gomel
Senate approves larger soil conservation payments
Washington reports the Senate voted 49 to 20 to raise soil conservation payments from 300 million to 400 million dollars amid debate on an 820 million dollar agricultural appropriations bill. A limit of 300 million is set for next year, with no commitments beyond that amount. Senator LaFollette urged a roll call to record the vote for future reference.
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Washington
Byrd
D.-Va
Tydings
D.-Md
Senate
House
Department of Agriculture
LaFollette
War Department to Release 100000 Civilian Employees
Undersecretary of War Patterson told the House Civil Service Committee that about 100000 civilian employees of the War Department will be released within the next six months. The statement was made in Washington on June 8.
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Washington
UPI
War Department
War Patterson
House Civil Service Committee
Stock Market Index Falls Slightly to 51.4
The average of 60 stocks slid to 51.4 after yesterday closing at 51.7. The weak session reflected mixed trading as investors assessed mixed economic signals.
Waves Gain Overseas Service Consent and Benefits
The House passed a modified measure authorizing the Waves to serve overseas with their consent and granting the same death and disability benefits as men in the service. Senate action is required to finish congressional approval.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt warns Axis on gas warfare use
President Roosevelt issued a third warning to the Axis powers against the use of poison or noxious gases in war and pledged immediate retaliation for any country that employs them.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Muskogee Bus Drivers End 21 Hour Strike
An unauthorized 21 hour work stoppage by 35 Muskogee bus drivers ended at noon as workers agreed to return to duties while awaiting negotiations on wage increases.
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Muskogee
Okla
Size of Low Plant Indicated by Army Engineer
Kansas City June 8 Lt. Col. E E Taylor area engineer outlined the Sunflower Ordnance plant near DeSoto Kansas to the Truman senate investigating committee. He described 10050 acres, eight hours daily for two months to walk the site and noted 86 million board feet of lumber and 3 600 pieces of equipment used at peak with 23 000 to 24 000 workers.
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Kansas City
E. E. Taylor
DeSoto
Kan
Truman Senate
Convicts killed during Kansas penitentiary escape attempt
Three state penitentiary inmates in Lansing Kansas attempted to escape via the mine shaft. Guard Steve Atkinson was held hostage as the trio pressed knives on him. Mine superintendent John Heslop halted the ascent and guards fired, killing Max Landreth and wounding the other two. Atkinson unhurt, though pricked by blades.
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Lansing
Kan
Kansas State Penitentiary
Max Landreth
Shawn
John Heslop
Amrine
Atkinson
Landreth
Eddie Martin
Finney County
Charles Luster
Shawnee County
Heslop
Amirine
Luster
Kaw tributaries flood as Delaware joins Blue waters
Heavy rains swelled upper Blue and Delaware rivers causing Kansas flood alerts. At Valley Falls Delaware reached 21.3 feet by mid afternoon, while Lawrence logged 14.5 feet. Train service on Santa Fe through Valley Falls halted as dikes and spillways managed rising waters.
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Kaw
Blue
Delaware
Lawrence
Delaware River
Valley Falls
Santa Fe
Cummings
Missouri
Perry
Flood warnings as Blue River rises in Kansas storms
Storms bring two to three inch rains in the Blue river valley and over eastern Kansas. Flooding threatens Big Blue and Delaware rivers while Little Blue nears bankfull. Rain disrupts harvests in Newton area and halts barley and corn work.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Blue River
Nebraska Line
Blue Rapids
S. D. Flora
Delaware
Concordia
Coffeyville
Wichita
Geneseo
Phillipsburg
Dodge City
Garden City
Goodland
Kansas City
Junction City
Newton
Flora
el Dorado
Officials Attend Funeral for U S Guyer in St John Kan
State and national officers joined many friends for the funeral of Rep. U S Guyer of the first district who died in Washington D C. Judge Fred Seeley presided. Attendees included Senators Capper and Reed, Rep Hope, Rep Rees, Gov Schoeppel, former Gov Landon, and Guyer’s secretary Russell Jones. Burial was at St John cemetery.
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St. John
Kan
U. S. Guyer
Washington, D. C
Fred Seeley
Guyer
St.John
Kansas City
Congress
Washington
Arthur Capper
Clyde Reed
Clifford Hope
E. H. Rees
Andrew Schoeppel
Alf M. Landon
Russell Jones
St. John Cemetery
Coal Negotiations Resume Between Operators and Lewis
Washington reports soft coal operators and John L. Lewis mine workers met again to resolve por tal-to-portal pay. After a two hour session aides offered no public statement amid pessimism. The 15 day period set by the War Labor Board ends tomorrow as talks seem headed for further board action possibly a temporary payment based on earlier travel time.
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Washington
John L. ‘Lewis
War Labor Board
WLB
Topeka 4-H Round Up Delegation From Douglas County
The district 4-H club meeting in Topeka tomorrow will host 20 Douglas County and Lawrence delegates as part of nine Kansas district meetings. Heal Six and Dorothea Schroeder will accompany the group which includes a boy and girl from each Douglas county club.
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Topeka
Kansas
Lawrence
Douglas County
Manhattan
Heal Six
Dorothea Schroeder
Belleview Club
Talitha Stevens
Kenneth Hubbard
Meadowlark Club
Cathren Luckan
Lester Hadl
Kanwaka Club
Joan Clough
Glen O'Connor
Clinton Club
Augusta Hadl
Ludwig Heine
Delma Jean Hoover
Dean Lonefellow
Kaw Valley Club
Leo Applegate
Kenneth Laughlin
Rainbow Club
Kenneth E. Hobson
Dorothy Jackson
Big Springs Club
Lila Hartman
Johnny Belloge
Jayhawk Club
Della Hayden
Lawrence Morgan
County Officials Review Personal Property Tax Law
County treasurer Roy Flory and Sheriff R. Skinner met with county commissioners to discuss the new personal property tax rule. The law requires tax clearance before county warrants, delaying checks as tax records are verified. Unclear points include relief clients, special dog taxes, and how delays apply to regular employees after tax deadlines.
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Roy Flory
R. Skinner
Flory
Pantelleria bombarded by Allied air forces
Allied northwest African air forces unleashed a massive assault on Pantelleria with Flying Fortresses and smaller planes. Smoke rose 4,000 feet as formations swept the island, shooting down eleven enemy planes while two Allied aircraft were lost.
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North Africa
Italy
Pantelleria
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Severns Appeals First Degree Murder Conviction
Walter Ray Severns 37 files notice of appeal to the state supreme court after being convicted of first degree murder in the death of his 8 year old niece Inez Viola Burling. Severns sentenced to be hanged September 18 and taken to the state prison at Lansing. The state says the girl died February 8 from injuries while being punished.
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Wichita
Kan
State Supreme Court
L. D. Leland
District Court
Walter Ray Severns
Inez Viola Burling
Severns
Lansing
Funk's Mortuary and Chapel Ambulance Services Ad
Funeral home advertisement for Funk's Mortuary and Chapel offers ambulance services with contact phone 119 in a concise local notice.
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Funk’s
1944 Budget Plans Move Through City Council
The Ways and Means Committee urged July 12 meetings to draft tentative budgets for each department amid uncertainty over city status. Topics include 5000 dollar bonds for Pittsburg airport, lighting upgrades for the ration office, draft board office rental, and segregating car allowances for tax purposes.
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Ways and Means
Lawrence
Water Finance Committee
Pittsburg
Kan
Water Reserve Fund
Carl Graeber
J. C. Harper
City Property Committee
Draft Board
Frank Willey
Westberg resigns from OPA position in protest
John K. Westberg price executive for the Office of Price Administration quits effective July 3 saying he could not perform a fair honest and complete job. He denounces top leadership for forcing actions he viewed as improper and vows to leave Washington on July 3.
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Cincinnati
John K. Westberg
Office of Price Administration
Ohio Grain and Feed Dealers’ Association
Westberg
OPA
Washington
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Stalingrad
Germany
Jena
Napoleon
Russia
Marshal Stalin
Pacific
Japa
Ernest J. King
Chester W. Nimitz
Th Teteta
Army
Harry S. Truman
The
Associated Press
Horton
Mission Lake
Pantelleria Island
Supreme Court
Council
Harold Emick
Jackman
Emick
Harper
Oregon Street
Aveee
M. Erteeeesreee
Rainia
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