Tokyo Acknowledges Losses but Frames Midway Defeat
Tokyo reports admit a Japanese carrier loss and damage to others while claiming U S losses include two carriers sunk and a transport. The piece contrasts Tokyo’s belated account with U S bulletins and notes Allied advances in Australia New Guinea and Timor.
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United States
George H. Gay, Jr
U. S. Navy
Japan
Tokyo
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Bering Sea
Ernest J. King
U.S
Aleutians
Dutch Harbor
Heydrich Killing Marks Opening of New Nazi Repressive Program
Berlin dispatches report after Reinhard Heydrich's death that German authorities will widen punitive actions across occupied Europe. The death toll in Czechoslovakia rises with mass executions and long prison terms extending into Germany, as reprisals escalate in France Yugoslavia and beyond.
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Heydrich
Germany
Berlin
Prague
Paris
Amsterdam
Poland
Yugoslavia
France
Heddrich
Gestapo
Bohemia and Moravia
Synthetic rubber plans revealed by B F Goodrich
Washington reports a company official demonstrated synthetic rubber tires to a Senate subcommittee. K D Smith showed tests using liquid ameripol latex with acetic acid and bounced a ball to illustrate durability. He cited 20 cents per pound as a fair price and noted plants planned in Kentucky and Texas for operation by next June 1.
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Washington
B. F. Goodrich
K. D. Smith
Akron
Ameripol
McNary
R.-Ore
Smith
Senate Agriculture Sub
Goodrich
Kentucky
Texas
Japanese Losses Heavy at Midway Battle
Admiral Nimitz officials indicate thousands of Japanese perished in the Midway action begun last Thursday near Hawaii. Japanese losses include an aircraft carrier and two other ships, with over 30 invasion vessels involved. many survivors were left in the sea as American forces pressed the rout.
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United States
U. S
Tokyo
Midiway Island
Dutch Harbor
U.S
Imperial
Midway
Pearl Harbor
Midway Island
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Hawaii
Nimitz
Isoruka Yamamoto
Kansas Governor Urges Draft Registration for June 30
Governor Ratner ordered Kansas men aged 18 to 20 to register for the June 30 draft per federal selective service. He asked all employers to permit signing up workers, aligning with the fifth national registration.
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Topeka
UPI
Ratner
Kansas
County lends shovel to Kaesar for war effort in Topeka area
Kaesar Construction rents the Northwest shovel from Douglas County for rock crushing work supporting the Topeka air base. County pays a government-set schedule into an equipment fund to buy a new shovel after the war. War conditions curtail road and bridge projects, shifting focus to maintenance and essential repairs.
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Army
Kaesar Construction Company
Douglas County
Lecompton
United States
E. E. Larson
Kaesar Company
Topeka Air Base
Larson
Showers to Continue Across Kansas as Wet Weather Lingers
Storms were forecast for eastern Kansas with showers remaining in circulation through today and tonight. Western areas saw diminishing rain while towns like Hanover Wamego Geneseo and Phillipsburg reported measurable totals. Temperatures held near normal with Topeka at 86 degrees yesterday and lows steady overnight.
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Toneka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Hanover
Wamego
Geneseo
Phillipsburg
Topeka
Goodlens
Carroll Clark to Lecture on War Economy Dislocations
Prof. Carroll D. Clark head of sociology to speak as second lecturer in a seven part series. He presents Social Dislocations in the United States Under a Warconomy at 8 p.m. Thursday in the open air theater. The third speaker will be Prof. Newton Edwards of the University of Chicago speaking on Protecting Democratic Values in a World at War on June 17.
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Carroll D. Clark
United States
Newton Edwards
University of Chicago
Leave Journal-World Sent To Your Vacation Address
Prompt readers to arrange summer mail forwarding for the Journal-World with a phone number for contact.
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Journal- World
Germans Claim Deep Sevastopol Advance In Crimea
Six days into the siege of Sevastopol the Nazis press an assault deep into Soviet fortifications while Red Army reports claim 2,500 German dead in yesterday’s fighting. In North Africa Rommel’s forces counterattack as British and American‑made tanks aid the defense near Bir Hacheim and Tobruk. The Taranto base and Barce raid are noted with RAF bombing continues.
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Sevastopol
Crimea
Great Black Sea
North African
Neil Ritchie
Bir Hacheim
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Tobruk
Barce
United Nations to Pool Food and Weapons Efforts
The United States and United Kingdom form a joint war collaboration to pool food and weapons. Two American British boards lead combined production and resources and combined food efforts. Leaders include Donald M Nelson Oliver Lyttelton Wickard and H R Brand. Announcements by Roosevelt and Churchill disclosed the plan.
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United States
United Kingdom
Donald M. Nelson
Oliver Lyttelton
Wickard
H. R. Brand
Roosevelt
Washington
Churchill
London
Mexico to pledge allegiance to United Nations at White House
Washington June 10 Mexico will formally pledge adherence to the United Nations cause at a Flag day ceremony in the White House east room next Sunday. President Roosevelt will address the gathering of UN representatives and Mexican ambassador Francisco Castillo Najera will assent to the declaration, which Mexico joins as the 27th signer after the January 1 promulgation by the U N.
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Washington
Mexico
United Nations
White House
Roosevelt
East Room
Francisco Castillo Najera
Village razed after Czech men shot and women deported
Prague radio reported that German forces killed all men in a Czech village near Kladno, deported the women to a concentration camp, and razed the settlement in reprisal for Reinhard Heydrich's killers. The village name was removed from records. exact male count not stated.
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London
Prague
Kladno
Reinhard Heydrich
Gestapo
Bohemia-Moravia
York
Europe Today
Czecho-Slovakia
CBS
Prague Radio
London Radio
Protectorate
Will Talk Shop at Kansas Education Conference
The annual conference of school administrators and teachers at the University of Kansas runs June 17 to 19 in Fraser Hall. About 200 attendees are expected for discussions on state teaching and administrative problems, with daily sessions on curricular needs and financing. Committee members include C. B. Althaus F. C. Russell and J. W. Twente.
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University of Kansas
J. W. Twente
Fraser Hall
Twente
Kansas
C. B. Althaus
F. C. Russell
Wheat crop forecasts released by the Agriculture Department
The Agriculture Department projects winter wheat at 646,931,000 bushels and spring wheat at 221,128,000, based on June 1 conditions. Rye, oats, barley, peaches, and pears show varied year to year forecasts with per acre yields noted for Kansas Oklahoma Nebraska and overall production figures.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Kansas scrap rubber drive official instructions issued
The Kansas salvage committee sent instructions to county salvage chairmen for a two week scrap rubber collection drive. Byron Gourley, state chairman, said stations begin tomorrow and will pay a cent per pound with up to five dollars a ton for handling when sold to the Rubber Recovery Corporation under the Reconstruction Finance Corporation plan.
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Topeka
Kansas Salvage Committee
Byron Gourley
Rubber ‘Recovery ‘Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Guyer assails land offers as inadequate near Sunflower plant
Congressman U S Guyer said more than 40 farmers near De Soto have reported government offers for land and improvements that are far from adequate. He warned Uncle Sam is chiseling on farmers, and pledged to push for fair compensation while noting broader criticism of Congress for delegating power to the executive.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
U. S. Guyer
Guyer
DeSoto
Sam
House of Representatives
United States
Kansas
Congress
Hedrick Bribery Case Delayed By Jury Shortage
Trial of Frank D. Hedrick Sr on bribery charges involving his son Frank D. Hedrick Jr. was postponed until Thursday due to jury shortages. A 54 veniremen panel was exhausted and many had formed opinions. Hedrick Jr. was recently acquitted on three bribery counts others linger. Frank T. Dugan and Homer Demkitt are co defendants.
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Clathe
Kan
Frank D. Hedrick
Frank D. Hedrick, Jr
J. H. Wendorff
Hedrick, Jr
Frank T. Dugan
Homer Demmight
Kansas City
Local Office Receives 100 Canning Sugar Certificates
One hundred canning sugar certificates were received this morning from the state rationing office in Wichita and issued promptly by the local rationing board. The state office had none on hand but expected shipments from Washington, D C. The local office anticipates more certificates later, though timing and quantity remain unknown.
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Wichita
Washington, D .C
New Army Air Corps Staff Officers Courses Announced
Washington announces new two month course additions at Fort Leavenworth for staff officers in air, ground, armored, and supply units. Courses cover staff work principles and duties of four staff sections as air and armored units gain prominence in modern warfare.
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Washington
Army
Command and General Staff School
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Third Speaker Named for America Town Meeting at Lawrence
Carter Davidson president of Knox College will speak as the third speaker in the America Town Meeting of the Air broadcast to originate in Lawrence on Thursday June 18. Brig General Lewis B Hershey national director of selective service Emanuel Celler and Professor John Ise join in the discussion on should the draft limit be lowered to 18. Roosevelt’s last night announcement delaying drafts for 18 and 19 year olds may alter the program but uncertain today. Congressional leaders warn recommendations to lower the draft age will face a bitter fight.
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Carter Davidson
Knox College
Galesburg
Ill
Lawrence
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Emanuel Celler
New York
John Ise
University of Kansas
Roosevelt
Reading Institute enrollment falls below prior years
After two days of sessions the Reading Institute at the University reports 105 participants, fewer than in previous years. Dr. Bert A. Nash notes the program features lectures and roundtable discussions by teachers statewide on reading, mental health, word recognition, and learning disabilities. Tomorrow includes sessions on the child who does not learn well and techniques for disability cases led by Dr. A H Turney and Dr. Albert J. Harris.
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Reading Institute
Bert A. Nash
Tomorrow Morning Institute
A. H. Turney
School of Education
Albert J. Harris
College of the City of New York
Memorial Union Ballroom
Senators Get Report on Combating Sub Menace
Washington reports say Secretary Knox presented senators with a confidential outline at a closed subcommittee session on submarine threats off U.S. coasts. Chairman Truman and Senator Kilgore emphasized keeping best boats with main fleets and hailed the destroyer as most efficient against subs. Knox declined to share details but indicated broad planning and multiple methods would be used.
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Washington
Knox
Special
Senate Committee
Truman
D-Mo
Kilgore
Dw.va
Navy
Women Students Need Room Registrations at University
Lawrence residents willing to rent rooms to women students next year are urged to file registrations with Miss Marie Miller, assistant to the adviser of women, before July 16. She also asks women for food service and stenographic work to submit applications.
Stock Market Index Dips Slightly After Prior High
The stock index average of 60 stocks stood at 35.8 yesterday, down from 36.1 the day before. Traders monitor small gains and losses across the market as financial activity continues.
Candidates Race Sparks Broad Filing Ahead of August Primary
With only 10 days left to file for the August primary, county township and party offices show few candidates. Forty-five have filed intentions at the county clerk, mostly Republicans. Democrats seek precinct roles. County offices with candidates include county clerk, treasurer, and probate judge.
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Lawrence
Register of Deeds
Altho
T. R. Gerhart
Tennessee
Marion A. Barlow
Michigan
Frank R. Gray
Edwin F. Abels
Massachusetts
O. E. Votan
Eudora Township
Gideon Neis
Starr Glenn
Lecompton
Cheater Howard
Wakarusa Township
Henry Giertz
C. A. Spray
Wakarusa
William Mertz
George S. Smith
New Hampshire
Lawrence City
Republican
Anne Gill
Clemmie D. Evans
Ohio
George Marquardt
North
Baldwin
Augusta Baker
Orry W. Owen
Elm
Ruth van Tries
Black Jack
Herbert R. Pine
Indiana
Myra Banning
Clinton
Ray T. Wright
Arkansas
Everett G. Petefish
Kanwaka
Minnie Liggett
Rhode Island
Mary Manat
W. J. Selzer
Vinland
Marguerite M. Clayton
Barker
Harold S. Gill
Vernon King
Grant Township
Edward Bumgardner
C. B. Hosford
East Wakarusa
Viola V. Gerstenberger
J. B. Wilson
Laura Davis
Pennsylvania
Emma K. Overbaugh
New York
Newton T. Perry
H. D. Broeker
Gertle Kk
Johnston
New Jersey
House Passes Pay Bill for Service Members
Washington June 10 the house passed and sent to the senate compromise legislation fixing the minimum pay of service men at 50 dollars a month with a 20 percent increase for sea duty or foreign service passage was on a 363 to 0 vote the senate was expected to approve soon after it convenes tomorrow
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Washington
House
Senate
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