Buenos Aires Historic and Economic Overview
Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, sits on the Rio de la Plata with a 72.8 square mile area and about 2.21 million residents in 1932. It became capital of the viceroyalty in 1776, faced multiple historic secessions, endured a yellow fever epidemic in 1871, and grew into a leading port and manufacturing hub for furniture, machinery, leather, shoes, hats, woven goods, tobacco and liquors. The city features Plaza de Mayo, the episcopal palace, cathedral, Congress che, and the government palace, with the Liberty statue at the center and Avenida de Mayo as its premier boulevard.
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Central Press
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Rio de la Plata
Juan de Garay
Belgium Nazi mayor raises teachers amid dismissal backlash
News from Belgium reports Brussels authorities, appointed by the Nazis after expelling elected officials, approved a 40 percent pay raise for teachers costing ten million francs. Catholic teachers refused the increase, noting the gift came from occupiers, while many public educators rejected the gesture rather than appear to thank their occupiers. In related notes, helicopter and submarine war updates headline the other column.
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Belgium
Brussels
Taise
HELCOPTER VA
SUBAMARINE
York
doubliess
Leland P Lowtte
Navy
mid- Atlantic
The Day In Parliament Debates Air Estimates Resume
The House of Commons will resume debate on air department estimates under the war appropriation bill. Yesterday MPs spoke on the farm labor situation after shelving debate on the air appropriation. Labor Minister Mitchell noted farmers worked while lawmakers spoke. Prime Minister King expressed government regret over Falconbridge Nickel Mines refinery in Norway.
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house of commons
air department
house
J. F. Pouliot
Lib
Temiscouata
Mitchell
King
Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd
Norway
RAF raids Buthedaung on Japanese held town
New Delhi June 4 A British headquarters communique says RAF planes bombed and machine gunned Buthedaung a Japanese occupied town in the Mayu Peninsula. In four attacks over the area more than 100 Japanese troops were killed and many wounded Patrol planes strafed boats in the Mayu river and Japanese forces near Maungdew. No land operation reports were given.
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NEW DELHI
India
Buthedaung
Mayu Peninsula
bulletin
Mayu river
Maungdew
Housing expansion plan okayed for Ottawa Vancouver and Victoria
Ottawa approved a 590000 housing expansion to convert large residences into 40 Ottawa apartments and 200 more in Ottawa 200 in Vancouver and Victoria. The National Housing Administration will later take over residences at nominal rents and convert them to apartments, with rents used to cover capital costs.
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OTTAWA
Vancouver
Victoria
Frank W. Nicholls
national housing administration
British Columbia
KONG KONG
defence department
Red Cross Society
Hong Kong
agxt
Victoria pier
Chinese Gain Thirty Miles in Yangtse Drive
Chinese forces push 30 miles in three days and assault the Yangtse port Itu below Ichang engaging Japanese troops in fierce street fighting. The breakthrough disrupts Japanese retreat routes from Changyang as Chiang forces bomb retreating units at Itu and push toward Kunan in Hupeh. The advance is described as the biggest rout of the war, with continued efforts across the upper Yangtse front.
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CHUNGEING
Yangtse
Jin
Ichang
Itu
Changyang
Chunkiang
wuter
Kunan
Hupeh
Kungan
Lewis Calls Miners Back to Work Plan
Washington, June 4. John L. Lewis announced he would recommend to the United Mine Workers policy committee that miners return to work on Monday June 7 after a letter from Interior Secretary Harold Ickes. Roosevelt asserted a simple war rule that quitters in essential work face army service, while Lewis remained silent as miners’ loyalty is tested.
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WASHINGTON
Jonn L. Lewis
I.M.W
Harold Ickes
United Mine Workers of America
JOHN L LEWIS
Tekes
United States
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United States army
Lewis
British Fighters Sweep France
British fighters swept over northern France today and destroyed enemy aircraft. German bombers scattered explosives on a southeast town, injuring residents and damaging buildings including a church struck by a remote action bomb. The attack was attributed to a unit led by J. Pocke-Walle 190s.
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LONDON
France
J. Pocke-Walle 190
Buenos Aires Falls To Army In Swift Revolt
A military government led by Gen. Pedro Ramirez replaces President Castillo after a swift coup. Gen. Arturo Rawson advances on Buenos Aires with about 8,000 troops, Castillo flees aboard the gunboat Drummond, and Ramirez enters the government house amid cheers for democracy as clashes echo outside.
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Buenos Aires
Castillo
Charles H. Guptill
Associated Press
AENOS
Radical
Liberal
Ramirez
Noticias Graficas
Eight thousand rebels advance toward Buenos Aires
Argentine bulletins report 8,000 rebels led by Gen Arturo Rawson moving toward Buenos Aires. President Castillo appointed Gen Rodolfo Marquez to command forces of repression as the government faces a military movement. Reports from Montevideo say the revolt appears successful as of noon today.
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BUENOS AIRES
A-P
Arturo Rawson
vron
MARQUEZ
A.P
Ramon Castillo
Rodolfo Marquez
MONTEVIDEO
Sintian
Russian Victory In Kursk Air Battle
German air force lost 162 of 300 planes in a Kursk raid that lasted about 19 hours as Soviet anti air defenses and Red Star reporting claimed heavy enemy losses. The Soviets also reported damage to German tanks and trucks in Latvia and battles near Temreck with continued land activity described as desultory.
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WILLIAM McGAFFIN
Associated Press
MOSCOW
Kursk
Kurmkim ote
laigerst
Red Star
army
Kiysk
KIEV
Red armi ef
Gulf of Finland
Black Sea
Canada Faces Food Shortage Debate In House
The Canadian House of Commons returned to discuss wartime deeds and farm labor supply as debates on the 1943 44 air department budget were shelved. Ministers praised farmers while critics warned of manpower strains, noting Alberta wheat planting and Saskatchewan seeding progress amid rationing and shortages in meat butter and potatoes.
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House of Commons
Canada
air department
J. F. Powlich
Lib
Temiscounts
Mitchell
Alberta
Saskatchewan
spport
nig agriculture
new democracy
Blackmore
P.E. Wright
C.C.F
Gougiss
Pantelleria Lands Bombarded By Allied Ships Third Time This Week
Allied naval forces continued bombardment of Pantelleria in three and four attacks this week, with British ships hammering harbors and batteries while shore guns returned light fire. RAF Wellington bombers struck the island outpost and Naples port raid followed, causing damage to docks and plants as no fighter opposition was reported.
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atlan
Royal Navy
RAF
Pantelleria
R.A.F. Wellington
sonway
Tussany
Naples
CBS
Moscow
Compromise Between De Gaulle and Giraud Reached
June 4 report says Gen. Henri Giraud to remain commander in chief at headquarters with a string of officer replacements from force leaders like Paul Le Gentilhomme and Jacques Leclerc. Giraud to limit field commands while de Gaulle directs overall war effort via a new committee for national liberation.
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ALGIENS
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
Giraud
Paul Le Gentilhomme
Eduard Rene Le Lartminat
Marie Louis Ko
Revolt Aims to Save Argentina Says Gen Rawson
Gen Arturo Rawson, new war minister in the military government that ousted President Ramon Castillo, stated the revolt was aimed to guarantee the safety of the people and the nation. Other items note Russian attack near Moscow, US steel production cuts due to fuel shortages, French union progress, E boat raid damages, RAF crash deaths in Canada.
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RAWSON
ARGENTINA
BUENOS AIRES
J.P
Arturo Rawson
teolationtst
Ramon §. Castillo
MOSCOW
LONDON
C.P
rhio
PITTSBURGH
Carnegie-Winds Steel Corporation
United States
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EEO
BUENOS
Plaza de Congress
Burma
PARLIAMENTAR
armed Services
Victoria Times
F W Roultley
Toronto
dirmnes
San Francisco
Red Cross Societies
Red Cross
QENFES TY
Oriana Jane Go
Eduard Benes
Crecho-Flovakia
corm
Geemment House
dienzedine
dienzedine Internations
Jens
ted cians
rene
hich
Tchang
government house
Plaza De Mayo
Rodolf
Uruguay
Campo de Mayo
Alfredo Palacios
naval mechanics school
Temreck
Caucasus
Sea of Azo
ShortOf Food
MLF
WARN
DANIEL DE LUCE
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
North Africa
Panteleria
de Gaulle
Jane
Nigters
Gen
Charten de Gwuile
ted Den
LOS N
P. Cable RF
WOLF
Heland
aluministry
QUALICUM BEACH
ELC
C.C
aircraff
Qualicney Beach
persens
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