Reds Winning Kuban Battle
Moscow dispatches report Soviet air power has gained supremacy in the Kuban valley after two months of mass aerial combat. Stor Movik bombers reportedly punish German troops at will with no losses to Russians. German forces shift focus to Gorki factory targets, while heavy battles persist near Novorossisk Rostov and Taganrog with temporary German gains pushed back by Red Army counterattacks.
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WILLIAM McGAFFIN
Associated Press
MOSCOW
Kuban
Anais
Caucasus
Novorossisk
Rostov
Taganrog
Red army
Allied air raid over English Channel sighted near Folkestone
Large formations of Allied aircraft crossed the English Channel toward northern France in the afternoon and returned an hour later. Observers saw a number of fighters though other planes were too high to identify.
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FOLKESTONE
England
English Channel
France
Eisenhower Sailed With British Cruisers Near Pantelleria
Allied commander in chief Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower was aboard two renowned British cruisers venturing close to Pantelleria’s shore batteries last Tuesday to bombard the island. Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Allied naval commander in chief in the Mediterranean, witnessed the action.
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NORTH AFRICA
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pantelleria
Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham
Mediterranean
Film of Henry V to be shot in Ireland in technicolor
London correspondent reports a serious ambitious Henry V film being made in Enniskerry Ireland. The cast will be the finest on the English stage and production follows Coward's In Which We Serve. Filming uses Lord Powerscourt's demesnes with dyed summer foliage to match the Oct age battle at Ag incourt. The neutral country choice secures hundreds of sturdy extras and horses for cavalry scenes. Continued on Page Three.
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Eire
London
Ottawa Journal
Enniskerry
Noc ‘Coward
Agincourt
Lord Powerscourt
winch
Pantelleria Falls Rapidly After Landing Forces
NBC reporter Ralph Howard said Pantelleria was in Allied hands 22 minutes after our landing party touched ashore. He noted a white flag seen this morning and slight resistance encountered. He cited strong naval support from cruisers and destroyers backing the landing forces.
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YORK
A.P
Ralph Howard
NBC
North Africa
Pantelleria
Leon
Howard
Beurling's Narrow Escape in Spitfire Jump
Canadian ace George Beurling recounts a practice flight near England that ended with a 1,400 foot jump from a flaming Spitfire. His parachute failed to open until 600 to 700 feet above a cornfield, where he landed beside the wreckage. Beurling, famed for Malta and Quebec roots, met a farm lad who hailed him as Screwball Beurling as he warmed up with a farmer after the ordeal. He was at a sunner y school contemplating instruction rather than frontline fighting.
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LOUIS V. HUNTER
ENGLAND
C.P. Cable
George Beurling
Malta
BOY Beurling
Beurling
air training corps
Robert Buckham
F.F.C
Vancouver
Canada outlines wartime output and deliveries in Parliament
Ottawa reports show weekly production of six or more escort craft and 50 airplanes, 4,000 motor vehicles, 450 fighting vehicles, 340 heavy guns, and 13,000 small arms. Deliveries total over 4.5 billion dollars with 900,000 wartime workers. A gasoline ration warning cites potential civilian cutbacks and a severe petroleum outlook as Tunisia shifts shipping demands.
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OTTAWA
iCPI
Hows
chance of commons
Canada
miniifona
Howe
house of commons
Tunisia
Europe
creen
Wartime Oils
Good News From Roosevelt On Pantelleria Surrender
President Roosevelt hailed Pantelleria surrender as good news and urged Italy to exit the war. He said the United Nations would allow Italians to choose a non Nazi, non Fascist government after fascism is crushed and Germans driven from Europe. He blamed Mussolini for Italy’s war stance and noted Italy’s betrayal in allying with Germany.
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WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
Pantelleria
Italy
United Nations
Mussolini
France
Britain
Henry Donovan Dies In Illinois Perus Farmer Leader
Henry C Donovan a renowned crop authority died at his home in Peru Illinois. Former Chicago resident he traveled widely and served as crop importer for Armour Grain company and International Harvester company. The obituary notes his long influence in farming circles and duties with major agricultural firms.
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PERU
Henry C Donovan
United States
Chicago
Logan and Bryan
Armour Grain company
International Harvester company
Pantelleria Falls to Allies After Massive Air Attack
Pantelleria surrenders unconditionally at 11:40 a.m. after 19 days of air and sea assault. Allied forces land and take the island, marking the largest Allied air attack of the war by bomb tonnage on a target of similar size. Thirty seven enemy fighters shot down. six Allied planes missing. White flag raised on hill 74 signals surrender.
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Daniel De Luce
Associated Press
ULIED
North Africa
Pantelleria
Sicilian straits
Europe
Italy
hill 74
Tyrrhenian sea
Sicily
Crisis in French NC Liberation Committee deepens
Algiers June 11 French committee for national liberation faces a fresh crisis as Gen Charles de Gaulle threatens resignation unless officials linked to Vichy are dismissed. He pressed for proscribing Marcel Peyrouten Auguste Nogues Pierre Boisson and others. Boisson had earlier defended Dakar but shifted sides after Allied North Africa landings.
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ALGIERS
French committee for national liberation
Charles de Gaulle
Auguste Nogues
Pierre Boisson
French West Africa
Peyrouten
Algeria
Nogues
Morocco
Boisson
Dakar
Ger. de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
North Africa
Burma Bases Are Pounded By AF Planes In Burma Raid
In western Burma, Allied air force planes bombed Hathe daung 2nd Battalion and Kalewa, hitting jetty targets near the Mayu River and Rathedsung. Buildings were demolished, fires set, and enemy transport and sampans attacked. The Kalewa garrison city was bombed with machine guns, and river craft between Kalewa and Myingyan and sampans north of Ramree Island were engaged.
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Rathedsung
Mayu
Bay of Bengal
Rathedaung
Kalewa
Myingyan
sampans
Ramree Island
Britain Recognizes Ramirez in Argentina After Revolt
London reports that Britain formally recognizes the Ramirez government in Argentina under General Pedro Ramirez as president. The British ambassador in Buenos Aires was instructed to inform the Argentine authorities of the recognition, following the revolt launched a week earlier. Italy and Germany had already moved to recognize the administration.
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LONDON
CP.1
Argentina
Pedro Ramirez
Buentos Aires
Italy
Germany
Navy Will Be Permanent Navy Will Be Permanent
Ottawa reports that the Royal Canadian Navy plans a survey to gauge how many sailors would stay on after the war, aiming for a larger permanent naval establishment. Macdonald indicated merchant service training may be limited during wartime, with naval focus still on Atlantic convoy duties and Pacific cooperation with the U.S. Navy.
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OTTAWA
Royal Canadian Navy
Navy
Macdonald
house of commons
Howe
Agriculture
Gardiner
H.C. Green
Vancouver South
Green
Pacific
United States navy
Aleutian Islands
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic
Britain
Germany
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Nazi Raid On Pantelleria Repulsed By Allied Air Power
ADVANCED US FIGHTER BASE North Africa June 11 Speedy American fighter planes broke up an attack by 50 to 2 German dive bombers aimed at British forces landing on Pantelleria after the island garrison surrendered water supplies exhausted Italian pilots claimed. U.S. fighters swarmed in forcing bombs to be dropped and pilots said none hit a landing party or ships. LtCol R S Garman Mount Clemens Mich said bombs fell around but no hits.
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North Africa
A.P
Pantelleria
Carl A. Spasts
U.S
R. S. Garman
Mount Clemens
Mich
Canada establishes relations with Ramirez in Buenos Aires
Canada announced Prime Minister Mackenzie King disclosed that official relations were established with the new Kamirts government in Argentina. In related war briefs, RAF fighters strafed targets in France and the Netherlands during daylight, with three enemy planes destroyed as bombers targeted coke ovens and fuel installations at Zeedrugxe in Berghem. Banff Jasper road to open June 20, and Greco versus Montgomery slated for June 36 in New York. A new cargo ship type for Canada is planned, adaptable for rest or fuel, aiding post war needs. American heavy bombers raided northwest Germany Friday afternoon, reported Friday night.
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CANADA
RAMIREZ OTTAWA
Buenos Aires
Kamirts
Argentine republic
Minter Mackenzie King
home of commons
RAF
LONDON
Jane
L—C.P
France
Netherlands
Zeedrugxe
Berghem
air ministry
CALGARY
C.2
Jasper
B.J. Jennings
Baal National Park
GRECO
MONTGOMERY
NEW YORK
C.Y
Mike Jacobs
Mle Jetany Grece
Montreal
Fennsylvania
wii wees Seterderste
Yankee stadium
OTTAWA
Mognition Minster Home
house of commons
GERMANY
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Cap Bon
special headquarters
Rome
French Morocco
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RHENIAN SEA
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