Naples Port Roars Under Allied Firepower
Allied bombers struck Naples and nearby facilities beginning before dawn and continuing into the afternoon, igniting about 25 large fires across a one mile area. Brit ish and American planes also hit R eggio Calabria and San Giovanni, demolishing a harbor mole. Bombers targeted Salerno and Battipaglia with rail yard hits, while RAF Wellington bombers opened the Naples assault with incendiaries, signaling a broad air war against Mussolini's factories and inland cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HAROLD V. BOYLE
Associated Press
NORTH AFRICA
Wilameter
Naples
Cancello
Middle East command
Reggio Calabria
San Giovanni
Mussolini
Salerno
Battipaglia
RAF
Wellington
Italy
Not Time Now To Talk Canadian Flag
In the Canadian House of Commons Prime Minister Mackenzie King said it was not time to review a separate Canadian flag. He noted the red ensign with the coat of arms has been standard for over seven decades. The house agreed to forgo the usual Wednesday half holiday for the rest of the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
house of commons
Mackenzie King
Wilfrid LaCroix
King
Salmon fry losses blamed on virgin timber decline in BC streams
A British Columbia inspector reports to the Dominion Department of Fisheries that several streams died up last summer, causing a notable loss of coho salmon fry. He calls the fry loss an annual occurrence largely due to depletion of virgin timber, underscoring the value of sound conservation for salmon runs in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
IMZ
Dominion Department of Fisheries
Columbia
Canada
Malta Meets King George
Malta receives an unprecedented wartime visit from the King in Valletta. He arrives from North Africa aboard the cruiser Aurora with four destroyers, signaling British control of the Mediterranean. The King tours flagdecked streets, meets British and American troops, and is accompanied by senior naval and air figures and Harold MacMillan. He visits unroofed buildings and dockyards still operating amid air raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PAUL KERN LEE
Associated Press
VALETTA
Mala
North Africa
Aurora
Lookout
Jarvis
Nubian
Eskimo
Mediterranean
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Arthur William Tedder
Harold MacMillan
Allied
Detroit Riot Toll 23 As Amy Takes Charge
A Fort Custer statement by Col Ralph Willamuth reports a Negro quartermaster battalion attempting to seize arms and trucks Monday night amid Detroit disturbances, but troops promptly arrested. Five men confined in stockade as investigation proceeds. President Roosevelt calls for peace. Brig. Guthner says no further trouble and more troops held in reserve.
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Fort Custer
Mich
Ralph Willamuth
Fort Custe
Detroit
Roosevelt
Washington
William Guthner
6th Service Command
Guthner
H. S Aurand
Parliament News Bulletins From Ottawa June 22
Ottawa dispatch reports minister Gibson announced T-2 tax form filing may shift to July 31 with audit certificate required. Other income tax returns due June 30. Brits urge postwar Germany disarmament and immigration issues discussed. production details show munitions output and plans for social services for returning migrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
CPI
Gibson
house of commons
Col Gibron seid hie
Great Britain
Germany
John Wardlaw-Milne
Empire
Jona
chalaine
William Brae
PGP
cate
Engine-Buster Lost Overseas Mystery Fades
The report notes Engine-Buster’s loss overseas with references to Fomonton, June 22, and names such as W Powel and OA Patel. It mentions the Distinguished Flsine Cros and an RCABP squadron, with scattered details about a race or competition and individuals like Jane and Lats. The legible fragments imply a wartime or transport episode with uncertain outcome and commemoration in a local context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FOMONTON
Flsine Cros
OA Patel
Fatmonton
eal
Mae
bern adres Mentha
ted
U S Arrests 7 Saboteurs In New York
J Edgar Hoover announced seven arrests in Rochester New York on charges of sabotaging incendiary bombs and hand grenades for the United States armed forces and Allies. The suspects Amerigo Antonelli Benate Piteo John Deritis Joseph Deritis Domenick Barbello Angela Costanza and Frank Bianchi allegedly failed to load powder charges properly and attempted to pass material rejected by army inspectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
J. Edgar Hoover
Rochester
N.Y
United States
Antonelli Fire Works Company, Incorporated
Spencerport
N.X
Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Amerigo Antonelli
Benate Piteo
John Deritis
Joseph Deritis
Dominick Barbello
Angela Costanza
Frank Bianchi
British Ministers Arrive in Cairo at Night
Cairo June 22 Sir James Grigg British war minister and Sir Archibald Sinclair all minister arrived here last night in Cairo for talks amid wartime diplomacy and Middle East strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAIRO
James Grigg
Archibald Sinclair
Four Hundred Nazis Drown After Ship Sinks Off Norway
Reports from Norway say about 400 German soldiers drowned when the 3000 ton ship Skhirka sank off the Norwegian coast near Trondheim on June 10. Four hundred others were reported saved with no proof of what caused the vessel to sink or its cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
STOCKHOLM
Trondheim
Norway
Will Control Labor Unions In Canada Debate In Commons
Ottawa June 22 Labor Minister Mitchell in the house of commons forecast government trusteeship of trades union organizations to develop responsible leadership. He warned against defaming political parties while discussing labor troubles at the Toronto Shipbuilding Company. The session drew fire from CCF and other parties over aluminum operations and defamation principles were invoked in debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
C.P
Mitchell
house of commons
Mitchel
Toronto Shipbuilding Company
CcF
R. B. Hanson
York-Sunbury
Aluminum Company of Canada
M. J. Coldwell
COP
Henson
Teader
Coldwell
Hans
Aerial Battles Over New Guinea Reported by Allies
Allied headquarters in Australia reported that 23 Japanese Zeros were destroyed or damaged in an air battle over Lae, New Guinea, on Monday. The clash marked the second major air engagement in the southwest Pacific in two days, with nine enemy planes shot down and 13 damaged in a Spitfire battle over Darwin. Ground clashes occurred in the Mubo area, while Allied bombers struck the Loe Pang area in Dutch Timor, about 60 miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AUSTRALIA
Lae
New Guinea
southwest Pacific
Loepang
Dutch Timor
Bres
Canadians Journey to Britain for Pacific War Reinforcement
A large contingent of Canadian reinforcements sails to Britain from a British port on June 22, including ground personnel and several air force officers. The advance group includes leaders from the Algonquin Regiment and other units, forming a major overseas contingent bound for the war in the Pacific via the Atlantic route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Cables
Kenzdgin
RCA
manly
peronne
Canadian coastal command
Sorensen
ADC
Varramier
FL J. Grant
paul fic Mare
Ont
Raid On Krefeld Costs 44 Planes
British, Canadian and American air forces struck Krefeld and Ruhr targets in a coordinated night and day raid marking the Nazi invasion's anniversary. Over 700 bombers attacked Krefeld in darkness, with 44 bombers lost. The daylight raid hit the Ruhr with U.S. heavy bombers and Allied fighters, while Belgian targets were also targeted. Canadian losses included 10 bombers and one fighter missing. The Berlin and British reports describe heavy destruction, especially in residential areas, with Krefeld noted as an important textile and railway center near the Ruhr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Randal
ONDON
C.P. Cable
Germany
Russia
R.A.F
R.C.A.F
Rhineland
Krefeld
air ministry
U.S
United States
C.A F
German
Ruhr
France
Belgium
Poix
B.C.A.F
Bremen
Cologne
Dresseldorf
Muenster
Netherlands
D.N.B
Berlin
Duisburg
Duesseldorf
LONDON
Greater
LonJon
Radio
Berli
England
Chinese Capture Points Near Shasi in Yanghe River Area
June 22 dispatch reports Chinese high command stating capture of strategic points in outer defences near Owchibkew by the Yanghe river, about 40 miles south of Shasi, with more than 200 Japanese killed in the advance.
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CHUNGKING
Chine high command
Owchibkew
Yanghe river
Shasi
wdd
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Calgary
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Eiderwon
Normie Brown
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Hamilton
Joe Fuel
Malta
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ams
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TARO COS TIRE
Page Torey
Holland
Schneider
pat Le Creusot
acles
Paris
aar
RCAF
United States Air Force
iS. LABOR BOARD
war labor board
WAVELL
Archibald P. Wavell
FORT NELSON VICTORIA
Tati Nebon
Reiich
Colombia
John Hart
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bert Nelson
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