American Bombers Strike At Foggia On Italian Mainland
Washington hearing reveals Kibeoo K Haan of the Korean National Front and Sino Korean Peoples League warned of a Japanese plan to attack the United States mainland this summer. On October 2 1841 Haan submitted documents to the Howe immigration committee with attack details, and committee members apologized for not heeding the warning.
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Kibeoo K. Haan
Washington
Korean
Natone Front Federation
Sino-Korean Peoples’ League
Japan
United States
Haan
Howe Immigration Committee
Cemmnttee
Westbrook Pegler attacks Curran and union influence
A Westbrook Pegler column accuses Joseph Curran of controlling the National Maritime Union and pushing pro Communist lines on the East Coast. Pegler details deferment disputes, union actions funding Curran, and calls for government handling of the merchant marine amid wartime pressures.
Attu Island Advance Reports Japanese Losses
US Army troops advance toward Chichagof harbor on Attu Island, linking three columns and driving Japanese forces from the area. Communique No. 37 notes heavy enemy casualties during May 29 to 30 operations, while air units bombed Japanese positions including Kiski and camp areas near Gertrude.
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Iston
Jed States Army
Chichagof Harbor
United States Army
Kiski
Gertrude
WAAC Center to Be Discontinued
Washington June 1 The army announced it would discontinue its fifth WAAC training center with headquarters at Camp Ruston Louisiana and facilities at Camp Polk Camp Monticello Additional facilities at first WAAC centers allow retirement of personnel from the fifth to Fort Des Moines Dayona Beach Fort Oglethorpe Fort Devens
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Washington
Women's Armyiliary Corps Training Center
Amp Ruston
Camp Polk
Camp Monticello
WAAC
Army
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Dayona Beach
Fla
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Devens
Mass
Byrnes presses unity plan for war mobilization
Spartanburg uproar follows Byrnes assignment as director of war mobilization. He promises to streamline agencies into an efficient war machine and urges government officials to work as a team. His outline remains guarded as he addresses a home-front crowd at a local celebration.
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Spartanburg
S.C
Dapnes F. Byrnes
America
Spertanbarg
Byrnes
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Amer
Crest predictions boosted for lower Mississippi and Atchafalaya
New Orleans June 1 P The high water crest projections are raised for the lower Mississippi Valley with the river expected to top stages across the stretch early this month P J Naughton river forecaster cites Cairo flow rises as cause Forecasts show Baton Rouge 37 feet Donaldsonville 20.2 feet New Orleans 175 feet then Natchez and Atchafalaya levels to lift through June 10 Mississippi at Vicksburg Arkansas City 45 feet and Memphis 38 feet with Atchafalaya crest near 37.5 feet at Melville and Morgan City 6reet risks.
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New Orleans
Misssissippi
P. J. Naughton
Cairo
Natchez
Atchafalaya Wold
Baton Rouge
Donaldsonville
Vicksburg
Arkansas City
Memphis
Atchafalaya
Melville
Morgan City
American air force bombards Foggia and Sardinia in North Africa
Allied headquarters report heavy bombers struck Foggia mainland destroying air field buildings and railway yards while Liberators and Lightnings hit Sardinia. Four enemy planes were downed for two Allied losses as air operations continued across Pantelleria Tunisia Sicily and western Greece coast.
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North Africa
Pantelleria
Sardinia
Italy
Foggia
Foggia Sirdrome
Air Command
Allied
James H. Doolittle
Strategic Air Force
Middle East
Pantellorig
Tunisia
Sicily
Cairo
Greece
Rumania Defies German Demands Amid War Pressure
An Ankara dispatch reports a bitter clash between Germany and Romania over demands for heavier sacrifices from Romanian troops on the Russian front and larger food contributions. Romanian leaders and people doubt Germany can win the war, while von Killinger and the German mission push for intensified Axis pressure as Russia may soon launch a major offensive.
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Ankara
Turkey
Germany
Rumania
Romania
Hitler
Baron Manfred von Killinger
Russia
Italian Chief of Staff Relieved and Replaced
An Associated Press report states General Ezio Rosi was relieved as chief of staff of the Italian army and named commander of an army group. The Berlin radio dispatch notes that Mario Roatta had previously held the post, and that Vittorio Ambrosio and Alfredo Cuggioni also held top commands in the Italian army.
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Associated Press
Ezio Rosi
Berlin
Rome
Mario Roatta
Vittorio Ambrosio
Alfredo Cuggioni
Germans Open Ten Killed in Two Attacks Raid Britain
Allied and Soviet reports describe German counterattacks along the Donets front near Lishchansk with heavy losses, while Berlin claims gains near Smolensk. RAF fighter sweeps over the southeast coast resume as daylight bombing follows reported night raids near Calais. Four killed and three wounded by a direct bomb hit on a suburban shelter in London amid renewed sirens and home destruction.
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Britain
London
Lishchansk
Donets River
Smolensk
Moscow
Berlin
Channel
Calais
France
Low Coun
New Bond Sale to Start June 15 in War Effort
Washington reports a large inflow of money at $148 billion yearly and the treasury will launch a new bond sale campaign on June 15. The slogan Figure It Out For Yourself will guide the next drive. Payroll deductions will have fixed quotas for 196,000 firms with at least 10 percent of gross payroll. Families are urged to estimate their bond purchases using the slogan.
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Washington
Treasury
Dependency ends as draft deferments shrink in 1944
Washington says dependency alone will nearly vanish as a reason to defer fathers from military service by year end. McNutt states only 22 of every 100 able bodied fathers will be deferred then, with induction of family heads to start August 1. Navy loosens standards, but overall effect is a delay rather than exemption.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Navy
McNutt
Army
Orice Arena
Chinese Crush Japanese Forces Near Chungking In Major Victory
Allied air support helps Chinese troops drive back five Japanese divisions toward Ichang, trapping survivors in a big encirclement. Chinese advances recapture towns, with Japanese losses running into thousands as air raids devastate Ichang airfield and other targets. Burma battle described as localized fights near the Chin hills, while MacArthur’s bombers hit Lae in a large New Guinea raid.
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Associated Press
China
Japan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chungking
Ichang
Changyang
Tungting Lake
Burma
Chin Hills
Burma-India Frontier
Arrakan
Bay of Bengal
Arakan
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Lae
New Guinea
Ickes orders Louisiana oil shift to ease east coast supply
Petroleum Administrator Ickes orders a full rearrangement of gasoline supply in Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Six states are divided into eleven zones with neutral areas to ensure local needs are met from nearest sources, reducing transportation bottlenecks to the east coast shortage region.
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Washington
Ickes
Texas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Arkansas
Mississippi
Henry Ford Heads Ford Motor Company Direction
Henry Ford was elected president of Ford Motor Company in Detroit, succeeding the late Edsel Ford. New officers include Charles Sorensen as vice president, B. R. Craig as vice president and treasurer, H. L. Moekle as secretary and assistant treasurer, and H. E. Schlechter as assistant secretary and treasurer. Directors named include Henry Ford, Henry Ford II, Benson Ford, Mrs Eleanor Ford, Harry M Bennett, M. L Bricker, B J Craig, and R R Rausch.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Edse] Beyan
Ford
Charles E. Sorensen
B. 2. Craig
H. L. Moekle
H. E. Schlechter
Oar Ford II
Benson Ford
Charles
Eleanor Ford
E. Ford
Harry M. Bennett
M. L. Bricker
B. J. Craig
R. R. Rausch
Henry Ford II
Edsel Ford
Company
Lake Charles plants viewed by national war officials
Executives from war, navy, rubber, petroleum and war production toured Lake Charles to inspect facilities touted as crucial in the national production program. Ralph K. Davies highlighted Cities Service installations as uniquely designed for 100 octane aviation gasoline and butadiene for rubber, while William Jeffers predicted postwar viability and efficiency advantages.
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Lake Charles
Navy
America
Ralph K. Davies
Cities Service Company
Lake Charles Deep Sea Waterway
William M. Jeffers
Conviction Of 3 Gangsters Upheld In Rosen Killing
The US Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction of Louis Buchalter Emanuel Weiss and Louis Capone for the 1936 slaying of Brooklyn storekeeper Joseph Rosen. Justices Murphy and Jackson did not participate and Black noted possible dismissal of the petition.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louis
Lepke
Buchalter
Emanuel Weiss
Louis Capone
Murder, Inc
Sing Sing
Joseph Rosen
Brooklyn
Justice Roberts
Rosen
Murphy
Jackson
Justice Black
Dewey
Weiss
Capone
Veey
Atto
Coal Miners Stay Home As UMW Strike Halts Pits
President Roosevelt warned a rare strike would not be tolerated as John L. Lewis led nearly all United Mine Workers away from government pits. The stoppage halted coal flow with most mines idle in Pennsylvania and West Virginia while negotiations lingered on portal-to-portal pay. Some mines operated with nonunion or independent crews as talks continued.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Unite Mine
A. F. L. Progression Mine Workers Union
Lewis
White House
Alhough
Ickca
Pennsylviania
West Virginia
Ohio
Tom Starks
Republican Leaders Plan Prewar Platform Meet in Midwest
Washington reports that GOP leaders may call a midwestern meeting this summer to draft a 1944 platform. A 49 member postwar advisory council including governors, senators, and representatives would guide a peace time program. The move echoes 1940s preconvention practices aimed at shaping the party’s postwar strategy.
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Washington
Middle West
Chaiman Harrison E
Spanegler
Allies Ready for a Decisive Year This Year
West Point June 1 General Henry H Arnold told the graduating class that enemy morale is cracking under Allied aerial bombardment and the handwriting on the wall is clear for Germany Italy and Japan. He warned that enemies remain well equipped and dangerous despite the blowtorch of war, noting air transport delivered 1800 planes across major theaters in May with expected reliability.
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West Point
N. Y
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
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Calif
Joseph Curran
National Maritime
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Ter Curran
Ulless
York
Dan Tobin
Teamsters
Jimmy Petrillo
Chicago
Curtain
Frank Knox
U. 5
APS
SeLender
Chichoarbor
Norma Shearer
Wings
Martin Arrouge
Santa Monica
United States Naval Air Station
Paul E. Gillespie
Arrouge
Nai-Held Channel Coast
Gerard Bradford, Jr
Mobile
Ala
Thurmond Edgar Robertson
S. C
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Bradford
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