Unions Clash Over Bridges Deportation Controversy
June report from San Francisco accuses Communist propaganda agencies of glorifying Bridges, an Australian union leader facing deportation suspension. Bridges allegedly seeks an Atlantic coast beachhead and coordinated efforts with rival AFL unions to control loading operations, while officials and the Pacific Lime Industry Board dispute his claimed wartime efficiency and production rhetoric.
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N Francisco
C. S O
Pacific Coast
Arry Bridges
Atlantic
Jongen
Bridges
New York
Washington
Tien
Crable Ballyhoo
Allied attempt to land on Lampedusa repulsed
Reports from Rome and Berlin claim an Allied assault on Lampedusa, the desert island off Tunisia, was repulsed by Italian defenses after a commando raid. Axis broadcasts suggested possible future action, while London remained cautious and did not confirm the claim.
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London
Rome
Berlin
Italy
Lampedusa
Axis
Vichy
DNB
Lampeduss
Sousse
Tunisian
Sicily
Mediterranean
Maly
Ialian
Prees
Churchill Says Big Allied Invasion Near As U Boat Menace Eases
London reports Churchill told the Commons a large scale invasion of Europe is approaching and that the Axis threat is being reduced by air power and submarines. He noted long range air operations and cited Allied gains in Tunisia and Stalingrad as key turning points, with hopes of accelerating aid to Russia and China.
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London
Churchill
Commons
Europe
Washington
Mediterranean
Lampedusa
Rome
United States
Tunisia
Stalingrad
Germany
Russia
China
Marshal Stalin
America
Pacific
Japan
Eighth Army
Tripolitania
Lord Cranborne
Retailer vital to wartime supply voiced by Crown
A wartime address advocates treating retailers as essential to the war effort. Crown urges official recognition of retailers alongside producers, noting retailers enable consumer access to food and goods. He calls for practical regulation and targeted manpower, transport, and distribution support, criticizing excessive rhetoric.
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Fedon
Crown
Con
Dispute Over Pay Again Reaches War Board
In Washington on June 4 the soft coal operators and John L. Lewis workers resumed talks to resolve portat orial pay conflicts. After a two hour meeting both sides remained pessimistic about a voluntary agreement. The War Labor Board may set a temporary settlement based on prior travel time studies, as a new study of travel could be undertaken.
Lowery Rites Set Thursday
The funeral for Mrs. George H. Lowery, died suddenly at The Cedars on Riverside Drive, will be held at her residence Thursday at 6 30 p.m. Interment will be in Hasley cemetery. Mrs. Lowery, born Pearl Connaughton of West Monroe, is survived by her husband, son George H. Lowery Jr, two grandchildren, and several siblings. She was noted for bird study and nature work with Boy Scouts and local youth groups.
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George H. Lowery
the Cedars
Riverside Drive
Hasley Cemetery
Mulhearn
Lowery
Pearl Connaughton
West Monroe
George H. Lowery, Jr
Louisiana State University
Jeanette Pear
Carol Lynn Lowery
Kelma Connaughton
Ernest Fuller
Detroit
Mich
D. P. 4Yrant
Bonifay
Pla
Henry Curry
Dallas
Tex
Walter Connaughton
Robert Connaughton
Admirals King and Nimitz in Parley on War Plans
Admiral Ernest J. King met on the West Coast with Admiral Chester W. Nimitz to discuss war plans linked to North Africa conferences. The informal talks touched on strategic plans developed by British and American officers with President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill and were conveyed to field commanders.
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Washington
Ernest J. King
West
Chester W. Nimitz
North Africa
George C. Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Marshall
King
United States
Roosevelt
Church
Zoot Suits Disrobed By Service Men In L A
In Los Angeles on June 4 civil and military police dispersed thousands after a night of disorders as sailors and soldiers ferreted out zoot suited youths. By 1 a.m. 24 civilians 11 sailors and 5 soldiers were arrested for disturbing the peace. Over three nights 109 youths jailed for vagrancy amid clashes with service members and fans. Police Chief Horrall called a general riot alarm summoning 1909 officers. Navy shore patrols patrolled the streets with jeeps and troops to theaters cafes and arcades.
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Los Angeles
C. B. Horrall
Navy
US Forces Destroy 19 Japanese Planes Near Russell Islands
United States fighter planes shot down 19 Japanese Zero fighters and damaged six more near the Russell Islands in the Solomons. Seven American planes were lost but three pilots saved. Navy communique notes June 7 air battle and confirms enemy casualties, with further reports of Attu Island losses and ongoing Pacific operations.
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Washington
United States
Russell Islands
Solomons
Navy
Solomon Islands
South Pacific
North Pacific
Attu Island
Chichagof Valley
Guadalcanal
Bougainville
Louisiana state guardsmen called to Baton Rouge
Two guard companies from Lake Charles and Baton Rouge assembled at the old statehouse after a brief drill. They were dismissed with no official comment as rumors circulated they faced deployment to Plaquemines parish amid a sheriff appointment dispute. About 20 guardsmen in total returned home after mobilization talks between Governor Jones and Brigadier General Porter.
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Baton Rouge
New State Guard
Lake Charles
Morning Advocate
Plaquemines Parish
Battle Commands For New Allied Blows In Transit
Allied blows against Japan appeared in transit as Admiral King met with Nimitz on the west coast while Churchill praised American sea power. Knox suggested such talks could relay the Churchill Roosevelt meeting. Chiang Kai Shek's forces, aided by American planes, claimed victory over Japanese drives along the upper Yangtze threatening Ichang. Burma front saw US air strikes fire barracks and machine gunned troops near Wehsi as monsoon rains slowed ground action. Japanese claim continued attacks on eastern India with 63 Allied planes shot down and 49 damaged, a figure unconfirmed by the Allies.
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Associated Press
Japan
Washington
Ernest J. King
Chester W Nimtz
Churchill
London
America
Frank Knox
King
Nimitz
George C. Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Africa
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Yangtze River
Chiang
Ichang
Burma
United States
Wehsi
Myitkying
Tokyo
India
Zero Hour In Russia Intensifies War Of Attrition
German air raids on Gorki, 250 miles east of Moscow, mark a shift toward a war of attrition as observers foresee imminent decisive action. Soviet reports say 752 German planes were destroyed last weekend with 212 Russian losses, while fighting near Sevsk and Belgorod, and renewed troop concentrations, underscore the front’s tense hinge in the south-central sector.
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Moscow
Gorki
Volga
Berlin
Ford
Bryansk
Gomel
France
Belgorod
Kharkov
Soviet
Monitor
London
Sevsk
Deluge Of Bombs And Fire Hits Pantelleria
Allied air forces pound Pantelleria with planes from Fortresses to Warhawks, smoke rising 4000 feet and drifting toward Sicily. Eleven enemy planes downed, two Allied aircraft lost. Italys claim of Lam Pedusa landing repelled. Gunners claim six downed in the raid, Warhawks downed four more. The Italian garrison remains steadfast amid near continuous action.
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North Africa
Italy
Pantelleria
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sicily
Rome
Lampedusa
Tunisian
Eisenhower
Messina
Trapani
Chilean cabinet reshuffle follows crisis in Chile
Santiago Chile June 8 Vice Admiral Julio Allard Pinto became minister of interior in a new cabinet named by President Juan Antonio Rios after a government crisis that postponed his Washington trip. General Oscar Escudero was named defense minister. Five resigning ministers were reappointed after Morales quit, citing attacks from his Radical party.
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Santiago
Chile
Julio Allard Pinto
Interior
Juan Antonio Rios
Washington
Oscar Escudero
Paul Morales
Rios
United States
Morales
Radical
Paraguay’s Morinigo arrives for U S state visit
President Higinio Morinigo of Paraguay lands in Miami en route to a United States state visit. Delays trimmed military honors as he plans talks with Roosevelt, a tour of the Naval Academy, and visits to war plants in Detroit and Buffalo before traveling to New York, Mexico, Peru, and Chile.
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Fla
Higinio Morinigo
Paraguay
United States
Morinigo
Roosevelt
Washington
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Detroit
Buffalo
New York City
Mexico
Peru
Chile
Asuncion
Roosevelt Shooting Inquest Held In Norristown Pa
An inquest into the death of Lewis Hutchinson Jr 11 was set for Tuesday in Norristown Delaware County. Officials said 10 year old William Donner Roosevelt son of Colonel Elliott Roosevelt and grandson of the president claimed the rifle discharged accidentally while he tried to reach arrows. The 22 caliber bullet struck Hutchinson in the chest and he died en route to Bryn Mawr hospital.
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Lewis Hutchinson, Jr
W. J. Rushong
Delaware County
William B. McClenacan
William Donner Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Young Hutchinson McClenahan
Billy
Peter Reilly
Young Roosevelt
Lewis
Rushome
McClenacan
Hutchinson
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Elizabeth Donner Winsor
Roosevelt
Ardmore
Episcopal Academy
Winsor
French War Cabinet Named as Algiers Announces Unity
The new French empire government in Algiers forms a war cabinet with 11 commissioners headed by General Giraud and Charles de Gaulle. Roles cover foreign affairs armaments colonies and more while the war ministry seat awaits completion.
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Algiers
Dreas
Axis
Were
Committee of National Liberation
Henri Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
Rene Massigli
Georges Catroux
Jean Monnet
Rene Pleven
Rene Meyer
Henri Bonnet
Andre Philp
Jules Abadie
Andrew Diethelm
Adrien Tixier
Alphonse Georges
War Ministry
Louisianians among 286 soldiers killed in action
War department lists 286 U S soldiers killed in action including Louisiana First Lieutenant Raymond T Siegel Baton Rouge, Technical Sergeant Donald C Dailey Lafayette, Private Ray H Martin Ida Mississippi, Corporal Henry St Anthony Corinth, and Private First Class George Farris Vicksburg.
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Washington
War Department
United States
Louisiana
Raymond T. Siegel
Rose Siegel
Camelia Avenue
Baton Rouge
Donald C. Dailey
Mary C. Dailey
Dudley Avenue
Lafayette
Ray H. Martin
Anna Dodd
Ida
Mississippi
Henry St. Anthony
Cora Hughes
Route 1
Corinth
George Farris
Minnie F. Harris
Farmer Street
Vicksburg
Argentina Swears In Ramirez a Neutrality Pledge
Argentina’s June government headed by Pedro Ramirez vows neutrality for the present and loyal cooperation with American nations. The new cabinet includes eight military members and one civilian, as Rawson’s short regime collapses amid rapid political change.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Pedro Ramirez
Americas
Ramirez
Arturo Rawson
Ramon S. Castillo
Republic of
Congress
Rawson
4-H Club Members At L S A Meeting
Baton Rouge Louisiana June 4 H club boys and girls, 850 strong, plus parish agents and leaders totaling about 1040, gathered on the Louisiana State University campus for the 30th annual short course. Girls cooked bread, ironed dresses, and exhibited canned fruits and vegetables while boys judged dairy and beef cattle in the livestock pavilion. Poultry and gardening displays complemented the program as 4 H reporters prepared a daily paper. District contest winners were to be announced late today and state champions named at tonight s evening program.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Subside Payments Face Senate Scrutiny and Cuts
Washington lawmakers opened a drive against government subsidy payments for farm products. Senators from the agriculture and banking committees pressed OPA officials on meat and butter price rollbacks and potential extensions to other foods. Debate centers on inflation risks and impact on small producers while foes push anti subsidy measures and broader borrowing limits.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Smith
South Carolina
Bushfield
South Dakota
Aiken
Vermont
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate Banking Committee
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Bankhead
Democrat
Alabama
Banking Committee
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