Looters and riots spark fears in Los Angeles and Tucson
June 15 report from Westbrook Pegler notes riots echo across cities from Los Angeles to Tucson with gangs clashing civilians and soldiers. Journalists debate causes, blaming social strife and racial tensions, while editors warn against scapegoating and counter propaganda amid rising violence and a noted riot averting incident.
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CAGO
Los Angeles
Tsar
Ican
Tucrz
Ead University
Minias
Spavone
Allied push, Sicily raids, Pantelleria gains noted
Allied headquarters report RAF Wellington bombers hit Messina with two ton blocks and incendiaries as Italy’s island defenses tighten. Preliminary air operations continue in Sicily and Pantelleria as Allied commands claim control of Lampione and other outposts, amid reports of heavy naval and air activity in the invasion region.
Lawmakers Weigh New Tax Bill And Retroactive Rates
Treasury Secretary and lawmakers discussed a new tax bill likely to be proposed this year and potential retroactive rates. The plan faced questions on timing and impact, with talks in Congress involving Democratic leaders and Ways and Means members about draft measures and the effects of wartime tax burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Teu Txing
Eireman Doughion
Democrat Cardam
Ingbion
Ways and Means
Addifo
Boughton
Morgenthau
George
Byrd
Virginia
Cooper
Tennes- Disney
Oklahoma
Bers
Fred Vinson
Daniel W. Bell
Joh Paul
General Stilwell Arrives in Chungking After Allied Talks
June 15. General Joseph W. Stilwell, chief of allied forces in China, lands by plane after a six-girdling trip to Washington for conferences with allied leaders. He is greeted at the airfield by General Thomas Hearn and staff. Stilwell left here April 20 and was in Washington during meetings with President and Prime Minister Churchill. He then traveled via London and Cairo, stopping briefly in both cities for further conferences.
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Wungking
Joseph W. Stilwell
China
Washington
Well
Thomas Hearn
Joseph Stilwell
Inington
Churchill
Prime Churchill
Lon
Cairo
War Strike Plants Ontario Quebec War Industry Workers
About 10 000 war industry workers in Ontario and Quebec walked out seeking higher wages or union recognition. Major impact hit the Quebec shipyards with 7 000 striking last night. Strikes also hit Lachine near Montreal 1500 AF of L affiliated workers, Hamilton Galt Kitchener Ontario steel plants, and the 3% Peck Rolling mill in Montreal. The Canadian Congress of Labor urged federal action for collective bargaining and union recognition while criticizing government controls on labor.
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Toronto
Ontario
Quebec
Canadian Congress of Labor
Lachine
Montreal
A. F of L
Dominion Engineering Works
Hamilton
Galt
Kitchener
Peck
United Steel Workers of America
Presumed Lost: Cmdr John R. Craig of Grampus Missing
Lieutenant Commander John Richard Craig, 36, of Jacksonville, Florida, commanding officer of the submarine Grampus, and its sister Amberjack, are reported by the Navy as having failed to return from patrol operations in undisclosed areas and presumed lost. Craig had earned the Navy Cross for heroic combat action against Japanese forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Richard Craig
Jacksonville
Fla
United States
Grampus
Navy
Delay Seen in Father Draft as Officials Move to Speed Induction
Washington reports a potential delay in drafting fathers until about October 1 as selective service issues new rules to speed induction of 18 to 25 year olds. The plan hinges on occupational deferments and extends beyond August 1, with fathers listed only if deferment beyond October 1 is sought and many details depend on Navy physical standards changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Selective Service
Ional
House
Navy says 12 more Japanese ships sunk in Pacific
Secretary Knox told reporters eight American submarines lost earlier in the war have been replaced many times over. Navy reports show 12 more Japanese ships sunk and five damaged, bringing total destroyed or damaged to 26. He noted steady fleet growth and that crews are learning the trade as undersea forces continue patrols in the Pacific.
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Washington
Navy
Knox
Gay
United States
Pacific
Unseen Shot Kills Tallulah Youth
James Williams an 18-year-old Tallulah resident was fatally shot at 1 30 am while riding in an open car with 11 other youths. A mystery bullet struck him in the head as two shots were fired into the darkness. Williams died before reaching Madison Sanitarium. Funeral services planned in Brookhaven. Williams survived by his parents and one sister.
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Tallulah
James Williams
H. C. Massey
Williams
E. R. Williams
Tallulah Ice and Cold Storage Company
Brookhaven
Miss
Madison Sanitarium
Williams Funeral Home
Hartman
Senate Hones $226 Million Appropriations Bill
Washington June 15 The Senate advances a $226,105,758 appropriations bill after passing a McKellar measure to require most government workers earning 4500 or more annually to be confirmed. The plan allocates $33,940,308 for civilian pilot training to 8,648 students with 7,200 instructor graduates aimed at Army needs.
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Washington
Senate
McKellar
Roosevelt
Chamber
Tennessee
House
McCarran
Nevada
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Appropriations Committee
Army
Congress
Mass evacuation from western Germany amid heavy Allied raids
Swiss reports from Bern note mass evacuations across western German cities after 180 Allied raids and 600 air alarms. Nazi papers urged rural hosts to shelter refugees, citing necessity over comfort. Duesseldorf and other bombed cities are key evacuation targets with both evacuees and hosts expressing resentment.
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Bern
Switzerland
Germany
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Duesseldorf
Berlin
Das Reich
Carney seeks bombing Tokyo after pardon
P Boater Carney of Louisiana and Chennaults Flying Tigers says he wants to help bomb Tokyo. President Roosevelt granted Carney a full pardon for involuntary killing in a Chinese village. He recalls 60+ firefights and a near-fatal bicycle escape from a bombed air field.
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Baton Rouge
P .Boater Carney
China
Chennault
Flying Tigers
Tokyo
Roosevelt
Carney
Louisiana State University
Army Air Forces
Chine
Jap bombers strike Guadalcanal no losses reported
Washington reports Japanese bombers dropped a small number of bombs on Guadalcanal Sunday night with no damage to personnel or material. Navy communique No. 412 notes that daylight and night actions included damaging a Japanese reconnaissance bomber, while Guadalcanal had last been attacked May 23.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
Navy
South Pacific
Wickard Speaks in Mississippi during rural conference
Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard spoke at a rural life conference in Mississippi and Louisiana leaders, urging farmers to aid dairy herd replenishment in Europe after victory. He warned of dairy shortages in the United States and noted wheat supplies remain ample despite use in livestock feed and alcohol production. He urged southern communities to boost dairy output and highlighted church roles in wartime peace.
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Columbia
Miss
Claude R. Wickard
Wickard
America
Europe
Secretary of Agriculture
Mississippi
Louisiana
United States
Cemada
South
Pascagoula, Miss
Wisconsin
Jackson, Miss
Minnesota
Rome Radio Calls On People To Stand By For Allied Attack
A Rome radio announcer urged Italians to stand by for an allied invasion as warships and transports mass in the Sicilian strait following Lampione’s capture. Axis bombers attacked landing craft and transports while forecasts of a Sicily or Sardinia strike ran through London and North Africa reports.
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Daniel de Luce
North Africa
Wellington
Messina
Allied
Tyrrhenian Sea
Italy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rome
London
Traliani
Berlin
Avita
Bizerte
Sicily
Pantelleria
Rome Radio
Sicilian
Exis
London Express
Mediterranean
Portugal
Lampione
Lampedusa
Haly
R. A. PF
Reuters
DNB
Associated Press
Bone
al- Serian
Malta
Daily Herald
Sardinia
One Man Food Boss Asked by House Agriculture Committee
Fifteen members of the House Agriculture Committee told President Roosevelt they want a single head over all food program phases. They left without clear encouragement. Chairman Fulmer, Byrnes, and Vinson discussed a bill creating a unified food administrator with broad powers. Fulmer promised to consult Byrnes before action.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
White House
Fulmer
South Carolina
Congress
James F. Byrnes
Fred M. Vinson
Byrnes
Representative Hope
Kansas
First arrivals on New Orleans clipper claim notable firsts
June 15 7 Several lists marked the arrival of the first travelers by clipper through New Orleans. C Anastasio Somoza son of Nicaragua’s president led as first off duty diplomat. Mrs Gerldes Wall of Atlanta first mother with child on the new route via Guatemala and Yucatan forests. Rabel Rourke-Puga a Chile dress shop owner claimed first businesswoman use. Ofelia Villamil of Merida first Mexican woman to fly direct to the United States. Maria Vaneva a 22 year old Soviet bomber pilot earned Patriotic War order after 125 front flights in 70 days and was gravely wounded on last mission.
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New Orleans
Clipper
C. Anastasio Somoza
Nicaragua
Gerldes Wall
Atlanta
Guatemala
Yucatan
Balboa
W. L. Gay
Wayne Davis Wall
Rabel Rourke-Puga
Santiago
Chile
New York
Ofelia Villamie
Merida
Moscow
Maria Vaneva
Order of Patriotic War
Maria
Watkins Reported Missing in Action in Navy
Ensign Grayson Bernard Watkins of the United States naval reserve, previously listed as killed, is now reported missing in action. The navy announces the update through the Eighth naval district headquarters. His wife, Helen Smith Watkins of Monroe, has been notified.
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New Orleans
Grayson Bernard Watkins
United States Naval Reserve
Navy Department
Eighth Naval District
Helen Smith Watkins
Park Avenue
Monroe
Air Raids Hit Oberhausen As 18 Planes Lost In Ruhr Attacks
London reports the R A F carried out mass night raids on Ruhr targets focusing Oberhausen near Essen. Nearly two dozen bombers reported missing after the strikes while daylight sorties over Pas de Calais area netted several German fighters. Berlin said Oberhausen raid caused casualties and heavy damage among civilians.
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London
Ruhr
Oberhausen
Essen
Continent
Pas de Calasis
Germany
Berlin
Associated Press
Obere
Clemency appeal for Dr. James Monroe Smith in New Orleans
District Judge Charles A. Holcombe and 39 legislators urged Louisiana's pardon board to commute the 8 to 24 year prison term of Dr. James Monroe Smith, former LSU president, now 54, serving for forgery and obtaining money under false pretenses. The board took the case under advisement as Smith seeks time served to resolve a related 31 month federal sentence for mail fraud.
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New Orleans
Charles A. Holcombe
East Baton Rouge Parish
State Pardon Board
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Smith
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Holcombe
Der
Dr Smith
Anegola
Willkie Brother Calls For Change In 1946 Policy
New Orleans reports Herman F. Willkie brother of Wendell Willkie urged a national program of productivity and economic reform, arguing for change in administration in 1946 and warning against staying with the current leadership. He stressed human mind development and leadership in production while noting his role with J E Seagram and Sons and an upcoming talk with Young Men's Business club.
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New Orleans
Herman F. Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
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