Krefeld Bombed In Massive RAF Night Raid
London report says Royal Air Force bombers hit Krefeld in a very heavy attack with up to a thousand bombers involved and 44 returning without. The German city, 10 miles southwest of Duisburg, industries steel works chemical plants and paper, with 170000 residents, experienced a terror raid as part of Allied strategic bombardment.
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Leo Y. Doland N
London
Royal Air Force
Rhineland
Krefeld
Air Ministry
Bomber Command
Ruhr
Duispurge
Cermian Radio
DNB
Elvil Wenabe Beara
New Castle Residents Miss Morning Air Alarm Test
In New Castle, many residents slept through a 4 40 am blackout test while others were awakened by alarms. The stretch marks the first day of summer and the longest daylight hours. A heavy truck collision on North Street near Mercer ended with minor disruption. A large squirrel caused a brief street interruption on North Mercer near Washington before heading toward the public library property.
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New Castle
Air Vale
Mercer Street
Washington Street
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hours ending 9 am show a high of 90 and a low of 62 with no precipitation. River stage recorded at 5.7 feet. For the same date last year, temperatures were 62 degrees as the minimum with no precipitation reported.
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United States
Noo
Yank Fliers Knock Out 23 Jap Zeros At Timor Island
Gen Douglas MacArthur's headquarters reported a second air victory over Japanese fliers and a two and a half hour assault on Pentoel base at Timor Island. Over Lae New Guinea Allied interceptors knocked out 23 of a 36 plane formation, with 14 crashed and nine in flames. The communique said their complete destruction is most probable and noted slight Allied damage.
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United Nations
Australia
Pentoel
Timor
Touglas MacArthur
Lae
New Guinea
Steel firm to idle six blast furnaces in walkout
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp says six furnaces will shut tomorrow and 138 more on Thursday due to a third wartime walkout by Western Pennsylvania soft coal miners. The move highs light a third of its Pittsburgh district capacity and follows coke production cuts at Clairton By-Products Coke Works. UMW protests and War Labor Board tensions frame the strike as leaders urge immediate return to work to avoid harming the war effort.
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Traternational News Service
Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corporation
Western Pennsylvania
United States Steel Corporation
Clairton By-Products Coke Works
War Labor Board
Smith-Connolly
U.M.W
Plans Progress For Second Front
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said preparations for an attack in Europe are going right along and that America will greatly augment its aircraft carrier fleet by year’s end. He declined to give figures but stated the fleet will be several times larger than the seven ships at Pearl Harbor and will carry the war into Japanese territory.
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Joseph A. Borson
A. Steel
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Europe
America
Notilla
Alles
United States
Olug
American Bombers Hit Belgian Targets in Allied Raid
A large force of American heavy bombers joined by British and Dominion aircraft bombed targets in Belgium after a major RAF night assault on Krefeld. The raid in the Ruhr valley of Germany followed heavy fighting and coordinated Allied air support.
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London
Ruhr
Germany
Belgium
United States
Royal Air Force
Krefeld
Chyternational
Fourth Eve N International News Honors Harrisburg Defense Councils
Harrisburg June 22 local defense councils totaling 1200 were authorized by the defense council to participate in Fourth celebrations. Dr Ralph C Hutchison executive director urged mobilization of all units with uniforms and insignia. Councils should plan rallies and parades where no other plans exist.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
The
Defense Council
Ralph C. Hutchison
Blame Riots On Hitler Agents Declared In New York
The Negro Labor Victory committee of Greater New York charged Detroit race riots are the work of "enemy agents" aiming to cripple war production and aid Hitler. In a telegram to President Roosevelt the group said the riots originate in Axis capitals and are carried out by fifth column appeasers.
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International News Service
New York
Detroit
Hitler
Negro Labor Victory Committee
Greater
Roosevelt
Federal Troops End Rioting In City Detroit
Detroit wired with martial order as 2,300 federal troops took over riot zones after the blackest day in history. Casualties included three whites and many Negroes, with over 200 wounded and 1,936 jailed in the crackdown.
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City OF
Detroit
Clyde
Reece
T. Nos
Roosevelt
Allied airmen bag 750 Japanese planes this year
In the Southwest Pacific Allied airmen report 750 Japanese warplanes destroyed this year with 80 claimed this year after a Sky victory. Records show 600 destroyed and 150 listed as probable while Allied losses run under one tenth of Nipponese. B-38 Lightnings fought over Lae and 23 of 36 Zeros were shot or damaged. B-25 Mitchells bombed Koepang near Timor.
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New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Lae
Koepang
Timor
Greensburg Drivers Strike Disrupts Pittsburgh War-Worker Service
Greensburg bus drivers at the Penn Trar Company branch in McKeesport staged a second walkout in a week, halting service for thousands of war workers across the Pittsburgh district as of June 22.
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Greensburg
Pittsburgh
Penn Trar Company
McKeesport
Dublin voters cast ballots in general election
International News Service reports on June 22 that Bire voters went to polling booths to decide if Eamon De Valera, premier for nearly eleven years, will be returned to office for another five year term.
Death Notices for Britton Greer Rice and More
Death notices list John Baptist Britton age 86 of 409 North Beaver Street Mrs Sarah Ann Greer age 83 of Darington Beaver Pally Road Evelyn Mac Rice age 17 of 037 Sampson Street Channery for Bush Marlonville Pa Mrs Mary Young Jarkins Eyans Cily as reported in local notices with details incomplete and partial addresses
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John Baptist Britton
North
Beaver Street
Sarah Ann Greer
Darington-Beaver Pally Road
Evelyn Mac Rice
Sampson Street
Channery For Bush
Marlonville
Mra
Mary Young Jarkins
Eyans Cily
Ickes And Lewis In Conference On Coal Strike
United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis and Coal Czar Harold L. Ickes met seeking a way to end the wartime coal strike. The War Labor Board planned to ask President Roosevelt to intervene, with no decision reached and plans discussed for government operation of mines if needed.
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Ickes
Lewis
Cinternational News Service
Washington
Harold TL. Tokes
United Mines Workers
John L. Lewis
Phillies J. Peck
United. Mine Workers
Harold L. Iykes
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
U S Bombers Follow British Night Attack In Daylight
Anglo American air blows peak in intensity with raids on Ruhr valley, Belgium, and the Italian mainland. An Allied fleet including 100 American B 17s struck Naples and Cancello, while bombers joined RAF assaults on Ixrefeld. The Axis faced a meticulously coordinated, vast offensive across fronts.
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U. S
Germany
Ruhr
Belgium
North Africa
First Presbytery Blood Drive Reports 146 Donors
On the first day at the First Presbyterian church mobile unit 146 people donated blood for the American Red Cross Lawrence county chapter. 143 were first timers wearing a temporary donor badge, with bronze permanent awards for their contribution. Mrs. John Blatt chaired the drive, with six nurses and a Pittsburgh chapter team assisting. Delays at start given, next donors scheduled for 1 16 PM with 200 donors planned for today.
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Blood Donor Service
American Red Cross
First Presbyterian Church
Tme
New Castle
John & Blatt
Lawrence County
Red Cross
Pittsburgh
Cig
G. A. Kagen
U.S. N.R
Lit
Olive Zeigler
Unis
Early Morning Air Raid Test Shocks Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports a statewide air raid drill as 10 million residents were awakened briefly. The 25 minute test began at 4 90 a m with red at 4 40 blue at 4 50 and all clear at 4 55 o clock. It was Pennsylvania s first early morning test and sixth daylight drill in the state.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Ion
New York City
Mormadige
Philadelphia
Grove City Bible School Cancelled for War Year
Grove City announces the annual Bible School at Grove City College, running since 1897, will not be held this summer due to war pressures on travel food and other factors. President Welr Keller expresses regret and hopes to resume after the war. Ministers from across the United States Scotland and England have attended in past summers.
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Grove City
Grove City College
Grove City Bible School
United States
Scotland
England
Welr
Keller
First Week Draws 3028 To Playgrounds
Formal opening of the city play grounds proved highly successful says Playgrounds Supervisor Alvin Brown. Across 12 grounds 3028 children enjoyed week long activities, with 99 children at the West Side site. One event as yet unannounced winner in a contest named A echeck er Lownament.
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Alvin Brown
West Side
Harris On Trail Of Meter Vandal
Arthur Harris of the city parking system pursues a vandal smashing glass in meters near Franks Grill on West Washington Street. Police say a New York ordinance imposes a stiff fine and imprisonment for tampering with a meter.
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Arthur Harris
Frank's Grill
West Washington Street
Second Front Call Issued By Soviet Russia
Moscow reports a June 22 communique marking Hitler's invasion 10 days ago and urging Allies to open a second front in Europe this year. It warns delaying the front would prolong the war and increase sacrifices while noting 1942’s absence allowed German offensives.
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Natalia Rene
Moscow
Russia
Hitler
Europe
High Command
Germany
Soviet Union
State Highway Engineer Arrives for City Route Study
John Mschroyer head of Pennsylvania's highway system proposed sending a highway engineer to inspect state highway continuations in the city. This morning William Stevens maintenance engineer from Pittsburgh district met with James Gibson city highways director and city engineer John Z Street. They toured routes to collect data for a forthcoming report to Commissioner Sehyroyer.
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John Mschroyer
Pennsylvania
William Stevens
Pittsburgh
James Gibson
John Z. Street
Sehyroyer
Germans Shift Troops to Italy Amid Invasion Threat
London dispatch reports large German forces and equipment being shifted to Italy. Nearly seven divisions believed to reinforce Apulian defenses in Sicily, raising invasion fears.
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Italy
International News
Sevive
London
Sicily
Sabotage Arrests by FBI in Rochester Case
The department of justice said the FBI arrested seven men in Rochester on charges of sabotage for faulty manufacture of incendiary penth grenades and hand grenades.
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Washington
Department of Justice
FBI
Roches
Allied bombers strike Naples and rail hubs in Italy
Allied air forces led by Gen Eisenhower launched a major offensive against northern Italy, with 100 Boeing flying fortresses and Wellington bombers targeting Naples port facilities and key factories and railway yards south of the city. The campaign, framed as pressuring Mussolini, aimed to devastate industrial zones across the mainland.
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International News Service
North Africa
Talian
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Naples
Pierre J. Husis
1. N.S
Mussolini
Mary
United States Air Force
Middle East
Reggioa- di Calabria
Surprise Air Raid Drill Awakens City at Unusual Hour
Early morning air raid sirens woke sleepers between 4:35 and 4:50 am for an eight blackout drill not marked as a test. The blue red and all clear signals occurred in quick succession exposing weaknesses in the system. Control center staff quickly notified Defense Council officials Louis B Round and Numa F Vital. 24 hour telephone service proved valuable as two lines relayed warnings. few homes had lights on during the drill.
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Centrol Center
Defense Council
Louis B. Round
Numa F. Vital
Blood Donation Call Amid Harsh Battlefield Warnings
A plea urges readers to donate blood even in hard times. It emphasizes that helping others may come back in need, noting the severity of a future crisis and the simple act of giving as essential when called upon. The message includes a grim wartime tone and stresses communal responsibility.
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