Invasion orders discussed at North Africa conference
Allied leaders including Winston Churchill and General George Marshall met in Tunisia to plan a major strike against the Axis. Bombers from Africa and the Middle East conducted raids on Taranto, Italy, and Sicily, with further targets in Calabria and Syracuse as Allied forces prepare for a Europe invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
North Africa
Winston Churchill
U. S
Hief
George Marshall
Alan Brooke
North African
Grottaglio Nicarame
Taranto
Italy
Keith K. Kempton
St. Joseph
Sicily
Pantelleria
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Northwest Africa
Catanzaro
Syracuse
Royal Air Force
London
Churchill
Europe
Algiers
Gibaltar
Leington
Roosevelt
Washington
Mediterranean
Sardinia
Crete
Dodecanese
Fisenhower
Imperial General Staff
Gibraltar
Eisenhower
Anthony Fden
Authoritative Press Association
Eden
Coal Strike Threatens Again Over Wage Talks Deadline
The United Mine Workers threaten a second strike if no wage hour deal is reached by June 20. The 530,000 miners resume work Monday, with logic tying to war-time needs and government controls. Officials blame operators for delaying talks while seeking WLB approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Mine Workers
UMW
War Labor Board
WLB
United Mine Workers of America
Roosevelt
Solid Fuels
Harold L. Ickes
John L. Lewis
Ickes
Shoe Stamp Deadline Near In Des Moines OPA Reminder
Des Moines customers with lay-away shoes must claim by end of business June 15 to use shoe stamp No 17 in the transaction, says the Des Moines district of the OPA. The rule does not apply if the stamp was left with the dealer when placing the Jay-away order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Moines
Des Moines
OPA
Midway Battle Report and World War II Milestones
On June 5 1942 Admiral Nimitz reported Japanese attacks on Midway Island failed with damage to carriers cruisers and transports. The British Admiralty noted the safe arrival in India of a largest convoy with no casualties. Roosevelt warned Japan of retaliation including poison gas if warfare continued. New York City experienced its first citywide blackout covering 320 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chester W. Nimitz
U.S. Pacific
Midway Island
India
Roosevelt
U. S
Japan
New York City
Body Recovered for Ensign Raymond Frisch in Airline Collision
Ensign Raymond E. Frisch 28, son of Mr and Mrs August Frisch, was killed in a collision between a naval training aircraft and another plane over New Orleans on Wednesday. Coast Guardsmen located the body. Frisch, who had three brothers, moved with his family to Velwe in two years ago from Sumner. He owned a plane on a farm before moving, took flying lessons at Waterloo and attended the Lockheed Aeronautic School in California, and would have received his wings in a few days. He has been in service since November 23 of last year.
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Ensign Raymond E. Frisch
August Frisch
Frederick
New Orleans
Coast
Ensign Frisch
Walter
Army Air Corps
Salt Lake
Utah
Clarence
Robert
Redonda Beach
Calif
Frisch
Velwein
Sumner
Orel Targeted by Mass Red Raid in World War II
Soviet dispatch reports fifty hundred long-range bombers struck Orel, the German bastion on the southern front, igniting fires seen for miles. The raid hit rail lines, munition depots, and fuel dumps with demolition bombs, with only one Soviet plane lost. Orel remained the lone southern front anchor amid a large winter offensive, as Kursk saw heavy German air raids with 162 planes downed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Orel
Red Army
Bryansk
Kursk
G A R Encampment in Davenport Sunday
The 69th annual Iowa department Grand Army of the Republic encampment opens Sunday in Davenport with only 30 living G A R members in Iowa attending. Commander John M. Gudgel of Shenandoah leads, as multiple affiliated groups hold concurrent events and a parade is planned midweek. Officers will be elected at opening sessions.
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Davenport
Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
In Blue
John M. Gudgel
Shenandoah
Ladies of
Women’s Relief Corps
Daughters of Union Veterans
Sons of Union Veterans
Auxiliary
Sons of the Union Veterans
Ladies of the
Auxiliary of the
Women's Relief Corps
Chinese retake important base in central China drive out Japanese
Chinese forces recaptured key base at Kungan near Shasi and cleared the south Yangtze shore. They also struck Ichang outer defenses, recaptured Meitseya, and repelled enemy moves north of Suihsien. Command reports large enemy losses and disrupted river traffic as Ting Ting lake area operations continue.
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Chungking
Kungan
China
Ichang
Yingtze
Hupeh
Meitseya
Suihsien
Hankow
Chikutien
Shasi
Lake Tung Ting
Tung Ting
Yangtze
Central
Tangyang
Tung Ting Lake
Ting Ting Lake
Traitor Stephan To Hang July 2
Federal Judge Arthur J. Tuttle orders Max Stephan a Detroit restaurateur and German native to be hanged July 2 for treason. This marks the third execution date set after the Supreme Court denied relief on Stephan’s conviction and death sentence. The execution will occur at Milan, Michigan, in the U. S. correctional institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Arthur J. Tuttle
Max Stephan
Stephan
Germany
Supreme Court
U. S. Correctional Institute
Milan
Mich
Tuttle
Roosevelt
American Civil Liberties Union
Broadcasters Warn Free Radio Faces Peril After Court Ruling
The National Association of Broadcasters executive board warned that a May 16 Supreme Court decision upholding the FCC’s authority to regulate radio networks gravely jeopardizes free radio in America. The group said success hinges on serving the listening public, and urged hearings to separate broadcasting from utilities. The board also opposed government funds for advertising or subsidies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Association of Broadcasters Executive Board
Supreme Court
Federal Communications Commission
America
Association
Burton K. Wheeler
D. Mont
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Wheeler
Harlan Man Named New State OPA Chief
Raymond S. McKeough announced RB Walters of Harlan as the new Des Moines district OPA Administrator. Walters will take office Monday as a $1 a year appointee, succeeding Robert B Adams who resigned. Walters has farm, feed business, and local civic ties in Iowa and Nebraska and has served 12 years on the Harlan school board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Walters
Harlan
Democrat
OPA
Des Moines
Raymond S. McKeough
Robert B Adams
Walter
Seise
Adams
Iowa Opa
Nebraska
Gelva
Odebolt
Tipton
Calm Reigns in Argentina as Castillo Surrenders
Argentina’s ousted president Emilio Castillo surrendered at La Plata naval base after a failed 24 hour bid to cling to power aboard a 490 ton mine sweeper. He resigned, and Rear Admiral Maring Fincatts and several cabinet members were escorted to the military commandant. Martial law was proclaimed nationwide last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Ramon S. Castillo
Argentina
la Plata
Drummond
Castile
Monte
Castillo
Ration Book 3 Applications Deadline Emphasized
The Incal price and rationing board urges head of family to apply for ration book 3 by June 10. Applications arriving late will be accepted after August 1 only if the June 10 deadline is missed. Forms were mailed via the mil but can be picked up at the post office. Applications go in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mil
Chicago
Otter Creek pollution suits target city and railway
Eleven damages actions totaling 7500 dollars accuse the City of Oelwein and the Chicago Great Western Railway Company of polluting Otter Creek with deposited material. Plaintiffs seek 300 to 1200 dollars each, with a June 28 court date before Judge A B Lovejoy.
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Oelwein
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Otter Creek
M. F. Gunderson
Independence
A. B. Lovejoy
Chicago Great Western
Herbert Snodgrass
Lamont
Gunderson
R. E. McAllester
Decorah
Iowa Board of Health
F. P. Leehey
West Charles
Harold Sanford
Chicago Great Western Railw Wy Company
City of Golem
Snodgrass
W. H. Jacobs
Chiuego
Carr, Cox, Kivans and Riley
Des Moines
EE. Geo
Weds
Ha Wie
Board of Health
Uch
Haseen
Chicago
Deyo
Hazleton
Rex
Roy Leverington
Eugene Cline
L. H. Dreyer
Mia
Luta Miller
Martha Hallberg
Ern Wilson
W. H. Stiles
BE. J. Bucchan
John Michels
O. W. Menuey
National Legion Chief Visits Sioux City En Route to Mitchell
In Sioux City the national Legion chief prepares for a stopover on the way to Mitchell for an upcoming event. The visit includes dress officers and planning sessions with local legion members as part of a broader tour.
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Sioux City
Waring, Pannel
Legion
Mitchell
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CGW
Africa
Anthony Eden
Tunisia
Marshall
Honan
Changyang
Lihsien
Kiangsi
Chan
Yangtze River
Yochow
G.A.R
ARMY
Corp
Lloyd W. Ricketts
Fort Myer
Army Ordnance Department
United States Army
Free Radio
Peril
Harlan Man
New State
Ramon 5,Castillo
National Legion
Harheve
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