Today's War Moves
United Press analyst Louis F. Keemle argues Japan may strike Russia’s far east if Hitler appears likely to fall this summer. He outlines Japan’s aims to seize maritime provinces and the Trans-Siberian route, warning Moscow would be ready but Japan could force an earlier clash on the Siberian border.
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U. S. Pat
Louis F. Keemle
United Press
Hitler
Europe
Japan
Siberian
Tokyo
Russia
Lake Baikal
Moscow
Stalin
United States
Britain
Manchuria
Iowa Drownings Near 1942 Peak
Iowa drownings rise as the swimming season opens with numbers near the 1942 peak. The health department notes about one drowning daily in late May, 23 drownings in January–May 1943 versus 27 the prior year, and 102 drownings in 1942 the highest since 1932. It cites lack of water respect and urges supervised swimming areas and lifeguards for safety.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Health Department
Governor Proclaims June 14 Flag Day
The governor proclaims June 14 as Flag Day and urges public and private buildings and homes to display the flag. The proclamation calls for participation in the Save by Sacrifice war bond drive ending June 14.
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DFS
Gevurke B. Hickenlooper
City active in fats and silk salvage work
Scrap iron shipments from Oelwein reach 4530 tons since January 1 with three tons of fats and greases released to retailers. Fayette County shows strong salvage activity, led by Levin Auto Parts and the United Service Women who handled 700 pounds of silk hosiery. Fat and greases drive progresses, with a large truckload of tin cans sent to Waterloo.
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Oelwein
Althe Fayette County
Register
Herb Plagman
Iowa Daily Press Association
Ociwein
Fayette County
Levin Auto Parts
Iowa
United Service
Jess Richards
FE. H. Estey
Waterloo
Estey
Cooperaton
Ralph Pixter
West Union
World War a Year Ago Today June 10 1942
United Press reports Tokyo confirms occupation of western Aleutian Islands and heavy losses in the Midway battle including an aircraft carrier and several planes. The U S Navy says no inhabited Aleutian points were occupied. A Soviet communique notes a German push on Kharkov and Prague radio claims Lidice wiped out for aiding Heydrich’s assassins.
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United Press
Tokyo
Aleutian Islands
Midway
U.S
U. S. Navy
Kharkov
Prague Radio
Lidice
Reinhard Heydrich
Girls Join In Zoot Rioting In Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a group of youths in zoot suits clashed with police and attacked a 22 year old waitress Carly as deputies detained others. Betty Morgan reported the assault and a woman, Amelia Venegas, was arrested after cursing deputies and found with brass knuckles. Navy shore patrol extended curfew areas, violence spreading to Huntington Park Maywood Lynwood Montebello Bell Gardens South Gate and Compton. About 400 sailors and marines searched San Pedro for zoot-suiters before dispersal. a 15 year old was wounded by a railway guard after the group disregarded orders to halt.
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Los Angeles
Pachuco
Uniformed Service
Carly
Betty Morgan
Amelia Venegas
Navy Shore Patrol
Los Angeles City
Huntington Park
Mayood
Lynwoad
Montebello
Bell
Bell Gardens
South Gate
Compton
San Thaego
Azuza
Vincent
Brothers Appeal Prison Sentence in Iowa Case
Three Askaloosa brothers appealed to the Iowa supreme court to overturn December 1942 prison terms after a fight that left Hany Borden, a Black man, dead. Glen Wilson was sentenced to life. Albert and Clarence Wilson each drew eight years. They argued the Ma haska county trial court erred in two instances.
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Des Moines
Askaloosa Brothers
Iowa Supreme Court
Hany Borden
Glen Wilson
Sruck
Albert
Clarence Wilson
Mahaska County
Curtin Says Australia Safe as Allied Offense Looms
Prime Minister John Curtin declared Australia safe from invasion after talks with General Douglas MacArthur. He signaled the Allies planned a hold and then offensive strategy in the southwest Pacific, aligning with Roosevelt and Churchill wartime plans. MacArthur met Curtin in Sydney, discussed manpower, material, and military positions, and toured installations with Governors Gowrie and Wakehurst present.
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Canberra
John Curtin
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Curtin
Australia
MacArthur
Sydney
Washington
United Nations
Lord Gowrie
Aus- Wale
Lord Wakehurst
New South Wales
Corn Situation Termed Desperate in Eastern Iowa
Cedar Rapids witnesses described the corn supply as desperate during a Fulton Lewis Jr. radio visit. Feed ers, elevator men and industrialists blamed government regulations for restricting corn flow and said cribbed corn is scarce with no relief in sight. Local plants run on curtailed schedules with very limited stocks on hand. Lewis said he travels to expose misinformation from Washington.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Lewis
Washington
Lewis Again Boycotts WLB Over Coal Dispute
Coal Administrator Harold L. Ickes announced fines of $1 a day to 530,000 miners for last week’s walkout, to be deducted from pay and donated to charity. Appalachian operators and the United Mine Workers met at a War Labor Board hearing after failed negotiations, with John L. Lewis boycotting and details of portal-to-portal pay and travel time remaining contested.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
U.M.W
John L. Lewis
WLB
Charles Oneill
Pennsylvania
Lewis
R. L. Ireland, Jr
O'Neill
WILB
Edward R. Burke
Burke
UMW
Labor Department
American air force in Britain doubles since March
Maj Gen Thomas C Baker, head of U S air forces in Europe, said U S bombers and fighters in Britain have doubled since March and will grow again by summer. He noted a new “super” bomber, stressed the allied air effort will be large enough to attack German industry and military targets, though not guarantee victory by bombing alone.
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U. S
England
Tha C Baker
United States
Britain
Baker
U.S. AA. F
London
Pantelleria
Algiers
Echo de Alger
Europe
Rome
Lampedusa
Italan
North Africa
Tunisia
Sicily
Fiorces
Middleeastern Command
Catania
Liquor Stores in Iowa See War Bond Sales Drop
DES MOINES UP. Liquor store bond and stamp sales in Iowa fell in May to 326 208 dollars from 2 124 327 dollars in April as the second war loan drive progressed. The Iowa Liquor Control Commission reported the May total across 177 stores, with the Oelwein location contributing 6 766 dollars.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Oelwein
May Open Early Jap Spy Record
A House move to unseal a ten year old special investigating committee record may reveal warnings of Japanese espionage and plans for conquest of the United States. The McCormack committee heard of fishing boats in California with torpedo tubes and efforts to secure non vital defense routes as groundwork for Pearl Harbor era aims.
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Washington
United States
House
Japan
John McCormack
D. Mass
McCormack
California
Pearl Harbor
Charles Kramer
D. Cabf
State Department
Kramer
Wife of Former Oelwein Man Christens Ship in Portland
The Phillips family of Portland, Ore, grandson of Elmer N. Francisca of Oelwein, attended the launching of the S S Henderson Lindling at Oregon Shipyards in Portland. Mrs Phillips christened the 10,000 ton vessel with a champagne bottle as tears filled her eyes, praising the crew and sailors bound for duty.
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Edward A Phillips
Portland
Ore
Elmer N. Francisca
7Th St
Oelwein
Oregon
Phillips
Ship Building Corporation
Mrs Phillips
Dona Lou
Phillps
Louis Vondrachek
Lida Francisco of
Allied Air Attacks Press Pantelleria In Mediterranean Drive
Allied bombers hammered Pantelleria and surrounding targets as Rome and London reported impending landings. British recon on Lampe dusa returned, while Rommel rushes coast defenses and Madrid cites German pride in a looming second front.
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London
Erwin Rommel
Madrid
Berlin
Europe
Vichy
Rommel
Mediterranean
Sardinia
Sicily
Italy
Ickes Opposes Extending Driving Ban to Midwest
Oil Administrator Harold L. Ickes told eastern congressmen that extending the pleasure driving ban to the middle west would not relieve the Atlantic shortage. He said the gasoline shortage is a transportation problem and further restrictions there will not help the eastern seaboard situation despite reports of potential extensions to Ohio or the middle west.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Middle West
Atlantic
Ohio
Ickes
Seaboard
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IDPA
Lowans
Herbert Plagman
Towa War Production Board
COAST
Rockefeller
Wonsful
War Labor A Board
Oelwein Man
U.S. S. Henderson
Champign
Henderson Liuelling
Porthind Shipyards
France
The
Evening Standard
Germany
Naewspar
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