War Moves on Pantelleria Reduces Axis Foothold
United Press analysis notes Pantelleria's fall shifts Mediterranean strategy, tightening Allied air power and naval routes. The victory signals future offensives on Sardinia and Sicily, with Italy pressured to capitulate if the peninsula is isolated. Strategic implications reach Europe, Russia, and the Pacific.
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U. S
Pat. Olhee
Lois F. Keemle
United Press
Pantelleria
Europe
Sardinia
Sicily
Aly
Nct
Russia
Bay of Bengal
Japan
Burma
China
Need of Physical Fitness in Army Training
Maj Ernest B. Smith, Fort Worth, says the army’s physical fitness program only scratches the surface with five parts including calisthenics, marching, games, activities and tests. Dorothy Lasalle notes high WAAC rejection due to health issues, chiefly heart problems and overweight. Both spoke at a University of Iowa defense on physical education meeting.
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Jowa
Deveyng
Ernest B. Smmth
Amyar Corps
Fort Worth
Sar
Ysien
Army
Dorothy Lasalle
Editvon
Federal — Secrity Cney
WAAC
University of Towa. Vv
Sailor Shot in California Navy Base Mystery
San Francisco report says an investigation is under way into the fatal shooting of Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class George Harvey Bruensburg at Alameda Naval Air Station. Details were not released as officials pursue the case.
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San Francisco
Naval District
George Harvey Bruens Mburg
Alameda, WI. Naval Air Station
World War A Year Ago Today Pact Signed and Lend-Lease
United Press reports on June 11 1942 that Russia and Great Britain pledged mutual defense a year earlier dragging themselves into war with Germany and allies. The United States and Soviet Union agreed on lend lease with Britain in Libyan conflict Bir Hacheim defense noted. A Japanese naval expert disclosed two carriers in Midway action.
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United Press
Russia
Great Britain
Germany
Europe
U. S
Soviet Union
Abans Bir Hacheim
Apanese
Midway
Lois
Tokyo
Miners Threaten More Strikes Over $1 Daily Fine
About 450 UMW miners walked out at two pits in Alabama in protest of Harold L Ickes plan to fine strikers $1 a day for five days. John L Lewis announced readiness to halt work again if fines proceed, with Beaverdale Local 2233 telegramming they would quit rather than pay. Longstanding disputes cut prospects for a June 20 contract deadline as wage talks stumble amid War Labor Board tensions.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Beaverdale
Jim Cambria County
Sea Fuels
Harold L. Ickes
Western
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
UMW
Lewis
War Labor Board
Central
Appalachian Soft
Ickes i
Tekes
Ickes
Appalachian
Sheldon Man Heads Masons in Iowa
DES MOINES UP Clifford Jory Sheldon today succeeded L Fordice Van Hoesen Des Moines as grand master of the grand lodge of Towa He was chosen by 743 delegates from Masonic chapters throughout the state at closing sessions of a six day convention Others named to office were Calude Smith Ames grand senior warden Glenn Barbe Keokuk grand junior deacon George Farmer Cedar Rapids grand treasurer and C C Hunt Cedar Rapids grand secretary
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Des Moines
Clifford Jory
Sheldon
L Fordice van Hoesen
Grand Lodge of
Towa
Calude Smith
Ames
Glenn Barbe
Keokuk
George Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Grand
C. C. Hunt
Grand Seforary
Governor to attend Midwest planning conference in Omaha
Gov. Rourke B. Hickenlooper will attend the three day citizens planning conference in Omaha at the invitation of Nebraska Gov. Dwight Griswold. The event gathers Midwest states for the American Planning and Civic Association meeting.
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Des Moines
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Citizens Planning Conference
Omaha
Nebra
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Mid-West
American Planning and Civic Association
Robbed Soldier En Route to Army Induction
Davenport police investigate the robbery of 1880 dollars from Louis Reiher a Buffalo Iowa prospective soldier who woke yesterday in a Rock Island Illinois hotel to find the money gone He had shared the room with another man and had left for Camp Ordre to be inducted into the army.
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Davenport
Louis Reiher
Buffalo
Rock Island, Ill
Bzeiher
Zether
Camp Ordre
Changes in farm policy demanded after flood damage
Congressional demands call for ending federal planting restrictions in flood damaged areas and ensuring enough workers to harvest unaffected crops. With 1943 crops forecast smaller, Sen Elmer Thomas and Sen John Bankhead push for policy shifts as UN relief plans advance and a conference target set for August. House Agriculture Chairman Fulmer urges White House coordination to address flood impact.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Elmer Thomas
D. Okla
John H. Bankhead
Ala
United Nations
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
United States
Great Britain
Russia
China
Hot Springs
Guy M Gillette
D. Ia
Senate
State Department
Hampton P. Fulmer
S. C
House Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
Fulmer
Agriculture de Parlment
Church Leaders Uphold WAAC
National leaders of nine denominations say WAAC service strengthens girls character and reassures parents on moral welfare. After visiting WAAC training centers at Fort Des Moines and Fort Oglethorpe, they endorse the program as a hopeful sign. Secretary Stimson calls contraceptive rumors false. Eleanor Roosevelt notes propaganda at her press briefing.
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Washington
WAAC
Fort Des Moines
Fort Oulettiorney Ga
Henry L. Stimson
Eleanor Roosevelt
Toonsevelt
WAACS
New World Order
Mae West Offers Gems For War Use
Mae West offers part of her diamond collection to the government for war work. The actress believes the stones would need cutting but says they should serve a public purpose.
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MAE West
Hollywood
War Bulletins From Front Lines In Solomons And Leningrad
Navy reports four Japanese bombers shot down by American fighters over Malaita island as air forces pounded targets in the central Solomons near Kolombangara and Munda. Hull and Britain recognize Argentina's new government while Soviet pilots repel a 100 aircraft raid near Leningrad, shooting down 22 in daylight action.
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Washington
DE. C
Navy
Malaita Island
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Ytlu
Kolombangara Isand
Munda
Moscow
Leningrad
Riot at Jap Center Described in Arizona Camp
Townsend testified before a Dies subcommittee describing riots at the Poston relocation center where Japanese inmates seized control, threatened white workers, and blocked authorities. He cited 100000 cash worth of food stored, a 100000 dollar fence, 1000 Japanese soldiers, and failure of federal officials to intervene before a late quieting of the disturbance.
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Los Angeles
Poston
Ariz
H. H Townsend
A Dies
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S. Indian Service
War Department
Townsend
John Evans
Cok Mann
U.S. Army
Rio
Ickes seeks control over oil as tension with OPA grows
Washington notes Herman Nelson expected to decide soon on Harold Ickes demand for authority over petroleum rationing and price setting. If granted this would curb OPA power and involve War Mobilization Director Byrnes and ODT. Ickes argues for autonomy while OPA resists.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Harold L. Ickes
Office of Price Administration
Chester HH. Davis
Nelson
Ickes
Prentiss M. Brown
Michigan
James F. Byrnes Ickes
Oll
OPA
Office of Defense Transportation
Paul O'Leary
Middle West
Midwest
O'Leary
Tekes
ODT
Army Seeks Bids On Farm Buildings At Plant Site
The war department offers about 350 farm structures from the Town ordnance plant site for sale. Items include 50 dwellings, barns, windmills, pumps, chicken sheds, hog pens, and a steel water tower. Sealed bids due by 1 pm June 22 at the plant commander's office.
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Burlington
War Department
Des Moines
Invites Eleanor Roosevelt to Australia Visit
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt received a personal invitation from Dr Herbert Evatt Australian foreign minister to visit the Pacific democracies. Evatt spoke at a ceremony in Rockefeller Center saying Australians and New Zealanders hope Mrs Roosevelt may visit during future war service. She replied she had no idea if she would accept.
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New York
Eleanor Roosevelt
Herbert Evatt
Pacific
Rockefeller Center
Evatt
Roosevelt
New
Shoe Stamp 18 Expiration Planned for Fall
Washington officials from the Office of Price Administration say stamp No 18 can be used for summer shoes and will expire once in the fall, likely mid September, when a new stamp becomes valid. Stamp periods will match the first period in length for now. A three-pairs-per-person annual quota remains a goal, with a government survey showing most people need three pairs, though past year data show varied purchasing patterns.
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Washington
Sf Price Administration
OPA
Ishoe
Prentiss M. Brown
Navy Denies Scandal Hint In Elk Hills Oil Deal
The Navy says its contract with Standard Oil of California to acquire Elk Hills oil lands is for conservation. Senate criticism, led by Senator Langer, questions the deal which gives Standard one third of oil while the Navy fixes production up to 15,000 barrels daily for five years. The arrangement arose from scattered checkerboard holdings to prevent draining surrounding Navy lands. The Navy spokesman says all property was investigated and the trade was the best possible solution ordered by the president.
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Sandor
Klein United Press
Washington, BD. C
Navy
Standard Ox Company of
California
Standard Oil Company of California
Elk Hills
Cal
William Langer
Teapot Dome
Teapot Dome Reserve
Wyoming
Langer
Senate
Wec Qi
Roosevelt
Standard
Elk Hulls
Bik Hills
Senator Truman Charges Kansas War Plant Mismanagement
Senator Harry S. Truman charged that both management and labor at the Sunflower ordnance plant near Kansas City have been shooting into the backs of soldiers. He said the investigation confirmed inefficient and costly construction and that the War Department accepted his recommendation to renegotiate all contracts. The plant’s estimated cost was $48 million but was running about $129 million.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Senate
War Department
Pantelleria Surrenders After 20 Day Allied Siege
Pantelleria, dubbed the little Gibraltar of the Mediterranean, capitulated to Allied forces after a 20 day bombardment. The surrender, witnessed by Eisenhower and Cunningham, gave Allies a crucial air base and naval anchor within reach of Sicily. British commandos reportedly raided Lampedusa amid the operation.
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North Africa
Italy
Gibraltar
Pantelleria
Mediterranean
Rome
Sicilian
Sicily
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Pantellerra
Roosevelt
Alles
Cape Bon
Tunisia
Radio
Morocco
Lampedusa
Plan New Payroll Savings Campaign Des Moines Iowa
DES MOINES. IOWA war savings staff official I V Clark announces a statewide payroll allotment campaign to launch June 15. Firms will receive overall bond purchase quotas. 10 percent of payroll is the minimum, with goals often higher. Workers should deduct living costs and save the remainder in war bonds. Clark notes rising family incomes and warns of breadlines after the war without personal reserves.
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Des Moines
Vi I. Clark
Iowa War Savings Staff
Clark
Treasury Department
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