Submarine shelling hits Canadian coast and Oregon
AP reports two attacks within 24 hours along the Pacific Northwest. Estevan Point on Vancouver Island faced shelling with minor damage and no casualties. Seaside to Astoria, Oregon, endured 15 minutes of gunfire from an unidentified offshore craft with no damage reported. Royal Canadian and U S naval units pursued the attacker. Tokyo observers linked Vancouver Island action to Japanese forces.
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Germans at Gates of Sevastopol Japs Nearer Dutch Harbor
In a fog shrouded update, Japanese landing forces push along the Aleutians toward Alaska and establish themselves at Kiska 585 miles from Dutch Harbor. A communique notes bombing of ships in Kiska harbor and an air strike that hit a cruiser and sank a transport.
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Russians Admit Wedges Driven Deep Into Sevastopol
The Soviet and German clash over Sevastopol deepened as German forces reportedly breached the last coastal fort and pressed from north and south. Western reports quoted by Reuters noted street fighting in the besieged fortress with ongoing heavy bombardment and troop transports beginning to move out. The front remained tense from the Ukraine to the Arctic front, with seven Axis divisions claimed wiped out and the city’s defense line under renewed pressure.
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Tobruk Falls Stab at Egypt Feared Next
London reports a major Libyan military disaster with potential to derail an Allied second front in Europe. British sources warn the crisis could shape whether Germany is beaten in 1942 or 1943, with the next weeks decisive.
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Drew Middleton
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Libya
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Axis Planes Massed Alexandria
Commander Thanos Span ides of a Greek submarine raider notes Axis aircraft buildup in Crete and Greece. He reports underground hangars are being dug in Crete and the Maleme air drome is being expanded. Crete is seen as a springboard for Middle East offensives.
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Suez at Risk as Rommel Drives Toward Tobruk
The British press warned that Axis forces under Erwin Rommel threaten the Suez Canal route and oil supplies as Tobruk falls and Libya’s front inclines toward a decisive strike. Officials weighed the chance of a major Axis advance within weeks and feared intensified global conflict.
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Inquiry Planned On Gas Ration Inquiries
Washington reports abandonment of nationwide gasoline rationing plans. Senator Maloney proposes a five member special committee with a $5,000 appropriation to probe gasoline and fuel oil shortages and delivery methods for ordinary consumers. The inquiry would focus on eastern states but could affect future nationwide action. Senators Connally Thomas and Wheeler question broad rationing, citing improved conservation.
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Oklahoma
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Roosevelt and Churchill Hold Off Record Talks in Washington
White House reports progress in day and night talks between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill. They consult with military naval and air experts and agree to issue a joint statement later. Remarks address rumors of McNaughton leading United Nations forces but remain noncommittal.
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Hull Pays Tribute In Anniversary Message On Russia Aid
Secretary of State Hull lauds Soviet resistance against Nazi Germany and vows continued war aid in a message to Molotov on the anniversary of the fight at sea. He praises Russia's role and predicts Allied support will grow before the end of another year.
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Marlene Dietrich to Receive War Bond Day Music Serenade
Marlene Dietrich will visit Portsmouth Wednesday with a convoy of U S army jeeps to celebrate War Bond day. A 30 piece county band will perform a 30 minute rally at Gallia esplanade starting 12 30 p m directed by Thomas C Giles. A 7 30 p m rally at Municipal stadium features the Wheeling Steel Employees Band and Male Chorus directed by Ray Adams and Harold Welch. A patriotic pageant and Dietrich appearance close the program with a jeep demonstration. War bond tickets earn jeep rides from Scioto countians through local agencies and Girl Scouts in downtown Portsmouth.
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Warning urged residents to leave Honolulu
June 22 report that Lt Gen Delos C Emmons warned that U S victory at Midway fostered false security and urged all nonresidents to depart the Hawaiian Islands at once to enhance safety.
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Midway
Delos C. Emmons
Hawaiian Islands
Violent Deaths Take 21 in Ohio Weekend
Ohio recorded at least 21 violent deaths over the weekend with 13 in road or rail accidents, four drownings, one shooting, one explosion fatality, a bicycle fall injuring a boy, and a hayload fall killing a farmer. Perry county noted five fatalities.
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Columbus
Alliance
Fremont
Perry County
Ralph Spung
Milligan Bend
Max James
Royal Gorby
Crooksville
New Lexington
Corning
Robert Franklin West
Laval to Broadcast Berlin Speech Today
French premier Pierre Laval will air an important speech today at 2 p.m. Portsmouth time, broadcast from Berlin via German transmissions reported by a Vichy dispatch.
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Pierre Laval
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Vichy
Sugar Producers Press for Higher Rations Over Surplus
Sugar refiners urge the Office of Price Administration and the War Production Board to boost domestic and industrial sugar rations to reduce warehouse surpluses. They warn of disastrous effects from government inaction on agriculture and industry.
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New York
Office of Price Administration
Net Production Board
United States
Sngerrel Seatesticans
War Production Board to Reorganize Ties to Military Strategy
Complete WPB reorganization expected this week includes moving William H. Harrison to the War Department and closer coordination with the army and navy chiefs of staff. Donald M. Nelson and the UN allies aim to standardize equipment and align production with strategic needs. The changes follow Gulick’s recommendations and are not tied to a recent defense committee report.
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War Production Board
WPB
William H. Harrison
War Department
Service of Supply
Donald M. Nelson
Army and Navy Chiefs of Staff
Oliver Lyttelton
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American Production Board
United Nations
United States
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Luther Gulick
Columbia University
School of Business Administration
Weather brief fragment from today
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Nazis Push Toward Sevastopol and Tobruk Fall
The report notes Tobruk's fall and Sevastopol's tottering as German operations tighten around the Caucasus and Middle East. British forces retreat to Egypt to defend Alexandria and threaten the Suez route, signaling a serious strategic crisis.
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