German urge to occupy all France to blunt Allied invasion
An AP report from London cites German leaders pressing Hitler to seize remaining unoccupied France to thwart a western front. Beirut based agency notes 500000 Italian troops massed in northern Italy ready to reinforce the occupied zone. The source claims large evacuations and a major shakeup of German commanders as preparations intensify.
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Adolfitler
France
Europe
Beirut
Italy
Hitler
Associated Press
New York
Adolf Hitler
French Reported Awaiting Invasion by Americans
Editor notes Roy Porter, AP foreign correspondent, returns from France as reports claim Hitler plans to extend occupation across the country. The piece analyzes potential German moves into unoccupied France and the likely reactions among readers and occupied areas.
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Associated Press
United States
France
Youths Begin Signing Up in Scioto County Draft
Scioto county draft boards started advance registrations for youths 18 to 21 for selective service. About 2,500 are expected to register. general registration follows Tuesday 7 am to 9 pm. Those born Jan 1 1922 to June 30 1924 must register. only 20 or older can be called. Oscrar Robert Foster Jr. first local registrant registered at board 3 with clerk Ray Rutman.
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Scioto County
Osrcar
Robert Foster Jr
Route 1
Board 3
Ray Rutman
Accidentless Day Recorded by Autos
Portsmouth motorists avoided accidents and traffic arrests for 24 hours, earning praise from Police Chief Ray Brown. He noted a steady drop in incidents as cooperation continued, with extra motorcycle patrols at dangerous intersections and night units patrolling main thoroughfares to curb speeding.
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Portsmouth
Ray Brown
Everett Weghorst
Howard Wikoff
Brown
U S Cargo Ship Sinks Axis Vessel Near Cuba
The navy gun crew on a U S cargo ship fired on an Axis boat off Cuba and almost certainly sank it. The master reported the encounter to John E Ellison of Up Florida port on June 27.
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Florida
Alert Navy
United States
Cuba
John E. Ellison
Nations to divert Nazi push on Soviet
United Nations leaders Roosevelt and Churchill announced plans to divert German strength from Russia. The joint statement said details cannot be disclosed but affirmed hearty agreement on war plans and steps to ease merchant shipping losses. They praised Soviet resistance and discussed actions against Japan and relief for China.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Britain
United Nations
Russia
London
Germany
Japan
China
United States
Atlantic
White House
Churchill Returns Home To Meet His Critics
Prime Minister Winston Churchill returns to England from talks with President Roosevelt to face a dangerous crisis at home. Tobruk falls during his absence as 25,000 British troops are captured, prompting an insurgent no confidence motion in Parliament.
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Associated Press
London
Winston Churchill
England
Roosevelt
North Africa
Egypt
Tobruk
House of Commons
Miners Begin 10 Day Layoff Across Regions
In Charleston West Virginia June 27 1946 about 70000 coal miners in southern West Virginia eastern Kentucky and parts of West Virginia started a 10 day layoff after a deadlock between producers and the United Mine Workers over $2 per day fines from last fall for sympathy walkouts. Kanawha Coal Operators and some others agreed to remit fines allowing work to continue in the Charleston area affecting 17000 miners. UMW district No 17 leader Percy Tetlow said half the tonnage in his district would be idle. Captive operations owned by steel firms were not affected.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Kentucky
Southern Coal Producers Association
Kanawha Coal Operators Association
Southern Producers Association
Percy Tetlow
UMW
Southern Producers
Kanawha
Lorain Pipe Mill Strike Talks Stall Without Progress
Members of the CIO United Steel Workers met with workers officials and federal conciliators in Lorain Ohio to discuss an unauthorized strike by about 3500 National Tube Co pipe mill employees seeking wage concessions. No developments were announced after a three hour session, and district director William F. Donovan called the walkout illegal and in violation of a recent contract requiring 60 days notice to reopen.
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Lorain
CIO
United Steelworkers of America
National Tube Co
William F. Donovan
Steel Industry
Gasoline Prices Up On Eastern Seaboard
Washington June 27 the office of price administration approved a 2 percent cents per gallon rise in retail gasoline and a 2 cent per gallon increase in ordinary domestic fuel oils and kerosene for the eastern seaboard. The measure, effective Monday, aims to cover higher transport costs into the gasoline rationing area. Price Administrator Leon Henderson acknowledged the dislocating effect but said subsidies were lacking.
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Washington
Eastern
Seaboard
Office of Price Administration
Leon Henderson
Wallace saves vestige of CCC in senate vote
Vice President Wallace cast a decisive 32 to 33 vote to restore CCC funds of 76 million for the coming year. The measure, part of a labor department appropriation, increases totals to 1.158 billion and sets aside funds for a nationwide manpower survey and student loan programs.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Wallace
Senate
House
CCC
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
The Queen Arrives as U S Troops In Ireland Mock Battle
Amid a inspection visit by Queen Elizabeth II American troops from many states take part in a three day Northern Ireland tour. The event includes gas mask drills and field kitchens as the monarch and entourage observe a staged mock battle.
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Ireland
Northern Ireland
Thermoren Ae & Peeent Ee
George Bowe
President gets huge naval bill and army expansion plan
The Senate appropriations committee forecasts a record 42.82 billion to equip and sustain an army of 4.5 million, while an 8.5 billion naval expansion bill advances to the White House. The naval plan adds 1.9 million tons of warships and contemplates new aircraft carriers.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
White House
House
Thomas
Oklahoma
Army
War Department
Walsh
Massachusetts
Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
US Airmen Prepare for Nazi Raids in Britain
June 27 report states United States Army Air Force units are in the British Isles preparing for participation in mass raids on Germany. British fighters patrol occupied territory and strike shipping and railway targets, with big bombers largely at base. German air attacks hit Norwich causing fires in shopping areas.
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London
United States Army Air Force
British Isles
Germany
Air Ministry
Bremen
Norwich
Lines reformed for main drive in Matruh area
Axis forces contact Egyptian defenses as Rommel opens grand assault near Matruh. Auchinleck reorganizes British Eighth Army with U.S. air support, while American torpedo boats reinforce Alexandria cruisers. Possible Matruh frontal attack or inland move toward Siwa and the Nile.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Matruh
Mediterranean
Sicily
Bengasi
Tobruk
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Nile
Suez Canal
Middle East
Claude Auchinleck
Cairo
Eighth Army
Desert
Mediterranean Sea
Neil M. Ritchie
Eighth
Allied fliers aid China as Port Moresby action tallies
Allied air forces reinforced Chiang Kai shek’s Chinese armies as Japanese bombers mass near Port Moresby. MacArthur reports heavy bomber clashes over the port, with six to ten Japanese planes shot down while raiders suffered little damage. In China, Chiang’s lines stiffen in Chekiang Kiangsi as Japanese offensives push southeast of Tsungfa near Canton.
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Chiang Kaishek
China
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Port Moresby
United Nations
New Guinea
East China
Eral Chiang
Chekiang
Kiangsi
South China
Kwangtung
Tsungfa
Canton
Liu Chin
Shansi Province
Nazi Drive on Syria Eyed as Crucial Tests Develop
London military experts forecast the next week will be pivotal in the Middle East as German forces press toward Syria. The forthcoming maneuvers are described as among the most consequential of the war, with analysts watching for decisive shifts in the broader campaign and strategic outcomes.
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Syria
Dewitt MacKenzie
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