Four Sinkings Raise Allied Loss to 362
The navy announced four more Allied ship sinkings raising the unofficial toll to 362 merchant ships sunk by enemy action in the western Atlantic and Caribbean since December 7. A US freighter gun crew stayed aboard during a prior torpedoing but could not hit the attacker. A Greek cargo vessel sank in the Caribbean on April 14 with six men trapped. five survived after leaping to rafts. A US vessel was torpedoed in the Caribbean and a large UN cargo passenger ship sunk while being towed to Florida Port.
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United Nations
Navy
Atlantic
Caribbean
South Atlantic
Tne
United States
Caribbeat
Florida
Plance
Ithmes
Soela
Savana
Henry Grady Jr. Dies in Atlanta at 69
Henry W. Grady Jr., 69, son of the famous editor of the Atlanta Constitution in the late 1800s, died in Atlanta today after an emergency operation.
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Atlanta Constitution
Spy Suspect Gustafson Arrested in Miami Case
FBI agents arrest Walter Gustafson of Minneapolis on espionage charges in Miami. He allegedly tried to smuggle confidential plans for an American army base in the West Indies into the United States. Plans were found on his person and he was arraigned with a $5000 bond.
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Bureau of Investigation
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West Indies
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Minneapolis
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Weser Indies
United States
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Chicago Steel Plants Set Record in Early July Output
The Carnegie-Illinois Steel district plants in Chicago smashed production records. The South Chicago works set a new blast furnace output record for the first seven days of July with 78,129 net tons, surpassing the previous record by 500 tons.
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Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
United States Steel Corporation
South Chicago
Elks Observe Anniversary Marks Fifty Years
Elks celebrated the lodge fifty year founding with a downtown rally and open house. A 3 PM patriotic program featured Lieut. Cole Royden Williamson and Robert Lee Bobbitt as main speakers. Mrs. Arthur E. Biard led a musical number “America In Prayer” with the Elks band directed by Oita Zoeller. Surviving charter members Ned McIlhenny and William C. Rigsby received special recognition.
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Rosalind Russell Cited for Speeding in Hollywood
Actress Rosalind Russell was cited by a highway patrolman after clocking 45 mph in a 26 mph zone. She claimed she tried to flee but could not. Hoover was to appear in justice court on July 21 to answer the charge.
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Hollywood
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Ex Newsman Gets Navy Promotion
New Orleans July 11 Licut Tyrell Krum public relations officer for the 6th Naval district promoted to lieutenant commander. Krum formerly with International News Service in Washington and has been in active service for two years.
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New Orleans
Tyrell Krum
Sth Naval District
Krum
Washington
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Mussolini Reportedly Tours North Africa Troops
A Stockholm dispatch quoted Rome indicating Mussolini traveled to North Africa to inspect Italian troops abroad. This marks the first public mention of Mussolini’s North Africa visit from Rome in recent weeks.
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Weather summary from noisy OCR entry
Incomplete weather note reports temperatures at 1 pm 2 pm and 3 pm with scattered figures and symbols. Data appears garbled with several numbers and letters unclear, offering little usable detail beyond a rough impression of daytime temperatures and humidity readings.
Sullen Nazi Saboteurs Face Press in Trial Scene
Washington reports the eight Nazi saboteurs on trial for their lives faced the press as reporters entered the courtroom for the first time since proceedings began. The men, described as fidgety and sullen, sat under guard while court officials and counsel, including defense figureheads, moved to maintain order. General McCoy testified as an FBI witness, with cross examination continuing into the session.
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Night Invaders
Germany
Dasch
FBT
Frank G. McCoy
Tale of Courage on a Rubber Raft in the Pacific
Lieutenant Grayson details a seven man survival ordeal after a plane sank near Celebes. They paddled for days, endured scorched sun, currents, and Japanese patrols, sighted land, traded with natives on Sanana, and were rescued by PBY pilot Davis on January 20, the crew finally regaining strength.
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Murder Trial Defendant Eludes Guards in Jail Escape Attempt
District of Columbia police search for John Eugene Eklund, 47, described as a sniper and former George Washington University student, who escaped from the jail entrance during a rainstorm while a murder trial jurors were nearby. Eklund had been convicted once of the killing of Merylaz G. McClaine, but an appeals court reversed that verdict.
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