Desperate Jap Attacks Portend Quick Action in Pacific War
Washington reports describe desperate Japanese efforts to break America’s growing air and sea power in the Pacific after Midway. Admiral Nimitz says contact with the enemy occurred near Midway Saturday night as U S forces remained poised to defend key bases. Admiral King warns the fight may hinge on damage inflicted and cautions against rushing into territory where land based planes could strike, stressing Pearl Harbor at Midway as the key to victory and noting combat activity near Dutch Harbor Alaska amid unclear weather conditions.
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Ernest J. King
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Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Dutch Hearhor
Japs Claim Philippine Island Occupied Amid Surrender News
Tokyo dispatches report Basilan Island in the southern Philippines was taken by Japanese forces after advancing to Corregidor and forcing remnants to flee into the hills. Lieutenant General Jonathan M. Wainwright’s surrender is cited, with observers noting vacant property as the occupation continues.
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Basilan Island
Philipphies
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City Plans Court Fight For Firm
City leaders push a legal challenge over the SAPSCO property as they seek to block transfer of the franchise and force a city led purchase. Mayor Quin mentions a possible $35 million offer based on tax valuation, with bond-backed financing options from bankers and potential litigation to gain possession.
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FDR Ponders Draft Change
Roosevelt faces questions on raising the draft age as a major war looms. Lewis J. Hershey, selective service director, notes 18 year olds served in past conflicts and outlines the debate over exempt ages and youth mobilization.
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Father Golatka to Have Operation
Very Rev Walter F Golatka president of St Marys University will undergo an operation at Santa Rosa hospital Tuesday with requests from Very Rev Sylvester Suergeng head of the St Louis province of the Society of Mary for prayers. Father Juergens presides at the annual retreat at the University in his absence Brother Thorax J Treadway will act president of St Marys.
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Japs Deny Use Of Poison Gas
Tokyo officials deny claims of poison gas use in China. Spokesman Tomokami Hori states Japan has never used prison gas and will not unless international laws are violated. Roosevelt had claimed Japan used tosen gas, prompting U.S. potential retaliation. China has long charged Japan with gas warfare.
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Idep
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Hori
Roosevelt
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Jlapar
China
Grads Urged To Attend College At St Mary's War Effort
High school graduates of 1942 were urged to start college work at St Marys University to earn degrees in three years. Bro Thomas J Teeadway said enlistment in the armed forces is possible while continuing college. Summer registration opens at 1 p m Wednesday and ends 4 p m Thursday. Classes begin Friday.
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Navy
Marine Corps
St Mary's University
Thomas J. Teeadway
St. Mary's
Australia Sees Modern Dickens Suit In Sydney
A man named Charles Dickens sues another named Sam Weller in Sydney. Dickens is the author, while Weller is a character from the famous Pep- erick Papers.
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Sydney
INS
Charles Dickens
Sam Weller
Repulse Raid and Pearl Harbor Reprisal Report
A wartime communique recounts heavy exchanges with Japanese forces near Midway and Coral Sea. It claims multiple enemy ships damaged or sunk including carriers and battleships, while American losses reach at least eight dead with 15 total casualties announced so far.
British Discuss Madagascar Status
A military commentator stated negotiations over Madagascar's status were moving forward with the colonial government of the Vichy French possession. He added normal patrol activity by British forces in the island's northern region in the western Indian Ocean continued.
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London
Madagascar
Tadian Ocean
Nazis Execute More Than in Last War
The Belgian government in exile says Nazi executions in Belgium in this war exceed those in the last war when 260 were executed. A spokesman notes 83 names of the victims, including three women and an eight year old child, were published but the total number remains uncertain.
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London
Belgium
Midway Victory Boosts Allied Drive on Japan
The Midway battle crippled Japan’s navy and especially its air arm, signaling a turning point in the Pacific war. Aircraft dominated the actions at Midway and Coral Sea, with American planes inflicting heavy losses while advancing toward a broader offensive. The victory underlines the growing strength of U N air power and foreshadows operations to seize air control and threaten Japan’s supply lines from Hawaii to Alaska. The United States now plans intensified efforts to project power across the Pacific toward Japan and its main islands.
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Japan
Battle of Midway
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Java
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Germany
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Evacuation of Japs From Coast Ends
San Francisco June 8 mass evacuation of West coast Japanese population, about 106000 strong, ended without hardship or incident. Official wartime civil control administrator report says 98710 Japs moved from a 150 mile California Washington Oregon strip to 17 assembly centers and relocation sites inland for the war. Army cited security concerns for removal.
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