Japs debut faster new plane in Pacific fight
Allied and Australian reports say Japan has introduced two new type planes in the Southwest Pacific. A fast high altitude fighter with a 20 mm cannon and multiple machine guns is described as fragile though speedy. The spokesman notes poor Japanese bombing technique, including use of wind drift signals, while praising allied bombers and U.S. models for countering the new craft.
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Family quarrel ends with police call on Somerset road
Sheriff blotter notes a domestic disturbance in the 600 block of Somerset where a man allegedly assaulted a woman. Deputies responded to quell the incident and file the investigation. The report mentions the claim of aggression and pending action.
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Port Moresby Raided Again by Allied Forces
Port Moresby endured a third raid in three days as 18 Japanese heavy bombers with a strong fighter escort attacked harbor facilities. Allied defenses claimed effective counteraction with losses on both sides, including a Zero and two bombers shot down.
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Model Given Life for Slaying Role
Madeline Webb a 28 year old Oklahoma model was sentenced to life imprisonment for her role in the murder and robbery of Susan Flora in a hotel room on March 4. Her partners Eli Bhunbrun and John Cullen were sentenced to die in the electric chair, with the judge accepting the jury mercy recommendation for Webb.
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West Point of Air Urged by Senate Proposal
Washington June 10 ins The senate today had before the Will by Senator Tom Stewart to establish both West Point and an Annapolis of the air, each with four branches in widely separated regions. Cadets would be trained and commissioned similarly with equal admission and pay. One branch would be in the West between the Rockies and Mississippi, another in the central U S and one in the South with a Gulf Coast site and four total branches across the nation.
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King Queen To Visit U S
Washington plans were under way for the arrival of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and King Peter of Yugoslavia. The queen would visit the White House within 10 days before spending the summer in Stockbridge Massachusetts. The king would have a State visit to foster Serb Croat unity in the United States and seek American support for restoring his kingdom.
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Churchill seeks U.S. aid in Libya to shield Middle East
London reports Prime Minister Churchill aims to secure more American tanks planes and ships to strengthen the Middle East defenses against Rommel's Libyan campaign. Additional U.S. support could delay a major Western European invasion, while raids in Libya and Egypt loom.
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Air Sea and Land to Be War Sequence This Week
Washington’s war planning shifts to a three-pronged strategy with first air, then sea, then land offensives. Military experts cite Pearl Harbor and successes at Coral Sea and Midway as evidence of a grand plan, with aerial blows likely to soften Axis defenses before sea and land assaults.
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Victoria Courts Manager Quits
James A. Harley of the Ban Antemita Housing Authority announced the resignation of Victoria courts manager Thornton on June 30. Thornton also steps down as supervisor of community activities for all projects, citing a shift to focus on low income housing residents and U.S. government interests. The housing authority has dismissed several employees under the new housing board named by Mayor C. K. Quin.
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GOP Turns Down Fish in Duchess County Endorsement
In Poughkeepsie New York on June 11 the Duchess county Republican committee declined to endorse Representative Hamilton Fisher a 20 year veteran of Congress from Roosevelt's home county. The Putnam and Orange county committees backed Fisher. Willkie and Dewey oppose Fisher due to his prewar isolationism. Three candidates plan to oppose him in the August 11 GOP primary.
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German Planes Hit Off Belgium in RAF Dogfights
London reports four German Focke Wulf 190 fighters destroyed with others damaged in morning clashes off Belgium. Three Spitfires were damaged. RAF attacked three minesweepers, two badly damaged and beached, with the other severely damaged.
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Dormpiled by TN June 19 1017 reports second denatione tanker sunk within the week with two lost President Wilson to place art embargo on arled exports leaving this country Canada appointing food controller newly appointed official to confer with Merbert Meever on arrival in United States One year ago today Germany and Italy requested the U S government close consuls as reprisal tensions persist Rurenta fx reported fully airbiased and ready for war Verttsh threes capture Mezza four miles west of Damascus and gain along the coast toward Helrut Syria
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Second Front Plans Discussed in Allied Talks
Conjectures on a second front circulated amid Churchill Roosevelt talks as shipping and naval strategy dominated discussions. The Pacific war council and Walter Nash noted potential good news if shipping adequacy emerged, while senators urged caution on opening another front amid postwar considerations.
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Truce Sought In Pullman Car Strike Talks
At Pullman Michigan the company and 1000 striking workers prepared to vote on a federal conciliator proposal after army warnings that 1500 freight cars would be withdrawn if the strike remains unsettled by Monday. The plan would extend the current contract 80 days to let the War Labor Board study the case and resume negotiations.
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Fliers Hit 1st Blows of Coral Sea
Account from Lt Wilbur Beezley describes a bold air attack on Ryukaku air and sea defenses near Coral Sea. Bombers sank a Japanese carrier in five minutes with bombs and torpedoes, then chased scattered ships as the fleet pressed home.
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Army Post Calls Off Blackout Practice Postponed Indefinitely
Sam Houston's practice blackout has been postponed indefinitely, post headquarters announced Friday. The practice alert, announced Thursday, was to have occurred at an undesignated hour sometime within the next three nights.
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