Planes Driven Off in Lasting Darwin Air Battle
Australian reports say Japanese planes attacked near Darwin in a dawn raid lasting about 19 minutes. RAF and Allied fighters shot down several bombers while Liberators dropped 41 tons of bombs on Lae, and further raids targeted Wau and Bena Bena with minimal damage reported. Aircraft losses and ground damage were noted, with several enemy bombers seen crashing or leaving the area.
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Emake
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Kalmana
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Ilae
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Delta Yard completes tanker conversion from Liberty hulls
Delta shipyards announced completion of a tanker conversion program using Liberty ship design bunkered for hold fuel. L. T. Sanford said 63 Liberty cargo ships have already been launched and the current tankers will be built with modifications to carry fuel instead of dry cargo.
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U.S
Delta Shipyards
L. T. Sanford
Delta Aye
Living Costs Rise in May Across Workers and Clerical Jobs
New York June 91 The national industrial conference award board reported May cost increases for wage earners and clerical workers with its index at 104.2 percent of the 1993 average, up from 104 and 87.3 in May 1942. Food led gains, fuel and light rose slightly, housing held steady, and clothing fell. Compared to last year, overall costs rose 7.1 percent led by food and sundries, with housing and clothing easing slightly. The purchasing value of total pay, set at 1024 averages, was 96 cents in May versus 2028 in May 1942.
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New York
Ilag
National Industrial Conference Award
Ford Foremen Return to Work
Ford Foremen of the Independent Foreman’s Association return to Ford Motor Company plants after two facilities resumed production. Acting president W. Allen Nelan said strikers were coming back promptly to have their case considered by the War Labor Board.
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Ford Mertor Company
W. Allen Nelaan
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Eggn Ag
War Labor Board
Wwr
Evangelist Cites Right Teaching at Booth Dwyer revival
Evangelist Rishey denounced savengious cults and the vicarious sacrifice of Jesus Christ during Sunday services at the revival tent on Booth Dwyer avenue. He warned that false teaching brings death and promoted a film about Hitler's conquest to accompany Monday night sermon on democracy and religion.
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A. J Mishey
Paleatina
Booth Dwyer Avenue
Evangelist Rishey
Hitler
Richey
Grasshopper Threat Cited By Agricultural Agent
M Hancock, Batley county agricultural agent, warned on June 21 that alfalfa fields show a concentration of young grasshoppers posing a real threat to grain and forage crops in the area, urging growers to remain vigilant.
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Batley Cauty
Gattan
Negro War Workers Up War Plant Employment Share
Washington report notes a slow but steady rise in African American workers in war plants nationwide though there remains insufficient UHA petition of Negroes in many areas and plants. The WMO cites 6.8 percent of 14 million workers in about 16 000 plants in duty roles, later 6.7 percent of 14 679 000 workers by April, with Negroes comprising about 10 percent of the population yet only around 7 percent of war effort employment.
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WMO
Negross
Hele Auibey
Want and Pel Classified Ad Focused on Light Needs
A compact notice lists light want items and service offers with brief descriptions. It mirrors small classified features for local readers seeking affordable goods or assistance, presenting concise requires and opportunities within the paper’s classified section.
French Plan Deadlock Delays Reorganization Talks
The French Committee of National Liberation failed to agree in a morning meeting at Giveton over military power between General De Gaulle and General Giraud. Thirteen members debated for two hours and 45 minutes amid warnings De Gaulle might withdraw unless his reform proposals are adopted. A communique said the group pursued reorganization of the armed forces while observers noted a bitter deadlock, yet hope remained for a future compromise as Da Gaulle and Giraud showed willingness to meet again tomorrow.
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Yue Ea
Committee of National Liberation
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Mava Liberation
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da Gaulle
Qiraud
Asid
Rabbinical Group Receives FDR Message Amid Holiday Assembly
New York report on President Roosevelt sending warm greetings to the Rabbinical Assembly of America. He emphasizes spiritual strength and the need for unity as the group opens a holiday convention and discusses plans for continued religious aid.
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New York
Idant Roosevelt
Rabbinical Assembly of America
Holly Day
Rites Set for Drowning Victim Brookery
Funeral services for Robert Maymond Brookery, 17, who drowned in the Jaguar at Atate Fair Park Friday night, were planned for today. He was identified Sunday morning when his father visited a sporoge and recognized him or Brapzaville in, the pyent his. Proposals were turned down as development appeared possible while De Gaulle's followers said General Giraud might maintain the status quo and plan to leave Algiers formal.
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