Churchill FDR Pledge Nazi Doom
President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill announced a joint plan to divert Nazi forces from the Soviet front, aid China, and smash the U‑boat blockade. They expressed confidence that Allied war aims are advancing, acknowledged logistic challenges, and outlined steps to increase production and reduce merchant shipping losses.
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Yachtsmen Mobilized to Aid U S Navy Submarine War
The Navy announced a massive mobilization of yachtsmen and small boats for anti submarine duty. About 1200 boats currently in service will be joined by 1000 more as soon as possible. Volunteers including yachtsmen and fishermen may enroll in the temporary Coast Guard reserve. Boats will be equipped with radios, arms and anti submarine devices and operated under eastern and gulf sea frontiers.
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Nazis Fear Invasion Closer
New York June 27 Berlin radio interpreted the Roosevelt Churchill joint statement as a sign of a second front in Europe but complained that Allied invasion plans were not revealed. The propaganda outlet quoted distorted passages and expressed disappointment that Churchill and Roosevelt appeared vague about the timing.
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Ample U S Flags to Be Manufactured for War Effort
Washington June 27 The War Production Board announces an order to boost American flag production. Manufacturers will have access to between 16 and 25 million yards of cloth annually to support display of the flag as part of the wartime program. The board emphasizes the flag’s importance in national effort.
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Yugoslavian Ship Sunk By U Boat Off Atlantic Coast
An Yugoslavian merchant vessel was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off the Atlantic coast. No casualties occurred, and survivors were landed at an east coast port.
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US Ship Sinks Enemy Sub in Daring Action
Capt James Ellison of Upper Darby Pennsylvania recounts a gun crew aboard a US merchant ship shelling and sinking an enemy submarine. The vessel, carrying cargo to the United States, spotted the sub at about 400 yards as Lookout fired. The first shot misfired, the second struck below the waterline and the submarine sank.
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Sevastopol Defenders Hold Firm Against German Attacks
Sevastopol’s defenders repulsed new German assaults and clung to their positions after air and ground battles over the siege. Moscow reports heavy losses on both sides with air support and naval actions continuing around Sevastopol and the Kharkov front amid a three week siege.
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Federal Wool Purchase Proposal Presented to War Board
Senator Murray submitted to War Production Board Chairman Nelson a plan by the National Wool Growers Association to buy the nation's entire wool supply starting in 1949. The proposal aims to stabilize prices and stockpile wool for government use, signaling a major federal procurement move. The plan would likely raise wool prices for growers while securing vast reserves for wartime needs.
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23 Doolittle fliers medal for Tokyo raid and 20 cent bomb sights
Holling Field reports the War Department awarded the Flying Cross to 23 crew members of the Tokyo raid on April 18 including Gen. James H. Arnold, while noting improvised 20 cent bomb sights replaced Norden devices to lift bombs from low altitude. The ceremony, led by Arnold, honors airmen returned to duty with several injured in action, as details of the raid were released.
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Army Billions Rushed Through Congress in Wartime Spending Push
Washington reports Congress rushed toward final passage of a $42.8 billion army supply bill, with a wartime expansion bill on Roosevelt’s desk. The army bill funds 4.5 million men, aviation, prisons, and ordnance, while total national defense spending nears $195 billion for 1941 to 1944.
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Magda Lupescu Dies Denied By Vichy Radio
London Paris dispatch reports Vichy radio claiming Magda Lupescu former royal consort to Carol of Romania died in Mexico City. Carol publicly denies the statement and notes Lupescu has not been well since her dog Past died, with Lupescu and Carol staying in Mexico for months.
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Mexican Consul to Aid Gas Conservation Effort
Rafael de la Colina, Mexican consul general in New York, pledged to assist the gasoline conservation campaign. He returned five ration cards to members of his group, urging strong support for rationing, as Buckingham State rationing director issued a response.
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Rafael de la Colina
New York City
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Buckingham
Flood damage nears three million in Missouri fields
Flood crop and property losses near 3 million dollars spread through St Louis and St Charles counties as the Missouri River and tributaries inundated lowland farms. Local reports say damage approached the 2 million mark with continuing rising waters threatening more crops and property in the area.
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Bus overturns near Cheyenne leaves two dead
A transcontinental Western Pacific bus overturned about eight miles south of Cheyenne killing two persons and injuring three, including the driver. Defense Transportation Director Joseph B. Eastman announced a plan to suspend port cargo rules to speed troop and war material movements.
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U S British fliers straf Egypt as Rommel advances near Matruh
Allied air units strafed German and Italian columns advancing toward Mersa Matruh as Rommel’s mechanized force pressed within about 15 miles of the railway hub. British and American pilots reported heavy fighting near the front, with Rommel poised to move on the Matruh area and potentially threaten Alexandria.
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Four Canadians Die in Explosion at Newfoundland Camp
National Defence Minister J L Rae announced that four Canadian soldiers were killed and 14 more injured in a dynamite explosion at a Newfoundland defense station. Reports say dynamite used for mining minister buildings by a contractor stored at the camp caused the blast.
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RAF Malta air battles claim four Axis planes shot down
In a 24 hour air combat series above Malta Allied forces report seven enemy fighters downed by RAF Malta. Of four Allied aircraft lost none. Three of the Axis planes were Italian and one German, while the RAF tally shows no losses.
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Nazi saboteurs land on Florida and Georgia shores
FBI and J Edgar Hoover disclosed an eight-man sabotage ring trained in Berlin and landed in two U S sites, one group at Amagansett New York and another at Ponte Vedra Beach Florida. They carried high explosives time fuses and currency for sabotage aims at aircraft plants and key industrial sites along the eastern seaboard. The group, mostly naturalized or native Americans, planned to cripple U S industry with planned operations and multiple targets including rail terminals and hydro power sites.
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AEF Prepares to Join Invasion
London reports American Air Force units to join Royal Air Force in a 1000-plane invasion plan. Maj. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower says U S troops are in Britain to train and merge with British forces for large scale operations against Germany. Major deployment across the British Isles signals anticipated joint action in the European theater.
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