Fierce Naval Fight Stops Japs Off Attu
A lengthy daylight torpedo attack by American destroyers and a heavy cruiser repelled Japanese forces attempting to Reinforce Attu and Kiska. The lead destroyer and crew sustained damage and casualties but escaped, while the U S cruiser and ships held off five hostile warships in a record battle.
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San Francisco
Attu
Kisky
12Th Naval District
Aleutians
James M. Clute
Richmond
Staten Island
N. Y
Roy Jones
Clifton Forge
Richard S. Meredith
New York City
Navy
Hungarian War Chief Csata Named War Minister
Balkan observers report Col. Gen. Ludwig Van Csata as Hungarys new war minister in a move seen as a German victory over Premier Nicolas Kallay. Csata, former commander in Russia, is said to sway Axis policy by aiding Germany against Russia in return for a Nazi pledge against Romanian moves on Transylvania. He replaces Col. Gen. William Nagy who resigned last week.
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Ankara
Balkan
Ludwig van Csata
Hungary
Nicolas Kallay
Transylvania
Ciata
William Nagy
Lepke and Two Others Seek Reargument in Murder Case
Louis Buchalter also known as Lepke and two other alleged Murder, Inc members ask New York's highest court for a reargument after the U S Supreme Court upheld their convictions. They were convicted for the 1936 slaying of Joseph Rosen in Brooklyn linked to rackets inquiries and are in Sing Sing's death house awaiting further action.
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Lepke
High Court
Albany
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Murder, Inc
Brooklyn
Ask
New York
United States Supreme Court
State Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Buchalter
Emmanual Weiss
Louis Capone
Sing Sing
Joseph Rosen
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
Australian High Court Invalidates Subversive Associations Law
Melbourne June 14 The Australian High Court's 3 to 2 decision voids the National Security Subversive Associations regulations under the National Security Act. Justice Starke says the rules are arbitrary and oppressive and wipe out corporate and unincorporate bodies on executive declarations without due process.
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Melbourne
Jehovah's Witnesses
Australia
Starke
Upstate Towns Get Child Care Center
Federal Works Agency approves 4600 for a child care center in Union Free School District No 4 serving New Hartford Whitestown and New York Mills. Center to accommodate 75 children of mothers in war industries. Roosevelt approval announced with wartime messaging and subscription notes for Syracuse and Central New York newspapers.
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Washington
Federal Works Agency
Union Free School District
New Hartford
Whitestown
New York Mills
New York
Roosevelt
Bombers Strike Jap Airfield in Nan Chang China
U S planes bombed and strafed Japanese airfields in Nan Chang Northern Kiangsi Province, scoring direct hits on runways and gasoline dumps. The raid involved B 17 and P 40 aircraft from Allen Forsyth s squadron and marked the 82nd medium bomber mission. Chinese raids in Hunan and Hubei reported heavy Japanese casualties and captures as Chinese forces advance toward Ichang and Hankow. Chiang Kai-shek sent cordial messages to Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin praising Allied leadership and the Red Army s role in the United Nations cause.
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Chungking
Kiangsi
U.S. Air Force
Nanchang
Shanghai
Hankow
Allen Forsyth
Minneapolis
Yochow
Hunan
Hunan F Province
Sangtze
Yangtze River
Ichang
Hupenh
Kinwa
Chekiang
Chiang Kai-shek
United Nations
Roosevelt
Church Hi
Stalin
United Natons
Countersuit Defaulted by Mrs. Dempsey in Divorces Case
In White Plains, June 14 AP Heanah Williams Dempsey's counterclaim for divorce was dismissed by a Supreme Court referee, leaving only Jack Dempsey's divorce suit and the separation counterclaim. A witness failed to respond to a subpoena prompting dismissal of the divorce counterclaim. The main suit alleges misconduct and adultery with Lew Jenkins and Benny Woodall named as co respondents. The referee ruled alimony and custody questions would wait until the main issue is decided.
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White Plains
Heanah Williams
Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Supreme Court
Yvette Colbert
Arthur F. Driscoll
Coast Guard
Benny Woodall
Lew Jenkins
New York State
Gerald Donovan
Jack
Hannah
Herman Souza
Las Vegas
Nev
Woodall
Los Angeles
Souza
Hannah Williams
Dempsey Family Drama Continues Amid Testimony
Witnesses dispute Mrs. Dempsey's accusations of abuse while Floyd and Mrs. Dempsey attend their daughter Barbara's first Holy Communion at the Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel. Sophie Hohler testified she never saw Dempsey abuse his wife, nor any undressed behavior.
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Woodall
Mrs. Dempsey
California
Sophie Hohler
The
Dempseys
Dempsey
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Monteil
Helmer Ine
Germaine
Bellans
Paitie Morris
Philip Morius
DR. Humphreys
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Dr. F. Humphreys
Schick
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