British Lash At Axis Near Keggypt Border on Page One
A World War II dispatch notes Rommel’s Afrika Korps pressing toward Egypt from Bir El Gobi and Bar din positions while Axis air raids threaten Malta and Crete. It cites British hesitation, missed counterattacks, and German 8.8 cm anti tank guns shaping the fighting in the desert.
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Axis reports capture of Tobruk loot and prisoners
Italian broadcasts claim Axis forces seized Tobruk with about 100 tanks, hundreds of guns and motor vehicles. The Tobruk fortress commander and five other generals were reported captured, and 25,000 prisoners were estimated. Axis air and naval actions claimed against British forces in the region.
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Bir el Gobi
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Suez Canal
Berlin
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British Fear Axis Move Threatens Suez and Egypt War
UK observers warn Rommel seeks Middle East land bridge to seize Iraqi and Iranian oil and cut Allied links to Russia as Tobruk loss tightens Axis leverage. Wavell praised for desert mastery. calls grow for tactical and command changes in Britain.
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Allied chiefs near statement on Roosevel–Churchill talks
Early said Roosevelt and Churchill would continue meetings with experts in military naval and air fields but gave no specific comment on topics or locations. He noted the press should not expect formal statements and cautioned that reports on McNaughton as second front leader were speculative amid Tobruk and Sevastopol setbacks.
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Great Britain
United Nations
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Tobruk
Sevastopol
Sothers
Churchill
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D-Ky
House Military Affairs Committee
Libya
Calls Grow For Opening a Second Front in Europe
Senators debate a second European front amid Libya tensions and Churchill Roosevelt talks. Hi Schwartz urges action while Edwin C. Johnson warns against public pressure. Walter F. George says timing depends on Allied military readiness.
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D-Wyo
Libya
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Col
Walter F. George
D- Ga
Low Bidders Named for Ballston Spa Airport Project
The Civil Aeronautics Administration listed the low bidders for the Ballston Spa Airport near Saratoga Springs. Frank Stento & Son of Binghamton bid on grubbing and excavation. Nye Electric coalitions and lighting were bid by Elec Installation Corporation of New York City. Officials said awards would likely be made Wednesday.
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New York
Saratoga Springs
Civil Aeronautics Administration
la Guardia Field
Frank Stento & Son
Binghamton
Unseepany
Schenectady
Eleo Installation Corporation
A L P Attacks Fish In His Own District
A. L. P. leaders in Dutchess Orange and Putnam counties accuse Representative Hamilton Fish of associating with registered agents of enemies. They adopt an anti Fish resolution denouncing him as a symbol of confusion and obstruction in Congress.
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Raider From Page One Harbor Threat Looms In Pacific War
Eyewitnesses from Vancouver and Oregon report artillery off Astoria and Seaside as Army filers confirm strikes near Kiska and Attu in the Aleutians. Navy notes weather limits and occasional air ops with enemy ships observed. coastal residents describe bright flashes and thuds near the coast while Canadian and American units hunt a submarine near Estevan Point.
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Coast residents dim lights amid distant war event reports
Washington and Oregon coastal residents were told to dim lights seen from the sea while Vancouver and Victoria did not react. The alert referenced a June 7 torpedoing of a U S merchant ship off Washington and Japanese activity near the Aleutians, with Prince Rupert issuing a prior air raid alarm that proved unfriendly.
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Cathlamet
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Victoria
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Prince Rupert
Bronx Zoo Elephant Alice Rises After Crane Rescue
Alice the Bronx Zoo’s oldest elephant, aged about 45 to 57, struggled to stand yesterday. A mobile crane lifted the 4,500 pound pachyderm, and she walked on her own again once upright. Alice has lived at the zoo since 1908.
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New York
Alice
Bronx Zoo
Young Declines Governor Race He Writes Moskovit
Owen D Young retired industrialist declines to seek the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. In a letter to Harold R Moskovit of the Affiliated Young Democrats he states he is not in politics and has no desire to enter politics. Previously he was said to have Roosevelt backing.
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Roosevelt
Woman 70 Faces Murder Trial for Second Time in 30 Years
Harriet Tracy, 70, goes on trial in Chicago for murder of Morris DeYoung, 66, her employer and householder. She previously faced murder charges for her husband George Burnham. DeYoung was killed April 30 after a quarrel over alleged threats to send her to a home for the aged. She says she acted as he threatened to throw a typewriter at her.
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George Burnham
Morris DeYoung
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Freighter John Steele launched at Terminal Island yards
The 10,500 ton freighter John Steele was launched Sunday at the Terminal Island yards of the California Shipbuilding Corporation, just 52 days after the keel was laid. The ship is named for a North Carolinian who served as U.S. Treasury Comptroller in 1796.
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Los Angeles
John Steele
Terminal Island
California Shipbuilding Corporation
United States Treasury
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