Army Bill Seeks 43 Billion for War Department Programs
The House considers a 43 billion dollar War Department bill funding personnel pay training and equipment for Army and Air Corps. It covers aviation expansion including 23 550 airplanes and lend lease transfers, with emphasis on transportation, seacoast defenses, and officer recruitment at West Point. The committee notes progress toward a 1942 60 000 plane target and projects 4 500 000 troops by 1943.
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Germany
Berlin
War Department
Alaska
Somervell
West Point Cadet Corps
Signal Corps
Air Corps
Engineer Corps
Ordnance
Ceeee
S.e
A Corps
United States
Roosevelt
Army
Pearl Harbor
War Production Board
Manila Publisher Romulo Reaches U S After Escape From Bataan
Lieut. Col. Carlos P. Romulo former Manila publisher arrives in the United States as aide de camp to General MacArthur. He escaped Bataan in a damaged convoy and is among the last to leave the besieged peninsula.
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Manila
U. S
San Francisco
Carlos P. Romulo
Bataan
United States
General MacArthur
Allied Leaders Map Strategy Amid Shipping Talk
The Roosevelt Churchill talks focus on concentrating allied power to open a second front in Europe while preserving shipping lanes. Hopkins says the aim is to destroy Hitler and Nazi rule, with emphasis on aiding Russia and expanding fronts if needed.
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Japan
Hitler
America
Galting
Hittler
United Nations
M. OM. Litvinoff
United States
Hopkins
Madison Square Garden
Vermont Governor Forecasts Nationwide Gas Rations
Governor William H. Wills of Vermont told the 34th annual National Governors Conference that nationwide gasoline rationing was likely, driven by a rubber shortage. He cited a Brookings survey and urged acceptance if war needs drive price fixing and limits, noting other states’ complaints over conflicting federal instructions.
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Vermont
Asheville
N. C
William H. Wills
Charles Edison
New Jersey
National Statistical Service
Brookings Institution
Wills
Sevastopol Defenders Rally Amid Heavy Crimea Fighting
Red Star reports civilians evacuated to Stalin pledge to defend Sevastopol to the end as Soviet troops contest ground and refuse surrender. Pravda notes severe fighting near Sevastopol River with German gains north of the Sivernaya River and reinforcements landed. The Soviet Information Bureau tallies German losses at 10 million casualties overall with 3.5 million killed and lists material blows and low German wounded return rates.
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Crimean
Sevastopol
Red Star
Stalin
Pravda
Soviet Information Bureau
Russia
Stockholm
Sivernaya
Red Army
London
Kharkov
Hitler
Marishal Semyon Timoshenko
Sea of Azov
Caucasus
Kerch Strait
RAF intensifies raid on Emden with large bomber force
British air force conducted a major nighttime raid on Emden, claiming 750 to 900 planes with several tons of bombs. Six British aircraft were lost, compared with eight and six in prior raids. Germany reported three bombers downed, while Emden suffered damage to homes and public buildings. The operation marks the 76th raid of the war as RAF air offensives resume on German targets with expectations of U.S. air corps cooperation.
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Britain
Royal Air Force
Germany
Ruhr
Rhineland
United States Army
Air Corps
Emden
Berlin
Rommel massing for Egyptian frontier assault amid Tobruk action
Front reports say Rommel is concentrating large forces in the Libyan invasion area with parachutists from Crete. British and Commonwealth troops defend Tobruk as German and Italian forces threaten an immediate attack on Egypt and Suez, while Malta air activity intensifies and Tobruk’s oil dumps are blown.
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Suez
Rommel
Tobruk
London
Middle East
Fort Cauzzo
Egypt
Kurt Student
Crete
Aib-Burhe Troeps i
Libya
Rommell
Student
Greece
Cyprus
Syria
Neil M. Ritchie
Eighth Army
Engineer Held on Bogus Coin Charge
William G. Zerow, a 29 year old retired chemical engineer, pleaded guilty in Federal Court to forging silver half dollar coins. He faces sentencing on July 6. Zerzow was arrested March 14 after U S Secret Service agents raided an East Side house and uncovered a coin manufacturing plant.
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Buffalo
William G. Zerow
Zerzow
U. S. Secret Service
British War Update Scrutiny of Libyan-Egyptian War Effort
Attlee declined to give figures on damage to British warships or merchant ships after the air naval clash linked to Libya Egypt Malta. Sir Stafford Cripps pledged a full two day debate on the Prime Minister's American visit and Libyan situation, while Earl Winterton pressed for a formal statement criticizing Churchill. He warned unequal armament of British and American divisions could bring disaster.
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Attlee
Stafford Cripps
House
Earl Winterton
Churchill
Britain
James Grigg Gwar
Fireworks Banned Across Pacific Coast States
Proclamations from California Washington and Oregon governors ban sale and use of fireworks. The action, issued with Gen. J. L. Dewitt of the Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, aims to deny saboteurs and fifth columnists any advantage from fireworks.
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San Francisco
California
Washington
Oregon
J. L. Dewitt
Western Defense Command
Fourth Army
Glass Substitutes Replace Sapphire Bearings in War Tools
At a Chicago briefing date unclear substitutes for sapphire instrument bearings were described as ready for quantity production. F K McCune and J H Goss of General Electric reported fused glass drops can replace sapphire in ammeters voltmeters and other war instruments. The war cut Swiss sapphire supply and trained cutters, but 30 years of background aided research.
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Chicago
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
F. K. McCune
J. H. Goss
General Electric Company
Switzerland
McCune
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