Cargo Ship Gunners Sink Sub Off Cuba
An American cargo ship's gunners fired on a submarine near Cuba, hitting it as it crash-dived 400 yards away. The sub sank after a near-miss and a second hit near the conning tower. AP tallies merchant ships sunk in the Atlantic since Pearl Harbor.
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Tor
L. B. Hansen
Florida
Cuba
Owen Gow
Giaiocnh
Associated Press
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Navy
Washington
U. S
Gulf of Mexico
South American
Baron Edgar von Spiegel
New Orleans
Caribbean
Army Bill Advances Without Debate For Immediate Use
The House expected to pass the 43 billion Army appropriation next week with no reductions or delays. Chairman Thomas defended full funding, saying the Army must have money when needed, despite a backlog of 35 billion in unlet contracts. Separately the Naval Expansion bill moved through the Senate by voice vote, authorizing 1.9 million additional tons of warships and new aircraft carriers as lawmakers met in a closed session.
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House
Thomas
D-Okia
Army
War Department
Truman
D-Mo
Brehon Somervell
Services of Supply
Walsh
D-Mass
Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
Army plans to enlist more 1-B volunteers after test
Maj. Gen. Sanderford Jarman praised 1-B volunteers deployed since June 8 to anti-aircraft sun and fire control units. He said their efficiency and conduct mark a forerunner of a tremendous expansion in this line as officials consider requests for more of these men.
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New York
INS
Sanderford Jarman
Syracuse Weather Forecast From U S Weather Bureau
The forecast calls for a somewhat warmer night with a chance of scattered thundershowers late tonight. Saturday temperatures are listed with various hourly readings and times.
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Syracuse
U. S. Weather Bureau
Churchill Visits Fort Jackson for Army War Demonstration
Churchill tours Fort Jackson with Gen. Marshall and British leaders after viewing a paratroop exercise. He praises the United States Army's training, notes the plan for Allied liberation, and lauds the iron will and cooperation with President and military chiefs.
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Fort i
Robert L. Eichelberger
I Army Corps
Columbia
S. C
Royden E. Beebe
Jackson
Washington
George C. Marshall
Army
Lesley J. McNair
War Department
Alan Brooke
Imperial General Staff
John Dill
Hastings Ismay
Defense Ministry
Churchill
Guard of Honor
Eichelberger
Dill
Brooke
United States
Two Firemen Hurt in Capitol Theater Fire
In New Britain Connecticut a three story Capitol Theater building fire injured two firemen George Parsons and Henry Fenn head injuries one listed as danger. The roof collapsed after 3 30 A M and damage is estimated at 100 000 cause undetermined with help from Plainville and Newington at 4 30 A M
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Connecticut
New Britain
Conn
William J. Nobles
Capitol Theater
George Parsons
Henry Fenn
New Britain Hospital
Parsons
Michael M. Butler
Noble
Plainville
Newington
Conti Nazis Halted In Ukraine In Big Front Battles
Red Star reports heavy combat on multiple Soviet fronts as German divisions press near Bryansk and Sevastopol while Soviet counterattacks and attritional fighting slow enemy gains. London observers note a potential two pronged push into the Caucasus as air war continues.
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Yma
Red Star
Bryansk
Moscow
Leningrad
Kup‘yansk
Kharkov
Sevastopol
London
Caucasus
Izyum
Kupyansk
Fedor von Bock
War Output Of U S Hits Push Toward Victory Goals
The President disclosed plans for a 20 000 aircraft goal and detailed shipbuilding progress. Willow Run and three sub assembly plants would boost bomber output while shipyards push toward 8 million tons and 100 ships a month by December. Tank production has reached 1500 American tanks, with pace deemed adequate to meet wartime needs.
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Ford
Willow Run
Emory Land
Maritime Commission
WPB
WPS
New York City Civic Workers Seek LaGuardia Removal
Governor Lehman's office says it is studying a petition from 10 NYC civic workers requesting Mayor LaGuardia's removal. They allege flagrant illegalities and gross inefficiencies in assessing and taxing homes and real estate.
OPA Considers Modest Rise in Sugar Rations
The Office of Price Administration weighs a modest increase to the current half pound per week sugar ration. Supplies are far below normal, standing at about two thirds of last year's stock. A rise may be tied to potential shipments from Puerto Rico and Cuba within six months.
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OPA
Washington
Office of Price Administration
America
Puerto Rico
Cuba
British Forces Hold Line as Rommel Advances Toward Matruh
British and Allied units held a defensive line from Matruh toward the Libyan border while Rommel pressed a main advance along the coast. German tanks moved from coastal columns toward Bir Kenayis as air and artillery bombardments targeted Matruh and mine fields.
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Alexandria
Matruh
Cyprus
Syria
Suez
Middle Eastern
Tobruk
Charing Cross
London
Siwa
Wen
Richard D. McMillan
United Press
Neil M. Hitchie
Eighth Army
Bir Kenayis
Abar el Kanayis
Rommel
McMillan
Sidi Barrani
Fort Capuzzo
90Th Light Division
Dutch suffrage leader Rosa Manus dies in German camp
Aneta reports Rosa Manus, 60, a Netherlands woman suffrage leader and former vice president of the International Federation for Women’s Suffrage, died May 29 as a prisoner in Germany.
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London
Aneta
Netherlands
Rosa Manus
Germany
International
Fection For Woman's Suffrage
Roosevelt Churchill Statement on War Aims and Naval Toll
The Roosevelt Churchill statement reports progress from their wartime talks. It notes plans to reduce merchant shipping losses as conferences affirmed the Allied drive for victory. It cites joint assessment of munition output, global war reach, and straps of naval strategy amid Axis submarine activity.
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England
London
Washington
United [Nations
Whele
United Nations
Axis
Germany
Japan
China
Lape
Helsheah
Rae
Churchill returns to Britain amid war crisis and no confidence vote
Churchill arrives back in England after talks with Roosevelt as Tobruk falls and 25,000 British troops are captured. He faces a no confidence motion in the House of Commons while Times calls for a new, more aggressive wartime strategy and fresh leadership.
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Fort Jackson
England
Washington
Churchill
London
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Transatlantic
North Africa
Egypt
Tobruk
House of Commons
London Times
Britain
Times
Churchill Returns to Commons After Washington Trip
Churchill flies back from the United States amid no confidence debate notes. W Averell Harriman accompanies the Prime Minister during the journey to England with Cripps signaling cautious plans for facing the opposition. The return marks a second flight from the U S after prior talks in Washington and Ottawa.
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Pacific War Council
Washington
Commons
Churchill
John Wardlaw-Milne
Stafford Cripps
House
United States
W. Averill Harriman
London
England
Ottawa
British Overseas Airways
J C. Kelly Rogers
T Henarnht
Farmhand Shooting Held Accidental
Sinclairville police and sheriff investigated the death of 15 year old Ado Hamlin who was accidentally shot in the head by Edgar Kibbe a 30 year old farmer. Hamlin was hunting for a newborn calf when Kibbe mistook him for a woodchuck. Hamlin died instantly.
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Sinclairville
Roy. L. Chadwick
Samuel Bowers
Ado Hamlin
Edgar Kibbe
Hamlin
Kibbe
Chinese Lose Lishui and Chekiang Rail Interval Clash
The Chinese High Command reports the Japanese recaptured Kweiki and reduced Chinese-held rail portions to about 50 miles while still checking Shangjao. Lishui abandoned after heavy fighting, and Chennault will remain in command of air operations in China as Tigers join the U.S. Army Air Corps. Stilwell states no reduction of Chennault’s authority or air operations in the theater.
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Chungking
Kweiki
Kianksi
Chekiang
Shangjao
Lishui
I. Lishui
Hangchow
Tokyo
Chuhsien
Nanchang
Claire Chennault
I. China
Flying Tigers
Joseph W. Stilwell
China
Utica Area Experiences First Unannounced Blackout
A one hour blackout hit Utica and surrounding Oneida Herkimer and Madison counties. State civilian protection deputy director John Je Farrell said the Utica area handled the alert very well and warned that the next red final signal could come without warning.
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Utica
Oneida
Herkimer
Madison
John Je Farrell
Fragmentary OCR History Notice Remains Unclear
Vague readable fragments hint at a historical notice or legal action. Names, places, or dates are not decipherable, leaving the exact action and involved entities uncertain.
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Day & Munro Co
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