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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
1
Allied submarine forces report sinking an armed Japanese transport with probable troop loss aboard. Two heavily loaded supply ships were sent to the bottom and a third damaged. The three sunk ships total about 22,000 tons. Continued on page five.
British report from Africa quotes correspondent Richard Dimboeby in Libya that Benito Mussolini may appear on the African Front to review his troops.
The column notes Felix Frankfurter wields broad influence on U S wartime policy, placing allies in cabinet posts and shaping decisions through close ties with key figures like Lord Halifax T V Soong and Dean Acheson His proximity to major moves from India missions to Pearl Harbor investigations marks him as a central architect behind the scenes.
Government insurance against enemy action will be sold through local fire insurance agents starting about June 20 under the War Damage Corporation plan. Rates run about five cents yearly per hundred on crops, ten cents per hundred on dwellings, up to seventy five cents per hundred on yachts, with private fire insurers acting as official government agents.
June 5 dispatch says British Imperial Armored Forces broke through Axis lines around Tamar and Knightsbridge, 21 miles southwest of Tobruk. Free French Allied units press Rommel near Bir Hachem to seize the oasis, shaping the Libyan campaign.
Washington on June 4 Rural Electrification Administration awards 26000 dollars to the Matanuska Electric Association for its electric system work. The announcement was made here today. Buy defense stamps.
Philadelphia June 5 E I DuPont De Nemours Company and five other explosive manufacturers were indicted by the Federal Grand Jury for conspiring to fix prices in violation of the Anti-trust Act The indictment named Hercules Powder Atlas Powder Austin Hlinots King Powder and others alleging a conspiracy to maintain prices of commercial explosives and blasting supplies at arbitrary levels.
Washington June 4 Congress formally declared war against Bulgaria Hungary and Romania. Senate approved the resolutions unanimously and passed them without dissent or balloting completing the needed legislation in 32 minutes.
British raids target Bremen Germany's second largest seaport in a night operation linked to Dieppe docks. Ten bombers and two fighters remained in action with a strong force as commandos probed Boulogne Letouquet defenses after midnight, while Hamburg remains busier. Casualties described as slight.
Reinhard Heydrich, 38, Reich protector in Bohemia Moravia and No 2 Gestapo chief, died this morning in Prague from wounds from an attack on May 27. Berlin confirms his death. The assassination, known to many as Der Henker, is expected to trigger mass reprisals and executions. Czech circles in London say the attackers may have used Czech Army ordnance, possibly dropped by parachute after disarmament.
Miss Ada L. Burt arrived in Juneau to join the Territorial Department of Health. Loaned from the U.S. Public Health Service, she comes from Washington DC and will serve here until further notice. The Salt Lake City native is staying at the Baranof Hotel while awaiting assignment.
Washington reports three top War Department officers Li Gen H H Arnold Maj Gen Clark have been in London for talks with British leaders. Axis submarines menace the Atlantic and Caribbean as four days yield twelve ship losses totaling two merchant vessels sunk with heavy crew casualties. Only 47 sailors listed dead or missing. 84 crewmen and eight passengers survived.
Passengers arriving in Juneau from the south include Axelson Arnold J Bailey Honard Brant Ada L Burt Carl Carlkon Ralph Chadwick Gerald Clark Dalgety Clark Bud Dagle Jerrel Dagle William H Draheim William L Freeburn L T Oldvoych Kuntle W Nasi C L Nayes and william Waldrop From Ketchikan passengers include B Cain Robert Coughlin and P St Germain From Wrangell J Chisholm William Gilman Melin David Morgan Mrs David Morgan and Alice Osborne From Petersburg Fred Hagen Mrs Fred Hagen William Paul and Claude she Buy defense stamps
The Juneau City Council will convene tomorrow evening in the Connell Chambers to discuss routine city administration matters, announced Mayor Harry J. Lakas. The meeting agenda includes financing considerations for expenses bonds.
June 4, 1944. Two top war production officials said a planned 10 million expansion program will be cut by 30 to 35 percent due to material shortages. William Bath warned the war effort faces shrinking supplies of steel copper and other critical materials as existing equipment must be kept working.
Norfolk June 4 Captain Eklund, master of one vessel, told newsmen of the April 6 Bay of Bengal attack by three Japanese cruisers. He says seven Allied ships were sunk out of a group of six cargo ships and al l ships in the bay were cleared out. Navy confirms the sinkings and adds 18 of 20 ships went down that day.
A Navy communique announces the loss of the small patrol ship Cythera in the Atlantic. It says no further details are available and that all personnel aboard have been notified.
Japanese warplanes attacked Dutch Harbor in two waves, first at 6 a.m. with four bombers and 15 fighters for 15 minutes, causing minor damage and a few casualties, then at noon in a second reconorissance sweep. Navy reports say the situation is quiet with no extensive damage.
The American Red Cross authorizes its Dutch Harbor field director to provide assistance to civilians in the area after the attack. Alfred Schaefer reports to Gov. Gruening that Oliver Warwick, Red Cross field director at Dutch Harbor, may extend aid and advise if additional supplies are needed.
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