Federal agents bust Nazi Bund with 57 leaders named in indictments
In New York and nationwide, federal prosecutors indict 26 Bund members for conspiracy to evade the draft and to aid resistance to U S armed forces. Denaturalization actions target 27 more, including Fritz Kuhn, now imprisoned. authorities warn renewed probes into Bund activity in Yorkville and beyond.
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New York
Bund
United States
Mathias Correa
Correa
U. S. District Court
Axis
Fritz Kuhn
Yorkville
Spaatz Named Commander of US Army Air Forces in Europe
Major General Carl Spaatz is appointed commander in chief of the US Army Air Forces in the European theater. He awards the Distinguished Flying Crosses to three crew members from the July 4 air raid on German-held western Europe and is noted for piloting the Question Mark on its record 150 hour flight. Spaatz, 51, has been in England since June preparing the group.
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London
Carl Spaatz
United States Army Air Forces
St. Mihiel
Los Angeles
England
Becker Sentence Delayed Two Weeks in Idaho Slaying Case
American Falls district court postponed Gust Becker's involuntary manslaughter sentencing for two weeks. Judge Jay L. Downing granted the delay after Becker's lawyers asked for extra time to prepare papers while the judge plans to attend a convention in Omaha.
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American Falls
Gust Becker
Loren McNarlen
Jay L. Downing
Becker
Omaha
Yankees Prove U.S. Tanks Superior in Desert Battle
Western desert action on June 11 and 12 pitted a small U.S. force under Captain Charles C. Stelling against about 75 German tanks. An AP reporter cites a “victory” with nine German tanks knocked out while the American unit, supporting a British formation, held a ridge near Knightsbridge and Acroma to aid South African withdrawal. The commander praised the M3 medium tank and described zigzag tactics under heavy fire. The force remained in the desert to aid Egypt despite plans to return home.
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Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Western Desert
Charles C. Stelling
Augusta
Kennedy
Desert
Knightsbridge
Acroma
Gazala
Stelling
Tobruk
America
Egypt
Files For Office Eugene Ruger Seeks Bancroft Precinct Seat
Eugene Ruger filed with the county clerk as a candidate for precinct committeeman of the Bancroft precinct subject to the Republican primary.
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Eugene Ruger
Bancroft
Budget Baby Costing More in Chicago
Sharon Dever’s third birthday budget reveals costs rising to 283.54 for year three, with 225.95 in year two and 270.17 in year one, totaling 779.16. Parents Joseph and Louise Dever analyze expenses to determine if they can afford more children, turning the project into a long term family study.
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Chicago
Sharon Dever
Sharon
Joseph
Volunteer Returns To Use Cannon On Japanese Posts
Michael Warren a seven year old in Manhattan salutes a traffic officer and asks to join the navy. At 46th Street and Park Avenue the pair visit a police station where a toy wooden cannon and an insecticide sprayer are found. Warren vows to murder Japs with his weapon but is sent home with his arsenal to battle beetles.
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New York
Michael Warren
46Th Street
Park Avenue
Navy
Louis Fishkin
Michael
Hinckley Resigns as Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Robert H. Hinckley resigns effective July 1 from the post in charge of civil aviation policy. He will join Sperry Gyroscope after a career starting in 1934 with WPA and rising to CAA chair. William A. M. Burden will temporarily assume Hinckley duties as special assistant to the secretary.
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Washington
Robert H. Hinckley
Ogden
Commerce
WPA
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Utah
L.ds. Church
Escape Convict Robs Taxicab Near Bountiful
Kendall Grant picked up an unknown man at the Union Pacific depot around 11:30 PM and drove seven miles north of Salt Lake City before the passenger, an escaped convict, demanded the cab and told him to flee. The driver later identified the suspect from police files.
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Salt Lake City
Kendall Grant
Mueller Park Road
Bountiful
Grant
Union Pacific
China urges Pacific second front to beat Japan in 1944 plan
At a Beijing embassy briefing General Chu Shih ming urged concentrating US power in the Pacific to strike Japan this year. He said 500 warplanes could enable a Chinese offensive and that bombing bases remains feasible despite Japanese advances.
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Washington
China
Pacific
Europe
United Nations
Chungking
Chu Shihming
United States
Japan
Russia
Hier
Chu
Roosevelt warns may seize all tires if crisis deepens
Washington reports say President Roosevelt suggested government seizure of all automobile tires if conditions worsen. Congress and the White House reached a stopgap budget for agriculture pending disputes over an $680 million annual supply bill. The War Production Board eased limits on inventories freeing large amounts of copper aluminum rubber silk and other war materials idled by prior WPB restrictions.
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Washington
Senate
House
Department of Agriculture
War Production Board
Cleveland outfielder Tris Speaker hospitalized with pneumonia
Tris Speaker, famed Cleveland Indians outfielder and 1920 pennant winner, is in Lakeside hospital in fair condition after being diagnosed with pneumonia. The 64 year old baseball icon received care this afternoon. The report notes his longstanding impact on the Indians era.
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Cleveland
Tristam Speaker
Lakeside Hospital
Speaker
Cleveland Indians
Luxury Space Sells on Eastern Railroads
Railroads in the New York Eastern area announce sale of seats in parlor lounge and observation cars that were once used by Pullman passengers under a guest privilege. The move follows a request by the Office of Defense Transportation to remove luxuries to conserve equipment.
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New York
Eastern
Office of Defense Transportation
Feller and Bagby Named Starting Pitchers for Exhibition
Cleveland star Bob Feller and American League ace Jon Bagby were chosen as starting pitchers for Tuesday's exhibition game. Both right handers. Feller, a former Cleveland pitcher, served in the navy, while Bagby recently went 9 and 4 for the Indians this season.
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Cleveland
Bob Feller
Jon Bagby
Feller
Navy
Bagby
Cleveland Indians
Weather report mentions high heat and possible showers
The article notes temperatures around 95 to 97 with sultry air and a brief downpour. It lists other cities like Las Vegas 106 Tucson 10 Denver 93 Dallas 91 Miami 90 and New Orleans 90. Pocatello low of 59 and sun up 5 59 set 9 11. Forecast calls for little change in temperature and possible showers.
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Pocatello
Las Vegas
Tucson
Denver
Dallas
Miam
New Orleans
Hitler Warns of Grave Danger in Russian Campaign
The article notes Hitler’s massive offensive in the Kursk Kharkov region pushing toward the Don river, with one million troops aiming to sever Soviet routes to the Caucasus and threaten vital oil and food supplies. It warns of Russian reverses and a costly struggle ahead as Germany seeks access through the Caucasus isthmus.
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Hitler
Upper
Don
Germany
Russia
Caucasus
Caucasian Isthmus
Middle East
Fires in Dry Grass Keep Firemen Busy
Fire department runs from one grass fire to another across the city and adjoining areas. Since Monday reports include multiple grass and brush blazes at Tenth and Fremont East Benton South Grant 102 Rosewood Halliady Whitman Lincoln northeast bench Second and Bonneville with booster lines used. no damage reported though fires continue as dry conditions prevail.
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Fremont
East Benton
South Grant
Rosewood
Halliady
Whitman
Lincoln
Bench
Bonneville
Water Rationing Advisory For East Pocatello Residents
Water Superintendent Clarence M. Rainey urges residents east of Twelfth Avenue to schedule sprinkling and other water uses for off-peak morning hours. He notes the smaller mains and lower pressure in that area and cites a city use of 11 million gallons on Tuesday.
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Pocatellans
Twelfth Avenue
Clarence M. Rainey
Twelfth
Rainey
Pocatello
Tax Measure Shapes With Few Changes
The House Ways and Means Committee begins a final review of its 5.9 billion tax bill with little expected change. Doughton warns reforms unlikely. debate considers easing coal freight taxes and postage rate adjustments to cover deficits while Treasury hints at adjusting the 10 percent income deduction.
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House
Ways and Means
Doughton
North Carolina
Express
Post Office Department
Treasury Department
Morgenthau
Three Vessels Down In Mozambique Channel Torpedoes Hit Ships
Reports say two ships, one Norwegian and one Swedish, were torpedoed in the Mozambique channel with two other vessels attacked by submarines. The Gripsholm sailed from New York for Lourenco Marques via Rio de Janeiro on June 18 but will not reach the area soon. In Washington the navy announced a small US merchant vessel was torpedoed in the Caribbean and survivors landed at an east coast port.
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Portugese East Africa
Monsambique Channel
United States
Japan
Gripsholm
New York
Laurency Marques
Rio de Janeiro
Mozambique Channel
Washington
Navy
Caribbean
Voronezh
Arctic
Spitzbergen
Norwegian
North Cape
East African
Boys Prepare Lots In Improvement Effort for Church
About 70 boys from the Pocatello First and North Pocatello wards, all Aaronic Priesthood, meet at 7 p m Tuesday at the L D S recreation hall to weed level and seed the corner lot. Afterward they gather for refreshments then attend the Chief theatre to see Torilla Flat with Spencer Tracy. both refreshments and the show are free.
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Pocatello First Ward
North Pocatello Ward
L. D. S. Recreation Hall
Recreation Hall
Tortila Flat
Spencer Tracy
Submarine Slips Past Berlin Harbor Fire Barrages
DNB reports a German submarine that torpedoed the American freighter San Pablo near Puerto Limon Costa Rica last Thursday night slipped into Berlin’s harbor despite harbor and air barrages and managed to depart later Tuesday.
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Berlin
DNB
Puerto Limon
Costa Rica
Reds Open Counter Attack After Germans Advance
Soviet and German reports clash over Voronezh fate as Red Army reportedly counterattacks on the Ukraine front. Amid arctic convoy claims and African war moves, Allied forces press Rommel near Alexanda as Moscow fights to hold the Moscow Rostov railway line.
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Associated Press
Russia
Germany
Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Voronezh
Moscow- Rostov
Semeon Timoshenko
Izyum
Kupyansk
Ukraine Battlefront
Krasnaya River
Heinz Guderian
Upper
Don
Red
China marks sixth year of resistance with mass events
China begins the sixth year of war with mass meetings and parades across the country. Chiang Kai-shek emphasized unity with the world while dispatches from the front were read. Estimates clash on casualties with high Japanese figures and lower Chinese losses, as severe weather keeps the American air force grounded.
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China
Chungking
Chiang Kai-shek
Japan
Tokyo
Imperial
McConnel urges Idaho volunteers to fill 1 B quota
Gen M G McConnel, Idaho selective service chief, seeks volunteers with disabilities to meet the August 125 man quota for 1 B. He notes many with disabilities could not join the army but can serve in office, quarters, and supply duties, with potential commissions later.
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Boise
Idahoona
Brie
M. G. McConnel
State Selective Service
McConnell
Quartermaster Corps
WAACs to eat well at Fort Des Moines dining plan
The WAACs report to the officers school at Fort Des Moines on July 20 and their meal plan lists a menu including baked ham pineapple scalloped potatoes tomatoe rounds mustard pickles bread butter orange sherbet and beverages. Officers say cost for WAACs and male soldiers will be similar with portions adjusted for women.
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Fort Des Moines
WAAC
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Officers School
Uncle Sam
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