RAF Flyers Bomb Bremen as Boulogne Scouts Report
British bombers blasted Bremen Germanys second seaport in a night raid linked to Dieppe docks attacks. Commandos supported by ships and RAF fighters conducted a Boulogne Le Touquet reconnaissance raid with slight casualties reported.
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London
Bremen
Germany
Boulogne-Le Touquet
Adolf Hitler
Dieppe
Air Ministry
Cologne
Essen
Hamburg
Dover
Blast Kills 10 at Stockton Army Camp in 11:30 P M
An explosion and fire at a Stockton army station near midnight killed ten people including nine soldiers and a civilian fireman. Ten others were hospitalized with five in critical and four in serious condition. Lieut Colonel Floyd H. Tull formed a board of inquiry to determine the blast cause. Civilian firefighter Tom Sousa of Stockton died. civilian fire chief M H Bouchard was critically injured.
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Stockton
Calif
Here
Floyd H. Tull
Tom Sousa
M. H. Bouchard
President to Decide on Fuel Rations
President Roosevelt will decide whether to extend gasoline rationing nationwide and likely implement a plan mirroring the eastern seaboard program. Drivers would register, receive an A card with 48 coupons for three gallons each, and renew registration before July 15 in a bid to conserve fuel.
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Office of Price Administration
Eastern
Seaboard
Rep Beiter
D-Ny
Ickes
Donald M. Nelson
District of Columbia
Lava Man Graduates at Chanute Field
Pvt. Royden C. Brewington of Lava Hot Springs graduated recently from the Chanute field branch of the Army Air Forces Technical School.
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Chanute Field
Royden C. Brewington
Lava Hot Springs
Army Air Force Technical School
Allied sub sinks Japanese troop transport and ships
Allied headquarters reported a submarine raid in Japanese shipping lanes sinking a 6,000 ton armed troop transport with probable Loss of up to 12,000 troops aboard. Two heavily loaded armed supply ships of 6,000 and 10,000 tons were also sunk and a 7,000 ton ship damaged.
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Allied Headquarters
Australia
Japan
MacArthur
Truck Lines Challenge PUC Permit Before Supreme Court
Idaho public utilities commission authority to grant common carrier permits on irregular routes is to be tested in the Idaho Supreme Court. Five trucking concerns appeal a decision granting a permit to Donald B. Zirbel of Lewiston, with competitors listed. The PUC also cancels a June hearing on Union Pacific plans to curtail service between Weiser and New Meadows after protests seek a later date.
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Boise
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Supreme Court
Pive
PUC
Donald B. Zirbel
Lewiston
Consolidated Freightways
Garrett Freight Lines
Orange Transportation Co
Cotant Truck Lines
Pacific Intermountain Express Co
Union Pacific Railroad
Weiser
New Meadows
And Then It Rained Weather Note
Weather editor notes a dramatic night of thunder and rain with wind and showers. Morning pansy faces appear tired after a wet spell. High reached 74, low 46, mean 60, normal 58 with sunrise at 5 52 and sunset at 9 05. Scattered light showers forecast and temperatures warmer.
British Allied Forces Rout Axis Near Libyan Desert Stronghold
British imperial armor and Free French troops push Rommel back at Bir Hacheim region as Tamar near Tobruk remains a focal point. Italian high command claims some British armor losses while Axis seeks to widen a breach at Bir El Hacheim in Libya.
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Erwin Rommel
Bir Hacheim
Tamar
Tobruk
Knightsbridge
Libya
Mussolini
Bir el Hacheim
Wisdom
Rommel
State Worker Dies In Road Crash
Dale Grosvenor, 22, a state highway department employee, was killed Wednesday when his truck collided with a tank truck on a curve. The tanker exploded and burned. T. C. Kimes of Fairfield, California, escaped unscathed and says he tried to free Grosvenor before the blast.
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Salmon
Dale Grosvenor
State Highway Department
T. C. Kimes
Fairfield
Calif
Grosvenor
Kimes
Quiet War Fronts Order Mercy Amid Kharkov Aftermath
Reported lull on the Russian front as both sides pause before renewed fighting following the Kharkov clash. Red Army HQ cites local battles in several unnamed sectors while Hitler's high command says no major combat is occurring.
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Kharkov
Red Army
Hitler
Patrol Kills Japs on French Island in Madagascar
British war office says two Japanese naval officers were shot by a patrol near Diego Suarez Madagascar. They allegedly planned the naval base at Diego Suarez to aid a Japanese landing as British forces consolidate around the area. The incident occurred Monday after locals reported foreigners nearby and the officers fired when challenged.
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London
British War Office
Madagascar
Diego Suarez
Becker to Stand Trial for Murder on June 22
Gust Becker 41 faces first degree murder charges in a case linked to the April 18 shooting of Loren McNurren at a night club. Becker pled innocent at arraignment before District Judge Jay L. Downing of Pocatello. a week was granted to change plea or file a demurrer while he remains free on $5,000 bond.
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American Falls
Gust Becker
Jay L. Downing
Pocatello
Becker
Loren McNurren
McNurren
Downing
Liberty
War to Take Millions Off Highways
Dr C F Phillips of Washington DC warned eastern Idaho truckers that without tire rationing 20 million vehicles would drop from highways if the war lasts three years He and a delegation including Ted V Rodgers outlined rubber shortages and the push for synthetic tires as the nation braces for wartime transport limits
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C. F. Phillips
Washington, D. C
Office of Price Administration
Idaho
Dr. Phillips
Ted V. Rodgers
American Trucking Association
Western Region Agricultural War Board
W. C. Weldon
USDA
Roy Johnson
Ted Pemere
Division of Information Opa
Phillips
U. S
United States
Rodgers
Pocatello
Briton Blasts Churchill War Effort In Parliament
Commander H. T. Bower, Conservative MP, told the Leeds Publicity club that Churchill's war-making apparatus has botched nearly every campaign and lost half an empire in weeks. He said the government remains functioning despite a lamentable series of failures.
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Leeds
England
H. T. Bower
Churchill
Bower
Traps Catch Hoarders In Sugar Bootlegging Case
Washington treasury head Elmer L. Irey explained that years ago a system tracked sugar through commercial channels to detect liquor bootlegging. Records were released to the Office of Price Administration and some arrests for sugar rationing violations followed.
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Elmer L. Irey
Treasury
Office of Price Administration
Eagles Lodge to Install Officers in Joint Ceremony
Eagles Lodge and Ladies Auxiliary announce a joint installation of officers at 8 p m Thursday in the Eagles hall. W H Steed leads, assisted by C V Cooper. Ladies Auxiliary handles the floor work. Retiring officers listed. new officers include R F Ghormley and Floyd Moss among others. Transportation may be arranged by calling 205.
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Aerie 119
Order of Eagles
Ladies Auxiliary
Eagles
W. H. Steed
C. V. Cooper
Phil T. Cox
Bert D. Brokate
E. F. Bacon
Claud P. Jones
J. H. Lynn
Aerie
Louise Bradbrook
Mamie Russell
Mabel Johannsen
Genevieve Cox
Neva Gordon
Grace Hall
Margaret Alley
Dorothy Deppe
Dorothy Ohman
Idaho Falls
Baseball scores and pitching line updates from today’s AL games
Today's games show shared box notes with team pairings and pitchers. Smith Ross Turner and others listed for Chicago and New York. Bagby Hegan Conroy for Boston. Trout Parsons for Detroit Philadelphia. Hollingsworth Hayes for Washington. Melton Danning Mooty McCullough for New York Chicago. Donovan Klutiz Warneke W Cooper for St Louis Boston. Only games scheduled.
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New York
Smith
Ross and Turner
Borowy
Rosar
Cleveland
Boston
Bagby and Hegan
Judd
Conroy
Detroit
Philadelphia
Trout
Parsons
Christopher and
Swift
St. Louis
Washington
Hollingsworth and Hayes
Sandra, Carrasquel
Evans
Melton
Danning
Mooty
McCullough
Donovan
Klutiz
Warneke
W. Cooper
Loyal Nazis Await Victory And Shares in War Booty
Louis P. Lochner reports on Nazi expectations of tighter party control across Germany if the regime wins the war. He notes a possible purge to eliminate lip service and channel power to party members, with the army already drawing public awe before a postwar purge reshapes leadership and graft access.
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New York
der Fuehrer
Ernst Boehm
Hitler
Goebbels
Himmler
Poland
West
Yugoslavia
Greece
Mazi Ward Heeler
Hitler visits Mannerheim on Finnish leader's 75th birthday
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler met Field Marshal Baron Gustaf Mannerheim on Finnish soil for the Finnish leader's 75th birthday. Separate dispatches note Senator Wheeler says Mexico labor import talks progress and Idaho official Thomas announces a July 1 moratorium for American Falls district settlers with August 1 repair assessments due.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Baron Gustaf Mannerheim
DNB
Helsinki
Washington
Thomas
Idaho
Interior Department
Reclamation Bureau
American Falls Reservoir District No. 2
American Falls
Canadian Officer Reports Return of Jap Planes
Canadian and U S authorities share a wartime plan as Midway Island faces attack from Japanese planes. Defense Minister Ralston confirms third raid reports on Dutch Harbor Alaska with limited damage and quick fires. The Cythera submarine is listed as lost with crew 28 aboard.
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Ottawa
J. L. Ralston
House of Commons
United States
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Washington
Ralston
Kenneth Stuart
Candian
Navy
Japs Pull No Surprise at Dutch Harbor
Japanese attack on Dutch Harbor in the Aleutians was met with preparedness and no surprise. Rear Admiral Freeman reports the base withstood the raid, suggesting a minor operation or nuisance raid rather than a major thrust.
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Dutch Harbor
Aleutians
Alaska Peninsula
Japan
Seattle
Freeman
13Th Naval District
Heydrich Dies From May 27 Attack Wounds
Berlin reports Reinhard Heydrich dies in Prague from wounds suffered in the May 27 assassination attempt. A 10 million crown reward and martial law followed as reprisals and hostages were expected. Heydrich, famed as der honker, headed occupied Europe police actions.
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Berlin
Reinhard Heyrich
Bohemia and Moravia
Prague
Heydrich
Berlin-Prague
Greater Prague
Europe
der Honker
London
Henderson Extends Rent Freeze to 24 New Areas
Washington 4 administered Leon Henderson ordered 24 additional communities to freeze rents at March 1 levels. The move expands OPA rent control to 366 areas nationwide and includes Bannock Bingham Bonneville and Power counties in eastern Idaho with Pocatello and Idaho Falls. A federal enforcement structure will be set up within 60 days.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
North Dakota
Idaho
Bannock
Bingham
Bonneville
Power
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
OPA
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By DeWitt Mackenzie
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