Naval activity swells at Gibraltar with 100 vessels reported
Associated Press dispatch cites heavy shipping and aircraft movements at Gibraltar as three carriers and multiple battleships and cruisers depart for the Mediterranean or Atlantic. At the rock, 92 freighters and transports concentrate as British and Axis forces engage on multiple fronts.
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Associated Press
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James Ee Olittie
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Pantelleria
American air raids hit Pantelleria and Sardinia forts
In North Africa on June 1 American bombers attacked Pantelleria and Sardinia outposts as Flying Fortresses targeted Foggia, the mainland aviation and railway hub, delivering a third heavy bombing in four days with surprisingly low losses amid reduced opposition.
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Sardinia
Italy
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RAF resumes attacks channels coast
London dispatch reports observers in London noting Berlin broadcasts quote Lt Gen Kurt Dietmar as saying Germany abandoned lightning war tactics and prepared for a defensive phase. The claim feeds speculation that Russia may launch a summer offensive in concert with an Allied invasion. Dietmar is cited as a leading German air analysis figure.
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Enterprise Sinks 19 Japanese Ships in Pacific Run
The U S aircraft carrier Enterprise has sunk 19 Japanese ships including three carriers and damaged 13 more. Her air groups destroyed at least 185 enemy planes as she logged 96 000 miles at sea and fought in all Pacific battles except Coral Sea. The tally with allied ships brings total vessels sunk to 29 and total tonnage to 322 700 tons.
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Coral Sea
Explosive Russian Front Seen as Major World War Phase
The column notes the Russian front in an explosive stage with intense Nazi thrusts and strong Soviet counterattacks. It discusses Hitler’s cautious risk in a global clash, possible Allied Mediterranean moves, and massive German losses including over 2,000 aircraft in May as the war nears a decisive phase.
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All Highest
France
Russia
Europe
Red Army
Moscow
Washington News Bits on Coal Walkouts and Labor
The United Mine Workers largely stayed away from work defying Roosevelt and the war labor board as Secretary Perkins warns against new anti strike measures. A Navy report cites 400 Japanese killed on Attu Island. McNutt delays steel 48 hour week deadline from July to August. Interior Secretary Ickes to run mines as talks resume with John L. Lewis.
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Perkins
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House Military Committee
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Ickes
United Mine
German Counterattacks Thrown Back in Lisichansk Fight
London reports two German counterattacks in the Lisichansk area along the Dnieper front were repelled with heavy losses. Soviet communique notes artillery activity near Smolensk Rostov and Sevsk, with claims of prisoners and German casualties.
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House Passes Pay-As-You-Go Tax Bill
The House approved a compromise pay-as-you-go income tax plan, cancelling 75 to 100 percent of one year's liability. The bill shifts 40 million taxpayers to a current basis with a 20 percent withholding, starting in one month. Leaders praised the deal as the best possible after days of conference, with President poised to sign once sent to the Senate.
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Enemy Morale Beginning to Crack, West Point Speech
General Henry H. Arnold told the West Point graduating class that enemy morale is cracking under aerial bombardment and that the Axis powers see the handwriting on the wall. He warned the Axis armies of a decisive year ahead.
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Attu Island Fighting Reports Over 400 Japanese Killed
Washington reports that more than 400 Japanese troops were killed on Attu Island during the night of May 29 30 as three U S Army columns joined at Chicago Harbor. Organized enemy resistance is said to be broken with mopping up continuing.
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Gertrude Cove
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Labor Secretary Opposes Smith Connally Bill
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins warns against new anti strikes legislation saying it would harm the war effort while endorsing voluntary cooperation. She notes violations of the no strike agreement and says John L Lewis is wrong to refuse War Labor Board hearings. The bill would ban strikes in government plants and require disclosures and board powers.
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Nation waits for government action on coal strike
President Roosevelt warned a nationwide coal strike would not be tolerated as John L. Lewis led nearly all United Mine Workers away from government controlled mines. About 500,000 union members operate in roughly 3,609 mines under federal control while some maintenance workers stay to keep shafts ready. Negotiations resume on portal to portal pay as White House stays silent amid extended coal truce and looming war production pressures.
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