Bombs Strike Cologne and Hamburg in Major Allied Raid
British bombers assaulted Cologne and Hamburg in a major night raid, part of a long Allied bombing campaign over northern Germany. The attack, among the heaviest of the month, followed waves of planes across the Channel and added to a record June bombardment, with Cologne bearing the heaviest damage and Hamburg a key U-boat center hit.
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Damaged British Cathedrals Hit By German Air Raids
The Daily Telegraph on page one reports Allied propaganda accusing the Allies of bombing Cologne and lists several British cathedrals and abbeys struck by German air force. It notes raids on Ruhr targets this month totaling 15,500 tons, RAF bomber losses at 269, BRF mining in enemy waters, and an official account of Cologne attack. Continued on Page Fifteen.
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Chinese Drive Back Japs Near Yangtze River
Chinese troops have encircled and breached Owchihkow Lo tua Pond Inlet and attacked the town forty miles south of Sham. The command says Japanese forces suffered severe losses and show signs of collapse as the Chinese advance continues.
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Anti-Subsidy Accord Dodges Price Rollback in CCC Bill
Washington lawmakers reach a compromise on extending the Commodity Credit Corporation for two years and adding 750 million dollars in lending authority. The measure bars further subsidy funding to curb price rollbacks while allowing limited payments and liquidations of accrued commitments through August 1.
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House Refuses Crop Funds in 1944 Agriculture Bill
Washington UPI report says the House, by 142 to 82, rejected the Senate’s 7.82 million for the crop insurance program, and held to a 3.5 million House figure. Retention of the incentive payment ban passed 187 to 177.
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Army bill renames WAACs to WAC and extends age rule
The Senate passed a conference report renaming the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps to the Women’s Army Corps and placing members under Army regulations. The age limit rises from 45 to 50, with WAACS to be absorbed into the Army within six months after the war ends.
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Milk Production Slumps in State
New York reports a sharp drop in milk output affecting the region that supplies most metropolitan milk. J. O. Bantlack, vice president of Borden Co., said current conditions are not alarming and do not indicate famine.
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UPI
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Treasury Ties Auto Tax to Congress Decision
The Treasury yesterday returned Senator Mead's proposal to withhold enforcement of the automobile tax until Congress decides its renewal. Under current rules, $5 stamps must be displayed on windshields of all cars and trucks after midnight today.
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WLB backs food subsidies as Jones takes helm
Washington LP Judge Marvin Jones assumed leadership of wartime food production with strong backing from the War Labor Board for the subsidy program. The WLB cited rising living costs and food prices up to 12.9 percent, urging continued wage containment and use of subsidies to support national economic stabilization.
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Roosevelt
Chester Davis
St. Louis
Navy Requires Many Gray Shirts
Washington reports heavy buys of gray shirts by naval officers to align winter service uniforms with new attire rules. After October 1, service blues will replace summer uniforms and gray shirts will replace white shirts. Officers who bought whites must add six to twelve gray shirts to their supply.
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Allied Planes Bombarded Salamaua and Lae
In New Guinea Allied Headquarters in Australia the high command announced that Allied planes bombed and strafed Salamaua and Lae yesterday. These Huon Gulf bases lie near the jungle front at Mubo, indicating ongoing operations against Japanese positions in the area.
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Domestic Front In Good Shape Says President
President Roosevelt said the domestic front is progressing well and that newspaper writers stirred early controversies among officials. He criticized some papers for publishing reports on WAACs, calling it a shameful act that harmed the war effort. He noted reporters and columnists face pressure to write under orders, with radio personalities discussed but less prominent.
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Most Costly Fiscal Year Ends Tonight
The Treasury sums a record $80 billion year as Washington readies two huge war measures. A $715 billion War Department appropriation speeds to Senate passage and a $33 billion Naval Fund Bill signed by Roosevelt surpass past outlays by about $25 billion. Direct war spending hits $71.5 billion vs $74 billion expected. total receipts rise to $22 billion, well above last year.
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Toughest Part of War Seen Ahead
Elmer Davis of the Office of War Information warned that casualties will be higher in this war and that the nation must be prepared to pay the price for victory and freedom. He spoke to the Women's National Press Club, noting World War I German defenses failed only after heavier bombardment and greater losses.
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Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Women’s National Press Club
Boston
Davis
Senate Rejection of Funds Report Sparks Conferees
The Senate 35 to 32 rejected a conference report restricting Roosevelt emergency funds and calling for the November 15 dismissal of three government employees named by House committees as subversive. The vote sends the bill back to a Senate House conference panel. Also, the FCC said an investigation failed to substantiate charges against W. E. Dodd Jr. in the foreign radio unit.
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D-Mo
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Sampson to Have Pontifical Mass on Fourth of July
More than 16 000 recruit sailors of the Catholic faith will attend a pontifical military field mass at Sampson Naval Training Station on July 4. Rt Rev James E Kearney will celebrate with a 200-voice choir and military band. Attendance may exceed 20 000 with WAVES from the Naval Hospital and civilian visitors.
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James E. Kearney
Rochester
Naval Hospital
Waste charge hits Army Navy as budget sails through
Washington reports a storm of protests against waste and extravagance by the Army and Navy as the $71.5 billion decisive budget clears Senate passage amid calls for audits. Byrd and Truman urge scrutiny of wartime spending while Byrd forecasts a $203.8 billion Treasury balance for defense outlays.
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Bombing Triggers Greek Riots Across Four Cities
Riots of serious proportions broke out in Athens and three other Greek cities after weekend Allied bombings that dropped leaflets signed by President Roosevelt urging Greek liberation. An NBC report from Ankara said disorders spread to Salonika, Larissa, and Volos following air raids. Hundreds were arrested and many shot by Axis troops.
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Italians Strike at Turin Aircraft Plants Reported
Tass reported that a mass strike erupted at Turin aircraft plants in Italy in protest against labor conditions and shifted to an anti war demonstration. The agency cited reliable reports as of last night.
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Second Spy Admits Espionage for Nazis
Erwin Har ry De Spretter, 53, a German educated consulting engineer born in Uruguay, pleaded guilty to assisting Nazi espionage. Ernest Lehmitz, 57, Staten Island victory gardener and air raid warden, also pleaded guilty. Lehmitz trained in the Gestapo espionage school and faces penalties from thirty years to death.
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German father Spanish mother man faces prison or death
The son of a German father and a Spanish mother, who came to the United States in 1923 after serving in the German army, is accused of crimes and may face prison terms or the death penalty. Acting U S Attorney T Vincent Quinn said the prisoner gave a complete confession of his activities and claimed he joined the work for money, receiving only 14 dollars. His son Ulrich, 17, stood at his father’s New York City office, refusing comment as reporters visited.
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Wallace and Jones clash over war effort policy
Vice President Wallace accused Secretary of Commerce Jones of obstructing key economic warfare programs and misrepresenting BEW funding while Jones denounced Wallace as malicious. The conflict followed resignations and roiled the Roosevelt administration with accusations of stockpiling failures and prewar orders. Continued detail promised on page thirteen.
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Red Air Attacks Hit Orel and Karachev Depots
Soviet airmen pound German rail centers and supply depots around Orel for a third time in a week. Bombers start fires at Orel and destroy ammunition dumps at Karachev as ground forces press an offensive in the Orel sector. Other raids strike the port town of Taman while battles rage near Leningrad and Volkhov fronts.
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Funds Approved For OW Budget By Senate Subcommittee
A Senate appropriations subcommittee voted to provide the Office of War Information about 3 million dollars for its domestic activities. The House had rejected a plan for 5.5 million. Senator McKellar announced the Senate figure and noted an increase in the Office of Price Administration budget to 177 million for the coming year, lifting House funding by 47 million and scrapping a House loan tied to subsidy rollbacks on retail food prices.
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Shortages forecast as fish reserves fall this winter
Washington Secretary of Interior Ickes, serving as fisheries coordinator, reported a probable fish shortage this winter as frozen stocks drop to 54 percent of last year. He cited price ceilings on frozen fish and competition with fresh fish markets, noting depleted reserves and light catches.
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Ickes
G O P Women Would Aid Party In 1944 Campaign
An officer of the National Federation of Women’s Republican Clubs urged GOP women to make a special contribution to the 1944 campaign. Mrs. Ann Scott Wilson of Huntington W Va told the state federation that women should help formulate party platforms now.
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Ann Scott Wilson
Huntington
W Va
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