Midget Subs Foiled in Sydney Harbor Raid
Japanese midget submarines attacked Sydney harbor last night believed launched from a mother ship off Australia. Gunfire and depth charges likely sank three craft. one ferry steamer was sunk. Prime Minister Curtin and General MacArthur discussed the raid and Pacific operations. Residents endured heavy explosions and searchlights as the harbor was combed for subs.
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Sydney
Australia
Sydney Harbor
Pearl Harbor
John Curtin
Douglas MacArthur
Melbourne
Eone
Coral Sea
Senator to Force Vote on Pay Bill
Senator La Follette announced plans to discharge the Senate conference committee and push a vote to accept the House approved pay raise for Army enlisted men from 21 to 50 dollars per month. The move targets all ranks up to first lieutenants with corresponding increases.
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Washington
la Follette
Senate Conference Committee
House
Cal
Senate
Pension Increase Bill Approved for Disabled Veterans
The Senate unanimously passed a bill to raise pensions for totally disabled veterans of 1898 and 1917-18 from 30 to 40 dollars a month. The measure returns to the House after amendments removing a provision for universal 65 year old veterans pensions.
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Washington
Senate
House
Canterbury Cathedral Bombed in German Revenge Raid
German air raiders attacked Canterbury with about 25 planes dropping high explosives and incendiaries. Historic buildings including two churches two schools a hotel and a newspaper office were damaged as homes burned. Authorities say Canterbury Cathedral was a likely target but withheld damage details.
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Canterbury
England
Cologne
London
Canterbury Cathedral
Flagstaff Merchants Reopen After Lockout Talks
Flagstaff merchants voted to settle labor disputes with local organizers at a WPB labor division led meeting. A five man committee will meet a Arizona Federation of Labor panel with Ted Ormel as arbiter to reopen doors and resume normal business amid a key war project.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
War Production Board
Merchants Association
Arizona Federation of Labor
Ted Ormel
Denvery
Ormel
WPB
Orme
Frank Sufea
Culinary Workers and Bartenders Union
Merchants’ Committee
Air force hits Rangoon and Myitkyina in Burma raids
U S Army air force units based in India sank one Japanese tanker and damaged others at Rangoon while striking grounded aircraft and runways at Myitkyina. The raids, led by Major General Lewis H Brereton, faced anti aircraft fire and night fighters but returned safely.
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New Delhi
United States Army Air Force
India
Rangoon
Myitkyina
Burma
U. S
Lewis H. Brereton
Allied Attacks Reignite Over Cologne Blitz
Massive RAF raid on Cologne with US air force to join. More than 1,000 bombers, 6 million pounds of bombs, and a six second interval attack devastate Cologne while Canterbury suffers a counterstrike. Homelessness rises as Rhineland evacuees move away.
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London
Cologne
RAF
United States Air Force
Channel
France
Holland
Rhineland
Ruhr
Britain
Ship Returns With Envoys And Newsmen
The Swedish liner Drottningholm docked at Jersey City returning 908 diplomats newspapermen and other citizens from Germany and Italy. Admiral William D Leahy and Herbert Pell were aboard along with a flag draped coffin. Leahy left for Washington and would not comment.
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Jersey
City
N. J
Drottningholm
Jersey City
North
Latin America
Germany
Italy
United States
Lisbon
Atlantic
Axis
William D. Leahy
U. S
France
Roosevelt
Vichy
Leahy
Herbert C. Pell
Huw
Pier
Qowded
Statue of Liberty
New York Red Cross Chapter
Admiral Leahy
Washington
Lull Reported Across Front as Campaign Pauses
Moscow dispatch reports a three week spring offensives in Crimea and Ukraine ending in a calm with front lines stabilized. Soviet communique says nothing further to report while Kalinin sector sees limited action and Russians claim air raids destroying tanks and trucks amid a wide German buildup.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Crimea
Ukraine
Kerch Strait
Caucasus
Kharkov
Kalinin
Red Army
Preparations For Invasion Are Completed
In San Francisco on June 1, officials report widespread Pacific coast preparations against possible attack. Gas masks steel helmets and barrage balloons line coast defenses from San Diego to Seattle. Balloons aim to deter bombers and aid anti aircraft gunners as in England.
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San Francisco
Washington
Pacific Coast
Britain
West Coast
San Diego
Seattle
England
Stimson
Farmers Warned To Guard Against Destructive Beetle
Douglas Arizona June 1 A. Mark Bliss Cochise county agricultural agent warns farmers to prepare for blister beetles mesquite or potato bug likely where grasshopper infestations have occurred The beetle attacks potatoes tomatoes peppers beans and other garden crops and can destroy a crop in three to four hours with overnight invasions.
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Douglas
Cochise County
A. Mark Bliss
Bliss
Bridges Yields On Deportation Warrant Delay
Australian born longshore leader Harry Bridges surrendered to U S immigration authorities on a deportation warrant issued by Attorney General Francis Biddle. His attorneys sought a writ of habeas corpus to permit free action and appeal for reconsideration, delaying formal custody.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Francis Biddle
California
CIO
U.S
Bridges
Richard Gladstein
Aubrey Grossman
Silver Avenue
Immigration Service
Gladstein
Grossman
J. F. Wixon
Australia
Immigration Office
Wixon
Biddle
Communist Party
United States
Allied Plans Seen In British German Air War Prospect
Louis F Keemle of the United Press War Desk reports that Britain's air blitz on Germany signals a combined Allied strategy, including a future land invasion by 1942's end. Generals Arnold and Marshall stress a balanced force and planned American landing in France, with the Russians already using ground power.
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Louis F. Keemle
United Press War Desk
Britain
Germany
United States
Henry H. Arnold
United States Army Air Corps
George C. Marshall
France
British Isles
Hitler
Arnold
Chinese Storm Jap Positions In Two Areas
Chinese regulars and guerillas stormed Anking and Hofei in Anhwei as part of a counteroffensive against central China bases. The drive follows Japanese evacuations in Chekiang and includes destroying railways and highways in Hofei Anking area. Chinese forces also attacked to the south, targeting Japanese positions and communications.
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Robert P. Martin Chunking
Anking
Hofei
Anhwei
China
Shanghai
Kinhwa
Lanchi
Chekiang Province
Chungking
Nanking
Hofei-Anking
Tucson Budget Forecast for Council Meeting
A tentative 1942 43 budget calls for about 819000 in operating costs and 243000 for the sinking fund to retire bonded debt. The total of 1062000 will rely on roughly 235000 from taxes with other funds covering the rest. Mayor Henry Jaastad and City Manager Phil Martin will present tonight at City Hall.
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Henry O. Jaastad
Phil J. Martin, Jr
Tax Bureau
Janstad
Tucson youth honored by Navy in June Week awards
Warren A. Grossetta Jr of Tucson Arizona was named a June Week award winner at the United States Naval Academy for promoting junior varsity football. He, a senior, received a wrist watch for his efforts across the class.
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Annapolis
Warren A. Grossetta, Jr
Tucson
Ariz
United States Naval Academy
Grossetta
Rommel Succeeds in Easing Trap After Libyan Battle
Rommel pulls back his Axis armored force to a line near two gaps in the Libyan mine field south of El Gazala after a heavy clash with British forces. Gen. Ludwig Cruewell, Rommel's second in command, was captured when his reconnaissance plane was shot down. British gains and Rommel's retreat set the stage for a possible new drive west of Tobruk.
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Cairo
Erwin Rommel
Libyan
el Gazala
Rommel
Britain
Tobruk
Middle East
Ludwig Cruewell
Bir Hacheim
Neil M. Ritchie
Cruewell
Agrikakorps
Rom
Libya
Gas Rate Hearing Promised by Betts
The state corporation commission promised Governor Osborn a hearing on gas rates that will occur as expeditiously as wartime conditions permit. Amos A. Betts, chairman, acknowledged receipt of complaints against Central Arizona Light and Power Company and said the complaints have been docketed for formal procedure. He requested two additional copies of the complaint for filing in duplicate.
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Phoenix
State Corporation Commission
Osborn
Amos A. Betts
Central Arizona Light and Power Company
Betts
Driver Held as Douglas Girl Dies
Maria de la Vara a 10 year old girl of 529 Green street was fatally struck by a car at Green street and G avenue at 9 pm. Alex G Molino of 930 Seventh street surrendered two hours later claiming not to have seen the child and is held in the city jail.
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Douglas
Daily Citizen
Maria de la Vara
Green Street
G Avenue
Alex G. Molino
Seventh Street
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Kurt Daluege
Reinhard Heyrich
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