Italian High Command Shuffles Amid War Strains
The Berlin radio, via Rome, reports Gen. Ezio Rosi replaces as army group commander while Gen. Mario Roatta resumes chief of staff duties and Gen. Alfredo Guzzoni takes another army group post. The shakeup follows Mussolini’s wider government purge and party restrictions during World War II.
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Associated Press
Ezio Rosi
Berlin
Rome
Mario Roatta
Vittorio Ambrosio
Alfredo Guzzoni
Roatta
Mussolini
Fascist Party
Air incidents in Italy continue at savage pace
Allied air operations over Pantelleria and Sardinia kept up a savage tempo with four enemy planes shot down and two Allied losses. May’s total enemy aircraft destroyed reached 337 against 108 Allied losses. Foggia airfield suffered heavy damage as aircrews struck ground facilities and barges, rail yards, and warehouses were wrecked.
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North Africa
Pantelleria
Sardinia
Italy
Foggia
Air Command
Naples
LaGuardia
Wanger
Gordon Sarre
Flying Fortress Headquarters
New York City
Fiorella LaGuardia
Walter Wanger
Hollywood
Paul Zuckerman
New York Stock Exchange
Norman Sweetzer
NBC
Tunis
Junkers
Marion D. Jones
Memphis
Tenn
Middle East
Associated Press
Perates Cou
Augusta
Sicily
Rome
Olbia
Davies At Alaska On Homeward Trek
Fairbanks Alaska May 31 Joseph E Davies arrived today from Moscow carrying a secret message to President Roosevelt from Premier Stalin The trip reportedly used air travel and Davies had earlier said he was leaving Moscow for the United States with Stalin s reply The message and Stalin s response were not disclosed to the press
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Joseph E. Davies
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Roosevelt
Davies
Middle East
United States
Stalin
104 Allied Ships Now At Gibraltar
Independent retailers in Arizona report an 18 percent sales rise for April 1943 over April 1942 with four month totals up 18 percent. Apparel up 68 percent, cafeterias 41 percent, drug stores 33 percent, and motor vehicle dealers 17 percent. Tucson and Phoenix show gains, larger cities up 16 percent, small towns 24 percent.
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Washington
Arizona
Department of Commerce
Phoenix
Reds Hurl Back Nazis Inflicting Severe Losses
Soviet forces repelled two German counterattacks near Lisichansk in Ukraine and reported great losses to the enemy. Soviet planes shot down four German aircraft and destroyed ten on the ground, with further fighting noted in the Kuban area northeast of Novorossiysk.
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Henry Shapiro
Moscow
Red Army
Lisichansk
Ukraine
Lishhansk
Kuban
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Velizh
Smolensk
Rostov
Leningrad
Henry Ford Repeats Leadership After Edsel Ford’s Death
Henry Ford elected president of Ford Motor Co to succeed his son Edsel Ford who died last week. The 79 year old industrialist returns to head the company at a shareholders meeting and his role is approved by the board. Re-elected officers include Charles E. Sorensen B J Craig B L Moekle and H E Ford among others.
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Detroit
U.P
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Co
Edsel Ford
Charles E. Sorensen
B. J. Craig
B. L. Moekle
H. E. Ford
Ford
Sorensen
Eleanor Ford
Harry H.rector
Craig
ML Bricker
R. R. Rausch
Allied fleet at Gibraltar fuels invasion rumors in June
The Gibraltar report cites 104 Allied transports and warships at anchor as a German broadcast speculates on a European invasion this month. Rome and Berlin chatter links June 22 to the Franco German armistice anniversary amid Allied buildup in North Africa and the Middle East.
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London
UPR
Gibraltar
Europe
la Linea
Britain
Mediterranean
Rome
Italy
North Africa
Middle East
Churchill
Africa
Eighth Army
Liye
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Cyprus
Wlacest
U. S. Army
Daniel Noce
James C. Crockett
Pay-As-You-Go Tax Bill Passes House in Compromise Move
The House approved a pay-as-you-go income tax compromise intended to shift taxpayers to a current withholding system of 20 percent. Supporters hailed the deal as the best possible compromise after four months of conference fighting, while critics warned it shifts tax costs to lower income brackets. The bill now goes to the Senate with expectations of quick approval.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Rep
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means Committee
Conference
House Representatives
Knutson
R-Minn
Cooper
D-Tenn
Robertson
D-Va
Presi'se
Byrnes Named War Mobilization Chief Vows Coordinated Government
James F. Byrnes, newly named director of war mobilization, urged unified effort and teamwork across government agencies at a Spartanburg gathering. He pledged to streamline operations though details of his plan were not disclosed, stressing cooperation equal to military standards.
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Romney Wheeler
Spartanburg
S. C
James F. Byrnes
America
Army
Byrnes
Organized Jap Resistance Ended on Attu Island
Washington reports three American troop columns united at Chichagof harbor on Attu after weekend mopping up, killing about 400 Japanese. No organized resistance remains. attackers entered Attu village from west south and southwest. Also air bombers targeted Kiska with fires ignited at ships, runway, camp area, and Gertrude Cove.
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Washington
U.P
Attu Island
Chichagof Harbor
Navy
Attu
Chichagof Valley
Fish Hook Ridge
Holtz Bay
Fish Hook
Kiska
Aleutians
Gertrude Cove
Mystery Attu airfield finally examined by troops
At Attu, American forces inspected a long unfinished Japanese airfield constructed on tundra and bay shore. The field shows a 10 yard strip with no usable surface, despite a mile of rails and dirt cars. Mechanics and engineers note it could be finished in five days with modern equipment.
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William L. Worden
Holtz Bay
Attu
Bay Shore
Allies To Bomb Their Way To Speedy Victory
General Henry H. Arnold told the United States Military Academy graduates that Allied air power will end the war swiftly by hitting military objectives with every airplane. He cited staggering production and training gains and said 150 days of U.S. output now equal 36 years of prewar production. He noted Axis bombing history and warned axis bombs would target military aims with precise air power.
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West Point
N. Y
Henry H. Arnold
Ge Eral
Army Air Forces
U. S. Military Academy
Arnold
United States
Chinese halt Japanese drive near Ichang to defend Chungking
A key U press analysis notes five Japanese divisions around Ichang repulsed, halting the push toward Chungking. The victory shows Chinese resolve and Allied air support, suggesting Japan must commit more land and air power to subdue Free China.
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Louis F. Keemle
United Press
China
Yangtze River
Chungking
Ichang
Far East
War Labor Board meets as coal fields stay tied up
Chairman William H. Davis and two public members of the War Labor Board conferred for over two hours with Economic Stabilization Director Fred M. Vinson while the United Mine Workers, in defiance of the government, again halted coal production across hard and soft coal fields.
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Washington
U.P
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
Fred M. Vinson
United Mine Workers
GOP To Start Platform Work This Summer
Republican leaders plan a Chicago meeting this summer to launch work on a 1944 platform. A postwar advisory council of 49 members including 24 governors, five senators, 12 representatives and eight officials was formed to guide the campaign. The aim is a peaceful postwar world and a shift from New Deal scarcity to abundance.
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Washington
Middle West
Chicago
Harrison E. Spangler
GOP
United Mine Workers Walkout Halts Fuel to War Plants
President Roosevelt warned a nationwide coal strike could not be tolerated as John L. Lewis led nearly all United Mine Workers to stay away from government operated pits. Negotiations continued though workers refused trespass at contract expiry, halting fuel flow to war industries.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMWA
UMW
FDR Praises Osborn Price Control Plan in Arizona
President Roosevelt lauds Governor Osborn for price control measures aiding enforcement of the Office of Price Administration regulations. He says the actions will set a precedent for other states and stresses the importance of controlling prices and fair distribution of scarce commodities.
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Phoenix
Osborn
Roosevelt
Arizona
President Lin Sen Slightly Better After Illness
Physicians attending President Lin Sen, 81, said he is getting slightly better but remains critically ill since May 12. In Chungking, June 1, doctors reported the condition is serious but showing signs of improvement.
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Lin Sen
Chungking
Pima County Republicans Demand End to Coal Strikes
A telegram from the Pima County Republican club sent to Arizona's congressional delegation urges immediate action to end coal strikes and work stoppages. Signed by president M. O. Hoefle, it calls for legislation to protect the nation against work stoppages.
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Arizona
Pima County Republican Club
M. 0. Hoefle
Danaher Proposal Rejected in Senate 51 to 33
Washington June 1 The senate rejected 51 to 33 an amendment to the reciprocal trade legislation. Senator Danaher of Connecticut proposed termination of trade pacts six months after hostilities cease by joint resolution with presidential signature or veto override. The move aimed to empower Congress to end agreements postwar.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Danaher
R-Conn
Finance Committee
O’mahoney
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