Doughboys Seize Alban Hills Heights Near Velletri
Allied troops advanced three miles behind lines to capture Monte Artemisio and Mount Peschio in the Alban hills. American infantry surrounded Velletri and menaced Rome with a push toward Lake Nemi, taking prisoners and destroying patrols in a stealthy operation within sight of St. Peter's. The engagement closed in on Rome from the Alban hills and Lake Nemi area.
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Naples
U. S
Alban Hills
Velletri
Rome
St. Peter’s
Monte Artemisio
Peschio
Lake of Nemi
St. John Lateran
Noland Norgaard
Associated Press
Edward Kennedy
Stimson Says Decisive Hour Nearer in War Moves
Secretary of War Stimson outlined overseas troop totals and the buildup of air, land, and service forces as decisive action nears. He cited 3,657,000 Army troops abroad, about 47 percent of total strength, with forces projected to exceed five million by end of 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
Uni
United States Army
United States
Germany
Japan
United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
AAF
Offiseas
Judge Denies New Motion In Sedition Trial
In Washington on June 1, Judge Edward C. Eicher denied a joint motion from twenty-one defense lawyers and two defendants to require the prosecution to show prima facie evidence of a seditious conspiracy after January 4, 1941. The motion sought to limit evidence to relevant events, but the court ruled it similar to prior contentions already denied. The indictment alleges conspiracy after that date concerning the 29 defendants, and Peter Gissibl, a former band leader, testified in earlier sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward C. Eicher
Eicher
Peter Gissibl
Biak airfields battle and weather humor draw Biak news
In Biak New Guinea Allied forces continue the push for Mokmer and Bosnek airfields amid heavy fighting. Casualties rise as tanks are lost and air attacks broaden, with Nimitz reporting sustained air strikes on Kuriles and surrounding islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Spencer
New Guinea
Biak
Schouten
Japs Weigh Defending Biak Amid Bitter Pacific Struggle
The Biak battle in Dutch New Guinea hinges on potential Japanese reinforcements. If reinforced, Japan may join the Philippines fight from Biak. if not, Biak could fall as Tokyo shifts toward closer targets like Haimaha and Palau. MacArthur’s air supremacy and rapid landings threaten Biak’s defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Streeter
Associated Press
Biak
Schoutens
North Dutch New Guinea
Philippines
Haimahera
Palau
Min- Wanao
Japan
Central
Southwest Pacific
Bougainville
Solomons
Empress Augusta
Douglas MacArthur
George C. Kenney
MacArthur
Spencer Davis
iBak
China
Bosnek Village
Mokmer
Pipe Spring and Tonto Named T 2 Tankers
The Maritime Commission announced that two T-2 tankers under construction at Kaiser shipyards in Portland Oregon will bear the names Pipe Spring and Tonto. The names honor Arizona national monuments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kaiser Shipyards
Portland
Ore
Pipe Spring
Tonto
Arizona National Monuments
Maritime Commission
Nazis Seize Bulgaria Puppet Government Reported
London dispatch says Germany announced the formation of a new Bulgarian government in a manner indicating Bulgaria was taken over as a puppet state. The report notes the move follows Nazi occupation and suggests a secured alignment with Berlin.
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London
Jap Internees Attend Funeral For Okomoto
Nearly 5000 Japanese internees attended a two hour funeral for Shoichi James Okamoto at Tule Lake segregation center. Camp Director Ray R Best expressed regret and praised calm acceptance. Okamoto, American born, was shot by a military sentry last week. he was buried beside others who died since evacuation in 1942. An Army inquiry report is pending.
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Cal
Shoichi James Okomoto
Tule Lake
Ray R. Best
Okamoto
Army Board of Inquiry
WLB Rules on Convair Dispute Between Tucson Unit and AFL
The War Labor Board decides four items favoring Convair and three for the Aeronautical Mechanics Lodge 1174 AFL in a dispute with the Tucson division. It denies union requests to distribute literature and for a joint wage review and classification of lead man, but sustains membership representation access and plant visits for grievances. Retroactive to April 16, 1943, the ruling awaits director approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Labor Board
Tucson
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Aeronautical Mechanics
AFL
W. R. Lawrence
WLB
Southern California Aircraft Industry
Director of Economic Stabilization
Tito Calls for Immediate Mass Attacks on German Forces
Marshal Tito urged Yugoslav partisans to strike at German garrisons and railways on the eve of Allied offensives from the west and east. He said the world was on the eve of a final blow by Soviet armies and the Anglo American allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Parris
London
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Tito
Fas
RAF Bombers Hit Rail Yards On Invasion Coast
RAF night bombers struck three major rail centers along the French coast in a 200 mile front to disrupt German troop movements for the invasion. Murky Channel weather limited daylight operations, with 500 aircraft targeting Trappes yards in the night raid.
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RAF
Gladwin Hill
London
French Channel
France
English Channel
Britain
Reich
Trappes
Witnesses Describe Cash Handling in County Office Trial
Mrs. Catherine Doyle formerly cashier in the county assessor office testified that she gave James D. Brush money from a box in the office safe but was not seen receiving cash from him. Ruth Husky corroborated Doyle by describing phrases used when handling the cash box and noted Brush and Doyle face multiple counts of misappropriation.
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Phoenix
Catherine Doyle
James D. Brush
Ruth Husky
Gene S. Cunningham
Doyle
Brush
Three Lives Lost When Ship Is Halted At Sea
German submarine halted the refugee ship Serpa Pinto off Bermuda last Friday, taking two prisoners and threatening sinking. Three aboard died amid lifeboat chaos including Beatrice Trapunski. Surviving passengers and crew reboarded as the U boat stayed nearby before later departing.
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Philadelphia
Serpa Pinto
Bermuda
Beatrice Trapunski
Tony Ribeiro
U. S
David
Navy
Abraham
Eva Trapunski
Canada
Antonio Ferreira Machado
Hermano Antonio
Manuel Pinto
Waterbury
Conn
Virgilio Magina
New Bedford
Mass
Camilio Grande Perez
Pinto
Portugal
Maria A. Chaves
Fall River
Allied forces push toward Rome with footholds in Alban hills
Allied units punched through Alban hills defenses near Rome with a two mile gain northeast of Lake Nemi and a thrust into Fossa Di Campoleone. Velletri and Lanuvia were outflanked as Valmontone on the Appian Way was encircled. Americans atop Mt Peschio reported sight of Rome as British and American forces tighten their cordon. The Eighth Army pressed north in the Sacco and Liri valleys as German resistance weakened.
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Louis F. Keemle
United Press
Alban Hills
Rome
Lake Nemi
Lanuvia
Fossa di Campoleone
Velletri
Fifth Army
Valmontone
Appian Way
Mt. Peschio
Eighth Army
Sacco
Liri
ALBAN
Rome Threatened as Allies Near Eternal City in War Update
War analyst notes furious fighting within fifteen miles of Rome as Allied forces push to protect the Eternal City. Pope Pius appeals for restraint. Hull Roosevelt and Churchill stress efforts to spare Rome, though German actions remain unpredictable.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Rome
Pius
Hull
Roosevelt
de Valera
Eire
Churchill
Allied advance nears Rome as Alban hills heights fall
American soldiers reach Mount Peschio ridge and high ground near Lake Nemi while NATO forces push toward Rome. British units flank the coast as U S destroyers pound Nazi defenses. Frosinone capital seized 54 miles from Rome.
Coal Mines Return to Private Ownership After Seven Months
The U.S. government ends seven months of control as most bituminous coal mines resume private operation. Harold L. Ickes announces the return amid ongoing talks to settle disputes with mine owners and union workers. Anthracite and other soft coal mines are expected to follow.
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Washington
U.P
Harold L. Ickes
United Mine Workers
Miller Acquitted In Capital Murder Case Involving Wife’s Lover
Robert I. Miller 67, a veteran attorney, was acquitted of murder in the Feb 21 shooting of Dr. John E. Lind 57 in a downtown shopping district. The jury of 11 men and one woman deliberated 77 minutes.
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Washington
Robert I. Miller
John E. Lind
Miller
Federal District Court
Gun Blow Proves Fatal To Texas Deputy Sheriff
El Paso Texas June 1 Deputy Sheriff Joe Cresgo aged 68 died in an El Paso hospital after he was slugged with a gun by a uniformed man the officer had picked up on a country road and was taking to El Paso for investigation as a deserter suspect. Sheriff officers and border patrolmen searched for the assailant through the area.
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EL Paso
Tex
Joe Cresgo
Senate group asks immediate Pearl Harbor probe and extended court-martial window
The Senate judiciary committee approved a resolution for an Army–Navy inquiry into Pearl Harbor and to extend the time for court-martial actions against Rear Adm. Husband E. Kimmel and Maj. Gen. Walter C. Short. The measure would push the deadline to June 7, 1945, with only Sen. Tom Connally opposing.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Pearl Harbor
Carl A. Hatch
D-Nm
Navy
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Army
Kimmel-Short
Congress
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Short
Kimmel
Connally
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Justice of the Peace
Mercury
Pana
Will F. Jordan
Jordan
Bosnek
Dutch New Guinea
Geelvink Bay
Mokmer Field
Maffin Bay
Wewak
British New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
Satawan
Truk
Woleai
Carolines
Chester W. Nimitz
Kuviles
Shimushiri
Matsuwa
Shimu- Shiri
Paramushiro
Shumushu
Kuriles
Bulgaria
Okomoto
Convair
Italy
States of St. John Lateran
CBS
Bern
Casilina
Frosinone
Robert Miller
Lind
Asst
Daniel B. Maher
H. Mason Welch
Dr. Lind
Texas
Senate
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