Miners Threaten Walkout If No New Wage Pact
United Mine Workers threaten a June 20 strike if a satisfactory wage hour agreement with coal operators is not in place. The union ordered 530,000 members back to work on Monday and cited government management of mines pending contract talks. The War Labor Board ordered negotiations pause until miners return to work, while operators protested the order.
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Washington
U.P
United Mine Workers
UMW
War Labor Board
WLB
Northern
Southern
Roosevelt
Solid Fuels
Harold L. Ickes
John L. Lewis
Labor Board
Union Policy Committee
Lewis
Jap Plans For Arizona Colony Nipped In Bud
The Arizona Corporation Commission cancelled the articles of incorporation filed by Gila River Cooperative Enterprises Inc a Japanese owned group aiming to settle in the Gila and Yuma valleys near the Colorado River project. The commission ruled the plan would be harmful to citizens and could lead to tragic consequences if permitted to operate.
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Arizona Corporation Commission
Gila Valley
Yuma Valley
Colorado River
Gila River
Incorpora
Arizona
Commis
Washington Hints Argentina May End Ties With Germany
Washington observers weigh the Buenos Aires army coup impact on Argentina severing diplomatic ties with the Axis. If an anti Axis government takes power, the U S could provide lendlease arms and supplies. Argentina has been seen as a center of Axis fifth column activity in South America. An Argentine congress investigation in 1941 led to the German ambassador’s expulsion and reported a sizable organization.
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Richard. G. Maslock
Washington
Buenos Aires
Argentina
United States
Great Southern Republic
South America
Edmond von Thermann
Raul Damonte Taborda
Soviet Wing Hits Orel With 520 Bombers in Major Raid
Five hundred twenty Soviet long range bombers attacked Orel, the only German anchor on the southern front, setting the city ablaze and damaging trains, depots, and fuel dumps. One Soviet plane was lost. Russian troops also seized a fortified height on Smolensk front as Kursk air battles raged.
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Henry Shapiro
United Press
Moscow
Orel
Red Army
Bryansk
Kursk
Smolensk
Caucasus
U S Aviators Dominate New Guinea Sky Battles
Allied forces report Liberators and Flying Fortresses delivering 18 tons of bombs on Wewak area airfields in seven raids, with 174 tons dropped in total. No Japanese fighter opposition. AA fire wanes as explosions damage ammunition and fuel dumps and fires burn at Dagua Boram and Wewak.
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William B. King
North Africa
U. S
Middle East
Grottalgie Airdrome
Brindisi
Italy
Northwest Africa
Pantelleria
Sicily
Mussolini
Cairo
United States
Keith K. Compton
Joseph Mo
Grottalgie
Catanzaro
Syracuse
Pangora
Milo
Favignana Island
Mediterranean
Northwest African Air Force
RAF
Algiers
Australia
New Guinea
George C. Kenney
Southwest Pacific
Wewak
Lae
Dagua
Boram
Allies Plan Major Offensive in North Africa
Allied leaders met in Tunisia to outline plans for the next strike against the Axis. Churchill Marshall and Brooke led talks with Eden and other top officers, aiming at a decisive operation in the Mediterranean and a rapid victory, with emphasis on coordinated long range offensives.
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Allied
North Africa
U.P
Winston Churchill
U. S
C. Marshall
Alan Brooke
North African
Axis
Anthony Aden
Churchill
Tunisia
Marshall
Henri Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
Eden
London
Washington
Mediterranean
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harold Alexander
Arthur W. Tedder
Bernard Montgomery
Chinese Army Threatens Jap Advanced Base
Chinese forces cross and threaten Ichang and surrounding areas in a bid to recapture the Japanese base on the Yangtze. Dispatches say 500 enemy troops were killed near Ichang as Chinese troops seized a northern suburb and set facilities aflame.
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George Wang
United Press
Chungking
U.P
Dispatches Today
Ichang
Yangtze River
Central
Tangyang
Tung Ting Lake
China
Senators May Yank Strike Bill Teeth Ahead of Conference
Senate to review a House passed anti strike bill aimed at union leaders over walkouts in government run coal mines. Conferees expected Monday to tone down provisions including fines and jail terms, as coal miners return to work and lawmakers debate retention or deletion of key clauses.
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Washington
Capital Hill
Senate-House
House
United Mine Workers
White House
Senate
Hatch
T A. van Nuys
D-Ind
Judiciary Committee
Sen
D-Va
Richard F. Harless
Arizona
John R. Murdock
Divorce Brings Equal Split of Canned Goods
Waterloo couple William Brewster and his spouse were divorced in district court. A stipulation apportioned half of their canned goods to each party as part of the settlement.
Former Weather Bureau Chief Taken By Death
Dr. Charles F. Marvin aged 84 died after an operation in Washington. He led the Weather Bureau for 21 years until his 1934 retirement and invented many instruments. Knighted by the king of Norway for aiding Roald Amundsen’s polar expedition. daughter Mrs. Park Norwood resides in Tucson, Arizona.
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Washington
Charles F. Marvin
United States Weather Bureau
Marvin
Norway
Roald Amundsen
Army Signal Corps
Park Norwood
Tucson
Ariz
Nogues Resigns as General of French Morocco
Gen Auguste Nogues resigns as resident general of French Morocco in Algiers stating unity of the French empire as the priority. He defends his conduct while noting Moroccan support and troops’ adherence to duties amid Allied landings. Gabriel Puaux slated to succeed Nogues. De Gaulle pressures reform toward a war cabinet under the French Committee for National Liberation.
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Auguste Nogues
French
Morocco
North Africa
Charles DeGaulle
Algiers
Henri Giraud
London
Gabriel Puaux
Syria
Nogues
Charles de Gaulle
French Committee For National Liberation
Kaiser Yards Launch Ship Building Sprint
Kaiser Yards in Portland and Vancouver launched six ships from May 30 to June 5 as part of a continuous seven day work week. The output included four liberty freighters of 10 500 deadweight tons each and a 16 500 ton tanker, with one aircraft escort carrier whose carrier tonnage is undisclosed. The effort marks a swift pace after April and May where 17 ships were launched and delivered by the Oregon shipbuilding corporation yard.
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Portland
Ore
Kaiser
Portland- Vancouver
Henry J
Vancouver
Wash
Miracle Yard
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation
Argentina junta declares military-led government after Castillo resigns
Ramon S. Castillo resigns as Argentina’s president as Gen. Antonio Rawson leads a military regime. The new government plans solidarity with American nations, neutrality in the war, and liberation for most ministers. Martial law declared. Castillo and several ministers evacuated from the minesweeper Drummond to Montevideo.
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Buenos Aires
U.P
Ramon S. Castillo
Argentina
Antonio Rawson
Castillo
Miguel Calaciati
Drummond
Montevideo
la Plata
Ramon §S. Castillo
United States
Havana
Washington
War This Week Sees Allied Gains Across Fronts
United Nations forces reported favorable progress on all fronts including Harney and the Mediterranean, with heavy air and ground actions in Russia and Italy. The Chinese scored a victory along the Yangtze, Attu Island was fully occupied, and U boat threats in the Atlantic were being tackled with hope for a swift end.
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Louis F. Keemle
United Press
United Nations
Harney
Mediterranean
Russia
Germany
Europe
Italy
Bapouelis
Recea
Orient
Yangtze
Lake Tung Ting
China
Attu
Aleutians
Pacific
Atlantic
Germany Seeks Bombing Exemption Zones via Spain
A Madrid dispatch reports Spain proposed zones to be excluded from aerial bombardment. The plan aligns with Spanish commentary on German air attacks, while British and American sources say Nazi complaints will not curb Allied bombing campaigns against Warsaw Rotterdam London and other cities.
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United Press
Madrid
Spain
Germany
Reich
Warsaw
Rotterdam
London
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