Invasion Force May Strike In Next Few Days
A petroleum administration spokesman told a House committee there will be soon action on additional gasoline restrictions. A plan to extend the current ban on pleasure driving beyond 12 northeastern states is under work, with Maj. Jubal R. Parten denying discrimination and supporting nationwide limits.
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Washington
The
Petroleum Administration
House
Eastern Seaboard
Jubal R. Parten
Harold L. Ickes
Miners Return Sparks Restart Of Coal Negotiations
Washington June 7 A War Labor Board spokesman said negotiations between the United Mine Workers and coal operators would likely resume without formal board instruction as miners return to work. Operators planned initial caucuses to bridge northern and southern differences before direct talks with the union.
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Washington
U.P
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
Wether
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
FDR
West
Harold L. Ickes
WLB
Ickes
Nimitz Warns Of Long War In Defeating Japs
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz returned to the United States and spoke at the University of California commencement. He warned the war would be long and arduous and praised war workers while urging continued full effort at home and in production as the Navy presses to defeat Japan. He disclosed a secret conference planned to intensify pressure against Japan.
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Nimitz
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Yamamoto
Tokyo
White House
Washington
Midway
Pacific
Robert Gordon Sproul
Rincon Fire Out Of Control Still
AUCKLAND New Zealand June 7 Rear Adm Theo dore Wilkinson deputy commander of the South Pacific area disclosed that a large body of United States troops recently came direct to New Zealand from the United States They are training intensively before being sent to a combat zone Some troops also came after fighting at Guadalcanal All except those with malaria are training to return to combat.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Theodore Wilkinson
South Pacific Area
United States
Guadalcanal
Dives Through Inner Tube Injures Tucson Lawyer
Lawrence V. Robertson of the Tucson law firm Darnell Pattee and Robertson fractured his neck and was paralyzed in both arms after diving through a heavy rubber inner tube at El Rio Country Club. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital in improved condition. doctors reported no permanent spinal injury.
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Lawrence V. Robertson
Tucson
Darnell, Pattee and Robertson
el Rio
Robertson
Forest Fire Rages in Saguaro Monument Area
Large Rincon mountains blaze expands slowly with smoke veiling the eastern sky. Eight forest foremen join Tucson crews while 52 men, then 60 more, assist as Davis Monthan air and federal prison workers aid. The fire lies in Saguaro National Monument area, not Coronado forest, with access restricted and communications limited.
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Rincon Mountains
Tucson
Forest Service
Davis-Monthan Field
Mt. Lemmon
Davis- Monthan Field
Saguaro Monument
Coronado National Forest
Saguaro National Monument
Charles A. Richey
Southwestern National Monuments
Stuart T. Carlson
Ratcliffe
Park Service
National Park Service
John Peavey
Saguaro Forest
Forest Service Office
Gila Charter Cancellation Is Postponed
The Arizona Corporation Commission postponed until June 15 an order canceling the articles of incorporation for Gila Cooperative Enterprises, a Japanese operated entity at Rivers. The WRA pressed to delay to present its position and noted plans to serve relocation center residents.
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Phoenix
Arizona Corporation Commission
Gila Cooperative Enterprises, Inc
Rivers
War Relocation Authority
WRA
Amos A. Betts
William Peterson
District of Columbia
Corporation Commission
Betts and Petersen
Revolt Chiefs Split as Rawson Quits Cabinet in Argentina
Santiago dispatch reports Chilean cabinet resignation and a split among revolutions plus Gen. Arturo Rawson quitting Argentina's provisional government. Gen. Pedro Ramirez assumes powers as Rawson resigns over cabinet constitution dispute. Further reshuffling and swearing-in delays noted.
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Rawson
Buenos Aires
Arturo Rawson
Argentina
Pedro Ramirez
Montevideo
Jose Marie Rosa
Horacio Calderon
Domingo Martinez
Ramon S. Castillo
Ramirez
Castillo
Congress
April Arms Output Gains Seven Percent in Pacific Raids
Navy communique reports heavy bombing of Japanese positions at Kiska Munda and Choiseul in the Solomons. Bombs silenced gun emplacements on Choiseul. results at Kiska and Munda not observed due to overcast. Air might rising as Liberator and Ventura bombers strike in the North Pacific.
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Washington
Kiska
Aleutians
Navy
Munda
New Georgia Island
Choiseul Island
Solomons
Choiseul
South Pacific
Navy Dauntless
U. S
North Pacific
Army Liberator
America
Pacific
April war munitions rise exceeds expectations Nelson reports
Washington June 7 Major arms categories show gains in April with aircraft up 8 percent and total April output valued at 7 percent above March. Aircraft alone reached 1.649 billion dollars, while big bombers up 18 percent and Navy fighters up nearly 50 percent. Nelson notes balance in war production since Pearl Harbor, with some outputs exceeding forecasts and others lagging.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Probapties Boards
Nelson
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Wide Dispersal Of Forces Is Japan's Chief Weakness
United Press War Analyst notes American confidence in Washington plans for the war against Japan. The key weakness is Japan’s dispersed forces across four main theaters including China, the southwestern Pacific near Australia, the mid Pacific from Hawaii, and the Aleutian northern zone. Japan’s push toward Southeast Asia and the West Pacific failed to reach objectives like Australia, Hawaii, Alaska, and India.
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Japan
United Press
Washington
America
Pacific
Far Eastern
China
Australia
mid-Pacific
Hawaii
Aleutian Islands
Asia
West Pacific
Alaska
India
Hitler
Russia
FDR Praises Food Parley During Radio Address
President Roosevelt urged forward UN action to secure world political security and freedom from want and fear. He praised the 18 day Hot Springs food conference where delegates achieved unanimity on complex issues.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United Nations
United Nation
White House
Hot Springs
FDR
Allied Invasion of Southern Europe Looms In Major Push
Heavy air raids and mass buildup signal a looming Allied assault in Southern Europe aided by 1,000,000 troops, planes, warships, and transports. Marshall may lead the invasion with Eisenhower and Alexander as possible lieutenants, while Gibraltar and Spezia raids target Italian fleet weakness ahead of action.
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Harrison Salisbury
Europe
The
Daily Herald
George C. Marshall
U. S. Army
North
Africa
Mediterranean
Morocco
Syria
Herald
Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harold R. L. G. Alexander
America
European
the Herald
la Linea
Gibraltar
North Africa
Spezia
Daily
Eisenhower
Algiers
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
Crete
Dodecanese
Rome
Pantelleria
Naples
Venice
Trieste
Sunday Times
Stockholm
Schmidt
Berlin
France
Madrid
Pvt Vickers From Tucson Flown To Indian Hospital
Pvt George Vickers 21 of Tucson Ariz was among 13 American patients airlifted 1300 miles to a general hospital in an Arabian Sea port town India. The group traveled in a special plane and were described as nearly as well off as at home by AP correspondent Thoburn Giant.
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India
George Vickers
Tucson
Ariz
Arabian Sea
Thoburn Giant
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Gen. Martinez
Santiago
Raul Morales
Radical Party
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Ney
Georgia
Louis F. Keemle
Vickers
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