Army Of Men Fight Rincon Forest Fire In Arizona
Thousands battle the Rincon forest fire on the eastern Rincon slope with 550 soldiers prisoners volunteers and forest officials engaged. Corps from Coronado national forest and Davis Monthan field sent crews, while Maj. Barns redirected 500 maneuvers men to the base camp. Encampments formed at Happy Valley and near Mica Tower as winds hamper progress and night operations resume fighting.
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Rincon Mountains
Saguaro National Monument
Coronado National Forest
National Park District
Davis-Monthan Field
D. P. Barns
Catalina Mountains
Barns
Tucson
H. Garvin Smith
Forest Service
Happy Valley
Ed McPhaul
Catalina
Mica Tower
Park
Forest
Yankee Bombers Strike In French Indo China
Allied bombers attacked Hon Gay 30 miles northeast of Hanoi in French Indo China, heavily damaging coaling docks, warehouses, railroad yards, and power lines. The raid by Mitchells and Warhawks faced no interception and returned to base, with smoke rising to 5 000 feet visible 30 miles away.
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Chungking
Hongay
Haiphong
Indo-China
Joseph W. Stilwell
Tokyo
Hanoi
Allies Prepare Long Range Air Strikes Against U Boats
London reports the air ministry confirms Liberator bombers with 2000 mile range are used in V V L R operations against German submarines. Aircraft fly from US bases and Iceland and Ireland bases with large fuel tanks for extended patrols, replacing earlier Sunderland and Catalina efforts. Churchill notes Britain has boosted air power into the anti U boat campaign.
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London
British
Air Ministry
Churchill
United States
Iceland
Irela
Great Britain
Britain
Miners Wage War Labor Board Hearing Set
The war labor board calls a public hearing for tomorrow on the coal mine wage dispute between operators and the United Mine Workers. Negotiations have deadlocked on portal to portal pay and minor issues, with miners’ leader John L. Lewis accusing operators of bad faith. The 15 day deadline for a joint report has passed as both sides await the board’s next move.
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Washington
The
War Labor Board
U.P
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Portal
Lewis
WLB
Edward R. Burke
Charles O'Neill
North Africa braces as Allied drive nears across long coast
London reports mounting Allied strength along a 3000 mile African front with plans to strike at Sicily and push toward the Dodecanese and the Balkans. Churchill warns any peace talks will fail while Allies exploit Russia losses, American output, and Atlantic control. Air raids are set to intensify into late summer as Axis defenses stiffen.
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Harrison Salisbury
United Press
London
WUP
Mediterranean
Churchill
Africa
North Africa
Sicily
Tunisia
Richard B. McMillan
Dodecanese
Greek
Balkans
Russia
the Atlantic
Germany
Italy
Chinese Break Main Jap Defense Lines
Chinese dispatches say Generalissimo Chiang Kai shek forces broke the Japanese line southeast of Hwajung near Lake Tungting in Hunan. The attack yielded over 200 Japanese casualties and captured equipment while more than 200 enemy swimmers died attempting to flee across the nearby river. Recovered positions include Shihlipu, 50 miles east of Ichang on the Hankow highway.
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Chungking
Chiang Kaishek
Hwajung
Lake Tungting
Hunan
Shihlipu
Ichang
Hankow
Yangtze
Initiative Ours On All Fronts Knox Declares
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox declared that eight fronts exist now across the war theatre and that initiative is theirs. He cited Western and Eastern Mediterranean, the Atlantic, South Atlantic, South and North Pacific, Russia and China as current fronts and stressed Allied reorganization and training.
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Knox
Annapolis
Frank Knox
Tokyo
Berlin
Pearl Harbor
Naval Academy
Western Mediterranean
Eastern Mediterranean
Atlantic
South Atlantic
South Pacific
North Pacific
Russia
China
Far East
Britain
Cooperative Of Japs Is Denied Secret Hearing
The Arizona Corporation Commission rejected L. H. Bennetts bid for a private preliminary hearing on the cancelled Gila River Cooperative Enterprises Inc. The panel said a private session would deny the public right to view proceedings in a case labeled threatened permanent Japanese settlement in the Gila and Yuma valleys. The commission also refused to postpone the cancellation order until after a 10 day notice period.
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Arizona
Arizona Corporation Commision
L. H. Bennett
the Rivers, Ariz., War Relocation Center
Gila River
Commission
Gila Valley
Yuma Valley
Colorado River
Bennett
Pantelleria Bombarded In Coordinated Allied Attack
A British cruiser reports Allied sea and air power bombarding Pantelleria for 76 minutes from three to nine miles away. Mitchell four motor bombers and Lightnings dropped heavy bombs while RAF and US fighters controlled the sky. The operation began shortly after 10 42 a m as a well timed task force pressed the island fortress.
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Pantelleria
U.P
Britain
Mediterranean
United States Navy
RAF
United States
Inactivity Of Big Bombers May Be Still Before Storm
The article argues that Allied air power will dominate while bombing campaigns press Germany and Italy. Churchill frames air power as decisive in destroying the Axis and easing pressure on Russia. Hitler’s Luftwaffe and U boats are waning, leaving the Wehrmacht as the main obstacle to invasion across Europe.
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Louis F. Keemle
United Press
Europe
Churchill
Hitler
Russia
Japan
Pacific
Axis
Wehrmacht
Congress Postpones Action On Tax Bill To Fall
Congress unlikely to take up the large tax bill before early fall as the Ways and Means Committee delays hearings until after the summer recess. President Roosevelt plans new revenue proposals and backs a pay as you go measure while opposing a general sales tax. He cites cigarette and liquor taxes as tools to close the inflationary gap, comparing U S and British rates.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Robert L. Doughton
N. C
British Isles
U. S
Great Britain
Uruguay Set to Recognize Ramirez Government in Argentina
A high Uruguayan official indicated the government is prepared to recognize the new Argentine regime of Pedro Ramirez after last Friday's revolution. The foreign office has been advised by its Buenos Aires embassy that the government has been constituted and relations will be admitted.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Argentina
Pedro Ramirez
Buenos Aires
Recognition Of New Argentine Regime Sought
Argentina seeks formal recognition from the United States and others for its new revolutionary government under Gen. Pedro Ramirez. The regime promises deeds over words in strengthening ties with American states and outlines a neutral policy for now while weighing moves against Axis powers.
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Washington
Hippolito Irigoyen
Ramirez
Argentina
Axis
Germany
Italy
Japan
United States
Montevideo
Ramon S. Castillo
Rio de Janeiro
Little Island Is Hit From Air And Sea
London reports Pantelleria fortress under overwhelming air and naval siege per Rome radio broadcast. Reuters notes air and sea forces assault the island fortress.
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Little Island
London
Reuters
Rome Radio
Pantelleria
Soviet Fliers Retaliate For Gorki Bombing
Red army pilots roared into the white night above Gorki to shield the muni tions center from raids as seven enemy bombers were shot down. Long range fighters retaliated near Bryansk destroying planes and ammo dumps while land fighting on the east front continued with artillery and limited contact.
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Moscow
Gorki
London
Bryansk
East
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Betts
C . R. Cunningham
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Rome
Carl A. Spaatz
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