Italy's Hopes Fade In Three Years Of War
London reports mark three years since Italy joined the war with Pantelleria and Sicily under renewed assault. Allied landings rumored near Pantelleria, with intensive bombardment and air strikes continuing on Sardinia and Sicily. Czech memories of Lidice cast a harsh backdrop as Mussolini faces growing Allied pressure and new American troops arrive in Britain.
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Italy
Rome
Pantelleria
Sardinia
Sicily
Hitler
European
Lidice
Reinhardt Heydrich
Bohemia and
Moravia
Mussolini
United States
Chaplin Settles Paternity Suit With Joan Barry
Hollywood June 10 Charlie Chaplin and Joan Barry reach a settlement of her paternity suit. The agreement calls for a blood test at four months to test paternity and immediate payment of 2500 dollars plus 100 dollars weekly starting today until further court order.
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Hollywood
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Barry
Superior Court
William S. Baird
Chaplin
Pay-As-You-Go Tax Bill Signed By FDR
President Roosevelt signed the pay-as-you-go income tax bill with a 20 percent withholding tax to begin July 1. The measure forgives 75 to 100 percent of a year's tax liability for all persons, applying to liability for 1942 or 1943 whichever is smaller, after five months of congressional wrangling.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Berlin Scoffs At Invasion Threat
U S bomber forces in Britain have doubled since March and are to double again by September to share the bombing against the Axis. Maj Gen Ira C Baker says USAAF growth is 15 to 30 percent monthly with more bombers and fighters. He notes American planes can replace losses while the enemy cannot.
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Walter Cronkite
U. S
England
U.S
Ira C. Baker
United States
Britain
Baker
Us.a.a.f
RAF
Stimson Denies WAAC Contraceptives Rumors as Enemy Aid
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson calls rumors that WAACs would receive contraceptives absolutely false. He notes 65,000 WAAC enrollees since 1942 and explains their service frees soldiers for front line duty, boosting combat strength and aiding the enemy if rumors persist. He warns such claims attack morale and recruitment.
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Washington
U.P
Henry L. Stimson
Waac’s
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
War Department
Stimson
WAAC
Luck Shot Wrecks Ammunition Dump Over Nabire
Allied reports describe a lone Liberator on armed reconnaissance over Nabire New Guinea bombarding two Japanese ammunition warehouses 12 000 feet below. The aircraft faced severe turbulence from the blast and smoke rose to 8 000 feet as the crew returned to base.
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Australia
Nabire
Dutch New Guinea
Rommel Leads Effort to Fortify Mediterranean Coast
Madrid dispatch says Rommel tightens the Mittelmeer Wall defenses along the French Mediterranean coast with more forts, artillery, and anti aircraft batteries. Berlin radio boasts of punishment for invasion and recalls submarines to defend Europe as German forces push buildup from Spain to the Turkish border.
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United Press
London
U.P
Erwin Rommel
Madrid
Berlin
Europe
Vichy
Rommel
Mittelmeer Wall
Mediterranean
Sardinia
Sicily
Italy
France
Corsica
Balkans
Bill Aimed At Coal Strikes Goes To House
Washington June 10 An anti strike bill broad enough to outlaw walkouts in war industries advances to a House already wary of labor limits. The measure would empower the President to seize mines or plants hit by stoppages and create a war labor board with subpoena powers to settle disputes. It requires 30 day notice to labor agencies and a secret ballot vote before any strike. A fine of up to five thousand dollars is provided.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
FDR
War Labor Board
WLB
Secretary of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Rincon Range Fire Spreads Across North and South Sides
The Rincon range fire, burning since last Sunday, spreads to the northwest and southeast with fighting led by the National Park Service and Coronado National Forest from camps at Happy Valley Italian ranch and Taylor ranch. Engineers from Davis Monthan await deployment while Park Service crews enlarge Italian ranch camp and coordinate with Happy Valley. Local officials report containment efforts ongoing though the southern timber pocket remains at risk.
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Rincon Range
National Park Service
Coronado Forest Service
Happy Valley
Italian Ranch
Taylor Ranch
Park Service
Manning
Davis-Monthan Field
Jim Converse
Forest Service
Sam Lowell
Coronado National Forest
Mud Springs
Ed McPhaul
Service Men Banned From Los Angeles
Nearly a dozen communities along the Los Angeles rim were closed to United States seamen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen as Navy officials expanded restrictions to curb clashes with zoot-suit wearers. Police report outbreaks dwindled to isolated cases, while Governor Warren urged enforcement and a joint effort with a citizens’ panel to uncover underlying causes.
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Los Angeles
U. S
Navy
State Department
Fletcher Bowron
Earl Warren
Sacramento
Robert W. Kenny
Citizens’ Committee
Bowron
Coal Operators Return to WLB as Lewis Averts Talks
Most Appalachian coal operators carried their wage dispute back to the war labor board and reported no agreement with the United Mine Workers. UMW President John L. Lewis did not attend, and central Pennsylvania producers reached a tentative deal with Lewis. The main gap remains portal-to-portal pay, with observers unsure of further defections.
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Washington
U.P
Appalachian
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
WLB
Charles O’neill
Central Pennsylvania
Lewis
Burke
O'Neill
Central Pennsylvania Coal Producers’ Association
O’neill
Ireland
Illinois
Indiana
Wis
Japan May Be Forced Soon To Attack Russian Border
Tokyo eyes the far eastern Philippines style war aims and a push into Russia's maritime provinces as Hitler struggles on the European front. The column argues Japan may launch a southeastern Siberian border assault soon to salvage its Far Eastern dream, otherwise Hitler’s collapse ends Japan’s strategic window.
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Japan
Louis F. Keemle
United Press
Hitler
Europe
Siberian
Tokyo
Russia
Lake
Moscow
Stalin
West
Allied Bombers Press Pantelleria Siege Invasion Imminent
Allied bombers pummeled Pantelleria as British observers predicted an imminent landing or blockade. Rome said Axis defenses suffered heavy losses while Lampedusa was encircled and reconnaissance units landed.
Government To Back Hogs At 13 75 Level
A FDA official says the government intends to support the hog market at 13.75 dollars per hundred pounds, Chicago price basis, despite recent slumps. The plan allows some hogs below 13.75 while keeping daily average above that level, with purchases potentially routed to packers for slaughter.
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William Ferris
Chicago
Food Distribution Administration
FDA
Workers' Conditions Improved In Mexico
Mexico City report states President Avila Camacho told a national workers council dinner last night that the working classes have gained unity and morale. He urged railroad employees to improve transport facilities and help keep living costs down, pledging government aid when salaries fall out of line with the cost of living.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Avila Camacho
National Workers Council
Miners Refuse Fine Over June Strike
FAIRMONT West Virginia June 10 An official of United Mine Workers district 31 said miners would not accept Fuel Administrator Ickes order to pay fines for the June 15 walkout. He warned of another walkout if penalties are enforced and noted no contract justifying fees. Ickes says government takeovers extend contracts pending new agreement. Union leaders in southern West Virginia were in Washington and miners at headquarters declined to comment.
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Fairmont
W. Va
United Mine Workers District 31
Ickes
Washington
Union
West Virginia
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Leutzow
English Channel
William B. Dickinson
Algiers
Echo de Alger
Dewitt MacKenzie
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H. G. Martin
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