Coral Sea clash opens with heavy U S losses for Japan
US dive bombers batter the Japanese fleet 1 000 miles off Australia in the Coral Sea opener. Navy planes sink at least nine ships, while Lexington and two other US vessels are lost. Japanese casualties include hundreds of aircraft and several capital ships.
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Saratoga
Lexington
Coral Sea
Frank Tremaine
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
U.P
United States Navy
Scrap Rubber Drive Set For June 15 To 30
President Roosevelt ordered a 15 day nationwide scrap rubber drive from June 15 to June 30 to assess stockpiles for possible tire rationing. About 400000 filling stations will collect scrap at one cent a pound and ship it to Rubber Recovery, a new government unit.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Rubber Recovery Corporation
Jesse Jones
Conservation
Army
Navy
Reds Improve Positions At Crimean Base
Moscow reports say Sevastopol defenders counter attacked after a week of heavy German onslaughts and improved some positions. A separate Ukraine briefing notes fierce fighting amid von Bock’s Kharkov advance with no major overnight changes. Red Star warns the Sevastopol situation remains extremely tense and calls for strong mobilization to repulse the enemy.
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Moscow
Crimean
Sevastopol
Ukraine
Fedor von Bock
Kharkov
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
DNB
Eight Of Nine Phelps Dodge Copper Queen Union Vote
In Bisbee on June 12 the Copper Queen mine workers voted to make the American Federation of Labor their bargaining agent. The CIO led in the miners division with 466 ballots to 426 for the AFL, but 46 ballots were challenged and 38 abstained or did not vote. NLRB representative Louis Disser said the challenged votes must be resolved by the NLRB, leaving final outcome uncertain.
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Bisbee
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Copper Queen
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFL
Louis Disser
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Allied plan hinges on bold invasion of western Europe
London reports United States Britain and Russia unite for a second front to crush Hitler this year. Observers note Germany faces three mounting pressures: more American troops in Northern Ireland, a strong American battle squadron, and a looming western invasion to stall Soviet resistance.
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London
United States
Britain
Russia
Europe
Washington
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Western
Northern
Ireland
Royal Navy
British Nazis Locked In Libyan Battle Near Tobruk
British tanks face German armored units about 20 miles southeast of Tobruk as three strong columns push northeast after forcing Free French from Bir Hacheim. The fight centers near Harmat and Knightsbridge with ongoing clashes to block the German advance.
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Cairo
Egypt
Tobruk
Bir Hacheim
Harmat
Knightsbridge
el Adem
Bir
Libya
U S and Russia Move Toward Cooperation on War Tasks
The United States and Soviet Russia declare close partnership on two undertakings. They aim to create a second front in Europe in 1942 and to build a better world afterward. Molotov's Washington visit yields full understanding with President Roosevelt.
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Washington
United States
Soviet
Russia
Europe
Vyacheslav Molotov
Roosevelt
London
England
Maxim Litvinoff
Hull
Britain
China
Molotov
Mr. Roosevelt
Japan
Wheeler
D-Mont
Vladivostok
Commander Of U S Air Unit Lost At Midway
The War Department reports Major General Clarence L. Tinker commander of the Hawaiian air force is missing after the Midway battle. He left Midway on June 7 leading bombers toward the Japanese fleet. his plane was seen descending toward the sea and no trace has been found after days of air and surface searches.
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Washington
War Department
Clarence L. Tinker
Midway
Tinker
Lexington Destroyed After Coral Sea Battle
The U S S Lexington, Navy's oldest aircraft carrier, was damaged at Coral Sea and blew up hours later as gasoline vapors detonated torpedo lockers. Many crew were rescued before the blast, with Capt. F S Sherman last to abandon ship.
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Southwest Pacific
U.P
Coral Sea
U. S
Navy Department
Lexington
F. S. Sherman
Coral Sea Damage From Air by Clark Lee
The Coral Sea battle marked the first naval fight where all damage came from aircraft. US forces, though outnumbered, disrupted a Japanese invasion fleet and delayed its advance. American losses were fewer and the clash boosted Allied bases while Japan suffered heavier damage including multiple ships.
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Clark Lee
South Pacific
Coral Sea
United States
Australia
Pacific Island
Navy
Solomon and
Louisiade
Pacific Fleet
Frank J. Fletcher
Japanese carriers sunk at Midway says U S navy
Naval spokesman Commander Murr E. Arnold said four Japanese carriers were probably destroyed within 24 hours after the first Midway attack. He described one Kaga class, one Akagi class, and two medium carriers sunk. he added a fourth medium carrier was likely destroyed and that it did not return to Japan.
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Honolulu
U.P
Midway Island
Murr E. Arnold
U. S
Midway
Japan
Coral Sea Battle Claims Japanese Vessels Sunk
Navy communique details Japanese losses including the carrier Ryukaku three heavy cruisers one light cruiser two destroyers and several transports. The U S S Lexington was sunk after taking hits but 92 percent of crew were rescued. The Coral Sea campaign halted Japanese plans to advance toward Port Moresby and Australia.
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United States
Frank J. Fletcher
Coral Sea
Fletcher
Tulagi
Solomon Islands
Jomard Strait
Rabaul
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Salamaua
Lae
Australia
Wilson Brown
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Neoshe
Sims
Salamua
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C. L. Tinker
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