El Gazala Lost as British Withdraw North Africa Front
British admit El Gazala fell after a fierce defense and a tactical withdrawal toward Tobruk. Rommel’s forces failed to trap a large British force and now concentrate near Tobruk while new lines form west and south of the port city.
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Cairo
U.P
el Gazala
Tobruk
Neil M. Ritchie
Eighth Imperial Army
Erwin Rommel
Mediterranean
Bir Hacheim
Rommel
Acroma
el Adem
Libya
Knightsbridge
North Africa
Scrap Rubber Drive Gains Ground Across Nation
Washington reports show the scrap rubber campaign expanding nationwide on day two. Undersecretary Patterson says the Army will cut rubber use by 25 percent in clothing and equipment, with tires and tanks reduced. Collectors cite scarce scales and reluctant volunteers, while Cincinnati and Minneapolis tally large hauls and communities in Kentucky and Oregon join the drive.
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Washington
America
Patterson
Cincinnati
Pearl Harbor
Minneapolis
Louisville
Kentucky
Schenectady
N. Y
Oregon
San Francisco
Fresno
Calif
Gene Adriani
Approval Given Bill To Double Size Of Fleet
The House naval committee approved an 8.55 billion dollar ship construction measure to double the U S fleet. The plan emphasizes aircraft carriers and cruisers with no new battleships, aiming to start carriers this year and finish the rest next year. Senators said plans shift to expand air power and cancel five 60 000 ton super battleships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
House Naval Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
Ellender
D-La
Brewster
R-Me
Thurman Named to Federal Position in Arizona
Elbert R. Thurman former Santa Cruz county attorney and superior court judge was named assistant U S district attorney for Arizona. He left the deputy Maricopa county attorney post to accept the appointment after seven years as Santa Cruz county attorney and four years on the superior court bench before moving to Phoenix in 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Elbert R. Thurman
Santa Cruz County
U. S
Arizona
Maricopa
Thurman
Japanese Navy Reeling From Aleutian Air Attacks
American air forces pressed attacks in the Aleutians and Pacific fronts after Coral Sea and Midway victories. Japanese losses so far include cruisers sunk and aircraft carriers damaged, with several ships reportedly damaged. Allied air operations continued on Attu and nearby areas amid unclear overall results.
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Washington
Pacific
Coral Sea
Midway Island
Middle Pacific
Navy Department
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Navy
Attu
Aleutian Chain
Dutch Harbor
Kiska
Filling Stations Denied Gasoline
Price Administrator Leon Henderson suspended deliveries to eight New York City stations and six in Philadelphia for flagrant rationing violations. The 15 to 30 day suspensions follow spot checks by 2,000 investigators in New York, Philadelphia, and Newark. Henderson said violators harm the public welfare and aid the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leon Henderson
New York City
Philadelphia
OPA
New York
Newark
N. J
Henderson
Roads budget deferred by Arizona board until June 26
The state highway department budget of 10 504 192 dollars for construction maintenance and operations was deferred by the commission to June 26 to permit review of proposed changes and to allow potential federal input on military highways. Mohave county urged more funding for the Wickenburg Kingman route and Phoenix chamber backed the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
State Highway Department
Mohave County
Wickenburg
Kingman
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
Maricopa County
Phoenix Chamber
Arizona
U. S
Oracle Junction
Florence
RAF Drops French Flags on Paris in Night Attack
The RAF announced that a British plane dropped two French tricolor flags on Paris last night and attacked the former ministry of marine with cannon fire. One flag fell over the Arc de Triomphe and another in the Place de la Concorde.
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London
RAF
Paris
Ministry of Marine
France
Arc de Triomphe
Place de la Concord
Fight Seen On Payments For War Injuries
Washington June 16 A debate over a bill to reimburse civilians for war injuries faces senatorial objections. Senator Taft argues payments must cover only injuries in actual war conditions, while the measure would grant monthly benefits from 10 to 85 dollars and extend aid to survivors and dependents. The bill would be administered by the federal security administration with supervision by the United States employed compensation commission for non continental cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Pepper
D-Fla
United States
Federal Security Administration
Roosevelt
Russians Halt German Offense on Kharkov Sevastopol Fronts
Soviet reports say Red Army halted German advances around Kharkov and Sevastopol. Tass described severe German losses, with more than 950 enemy corpses in one Sevastopol sector. Casualties and stiff resistance marked the siege as German plans shifted tactics.
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Moscow
U.P
Red Army
Kharkov
Sevastopol
Stockholm
Helsinki
Leningrad
Kronstadt
Tass
Black Sea
Crimean
Russia
Six Sinkings Reported In Atlantic Area
The navy lists six new sinkings in the western Atlantic raising wartime losses to 271 vessels. Losses include two American merchantmen off Cuba and a Panamanian cargo ship in the Gulf of Mexico, plus a Norwegian tanker off South America and a British schooner near the West Indies. The freighter Miraflores remains missing since February 15 with 34 crew aboard from New Orleans to Haiti and New York. Survivors describe rescue attempts by Brazilian ships in the Caribbean.
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Atlantic
Navy
Cuban
Gulf of Mexico
South America
British West Indies
New Orleans
Standard Fruit and Steamship Company
U. S. Navy
Cyclops
Brazil
Haiti
New York
Miraflores
Allied air force sinks Italian cruiser and hits battleships
Cairo reports US Air Force and RAF joint operations in the Mediterranean score major Italian naval hits. Two battleships set ablaze, a Trento class cruiser sunk, plus damage to a smaller cruiser and a destroyer. British fleet air arm and Malta forces also claim successes against Italian ships amid ongoing convoys to Malta and Tobruk.
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Cairo
United States Air Force
RAF
Mediterranean
Royal Navy
Fleet Air Arm
Admiralty
Air Ministry
London
Malta
Tobruk
Turkey
Romania
Black Sea
U. S. Army Air Force
Taranto
Africa
United States Army Air Force
Pantelleria
British
Pacific War Ushers In Naval Revolution In Pacific
The Pacific battlefront drives a major shift in naval warfare as aircraft replace battleships. The Vinson bill would fund 500 ships totaling 1.9 million tons with 500,000 tons for aircraft carriers while scrapping plans for five 60,000-ton super-battleships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis F. Keemle
United Press War Desk
Pacific
Jutland
House panel declines to take up income limit request
Chairman Doughton said the Ways and Means Committee would not take responsibility for considering a 25000 income limit on individuals after taxes. The move comes as focus shifts to a tax bill with excise taxes seen as the priority. Roosevelt favors splitting the bill to push excise levies that could raise at least one million dollars daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means Committee
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Mexican railroad trestle burned near Rosario
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed a main Southern Pacific de Mexico trestle between Nogales and Guadalajara near Rosario Sinaloa, 751 miles south of Nogales. Traffic will be delayed for hours, with repairs estimated at four days. Passengers and baggage moved to the opposite side on regular runs until normal service resumes.
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Nogales
Sonora
Mex
Southern Pacific de Mexico
Guadalajara
Jalisco
Rosario
Sinaloa
P. E. Baffert
Baffert
German forces claim heavy losses in Mediterranean convoy raids
Berlin reporting German air and naval units sunk four cruisers and destroyers and damaged six other warships in attacks on British convoys in the Mediterranean. The communiqué also says six merchant ships totaling 56 000 tons were sunk, eight more probably sunk and six damaged, in losses attributed to a west bound convoy. Two escort vessels were also noted.
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Berlin
Mediterranean
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Axis
By Leon Kay
White House
May
D-Ky
Military Committee
Imperial Command
Australia
Coral
Midway
Naval Communi
Aleutians
W. R. Hutchins
Superior
Allen J. Ellender
Louisiana
Bill
Crimea
Associated Press
Ralph Brewster
Naval Affairs Committee
Senate
Congress
Germany
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