U S Liberators Make Daylight Strike On Sicily
Allied air units from Middle East bases attacked Comiso and Biscari in daylight while a night raid hit Naples docks. RAF bombers also struck Naples docks and railway yards. Ankara reopened the Turkish Syrian frontier after 48 hours of restricted cross border movement. Berlin radio claimed British and Indian troops moved to Cyprus as part of invasion contingents.
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Noland Norgaard
North Africa
Middle East
Comiso
Biscari
Ellingtons
Northwest African Air Force
Naples
Comiso Field
Cairo
Italy
Rdian Islands
Ankara
Syria
Berlin
Cyprus
Crete
Dodecanese Islands
RAF
Liberator raids hit Sicilian airfields as Spitfires protect
U S bombers raided Comiso and Biscari in Sicily dropping 125 tons of bombs while Spitfires from Malta provided cover. The communique said runways hangars and dispersal areas were hit. One Macchi 202 was shot down and several grounded enemy planes were destroyed. A hangar at Comiso was demolished. Fires and large explosions followed the Biscari strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comiso
Second U. S. Airfield Finished In England
The second American built and manned airfield in England was completed within the last month and formally taken over by the Eighth Air Force. The 600 acre $8,000,000 aerodrome was started 11 months ago in English forest and farmland and finished by army aviation engineers after a unit moved to North Africa.
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London
Eighth Airforce
English Forest
North Africa
Army
Fritz Kuhn Paroled Then Interned As Alien
Fritz Kuhn, 47, former national leader of the German American Bund, was paroled by the state parole board at Clinton Prison but will be interned immediately by the federal government for the duration as an enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fritz Kuhn
Clinton Prison
State Parole Board
WLB Denies Pay Demand At Poston Mine
Senator McFarland and Stephen J. Tormey inspected the Poston relocation center near Parker. They toured schools kitchens living quarters and farming areas and said their findings concern Japanese activity, not center management.
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Phoenix
Ernest W. McFarland
Poston
Parker
Gila River Center
Rivers
McFarland
Stephen J. Tormey
Tucson
American Legion
Poston Center
Wade Head
Tormey
Washington
Dies
Congressional Group Visits Poston Camp
A U S congressional subcommittee led by Rep. John M. Costello visits Poston Japanese relocation center in Arizona for a thorough field survey. Reps Mundt and Eberharter join, with plans to hear witnesses in Parker if time allows. The probe resumes in Washington with testimony from center directors and War Relocation Authority officials.
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Poston
Ariz
Congressional
Poston Japanese Relocation Center
John M. Costello
Calif
Parker
Costello
Washington
Center
War Relocation Administration
Karl Mundt
R-Sd
Herman P. Eberharter
D-Penn
James H. Stedman
Wade Head
Ralph M. Gelvin
Los Angeles
A. L. Wirin
The
Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union
Wirin
Clinton J. Taft
Union
Southern California
United States
Taft
Japan
Mexican Refugees Flee From Paricutin Volcano
Refuges including many children arrive in Uruapan seeking emergency food and medical aid after Paricutin volcano erupts with lava, fire, and ash. A second crater expanded lava flow and a growing river of molten rock continue to threaten nearby towns. Refugees will be resettled in the village of Caltzontzin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uruapan
Mexico
Paricutin
Caltzontzin
War Labor Board rejects portal to portal pay demand
The War Labor Board votes 8 to 4 to reject United Mine Workers travel time pay claim, saying it would condition a lawsuit beyond the board’s power. Parties may pursue remedies before the administrator of the fair labor standards act or court, while the WLB may rule on settlements compatible with wage stabilization. Van A. Bittner notes the issue is an unknown liability.
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Washington
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
WLB
United States of America
van A. Bittner
United States
William H. Davis
Germans Reach Dead End On Soviet Front
Moscow reports a Soviet observer stating the German army may be abandoning a blitzkrieg approach for a prolonged positional war. Substantial fighting centered above Orel near Mtsensk as Red Army gains ground and holds a river bridgehead south of Lake Ilmen.
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Moscow
Lake Ilmen
Orel
Russia
Mikhail Galaktionov
New Review
War and the Working Class
Britain
Galaktionov
Red Army
Germany
United States
Mtsensk
Hotel Manager Hurt In Fall From Horse
J. M. Proctor, manager of the Pioneer hotel, is in St. Mary's hospital with a fractured wrist and foot after his horse reared up on Oracle road ranch and threw him. Hank Leiber said the ride occurred about 8:30 p.m. yesterday and initial fears of internal injuries were ruled out as of today.
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J. M. Proctor
Pioneer
St. Mary’s Hospital
Oracle Road Ranch
Proctor
Hank Leiber
Proctor Ranch
Leiber
71 Billion War Costs Approved by House Committee
The House Appropriations Committee approved a record 71.51 billion dollar war department appropriation for fiscal 1944. The Air Corps receives about 23.66 billion, funding 99,740 aircraft as part of the large program. General Marshall calls the sum necessary for global aggressive warfare.
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Washington
U.P
House Appropriations Committee
War Department
Army Air Corps
Army
Air Corps
Walter F. George
D-Ga
Finance Committee
Navy
Senate
House
George C. Marshall
Peace Returns to Beaumont Texas
Beaumont Tex June 18 U P Peace returned to the shipyard town after a night long military court of inquiry martial law restored order Most white workers returned to their jobs while the Negro population faced a Juneteenth without celebration Two people were killed and more than 60 injured amid 24 hours of race rioting that began Tuesday night Property damage reached about 20000 Police search for a young Negro worker accused of striking a white woman Police Chief Dickey said a medical exam found no evidence of rape
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Beaumont
Tex
U.P
Ross Dickey
Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba Sinks After Blast
The Coast Guard cutter Escanaba was blown up and sank off North Atlantic on convoy duty. Two enlisted men survived. Captain Lieutenant Commander Carl Une Peterson perished with the ship. Survivors were Melvin and Raymond F. O Malley Jr. Observers saw a smoke cloud as the Storis found wreckage. Escanaba had earlier rescued 133 men from a torpedoed ship.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Escanaba
North Atlantic
Navy
Carl Une Peterson
Newtonville
Mass
Raritan
Melvin
East Grand Forks
Minn
Raymond F. O'Malley, Jr
Chicago
Storis
U S Aircraft Output Soars to 7200 in May
Washington reports the war production board says United States May aircraft production reached nearly 7200 planes of all types. Output is expected to rise further in June as supply constraints on aluminum, copper, and alloy steel ease.
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Washington
United States
War Production Board
WPB
Nazi Communications Blasted In Heavy Aerial Assault
British aircraft hit an airfield and rail targets in northern France to disrupt Nazi communications. A London post office was partly demolished by an oil bomb in an unrelated strike. Two killed and four injured in London fire.
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Robert Musel
United Press
London
U.P
France
Germany
Naples
Italy
Sardinia
Poix
Amiens
Air Ministry
Britain
Europe
Japanese air assault on Guadalcanal costs 76 American casualties
Washington reports a record breaking 120 plane Japanese air attack on Guadalcanal causes 76 American casualties. Japanese losses totaled 77 fighters with only six American planes standing. One U.S. merchant ship and one land barge were damaged. Personnel toll listed as 25 killed 29 injured and 22 missing afloat or ashore.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
Navy
South Pacific
United States
Japanese Now Blocked In South Pacific Regions
United Press War Analyst Louis F. Keemle reports the Solomons air battles show Japanese blockage in the southwestern Pacific. He notes heavy American reinforcement and superior air and submarine reconnaissance limiting Japanese surprise attacks, with another recent engagement yielding 77 Japanese planes down to six American planes and two damaged ships.
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South Pacific
Louis F. Keemle
United Press
Solomons
Pacific
United Nations
Australia
Worried Nazis Think Blow To Fall In Greece
Tokyo radio cited by United Press described U S zoot suit wearers as isolationist antiwar and brave youths forming a nationwide force. It noted rioting between soldiers and zooters and claimed they would spill blood to defend their ideals at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
United Press
Tokyo Radio
Office of War Information
Tokyo
Rationing Possibilities Briefly Considered Milk Coal And Clothes
Officials discussed potential new rationing programs including milk coal clothes and electricity though none are ordered. The plan anticipates a July 1 budget cycle for six possible programs while officials warned speculations could spur hoarding and waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
House Appropriations Committee
Naval Appropriation Bill Reaches Historic High
The naval appropriation bill totals 27.637 billion dollars with 9.118 billion for new ships and vessels. It includes 4.583 billion for 29 142 aircraft and proceeds through quick White House approval after senate voice vote. House approved senate additions totaling 173.539 million.
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Washington
White House
Senate
House
Tucson Officer Dies In European Warfare
The War Department reports First Lieut Neill E Oakley of Tucson Arizona was killed in action in Europe. Second Lieut Vern R Clark of Phoenix and Pfc Raymond F Cruz of Flagstaff died in North Africa. Oakley's wife is Mrs. Lennie L Oakley of 606 North Park Avenue Tucson.
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Washington
Neill E. Oakley
Tucson
Ariz
Vern R. Clark
Phoenix
Raymond F. Cruz
Flagstaff
North Africa
War Department
Oakley
Lennie L. Oakley
North Park Avenue
Guerrilla Groups Refuse German Ultimatum in Thessaly
Greek sources report guerrillas in Thessaly have ignored a Nazi ultimatum to lay down arms and now control plains and mountains. The claim ties to Allied focus on the eastern Mediterranean and hints at a Balkan drive toward Crete and Dodecanese. Axis broadcasts note Turkish and Romanian denials amid prep chatter for possible Crete invasion.
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London
U.P
Mediterranean
Thessaly
Greece
Stockholm
Balkan
Crete
Dodecanese
Europe
North
Africa
Sicily
Turkey
Vichy
Ankara
Bucharest
Radio
Italy
Syria
Iraq
10Th
Middle East
Dodecanese Islands
Germany
The
Deny Request to Change Testimony at Arizona Hearing
The Arizona Corporation Commission denied a bid by J H Terry to strike remarks from the Rivers cooperative hearing record. Terry and Rivers project director Leroy Bennett had sought to remove remarks critical of the commission and witnesses. The commission directed the stenographer to transcribe the record as given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
J. H. Terry
War Relocation Authority
Arizona Corporation Commission
Rivers
Terry
Leroy Bennett
Rivers Project
Amos A. Betts
Wiliam Petersen
L. L. Billar
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Arizona
Poston Camp
Dies Committee
House Committee
U.k.s
Edward V. Roberts
Texas
Chaplin
Oona O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
Charles Chaplin
Edward Murray
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