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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1941
Page
1
Berlin reports say German air force hit Russian military airports as Soviet lines resist. Lufthansa suspends passenger service. Edningen claims Bremen fire was sabotage by Communists. Soviet high command notes limited German gains. Prut bridge crossing reported. Britain and Soviet Union discuss aid and mutual assistance.
Helsinki reports Finland lodged a formal protest with the Soviet Union over bombing of Finnish objectives by the Russian air fleet. The Finnish government demanded an explanation for why Russian planes conducted the attacks on Finnish soil.
Turk ish coastal vessels report sighting Russian destroyers and submarines near the Bosphorus amid Russo German war. British delegation may coordinate efforts in Black Sea and Middle East. Finland pledges neutrality as Hitler pressures alliance. Germany claims strike on a Russian Black Sea submarine base with oil fires.
Spain desires to deploy an army against Soviet Russia but refused to confirm if an immediate action is planned. Foreign Office spoke tonight and provided no timetable.
Berlin reports 35 Russian aircraft were shot down in air battles over German held Poland yesterday. Cairo dispatch adds British forces captured Jimma in southwestern Ethiopia taking 8,000 prisoners including 11 generals.
The Egyptian interior ministry reported about twenty people were fatally hurt and around sixty injured in an Axis assault on Alexandria early this morning, with some property damage noted.
The British Middle East command announced that British forces had reached Palmyra, Syria, and were now confronting a French column in the area.
Soviet forces retreat slowly as German troops push into Lithuania and Polish areas now part of the USSR. Moscow reports 65 German planes downed in raids on Kiev Sevastopol and Kaunas while Germans claim initial gains and continued offensive preparations.
The Copper Queen branch at Bisbee will reinstate about 60 workers June 25 under a Supreme Court decision. The offer covers former positions or substantially equivalent posts with back pay from 1935, offset by earnings in interim work. If not returning, back pay will be mailed when computed.
British motorized columns have reached Palmyra Tadmor after a 150 mile desert push from Iraq, meeting French garrison troops in the Syrian desert. French airmen harass the column and slow progress. naval actions were reported off Beirut between British units and a French light division.
Phoenix June 23 Supt John A Duncan of the state liquor license and control department denied two applications for liquor dispensing licenses in Tucson The applicants were Walter R Eisminger 3801 Oracle road and Jew Fow 302 West 29th street Duncan ruled public convenience did not require issuance of the licenses
RAF bombers hammered the Nazi invasion coast and northern France in fresh sorties. In northern France seven German fighters were destroyed, total 64 over three days, with two RAF fighters missing. Attacks touched Wilhelmshaven Bremen Bremerhaven and Düsseldorf, as night raids continued along the coast.
London reports show Britain backing Churchill's pledge to aid Soviet Russia against Germany. The press weighs Russia's eastern front resistance and cautions against overestimating the Red Army while uniting behind the fight against Naziism.
Berlin dispatches published in Stockholm newspapers say revolts in Lithuania Estonia and Latvia are growing to sizeable proportions with about 150000 insurgents in full struggle against Russian troops. Sabotage on a large scale is hindering Soviet forces in the Baltics. Russian quarters in Stockholm acknowledge unrest but say it has been put down.
Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles, for President Roosevelt, calls Hitlerism the immediate issue after Germany's attack on Soviet Russia. He cautions on lend lease aid decisions and signals possible sympathetic U.S. stance toward Russia while denying any rush to a policy answer.
United Press reports from Ankara and other sources say the Nazi timetable targets quick gains in eastern and southeastern Russia. The Ukraine and Caucasus are key for grain oil and minerals, with Bessarabia and actions toward Leningrad keeping Russian forces scattered.
Far eastern observers watch Japan for a possible push into eastern Siberia as Soviet Russia fights Germany in the west. Aktivity suggests caution and persistent southward aims, with Manchukuo garrisons and swift naval movements noted in the region.
The House Ways and Means Committee tentatively supported higher estate and gift taxes to raise about 113.7 million dollars in added revenue. Chairman Doughton announced the $40,000 exemption for estate and gift taxes would stay unchanged. The panel indicated 900 to 1,000 million dollars of extra revenue must come from higher excise taxes to reach 3.5 billion in new revenue.
Berlin reports the first batches of Russian prisoners arriving at the rear as German armored detachments push along the eastern Soviet frontier. Air force actions loom large with several ships sunk and bombardments near Sevastopol. No decisive ground details are released, while Romania and Finland are noted in varying roles.
Brooklyn defeats Pittsburgh 9 to 4 after a 300 000 042 run sequence. Fitzsimmons, Kimball, Brown and Owens drive the offense while Franks, Klinger, Sullivan and Lopez star defensively. New York blank Chicago 14 to 0 later in the day.
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