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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1942
Page
1
Price ceilings on consumer services begin July 1 affecting up to 1,000,000 establishments with $5 billion annual business. Maximums are the March 1942 charges for services like shoe repairs laundry and car work. Exempts professional services and notes ceilings do not standardize pricing across providers.
A Senate Appropriations Committee member said the panel voted 15 to 9 to uphold the House’s move to end the Civilian Conservation Corps on July 1. President Roosevelt sought 80.8 million dollars for 1943 CCC operations, while the NYA item of 53.0 million dollars for 1943 remained under Senate consideration.
German long range guns opened fire on the British frontier line and an Axis force of tanks guns mobile anti aircraft guns and infantry advanced along the desert road in a staged assault described as the greatest offensive yet. The report by Richard D. McMillan from the British Eighth Army in Egypt notes heavy shelling and a massive push toward British defenses.
Casualty lists report over 10,000 Navy deaths or missing since the war began, with 98 dead, eight wounded, and 2,101 missing. Army reports 796 deaths and 930 wounded. The Navy list covers May 11 to June 6 across Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. many missing are presumed prisoners of war in the Manila Bay area.
Axis armored units press south of the Libyan frontier aiming to wheel east and strike Egypt below the coast. Rommel seeks to outflank British defenses as shells rain near Salum and Gambut. Casualties and precise moves remain unreported, but invasion expectations intensify.
In the House of Commons a motion charges the government with direct responsibility for the Tobruk disaster and calls for immediate reorganization based on merit. Labor holds a secret session as Clement Attlee reiterates the need for full Libya facts while the debate resumes tomorrow.
The senate prepares for quick action on two war bills the 43 billion Army appropriation and an 8.5 billion Navy expansion to 1 9 00 000 tons. Chairman Elmer Thomas predicts the Army bill will become law by July 1 with a 4 5 million man force in a year. The Navy expansion prioritizes aircraft carriers while ignoring battleships after secret testimony from Admiral Horne. Senate action expected before week end.
The split House military committee voted to continue an investigation into extravagant waste in War Department contracts. The majority urged eliminating red tape, tightening audits, and enforcing cost controls, while considering consolidating subcommittees into one unit.
William M. Hughes, war council member and former World War premier, accused the Australian public of being misled about campaigns in Malaya Libya and the South Pacific. He condemned "syrupy communiques" and warned that losses known to the enemy may be minimized, putting citizens in a fool's paradise.
British bomber command planes mined enemy waters during the night as weather hindered raids on Germany proper. Fighter command attacked Holland and northern France railways and airfields. two bombers missing, two enemy planes shot down, and one British fighter reported missing. Dunkirk raid by Spitfires and Douglas light bombers targeted docks and a large enemy supply ship. Evening raids struck an airfield in northern France. all returning.
In Phoenix on June 24 the state board of social security and welfare reported May outlays of 549367.54 dollars, up 86762 from May 1941. Old age assistance rose to 40 dollars monthly, with cases up from 8948 to 9576. Total old age aid reached 327508.05 benefiting 18820 people, average 34.40 per case. Direct relief averaged 19.63 per recipient after counts fell from 3458 to 3080. Transients received 1090.19.
Chinese counterattack recaptures Kweiki on the Chekiang Kuangsi railroad after fending off a Japanese eastward push aimed at opening the Shanghai to Singapore rail route. The town sits on a key 50 mile section, with Japanese forces pursuing a western prong near Snangjao and a major push against Lishui. About 15 000 troops were involved in the operation.
President Roosevelt learned that 100 438 tons of scrap rubber were gathered by the petroleum industry in the first six days of the drive ending June 30. William R. Boyd Jr. chaired the industry war council meeting with Ickes and Davies present. Ickes voiced disappointment in eastern and southern areas while noting western states performed well.
Moscow dispatches report the front near Kharkov in Ukraine was breached by hundreds of Nazi tanks followed by infantry, creating a wedge in Red Army defenses. At Sevastopol in the Crimea German forces reportedly sent two divisions and many tanks, but Soviet garrison counterattacks checked the advance.
Roberto Ortiz, Argentina's ailing president, signed a resignation letter today. If accepted by congress, Acting President Ramon Castillo would assume power. Ortiz has been inactive since July 3, 1940, due to unrecoverable eyesight issues.
United Press reports indicate Hitler has begun a spring offensive with heavy German pushes on Kharkov and Sevastopol while Rommel eyes Egypt and the Suez Canal. The plan aims at Caucasus oil and Middle East targets by summer end, but a Russian knockout remains necessary for victory.
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt calling a special Pacific war council meeting for tomorrow attended by Prime Ministers Churchill and Mackenzie King. Canada’s Leighton McCarthy usually represented. King traveling to join like partners from Australia, New Zealand, China, the Netherlands and the Philippines.
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