Planes Roar In From Africa Bomb Spezia and Britain
German forces massed over 1 000 fighter planes to defend western Europe as 3 000 000 civilians in the Ruhr were ordered evacuated. Berlin and Swiss dispatches report massive Allied bombing, with Krefeld erased and German air defenses expanding along a 200 mile belt. RAF and US air fleets pressed raids to try to bomb Germany out of the war. Between 400 and 500 Allied bombers attacked undisclosed targets in Holland and Belgium.
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Joseph W. Grigg
London
U.P
Germany
Ruhr
Europe
Berlin
Krefeld
Royal Air Force
Rhineland
RAF
North Sea
Russia
Tunisia
Essen
Cologne
Bremen
Frankfort
Maginot Line
Washington
France
Italy
Stimson
Eastern Front
Many Miners Remain Away Irked By FDR Policy
Secretary Ickes announced active role in managing coal mines and expected to run them for a considerable period. He cited three strikes in two months as worsening a coal shortage and said rationing may be necessary to meet production goals.
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FDR
Washington
Ickes
U.S
Harold L. Ickes
Miners Backlash Halts War Work Hit Steel Production
Thousands of Western Pennsylvania coal miners refused to return to work defying John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers. Only 20,000 of 125,000 miners reported back, crippling armor plate and steel output for warships, tanks, guns, and ships.
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United Press
John L. Lewis
Central
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers’ Union
Pittsburgh
Carnegie -Illinois Corporation
Shenango
Sharpsville
United Mine Workers
Lewis
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
John P. Busarello
Lewis’ Order
UMW
West Virginia
Alabama
Indiana
Ohio
Penn
Pennsyvania
Illinois
Roose
Cooler Authorization Allows 16000 Evaporative Units
The war production board authorized 16 000 evaporative coolers for Arizona. Tucson and Phoenix manufacturers will produce the devices for war workers with PD-1A priority ratings. Most units are window fan type. some blower models may follow. WPB officials note prior material availability and coordination with Hayden McFarland Osborn and the San Francisco regional office.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Tucson
War Production Board
WPB
Henry
Wright
Carl Hayden
Ernest W. McFarland
Osborn
San Francisco
Curtin says U.S. forces in SW Pacific equal Australia
Australian Prime Minister John Curtin announced that American land forces in the southwest Pacific now match Australian numbers and that U S air squadrons exceed the Royal Australian Air Force. He cautioned that the Pacific battle is not yet won and hinted at close calls in New Guinea.
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Canberra
Australia
John Curtin
Southwest Pacific
U. S
Royal Australian Air Force
Britain
Pacific
New Guinea
Curtin
Food Czar Approved by House Agriculture Committee
The House Agriculture Committee approved a bill to create a war food czar with full control over wartime food production distribution pricing and rationing. The measure would strip the Office of Price Administration of rationing and pricing powers and place them under the war food administrator Chester C Davis. The 18 to 8 vote saw all Republicans and six Democrats in support with eight Democrats opposed.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Fulmer
D-S.c
Roosevelt
War Production Board
WPB
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Chester C. Davis
Republican
Congressional Food Study Committee
United States
Axis Garrisons Reduce Across Mediterranean Islands
An unofficial London source reports Axis troops pulling back from Sardinia Sicily Corsica and outposts from Castelrosso in the Dodecanese to strengthen a new line against an anticipated Allied invasion. The Berlin broadcast notes Castelrosso evacuation.
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London
Mediterranean
Sardinia
Dodecanese
Berlin
Castelrosso
Sicily
Corsica
AXIS
Italians as Prison Labor Considered for Local Farms
The Pima county farm labor advisory committee debated using Italian prisoners of war as two prison labor camps to address upcoming farm labor shortages. County agent C B Brown said local supply may fall short for cotton picking and outlined plans to bring workers from three sources if needed, prioritizing local labor first.
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Pima County Farm Labor Advisory Committee
Army
C. B. Brown
Brown
Mexico
Howard R. Baker
University of Arizona
Arizona
Farm Labor
Inflationary Threat Seen In Subsidies Debate
Senator Reed charged the administration with misrepresentation as he opened debate on curbing subsidy payments to hold down food prices. He argued subsidies would free purchasing power and worsen inflation, citing wage and living-cost data from 1939 to 1943 and asserting wage gains outpaced urban costs. He warned price and wage freezes mislead the public.
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Washington
Reed
Japs Handicapped As Fleet Must Be Saved For Defense
United Press analysis notes Japan's naval losses weaken its defense for a future Pacific push. The U S fleet grows stronger while Japanese carriers concentrate in the Carolinas from Truk. Allies plan a Burma drive with a Pacific assault, as Tokyo warns of recapture efforts.
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Washington
United States
Army
Stimson
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Louis F. Keemle
United Press
Japan
Southwest Pacific
Pacific
Carolinas
Truk
India
Bay of Bengal
Tokyo
Tomokazu Hori
Hori
Burma
Utility Rate Hearing Set For July 29
Gov. Osborn charges Central Arizona Light & Power and Tucson Gas Electric Light & Power failed to pass wholesale rate savings to consumers. Arizona Corporation Commission schedules hearing for July 29 after two delays at the governor’s counsel request.
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Phoenix
Bombing Raid From Africa Targets Spezia as Invasion Fears Grow
British four engine bombers from North Africa fly to Spezia Italy then land in Britain after a long shuttle raid seen as a two way threat to invade Italy. Reinforcements move into France and Italy while bomber incursions widen.
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Walter Cronkite
London
U.P
Italy
Spezia
England
Britain
Friedrichshafen
Germany
North Africa
Sicily
Sardinia
Royal Air Force
Rome
Detroit Race Riots Rattle City as Death Toll Climbs
Detroit's race riots pushed the death toll to 31 with two more fatalities after Monday's violence. Governor Kelly extended curfews in Oakland and Macomb counties while 3,000 soldiers guarded the city and authorities promised swift punishment for those involved.
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Detroit
Harry F. Kelly
Oakland
Macomb
Wayne County
Northeastern High School
Michigan
Herbert J. Rushton
Oscar C. Olander
William E. Dowling
John H. Witherspoon
British Subs Sinker Ink Axis Vessels in Mediterranean
British submarines in the Mediterranean sank an armed Axis merchant ship of about 7,000 tons and destroyed two auxiliary vessels, two medium supply ships, and eight small supply ships. They damaged three large tankers, two large supply ships, and a small tanker. A radio location station on Alina island near Sicily was struck. The admiralty said attacks covered the French Riviera, Sicily, the Adriatic, and the eastern Aegean.
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London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Alina
Sicily
French Riviera
Adriatic
Aegean
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