Miners Strike Widely Halts Coal Output Across States
By midnight nearly all soft and hard coal production stopped as miners in Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky Illinois and Ohio walked out or stayed away. AFL and Progressive Mine Workers affiliates pressed a no work stance while John L Lewis kept a low profile amid government war needs for coal.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Ald
Kentucky
Harlan
International Harvester
Benham
Progressive Miners of America
Illinois
UMW
Washington
John Lt. Lewis
Roosevelt
United States
Lewis’ Es
Lewis
Alexandria
Vae
Ickes
Interior Department
Value of B and C Gasoline Coupons Cut in Northeast
The Office of Price Administration reduced B and C gas coupon value in northeastern states under non essential driving ban from three to two and a half gallons, effective at midnight. Basic A coupons stay at three gallons with a weekly average of about one and a quarter gallons. The cut follows guidance from Petroleum Administrator and others to limit East Coast civilian gasoline to 326000 barrels daily in June.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Price
Prentiss Brown
Ickes
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Disagreement Reported Among French War Committee
Algiers reports rumors of disagreement within the one day old executive committee led by Generals Charles De Gaulle and Henri Giraud to coordinate the French war effort. A day of talks yielded no official briefing amid speculation over De Gaulle’s push to oust officials deemed unworthy in North Africa.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
Dempsey Divorce Delayed by Mrs Dempsey Nervous Collapse
In White Plains New York on June 1 the trial of Jack Dempsey and Hannah Williams was postponed as Mrs Dempsey suffered a complete nervous collapse. Referee J Addison Young recessed the hearing until 1 pm to hear a physician about her illness. Her attorney Gerald Donovan said she may not appear for a week or more.
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White Plains
N. Y
Jack Dempsey
Hannah Williams
Presbyterians Continue Union Efforts and Budget Decisions
The assembly recommitted the plan for cooperation and union to a committee, delaying action for at least a year. It kept the Federal Council question unresolved but to be reviewed after the war, approved a 1943-44 budget of 1,800,000 dollars, and discussed uniting the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church with the Southern Presbyterians, leaving that issue with the committee.
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Presbyterian Church
Committee On Cooperation and Union
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Southern Presbyterians
RAF Bomber Raid on Wuppertal Returns After Heavy Assault
The RAF carried out a major raid on the Ruhr city of Wuppertal dropping 1,500 tons of bombs in its first attack of the war. Sunday crews were still clearing debris as 24 children were injured and 14 seriously, with many missing. The four engined bombers have been idle since the raid.
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RAF
Ruhr
Wuppertall
Cadets Graduate Amid War Aims and Brutal Enemy Portrait
A wartime article describes enemy forces as fanatical and savage and urges stamping them out. It notes 514 cadets in the graduating class as part of the homefront effort and training.
Five Divisions Of Japs Routed From Mountains
Chinese spokesman hailed a six year war high as General Hsueh Yueh led forces to trap and rout five Japanese divisions near Ichang. Allied air power aided the attack with heavy bombers destroying Ichang airfield and downing numerous enemy planes.
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Chungking
Hsueh Yueh
Free China
Ichang
Yangtze River
Yangtze
Changyang
Yuyangkwan
Hunan
Yangtze Gorges
Hupeh
Over 400 Japanese Troops Killed on Attu Island
Washington reports more than 400 Japanese troops killed Saturday night on Attu as three United States columns moved toward Chichagof Harbor. Mopping up operations continued with pockets of resistance stamped out in barren hills. officers say organized enemy resistance has been broken.
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Washington
Attu Island
Navy
United States
Chichagof Harbor
Stephan Loses In Supreme Court Treason Case
The Supreme Court refused to review Detroit restaurant owner Max Stephan’s treason conviction for harboring German aviator Peter Krug. The court denied his appeal and vacated the stay of execution, leaving the death sentence in place.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Max Stephan
Detroit
United States
Federal District Court
Stone
Stephan
Peter Krug
Aging Henry Ford Named To Head Firm He Founded
Henry Ford was elected president of the Ford Motor Company at an adjourned annual meeting, succeeding the office left vacant by the death of his son Edsel Bryant Ford. New officers include Charles E. Sorensen as vice president and treasurer. Directors named are Henry Ford, Henry Ford II, Benson Ford, Eleanor Ford, and others.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Edsel Bryant Ford
Charles E. Sorensen
B. J. Craig
H. L. Meekle
Henry Ford II
Benson Ford
Eleanor Ford
Edsel Ford
Harry H. Bennett
M. L. Bricker
R. R. Rausch
Compromised Pay As You Go Tax Bill Clears House
The House passed a pay as you go income tax bill in a decisive vote ending a four month fight. It would tax payers on June 15 with a 20 percent withholding and shift 40 million taxpayers to current payments. The measure now goes to the Senate with White House approval anticipated.
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Francis M. LE
Washington
House
Congress
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
Farmers Can Get More Equipment
The War Production Board expands farm access to equipment by allowing farmers to buy up to 25 dollars of 178 named items with a simple certification. Purchases beyond that amount must be preapproved by the county farm rationing committee, with certificates written on ordinary paper.
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Washington
War Production Board
May Tap Inland States For Gas Shortage
Secretary Ickes warns inland states could be tapped to aid the Atlantic seaboard as gasoline stocks are at bottom and may stay strained for weeks. He says the drought could spread inland and urges the public to accept a real crisis and ignore unfounded claims while seeking fuel from other regions.
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Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
Ickes
East
Midwest
Mill Poisonings Mystify Riverside and Dan River Mills
Danville Virginia June 1 officials say a three day poisoning outbreak at Riverside and Dan River Cotton Mills is more mystifying than ever with 18 more workers hospitalized and a three day total of 120. Dr Harry Henderson state epidemiologist reports tests show contamination in plant food as the likely source.
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Danville
Riverside
Dan River
Harry Henderson
Richmond
Flags On Sale At Boyd s Drug Store and Kurtz Furniture
Confederate flags are advertised as on sale at Boyd's Drug Store and Kurtz Furniture Store. Both outlets promote discounted prices on the flags for collectors and enthusiasts.
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Boyd's Drug Store
Kurtz Purniture Store
Germans Hit Donets River Front In Night Attacks Rebuffed
Soviet midday communique reports two strong German counter attacks in the Lishchansk sector along the Donets river were repelled with heavy losses. Berlin radio claimed gains near Smolensk and Rostov reports describe fortifications breached and prisoners taken, while Soviet scouts returned with several dozen German casualties. Guerrillas killed a garrison commander east of the old Polish border in Byelorussia.
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London
Lishchansk
Donets River
Vedozin
Smolensk
Moscow
Berlin
Rostov
Sevsk
Byelorussia
Shrieonee
Marial
British Activity At Gibraltar Signals Allied Strength
Dispatches from La Linea report ships at Gibraltar including three aircraft carriers three battleships numerous cruisers and several destroyers leaving the base during the night. A steady flow of merchant ships entered the bay with 92 freighters plus transports and destroyers by noon indicating mounting Allied strength in the Mediterranean.
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Lisbon
La _ Linea
Spain
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
la Linea
Atlantic
Another Hospital for Virginia
Richmond is among sites under consideration for a 1,750 bed war casualty hospital. A War Department official said Richmond has not been chosen yet but the facility would be located in Virginia. The project is valued at about $4,000,000.
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Richmond
War Department
Virginia
The
Times-Dispatch
Italian Army Has New Leader
Gen Ezio Rosi was relieved as chief of staff and named commander of an army group. Gen Mario Roatta, once chief of staff in 1941 42, was reappointed chief of staff. Gen Alfredo Cuggioni was appointed commander of another army group on May 30.
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Associated Press
Ezio Rosi
Berlin
Rome
Mario Roatta
Vittorio Ambrosio
Alfredo Cuggioni
Mutuel Wagering Tops Six Million In Holiday Run
New York reports a Memorial Day weekend of record wagering as mutuel machines across Belmont Suffolk Downs Detroit and Hawthorne handle 5 716 120 in cash. Major league baseball drew 371 713 fans over three days with Yankees and Indians at home and totals reaching 585 898 attendees across tracks and games.
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New York
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Belmont
Suffolk Downs
Detroit
Hawthorne
Willkie Urges Leadership From People at Detroit Assembly
In Detroit Wendell L. Willkie told more than 5,000 at the 155th General Assembly of the Northern Presbyterian Church that leadership must come from the people not from the top. He urged individuals to accept leadership duties to support a new awakening linked to wide goodwill for the United States amid wartime urgency. The Assembly ends its six-day sessions today.
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Detroit
Wendell L. Willkie
155Th General Assembly
Northern Presbyterian Church
United States
Willkie
General Assembly
Wounded Soldiers Parade Memorial Day At Valley Forge
Hundreds of American soldiers marching home from North Africa celebrated Memorial Day at Valley Forge. An 11 car hospital train arrived before dawn, paraded veterans spoke to onlookers, and most men were later moved to Valley Forge General Hospital after recovering from injuries from the capture of Kasserine Pass.
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Phoenixville
Valley Forge
America
New
Valley Forge General Hospital
Kassarine Pass
Local Sports Highlight In The Evening Star Daily
The Evening Star Daily presents a compact sports page featuring local teams and standout performances. Notable mentions include playoff push news, player stats, and upcoming game previews within a tight, period-voice notice.
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Evening Star
Taft Opposes Giving President Trade Powers
Senator Taft urged Congress not to tie its hands by granting the President exclusive power to make trade agreements. He spoke in support of a finance committee amendment to extend the reciprocal trade agreement law for two years, allowing Congress to void agreements by joint resolution after six months postwar. He warned postwar deals could bind U S rubber policy for three years.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Ohioan
Senate
Finance Committee
Britain reports 514,993 war casualties in first three years
Deputy Prime Minister Clement Attlee told the Commons that empire armed forces have suffered 514,993 casualties in three years of war. Breakdown shows United Kingdom 275,844 Canada 10,422 Australia 53,959 New Zealand 19,345 South Africa 22,615 India 101,979 Colonies 30,829.
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London
Britain
Empire Armed Forces
Clement Attlee
Commons
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
Colonies
Murder Inc Trio Denied Hearing
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of Louis Lepke Buchalter Emanuel Weiss and Louis Capone for the 1936 Rosen killing in Brooklyn. Weiss fired the shots Capone planned the escape and Buchalter ordered the hit, the justices ruled.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Emanuel Weiss
Louis Capone
Murder, Inc
Sing Sing
Joseph Rosen
Brooklyn
Justice Roberts
Rosen
Murphy
Jackson
Justice Black
Buchalter
Dewey
Weiss
Capone
Kings County
Eoogee Buchalter
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Correct responses listed from Page 1 include air forces Cape Henry Cite instead of quote and the art of preparing and serving appetizing food.
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Cape Henry
Quintuple Slaying Shocks Loudoun County Farm Home
Five bodies found at a Loudoun County farm after a likely break in. Morris Love cattleman his wife and son, plus two tenants, beaten and shot with a .22 rifle. An automobile seen leaving just before authorities arrived near Route 7 between Leesburg and Hamilton.
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House of Delegates
Loudoun
Fauquier
Auto
Loudoun County
Leesburg
Winchester
Hamilton
Love
Russell
Theodore Reed
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
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