Allies Bomb Greek Airdromes RAF POUNDS CONVOY OFF DUTCH COAST
Allied air strike against a German convoy off the Dutch coast with Typhoons and Hurricanes. One RAF plane lost. German claim of no major damage contradicted by explosions and beached ships. Two enemy cargo ships sunk earlier. railway yards hit. U boats at Cherbourg tied up. No RAF over Germany that night. Bad weather hindered Saturday operations. American bombers returned still loaded.
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London
England
France
RAF
Air Ministry
High Command
Corvey
Cherbourg
Germany
Ruhr
Red Cross Mobile Blood Unit
Mane
Ofj
Zanesville
St. John's Lutheran
Buren
Blakea
Red Cross
Christine Alter
Elinor Ostern
Ann Johnson
Patty Laxton
Johanna Bretz
Richards
Jeanne Cole
Betty Lee Fox
Barbara Wolfe
Edith Haub
Starley Crossman
A Janat Goodman
Margaret Cole
Eva Eichwald
Barbara Kollus
Eleanore Miller
US Indicts 3 Chemical Firms In Global Cartel Case
The Department of Justice announced indictments against three American chemical companies for a world wide cartel conspiracy involving German, Italian, Japanese and other interests. Named defendants include National Lead, DuPont, and Titan company subsidiaries with executives charged under the Sherman Act.
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Washington
Devartment of Justice
Ctish
Om Clark
Justice Department
Tif
Clark
New York City
National Lead Company
Fleter W. Rockwell
Claude F. Garesche
BR. 1
du Font de Nemours and Company
Carl H. Rupprecht
Krebsement
Titan Company. Ie
Gustav Jebsen
Titan Company, Inc
U S Ships Join British Fleet Report
A Reuters Stockholm dispatch states United States battleships have joined the British battle fleet in the Mediterranean. The Scandinavia Telegram bureau report notes the move as the Italian fleet reportedly sails into open waters, possibly seeking a refuge from Allied bombing.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
United States
Mediterranean
Scandinavia
St&a
Ital
Siso
Arriba
Fire Destroys House On Coopermill Road
A four room tenant house on Coopermill Road was destroyed by fire after a fallen P-38 fighter plane crashed on a crowded beach. Three children died and seven others were injured as burning debris and gas caused widespread damage. The crash occurred Sunday afternoon, with residents like Everett Met and Rosalva Borrega among the injured. The incident drew neighbors and authorities, while insurers estimated losses near $2,000 for property and contents.
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Ruhr
Huntingson Beach
Cal
R. O. Harper
Coop
Rueermill Road
Everett
Nutt
Borrega
Rosalva Bor
Francis Silva
Garden Grove
Orange
Wilburn County Hospital
Dodd
Boisson Resigns Post In Africa
Pierre Boisson has resigned as Governor General of French West Africa and the French National Liberation Committee accepted his resignation. He asked to remain in office until a successor could be appointed. His territory included the Baker naval and air base, a target in earlier attacks led by Gen. Charles De Gaulle. The article notes his role in delivering the French flotilla including the battleship Richelieu. Thunderstorms and cooler weather are reported for parts of Ohio tonight.
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London
Pierre Boisson
French West Africa
French Committee of National Liberation
Reuters
Algiers
Boisson
Boe
Baker
Charles de Gaulle
North Africa
Jean Barlan
Henri Giraud
Richelieu
United States East Ponast
De Gaulle Urges Respect for Military Over French Politics
Gen Dwight Eisenhower will be supported to secure communication lines and French forces under his command in Africa. De Gaulle’s bid to oust Giraud’s officers ends, as Allied policy prioritizes military actions and morale over French political wrangling.
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Kirke Simpson
Washington
Charles de Gaulle
French Africa
Europe
Dwight Eisenhower
Algiers
Henri Giraud
de Gaulle
Giraud
Eisenhower
Swashington
Fec
London
Germany
Missing in Action Sgt James Alter Navy Air Corps veteran
Sgt James W Alter 23 son of Mr and Mrs Charles D Alter of 1712 Linden Ave is missing in action since April 28 in North Africa. Telegram to his brother County Engineer John W Alter says last letter dated April 26 states he was lying in combat. Enlisted 1941 served seven months overseas aerial engineer trained at Keester Field and Martin Bomber plant. He attended Westview and Lash schools. Survived by parents, brother John, sister Mrs S B Blackburn, and two brothers Stanley D Alter and C Francis Alter.
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James W. Alter
Charles D. Alter
Linden Avenue
North Africa
John W. Alter
Army Airc
Sgl
Aer
Keester Field
Miss
Martin
Baltimore
Westview
Lash High
John
S. B. Blackburn
This City
Stanley D. Alter
Yalso
Zanesville
C. Francis Alter
Oberlin
Miners Return To Work Despite Union Resistance
United Press reports most soft coal miners resumed work nationwide but protests against back-to-work orders hinder production. West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio show mixed returns with large blocs still idle or voting on contracts. Steel output in Pittsburgh area expected to fall sharply as furnaces shut down.
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United Press
United Mine Workers
Union Policy Committee
West Virginia
Clinsis
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Steel Company
Stickta
Kentucky
Ed J. Morgan
UMW District 23
Steel
Pittsburgh
Tde
Heat Wave Hits Tenth Day With 93 Degree Heat
The heat wave persists into its tenth day with temperatures around 93 degrees and a forecast cooler front possibly arriving tomorrow in the western part of the state. Last night the mid-90s persisted, aided by a cooling breeze, while no rain fell locally over the weekend though Cleveland area saw showers and a violent storm. Zanesville reported no precipitation since June 16 after a severe storm amid weeks of wet weather.
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Mercury
Columbus
Cleveland
Zanesville
War Bulletins From Thessaly and France
The BBC reported Greek guerillas routed Italian troops southwest of Trikkali in northern Thessaly and blocked the Salonika Athens railway by wrecking bridges. Meanwhile allied sources said American heavy bombers attacked targets in occupied France. German Nazi leader Fritz Schmidt was killed in France and will receive a state funeral according to dispatches.
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British Broadcasting Corporation
Trikkali
Thessaly
Salonika
Athens
London
France
Fritz Schmidt
Germany
Holland
Netherlands
Gen Giraud Planned U.S. Visit Soon Says White House
Washington dispatch reports White House secretary Stephan T. Early stated General Henri Giraud head of French forces in North Africa would soon visit the United States. The announcement signals heightened Allied coordination as Allied campaigns progress in the Mediterranean theater.
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Washington
White House
Stephan T. Early
Henri Giraud
North Africa
New Yorker Held As German Spy
Ernest Frederick Lehmitz, a 57 year old naturalized citizen and air raid warden, pleaded guilty before U S Commissioner Martin C Epstein to feeding German intelligence information on New York Harbor shipping, troop and convoy movements. The arrest was by FBI agents on a Brooklyn warrant. Lehmitz faced possible death or lengthy prison term. Born in Hamburg in 1886, he came to the United States in 1908 and worked for the German consulate until World War I. He began writing letters in January 1942 after Germany declared war on the United States.
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New York
Ernest Frederick Lehmitz
U. S
Martin C. Epstein
Europe
New York Harbor
United States
Brooklyn
Lehmitz
Hoover
Hamburg
Germany
Cuxhaven
New York City
Department
Cpl Earl Murphy Wounded In Action in City Notes
Cpl Earl D Murphy son of Mrs Gladys Murphy is reported wounded in action. Local notices identify Murphy as a resident of the city with brief family mention and unclear service context.
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Cpl
Earl Murphy
Earl D. Murphy
Gladys Murphy
US Planes Strike Balkans and Naples in Pervasive Night Raids
Allied air forces pounded Greek airfields near Athens and Naples docks and industrial plants in a two day campaign. Ninth Air Force Liberators attacked Hath and Eleusis near Athens and Hassani near the capital while RAF bombers hit Naples dock area and plants, with leaflets dropped over the region. Allied losses were reported minimal as the raids continued to disrupt Axis Mediterranean transport and fuel networks.
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Ninth Air Force
Athens
Salonika
Trans- Mediterranean
Balkans
Hath
Eleusis
Hassani
Naples
RAF Vetotis
Usuvius
Bed
Afri
Italy
Greece
Terranean
Sedes
Allied
North Africa
Wellington
Naplesi
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Silder
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