Current Events June 1, 1943;

THIS WAS REPORTED TODAY JUNE 1, 1943:

The Royal Air Force made daylight

sweeps over northern France and the Low countries today,

concentrating on Cherbourg, the Caen air field. Zebbrugge and

Flushing.

A terse navy war bulletin covering Sunday on Attu Island reported

today that American army troops continued to hunt out

straggling Japanese forces holed up in pockets on Attu's rocky

northeastern shore.

War Mobilization Chief James Byrne told America

tonight that the United Nations now are girding "not

tor a single attack on a single front—but for many attacks on

many fronts in the European theater and in the Pacific."

Invasion This Month, Swedish Press Says

LOW COUNTRIES HIT IN

RAF DAYLIGHT RAID

LONG BEACH INDEPENDENT

Long Beach, California, Tuesday, June 1, 1943

Cherbourg, Caen, Zeebrugge Targets

For Destructive Sweep Over Channel

LONDON, May 31.—(TP)—The Royal Air Force made daylight

sweeps over northern France and the Low countries today,

concentrating on Cherbourg, the Caen air field. Zebbrugge and

Flushing.

Two Nazi fighters were shot down in the raids and one British

plane was lost. Loud explosions and clouds of smoke were heard

and seen by watchers on the south coast of England, indicating that

the RAF planes had caused substantial destruction in their daylight

sweeps over Northern France and Holland.

Over the week-end heavy formations of RAF bombers plunged

through a barbed lane of German fighters and German anti-aircraft

fire to level the I. G. Farben chemical works near Dusseldorf

and industrial plants near Duisburg.

Several enemy pianes were shot down and many anti-aircraft

batteries silenced. Thirty-three aircraft failed to return. It was estimated

that nearly 1000 planes participated in the raid on the

famed chemical works, and that perhaps 1500 tons of explosive

and i n c e n d i a r y bombs were dropped.

Mop Up Japanese Survivors on Attu

After Smashing Victory Over Foe

WASHINGTON,MAY 31.(TP)

—A terse navy war bulletin covering Sunday on Attu Island reported

today that American army troops continued to hunt out

straggling Japanese forces holed up in pockets on Attu's rocky

northeastern shore.

Japanese government officials on Sunday reported that more than

2000 Jap soldiers were wiped out after failing to ward off onrushing

American forces in a counterattack. It was apparent that the few

remaining Japs would be ferreted out by grenade and mortar fire

within the next few days, and that from a military standpoint the

Aleutian island is in complete control of our forces.

Many Attacks on

Many Fronts. Says

New U.S. War Czar

SPARTANBURG, S. C., May

31. —(TP)—War Mobilization Chief James Byrne told America

tonight that the United Nations now are girding "not

tor a single attack on a single front—but for many attacks on

many fronts in the European theater and in the Pacific."

He read the record of our war production, chapter by chapter,

rolling up a story of staggering totals for all weapons—totals that

will shock the Axis but which are only the beginning.

Byrnes pledged that as head of the new Office of War Mobilization

he will see to it that the government's machinery is streamlined,

unified, solidified and freed Jrom the friction of controversies.

Byrnes spoke in Spartanburg, his home town, and his talk was

carried nationally by radio. He reported that by sunset this evening

the 100,000th airplane had rolled from our assembly lines.

One year has seen us turn out 100 fighting naval vessels, 1000 cargo

ships and 100 tankers.