Red Avalanche May Hit Prussia Within Week
London reports Stalin announced the capture of Polotsk as four Red armies press west toward the Baltic states and East Prussia. Minsk and Slutsk have fallen behind as Red troops advance 300 miles wide. The drive aims to cut Warsaw Grodno rail lines and threat East Prussia in days.
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London
Marshall Stalin
Polotsk
Baltic States
East Prussia
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Minsk
Slutsk
Foward
Warsaw
Grodno
Dvina
Riga
Daugavpils
Tallinn
Saipan advances push Jap forces into narrow neck
American Marines and infantry overran Garapan and reached Tanapag harbor as Saipan battle continued. Nimitz reported 17,312 Japanese dead buried and a carrier strike on Iwo Island destroying 39 fighters. Rota and Truk raids continued with neutralizing air attacks by Liberators.
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Pearl Harbor
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Iwo Island
Iwo
Tokyo
Inagsa Point
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Atchugau
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Tanapag Harbor
Two Island
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Truk
Rota Island
Seventh Army Air Force
Allied Warplanes Hit France in Fourth of July Assaults
On July 4 Allied air forces, including 2000 allied warplanes, bombed targets across France from dawn to dusk in support of American and British Canadian ground advances in Normandy. American heavy bombers attacked Brasov and Pitesti in Romania. RAF strikes hit German bases on the French coast and in Northern France. Thunderbolt and Mustang fighters supported ground pushes from Cherbourg toward Vire.
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France
Normandy
Italy
Brasov
Romania
Pitesti
Britain
Europe
French
Cherbourg
Vire
Caen
Air offensive resumes across occupied France and eastern front
Bombings and strafing hit concentrations south of the battered city as a highway convoy near Alencon is intercepted. Attacks extend to Le Mans and Paris region railroads. RAF Spitfires hit a Brest oil plant while Fortresses hit Brasov refinery in Romania. Escorts claim several enemy fighters, with light losses reported.
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le Mans
Paris
Lille
Britain
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Brest
Italy
Brasov
Romania
Pitesti
Allied drive in Normandy seizes Carpiquet and nears La Haye
Allied forces shattered German positions along a 20 mile front from Carentan to the Cherbourg peninsula. Canadian troops captured Carpiquet airport amid fierce hand to hand fighting while Americans pushed toward La Haye Du Puits and its ridge line. British and Canadian units reported substantial gains and disrupted German defenses near Caen.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
U. S
Marshall Sommel
Alamein
Egypt
Caen
Omar N. Bradlaw
Carentan
Cherbourg
la Haye
St. Pres
Front
Carpiquet
Front Dispatches
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Verson
Sarpiquet
Carpit
Tojay
Saen
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Abbe de Blanchelande
Lessay
Omar N. Bradley
First Army
Loere
Ay River
Mt. Castre Forest
Person
Tne
Associated Press
Roger Greene
Wheat harvest shifts west across Panhandle region
Panhandle wheat harvest spreads toward the Southwest and Northwest while Amarillo receives carloads from Dalhart Muleshoe and Clovis. Eight carloads come from Happy and nine from Tulsa as overall receipts total about 180 on Independence Day. Weather and staffing delays push harvesting pace and require longer moves. dealers expect harvest to finish in about three weeks.
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Amarillo
North Plains
Dalhart
Muleshoe
Clovis
South Plains
Happy
Tulsa
America
Stimson Visits Rome on Tour
Secretary of War Stimson arrived in Rome aboard the first Allied train since the city fell. He attended a double ceremony with the coal train arrival and stated the Allies were deliverers, not conquerors. He planned to meet Pope Pius on the following day.
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Stimson
Smson
Pope Pius
New Federal Hospital Plan Advanced Under GI Bill
The Veterans Administration recommended the Federal Board of Hospitalization approve new building projects in 20 states creating 16 090 additional beds for veterans. The $70 million program is the first step in a $500 million hospitalization plan under the GI Bill. Beds include 5 000 neuro psychiatric 3 000 tuberculosis and 8 000 general medical surgical beds across listed states.
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Washington
Veterans’ Administration
Federal Board of Hospitalization
Frank T. Hines
G. I
Civilians to Get 890000 Telephones
The War Production Board announced plans to produce 890000 telephones for civilians, expanding consumer communications during wartime. This order marks a significant increase in civilian phone supply and reflects ongoing industrial mobilization in Washington.
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Washington
War Production Board
Americans Celebrate Independence Day Broadcast From Tokyo
NBC quoted a Tokyo radio report saying Americans mark Independence Day with a broadcast of The Stars and Stripes Forever. The remark highlighted global recognition of the U S holiday as Tokyo aired captured commentary and music.
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New York
NBC
Tokyo
Jap Claims Yank Raid on Bonins By Commandos
German radio claimed American commandos landed on the Bonin Islands near Japan, but CBS and AP noted the report may reflect a misreport or translation error. Tokyo broadcasts described July 3 and 4 air raids on Iwo Jima and Chichi Jima with heavy fighting and at least 30 enemy planes down. Bonin action followed days of Allied activity nearby.
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Associated Press
Bonin Islands
Japan
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Tokyo
Iwo Jima
Chichi Jima
Tokyo Radio
Father Island
Sulphur Island
Yap Island
Carolines
Yanks Drive For Airdromes On Noemfoor
Advanced Allied Headquarters reports parachute reinforcements expanding the American perimeter on Noemfoor Island New Guinea as ground forces drive toward Kamiri Namber and Kornasoren airstrips in a rapid invasion to shorten flight distance to the Philippines. Casualties are described as light on Noemfoor, with no significant losses for the landing. The operation follows earlier Saipan advances and validates air base objectives for closer reach to Japan.
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Dutch New Guinea
Philippines
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Volcano Islands
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Japan
Rota
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Iwo
MacArthur
Pacific
Kamiri
Walter Krueger
Sixth Army
Namber
Kornasoren
Nazis Vacate Norway Units
London reports say Germany pulled at least 30,000 troops from Southern Norway to reinforce France and the Low Countries. Telegraph Agency notes transfers from Evje Gardermoen and Hvalsmoen camps and Bergen district troops moved to Lillehammer for training before departure with equipment.
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Low Countries
Berlin
Evje
Gardermoen
Hvalsmoen
Bergen
Lillehammer
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Mostly cloudy in Amarillo and vicinity with scattered thunderstorms this Wednesday afternoon and evening. West Texas sees considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms, little temperature change. Sunrise at 6 38 AM and sunset at 9 04 PM.
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West Texas
Unser
Holiday Quiet On Home Front on Fourth of July
Amarillo marked Independence Day with a restrained celebration as stores and offices closed. No fatal accidents were reported and traffic was light while events at Tri State Fair Park Buffalo Lake and local festivals drew crowds. Pantex guns provided ammunition for celebrations as Gen Charles de Gaulle arranged a visit to Washington.
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Amarillo
Cathedral Hall
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Amarillo Country Club
Sheriff's Department
Fire Department
Texas Highway Patrol
Buffalo Lake
Pantex Ordnance Plant
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