Naval Battle Reported in Central Solomons Gulf
A mid evening navy communique said a naval battle was in progress in Kula Gulf north of New Georgia Island with little detail. Washington reported air actions on Rendova Bairoko and Vila bases as American forces press a Solomons campaign under MacArthur.
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Kula Gulf
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Gulf
Viru Harbor
New Georgia
Rendova Island
Southwest Pacific
General MacArthur
Rendova
United States
Bairoko
Arafura Sea
Australia
Renadova
Salamaua
New Guinea
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Vila
Kolombangara
Attu Island
Aleutians
Aleutian Chain
Munda
Vura
Wickham
Rabaul
MacArthur
Halsey
Nassau Bay
U. S
Senate Passes Farm Bill Amid Crop Insurance Clash
The Senate sent the 848.3 million farm bill to the White House after bowing to House demands to abandon crop insurance but later revived insurance via an amendment. The measure trims parity and crop payments for 1944 and includes soil conservation funds while allocating tens of millions to related programs.
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Senate
White House
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
National Housing Agency
Federal Works Agency
House
Price Administration
Office of War Information
War Agencies
OPA
OWL
McKellar
Tennessee
Elmer Davis
United States
Capper
Reed
Kansas
Langer
North Dakota
Battle on 165 mile front signals German offensive
Soviet and German clashes raged across the Orel Kursk Belgorod axis as 586 German tanks and 203 planes were claimed destroyed in one day. Russians reported repulsing attacks with heavy losses to the enemy, while noting wedges in defenses and uncertain aims toward Kursk or Moscow.
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Orel-Kursk-Belgorod
Hitler
Orel-Kursk- Belgorod
Kursk
Orel
London
Crete
Red Army
Western
Europe
Mediterranean
Axis International Information Bureau
Associated Press
Sicily
Kharkov
Russia
France
Allied Raid on Crete and Sicily Air Blitz Reported
British commandos raid Crete prompting a Cairo broadcast urging calm and secrecy while denying invasion. In Sicily, Allied air forces hit 10 bases, shot down 43 enemy fighters, and damaged Catania and surrounding airfields amid heavy counterattacks.
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Cairo
Ministry of Information
Temselves
Axis
Rome
Sicily
Cagliari
Dollar Day bargains stretch dollars in Amarillo
George Washington may have thrown a dollar across the Potomac but today’s Dollar Day in Amarillo makes dollars go farther. With Independence Day weekend, many shops extend savings Monday and Tuesday offering numerous opportunities to stretch purchasing power.
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George Washington
Potomac
Amarillo
Norwegian Vessel Sunk Off African Coast
The navy announced a small Norwegian merchant vessel was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine in the Atlantic off the west coast of Africa early in May. Survivors were landed at Boston.
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Washington
Navy
Atlantic
Africa
Boston
Armed forces leave in Italy cancelled, Berlin reports
London reports quoted Berlin radio announcing cancellation of leave for all armed forces in Italy. The decision affects troops stationed in Italian fronts and signals shifting wartime policies. Further details awaited.
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London
Berlin
Italy
Commandos Raid Crete Hit Airfields in July 1943 Fight
July 5, 1943 battlefield brief reports a commando raid smashing airfields on Crete. Other lines note a Japanese offensive against U.S. warships, Polish Premier Sikorski killed in a crash, and Soviet rails supplying China. Amphibious operations press New Georgia while Sicily remains guarded by Axis.
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Crete
Sikorski
Amarilloan Flight Officer Dies in Texas Crash
Flight Officer Odean R. Millman, 28, son of Mrs. M S Ozier of Amarillo, died in a medium bomber crash 12 miles north of Poteet during a training flight. Two officers and two enlisted men were killed. Millman had served nearly four years, earned his wings January 4, trained at Williams Field, and was stationed at Del Rio after time at Pearl Harbor and Carlsbad. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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M.S. Ozier
Fairmont Street
Poteet
Laughlin Army Air Field
del Rio
Ozier
Millman
Pearl Harbor
States
Williams Field
Chandler
Ariz
Carlsbad
Amarillo
Tahoka High School
H. O. Milliman
Tahoka
Weather report for Amarillo and vicinity
Weather bulletin notes continued warm conditions with moderate winds in the Amarillo area. Scattered thunderstorms expected Tuesday afternoon and early Tuesday night with temperatures around the mid 40s to 60s Fahrenheit range and sunrise at 6 30.
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Amarillo
West Texas
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