Fall of St. Lo Near as Allied Breaks Front Across Normandy
Allied forces push toward St. Lo on the Cherbourg peninsula as American units reach 2,500 yards from the city and seize key positions. Montgomery shapes a southern arc toward Caen while Bradley’s troops advance along a 30 mile front, taking Le Desery and other terrain as heavy German resistance contends with advancing infantry and armor.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
St. Lo
Cherbourg
la Barre de Semilly
le Misnel Durand
Bernard L. Montgomery
Orne
Odon
Caen
Maltot
Colombelles
Periers
Bradley
le Desery
Lessay
Vesly
Hill 92
U. S
Doughboys
la Lande Mauduit
Bretteville Sur Ay
the Ay
Russell Stationery Co
Jap Admiral Who Struck Pearl Harbor Is Slain
U S Pacific Fleet headquarters reports the deaths on Saipan of two Japanese admirals, including Nagumo who led Pearl Harbor and Midway attacks. The Saipan victory also sees Marine landings on Mamiagassa Island and strategic harbor control at Tanapag. Nimitz vows swift action against Japan and notes Saipan as a major fortress and supply base.
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Pearl Harbor
U. S. Pacific
Midway
Saipan
Chester W. Nimitz
Chuichi Nagumo
Central Pacific
Imperial Japanese Navy
Sasebo Naval Base
Nimitz
Yano
Second Marine Division
Mamiagassa Island
Mutcho Point
Saipan Island
Tanapag Harbor
Oahu
Pan
Tinian
Nagumo
Japan
Philippines Sea
Colombia President Lopez Returns After Prisoner Rescue
President Alfonso Lopez told cheering crowds in Bogota that the swift quelling of a two day rebellion was a healthy warning to reactionaries. He arrived from Pasto where an army group held him prisoner Monday and Tuesday. Vice President Dario Echandia directed the dispersal and rescue.
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Bogota
Colombia
Alfonso Lopez
Lopez
Pasto
Dario Echandia
Weather Crisis Faces Farmers
Panhandle wheat growers face a crossroads as continued rain could ruin stored grain and heavy losses in fields, while hot dry weather would favor harvest timing. Showers are forecast, with accumulations in the east and northeast, though harvesting still lags in Amarillo area. Reports note rain totals at Shamrock and Adrian and a general delay risk from further wet periods. Wheat receipts at Amarillo rose to 169 carloads as rail embargoes limit shipments to three Fort Worth elevators, restricting grain movements until normal three day supplies can be restored.
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Panhandle
Plains
Amarillo
Shamrock
Washburn
Adrian
Fort Worth
Car Service Division
American Association of Railroads
Wasington
Uhlmann Elevators Company
Kimball Milling Company
Burrus Mill & Elevator Company
FDR Churchill Talks on Possible Soon Meeting
Washington reports a Roosevelt Churchill discussion may occur soon as France policy shifts allow cooperation with de Gaulle. Churchill’s stance on recognizing the French committee strains his position within Britain. No fixed date. Roosevelt hints at summer or fall conferences, possibly traveling to Britain.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Charles de Gaulle
France
Britain
Mr. Churchill
Weather Forecast for Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico
The forecast calls for Friday partly cloudy and warmer with widely scattered thun der showers in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers Friday and Saturday. New Mexico expects widely scattered mountain showers with otherwise fair conditions and little temperature change Friday and Saturday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Turkey Poised to Join Allies in World War Talks Near Breakthrough
Washington reports Turkey rapid shift toward the Allies after three weeks of talks with the United States Britain and Russia. A Turkish war entry could open the Dardanelles direct sea access to Russia and bases to strike Balkan targets including Ploesti.
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Washington
Turkey
United Nations
United States
Britain
Russia
Germany
Balkans
Dardanelles
Balkan
Ploesti
Romania
Middle East
Wilno Falls to Soviet Army in Baltic Front Breakthrough
Wilno the capital of the Soviet Lithuanian republic since 1940 fell to the Red Army after five days of street fighting in which more than 8,000 Germans were killed and 5,000 captured. Soviet advances along the central Baltic and Finnish fronts placed them within 30 miles of East Prussia as Berlin reports Russian gains. In Amarillo a cleanup drive targets all pool halls and bars after recent knife attacks on women, with officials pledging intensified investigations and possible federal action against vagrants.
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OWI
New York
Holland
Norway
Russia
Normandy
Italy
Erwin Rommel
Hitler
Baltic
Niemen River
Poland
Lithuania
East Prussia
Memel
Berlin
Baltic Countries
Patterson
Washington
Mane Owermans
Omar N. Bradley
Periers
Lessay
St. Lo
London
Wilno
Red Army
Moscow
Baltic States
Red Star
Stalin
Pripyat
Kaunas
Baranowicze
Old Poland
Brest Litovsk
Estonia
Latvia
Amarillo
Jeretha Schoolland
C. M. Schoolland
Ong Street
Chhoolland
Tre Vinersuen
Dorothy Snelson
Buchanan Street
Joe A. Jenkins
Loyde Kingman
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bill Adams
Sid Harper
Ben Manning
Corporation Counsel
Dudley White
Jenkins
Harper
Adams
Wilson urges return to private business but Roosevelt orders stay
Charles E. Wilson, vice chairman of the War Production Board, pressed Roosevelt to permit his return to General Electric. The President refused, offering no clear date and promising later talks on the matter after a White House meeting.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
Roosevelt
Wilson
White House
General Electric
Bombardment of Guam and Pacific Actions Reported
Admiral Nimitz describes three days of heavy bombardment against Guam including ship shells and carrier air strikes near Pitti and Rota. American forces sink five barges and damage Japanese defenses while losses include one American plane. Concurrent reports note British New Guinea actions and Indianap olis propeller production for large four engine planes.
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Associated Press
Guam
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Japan
Pitti
Rota
West Pacific
Marianas
Nimitz
Truk Atoll
Caroline Island
7Th Army Air Force Liberators
British New Guinea
Wewak
Douglas MacArthur
Aitape
Indianapolis
Edward F. Theis
Curtis-Wright Corporation
Suspect Held In Attack on 70-Year-Old Woman
Daniel Webster Mitchell, 24, of Matador, charged with criminal assault against Harriet Johnston, 70, at her home on Johnston Lake near Lelia Lake. He was drunk at arrest and transferred to a distant jail for safe keeping after being picked up in Memphis by Deputy Bud Godfrey.
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Clarendon
Harriet Johnston
Daniel Webster Mitchell
Matador
Mitchell
Bud Godfrey
Memphis
Johnston
Claude
Arch Boggan
Justice of the Peace R. Co
Worley Hails Rayburn for Vice Presidential Probe
Panhandle congressman Gene Worley praises Sam Rayburn of Texas as top vice presidential prospect saying his ability and judgment are highly regarded in Washington. Worley notes Rayburn, Speaker of the House, would align with Roosevelt if Democrats win and urges Congress to review wartime agencies before funding them.
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Sam Rayburn
Texas
Gene Worley
Panhandle
Washington
Rayburn
Bonham
Worley
Roosevelt
Congress
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Conquered
Europe
Reich
Nazi Germany
London Evening News
Thanttavannas Fuawm Tha
Udrope
Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladet
Bern
St. Lois
la Boulaye
la “Pre de Semilly
Caumont
Monty
Triangle
Laurence Steinhardt
Weekington
Ilar
Hite
Soviet
Daugavpils
Marshal Stalin
Ivan D. Cherniakhovsky
Army Hospital
Amarillo Field Hospital
Army
Gem Lake
Baltic Sea
Prussia
Warsaw
Bialystok
Lublin
Chelm
Ozermits
Adachi
Giant Propellers
Luftwaffe
Zeigert
Western Front
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