Invasion Lessons Say Defeat of Japan Is Assured
A Allied mission reviewing Normandy lessons says successful landings prove Japan defeat possible with proper sea land and air power. It notes breakthroughs against beach defenses, mined areas, and underwater obstacles, plus the need for at-sea refueling and supply ships for Pacific operations.
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Wes Gallagher
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Pacific
Japan
United States
Britain
Tarawa
Kwajalein
Europe
Bombing raids on Budapest oil refineries and rail yards
American heavy bombers based in Italy attacked four oil refineries and Budapest rail yards as weather aided Nazi Europe’s defense. RAF Lancasters hit flying bomb installations in Northern France while Normandy targets suffered due to low clouds. Liberators and Flying Fortresses struck refineries outside Budapest and at Petfardo while Beaufighters and Thunderbolts battled over France and Normandy. Prisoners captured at Caen reported sleep deprivation from night raids by RAF Mosquitos.
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London
Italy
Budapest
Europe
Liberators
Ferencuaros
Thunderbolt
Ninth Tactical Air Force
Normandy
Beauvais
Montdidier
Eighth Air Force Fighter Command
France
England
Caen
RAF
Automakers Reluctant on New Passenger Car Plans
Washington July 14. Leaders of the automobile industry advisory committee showed limited enthusiasm after WPB news they could design new passenger car models after next week. They cited heavy munition work and unrealizable future contingencies, skipping two agenda items including minimum production figures and the blue order plan for civilian cars.
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Washington
Automobile Industry Advisory Committee
War Profction Board
Germany
WPB
Kenal
Pell warns Germans may destroy occupied Europe before defeat
U S representative on the Allied War Crimes Commission Herbert Claiborne Pell says Germany will likely attempt to destroy occupied Europe as a prelude to another war. He cites incendiary attacks on London and Paris as possible precedents and links the plan to Nazi philosophy observed in Poland, Hungary, and Portugal.
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London
Herbert Claiborne Pell
U. S
Allied War Crimes Commission
Europe
Pell
Paris
Poland
Hungary
Portugal
Wallace Given Nod by FDR
New York July 14 The New York Post reports President Roosevelt expressed personal preference for Henry A. Wallace as the Democratic vice presidential nominee in a letter to Democratic National Chairman Robert Hannegan The letter may be made public in Chicago before the Democratic National Convention The President said he did not wish to dictate the choice but that Wallace is an able man and should be renominated
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New York
Rosevelt
Robert Hannegan
Henry A. Wallace
New York Post
Hannegan
Chicago
the Post
Washington
Wallace
Harvest Sky Returns to Panhandle Wheat Fields After Rains
Harvest resumes in the Panhandle after rain breaks, with Priday heat and wind aiding dry conditions. Some areas remain blocked for days while overall harvest could finish by late next week. Amarillo Grain Exchange reports 149 carloads of wheat received, down 30 from yesterday. Fort Worth shipping, embargo relief, and rail yard car backlogs affect movement of grain amid labor shortages and elevated damage estimates.
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Panhandle
Priday
Amarillo Grain Exchange
Special Chamber of Commerce Clearing House
Fort Worth
Goebbels Calls For Easier Arms To Seek Peace
The Office of War Information reports German propaganda minister Goebbels urged the United States and Britain to soften unconditional surrender demands. He argued nations seek postwar prosperity and happiness but without harming others, and claimed Germany never sought extermination as its enemies did. He framed the world as an organic structure with each power having a special task, implying Germany’s role.
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New York
Office of War Information
Goebbels
United States
Britain
FCC
CWI
DNB
Das Reich
Germany
Owi
Nazis Retreat At Livrano
Rome reports German resistance on the Fifth Army front backed away as American advance continues up to five miles, with the push aimed at the port of Livorno. French forces seize Poggibonsi near Florence as Americans face minefields and rear-guard action while a Japanese-origin unit leads an assault near San Luce.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Livorno
Leghorn
Poggibonsi
Florence
Castellina
Arno
Tofay
Siena
Elsa
Empoli
France
Alphone Juin
San Luce
Pastina
Era River
Lajactico
Massacre Report At Oradour Sur Glane Village
London dispatch reports the French press service says about 800 people were killed by German forces on June 10 in the village of Oradour sur Glane central France. The report notes the atrocity occurred as German forces advanced through the region.
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London
Ress
Oradour-sur-Glane
France
Maquis Control Prisoner Exchange Stalling
Irm Spain July 14 reports German railway officials could not locate three trainloads of British refugees en route to Lisbon for exchange with about 900 Germans. Maquis leaders between Bordeaux and Toulouse claim to know when trains pass. Refugees left Germany July 6. they face a five hour trek to the border before boarding Spanish trains. The Swedish liner Drottningholm arrived at Lisbon with German exchangees and was to start return to Britain yesterday.
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IRM
Spain
Lisbon
Maquis
Bordeaux
Toulouse
Germany
Drottingholm
Britain
Yanks Gain Along 48 Mile Kront Front In France
Allied forces push south across a 48 mile front in France capturing 13 towns and pressing toward key highway links. American units drive from Lessay toward St Lo and Periers while overran La Barre De Semilly and Auxais despite German tank counterattacks. Caen front sees stalemate as British buildup continues and Germans seize St Honorine Chardonnerette.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Lessay
St. Lo
Que
Lessay-St. Lo
Taute
Belon Auxais
Marbor
le Mesnil Durand
St. Germain-Sur-Ay
Beauvais
Laulne
Transocean
Gorges
la Barre de Semilly
Perier’s
Auxais
Es-Aubris
la Vincenterie
Periers
Caen
Sainteny
U. S
France
Orne River
St. Honorine Chardonnerette
Upréeme
Russian Drive Advances Near East Prussia in WWII Front News
Red Army advances westward in a line under 20 miles from East Prussia, capturing Wolkowysk Skidel Pinsk Opochka and many towns. Stalin orders emphasize driving toward the Bug River line as Izvestia pledges to finish Hitler.
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London
Red Army
East Prussia
Old Poland
Pinsk
Brest Litovsk
Stalin
Wolkowysk
Skidel
Bialystok
Grodno
Opochka
Bug River
Hitler
Poland
Engel
Moscow
Wilno
Andrei I. Yeremenko
Second Baltic Front
Izvestia
Soviet Union
Japs Break Out of Trap In New Guinea Jungle
Allied reports say Japanese forces in New Guinea broke through American lines in swampy jungle near the Driniumor River. Chinese and Allied actions stretch across Asia as U S and British forces advance and press air and naval offensives in the Pacific theater.
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New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Long New Guinea
Driniumor
United States
Aitape
Sixth Army
Sawar
Maffin Bay
Halmahera Island
Philippines
MacArthur
Central Pacific
Guam
Rota Islands
Marianas
Navy
Truk Atoll
Marshalls
Hengyang
Hunan Province
China
Canton
Pei River
Yingtak
India
Special Boards of Inquiry In Pearl Harbor Attack Named
Washington announces two independent inquiries into the Pearl Harbor attack. Navy court led by Admiral Murfin will convene soon, while Army board under Lieut. Gen. Grunert will meet as required. Objectives are to study facts, not to proceed toward courts martial of Kimmel or Short.
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Navy Court
Stimson
Army Board
George Grunert
Grunert
Eastern Defense Command
Henry D. Russell
War Department Mannower Board
Columbus
Ohio
Walter H. Frank
Army Air Forces Air Service Command
Patterson Field
Forrestal
Navy Court of Inquiry
Orin G. Murfin
Navy Department
Edward C. Kalbfus
Adolphus Andrews
Comar
Harold Biesemeier
Modesto
Cal
Pearl Harbor
Husband E. Kimmel
Navy
Walter C. Short
Army
Civil Service Election Today in Amarillo Four Polling Places Open
Amarillo voters head to the polls today for a civil service election for police and firemen. Polls run 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at four precincts and a judge, assistant, and two clerks serve each booth. Several thousand copies of the proposed city charter amendment have been mailed to qualified voters.
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Amarillo
Civil Service
Courcvhouse
Fort Worth
Denver
Santa Fe
Rock Island
San Jacinto
Horce Mann
Sanborn
Governor's Rule Sends Cowboy Back to Pen
Austin reports Governor Coke R Stevenson revoked a three month reprieve granted May 31 to Claud Cowboy Henry, condemned for killing a San Antonio police officer, after a Huntsville bank deposited $2,000 for a lawyer who helped secure clemency.
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Austin
Coke R Stevenson
Claud
Cowboy) Henry
San Antonio
Huntsville
Trouble in Nicaragua Over Officials Say
The Nicaraguan embassy announced that a campaign to start a national uprising against President Anastasio Somoza had failed to gain national support. It asserted no government action caused any bloodshed and that civil liberties were not curtailed.
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Washington
Anastasio Somoza
Canned Meat Prices Cut by 10 Percent Extension
The Office of Price Administration extended the 10 percent ceiling reduction to canned meat. Retail prices, set as a percentage over cost, will drop accordingly, with the order becoming effective on August 4.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Weather Summary Across Four States With Variable Skies
The bulletin notes cloudy conditions in Amarillo and vicinity through the weekend with small temperature changes. West Texas expects partly cloudy skies and thundershowers in the Panhandle Sunday. New Mexico forecasts partly cloudy with widely scattered showers and storms mainly in the mountains Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures show little change with readings around the 65 to 90 degree range and a mix of sun and clouds overall.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Texas
Gulf Plains
Rormal
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