Arezzo Falls to British Eighth Army in Gothic Line Push
Allied forces pierced the Gothic Line as Arezzo fell to a rapid mobile assault by the British Eighth Army. German defenses collapsed along 70 miles of the line, with Arezzo and nearby strongholds near Livorno and Pisa entering Allied hands. Air and ground campaigns also disrupted German rail and road links to the Po sector.
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Rome
Arezzo
Florence
Livorno
Leghorn
Pisa
Eighth Army
River
Piacenza
Alessandria
Genoa
Jense
Bangi di Casciana
Arno
Pontedera
Olmo
Monte Lignano
Associated Press
Lynn Heinzer- Wng
Nordics Report Nazi Robot Bombs With 10 Ton Weight
Stockholm Tidningen claims Germany assembled about 10 000 robot bombs in western Jutland Denmark capable of 700 mph at over 65 000 feet, potentially reaching New York with 30 times the blast radius though sources doubted the claim. A military expert said Germany has tested robots farther than current models.
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Stockholm
Stockholm Tidningen
New York
Jutland
Denmark
Ing
Tidningen
England
Von Kluge Critiques Allied Scientific War Tactics
Field Marshal Guenther von Kluge denounces Allied fighting as strictly scientific and warns of strong demands on German soldiers and high command. He boasted of delivering blows to invasion armies while later signaling readiness to meet Allied methods as the world learns of their success.
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Associated Press
Guenther von Kluge
Western Front
Transocean
von Kluge
Adolf Hitler
Berlin Sportspalast
Hitler
Roosevelt letter to shape running mate choice at convention
The Roosevelt letter outlining his general views on the Democratic vice presidential nomination was disclosed in Chicago. It may be released publicly soon as the convention opens and a decision on Wallace’s renomination is anticipated Friday. The letter is to be addressed to Senator Samuel D. Jackson with Byrnes as a possible intermediary and is expected to influence the convention’s platform and lineup.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Robert E. Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Wallace
Hennegan
Samuel D. Jackson
Indiana
James F. Byrnes
Hannegan
Washington
Texas Feud Goes To Demos Today
The Democratic National Committee will meet at 3 30 P M Central War Time tomorrow to hear hearings on the Texas and South Carolina delegate seating contests. Texas argues for an uninstructed delegation holding 48 votes and seeks to restore two thirds nominating rule while opposing Henry Wallace and any racial equality plank. Dan Moody and George A Butler comment on their positions as tensions rise ahead of a September Texas convention. E B Germany calls a Southern delegates conference Tuesday night.
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Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Texas
South Carolina
George A. Butler
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Butler
Dan Moody
Moody
Roosevelt
E. B. Germany
Farley Visits Chicago Probing Roosevelt Nomination
James A. Farley arrived in Chicago as a delegate at large from New York to gauge Democratic delegates on a fourth term for President Roosevelt. He refused to disclose plans beyond stating he will decide and may protest, saying he will be guided by his conscience.
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Chicago
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Farley
New York
British Drive Rebounds Nazis On six mile Normandy Front
British troops pushed south from Caen taking Esquay and high ground above Evrecy on a six mile front while American forces neared St Lo and entered Lessay. The operations, described as an undoubted success, pushed the Wehrmacht to heavy losses and set the stage for a new Montgomery led breakthrough on the Odon Orne axis.
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London
Caen
Esquay
Evrecy
St. Lo
Lessay
Normandy
Breed
Wlan Enn
Orne
Odon
le Bon Repos
Gavrus
Bougy
Brettevillette
Second Army
Odon-Orne
Bernard L. Montgomery
Allies Sink German Ships in Coastal Practice Off Lorient
Three Allied destroyers attacked a German flotilla off the French coast near the Ile de Croix southwest of Lorient. Two German ships were sunk, a third left burning and sinking, while the battle practice target was damaged. No Allied losses or casualties were reported. A quake in San Juan, Argentina, caused alarm but no casualties.
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London
French
Admiralt
Ile de Croix
Lorient
Argentina
San Juan
Allied Air Blows Pound Fortress Europe in Wide Bomber Raid
Allied air forces struck across Normandy Italy Austria and southern Germany with heavy bomber offensives. U S heavy bombers hit Munich Saarbrucken and other targets while daylight strikes near St Lo aided ground forces. RAF Mosquitos and Lancasters attacked Nucourt and Berlin. losses were light but include bombers and fighters.
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London
Europe
Normandy
Italy
Austria
Germany
U. S
Munich
Saarbrucken
St. Lo
Nucourt
Paris
Berlin
France
Belgium
South Delegates Rally for Southern VP Pick
Southern delegates to the Democratic national convention in Chicago plan organized pressure to name a northern running mate. Names include North Carolina Governor J Melville Broughton and Alben W Barkley as alternatives to Wallace. Southern leaders vow a solid bloc for a southern VP and oppose Henry Wallace.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
North Carolina
J. Melville Broughton
Neil Alford
Florida
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Mason-Dixon Line
James
Henry Wallace
First Methodist pastor named Clayton Rotary Club president
Rev. R. L. Willingham, pastor of the First Methodist Church, is now president of the Clayton Rotary Club. County Agent L. B. Kurtz is vice president, D. H. Haley is secretary treasurer, and T. G. Callahan, D. H. McCurdy, and John B. Wootten serve as directors.
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Clayton
N. M
R. L. Willingham
First Methodist Church
Clayton Rotary Club
Kurtz
D. H. Haley
T. G. Callahan
D. H. McCurdy
John B. Wootten
Weather roundup for Amarillo region and New Mexico
Partly cloudy across Amarillo and vicinity with little temperature change. West Texas and New Mexico show mostly partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Highs range from the mid 80s to the upper 90s, with morning lows in the 60s to 70s. Sunrise at 6 45 AM, sunset at 9 PM.
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Amarillo
West
New Mexico
Mass Japanese counterattack at Saipan described in vivid detail
War correspondent William L. Worden reports a large Japanese banzai assault on Saipan July 8. He details fierce fighting in a hillside valley, heavy American artillery and tanks, high Japanese casualties, and graphic scenes of the dead and dying on both sides, noting the attack as the largest and last strong push by Japan on Saipan with about 1500 Japanese killed.
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William L. Worden
Flores Point
Saipan Island
Marianas
Central Pacific
Saipan
Fall of Grodno Clears Path for Pay-Off Drive
The Red Army seized Grodno and pressed toward Kaunas and Brest-Litovsk as Moscow reported over 340 captured cities in a westward push toward Berlin. Russian broadcasts boasted 100,000 German prisoners and up to 50 divisions annihilated on the eastern front.
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Fall of
London
Red Army
Grodno
East Prussia
Kaunas
Moscow
Berlin
Latvia
Lithuania
Bialystok
Brest-Litovsk
Old Lithuanian Republic
Dorsunishki
Mstibovo
Slonim
Brest- Litovsk
Berez-Kartushkaya
Pinsk
Monitor
Old Poland
Daugavpils
Germany
Yanks Cut Off Escaping Japs at Driniumor River
Allied forces sealed off the Japanese west of the Driniumor River in British New Guinea near Aitape. The 18th Army, led by Gen. Hatazo Adachi, attempted a breakout but was thwarted by reinforced American lines with heavy losses and ongoing harassing fire.
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New Guinea
Driniumor River
Aitape
British New Guinea
Driniumor
18Th
Imperial Army
Hatazo Adachi
Guam Under Bombardment for Twelfth Straight Day
Washington dispatch reports carrier based aircraft struck Guam for the 12th consecutive day as part of a coordinated air and sea assault. Navy said rockets hit Rota Island targets incl automotive and railroad equipment while other strikes hit surrounding positions and nearby Iwo Jima and Marshall Islands.
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Washington
Guam
Navy
Pacific Fleet
Rota Island
Saipan
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Clayton Rotarians
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