Japanese advance nears Changsha amid broader Allied war actions
AP reports Japanese forces neared Changsha in Hunan province driving within nine and a half miles north and 12 miles east of the railway hub as other fronts see setbacks for Nippon. Chinese and Allied actions include battles near Lameng, Kohima, Myitkyina, and air strikes on Guam Nauru and Ponape with mixed outcomes.
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Associated Press
China
Changsha
Hunan
Yunnan
Burma
India
Central Pacific
Chungking
Hankow-Canton
Voice of China
Southeast Asia
Salween River
Lameng
Burma Road
Kohima
Myitkyina
Guam
Nauru
Gilberts
Ponape
Carolines
Hen lays surprise dime in eggshell at Worland home
In Worland Wyoming Mrs Tom Rubis heard an egg rattle and opened the shell to find a dime inside the egg. The unusual find puzzled the household and drew curiosity from neighbors.
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Worland
Tom Rubis
Architects Map Coliseum Plans
Directors and executive committeemen of the Tri-State Fair Association met with architects yesterday to discuss a coliseum or livestock pavilion to be built on the exposition grounds. The meeting, called by Bill Beechler, also covered plans for the Tri-State rodeo in Amarillo during the first four days in July.
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Tri-State Fair Association
Amarillo
Bill Beechler
Tulsa Engineer Heads to Amarillo for Canadian River Dam Talk
Col. Francis K. Wilson of the U S Engineers office in Tulsa will meet Amarillo and Panhandle delegates including Borger Sanford Dumas Perryton and Pampa Friday at noon to discuss a dam on the Canadian River. Birds at Ascension Islands aid and hinder Army airmen by guiding navigation while nesting create runway hazards.
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Francis K. Wilson
U. S
Tulsa
Amarillo
Borger
Sanford
Dumas
Perryton
Pampa
Panhandle
Chamber of Commerce
Army Air Base
Ascension Islands
Russians Ready For Major East Front Offense
The Red Star reports Russia ready to launch a full-scale eastward offensive against Germany as Soviet forces claim victory in Moldavia near Iasi. Moscow tallies include 315 tanks, 451 planes, 62 guns destroyed with heavy German losses from May 30 to June 6. The piece notes German attacks repulsed and hints at a western push upcoming. It also highlights the P-38 Lightning model improvements.
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London
Romania
Iasi
Red Star
Moscow
Russia
Moldavia
Berlin
Germany
United Nations
Allied Airborne Triumph and Pack Air Losses in Invasion Day
Allied air forces claim all tasks accomplished with 12 C 47 carriers and 12 gliders missing from reinforcements. Cherbourg peninsula seen as a sea of parachutes as 12,000 sorties flown and 1,000 bombers, with 13 British and 1 American bomber and 17 Allied fighters lost. Sixth Airborne captures bridges on Orne River near Caen. Caen docks offer strategic value. U S battleships Arkansas Nevada joined pre invasion bombardment. Weather improves, Channel smoother, but German warnings restrict French civilians. Thunderbolt group blocks three French tunnels. Lt Kenneth Chetwood of Guernsey details collapse of tunnel openings.
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Cherbourg
Channel
Sixth Airborne
Orne
Caen
Channel Islands
Jersey
Guernsey
U. S
Arkansas
U.S
Eighth Air Force
Thunderbolt
Col
Glenn &. Duncan
Houston
Tex
France
Kenneth Chetwood
Wyo
German Beach Landing at Normandy Report From Flagship Off Coast
Allied forces landed on the Normandy coast between Cherbourg and Le Havre with air and sea dominance, though some units were pinned briefly by German fire. By afternoon, Ranger units advanced inland and more than half the day's personnel landings were completed as reinforcements moved to support advance along the coast.
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France
Normandy
Cherbourg
le Havre
Tkemocee
Merrcerad
Luftwaffe
Ranger
Righ
Reinf 4 Sdeenatul Auadtane Bandana Tam
Salerno
Anzio
Lery
Blazing Curtains Continues With Air Force Strikes
Military reports describe Ninth Air Force Thunderbolts over Cherbourg Peninsula destroying gun emplacements and rail targets near the invasion front. Aircraft attacked a highway pass and a railroad bridge, damaged trucks and locomotives, while Marauders and Havocs hit gun positions along the invasion coast.
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Ninth Air Force Thunderbolt
Cherbourg
Airel
Parachute Troops Reported In France Near Caen By Allies
Allied parachute troops reportedly landed 30 miles south of Caen in the Argentan Falaise region with a Berlin broadcast saying a vast air borne force fights toward the Orne beachhead. The German radio claimed major Allied attacks on Lorient and Nantes with dummy parachutes over St Brieux and Paris suburbs raided by bombers.
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New York
Caen
Argentan
Falaise
CBS
BBC
Blue
Berlin
Orne River
London
Lorient
Nantes
France
St. Brieux
International Information Bureau
Nazi Propaganda Agency
Paris
Petitioners Would Force Party Vote In Texas
Rolland Bradley, chairman of the drive, said 30 000 petitions circulate statewide asking voters to demand legislation requiring presidential electors to support their party nominees. Petitions carry spaces for 20 signatures and are moving in large cities with Austin receiving about 3000, Waco 1000, and El Paso 2000 petitions.
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E*duston
Texas
Democratic
Rolland Bradley
Bradley
Austin
Waco
el Paso
4-H Boys Visit Amarillo Army Air Field Guests
Fifty two county agents 4-H club boys and guests from Potter Donley Armstrong Randall and Carson counties visited Amarillo Army Air Field Wednesday. Leaders L L Johnson and Knox Parr led the delegation and field visitors were served a noon meal in the mess hall.
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Panhandle
Amarillo Army Air Field
Potter
Donley, Armstrong, Randall
Carson
Armed Services
L. L. Johnson
Knox Parr
Carson County
W. K. Cottingame
Jackie Grimes
Buster Gibbs
Floyd Garner
Ruel Robinson
Richard Banning
Marion Cottingame
Donald Cottingame
Donley County
John Gillham
John Fowlkes
Jack Fowlkes
Mike Smith
J. B. Knight
Jack Lewis
C. O. Reed
Armstrong County
Nolan Sanders
Billy Minkley
Jack Tyler
Donald Stout
Arnold Dawkins
Jerald Woods
Emery Goodin
Gene Barnett
Randall County
Meade Michael
Billy Dugan
Dan Vorwald
William Vorwald
Richard Backman
Jack Conaster
Jones Hales
Melvin Smith
Lowell Smith
Billy Biole
James Bible
W. H. Upchurch
Potter County
J. E. Crabtree
Neal Walton
Billy Powers
Bessie Fern Rea
Cletus Rea
Nancy Rea
Co. W. Retherford
Edward Butterfield
Mack Jolly
Albert Koenig
Bill Hagge
Lee Roy Rae
Dean Rae
Charles Detten
RAF Beaufighters cripple German destroyers near Bay of Biscay
Coastal command reported Beaufighters crippled three German destroyers in the Bay of Biscay at dusk preventing interference with invasion movements. One destroyer burned another slowed and smoked, the third seemed stopped. This marked the command’s first D Day action.
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London
RAP
Coastal Command
Bay of Biscay
Air Ministry
Grays Ointment Promises Swift Soothing Relief
An old advertisement touts Grays Ointment for rash itching tetter and related irritations. It highlights menthol pine tar antiseptic oils and notes a 35 cent package and a long history dating to 1820.
Brush with Germans and first assault near invasion outer ring
A compact report notes a brush with German forces and the initial assault on the outer ring flanks of invasion fleets as frontline action. The item highlights combat for control of perimeter defense and the evolving battlefront context.
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