Texas Democrats Reject Referendum on Electors
The Texas State Democratic Executive Committee voted 37 to 6 to not place on the July 22 primary ballot the names of 23 electors pledged to the national ticket. The move challenges the rump May 23 convention and seeks a state Supreme Court test on certifying electors.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
The
United States
Supreme Court
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Alvin J. Wirtz
Roosevelt Forces
James V. Allred
Allred
Democratic Party
George Butler
Executive Committee
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Allied Drive Through Cerisy Forest Near Cherbourg
Allied tanks and infantry smashed through a German center in Normandy capturing Cerisy Forest 18 miles inland and toppling Carentan after a bitter battle. Rommel counters with 250,000 troops as beachhead fusion completes a 60 mile coastal strip. over 10,000 prisoners taken in the first invasion week. Montgomery notes some Japanese among captives. Axis casualties reported.
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Bernard L. Montgomery
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
George C. Marshall
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Ernest J. King
U. S
Henry H. Arnold
Churchill
Britain
M Normandy Front
English Channel
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Alan Brooke
Rommel
Berlin
van der Heydte
Texas
Nevada
Paris
Montgomery
England
George C. Patton, Jr
France
Dunkerque
Wison
Eisenhower Tours Normandy Beachhead Front
Eisenhower travels with Marshall Arnold King and Bradley to the American beachhead near Cherbourg. Churchill with Smuts and Brooke also visits as Rommel’s forces face delays and Allied gains widen inland hunger. Carentan and Cerisy Forest hold key crossings amid continued heavy fighting.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
George C. Marshall
U. S
Henry H. Arnold
Ernest J. King
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Churchill
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South Africa
Supreme General Staff
Alan Brooke
Normandy
Fleet Extends Pacific Sweep and Jap Strikes In China
Allied forces pressed a Pacific offensive as a major fleet attacked Marianas bases including Guam Tinian and Saipan while submarines sank 18 Nippon cargo ships in the largest single communiqué tally to date China fought fierce near Changsha with Japanese forces advancing northward seeking to seal the eastern coast and threaten the Burma Road.
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Fifth War Loan Drive Sees Amarillo Pott County Strong Start
Citizens and business groups push toward a $6,585,000 goal on day two of the Fifth Bond drive. Early purchases total hundreds of thousands with three firms—Southland Life Insurance, International Harvester, and Llano Cemetery Association—leading the first day. Amarillo organizers award prizes across 15 districts while school groups mobilize to meet quotas.
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Southland Life Insurance Company
International Harvester Company
Llano Cemetery Association
W. A. Fisk
Amarillo
Potter County
Amarillo Life Underwriters Association
Stock Market Prices Boom as Allies Advance in France
New York trading surged as Allied advances in France boosted hopes for an earlier peace. Low priced motors and other peace rated stocks under ten dollars per share dominated activity, with blocks from 1,000 to 10,000 shares, pushing total turnover to 2,226,780—the highest since November 8, 1943.
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New York
France
Air Fleets Hit German Targets in Largest D Day Era Raid
Air forces pressed a massive daylight offensive against western Germany with 1,400 U S heavy bombers attacking 16 airfields and six bridges from Lille to Paris. German resistance was strong but failed to halt the operation as U S bombers and RAF aircraft struck railways and roads around the Cherbourg peninsula and Le Havre while fighters guarded the skies.
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le Havre
RAF
Reds Drive Deep Into Finn Lines Near Raivola
Russian tanks and troops breached the Mannerheim line and seized Raivola twenty miles from Viipuri as they push along the Karelian Isthmus. Overran Kivennapa and Terijoki as artillery and air support targeted Finnish defenses.
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London
Mannerheim
Raivola
Viipuri
Helsinki
Kivennapa
Nalvola
Les Scignt Mues Beyong
Terijoki
Karelian
Leningrad
Moscow
Red Army
Leonid Govorov
Pravda
Sestra
Karelia
Weygand Reported Shot During Flight
German authorities in Koenigsberg told French officers that General Maxime Weygand was shot while attempting to escape. The claim was reported by Reuters from Zurich. New Blackstone Coffee Shop opening soon serving the best.
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Koenigsberg
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Reuters
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Yanks Clear Biak Island as Island Battles Continue
Advanced Allied forces price Japanese from strongholds on Biak Island west of Mokmer airstrip. American troops push west from Mokmer Drome under machinegun fire from bunkers. Palau and Truk bombed again, Palau airstrip hit, Truk installations attacked. Reports note 173 enemy dead at Sarmi and 223 at Hollandia, with Wakde linked to Palau strikes.
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Biak
Mokmer
Palau
Truk
Southwest Pacific
Caroline Island
Sarmi
Dutch New Guinea
Hollandia
Wakde
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy conditions with limited precipitation chances across Amarillo, West Texas, and New Mexico. Temperatures rise modestly through Tuesday and Wednesday with highs around 80s under fair skies. hourly readings show mid 50s to low 60s in the morning and 60s in the afternoon. Desks and chairs advertised by Russell Stationery Co.
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