Kursk Offensive Opens New German Front Near Moscow
Soviet briefings report a third major German summer drive from Kursk south of Moscow with heavy fighting in Kharkov and Sevastopol. Russians claim stiff counterattacks halt advances, repulsing assaults with heavy losses as German forces press toward Kharkov and the Crimea.
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Kharkov Front
Red Army
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Ukraine
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Orel
Crimea
Menionea
Ukaine
Terrific Artillery and Tank Duels Raging In Desert Cauldron
Desperate fighting rages west of Matruh as Rommel and British forces clash in North Africa. The Axis offensive threatens Egypt and Middle East oil, with extended supply lines and high stakes. Allied and Axis forces maneuver mobile artillery to blunt the armored onslaught.
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Spain
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Matruh
Mustafa Nahas Pasha
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Neil M. Ritchie
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Libya
Bir Hacheim
North Africa
Middle East
Germany
Iraq
Iran
Mediterranean
Orient
Caucasus
Russia
Persian Gulf
Tripoli
Battle for Egypt Intensifies Near Matruh
Allied and Axis forces clash in the Matruh desert as Rommel commands three armored divisions and British units oppose. United States air support features B 24 Liberators while RAF and allied fighters strike at supply lines and assault enemy positions along the coast road.
Nazi Saboteurs Face swift, thorough government action
Attorney General Biddle vowed that eight Nazi saboteurs who landed in U S from U boats would be pursued swiftly and thoroughly. Prosecution options and penalties, up to death or 30 years, were discussed amid questions about charges and treason possibilities for two American citizens among the group.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
New York
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Friends of New Germany
Germany
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Mixed Claims Commission
Justice Department
Home front cautious after Pearl Harbor amid fifth column fears
War era analysis notes sabotage in the United States remains limited with fires and arrests in plants. FBI reports thousands of suspects, but precautionary measures including alien registration and asset freezes helped thwart German agents. The Pearl Harbor shock spurred national unity and removal of Japanese from danger zones as saboteurs shift to overseas methods.
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Pearl Harbor
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Adolf Hitler
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Black Tom
New Jersey
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Germany
Poland
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State Department
U S Faces Critical War Period Says Senate Voices
Washington reports from June 28 say Senators George Bridges Ball and Elden discuss the Roosevelt Churchill pledge to divert German forces. They foresee a possible second land front within six months and emphasize intensified naval cooperation and shipping production amid ongoing losses.
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Minnesota
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Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ellender
Louisiana
British Probe Reports Poison Gas Use
London reports on Moscow claims that Germans used poison gas against civilians on the Kalin front. Prime Minister Churchill warned of retaliation, but officials say substantiation is needed. Britain would carefully announce any decision if gas use is proven, in line with Churchill’s pledge.
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Combines Trucks and Grain Scoopers Needed in Hansford
Hansford County farmers issue an emergency call seeking combines trucks and grain scoopers for wheat harvest. They offer $2 per acre for combines and 3 to 6 cents per bushel for trucks based on haul length, with a bonus of 5 cents per bushel over 20 for combines.
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Hansford County
Russians Leaving Turkey Reported by German Berlin Broadcasts
Berlin reports German broadcasts say Soviet Russians are continuing to depart from Kankara Turkey. The exodus follows the arrival of Soviet Ambassador Sergei Vinogradov and was noted in Berlin radio dispatches.
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Kankara
Turkey
Sergei Alexandrovich Vinogradov
Youths To Sign For War Needs
The Selective Service will finish nationwide registration next Tuesday for 18 19 year olds and 20 year olds born between December 31 1921 and June 30 1922 totaling about 3 062 000 youths. Officials say the comprehensive 18 65 age record will reach roughly 43 000 900 and amendments may allow calling the 20 year group while 18 19 year olds remain provisional. President Roosevelt will decide in months whether to seek further draft law changes to include the youngest registrants.
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Selective Service
Army
Lewis B. Hershey
Roosevelt
Congress
Pantex Construction Contract Is Let To Orshek and Christen
A contract for structures at the Pantex Ordnance Plant was awarded Saturday to the firm of Orshek and Christen sen of Freemont Nebraska. The deal is described as under five million dollars and was announced by Capt. C. W. Fletcher of the U S Corps of Engineers office.
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U. S. Corps of Engineers
Hughes Stable Dominates Amarillo Horse Show Wins Five Gaited Stakes
Easter Sinclair aboard the chestnut gelding claimed the Globe News Championship Stake for Five Gaited Horses at the Second Annual Amarillo Horse Show held at Malin Field. Hazel Grady rode Champion Prince Pea vine to a second ribbon for 4-B Stables, while Derrick King owned by Mrs. Maxine Bourland earned third. The show featured top entries from Hughes Stables of Houston and included memorable jumper events won by Lady J owned by Eleanore June Adams.
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Globe News
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Amarillo
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Joe D. Hughes
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Derrick King
Maxine Bourland
Dallas
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