Reich in Turmoil After 42. Wounded by Assassins
London reports Adolf Hitler slightly burned bruised and with a slight concussion after an explosion at his headquarters. Twelve high ranking officers injured four seriously, in what DNB called an assassination attempt. Mussolini reportedly on Hitlers calling list. Goering joins Fuehrer after blast. Opinions vary if inside job or underground sabotage.
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Tojo upheaval reshapes Japan's wartime leadership
Japan scrambles to form a new cabinet under Gen. Kuniaki Koiso and Adm. Mitsumasa Yonai after Gen. Hideki Tojo and his entire government are ousted. Tokyo cites Saipan and Guam losses as pivotal, while MacArthur and Nimitz push advances in the Pacific and Hengyang, Hengyang defense near collapse on the China front.
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British advance drives toward Paris from Caen area
Allied forces report strong British armored formations have captured 12 towns and near Vimont eight miles southeast of Caen on the road to Paris. The drive struck German positions near Vimont after carving a four mile wide spearhead from Troarn east of Caen. On the American front, limited advances between St Lo and Periers and ongoing fighting along a 10 mile front from Caen to Troarn are noted as remnants of divisions retreat toward the Seine.
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Allied break into Caen region as Canadians advance
German anti tank screens on the east, Canadians drive south from Caen through Ifs and Cormelies and clash with German units in Bourguebus five miles below Caen. The push secures the river docks at Caen for Allied use. Heavy armored battles continue in the area.
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British push toward Troarn and nearby towns in Normandy drive
Allied dispatches report clashes along the Odon and Orne rivers and a road southwest to Villers-Bocage as British forces advance west of Noerys. The drive toward Troarn continues with troops reaching a railway half a mile outside the town amid German resistance along the Villers-Cocage corridor.
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Reds Stream Over Bug River Kiev Front Pushes Polish Plain
Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev’s forces crossed the Bug River extending a widening front toward Warsaw. Tanks and infantry pressed the central Polish plains while skirmishing near Lwow and targeting the Brest Litovsk district. Eastern front operations included rail line cuts near Bialystok and advances toward Daugavpils and Rezekne, with 700 towns captured as a Baltic front offensive opened a 44 mile front.
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Americans Cross Arno Front Seize Colle Salvetti Near Livorno
American and Allied forces push along a 25 mile front after crossing the south Arno. Colle Salvetti falls seven miles northeast of Livorno as units reach the Arno’s southern high ground. Poles and Italians cut the Torrette a Mare coastal road near Ancona while an inland column to the Adriatic establishes a bridgehead over the Esino River. Enemy remnants retreat south of the Arno as Radda and Castiglion fall near Siena and Arezzo.
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Bombing Blitz Targets Leipzig and Munich Regions
Allied air forces struck Germany in raids spanning Leipzig and Munich areas with 3000+ aircraft from Britain and Italy. Targets included Junkers engine, Focke-Wulf plants, ball bearings, Me 109 assembly sites, and synthetic oil facilities near Dessau Eisenach Mackau Russelsheim Merseburg and Lutzkendorf as heavy bombers pressed through central Germany.
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Roosevelt Nomination Fight Shapes Democratic Convention
South delegates lose bid to restore two thirds rule and back reapportionment study as rules panel backs a two year review. Wallace and Truman surge in race while party leaders clash over platform racial language and support for a fourth term. Roosevelt to accept by radio as Byrd protest votes loom.
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Convention Mood In Chicago Press Rooms By Lew Fields
In Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, Lew Fields notes the event is under control regardless of the VP pick. He jokes about skipping the big session, plans a heart to heart with Globe-News staff in Amarillo, and comments on Old Tack’s politics and the cityscape during breakfast with Grover Hill and Mrs Wickard.
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Farley To Back Byrd In 4th Term Nomination
Chicago July 20 James A Farley plans to protest Roosevelt by voting for Senator Harry F Byrd of Virginia in a move linked to opposition to a fourth term Farley hinted at political maneuvers while other notes offer local ads and job notices including shingles and roofing by Joan Maynard Lumber Co and a kitchen position request from Mrs Tucker.
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Accusations Fly At Demo Convention In Chicago
Chicago July 20 Accusations fly at the Democratic convention as rival Texas delegations debate loyalties and the possibility of a second presidential elector slate. Lew Fields, a Globe News correspondent, predicts Roosevelt’s fourth term while noting intra party tensions and mixed views on the New Deal.
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Texas Democrats Face Split Over Texas Electors
The Democratic credentials committee voted 29 to six to seat both Texas delegations with 50 percent of the state's vote each. A platform plank from the regular Texas delegation led by Dan Moody urged states to reserve powers on voter qualifications and school governance, challenging federal control absent a constitutional amendment. The plank drew attention as leaders weighed its impact on Texas 23 electoral votes.
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Amarillo Weather Summary For Friday Outlook
Fog lifts by early afternoon then cooler and partly cloudy tonight through Friday. West Texas mostly partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers tonight and Friday. New Mexico sees scattered showers and storms today night and Friday with warmer north portion Friday. Hottest today 75 in north and 90 in south. Highs 87, low 62, noon 63.
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