2.0 Mile Wide Tank Flood Edges Toward Coutances
Allied armored forces led by Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley pushed into Normandy toward Coutances, driving deep into German lines. Reports say 50,000 to 70,000 Germans pressed at the sea, while American spearheads advanced to within three miles of Coutances and Paris to view the unfolding rout.
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Coutances
London
Normandy
Omar N. Bradley
Erwin Rommel
North Africa
Bradley
Supreme Headquarters
Avrances
St. Lo
Vire
Russians engulf Baltic rail blitz reach toward Prussia
Soviet forces shattered German lines with a rapid 24 hour advance across the Baltic region. Brest Litovsk and Kaunas fell as Lwow Siauliai Daugavpils and Bialystok were seized, leaving 1 632 towns in Soviet hands as the front stretched toward the Carpathians. The push neared Berlin with Wagner reports confirming broad plains across the Reich’s heart.
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Brest Litovsk
Kaunas
Baltic
Ates
Poland
Carpathian
East Prussia
German Silesia
Czecho-Slovakia
Transocean
Lithuania
Berlin
Garwolin
Warsaw
Stalin
Moscow
Bug River
Minsk
Wilno
Siaulai
Lwow
Old Poland
Europe
Siauliai
Daugavpils
Lat
Germany
Gulf of Finland
Baltic Sea
Carpathians
Reich
A Tragic Mistake In 3000-Plane Bombardment
At Ninth Air Force HQ in Normandy on July 26 Maj. Gen. Lewis Brereton said about 50 B-17s and medium bombers missed targets during yesterday’s 3000-plane strike west of St Lo. He noted casualties were lower than feared and cited a faulty release mechanism causing bombs to fall 10,000 yards short.
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Ninth Air Force
Normandy
St. Lo
Lewis Brereton
Brereton
Near-Dead Germans Found in Lessay After Town Fall
American troops entered Lessay France and found four Germans who appeared near dead surrounded by elaborate mines and booby traps. The retreating Nazis had left a small rearguard to delay occupation as US forces bypassed the town and cleared the main street despite booby traps.
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Lessay
France
Grande Rue
Hauptstrasse
Chinese Hold Hengyang in decisive battle rushes
Chungking July 28 Maj Gen C C Tseng Chinese army spokesman said Hengyang rail junction was entirely in Chinese hands and both sides were rushing reinforcements for a decisive battle. The high command reported some Japanese forces wiped out south of Leiyang as Chinese recaptured the southern advance point.
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Chungking
C. C. Tseng
Canton-Hankow
Hengyang
High Command
Leiyang
China
Policy of Postmaster General Condemned by Labor Union
The International Brotherhood of Bookbinders meeting in Kansas City condemns Frank Walker for denying Esquire Magazine second class mailing privileges. The union plans to send copies of a resolution to President Roosevelt and Congress and vows to overturn the decision as arbitrary and politically biased.
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Kansas City
U.P
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
Roosevelt
Frank Walker
Congress
Walker
Esquire Magazine
John B. Haggerty
Washington
The
Brotherhood
Fine Bulldog Gift Spurs Boys Ranch Breeding Plans
Boo the bulldog, Sharon's Courageous, was given to Boys Ranch by Dr. Sharon Magatagan of Albuquerque. Jack King of Interstate Theaters in Amarillo arranged the purchase of Whitey from F. K. Welch in Dallas. Whitey, whelped July 21, 1943, is a prize female with blue ribbon heritage and becomes part of the Boys Ranch line, continuing Boo's playful presence.
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Boo
Jack King
Interstate Theaters
Amarillo
Boys Ranch
Ole
Sharon
Boys’ Ranch
Sharon Magatagan
Albuquerque
Whitey
F. K. Welch
Dallas
Welch
Jet Jobs Hit Again In London And South England
London reports robot mobs cause fires and destruction as jet aircraft threat grows. The Aero magazine warns Nazi jet production may threaten Allied air supremacy. Rescuers work by flare light to reach trapped people. bombs fall near Regent Park canal and the zoo, where an aviary is damaged but animals are unharmed.
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London
U.P
England
the Aeroplane
Europe
Regent Park Canal
Park Zoo
The Road To Berlin Shortest Distances From Allied Lines
The Bulletin lists approximate road distances to Berlin from advancing Allied fronts. Russia lines are about 345 miles away, Italy roughly 607 miles, and the western sectors around 623 miles as reported by United Press.
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United Press
Berlin
Anes
Uny
Russia
Italy
Sevecess
Pere
No Early Relief From High Temperatures
Weather Bureau forecasts continued high daytime temperatures with fair weather through Sunday. The note mentions stock accounting forms from Russell Stationery Company.
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Weather Bureau
Russell Stationery Company
Sky Fleets Hit Nazi Oil Targets Across Europe
Allied air forces attack German oil plants at Merseburg and Ploesti, bombing central targets in Germany and Romania. Night and day raids involve heavy bombers, fighters, and Mosquito squadrons, with additional strikes on Normandy fronts and east Prussia rail hubs amid ongoing air warfare.
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London
Merseburg
Reich
Ploesti
Romania
England
Italy
Normandy
France
Coutances
Paris
Atlantic
Mersberg
Saale
Lieperz
Halle
Dessau
Bucharest
Tilsit
Normandy Battlefront
Stuttgart
Sylu
Pulse Feeler Ambitions Revealed In Morning Reactions
Readers share childhood goals with names like Arthur Osgood Martha Howard J G Dickinson Sgt John Sincerney and E T Scott. Answers range from farmer secretary carpenter to lawyer reflecting a nostalgic survey designed to raise funds for Buddy Whippo at 917 Jackson Street.
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Buddy Whippo
Jackson Street
Arthur Osgood
Monument
Martha Howard
J. G. Dickinson
John Sincerney
Pennsylvania
E. T. Scott
Weather preview for Amarillo and West Texas
The bulletin notes fair conditions in Amarillo and vicinity with a fair to partly cloudy weekend ahead. West Texas remains generally fair with scattered thundershowers possible over mountains in New Mexico and little temperature change. Highs near 97, lows around 66, noon reading about 89.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Nan
Ambulance Plane Crash Kills 21 Troop Carriers
In Scotland near Mull of Galloway a troop carrying ambulance plane crashed at night, killing 21 aboard including wounded American soldiers and a U S Army nurse. The craft struck a cliff and burned with no survivors. two other transports landed safely. Bodies brought to Kirkpatrick by lifeboat.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Mullor Galloway
England
Kirkpatrick
Bulgars Negotiating With Allies To End War
Ankara reports say Bulgaria is negotiating with the Allies to exit the war, a development tied to Turkish moves. In Washington talk of an early German victory dominates Congress but is tempered by Rep. McCormick who urges restraint and continued wartime resolve. Senator Van den Berg suggests potential German collapse, while leaders forecast differing timelines for German capitulation.
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Ankara
Bulgaria
Washington
Germany
Congress
Rep. McCormick
Massachusetts
McCormack
House
Boston
Vandenberg
Michigan
May
Kentucky
Thomas
Oklahoma
Senate
Japanese Attack Whale Helps Sub Escape
Portland torpedoman John C. Gowler says a whale surfaced as his submarine dived, misleading Japanese airmen in the Pacific. He recalls the enemy hunted the whale from a distance, then pursued it, allowing the sub to slip away unseen.
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Portland
John C. Gowler
Pacific
Nonmetallic mine produced in Rochester district in millions
A ceramic high explosive land mine that cannot be detected by electrical mine detectors is being manufactured by the Rochester ordnance district in the hundreds of thousands.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Rochester
Dewey Opposes Rep Hamilton Fish In NY Race
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey announced opposition to Rep Hamilton Fish in New York s 29th district race. Dewey cited Fish raising racial and religious issues and called such conduct a disgraceful un American act.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Hamilton Fish
New York
Fish
James C. Hagerty
Dewey
Congressman Fish
City installs two more pumps for water system
Amarillo officials announce installation of two pumps along a 20 mile city water line to activate the fifth and sixth wells. City manager A P Hancock says the heavy rains have left the water supply high and no urgent need for the extra capacity.
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City
Amarillo
A. P. Hancock
Believe General Patton Leads Force Cracking Nazi Line
The London dispatch notes strong public speculation that Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr. may command American tank forces credited with cracking German lines in Normandy, following his Italy command of the U.S. Seventh Army.
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Patton
London
George S. Patton, Jr
U. S. Seventh Army
Italy
Normandy
Tokyo Denies B-29 Pilots Executed in Japan
Tokyo releases an official denial that American pilots who crash on Japanese soil have been executed or would be executed. The denial addresses Superfortress fliers and follows prior Singapore reports about potential retaliatory measures against downed airmen.
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London
Tokyo
United States
Switzerland
Japan
Singapore
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Drohobvez-Boryslaw
Rezekne
Latvia
Gawolin
Siedice
McCormick Co
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Sky Fleets
Pulse Feeler
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