B 29 Bombers Strike Japan in New Global Offensive
Washington reports American B 29 Super Fortresses bombed Japan today launching a new type offensive. General Marshall notes the attack marks the first use of the 20th Air Force with multi theater reach under Arnold and the joint chiefs.
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Washington
Japan
George C. Marshall
War Department
United States Army Air Forces
20Th
Philippines
China-Burma-India
Marshall
Department
20Th Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Arnold
Cherbourg
Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Associated Press
United Press
Americans drive to seal Cherbourg port in bold Normandy push
Allied forces push westward on a nine mile front from Carentan toward Cherbourg as American units press toward Pont L Abbe and La Haye Du Puits. German resistance intensifies near transport lines while Montgom ery spearheads create a widening bridgehead with heavy air and naval support.
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United States
Normandy
Montebourg
Carentan
Cherbourg
Pont L’abbe
St. Sauveur- le Vicomte
West Peninsula
Peninsula
La Maye-Du_ Paits
Pont L'Abbe
Baupte
France
Loire
Bordeaux
Caumont-Villers- Bocage-St. Lo
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Allied push slows German defense near Cherbourg
Supreme headquarters said Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley expanded gains over Montebourg fourteen miles from Cherbourg with a six mile advance west of Carentan and southwest in the sector. Heavy fighting continued along the 105 mile front as Rommel hurled fresh units in a counter attack while Montebourg endured savage street fighting for the third day.
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Tilly-Sur- Seulles
Paen
McMillan
Villers-Bocage
Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Caumont
Tilly - Sur - Seulles
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Cherbourg
Supreme Headquarters
Omar N. Bradley
Montebourg
Carentan
France
Erwin Rommel
Allies Keep Initiative
Local reports show Allies maintain the initiative in ongoing action with developments tracked on page eleven. Officials provide updates on strategies and expected outcomes as the situation unfolds.
De Gaulle Orders Provisional Civil Authorities in Normandy
General Charles de Gaulle announced that liberated Normandy will have its own civil administrations under the provisional French government. The new administration will operate independently of the Allied civil affairs office previously set up in Normandy.
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London
U.P
Charles de Gaulle
Normandy
de Gaulle
Weather Summary Amarillo West Texas New Mexico
Partly cloudy conditions forecast for Amarillo and vicinity with scattered thundershowers late this afternoon and tonight and little temperature change tonight and Thursday. West Texas also partly cloudy with scattered storms in the Panhandle late this afternoon or tonight. New Mexico sees scattered thunderstorm activity along the eastern border this afternoon with otherwise fair conditions and little temperature shift. Winds around 25 mph this afternoon. High for 24 hours ending 6:30 A.M. 90. low last night 62. noon 81. precipitation .49 inch.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Kerr to Keynote at Democratic National Convention
Gov. Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma, a loyal administration backer, was chosen to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention opening in Chicago on July 19.
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Chicago
U.P
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Allied forces breach German hill defenses north of Rome
Allied 5th and 8th Army units break through German positions 50 to 80 miles north of Rome and drive toward Grosseto and Orvieto. American spearheads reach Magnano, with 300 German prisoners taken in 24 hours, as French and British columns advance along Lake Bolsena and toward Orvieto.
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Valognes
Caen
Andround Troarn
Tilly-Sur-Seulle
Villers-Bocage
Naples
U.P
Rome
Tyrrhenian Sea
Lake Bolsena
Terni
Adriatic
8Th Army
14Th Army
Bengodi
Orbetello
Bagnoregio
Orvieto
Americans Storming Jap Marianas Bases
Allied forces launch landings on Saipan and Tinian in the Marianas as Nimitz confirms assault troops securing positions. Bombardment of Japan by B-29s announced. Saipan operation aims to push Pacific base line toward the Philippines while diversions strike Palau Truk and other targets.
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Washington
Saipan Island
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
War Department
Japan
Sainan
Central Pacific
Marianas Island
Philippines
Nimitz
Marianas
Saipan
Bonin Islands
Bonios
Guam
Marshalls
Southwest Pacific
Palau
Truk
Rle
John Ayward Ee
Neely Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
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Kerr
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Changsha
China
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Chung
Mogaung
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India
RED Cross
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Shi
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Pampa
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Tinian
Tetsumi Reel
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