Pulses Favor Keeping Large Standing Army
Amarillo readers weigh in on postwar U S military size. Real estate man George W Kercher backs a small force, attorney Byron Singleton supports a large standing army, and Pvt G Leonard Lazarus proposes a year of compulsory service but not active troops after the war. Nurse Polly Wright prefers an older army while Boy Scout official W J Hiatt urges a strong occupation force to prevent chaos and maintain respect.
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Nell McCool
South
Taylor Street
George W. Kercher
Byron Singleton
Leonard Lazarus
Trenton
N. J
United States
Polly Wright
W. J. Hiatt
America
Americans Open Up On Cherbourg Bombing Fight
Allied forces pound Cherbourg defenses as U S troops close in on the city. American and British air power hit rocket ramps on the Cherbourg peninsula while fighters escort raids. Encirclement nears completion with advances around Martinvast St Pierre Eglise and Quetthou amid heavy fortifications and ongoing armored combat.
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Cherbourg
England
Lord Winter
St. Albans
Omar N. Bradley
Martinvast
St. Pierre Eglise
Quetthou
United Press
Henry T. Gorrell
Carentan
U. S
St. Lo
Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Allied Offensives Press Finland and Saipan Fronts
Soviet forces launch two drives north of Lake Ladoga amid Finland government crisis rumors as Moscow signals possible peace terms. U S Fifth Fleet claims decisive air sea victory off the Philippines with carriers and battleships sustaining limited damage. Saipan battle expands with US Marines and Army attacking to seize remaining Japanese defenses across a four mile front.
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London
Red Army
Lake Ladoga
Finland
Moscow
Viipuri
Raymond A. Spruance
Nimitz
Philippines
Marianas Islands
Comet
Tokyo
Marianas
U. S
Formosa
Luzon
Spruance
M. H. Mitscher
Rembert James
Sai- Pan
Pearl Harbor
James
Saipan
Garapan
Magicienne Bay
Mosquitoes Bomb Berlin as RAF Aims at Nazi Industry
London dispatch says RAF Mosquitos dropped 2000 pound bombs on Berlin rekindling fires in debris left by American Flying Fortresses and Liberators. The attack formed part of shuttle operations to Russia with heavy losses reported, while additional raids targeted Northern France and Ruhr industries.
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Berlin
France
Germany
Ruhr
Rhineland
Reich
Air Ministry
Russia
Boulogne
Supreme Headquarters
Eighth Air Force
Stockholm
Wilhelmstrasse
Adolf Hitler
German
Basdorf
German raid targets Poltava Soviet airfield
German fighter formations launched a large scale attack on the Poltava airfield in Ukraine using heavy explosives and incendiaries. The claim that U S Air Forces were based there could not be confirmed by Allied quarters.
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London
Geran
Mder
Poltava
Ukraine
Berlin
Britain
DNB
U. S
Bucharest
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
Weather briefing notes clear tonight with little temperature change. Friday turns partly cloudy and cooler. West Texas fair this afternoon tonight and Friday. New Mexico partly cloudy today tonight and Friday with scattered thunder showers this afternoon and evening. Winds 20 to 30 mph this afternoon. Highs range 85 to 100, low 70s.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Invasion Weather Lifts as Wind Eases Over Straits
A strong northerly wind moderated over the Straits of Dover at dawn today and choppy seas began subsiding. Visibility was good and brightness increased as the temperature rose about 10 degrees. The barometer fell slightly overnight with the return of calmer sea conditions. High tide at Dover and Calais reached at 2 P M.
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London
U.P
Straits of Dover
Dover
Calais
Drive Zooms Potter County Bond Drive Reaches Milestone
Potter County reported a record daily bond purchase of 210 115 50 including 34 840 50 in E bonds. Total sales surpassed 1 180 222 50 with 359 913 in E bonds. Workers expect higher tempo to meet the 6 585 000 quota as the drive nears its end.
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Potter County
No Indictments Returned By Potter County Grand Jury
The Potter County Grand Jury reconvened this morning and did not return any indictments by early afternoon though 16 were returned last Friday, bringing the term total to 35 indictments.
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Potter County
Grand Jury
Bricker Refuses to Withdraw Candidacy for Nomination
CHICAGO June 22 Gov John W Bricker of Ohio said at a press conference he would not withdraw his name from consideration for the Republican presidential nomination He added he did not expect to be offered the vice presidential spot on the ballot
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Chicago
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Italy
Push On In Italy
Allied and Italian troops close on Ancona 32 miles away while Eighth Army nears Camerino 35 miles east of Perugia. American forces push near Grosseto as weather hinders large scale moves. Fermo lies 65 miles from Rimini along the Pisa Florence Rimini line. Casualties 80 000 to 100 000 and 27000 captured in 41 days.
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Rome
Ancona
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Camerino
Perugia
Grosseto
Venice
Fermo
Rimini
Nocero Umbra
Lake Trasimeno
Sid Feder
Italy
FDR Fourth Term Bid Expected After Arnall Talk
Gov Ellis Arnall of Georgia after meeting with President Roosevelt predicts he will announce willingness to seek a fourth term if the Democratic convention supports it. The prediction follows Arnall's conference with the president in Washington.
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Cherbourg
FDR
Washington
U.P
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Roosevelt
Thermometer Reaches 101 on First Day of Summer
The thermometer climbed to 101 on the first day of summer, the year's highest so far. The Weather Bureau forecast 99 this afternoon and about 95 Friday, with partly cloudy skies tomorrow. Advertising note for John Maynard Lumber Co. at 800 W. Sth.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Two Negro suspects held in Snelson case and robbery
Clarence Williams and Alf Fellson Jr known as Cowboy are held on robbery by assault charges in Amarillo. Each claims the other used strong arm tactics in the O Hara robbery and both admit prior prison terms. Police pursue Snelson murder clues as they seek more evidence.
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Snelson
Clarence Williams
Alf Fellson, Jr
Amarillo
Williams
Fellson
Cowboy
Cecil Franklin O'Hara
Hutchinson
Kan
Fort Worth & Denver
O'Hara
Railroad
Fort Worth
Denver
Dorothy Snelson
Buchanan Street
Nitro Bad Man Robs Fort Worth Bank for 6000
A thin nervous man robbed the Continental National Bank in Fort Worth at 9 55 A M taking 6000 in large bills. He threatened to blow up the bank, carried a bottle he claimed contained nitroglycerin, and fled into street crowds. Police and sheriffs pursued. teller Freda Benton complied, insurance later covered the loss.
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Fort Worth
Continental National Bank
Freda Benton
Draft Boards Defer Men for Harvest Fields in Texas Panhandle
Rep Gene Worley reports Panhandle selective boards are granting 20 to 30 day deferments to men about to be inducted into the armed services. The deferments, tied to joining wheat harvesting, aim to prevent a labor shortage during the critical harvest period. Potter County bounds have deferred men vital to harvest needs in the region.
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Armed Services
Texas Panhandle
Gene Worley
Panhandle
Potter County
San Antonio Annexes Five Suburbs Strengthening Population Lead
Five suburb areas totaling over 100000 population joined San Antonio today, making the city the second largest in Texas. City officials said the expansion places San Antonio ahead of Dallas in population, with Houston remaining first.
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San Anaonto
San Antonio
Alamo
Dallas
Houston
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Bright Studio
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