Red Army reports annihilation of German motorized division
The Soviet bulletin claims destruction of a German motorized division with 12 000 to 14 000 men on the Baltic front near Leningrad and Tallinn. Soviet forces also report heavy losses to German units in the Borisov and Lepel regions while Berlin notes fighting remains intense on multiple fronts. British and French actions in the Middle East and Sicily feature raids and brief captures as air war rages from England to Egypt.
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Europe
Viches
Mos
Leningrad
Ifi
Rid
Middle East
Arench
Vichy
France
Syria
Henri Dentz
Lebanon
Cairo
Beirut
Damour
Reuters
England
Egypt
Hitler
Suez Canal
Mussolini
Sicily
Syracuse
Naples
Germany
Tallinn
Estonia
Russia
Gulf of Finland
Moscow
Red
Borisov
Berlin
Murmansk
Britain
Luftwaffe
RAF
Case School to Open 17-Foot Telescope This Fall
Ohio residents will gain a new view of the universe as Case School of Applied Science plans a 17 foot telescope to open this fall. Prof J J Massau, head of the astronomy department, said the instrument offers direct vision and a grandstand view surpassing the 200 inch shaft then being completed at Calomar in California.
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Cleveland
Case School of Applied Science
J. J. Massau
Case School
Limited Use of Trainees Likely To Be Continued
Washington reports say the selective service ban on using trainees outside the Western Hemisphere will stay in place for now despite Army General Staff recommendations. Congressional leaders told President Roosevelt they cannot push new legislation now, though plans to extend some trainee terms are under consideration. Action before July 17, when the lottery sets call order for 750000 registrants, seems unlikely.
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Washington
Western Hemisphere
Army General Staff
Roosevelt
Selective Service Headquarters
General Marshall
CIO Workers Strike Drags Detroit Auto Plants Idle
About 18 500 Chrysler workers were idled as CIO members walked out at National Automotive Fibres in Detroit causing four Chrysler plants to halt production. The strike targets higher wages as the current contract nears August 1.
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Detroit
Chrysler Automobile
Chrysler
CIO
National Automotive Fibres, Inc
Wickes Boiler Company
Saginaw, Mich
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
James F. Dewey
Cincinnati Doctor Builds Bomb Shelter Under Home
Cincinnati physician Dr. Carroll Decourcy plans a reinforced concrete bomb shelter beneath his new riverside home. Architect George McDonald notes it will be a sub basement accessible from inside the house and from a garden slope, measuring 12 by 12 feet with an 8 foot ceiling and thickened 20 inch base.
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Cincinnati
Carroll Decourcy
Ohio River
George McDonald
Accommodating Boys These Southern Police
In Albemarle North Carolina a police officer stopped a vacationing Charlotte woman and found her baby crying. A relative had telephoned to inform that specially prepared milk would arrive in another car, and the officer arranged delivery.
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Southern Police
Albemarle
N. C
Charlotte
Long Distance Rates Cut 14 Percent Nationwide
A 14 percent reduction in U S long distance telephone rates took effect today after FCC ordered an investigation that estimated toll savings at 14 million dollars annually. The move followed negotiations with major carriers to lower nationwide long distance charges.
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New York
Federal Communications Commission
No Shortage Of Steel Seen
Chicago report quotes Walter S. Tower president of the American Iron and Steel Institute saying there is no factual basis for a steel shortage for essential use. He warns of possible acute conditions from rising demand for early delivery at the 19th annual meeting of the purchases and stores division of the Association of American Railroads.
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Chicago
Walter S. Tower
American Iron Jand Steel Institute
Tower
The
Association of American Railroads
Benson Ford Weds Edith McNaughton in Christ Church
Benson Ford, 21, grandson of Henry Ford, married Edith McNaughton, 21, daughter of Detroit families, at Christ Church of Grosse Pointe in an intimate ceremony. Henry Ford II served as best man while the couple heads to California for their honeymoon.
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Detroit
Benson Ford
Edith McNaughton
California
Benson
Edsel Ford
Henry Ford
Miss McNaughton
Christ Church of Grosse Pointe
Henry II
Resolution exempts armed forces from dues at Odd Fellows encampment
Delegates at the International Order of Odd Fellows annual encampment approved a resolution granting military members exemption from dues. The action reflects welfare measures within the fraternal organization as delegates convene in Columbus.
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Columbus
International Order of Odd Fellows
Logan Plants idle awaiting contract talks with CIO
Both Godman Shoe Co. plants in Logan were idle as a CIO executive traveled to meet with union officials and company leaders on a new contract. Picketing occurred without disorder. A state union official from Cincinnati was to speak as spokesman about the workers' refusal to enter.
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LOGAN
H. C. Godman Shoe Co
CIO
Gallagher Ave
South Logan
United Shoe Workers of America
Paul Martin
Cincinnati
State Troopers Move to Halt Mine Violence in Pennsylvania
In Pottsville area a detachment of at least 150 state troopers took to the lower anthracite region as power shovel operators briefly resumed coal stripping. Rioting miners battled 2,000 men with clubs, stones, and shotguns at three strip operations, wounding 13 and injuring 20. A Winston Colliery air compressor was fired and a $75,000 steam shovel toppled. at Morgan Coal another $4,000 shovel was disabled and dynamited.
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Pottsville
Coal Company
Winston
Susquehanna Coal Company
Morgan Coal Company
British Fliers Praise U S Built Planes
American built warplanes receive high praise from British test pilots at an English airfield. The B17C Boeing bomber outperforms the British Sterling and Halifax in size class, speeds up to 305 mph with a four ton bomb load, while the Douglas DB7 is described as the heaviest armed night fighter and among the fastest big planes. Consolidated, Martin, Douglas, and Vought Sikorsky bombers and dive bombers also rate favorably against British offerings.
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England
Boeing
Douglas
Strike Control Battle in House Over Labor Provisions
Administration forces in the House push to defeat strict strike control sections of a pending bill and back milder Senate provisions. They favor allowing government takeover of struck defense plants where production is blocked, with conciliation services optional and powers to order resumed production.
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Washington
House
Senate
Bus Driver Held After Collision With Auto
Sherman Townsend a 46 year old Greyhound bus driver was ordered to appear in Squire J W Strimple s court at Wilhiamsville July 17 to answer charges of reckless driving arising from a bus auto collision near Batavia Ohio last night State Highway Patrolman Carl Whipple said Townsend tried to steer the bus carrying 29 passengers around a car on a hill the bus struck the auto but no serious injuries were reported
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Batavia
Sherman Townsend
Greyhound
Squire J. W. Strimple
Wilhiamsville
Here
Carl Whipple
Townsend
Whipple
Train derails near Lakeside Buckeye Lake. no injuries reported
A 25-car New York Central freight train derailed today near Lakeside on Buckeye Lake. There were no injuries and damage was not serious.
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Newark
New York Central
Lakeside
Buckeye Lake
Nazis Renew Attacks Near Leningrad As Syria Drive Ends
In the invasion of Russia the German forces renew assaults on the northern front toward Leningrad, seeking a weak spot in the Stalin Line. A success would sever Russia from the Baltic, secure a Baltic port and railhead, and turn the line’s northern end. In Syria French terms seek an armistice with Britain, a move that could shift control of a strategic pivot and influence the war’s outcome.
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Hitler
Russia
Stalin
Leningrad
Baltic Sea
Baltic
France
Syria
London
Britain
Egypt
Suez Canal
Near East
Mediterranean
U S Seeks To Free Citizens Held by Nazis
The United States seeks immediate repatriation of Americans held prisoner by the Nazis or detained in Germany and Axis territories. Washington warns Germany and Italy that no Axis nationals may leave the U S until Americans held abroad are freed. About 660,000 Italians and 330,000 Germans live in the United States. few Americans remain in Axis lands.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Italy
Europe
State Department
Nazi Europe
Roosevelt
Lear Rebuked For Severity In Memphis Penance March
In Memphis Tennessee Lieutenant General Ben Lear rejects congressional criticism of a punishment march. He vows soldierly conduct and defends disciplining about 350 troops who yelled at golfers as they passed through the city. Rep Dirksen derides the incident describing the general as grouchy.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ben Lear
Lear
Rep
Kilday
D.tex
Special House
Dirksen
R.-Ill
Mufti
Buddy
Ohio Democrats reunite under unified program in Columbus
In Columbus, after a long split, Ohio's rival Democratic factions reached an agreement on major issues. A three member committee will oversee federal patronage not allocated to Democratic representatives, and a single headquarters will centralize offices previously run by state and national units.
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Columbus
Ohio
Christian Leader Proposes Prohibition Campaign
Dr. Daniel A. Poling of Philadelphia, president of the Christian Endeavor Society, urged a nationwide push for immediate and decisive action to restore prohibition amid the present national emergency in Atlantic City last night.
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Atlantic City
Daniel A. Poling
Philadelphia
Christian Endeavor Society
Roosevelt seeks 4.76 billion in new army funding
President Roosevelt will ask Congress for 4.76 billion dollars in a first instalment of a 15 billion defense and lend lease program. Sources say rest of the 15 billion requests may be delayed, while the Senate Naval Committee weighs reports of clashes between U S patrols and Nazi raiders.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Maritime Commission
Navy
Wheeler Defends Defense Material Plan Amid Forecast Clash
In Washington Wheeler attacked the defense materiel program as poorly coordinated and needing a single head. Taft and Pepper clashed over Wheeler’s Iceland expedition forecast and whether he deserved rebuke for disclosing official plans.
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Willkie
Taft
Ohio
Pepper
Fla
Wheeler
United States
Iceland
Willkie Favors Iceland Move and Bases in Britain’s Near Shore
Willkie after meeting with FDR avoided talk of shooting and endorsed Iceland occupation as a step to keep sea lanes open. He urged bases in Northern Ireland and Scotland to form a chain across the North Atlantic to aid Britain, while Taft criticized the Iceland landing as an overreach without Congress approval.
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Senate Naval Committee
U. S
Wendell L. Willkie
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Capitol Hill
Wheeler
Dmont
Iceland
Britain
Winston Churchill
Knox
Atlantic
United States
Willkie
Walsh
D.-Mass
White House
North Atlantic
Taft
Senate Today
Great Britain
Wendell Willkie
Ireland
England
Portugal
Congress
Hold Services Tonight For Rose Lee Swyers
Funeral services for Rose Lee Swyers a 14 year old former Ath ens County resident who died after taking poison will be held at 8 o clock tonight at the Murgatroyd Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery Friday at 1 pm. Dr Edward E Smith Franklin County coroner said the death appears self inflicted during a period of despondency. She was a ninth grade pupil at Mound St Junior High and would have been mayor on her return to classes in the fall. Surviving are her mother Mrs Zennitty Swyers of Chicago two sisters and two brothers.
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Rose Lee Swyers
Athens County
Columbus
Murgatroyd
Greenlawn
Edward E. Smith
Franklin County
Mound St
Zennitty Swyers
Chicago
Wheat Storage Space Missing In Kansas City
Halfway through harvest Kansas wheat farmers face a second threat of storing part of the 1941 crop in open fields. The Kansas City Board of Trade announced elevators could accept no more grain for storage or loan without prior arrangement, following a prior boxcar relief effort.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Kansas City Board of Trade
Plane Production Rises in June to 1 476 Aircraft
The Office of Production Management announced 1 476 military aircraft delivered in June. May deliveries were 1 334, though earlier figures listed 1 339. Details on plane types and destinations to Britain or U S forces were not disclosed.
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Washington
Office of Production Management
OPM
Great Britain
United States Army
Navy
Redfield Miner Killed in Fultonham Mine Rock Fall
A rock fall at the Holbein Coal Company mine near Fultonham killed Joseph Pace, 59, of Redfield Perry County. Pace died in the October incident, as reported by local officials.
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Redfield
Zanesville
Holbein Coal Company
Fultonham
Joseph Pace
Perry
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