Cherbourg Battle Nears Fall As Allies Press City
American troops push house to house in Cherbourg suburbs less than a mile from docks while General Eisenhower HQ says the fall appears hours away. German resistance remains ferocious as forts Du Roule and Octeville deter assault and port facilities brace for use.
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Frenc
Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Tilly- Sur-Seulles
Hottot
Les Pieux
Couville
Rauville la Bigot
Valognes
Omar Braley
Fort Montagne de Boule
Fort Octeville
Italy
Onchy
Caen
Fort Roule
Nimitz Signals Japanese Fleet Gathering Near Marianas
Imperial navy forces appeared to move toward battle after Saipan invasion as Admiral Nimitz and Admiral King warned of a possible major naval clash in the western Pacific. U S forces claimed no ships sunk with enemy losses cited at about 600 planes destroyed.
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Nip
Associated Press
Japan
Saipan
U. S
London
Tokyo
Marianas
Washington
Ernest J. King
Western
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King
Pearl Harbor
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Ao Beneen
Chester Nimfit
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Philippines
U. S. Pacific
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Rota
Hengyang
Hunan
Island
Magicienne Bay
Aslito
Tragic Death Ends Search for Mc Roberts Child
The body of seven year old Margaret Ann Mc Roberts was recovered from the Little Miami River after a 20 hour search near a church camp. Her death ends a long missing person case that drew community concern.
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Batavia
Margaret Ann McRoberts
Little
Miami
GOP Chairman predicts no ballot deadlock at Chicago convention
Republican leaders in Chicago begin drafting a platform to back the candidate to be named by next Wednesday as the national convention opens. Chairman Harrison E. Spangler says there will be no deadlock, while campaign heads express cautious praise for their men and an opposing group pushes to unite anti Roosevelt forces.
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White House
Harrison E. Spangler
Roy D. Moore
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Dewey
Moore
J. Russel Sprague
American Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Bricker
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Ohio's Wounded Taken To Cambridge Hospital
Three Army transport planes carried 45 wounded veterans from the Mediterranean front to Columbus. Ambulances then moved the men to Fletcher General Hospital at Cambridge for treatment.
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Ohio
Cambridge
Columbus
Army
Tansport
Fletcher General Hospital
WPB Approves Expanded Whiskey Production
Washington reports the Senate Liquor Shortage Committee backed WPB plans to release alcohol for a month of whiskey making. The panel urges stricter liquor distribution controls to curb bootleggers and the black market as the new order allows 40 to 50 million gallons of 86 90 proof blended whiskey in August, about a quarter of a normal year's supply.
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Washington
The
Wallace Enraptured by Progress of Russians
Vice President Henry A. Wallace told Moscow Radio he was enraptured by the Soviet union's achievements after his reception by the U.S.S.R. He praised the scope of building, heroic efforts, and successes in science industry and art before departing for Chungking.
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London
U.S.S.R
Henry A. Wallace
Moscow Radio
Chungking
Finn Peace Plea Slowed by German Pressure
Victorious Russian troops near Viipuri advance toward Helsinki as German pressure hinders a Finnish bid for peace with Stalin. Finnish radio calls civilians to evacuate Helsinki while Dagens Nyheter reports Germans try to block a forthcoming Finnish peace cabinet. Moscow radio says Finland stands on the brink of defeat.
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Finland
Viipuri
Helsinki
Joseph Stalin
Macdlen Senene
Fineraden Nn
Auvanveru
New York
Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Forma
Berlin Raid by 2000 Allied Planes Reported by German Radio
London AP reports over 1000 American Flying Fortresses and Liberators attacked Berlin and its outskirts with about 1000 escorts, possibly the first shuttle raid to new bases in Russia. Basdorf and Hanover Brunswick targets cited. German claims of heavy terror raid. Allied pressure on rocket bases noted.
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London
Berlin
Britain
Russia
Basdorf
Dover Strait
Pay Hikes Sought For Ohio Top State Officials
The State Salary Study Commission, led by Senator John P. Stephenson, recommends major pay raises for Ohio’s elective leaders. Highlights include attorney general up to 12,000 and governor to 15,000 with other officials set for substantial increases.
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Columbus
State Salary Study Commission
Ohio
John P. Stephenson
East Liverpool
Republican
Stephenson
French Leader Given Approval of Norway Governing Body
The Norwegian government recognized Gen. Charles De Gaulle's Committee of National Liberation as the body qualified to lead the French war effort within inter Allied cooperation and protect French interests. The London Daily Star predicted recognition as the French provisional government after Cherbourg's capture.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
Committee of National Liberation
London Daily Star
Cherbourg
United States
Great Britain
DeGaulle
Allied Airmen Strike Genoa Carrier and Italian Harbor
Rome Mediterranean Air Force reports Thunderbolts of the First Tactical Air Force damaged an enemy carrier in Genoa harbor, believed to be an Italian ship being refitted. Tactical aircraft flew 750 sorties yesterday over the battle area. Eighth Army advances after withdrawing Germans near Perugia and seizing high ground northwest of the city.
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Cherbourg
Europe
Naples
Perugia
Italy
Adriatic
Menocchia
Ancona
Carrie Regola
Genoa
Fifth Army
Luftwaffe
Belgium
France
Denmark
Balkans
Rome
Mediterranean Air Force
First Tactical Air Force
Eighth Army
Lake Chiusi
Chiusi
Cetona
Execution delayed as Hagert appeals slaying
The Ohio Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal by Henry William Hagert of Cleveland from his 12 year old twin victim slaying conviction. The automatic stay of his Aug 12 execution was granted pending review, with the appeal to be considered in the court's fall term. The youth was accused in the death of James and Charles Collins.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Henry William Hagert
Cleveland
Hagert
Ohio
High Court
James
Charles Collins
Guayule Rubber Project Continued by House Senate
The House voted 299 to 43 to drop the demand to abandon rubber from the guayule shrub and to extend the project for another year. The move secures about $3,920,985 for cultivating 32,000 acres of guayule in the coming year.
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Washington
House
Senate
Appointment of Dr Roy Kiskadden as vier moderator
Dr Roy Kiskadden of Cosherton Ohio was named moderator of the Ohio Presbyterian Synod by Dr E Earl McKinney of Springfield Ohio yesterday. The appointment was announced by McKinney who serves as synod moderator.
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Cleveland
Roy Kiskadden
Cosherton
Ohio Presbyterian Synod
E. Earl McKinney
Springfield
China Ready to Join in Move To Stop Wars
President Chiang Kai-Shek hosted Vice President Wallace at a state banquet and urged a general system of collective security backed by an international force. He said China seeks neighborly peace, respects all nations, and wants no territorial ambitions while thanking U S support and pledging joint effort for world peace.
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Chiang
Henry A. Wallace
China
Wallace
Roosevelt
American Congress
America
Negroes Cause Of Coal Strike Ends In Kentucky
A two day strike by 300 Consolidation Coal Co employees at Van Lear Kentucky over alleged favoritism toward Black workers ended with most day shift workers returning to the mine. UMW international representative Tom Raney said the grievance will be addressed through the regular process while crews are at work.
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Paintsville
Consolidation Coal Co
van Lear
Tom Raney
Pikeville
United Mine Workers
Raney
UMW
Japs Advance in China and Pacific Operations Report
Allied war dispatches describe renewed Japanese pushes in China along the Hankow Canton line with Changsha under threat as Hengyang lies 65 miles away. Saipan operations secure southern areas, Biak airdromes captured, and Burma Road supply routes targeted as Stillwell nears Mo gaung and Myitkyina. Boston planes attack Manokwari shipping. Truk bombed with no opposition.
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Changsha
China
Hankow-Canton
Saipan
Marianas
MacArthur
Biak Island
Nippon
Burma
Stillwell
Mogaung
Myitkyina
Imphal
Kohima
India
Boston
Mokmer
Owi
Manokwari
Dutch New Guinea
Admiralty Islands
Truk
Carolinas
WVU Board Fires Lawall as Students Pledge to Continue Protest
Morgantown West Virginia University trustees ousted Dr Charles Fe Lawall after nearly 12 hours of debate and the student body vowed to press on. The board proposed Lawall serve as director of the school of mines or as a College of Engineering professor with a decision due by August 31. Students accused politics of steering higher education.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Charles FE. Lawall
M. M. Neely
Lawall
School of Mines
College of Engineering
Ohioans Describe Three Days Burying Japanese Dead
Ohio soldier Lieut. Col. Ernest E. Root recounts three days of burying Japanese dead after the Bougainville Hill 700 action in March. He says no prisoners were taken, notes 406 bodies found in a 50 by 100 yard area, and describes scorched terrain and Japanese starvation on the island.
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Cleveland
Bougainville
Ernest E. Root
145Th Infantry Regiment
Ohio
Root
Normandie Repair Halted by Shortages Despite Refit
The Navy cancelled plans to refit the former French luxury liner Normandie due to manpower and material shortages. The burning ship, raised for $3,750,000 last fall, was moved to Todd Shipyard in Brooklyn when the cancellation was announced.
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New York
Navy
Todd Shipyard
Brooklyn
Navy Department
British Official Denies Jop Attack Statement
In a Commons apology Capt Oliver Lyttelton British minister of supply denied stating that US lend lease aid forced Japan into attacking Pearl Harbor. He called the claim "manifestly untrue" and said his interpolation aimed only to express gratitude for aid Britain received before the surprise attack.
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House of Commons
Oliver Lyttelton
United States
Britain
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harr
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