Cherbourg siege nears as Allied push tightens
American forces fight house to house in Cherbourg suburbs less than a mile from the docks. General Eisenhower’s HQ says Cherbourg fall is hours away as German defenses stiffen and reserves dwindle. Meanwhile Allied advances thin the German lines elsewhere in Italy and France and a child’s body is found in Batavia after a river search.
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Cherbourg
Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Tilly- Sur-Seulles
Hottot
Fort du Roule
Fort Octeville
Batavia
Margaret Ann McRoberts
Little Miami River
GOP Chairman Predicts No Ballot Deadlock at Chicago Convention
Republican leaders in Chicago work on a platform to back their White House candidate to be named by next Wednesday as the party holds its national convention. Chairman Harrison E. Spangler foresees no deadlock while camps praise their contenders. Roy D. Moore attacks Dewey forces, J Russel Sprague pledges confidence, and Victor Johnson praises Harold Stassen as the best speaker to the voters. The American Democratic National Committee also moves to convene all anti Roosevelt groups.
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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 flew 45 wounded veterans from the Mediterranean front to Columbus. Ambulances then transported the injured to Fletcher General Hospital at Cambridge for treatment.
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Ohio
Cambridge
Columbus
Fletcher General Hospital
WPB Approves More Whiskey Release for August
Washington reports the Senate Liquor Shortage Committee backed WPB action to release 40 to 59 million gallons of 86 90 proof blended whiskey for August to curb bootleggers and black marketeers while urging tighter liquor distribution controls.
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Ate Liquor Shortage Committee
WPB
Wallace Enraptured by USSR Progress
Vice President Henry A. Wallace, in a Moscow Radio quoted statement, expressed gratitude to the U S S R for hospitality and said his personal impressions surpassed expectations. He praised the Soviet peoples for building, scientific and artistic achievements and noted brilliant successes in science, industry and art before leaving for Chungking.
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London
U.S.S.R
Henry A. Wallace
Moscow Radio
Chungking
Finn Peace Plea Slowed By German Actions
AP reports Finnish efforts to sue for peace are hindered as German moves block a proposed Finnish peace cabinet. Viipuri fell and Russian forces advanced toward Helsinki. Finnish radio urged nonessential residents to evacuate Helsinki while Moscow claims Finland is on the brink of defeat.
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Viipuri
New York
Helsinki
Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Formu
Berlin raid by 2000 Allied planes targets German homeland
German radio reports say more than 1,000 American Flying Fortresses and Liberators bombed Berlin and outskirts with about 1,000 escorts. Berlin says Hanover and Brunswick were hit while US crews report heavy flak but no German fighters. Allies seen heading toward rocket bases after five days of bombardment.
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London
Berlin
Britain
Russia
Basdorf
Germany
Hannover
Brunswick
Dover Strait
Pay Hikes Urged for Ohio Top State Officials
Ohio State Salary Study Commission recommends raise up to 100 percent for elective leaders. Attorney General could rise from 6,500 to 12,000. Governor to 15,000. other officials listed with substantial increases. Final decision pending weeks of further review before legislature next year.
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Columbus
State
Ohio
John P. Stephenson
East Liverpool
Stephenson
French Leader Recognized by Norway for War Effort
The Norwegian government recognizes Gen. Charles De Gaulle's Committee of National Liberation as the body qualified to conduct and lead the French war effort within inter Allied cooperation. The recognition aims to preserve French interests. The London Daily Star predicts that after Cherbourg is captured, the United States and Great Britain will recognize De Gaulle's organization as the French provisional government.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
Committee of National Liberation
London Daily Star
Cherbourg
United States
Great Britain
de Gaulle
Allied Airmen Sink Carrier in Genoa Harbor
Allied air units report heavy damage to an enemy aircraft carrier in Genoa harbor believed to be an Italian ship under refit after 750 tactical sorties flown over the battle area. Eighth Army advances from Perugia push Germans from northwest of the city and clear Chiusi and Cetona as forces move along Highway 71 toward Lake Chiusi.
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Ibourg
Europe
Naples
Cherbourg
Perugia
Italy
Adriatic
Menocchia
Ancona
Carrie Regola
Genoa
Fifth Army
Luftwaffe
Belgium
France
Denmark
Balkans
RCME
Mediterranean Air Force
First Tactical Air Force
Eighth Army
Lake Chiusi
Chiusi
Cetona
Execution of Slayer Delayed by Appeal
The Ohio Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal by Henry William Hagert of Cleveland from his August slaying conviction of one of 12 year old twin brothers. The stay on Hagert’s planned electric chair execution remains automatic while the court reviews the case. James and Charles Collins were the victims.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Henry Willian Hagert
Cleveland
Hagert
Ohio
High Court
James
Charles Collins
Guayule Rubber Project Extended for One Year
In Washington a 299 to 43 margin backed continuing the Guayule rubber program for another year. The plan allocates about 3.02 million dollars to cultivate 32 000 acres of Guayule in the coming fiscal year. Cleveland report notes Dr Roy Kiskadden of Coshocton Ohio named vice moderator of the Ohio Presbyterian Synod by Dr E Farr McKinney of Springfield Ohio.
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Washington
Senate
Cleveland
Roy Kiskadden
Coshocton
Ohio Presbyterian Synod
E. Farr McKinney
Springfield
China Ready to Join in Move To Stop Wars
President Chiang Kai-Shek urged a general system of collective security backed by an international force. He told Vice President Wallace at a state banquet that China seeks peace with all nations, respects independence, and has no territorial ambitions. He asked Wallace to relay gratitude and shared determination to defeat aggression and promote world peace.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Henry A. Wallace
China
Generalissimo
Wallace
Roosevelt
American Congress
America
Negroes Cause Of Coal Strike In Kentucky
A two day strike by 300 Consolidation Coal Co. workers at Van Lear ended today after alleging favoritism toward Negro workers. About half of the 25 night shift employees returned before midnight and nearly all 275 day shift workers went back to work. UMW International Rep Tom Raney said the union would pursue the grievance through regular channels while men remain at work. The action began Monday morning.
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Paintsville
Consolidation Coal Co
van Lear
Tom Raney
Pikeville
United Mine Workers
Raney
UMW
Nimitz Reveals Nip Fleet Gathering Near Last Invasion Area
The Associated Press reports Admiral Nimitz says Japanese fleet concentrates between the Marianas and the Philippines as U S forces prepare for a possible major sea clash. King notes cooperation by Japan and hints at potential damage from recent actions.
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Nip
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Marianas Islands
Philippines
U. S. Pacific
Saipan
Mariianas
Tokyo
Japan
Guam
Rota
Marianas
U. S
Japs Advance in China and Saipan Strength Seen in War Report
Japanese forces push toward Hengyang and threaten the Hankow Canton line after capturing Changsha as Allied forces report on Saipan. MacArthur’s troops reclaim Biak airfields while Stillwell closes on Moe gaung and Myitkyina. British and American air actions strike Manokwari shipping and Truk targets with minimal resistance.
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Marianas
MacArthur
Biak Island
Nippon
Burma
Stillwell
Moegaung
Myitkyina
Imphal
Kohima
India
Boston
Mokmer
Owl
Manokwari
Dutch New Guinea
Admiralty Islands
Truk
Carolinas
WVU Board Fires Lawall After Prolonged Debate
West Virginia University trustees removed Dr Charles Lawall as university president after nearly 12 hours of discussion. Gov Neely urged staff reforms and offered Lawall other posts. Students vow to continue the protest saying higher education should not be run by a political machine.
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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
Dennis boy killed by air compressor belt at farm home
Wilfred Dennis, 12, died at his parents home in Newell's Run when his clothing became caught in the belt of an air compressor. Okey and Mrs. Dennis reported the accident at the family farm.
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Marietia
Wilfred Dennis
Okey Dennis
Newell's Run
Ohioan reports three days burying Japanese on Bougainville
Lieut. Col. Ernest E. Root of the 145th Infantry describes three days of burying 406 dead Japanese on Hill 700 Bougainville after a March action. He recalls no prisoners, grim combat conditions, and the island’s desolate aftermath.
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Bougainville
Ernest E. Root
145Th Infantry Regiment
Ohio
Root
Normandie Refit Cancelled Due to Shortages
The Navy cancels plans to refit the French luxury liner Normandie because of manpower and material shortages. The ocean liner, which burned and capsized here on February 1, 1942, was raised at a cost of 3,750,000 dollars last fall and towed to Todd Shipyard in Brooklyn. The Navy Department announced the cancellation yesterday.
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New York
Navy
Todd
Brooklyn
Navy Department
British Official Denies Pearl Harbor Attack Claim
In a House of Commons reply Captain Oliver Lyttelton denies making a statement that United States lend lease aid forced Japan to attack Pearl Harbor. He calls the claim manifestly untrue and says his interpolation in a speech to the America Chamber of Commerce was to show Britain's gratitude for U.S. aid before the attack.
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London
House of Commons
Oliver Lyttelton
United State
Britain
Japan
Pearl Harbo
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