Cherbourg Fighting Intensifies in Allied Drive
American infantry hit German defenders in Cherbourg as Omar Bradley leads a fresh offensive. Allies report strong indications the enemy withdrew to the city for a house by house stand. Air and land operations target Maupertus airfield and coastal advances push along the eastern and western peninsula while prisoners exceed 15,000 since the June 6 landings.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Omar N. Bradley
Culaliy Virivud
Vals Lageuu
Maupertus
U. S
St. Pierre Eglise
Japs Press Defenses Near Hengyang As U S Navy Advances
The Japanese army furiously strengthens lines along the Hankow Canton railway reaching 33 miles from Hengyang in South Central China while U S Naval Task Force 58 gains a notable victory off Saipan. Chungking reports dark news contrasted with the Saipan triumph.
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Hankow-Canton
Hengyang
China
Pacific
Chungking
Saipan
Submarine Blows Sink 16 Jap Ships In Pacific Drive
United States submarines smashed 16 more Japanese vessels as part of a sweeping Pacific offensive. Navy reports credit submarine reconnaissance for locating parts of the fleet east of the Philippines. Task Force 58, under Vice Admiral Mitscher, raged across the Pacific destroying ships and planes and pressuring Tokyo as operations push toward Japan.
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Washington
Pacific
Navy
Forrestal
Philippines
China
Hengyang
Saipan Island
Marianas
Magicienne Bay
Tokyo
U. S
Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
Pacific Ocean
Japan
Order Cut in Premium Gas for Civilian Use
Secretary Ickes announced an immediate cut in premium gasoline for civilian use to free tetraethyl lead for military needs. Refineries will be allowed to increase regular gasoline to 72 octane to offset the reduction in premium production.
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Washington
Ickes
Widow of Will Rogers Remains at Sixty Five
In Santa Monica California the widow of Will Rogers described as his first sweetheart is reported to be 65 years old. The note references Rogers’ famous bicycle ride and marks her enduring connection to the famed entertainer.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Will Rogers
Allies Expect Nazis To Make Stand in Italy
Allied forces advance on both coasts as German resistance tightens in central Italy between Lake Trasimeno and Lake Chiusi and north of Perugia. Eighth Army fights north of Perugia and near the Trasimeno area while Ancona area troops close on the Chienti River. Fifth Army pushes along Highway One from Livorno toward Pisa and toward Falonica near 55 miles south of Pisa.
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Rome
Italy
Lake Trasimeno
Lake Chiusi
Perugia
Eighth Army
Algiers
Adriatic
Ancona
Chienti River
Fifth Army
Livorno
Pisa
Falonica
Moscow
Lake Onezhskoe
Onega
Red Army
Lake Ostero
Leningrad-Murmansk
Govorov
Lappeenranta
Villmanstrand
Viipuri
Ladoga
Onezhskoe
Piqua Ace Assigned as Jet Test Pilot in Ohio
Dayton dispatch reports Captain Donis Gentile, renowned Piqua ace with 30 Nazi planes destroyed, attached to the Materiel Flight Command at Wright Field. He has been piloting the army’s new jet-propulsion aircraft for several days, according to Col. F. W. Warburton, chief of the flight command section.
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Dayton
Donis Gentile
Piqua Ace
Wright Field
Gentile
Europe
Col
F. W. Warburton
Artillery and Tanks Used in White Russia
German reports claim the Red Army opened a summer offensive along the Mogilev to Vitebsk line with heavy use of artillery and tanks. Moscow offered no confirmation. The drive could threaten Berlin or Warsaw, while Russians press an Baltic and Finnish campaign across multiple fronts.
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London
Russia
Red Army
von Hammer
Normandy
Moscow
Mogilev-Vitebsk
Berlin
Warsaw
Baltic States
Riga
Finland
Black Sea
Baltic
American Losses in Battle Pass Quarter Million Mark
American battle casualties have passed the quarter million mark with Army totals through June 6 showing 178 677 casualties and 31 289 dead. Navy figures reach 46 705 casualty total, while Italian theater air force losses total 9 052.
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Washington
Stimson
Navy
Italy
Europe
Nazis Admit Murder of Allied Officers in Prison Camp
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the Commons that Germany admitted killing 50 RAF officers at a Dresden area prison camp, up from 47. He called the act a mass murder in breach of war laws, vowing to pursue all responsible and bring them to justice. The Gestapo was identified as the killer.
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London
Anthony Eden
Commons
RAF
Dresden
Eden
Switzerland
Gestapo
Nazi Rail Lines Hit Again In Night Blow
RAF heavy bombers attacked Nazi reinforcement rail yards at Reims and Laon last night as part of Allied strikes after a day of massive air assaults. Seven bombers missing. The campaign targeted lines toward the battlefront from Germany and the Lowlands, with 6000 Allied planes dropping over 8000 tons of bombs from dawn to dusk.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Reims
Laon
Normandy
Paris
Germany
Cherbourg
Pas de Calais
Nylon Hose Sale At Prewar Prices Stirs Police Standoff
U S deputy marshals stand by in Greensboro as 5 000 pairs of nylon hose go on sale at pre war prices from 1.00 to 1.65 a pair. A federal court order limits buyers to three pairs each amid charges the nylon was diverted from theft for black market sale.
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Greensboro
N. C
U. S
GOP Opposes Bretton Woods Stabilization Plan
Twenty one Republican members of Congress warn the Morgenthau stabilization plan to be advanced at Bretton Woods will likely fail to gain congressional approval. The letter to The New York Times cites an American reconstruction fund supervised by a Senate-approved board as an alternative to an international stabilization fund.
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New York
Morgenthau
Bretton Woods
Congress
Ohio
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
John Vorys
Columbus
New York Times
Senate
Blue Star Mothers To Be Heard in Peace
In Cleveland during the third annual convention opening sessions Capt. George H Maines of Flint Michigan said American mothers who lost sons in the war will have a voice at the peace table. He added plans for peace are already under way and war lords will be held to account.
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Cleveland
Blue Star Mothers of America
George H. Maines
Flint
Mich
Hitler Returns To Berchtesgaden After Normandy Landing
Reports from the underground in Germany claim Adolf Hitler established a temporary headquarters near Le Mann after Allied landings in Normandy, then withdrew to Troyes and Paris before returning to Berchtesgaden. German generals argued he could not bear another defeat’s public disgrace.
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London
Germany
Adolf Hitler
le Mann
Normandy
Troyes
Paris
Berchtesgaden
Port Blair raid reported by Southeast Asia command
Southeast Asia Command Headquarters in Kandy announced a naval and air raid on Port Blair in the Andaman Islands Wednesday.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Port Blair
Andaman Islands
Seamen Offer To Aid Striking Workers At Wright Aircraft
A message from the crew of the U S S Coos Bay, stamped passed by naval censor, urges Wright Aircraft strikers to end their walkout and accept a cash offer of 412 to help cover a requested wage increase. Dated June 10 and sent to the Fleet Post Office in San Francisco, the note says production is vital to war efforts.
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New York
Associated Press
U. S. S. Coos Bay
Naval
Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
Wright Aircraft Corporation
Republican platform clash signals Dewey Bricker split
The party platform committee heard a foreign policy plan for peace forces to deter aggression while the Dewey Bricker delegate fight heats up toward a pre convention climax. New York delegates appear solid for Dewey as big states begin caucusing on opening day at the convention.
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Chicago
Republican Platform Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Dewey
New York State
Gallia Farmer Fatally Hurt in Hay Harvest
Gallipolis reports 82 year old farmer F M Tawney died from injuries after a fall from a hay wagon during harvest. He was injured yesterday and succumbed today at a local hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
F. M. Tawney
French Patriots Striking in Cherbourg Battle Fronts
Allied communique reports French resistance tying up German divisions on multiple fronts while Americans push from St Lo toward La Haye Du Puits. Germans attack near Tilly-Sur-Seulles but are repulsed. weather allows resumed unloading. naval engagement and aerial harassment noted. Don Whitehead reports destruction in Cherbourg arc as U S artillery opens a path for advancing troops.
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Cherbourg
France
Eisenhower
Supreme Command
St. Lo-D'Ourville
la Haye du Puits
Normandy
Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Caen
Vercors
Ain
Channel
Paris
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
U. S
Strike Deterrent Proposal Aims to Fix Wage Contract Breaks
W H Harvey for Jones & Laughlin Steel proposes a permanent salaried arbitrator to enforce steel wage contracts. The plan would assign responsibility for any work stoppage and impose penalties on the responsible party, including treating striking employees as having quit voluntary.
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Washington
W.H. Harvey
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh
War Labor Board
Harvey
Warning to Nazis as Allied forces press Cherbourg
General Eisenhower, amid fierce fighting at Cherbourg, warned Germany they must not rely on coastal defense alone and called fishing fleets of Denmark Norway Holland Belgium and France to remain in port until 9 p.m. June 29.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Denmark
Norway
Holland
Belgium
France
British Report Little Flying Bomb Damage
London report says German flying bombs caused little damage of national importance and only slight effects on public utilities. Home Secretary Herbert S. Morrison told the House of Commons today.
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London
Herbert S. Morrison
House of Commons
Bolivia Recognized by United States as Friend of Allies
The United States and 17 other American republics recognized Bolivia ending six months of isolation. Bolivian regime's support for the United Nations prompted the move, with officials citing Bolivia as a friend of the Allied group.
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Bolivia
Washington
United States
United Nations
Newspaper Boys Sell War Stamps Pouring Funds to Nation
St. Louis reports the International Circulation Managers Association announced newspaper boys sold 1,174,267,407 ten cent War Savings Stamps from Pearl Harbor to June 8. Howard W. Stodghill noted Pennsylvania led states, followed by New York and Ohio.
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ST. Louis
International Circulation Managers Association
Pearl Harbor
Howard W. Stodghill
War Finance Committee
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
G I Bill of Rights signed to aid veterans postwar
President Roosevelt signed the G I Bill of Rights. Congress and veterans leaders watched as the measure authorizes federal loans hospitalization job insurance schooling and other benefits worth 3 to 6.5 billion dollars. It applies to men and women who served 90 days or more since Sept 16 1940 and who left service under honorable conditions. Benefits include 20 weekly unemployment plus four weeks per active service month up to 52 weeks, a year of education with up to 500 tuition, 50 monthly allowance and 25 for dependents, with affidavit rules for older enlistees.
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Washington
Roosevelt
G.L
The
American Legion
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