Ernie Pyle on the Cherbourg Peninsula
In a Wireless column Ernie Pyle shares light vignettes from near Cherbourg. He recalls French policemen misreading directions, German officers' indignation at Allied tactics, a bristling German captured in anger, and generals visiting with brass but avoiding armored cars as MPs conceal support along routes.
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Mid-Peninsula
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Eisenhower
Arnold
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Ramsey
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City Board Seeks Mercer Probe Into June 17 Mob
The Bluefield city board adopted a resolution urging Mercer county authorities to investigate a June 17 mob incident that disrupted the city, damaged property, and threatened a police officer. The resolution asks prosecutors and the criminal court judge to present any legal violations to the Mercer county grand jury.
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Mercer County
Mercer County Grand Jury
Luther G. Scott
Bluefield
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Fatherland Line Is Virtually Destroyed Near Minsk
London, June 29 AP Four Red armies closed on Minsk destroying the German Fatherland line by capturing Mogilev Lepel and Osipovichi and routing the 12th infantry division. Mogilev fell after 24 hours of street fighting as Stalin announced. Russians also seized two German generals and moved within about 20 miles of the Polish frontier, close to Minsk within reach of the capital. Page 2.
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Minsk
Mogilev
Lepel
Osipovichi
Bobruisk
Moscow
Matvei Zakharov
Stalin
Dnepr
Bammiler
Ermannsdorf
the Daily Board
Ivan Bagramian
Russia
Americans Close on Livorno After Fierce Italian Battle
Rome June 28 American troops pushed to about 30 miles from Livorno after a night of house to house fighting at San Vincenzo where civilians were cleared. American armor surrounded Sasseta and captured Chiusdino while French troops neared San Quirico D Orcia and the Eighth Army pressed along Lake Trasimeno near Perugia.
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Leghorn
San Vincenzo
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Hitler
Pisa-Rimini
Albert Kesselring
San Vinecenzo
Sasseta
Chiusdino
Siena
San Quirico D'Orcia
French Underground Kills Propaganda Minister Henriot in Paris
French underground gunmen attacked the Vichy Propaganda Minister Philippe Henriot in his Paris home early today, killing him in his pajamas. Reports differ on whether the attackers were captured or escaped, with Spain's border wires citing conflicting accounts from Madrid and London. Henriot, a former schoolteacher turned propagandist, had become a target after joining the Nazis and urging French collaboration.
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Paris
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Vichy
Goebbels
France
Axis
Pierre Laval
Ocean
Associated Press
Madrid
Henroi
Bombers Pound Japanese Bases and Saipan Shoreline
American forces advance northward from Saipan east coast while carrier bombers and naval shelling hit Rota Guam and Tinian. Allied ships shell Kurile town Kuradu Zaki and Naftan point as Japanese counterattacks falter.
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Pearl Harbor
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Rota
Guam
Tinian
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Kuradu Zaki
Yeenee
Kuriles
Marianas
WPB Foresees Coal Shortage Amid War Strain
Frederick Md June 28 A War Production Board official warned that coal production will fall about 38 million tons short of demand in the year starting April 1 due to exhausted inventories and reduced mining labor. Deputy director David M DeBard said stocks remain near minimum and strikes are not the sole factor, noting 37,000 miners have left for war work as officers wrapped a two day conservation meeting with a tour of the Frederick salvage center.
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WPB
de Bard
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Frederick Overseas
Chinese troops gain in Burma near Myitkyina
Southeast Asia Command reports rapid Chinese advances in Burma after capturing Miinese bases and Namui. Myitkyina remains in reach as Chinese forces push toward the besieged strongholds, with Japanese troops abandoning arms as encirclement tightens.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Myitkyina
Namui
Sammuni
Caen Caught in Nutcracker as Allied Forces Hunt In Normandy
British and Canadian troops trap Caen after a decisive push in Normandy. Allied tanks close within four miles of the city from the north and northeast, while German elite divisions face confusion on multiple fronts. Front reports cite Odon river line breaches south of Tourville and continued advances, signaling a major tank battle in the invasion.
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Bombers Hit Four Countries In Major Allied Strike
Allied air forces launched a daylight raid with seven heavy bomber formations into four European nations. English, American, and Mediterranean air units struck targets from French airfields to Romanian rail yards and Bulgarian airfields, with oil refineries at Bucharest and other strategic sites along routes from Ploesti.
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France
Romania
England
Reich
Mediterranean
Bucharest
Chitila
Ploesti
Karlova
Bulgaria
Japanese Forces Ring Hengyang in Chinese Campaign
Hengyang in Hunan province was reportedly encircled by Japanese troops, threatening the Canton Hankow and Hunan Kowrail corridors. Chinese forces held the city center amid heavy bombardment as American air operations over Hunan and Yunnan intensified with losses reported. Han Chao urged greater Allied aid and morale support for China.
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Hengyang
Canton-Hankow
Hunan
Kwangsi
Canton- Hankeow
Kwangsi Province
L of Hang
Yunnan
Joseph W. Stilwell
Han Chao
China
Pvt Franklin Wounded In Action Invasion Day
Pvt Jess Z Franklin son of Mr and Mrs Jess H Franklin of 334 Frederick street has been seriously wounded in action on June 7 the second day of the invasion His wife on Federal street was informed yesterday He entered service September 9 1943 trained at Camp Lee Petersburg VA served overseas about three months Beaver high school graduate attended National Institute of Dry Cleaners in Washington and worked with his father before the war.
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Jess Z. Franklin
Jess H. Pranklin
Frederick Street
Federal Street
Pranklin
Camp Lee
Petersburg
Beaver High School
National Institute of Dry Cleaners
Washington
Dewey Accepts Republican Nomination at Chicago Convention
Governor Thomas E. Dewey formally accepted the Republican nomination in Chicago telling the crowd that peace cannot be trusted to stubborn, tired leaders. He warned against stealth, tricks, or hollow rhetoric and stood with Mrs. Dewey as the convention concluded.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Mrs. Dewey
Organization For Peace
Dewey
New York
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Washington
Wisconsin
Grant Ritter
Beloit Farmer
Bricker
Gov
Martin
Endell L. Willkie
Bo Dewey
I York
Albany
Dewey accepts nomination and backs world security group
Thomas E. Dewey accepted the Republican presidential nomination in a packed convention hall and urged bold action to win the war and secure lasting peace. He supported United States participation in an international security organization and called for a cabinet of the ablest men.
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Albany
Dewey
Matckinac Island
Republican Party
United States
Wendell L. Willkie
America
OPA Raises Point Values For Meat And Dairy Products
Washington July 28 The office of price administration announced new ration changes restoring points to choice lamb cuts and putting beef steaks chops and roasts back on rationing with higher values. Butter remains 12 points a pound and margarine two. Cheddar cheese stays at 10 points while bleu varieties return at four points per pound.
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Office of Price Administration
Chester Bowles
OPA
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