Bombers Reach Japan as War News Dwarfs Normandy
The article notes three major world events eclipsing the Normandy invasion. It highlights the U S Superfortresses bombing Japan as a key development signaling long range airpower enabling strikes before Pacific naval advances. It discusses Saipan and air base logistics, a new independent aerial task force, and notes political dimensions of President Roosevelt plan for peace.
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Europe
Normandy
de Gaulle
France
House
Japan
U. S
Asia
Pacific
Washington
Twentieth Air Force
Doughboys Press Toward Cherbourg From St Sauveur
Allied forces under Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley push to within about two and a half miles east of St. Sauveur, a key junction directing roads to Cherbourg. American spearhead advances toward La Haye du Puits while battles rage around Montebourg and Caen amid worsening weather and naval support from Texas, Nevada, and Augusta.
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Omar N. Bradley
Cherbourg
St. Sauveur
Allied
St. Seuveur
Bradley
Monteborg
United States
Texas
Nevada
Augusta
Navy
la Haye du Puits
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Normandy
le Haye du Fuits
Lenape River
U S Troops Secure Saipan Beachheads in Marianas Drive
American amphibious forces secured beachheads on Saipan after five days of bombardment, advancing inland under heavy fire from Japanese artillery and tanks. Admiral Nimitz reported good progress as landings followed a massive carrier and battleship bombardment aimed at isolating agingan point and Charan Kanoa.
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Pearl Harbor
Saipan Island
Marianas
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Ocean Area Forces
Saipan
United States
Agingan Point
Charan Kanoa
Nimitz
Garapan
Ipan
Pacific
Tinian
Pagan
Guam
Rota
Pacific Fleet
Izi
Japan
Postville Airman Reveals Yawata Bombing News
East ern Iowa Maj. Donald Humphrey of Postville flashed word that American B 29 Superfortresses hit the Yokohama Yawata industrial center. His family learned of his role as first pilot and operations officer, with his sister Mary Hope teaching in Fairfield and another son Lt. Howard C. missing in action over Germany.
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Yawata
Iowa
Donald Humphrey
Postville
Betty
India
J. T. Humphrey
Donald
Humphreys
Howard C
Germany
Maj
Humphrey
Louisiana
Florida
Ohio
Mary Hope
Fairfield
Second Finn Line Smashed by Reds
Soviet legions with strong air support pressed toward the Karelian isthmus but did not breach the second fortified Finnish line. The front widened to 47 miles as more than 500 enemy defense installations were destroyed.
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Moscow
INS
Karelian
Gene Tornquist Killed in Crash
MITCHELLVILLE Lt Eugene Tornquist former Cornell college football star was killed Thursday when a plane crashed and burned near Alameda California His parents Mr and Mrs Victor Tornquist learned here Friday They had been living at Alameda Tornquist played professional football after graduation from Cornell He is survived by two sisters and one brother who is in service
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INS
J.g
Eugene Tornquist
Cornell
Alameda
Calif
Victor Tornquist
Tornquist
Five Nazis Escape From Indianola Camp
Special FBI Agent Duane Traynor announced that five German prisoners have escaped from the camp at Indianola. The incident adds to ongoing concerns about security at the facility and prompts an immediate search. Local authorities coordinate with federal agents to recapture the escapees and review containment procedures.
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Omaha
Indianola
FBI
Duane Traynor
Nazis Unleash Pilotless Air Raiders Over Southern England
In a night raid over southern England, German pilotless bombers attacked with fiery exhausts and bright lights. The self-destruct weapons, possibly jet or rocket powered, struck targets and triggered widespread anti aircraft fire and air raid alerts. British officials warned civilians to stay clear as the eerie midget planes crossed the Channel coast, the longest raid since 1940.
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Ministry of Home Security
R.A F
England
Greater London
High Command
Channel
London
Pas de Calas Cona
France
Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
Witnesses Describe B 29 Bombing of Japanese Mills
An eyewitness account from Roy Porter in New York describes B 29 strikes on Japanese steel mills and coke ovens as swift and surprising to the enemy. He notes tons of bombs, anti aircraft fire, and that crews returned with some bullet holes but little material damage. The report also mentions Bangkok raids and that night fighters likely engaged the bomber force, with Yawata the principal target of the attack.
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NEW York
Roy Porter
Porter
Waterloo
Twentieth Bomber Command
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Bangkok
Thailand
Yawata
Bombing of Yawata by B-29s Ends With Losses
American B-29 Superfortresses attacked Yawata on Kyushu, damaging Japan’s iron and steel works. Four aircraft failed to return. two crews spared, one plane possibly captured, and no enemy fighters shot down. The mission used bases in China and aimed at Japan’s largest steel mills.
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Yawata
War Department
Tokyo
Kyushu
Honshu
Imperial Iron and Steel Works
Japan
China
Bombers strike Yawata target in Japan industrial heart
Advancing B-29s of the 20th U. S. Bomber Command hail the raid as a major strike on Yawata steel and iron works, calling it the most successful attack yet on Japan’s industrial base. Pilots report little opposition from fighters and minimal flak, noting the raid marks a step in “organized destruction” of the empire.
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U. S. Bomber Command
China
Yawata
Pittsburgh
Japan
Your Cooperation Is Asked Tonight In Labor Survey
Black CSC leaders of the Office of Civilian Defense will conduct a house to house survey in Cedar Rapids to determine how many residents are available for full part time or seasonal work. The survey covers most homes except 39 blocks recently tested by the Chamber of Commerce Young Men's Bureau. The Cedar Rapids area is one of four critical labor areas in Iowa with openings listed by the United States Employment Office.
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Citizens Service Corps
CSC
Office of Civilian Defense
Young Men’s Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
United States Employment Office
Tokyo reports US raid on Bonin Islands and Korean air attack
Tokyo broadcasts claim an American task force raided the Bonin islands of Chichijima and Iwojima Thursday afternoon with light damage to Japanese forces. They say at least one B-29 was shot down and seven Americans were destroyed or damaged, while also detailing a separate air raid on the southern Korean peninsula. Japanese reports say the cabinet met with Tojo to review the attack and that damage to factories and shops was light.
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Saipan Islands
Marianas
Bonin Islands
Tokyo
Pacific
Munique
Chichijima
Iwojima
Korean
Hideki Tojo
Itas
Pees Ae
Domei
Moji
Yawata
Kokura
Kyushu
Eaid
Imperial Armed Forces
United States
Oklahoma Frank Named to National Mediation Board
Washington AP reports Frank of Oklahoma appointed to succeed William M. Leiserson on the National Mediation Board. The move places Frank in a key labor relations role amid ongoing agency transitions.
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Washington
Frank
Oklahoma
National Mediation Board
William M. Leiserson
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