Fall of Viipuri Signals End of War for Finland
Soviet forces push toward Viipuri after cracking the Mannerheim line and seizing Koivisto. Finnish premier Linkomies vows to fight to the death as the Red Army advances along a 172 mile front from Koivisto to Valkjarvi and Rautu.
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London
Mannerheim
Finland
Viipuri
Red Army
Koivisto
Helsinki
Stockholm
Viipuri Bay
Edwin Linkomies
Linkomies
Karelian
Leonid A. Govorov
Beloostrov
Murila
Makslahti
Valkjarvi
Rautu
Lake Ladoga
Moscow
Knox
British Fight Nazis Robot Bombers Across Pas de Calais
Allied forces reported two strikes on launch platforms in Pas de Calais as RAF fighters and anti-aircraft units countered the jet propelled robot bombs. The air ministry said the weapons are unmanned and guided by an automatic pilot, with launches from northern France and speeds around 300 to 350 mph.
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Allied Hdq
A.E.F
Pas de Calais
London
Air Ministry
Hitler
Ministry
R.A.F
Luftwaffe
Nazi Reich
France
England
RAF
French
Straits
Dieppe
Bill Introduced to Boost Vet Unemployment Aid
Sen. Murray proposes liberalizing G I bill unemployment insurance for veterans. The plan adds 5 dollars weekly per dependent up to 35 dollars and removes the 10 month service requirement for full 52 weeks, arguing veterans’ economic lives are unsettled regardless of service length.
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Washington
Congress
G.I
Sen
Murray
D-Mont
G.I., Bilt
Bard Nominated for Undersecretary of the Navy
President Roosevelt nominated Ralph Bard to become undersecretary of the navy on the recommendation of Secretary James V. Forrestal who was elevated to cabinet rank after Frank Knox’s death. The nomination was announced in Washington by White House Secretary Stephen Early.
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Washington
Ralph Bard
Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt
w.White
House
Stephen ‘. Early
Bard
Navy
James V. Forrestal
Frank Knox
Bond Quota Figures Outline City Page 2 Coverage
A bond quota of 2 860 800 is noted for municipal financing. The report references figures appearing on Page 2 of the edition, indicating the scope of bond issuance and related allocations.
Saipan Marines Repel Japanese Landing Attempt at Aslito Airfield
U S troops on Saipan smash a Japanese amphibious thrust near Garapan and advance from the beach-head toward Aslito airfield. Marines and soldiers push north and east amid heavy defenses as U S bombers patrol. 13 enemy barges were sunk in prior off-shore action.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Saipan
Garapan
Marianas
Aslito
LCI
Chester W. Nimitz
Assito
Train Collision Kills One, Injures Thirty
A westbound Santa Fe passenger train collided with the rear coaches of an eastbound train in a siding. At least one person was killed and about 30 injured, many of them soldiers. The crash occurred when the westbound engine began moving before the eastbound cleared the siding, giving the other train the right of way.
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la’ ‘Ju
Coly
Sean
Santa ‘Fe
Marshall Arnold Visit Italian Front in Rome
Gen. George C. Marshall and Gen. Henry H. Arnold visited Rome and the Italian front. They conferred with allied military chiefs on wartime strategy and operations.
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Marshall, Arnold
Rome
George C. Marshall
Henry. H. Arnold
Italian Front
Cedar Rapids Flood Threat Fades Amid Cool Weather
Flood risk along the Cedar River eased as observers reported a river stage near 11 feet at 10 a.m. and receding from a Sunday peak. The city faced past flood danger while residents coped with cool, unsettled conditions and scattered rainfall across Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
R. S. Toogood
United States Geological Survey
Chambers
Churchill seizes summer hopes for freedom and victory
In a speech at the Mexican embassy four days ago, Churchill says the coming summer may bring full success to the freedom cause. He notes Allied plans rolled out with Russia after Tehran, pledges postwar cooperation to strengthen peace, and asserts Britain and the United States will endure until victory.
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London
Churchill
Teheran
Soviet Promotes Govorov to Marshal of the Soviet Union
London dispatch reports General Leonid Govorov, commander of the forces that shattered the Mannerheim line, promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union on Sunday.
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London
INS
Leonid Govorov
Mannerheim
Soviet Union
Yankees Rout Nazi Forces in Cherbourg Peninsular Drive
American Ninth Division roared through the Cherbourg neck to reach the sea at 11 pm and crush a German breakout bid. In a late afternoon clash near St Jacques de Nehou the enemy suffered heavy losses as U S artillery and mortar fire delivered a devastating barrage.
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Cherbourg Peninsula
Cherbourg
Doughboys
United States
Ninth Division
Barneville
St. Lo d’Ourville
St. Jacques de Nehou
St. Lo-d’Ourville
St. Jacques
United States Ninth Division
St. Lod
Ourville
Seventy-seventh
la Haye du
Paris
Americans Drive Toward Cherbourg Amid Stiff German Resistance
American Ninth Division presses the Cherbourg peninsula push as 50 000 Germans trapped, eight miles from Cherbourg, with US artillery shelling the port and British forces advancing toward Tilly sur Seulles. Bradley’s forces broaden a seven mile corridor and brace for the next step while German counterattacks near St Jacques de Nehou falter.
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Normandy
Cherbourg
HDQ
A.E.F
United States
Ninth Division
St. Jacques de Nehou
Tilly sur-Seulles
Bayeux
Caen
Omar N. Bradley
Supreme Headquarters
Carentan
Montebourg
Berlin
Valognes
Napoleon
United States Ninth
Bizerte
Tunisia
Peninsula
Atlantic
la Haye du Puits
St. Sauveur le Vicomte
la Haye
St. Ter Ouhg
Barnesville
St. Sauveur
Marquis Childs Comic Deaths Farm Note
Lawrence Paul Mallon is named in a brief item referencing Marquis Childs and a farm death. The record notes a personal name and a striking phrase tied to the comics section.
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Marquis Childs
David
Lawrence Paul Mallon
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