Nazis Drive Americans From Montebourg In Normandy
Allied dispatches report American forces advancing along the Tyrhenean coast of Italy and Normandy with Orbetello captured and vast food dumps seized on the Orbetello peninsula. British Canadian units hold firm around Caen Tilly-Sur-Seulles and Carentan as German counterattacks surge along the coast and inland fronts.
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Montebourg
Troarn
Tilly-sur-Seulles
Clark
Orbetello
Bradley
Carentan Line
Rome
Tyrrhenean
Italy
Sth
Mt. Argentario
Sid Feder
Associated Press Cou
Dth
Orbetelio
John Paul Powhida
Philadelphia
Narni
Terni
8Th Army
T' Ai
Cen
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Tilly-Caen
Cherbourg
Trearn
Caen
Carenlan
Tilly-Sur- Seulles
al- Ned
Carentan
House Extends OPA and Backs Parity Ceiling Plan
Washington June 14 The House approved the price control extension and adopted a parity or penalty provision for farm products, striking Bankhead Brown cotton terms. The measure sets that processors who pay below parity earn less than 90 percent of the OPA ceiling, boosting farm prices. The vote also kept a Dirksen amendment allowing OPA rule tests in federal courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Bankhead-Brown
Senate
Disney
D.-Okla
Dirksen
Rep
B.-L
McCormack
D.-Mass
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
Pace
D.ga
Kerr Favored as Keynoter at Democratic National Meet
CHICAGO June 14 Gov Robert Kerr of Oklahoma emerged as the favorite to deliver the keynote at the Democratic national convention opening July 29. An oil man and former attorney turned governor, Kerr is aligned with Roosevelt’s fourth term agenda. A press conference with arrangements group members suggested strong support but no consensus on permanent chairman.
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Chicago
Robert 5. Kerr
Oklahoma
Democratic Arrangements Committee
Ambrose Connell
Sem Morris
Arizona
Keen Johnson
Kentucky
Dapph
U S Warships Bombard Matsuwa and Marianas Bases
US warships bombarded Matsuwa island in the Kuriles and attacked Tinian, Saipan, and Charan Konoa, Garapan, and Tanapag in the Marianas. Admiral Nimitz said battleships cruisers and destroyers led the strikes with carrier aircraft providing support as heavy shells ignited fires in multiple towns. Planes also targeted Paramushiro and Shumusu, focusing on air fields in the Kuriles.
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Pear Harbor
Amétiaea
North Pacific
Kuriles
Mid-Pacific
Marianas
Chester W. Nimitz
Tisian
Saipan Islands
Nimitz
Matsuwa
Matsuwa Island
Tokyo
Paramushiro
Shumusu
Garapan
Charan-Konoa
Tanapag Harbor
Saipan
Tinian
Elso
Pagan
Allied air and ground actions on Biak and Palau
Advanced Allied Headquarters reports 28 Japanese planes shot down over Biak island and Palau. Liberators and B-21s attacked, destroying aircraft on the ground and starting fires. American infantry pressed from Mokmer as Japanese six inch guns sought to slow the advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
New Guinea
Biak Island
Dutch New Guinea
Palau
Carolines
Southwest Pacific
Biak
Mokmer
Philippines
Paul Sunday
Mokimer
Colonel German Builder At Pearl Harbor Criticized
Washington report to the house military committee faults delays at Pearl Harbor defenses. Col Theodore Wyman jr and German contractor Hans Wilhelm Rohl face criticism for late work and alleged lavish entertainment, including parties with liquor and party girls. Roh l’s naturalization cited amid contracts worth about 125 million dollars guiding Hawaii projects and a Far East air route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pearl Harbor
House Military Committee
Theodore Wyman, Jr
Army Engineers
Comrador
Hans Wilhelm Rohl
Rohs
Hiewaii
Rohl
Hawaii
Kohl
Christmas Island
Canton
Nandi
New Caledonia
Australia
FDR approves Pearl Harbor inquiry amid war needs
President Roosevelt signed a bill directing an immediate probe into the Pearl Harbor disaster with limits to avoid hindering the war effort. He said Congress would not pursue actions that would hamper wartime prosecution while War and Navy officials would conduct investigations as facts justify. The measure directs recall of officers only if necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Congress
Secretaries of War
Pary
Navy
Japanese drive on Changsha and push 200000 troops forward
Chungking reports Japanese forces crossing Liuyang river defenses near Changsha with 200000 troops in battle to seize the city. A bridgehead across the Liuyang was repelled, while attacks northwest toward Kushan were repulsed. U S planes strafed concentrations as authorities insist Changsha remains unconquered and under three side pressure. A western Henan counter attack drove back Japanese advances near Wensiang.
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Chungking
Changsha
Hunan
Liuyang
Kushan
U. S
P. H. Chang
Henan
Wensiang
Tungkwan
Pearl Harbor Blast Kills 27 Missing 100 at Harbor
Washington reports 27 men killed 100 missing and 30 wounded after explosion that destroyed several landing craft at Pearl Harbor on May 21. Seven more missing from a magazine explosion on Oahu. Casualties spread across army navy coast guard and civilians with names of the dead and missing withheld pending next of kin.
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Washington
Conight
Pearl Harbor
Oahu Island
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Pacific Meet
State's E Bond Drive Surpasses Seven Percent in Three Days
War Finance headquarters announced that over seven percent of West Virginia's $47 million E bond goal for the fifth war loan had been sold in the first three days. The statewide quota is $81 million. Federal Reserve reports show $3,640,416 invested in E bonds and total individual purchases at $3,667 for the period. Local progress included Kanawha County leaders reporting a $4,271,000 county quota and several stores and districts exceeding targets. Sale emphasis will shift to R bonds later in the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State War Finance
West Virginia
Federal Reserve
Cleveland
Richmond
Treasury Department
Kanawha County
J. E. McDavid
Cnurity
Dawes
Kanawha Valley Grocery Co
Dunbar
Holly Young
Cabin Creek
Borth
Quincy
Glasgow
A. V. Braham
South Cabin Creek
Eskdale
Belle Alkali Co
Clendenin
Thayer Douglas
South Charleston
Soviet advance nears Viipuri on Karelian isthmus
June 14 report from London states Russian armor and infantry break through Finns second defense line along the Karelian isthmus and push toward Viipuri, with eight more strongpoints captured. The Soviet command says continued isthmus gains are achieved as Red air bombards eastern front airfields destroying many German planes.
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London
Karelian
Viipuri
Finland
Red Army
Red Air Force
Brest
Litovsk
Bialystok
Pinsk
Minsk
Bobruisk
Orsha
Mighty Planes Built For Army Mightier Warplanes
The army announced production of the A-26 Invader light bombardment plane and the P-63 King Cobra fighter. The A-24 Invader is an improved version of the A-20 Ravoe, built by Douglas. The P-63 King Cobra, by Bell, is a larger, improved successor to the P-39 Airacobra. The RAF jet-propelled plan e is powered by 2,000 hp engines with four-blade props. The Black Widow by Northrup Aircraft is a long-range, high-speed, two to three crew aircraft with night-fighting gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Army
Douglas Aircraft Co
Bell Aircraft Corp
Army Air Forces
RAF
Northrup Aircraft, Inc
Penicillin Reports Save Most Spinal Meningitis Patients
Chicago June 1 Officials of the American Medical Association report the first large scale proof penicillin can cut spinal meningitis deaths. In 71 treated cases only one death occurred. Treating through spinal injection showed best results, with prospects for further improvements as penicillin purifies.
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Chicago
American Medical
Alan
Davis H. Rosenberg
P. A. Arling
Ration Holiday Nearing End for Meat and Canned Goods
Washington dispatch reports the ration point holiday for 8% of national meat likely ending in July to fix supply distribution. Temporary zero points for several major canned vegetables may also end as 1943 stock is cleared for the 1944 pack. The Bureau of Agriculture Economics notes abundant civilian supplies this summer but forecasts less favorable outlook for some foods into 1944. Office of Price Administration announcement directs readers to page 22.
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Washington
Whatesaler
Bureau of Agricaliy
Aeconomics
Office of
Price Administra
Dutch Awe at Allied Air Raid Reveals Gulf of Destruction
London reports the Netherlands news agency says about 500 German soldiers were killed in an Allied daylight air raid on the Dutch port 17 miles north of Amsterdam on April 26. The strike blasted Atlantic wall defenses at Humilden, sent German troops into panic, and warned Allied forces could have advanced inland if landings followed.
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London
Anefa
Netherlands
Hmulden
Holland
Almsterdam
Anda
U. S
Tjrmitden
Amsterdam
French Partisans Cut German Lines
French authorities in Algiers warned that German reprisals for captured resistance members will trigger counter measures by the French provisional government. A Radio France broadcast said interior forces are fighting and entitled to Hague rights. Von Rundstedt had branded resistors as tree shooters, denying Hague protection, prompting sabotage and revolts.
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London
Algiers
French Provisional Government
National Liberation Committee
Radio France
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
France
Tireurs
von Rundstedt
De Gaulle Lands in Normandy to Rapturous Reception
Gen Charles de Gaulle landed at the Normandy beachhead aboard a French destroyer La Combattante amid joyous crowds and cries of de Gaulle in town after town. Across London PM Churchill faced questions while British and Allied forces reported his arrival as a powerful symbol of liberation. The scene showed debris filled streets and old and young cheering the famed leader.
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U.S
U. S. Army
Navy
Normandy
H. H. Arnold
U. S. Army Air Force
Ernest J. King
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George C. Marshall
Signal Corps
London
Charles de Gaulle
Allied Armies of Liberation
de Gaullist Sociegs
I de Gaulle
la Combat
Churchil
House of Commons
Committee of National Liberation
France
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
de Gaulle
Whitehead
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Foe
Victors
Upper Tiber
Granvitleg
Seine Bo
Leh
Beau
Ane
Filly-sur-Seulles
Cal
Gov. Kerr
Furn
Willie Wittis
Bic Sis
Emil
Kurile
Mariana
FDR
Chi
Redship
Finn Line
East Front
Pteane
Dan Whitehead
Associated# Press
Sait
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