Yanks Step Toward Cherbourg Rail Lifeline In Normandy
Allied forces push from Carentan toward Cherbourg improving the beachhead. American troops reach near La Haye du Puits and St Saveur le Comte while claiming Vigneville. patrols possibly advance further. In the Marianas Nimitz reports Saipan beachheads secured as U S forces land amid heavy resistance. American air forces strike Japan with B 29 bombers from allied theaters.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Caroman
la Haye du Puits
Cherbourg
St. Saveur-le-Comte
Reuter
France
Vigneville
Vire
Elle
Carentan
St. Jean de Daye
St. Lo
Lison
Normanay
Quineville
Washington
Saipan Island
Marianas
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
President outlines council plan to keep postwar peace
President Roosevelt proposed a council of nations and a court of international justice led by the United States Britain Russia and China to preserve peace after the war. He warned against a coercive superstate while Senate leaders voiced support, and Senator Vandenberg called the plan a constructive basis for discussion. The aim is a joint effort by all peace leading nations to maintain security and prevent future threats to peace.
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Council of Nations
Court of International Justice
United States
Great Britain
Russia
China
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R.mich
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Cordell Hull
Laia
Vandenberg Ague
Hitler Doom bill passes House funding massive army program
The House approved a 49.109 billion dollar army bill dubbed the Hitler doom measure and sent it to the Senate. The companion navy appropriation totals 27.569 billion and 5.060 billion in contract authorizations, with air forces receiving 12.610 billion. The plan covers new funds for the coming fiscal year starting July 1 and carries substantial leftovers.
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Washington
Japan
House
Senate
White House
America
Snyder
War Department
Hitler
Tojo
Soldier ballot demand grows as election nears
Secretary of state reports 2033 soldier ballot requests with thousands more likely sent to circuit clerks in 55 counties. Chief Clerk D P OBrien notes two thirds of applications are from overseas servicemen and compares to 1942. Kanawha leads county totals with 412 primary ballot, 274 general election requests.
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Secretary of State
Nut
Caief
D. Pitt O'Brien
Kanawha
Cabell
Neely pushes reforms at West Virginia University
Gov Neely aims to overhaul WVU governance with two new board vacancies and a planned fifth member, signaling imminent leadership changes. The Morgantown meeting Monday may replace university president Dr Charles E Lawall and reshape the board to strengthen WVU’s competitive standing.
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Max Fullerton
Matthew M. Neely
West Virginia
Board of Governors
Morgantown
Bronday
Charles E. Lawall
Statehouse
Neely
Robert Pritchard
Weston
Unclear election-era quip about workers and job performance
A fragmentary quote references Willie Willis of M] challenging others to prove their work performance by bringing home reports. The line suggests social pressure on adults to show how they are doing on their jobs.
Bell Ringers Sell $59000 in Bonds in War Drive
Volunteer women working door to door in the fifth war loan drive report $55050 in E bond sales, mainly from housewives who invested pin money. Mrs C A Walworth says the effort shows strong organization and hopes for a top state showing. Luther Jones of Boone County says they surpassed their BE quota of $266.60 on opening day. Nitro stores in Kanawha County reach quota with four outlets each selling $300 in bonds. Eight districts are set with chairmen named for each area.
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C. A. Walworth
Luther Jones
Boone County
Tae
Couuty
Kenny Plan Fails To Cut Paralysis Says AMA Unit
Seven physicians reviewing 740 infantile paralysis cases report the Kenny treatment did not prevent or reduce paralysis. Of 650 treated patients, experts found no benefit. Miss Kenny, absent, debated whether to continue her work or return to Australia, citing authorities supporting her views.
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Kenny
Ama
Evwara
Helesee Baliay
Chicago
American Medical Assoc
Miss Kenny
Kerr Chosen Democratic National Convention Keynoter
Gov. Robert Kerr of Oklahoma was chosen to deliver the keynote at the Democratic national convention opening July 19 in Chicago. He was the unanimous choice of the planning committee and said he would brag on the Democrats and invite Republicans back. Kerr, a border-state chief executive, supported a fourth term for President Roosevelt.
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Chicago
Robert &. Kerr
Oklahoma
Kerr
Robert E. Hannegan
National Committee
Roosevelt
Cal
Bitter Battle Near Rome Raises U S Casualties
U S total casualties in the Italian campaign rose to 21 001 through June 5 with 16 103 killed and 42 489 wounded. In nine days of heavy fighting south of Rome the death toll increased by 1 199 and missing fell by 607 while casualties overall climbed by about 6 800 in the period May 30 to June 5.
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Washington
Rome
Stimson
Sth
Alban Hills
Allied forces push into central Italy seizing key towns
Allied troops burst through German defenses beyond Rome and captured Orvieto Aquila and Narni as they pressed toward Terni. They cleared Highway 74 inland from the Tyrrhenian coast and seized large Nazi food stocks at Orbetetto while fighting near the important center of Terni.
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Italy
Rome
Orvieto
Aquila
Narni
Terni
Ameran UeUps
Tyrrhenian
Magli ‘Ant
Bengodi
Grosset
Haveing
Orbetetta
Lake Bolsena
Eighth Army
Avezzane
Oliver Leese
War Simson
5Th Army
Maly
14Th Army
Florence
De Gaulle Sets Civil Admin Steps During Normandy Visit
General Charles de Gaulle issued instructions for resuming civilian administration and organizing supplies and public relief during his Normandy visit. The communique described an atmosphere of immense fervor and signaled a move to ease British American French tensions.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
Normandy
de Gaulle
Bombing of Truk Atoll Marks Latest Allied Raid
Allied bases report 80 tons of bombs dropped on Truk in daylight raids June 12 and 13. Liberator bombers led the assault with coordinating aircraft from Admiralty and Central Pacific units. No further progress announced.
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Allied
New Guinea
Truk
Japan
Caroline Islands
Atoll
Dublin
Eten Islands
Cental Pacific
Tuen
Japanese Say Assault Based In China Area
New York dispatch reports Japan says about 20 B-29 and B-17 bombers attacked northern Kyushu from the China area six hours earlier. Tokyo Domei broadcast claims Western air defenses intercepted and repulsed the raid with negligible losses. Earlier Tokyo claims six American planes were shot down near Yawati across from Shimonoseki.
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New York
China
Kyushu
FCC
Domei
Tokyo
Qny
Yawati
Shimonoseki
Tokyo Radio
Please Turn to Page Cal Five
A brief newspaper note directs readers to page 17 for further Cal content, with no additional details available in the readable text.
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Cal
Halsey Turns South Pacific Command Toward New Leader
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr hands over command of Allied South Pacific forces to Vice Admiral John Newton at Allied Headquarters in the South Pacific on June 15. Halsey praises his forces and urges Newton to continue the successful South Pacific traditions as they move toward Tokyo. Newton, 62, a former deputy commander and WWI veteran, is noted for guiding naval strategy in the Pacific and Atlantic.
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Halsey
South Pacific
Adm
William F. Halsey
John Newton
South Pacific Traditions Under Your Thew
Tokyo
Guadalcanal
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Newton
China
Pacific
Atlantic
Heavier Fighting Seen for Saipan
A vast amphibious force under Vice Adm. Turner is poised for an assault on Saipan in the southern Marianas. The commander says the fleet is the most experienced of its kind, with crews and ships hardened by prior battles and training at Attu. The operation aims to seize Saipan as a base for U.S. use and to neutralize the Japanese position.
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Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Marianas
Japan
Philippines
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
War Department
India-Burma-China
Starnes D-Ala
Flower House of Congress
Tokyo
Nimitz
U. S
Marshall Islands
Pacific Fleet
William L. Worden
LO Saipan
Richmond Kelly Turner
Marianas Islands
Turner
Attu
Gilbert and Mar
U. S. Unveils Mammoth B 29 Like Earth Circling Bomber
The army revealed details of the B-28 super fortress and the 20th Air Force led by Gen. H H Arnold. Four Wright Cyclone engines of 2200 hp power the craft with 141.2 ft wingspan and 208 ft length. Armament includes 40 cal machine guns and a 20 mm cannon.
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U. S
Japan
James J. Sheh
Washington
Army
War Department
20Th Air Force
H. H. Arnold
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