Americans Advance on Cherbourg Front Nine Miles From Coast
Allied dispatches report U S troops near St Sauveur le Vicomte within nine miles of the West Coast of the Cherbourg peninsula. Montebourg retaken after a four day battle as air activity slowed by weather. A three mile push southwest of Carentan and advances toward La Haye du Puits increase pressure on German defenses.
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Montebourg
Cherbourg
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
St. Sauveur le Vicomte
St Sauveur
Don Whitehead
Asso
Pretot
la Haye du Puits
Dispatches
la Haye
St. Sauveur
Carentan
Whitehead
Reigneville
Normandy
Omar Bradley
Quineville
St. la
King George VI visits Normandy front with Monty aboard Arethusa
King George VI travels from a British cruiser to Normandy beachheads meeting General Montgomery in battle dress at advance headquarters. He awards the CBE to Major General R F L Kelier of the Canadian third division, in an outdoor investiture near the front lines. The monarch then lands by amphibious craft and returns safely to a south coast naval port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
George VI
Normandy
Bernard L. Montgomery
R. FL l. Kelier
Monty
Montgomery
King
Berlin Bombed In Widespread Allied Raids
Allied air forces conducted widespread raids on Berlin and German bases in Pas de Calais as part of a changing Allied strategy. American heavy bombers hit military installations near Paris and Laon while Italy-based bombers targeted Bratislava. The operations followed reports of secret pilotless planes and renewed German robot attack plans.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied
Berlin
RAF
Pas de Calais
France
England
Paris
Laon
Churchill
Britain
Bratislava
Iplease
Second Nazi General Killed In Normandy
London datelined report cites the German news agency DNB stating Maj. Gen Fritz Witt commander of the 10th Panzer division was killed on the invasion front. Witt aged 36 held high gallantry awards and was previously regimental commander of the Hitler Leibstandarte. Ribbentrop’s son Rudolph noted as second in command of the Hitler Youth division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
DNB
Fritz Witt
Hitler Youth
Witt
Hitler Leibstandarter Bodyguard
Normandy
Berlin
Evie Marcks
Rudolph Ribbentrop
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hitler
Robot Planes Strike England In New Night Assault
London reports a second night of robot bomber attacks on southern England. The unmanned planes, launched from France, continued to smash at targets causing fires and damage while British defenses battled them. Officials noted no decisive military impact and urged Britons to carry on with daily life.
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England
London
France
Channel
Britain
Herbert Morrison
Commons
Mass Use of Sulfa Drug Stops Epidemic in Navy
Comdr Alvin F Coburn reports at the American Medical Association session that mass preventive use of a sulfa drug in 50 naval camps halted a virulent and invasive streptococcus epidemic feared to sweep the U S Navy. Doses of a gram per day reduced infection rates to negligible levels with minimal adverse effects. one death and a rare drug reaction in ten thousand.
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Navy
Comdr
Alvin F. Coburn
Bureau of Medicine
Southern Coal Men Sign Paet
United Mine Workers and the Southern Coal Producers agreed to a $40 back portal-to-portal travel pay without risking a pending lawsuit, signaling potential end of government supervision in southern mines. Edward R. Burke and John S. Lewis signed the master supplemental wage agreement for most association mines, Jewell Ridge Coal Co. in Virginia excluded. The Jewell Ridge case, alleging travel pay not required by the FLSA, goes to the Fourth Circuit for review.
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Washington
Wim
United Mine Workers of America
Southern Coal Producers
Edward R. Burke
Southern Association
UMW
John S. Lewis
Association
Jewell Ridge Coal Co
Virginia
Jewell Ridge
Asin
Virginia District Court
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Expendable force... paralyzed by costly landing in France
Ernie Pyle recounts a beachhead in France where tanks trucks and jeeps were destroyed and landing ships overturned. He notes vast Allied forces pouring in lessen the losses and observes German prisoners atop a Normandy bluff witnessing the immense armada signaling Germany's doom. The Charleston Gazette editorial page features Pyle's Expendables story.
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France
Ernie Pyle
Pyle
Normandy
Germany
Fyle
Finnish Envoys Ordered Out as U S Declares Inimical Actions
The United States declared Finland's four top diplomats guilty of actions inimical to U S interests and ordered them to leave the country at once. Their families were confined to home with police surveillance while phone lines were cut. Finnish minister Hinmar J. Procope received his passport at the State Department as counselors also were expelled. Procope expressed regret as photographers captured the moment outside the legation.
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U. S
Washington
U.S
Finland
United States
Hinmar J. Procope
State Department
Siere
War Loan Bond Sales Hit 15 Percent of Quota
West Virginia's fifth War Loan Bond drive reports $3,541,203 in bonds sold toward a $24 million target, with individuals totaling $4,782,119.30 toward a $47 million goal. Kanawha county says local stores exceeded quotas, Piece Goods shop, Galparin Music, and United Woolen Co. employees earned incentives. Elk district workers also surpassed their $50,000 quota.
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West Virginia
Kanawha
National Bank of Commerce
Galparin Music Store
United Woolen Co
R. H. Frasher
Elk District
Geraldine Noell
Kanawha County
All District
Americans on Coast Drive toward Grosseto near Rome
Allied forces push up the Italian peninsula in a rapid advance. German troops abandon equipment and surrender in large numbers as 8th and 5th Army units move through Terni Todi Massa Martana Acquapendente and Orvieto toward Grosseto and beyond. Prisoners and abandoned gear flood the roads, signaling a widening rout beyond Lake Bolsena and near the Pisa Florence Rimini defense line.
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Grosseto
Rome
Pisa-Florence- Rimini
Orbetella
Eighth Army
Terni
Todi
Massa Martana
Fifth Army
Lake Bolsena
Acquapendente
Orviela
Ficude
Oure
8Th Army Armored Regiment
Tyrrhenian Sea
Adriatic
Fraternal Property Tax Rule Expanded by State Supreme Court
The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that real estate owned by benevolent and fraternal groups and leased for commercial use is taxable. In a unanimous decision by Judge W. T. Lovins, it overturned a Cabell County ruling denying taxes on properties including the Governor Cabell Hotel and other Huntington assets owned by the Odd Fellows. The ruling clarifies that real estate owned by a fraternal association but used commercially is not exempt from taxation.
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State Supreme Court
W. T. Lovins
Cabell County
Central Realty Co
Governor Cabell Hotel
Huntington
Odd Fellows Order
Huntington R
Carrier Task Force Bombs Bonin Islands Near Japan
A U S carrier force bombed Chichi Jima and Haha Jima in the Bonin Islands 588 miles from Yokohama, 600 from Tokyo, destroying 47 enemy planes, sinking ships, and damaging others. Iwo Jima and Saipan were also hit as part of broader operations aimed at neutralizing air bases before amphibious actions in the Marianas. Nimitz reported minimal U S losses and noted substantial enemy losses, with air and ground targets struck across three islands.
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Bonin Islands
Tokyo
Mariana
Saipan
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Chichi Jima
Haha Jima
Chester W. Nimitz
Yokohama
Iwo Jima
Kazan
Volcano Island
Saipan Island
Marianas
Bonins
Hornet
Bonin
Bonina
Boning
Chichijima
Nimitz
U. S
Kuriles
Bonin Island
Giant Bomber Crews Hit Nippon Heartland Raid Revealed
Western China June 16. In the first B 29 raid on Japan's industrial core the crews reported massive fires at Yawata, one fifth of Nippon’s steel output possibly disrupted. The commander called the attack the start of organized destruction of Japan's industrial empire. Four bombers did not return as crews unloaded heavy payloads, sky lit by flames.
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West Ya
Betty
James E. Brown
China
INS
Japan
Yawata
Imperial Iron and Steel Works
Nippon
Essen
Kyushu
Amercia
Chinese Jubilance as Yankee Raid Opens Tokyo Campaign
Chinese media hailed the American Superfortress raid on Japan as the opening phase of the date for Tokyo and a precursor to stronger attacks. Maj. Gen. Tseng called it very encouraging for China, predicting demoralizing effects on Japanese troops and noting the Saipan landings as significant.
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China
Japan
Tokyo
Co. C. Tseng
Saipan
B 29 Viewed Important Factor for World Peace
Washington reports the discovery that B 29 bombers form a self contained air force able to strike anywhere on earth. Officials link this power to postwar organization and the idea of joint action against threats to peace. The article suggests such air power could reduce long term armaments if a capable international system is built.
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Washington
Rssuhr
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
China
Russia
Britain
United Nations
Stilwell Fliers Rake Jap Troops
Chinese forces defend Changsha as major battle rages in Hunan amid Japanese onslaughts. Reinforcements and air support from 14th U. S. air force B-25s and fighters claim over 1,200 Japanese killed in three days around Changsha while Changsha remains ringed.
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Chungking
Jinan
Chengchow
Lungha
Honan
Changsha
Lingpao
Tayeing
Tung+ kawan
Co.Tseng
Canton-Hankow
Changshe
U. S. Air Force
Joseph W. Stilwell
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