Jap Carrier Hit By Sub Believed Sunk In Pacific Fight
Pearl Harbor dispatch reports a 20000-ton Japanese carrier of the Shokaku class probably sunk by three torpedoes from an American submarine on Sunday. The clash occurred during Task Force 88 operations under Vice Admiral Mitscher, with broader U.S. submarine and air victories boosting Japan’s losses.
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Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Chester Wwitz
Comro
Task Force 88
Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
Navy
Washington
Air Victory
Erems Dyer
Nimitz
Japan
Tosseigin
Saipan Island
Marianas
Red army opens grand offensive across White Russia
Moscow reports the Red army begins a major operation along a 34 mile front northwest and southeast of Vitebsk. Soviets claim breakthroughs through strong defenses, liberating 100 localities and driving toward Warsaw, with advances of five to nine and a half miles and rail lines cut.
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Red Juggernaut
Russia
Vitebsk
Hitler
Red Juggersaut
White Russia
Moscow
INS
Red Army
Poland
Lithuania
Latvia
Vitebsk-Orsha
France
Dvina
Sirotina
Shumlina
Zamostochic
Orsha
Warsaw
Sirotino
GOP Senator Seeks Byrd on Ticket Amid Party Debate
The Associated Press reports Dewey criticized the Roosevelt administration and some Republicans discuss nominating Sen. Byrd of Virginia for vice president. Dewey urged a fresh federal spirit while Roosevelt avoided reelection questions. Rep. Knutson backs Byrd saying he is “big enough” for the presidency, not just the vice presidency.
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Associated Press
New
York
Thomas E. Dewey
Congress
Sen
Byrd
D.-Va
Dewey
Times
A. Washington
Roosevelt
Congress adjourns for five week recess after wartime session
Washington reports Congress left the capital for a five week recess after six months focused on returning to normalcy and accelerating civilian industry. The session passed the G I bill of rights education and job help, and a soldier absentee voting law while extending wartime price control limits through June 30 1943.
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Washington
Congress
Salem Hit Hard by Flash Flood in West Virginia
Salem in Harrison County faced severe flooding as creeks surged after heavy rains. Six feet of water flooded U.S. Highway 50 businesses and about 30 families evacuated in West Salem. Fire at a filling station occurred as water filled the firehouse. no deaths or injuries reported, potential damage between 100000 and 200000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Salem
Harrison County
West Virginia
Harrison- Doddridge
Clarksburg
Salem Fork
Tenmile Creek
Anna Casey
Holl
River Task Force Launches Beachhead Bond Campaign
West Virginia extends a wartime bond drive as the River Task Force departs from an undisclosed Ohio river port for the northern Panhandle. Lt. John J. Brown commands the LCT-801 craft with 11 crew, visiting 15 towns to Charleston for a major rally. Local finance committees report strong bond sales, with Charleston leading at $87,225 including $67,225 in E bonds. A radio program from the Victory Hut highlights the day.
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West Virginia
Ohio River
Panhandle
Ohio
Kanawha
U. S. Navy
Chester-Newell
Charleston
William B
Fenton
John J. Brown
Albany
U. S. Treas ‘Ury Department
McDavid
Nitro Community
Russell Casto
Woman's Club
C. A. McCarty
Mountbatten Seizes Andaman Islands Airbase
Allied forces struck Port Blair on the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal delivering a surprise daytime attack. Carrier aircraft and bombers hit radar and seaplane stations, troop barracks, and workshops, with airfields raked and two Zero fighters set afire.
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Hs Deck
Port Blair
Allied Bombardments Hit Rails and Airfields Across France
Allied forces attacked French rail yards and airfields in a 24 hour operation backed by heavy airstrikes from Britain. American Marauders and fighter-bombers targeted Laon, Reims, Mahy points, and Cher lines while strikes on Pas-de-Calais disrupted Nazi launching ramps. At least 11 enemy planes were destroyed with no Allied losses.
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Supreme Headquarters
AEF
INS
Cherbourg
Mont Duroc
Omar N. Bradley
Gere Mans
U. S
Clark Lee
Mazi
Octeville
Jate Reuter
Mont Durec
Normandy
Sainte Hengrine
Chardonnervette
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France
Pas-de-Calais
Hitler
Europe
Britain
Italy
Dromes
Ath Air Force
Laon
Paris
Boulogne
Calais
Dover
French
Reims
Mahy
Cher
Long July Holiday Wins WLB Approval for Stores
The Charleston Chamber of Commerce gained War Labor Board approval to keep retail stores open July 1 to July 4 without wage withholding for July 2. The board noted the move follows established custom and applies to chamber members and non members who must request separately.
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WLB
Joes
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Condior
Eden denounces killings of Allied airmen in Germany
London reports Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden condemns the German account of the March prison camp killings of 50 Allied airmen as mass murder. He calls the German claim a confession of an odious crime and vows justice, noting no wounded fighters were found.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Command
Germany
Britain
Eden
Maquis Slash Foe In Central France
Allied brief reports French resistance groups engaging German forces across central and southern France. Partisans harass Nazi units, disrupt transport, and claim successes in Normandy efforts while Germans adopt peasant garb in some sectors.
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Supreme Headquarters
AEF
Normandy
Brazzaville
New York
NBC
Rouen
Cannes
Pyrenees
Vosges
Marne
Ardennes
Aisne
Liberators Sink Merchantman Off Sorong in New Guinea Action
Advanced Allied Headquarters reports Liberator bombers sank or damaged a 93,000 ton Japanese merchantman off Sorong on the northwestern tip of Dutch New Guinea during attacks on June 22. Five coastal vessels and three barges were sunk or damaged. other strikes hit Noemfoor Biak and targets at Truk Rabaul and Buka.
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New Guinea
Sorong
Dutch New Guinea
Japan
Noemfoor
Biak
Geelvink Bay
Truk
Rabaul
Buka
Germans Halt Retreat Central Italy Rally to Defend Line
Allied reports say German forces halted their flight in central Italy and counter attacked near Lake Trasimeno and Chiusi as heavy rains slow Allied advance. The 8th Army faces strong resistance north and northwest of Perugia while wings push along the west coast and inland flank.
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Rome
Italy
8Th Army
Lake Trasimeno
CBS
Chiusi
Perugia
Air Fighters Down Nazi Robot Bombs
German robot bombs hit South England for the ninth night, causing deaths and damage. Home Secretary Morrison warned Parliament the attacks may not have peaked yet, while Britons sought shelters and ministries reported elderly women and a child killed as villages and homes were damaged.
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London
England
Herbert S
Morrison
Ministry of Home Security
Terrific Wind Rips Shinnston and Central Northern Areas
A violent windstorm swept the central and northern Northern Panhandle regions of West Virginia, killing at least 31 and injuring more than 260. Homes were leveled across Martin Harrigan Taylor counties, with Wellsburg and nearby farms sustaining extensive damage. Dozens of bodies were reported in Shinnston, Pleasant Hill, and surrounding areas, with hospitals and morgues handling casualties as emergency crews navigate blocked roads.
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Wellsburg
W. Via
Shinnston
Clarksburg
Charles Lockhart
Gratton News
Taylor County
Simpson
Grafton Newa
Jogtown
Marion “County
Shinn’s Run
Pedre- Wyatt
Harmer
Peora and
Wyatt
Tornado Toll Rises Across Illinois Wisconsin Region
A tornado tore a 30 mile swath across Illinois and Wisconsin causing at least 10 deaths and about 40 to 38 injuries. Belmont Wisconsin suffered three deaths and extensive destruction as Stephenson County loss exceeded 500000 in property damage. Names of several victims are listed from Belmont and Darlington with additional injuries reported.
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Freeport
Mns
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Jong
Lafayette
Stephenson
Winois
Belmont
Wis
Richard Long
John Albumn
John Fink
Gerald McKenna
Darlington
Wiss
Glenn Hutchinson
Dakota
Potes Cummings
Rockford
German Officers Die For Mocking Hitler
The Office of War Information says a captured German high command document reports seven army officers executed for breaching allegiance to the Fuehrer by slandering and insulting him. It notes mercy for saboteurs is rejected and Hitler ratified the sentences. The document was captured via Italy.
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New York
Office of War Information
High Command
Fuehrer
Hitler
Tor
I Owi
Italy
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