Yankees Hold Pennant Path Amid Slump
The New York Yankees stumble through a rough stretch, dropping nine of 14 on a road trip and surrendering a doubleheader to the Chicago White Sox 6-2 and 18-1. Boston stays two games back as Cleveland, Detroit, and others post mixed results in the pennant race.
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Three More American Merchantmen Sunk by Sub
The United Nations ship toll in submarine warfare rose to 32 daily as three more American merchantmen were sunk off the Atlantic coast the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. A total of 72 seamen were believed lost, including the entire crew of a small vessel sunk June 22, with 39 dead and others missing.
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Savold Struggles for Ring Fights After Heavyweight Rise
Lee Savold, a 200 pound heavyweight from Des Moines, laments no opponents available after climbing to the top tier by beating Lou Nova in Washington. His manager, Bill Daly, cites 23 offers from various promoters but no workable match, leaving the figure with limited future bouts and earnings.
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Boxing Show of Guard July 4 at Riverside fairgrounds
A benefit boxing show by the Fifth regiment of the State Guard is planned for Saturday afternoon July 4 at the Riverside River Side county fairgrounds. The event starts 5 p.m. to avoid blackout trouble, proceeds fund regimental training center improvements, with top Southern California amateurs invited and James J. Jeffries serving as guest referee. The Canadian Legion bagpipe band will provide music, and the public is urged to support this regional fundraiser.
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All-Star Game Rosters Build World Series Like Contest
The tenth annual all-star game at the Polo Grounds July 6 features 16 veterans from last September’s classic. Dodgers, Yankees, Cardinals, Giants, Reds and others supply most fielding talent with Reese and Musial among leaders. Durocher to manage NL. McCarthy helms AL with five first-time honorees.
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German Offense Drives on Kursk and Sevastopol Fronts
A new German offensive presses from Kursk toward Kharkov while Sevastopol endures heavy bombardment. Soviet defense reports note counterattacks near Kupyansk and stalling on Kharkov, as German forces seek to split Soviet defenses and reach the Caucasus oil region. Sevastopol endures brutal siege with heavy losses and continued air and artillery assault.
Axis Drives On Through Egypt and Crimea Front Updates
Axis advances reported in Egypt near Matruh with 15 miles breached British lines. In Crimea German and Romanian forces pushed into the Chernyaia valley near Sevastopol while Luftwaffe strikes hit Leningrad Kronstadt and Murmansk railway facilities and storage depots.
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Churchill poised for two day war debate win in Commons
London Reuters reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill shaping a two day full dress war debate in the Commons. He aims to win a confidence vote while facing motions that could force his resignation, aided by talks with Attlee Cripps and a Washington pledge of intensified allied action.
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Nazi Sub Base Is Target of British Bombing
British bombing planes concentrated on the German submarine base at St Nazaire on the invasion coast last night. Fighter planes hit air fields and rail targets in occupied France and shipping in the English Channel. One bomber failed to return. German air attacks on southwest England were the fiercest in weeks with two enemy planes downed. Long range raids were curtailed by weather. A Bremen raid Saturday night involved about 300 planes with large fires left burning. An Ankara dispatch said Cologne suffered heavy damage in a 1000‑plane raid, but Emden, the North Sea naval base, was more heavily destroyed along with its port and factories.
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Sub Flies Its Own Jolly Roger Installations Amid Raid News
U S submarines fly their Jolly Roger insignia as Emden has been attacked four times since the British offensive began at Cologne on May 30. About 3800 planes reportedly took part in each raid. German bombs struck Weston-Super-Mare causing damage and several casualties while other west and southwest coastal attacks caused minor damage.
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Enemies Aboard Conte Verde Leaving Shanghai
Tokyo radio reports 636 American and other enemy nationals from Shanghai Nanking Hankow and Hainan aboard the Conte Verde as it sails for Lourenco Marques West Africa. A Asamu Maru also expected to pick up more from Hong Kong for transfer inland.
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