Turkey Moves Closer to Allies as War Feels Turkey Shift
Washington reports say Anglo American Russian talks push Turkey toward the Allies. Ankara dispatches note Turkish trade with Germany halved and chrome exports banned. German envoy Von Papen has left, signaling possible Nazi concern as Turkey leans to join the Allies and potential effect on the Balkans and the war’s end.
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Fifth scores limited gains near Livorno during Italian campaign
American troops under the 44nd regimental combat team captured Pasting and cut toward Livorno along a highway near the Talfen West coast. French troops on the right wing advanced two to 24 miles north from Ban Bonwlo, seizing San Ginignans and La Casette as they pressed within 17 miles of the Armit river.
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Radio Tokyo says US fleet roams near Marianas in South Seas
AP dispatch from New York notes Radio Tokyo claims a powerful US fleet still wanders around the Marianas and carrier planes are raiding islands in the South Seas. Across the Middle East a Palestine constable is killed and another wounded in Jerusalem bombing. In China Hengyang siege resumes as Japanese forces tighten ring. Allied air raids and Channel crossings described as pressing efforts to blunt Nazi supply lines in Hungary and Budapest.
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South Seas
Youth Drowns in Conewango Near Warren
A Conewango Creek drowning near Warren claimed 81 year old Victor Granquist and 15 year old John Brasington after extended submersion demonstrations. Grandquist’s body was recovered by Warren firemen after late evening search. Brasington’s body found later in 14 feet of water. Local rescue efforts continued as authorities investigated the accident. The incident occurred ten miles above Warren near Akeley.
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Fall of German Bastion Near as Allied Move Continues
Allied forces on the Cherbourg peninsula advance one to three miles as Germans conduct an orderly withdrawal. American troops seize several villages and push toward Lessay, La Haye Du Puits, and St. Lo while covering the 10 mile western front. Bradley’s units move along the coast, narrowing the St. German area as ground is won but no decisive breakthrough yet. German rear guards fight stubbornly to defend key routes.
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Swiss See Crisis Near In Germany
Swiss radio broadcast warns of a major crisis in Germany with overconfidence fading and growing nervousness. Hitler’s headquarters moving west, Rundstedt dismissed, and intensified Jewish persecution seen as key crisis elements. Treasury figures report large daily paralties and a rising total debt.
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Two Jap Admirals Killed On Saipan Island In Navy Report
The Navy revealed the deaths of two Japanese admirals on Saipan as Allied forces closed in. Admiral Nagumo and Admiral Yano were identified in reports from Tokyo and Allied lines, with Saipan described as a key fortress guarding the Marianas.
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Predicts and debates over Roosevelt ticket at Chicago convention
Forecasts by Gay Roberts Kerr and Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly select Henry A. Wallace as Roosevelt’s running mate amid a looming convention. The CIO political action committee backs a Roosevelt Wallace ticket and a Progressive Congress, while Dewey urges closer government and greater self rule as the campaign nears.
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Oklahoma
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Herbert) Hoover
Albany
Missing Babe Found Today in New York
Six month old Barbara Anne Groggin disappeared from the New York Foundling Hospital yesterday. Police say she was found with a man wearing a Navy petty officer uniform. The child was identified by Joseph Annin of the Catholic Charities Public Relations. Barbara Anne was placed in the hospital by her father Welter Goggin, a plumber's helper, as her mother underwent gall bladder surgery.
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Associated Press
New York
Barbara Anne Groggin
New York Foundling Hospital
Joseph Annin
Catholic Charities
Barbara Anne
Welter Goggin
London Sees Fourth Bomb-Free Night in Robot Raids
London reported a fourth consecutive bomb-free night with only scattered bombs in southern counties. The RAF and British anti-raid measures limited damage, though a wave of indiscriminate blasts caused 1,998 deaths and 5,906 injuries across the UK, including 231 children under 16. Eyewitness accounts describe evacuations and debris from a bombed block where children were waiting to be evacuated.
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Hitler
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Inhubl
Fifth Loan Gain Is Slight Today
Fifth loan gain shows a slight rise of about 1500 dollars to a total of 1,592,409. Thursday’s sales credited to the Polish Club. Today's returns sponsored by the Stanford Hose Company and the Corry Rod and Gun Club directing the Olegaij work tomorrow. City’s vet subscription today discounts to 312-709.
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Belief Nazis Will Attempt to Destroy Europe
July 14 London Herbert Clai bothe Pell U S representative on the Allied war crimes commission expressed belief today that one German would attempt to destroy occupied Europe before their defeat as a preparatory measure for another war He warned that destruction would be beyond anything the world has seen and cited a German broadcast claiming they would turn the fortress of Europe into a whirlpool of force and blood He asked how long it would take to burn a city and warned the destruction they have done in London could be worse in Paris with 200 or 200 men and incendiary packs in four hours He said the aim is to weaken occupied Europe while remaining relatively strong and noted the emphasis on strong in capitals.
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Trainman fatally hurt in Warren yards
Herbert W. Gertsch aged 43 of Shells died after being struck while riding the rear step on the eastbound Pennsylvania No. 971 in Warren yards. He fell from the car and died at Warren General Hospital from a skull fracture. His wife and daughter Joan Maple survive with other relatives. Former Senator Bristow dies in Fairfax at 83 after a long career in politics and publishing.
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Orville Hatch Dies Sudden in Union City
Orville Hatch prominent Union City manufacturer and civic leader died unexpectedly at home in Union City after a recent illness. He led Standard Chair Company and held posts with banks and churches, was a former Republican presidential convention delegate, and survived by his wife a son in Hawaii his mother and a sister in Baltimore. Funeral arrangements were not yet announced.
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Lear Named New Chief of Ground Units
The War Department announced Lt Gen. Ben Lear will command the Army ground forces, relieving Lt Gen. Lesley J. McNair who moves to an overseas assignment. McNair has led ground forces since March 1942 and was wounded in an April 1943 North Africa incident. Lear, born May 12, 1878 in Hamilton Canada, rose from enlisted rank to senior command.
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Canada
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Russian Army Advances Toward Kaunas and Riga
Berlin radio reports Russian forces pushing toward Kaunas and Riga as Allied airmen provide support. German and Finnish defensive warnings suggest the country may be near defeat while Grodno falls to opposing forces and frontline lines shift under pressure.
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Wilno battle yields 13000 German dead and prisoners
Russian advances push from Wilno toward Kaunas as Germans report 13000 dead and prisoners lost in street fighting. Red Army gains around Grodno and Dauzagpils while capitalizing on German resistance as the Baltic front tightens.
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