06 Jul 1944
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1944
Page
1
A fragmented report describes applications by Black voters to challenge voting eligibility. The text notes witnesses and procedural disputes, with officials including Armstrong, the chairman, refusing to disclose details. The material hints at prewritten statements and pending public records, but specifics remain unclear.
War Finance Committee officials report two days remain in the county s Fifth War Loan drive aimed at the county s E bond quota. They say the county trails the goal by only a few thousand dollars with the campaign at a brisk pace as citizens rally behind the effort. Officials expect a double victory for Houston in the final push.
The dispatch reports Allied pressure in Caen with counter-attacks and ground gains in France. Red Army offensive actions near Litovak and Pinsk push through, while urban and coastal fronts in Italy and the Baltic region show activity. Reports mention Luftwaffe bombings, naval movements, and concerns over Soviet and American operations.
London reports Prime Minister Churchill stating by Commons that about 6 a.m. today 2,750 flying bombs have been discharged from French coast stations in three weeks. He said 3,782 persons killed and many injured, with most casualties in London. Evacuations continue as wartime Britain endures.
Allied reports say Indian Eighth Army reached Umbertide on the Tiber valley outskirts threatening the Florence road west of Arezzo as Fifth Army stalls along the west coast. American units near Castiglioncello face heavy German fire near Livorno, with 370 mm rifles capable of 20 mile ranges. German counterattacks near Rosignano are repulsed while US tanks push northeast of Montecatini under fire. Nearby, Ancona area sees bitter fighting eight miles south as Badia and San Sabino fall with Castelfidardo coastal advance. RAF bombers strike Verona tailyards after delays in Italy.
A new poliomyelitis vaccine tested in mice shows a high degree of protection and strong neutralizing antibodies. Researchers Milger, Oppenheimer, and Levinson at Chicago’s Samuel Deutsch Serum Center describe using a completely inactivated Lanning strain prepared by a rapid ultraviolet exposure. This early report signals potential for human use.
INMN Spain AP reports sabotage and Allied bombing have wrecked the French transportation system. The German authorities have suspended sending French workers to Germany for the present. French enlistments for the labor service continue, but registrants must stay in France due to the transport disruption.
Allied air operations intensified with over 500 U S heavy bombers striking northwest Germany and France while RAF bombers hit Pas De Calais and Dijon. Berlin radio claimed additional American forces approached southern Germany and Austria as British and American crews pressed coordinated day and night attacks. Churchill noted some flying power diverted to robot bomb sites in Pas De Calais as Mosquitos targeted Nantes area on page 2.
General Charles De Gaulle lands in the U.S. capital from Algiers amid escorted military honors. A 17 gun salute marks arrival at the airport before a White House reception and tea. He will stay at the Blake House and meet President Roosevelt with intermittent talks through Saturday.
In Bellaire Ohio AP reports a Powhatan mine fire trapped 15 men two miles from the shaft. After 15 hours with fresh flames rescuers were told there was no chance of saving them. A new 380 foot tunnel was cut to reach the men but the effort failed as the fire spread. No word has come since.
John Colburn reports from Stockholm that Estonia Latvia and Lithuania seem poised to be ceded to the Soviet Union for the third time in four years. Evaluation of German civil servants and anti Russian elements is near complete and Allied diplomats question independence. Russia insists the 1940 vote made them Soviet republics as major world events overshadow disputes.
American forces drive two spearheads south and east of La Haye Du Puits and reach Las Du Jardans and forest Du Mont Castre while engaging German troops. Heavy fighting rages near Caen with tank and infantry clashes around Carpiquet airfield as Allied and British Canadian units press the defense.
The Dothan postoffice reported a 10 percent rise in June receipts compared with June of last year. Postmaster J Heard Saxon announced June receipts totaled 51482.53, up from 8238.63 a year earlier, though June was slightly below May’s 11952.68. Officials attributed the drop from May to the shorter calendar month.
The State Department detailed a three year effort by American traders to sell imaginary Allied rifles and a billion rounds of nonexistent ammunition, raising tensions with allied governments. James M. Ludlow notes promoters offered rifles with bayonet and 1000 rounds per gun and guaranteed export licenses, while actual sales never occurred.
Soviet Red Army presses toward Wilno as Cherniakhovsky’s Third White Russian Army moves within 43 miles of the city, with heavy artillery and air support. Minsk sector sees mopping up of German 12th and 27th corps and the 23rd tank corps, while frontline lines focus on Vijeske Nesvizh and railways toward Połotsk-Lida.
In Albany Dewey supporters press for cooperation from congressional and senatorial candidates while Willkie's stance remains unclear. Senator Sinclair Weeks, a known Willkie enthusiast, attends invited discussions on campaign plans, but Weeks has limited knowledge of Willkie's intentions. Dewey avoids directly soliciting Willkie but acknowledges possible agreement if the nominee backs ticket actions.
In Bridgeport area a Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus fire trapped patrons under a collapsing canvas in the afternoon show. Officials report 54 to 100 dead with more injured, as detectives expect the death toll to rise to at least 160. The disaster occurred around 2:45 p.m. amid the performance.
U S Pacific Fleet leader Adm Chester W Nimitz said a second airfield near Saipan has fallen as Japanese resistance tightens in the northeast of the island. He warned the campaign will yield lessons for future assaults and noted forces are moving westward across the Pacific. Reports from Noemfoor in New Guinea describe allied gains and the rapid advance toward the Philippines.
MADRID AP The Germans in France use decoys to divert Allied air attacks by placing wooden dummy tanks as window dressing of military strength. Refugees in Spain report German troops build and position these dummies on hills and roads to mislead low-flying Marauder crews. Every company is ordered to fabricate at least one dummy tank weekly.
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