Red Army pushes toward Warsaw as front lines reach Lithuania
Soviet forces surged along a broad front reaching 30 miles from the Lithuanian border and advancing toward Wilno and Kaunas. German and Soviet units clash near the Viliya corridor while Red Army paces the gap toward the Polish capital, threatening Baltic communications and the Baranowicze region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore Woecow
Red My
Fitler
Lithyjan
Bug River
Warsaw
Iske Coun
Minsk
Soviet Tie Republic
Ivan Chersiakhovsky
I Gen
Ivan Bagramian
Svir
Nag
Strck
Lithuania
Ailishki
Red Army
Warsawingrad
Vinsk
Vilna
Berlin
Wil
Viliya
Mikighid
Kaunas
Wilno
Hrsenta
Estonia
Latvia
Baranowicze
Hrest Litovsk
Konstantin Rokossovsky
2 000 Yank Planes Pound Europe Americans Launch New Offensive
Allied troops launch a new attack across the Vire river on the eastern flank near La Have Du Puits Caen and St Lo while British second army patrols reach Caen docks. Front line reports quote BBC about advances but confirmatory details are scarce as German defenses hold in key eastern positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher
Allied Expeditionary Force
Second Army
Caen
Vire
la Have du Puitse-Carentan-St Lo
Noarmandy
BBC
la Have du Puits
Czen
Supreme Headaverters
Ome
Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
St. Jean’ de Daye
St. Lo
Houston County Tops War Bond Drive With Strong Subscriptions
Pat Poyner Jr chairman of the county War Finance Committee reported Houston County surpassed both E quota and totals quota in the Fifth War Loan drive. Citizens invested about 3,000,000 as the campaign began in June, with thanks issued to volunteers civic clubs and others for pushing the county over the top. A detailed sales breakdown was unavailable, but the two quotas were confirmed as met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Pat Poyner, Jr
County War Finance Committee
Poyner
Army Drive Hampered by Resistance on Gothic Line
Allied reports say heavy fighting along the Gothic line slows the Fifth Army advance toward Livorno Pisa and Florence as outposts halt gains and house to house battles rage near Rosignano. The Eighth Army furthers inches rather than miles, with American infantry trying to breach strong Nazi positions within ten miles of Livorno.
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Noland Norgaard Ome
Livorno
Legio
Pisa
Florence
Rosignano
Ameri
World War II Front News From Global Battlefronts
AP reports Allied drives along Cherbourg and the Cotentin front widen to 28 miles as German forces face pressure in the west. A Luftwaffe fleet bombs central Germany and Italy while Russians near the East Prussia front advance toward border towns. Chinese actions amid the broader war continue with reported troop movements and strategic positioning on multiple fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Nvalion Front
Nangarri
la Have du Puits
Ger
Carentan
Cher- E
Rial Front
Germany
Italy
Vakia
German
Sile
Rucker Commander Col Shallenberger Assumes Duties Today
Col Martin C. Shallenberger arrives at Camp Rucker to take command, succeeding Col Lloyd S. Spooner who retires after over 30 years of service. A World War I veteran and Army War College graduate, he previously led Camp Sutton and will bring his wife to the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin C. Shallenberger
Camp Rucker
Arthur T Smith
Shallenberger
Lloyd S. Spooner
Army War College
Washington
General Staff and Command School
Ft. Leavenworth
Tank
Camp Sutton
N. C
Ft. Benning
Repatriation Parley With Japs Under Way
Washington reports ongoing talks with Tokyo on repatriation of sick and wounded American prisoners of war and civilian detainees. Senator Thomas J. Utah says no progress yet as Japan refuses to release military prisoners or non military workers. Government notes count 3,543 civilians held and 3,174 POWs as of May 23.
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Washington
Japan
Tokyo
Thomas JD
Utah
Suisa
Gus Jand Weke
Thomas
Thansard
Senate Foreign Relations
Hull Thomas
Sanan
Tok
Sayes Fovernment
Sheimernauers
Red Croce
Lord Keynes Pleads England To Solve Own Debt
At the UN monetary conference in Bretton Woods New Hampshire Lord Keynes leads Britain to seek sole control over its 12 billion dollar foreign war debt. He opposes an 8 billion dollar international currency stabilizer and defends the gold standard while urging no tyranny from gold. He and Harry White faced reporters in a long progress report briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bretton Woods
N. H
Britain
Keynes
United Nations Monetary Conference
England
Harry D. White
American Treasury
Progress Report
State Guard Training Session Opens at Ozark Airfield
A training course for Third Regiment officers and selected non commissioned officers of the Alabama State Guard began today at Ozark Airfield. Dr John P Shear commands the unit as it conducts drill and encampment periods.
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Alabama State Guard
Dethar
Ozark
John P. Shear Comands
Sean
Mandy
Pete
Saipan civilians offered life if they surrender to U S forces
AP dispatch from Pearl Harbor reports U S Marines and Army push Japanese from Saipan north, promising water and safety to 7,000 to 15,000 civilians fleeing with trap of a coastal road. Civilians urged to surrender while Japanese troops fight a doomed last stand as Pacific campaign advances.
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U. & Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
United States
Sai Pan
Rembert James
Pacific
US 5
Saipan
U. S
James Wore
Only Few Negroes Seeking Balloting Privileges Here
In Houston County the Board of Registrars reports fourteen Negroes eligible for certification as voters, with nine of yesterday’s filings showing supporting witnesses. Additional oaths and statements are on file and more are expected, as four of eight applicants completed oaths and one new application was filed this morning. The board adjourns tomorrow afternoon after a session noted as the first in which a refusal or attestation of oath was required for eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Board of Registrars
Arthur Greentree
Hattie Smith
Ezzie Brown
Wallace
Oliver Armatrong
Tre
Rece
Promberdt
Teurghire
Berykiss
Amd
Capmecena
Fae
Ieee Cae Magen
Chinese Stage Smashing Gain At Hengyang
Chinese troops break the siege of Hengyang in Hunan province and drive back Japanese forces 23 miles along the Hankow Canton railway. Reinforcements from the Southwest aided the victory, removing the threat to the rail line for now as China enters its eighth year of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Mooba
China
Visit of De Gaulle to Clarify French US Ties
Washington officials expect General Charles De Gaulle’s Washington visit to ease Franco American relations and lead to a working agreement between the French National Committee and the U S Government. The harsh personal clashes from Casablanca about 18 months ago are seen as unlikely now in a notably friendly mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
Charles de Gaulle
French National Committee
United States
de Gaulie
Roosevelt
Casablanca
de Tarn
Three Injured When Car Overturns Near Dothan
Three Dale County men were hospitalized after a Montgomery Highway crash six miles north of Dothan. Willie Rosser Newton, Gerald Delaney Ozark, and Vonnie Sperling Ozark sustained head and chest injuries as their car left the road, struck a telephone pole, and overturned several times. All were reported in serious condition with initial details and injuries listed by Alabama State Highway Patrol.
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Dale County
Dothan
Montgomery
Alabama State Highway Patrol
J. €. Coan
Willie G Rosser
Newton
Gerald C. Delaney
Ozark
Namer Field
Horley
Crete
Hartford Circus Fire Claims 146 Lives at Ringling Big Top
Hartford AP. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey fire killed 146 people, later reports 148. Thousands watched as charred bodies were identified at the temporary morgue in the armory. Most victims were children and women. two thirds of the dead were children. Emergency crews mobilized within two hours. Governor Baldwin led response. Investigations opened. warrants for four circus officials issued.
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Hartford
Conn
Res
State Eivilan Defense Organization
Stimson Praises Troop Morale On War Front
Secretary of War Henry Stimson said American troops show estimable morale and desire to push the war as Fifth Army fronts continue engagements. He praised reinforcements and urged continued resolve, noting the struggle in Europe will not end soon and commending readers for their support of the war effort.
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Rome
Aps
Fifth Army Frontines
Stimson
Senate
Europe
Aed
U S heavy bombers strike German targets in major air raids
Around 2 000 U S planes attacked seven Luftwaffe plants near Leipzig and two other sites in central Germany, destroying 75 or more fighters. An Italian based force crossed Czechoslovakia to hit an oil plant near Breslau while another group over Yugoslavia and Austria targeted rail yards and an airfield at Zagreb. Lt Col Claiborne H Kinnard led Mustang squadron missions, downing multiple interceptors in one of the war's fiercest aerial battles in weeks.
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London
Iaps
U. S
Liepzig
Germany
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Breslau
Yugoslavia
Austria
German Silesia
Oderinl
Zarreb
Reich
Britain
Leipzig
Thunderbolt
Fred Christenson
Watertown
Mass
Mackau
Kiel
Pat-De-Calais
France
Austria - Hungary
Vienne
Vitaly
Berlin
Claiborne H. Kinnard, Jr
Franklin
Tenn
Normandy Battle Zone
Lemans
Japanese coastal targets struck by Superfortress aircraft
Washington AP reports American B-29 Superfortresses of the 8th Bomber Command attacked naval installations at Sasebo and industrial targets at Yawata on Kyushu. Communique No 3 notes hazardous devices dropped on Sasebo and Yawata. both cities on Kyushu. This marks the third such strike on Japan proper since Pearl Harbor era. No further details available, pending official release.
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Washington
U. S
Basebe
Yawaste
Equahu
B. M. Areeld
Wankingtem
Feari Harbor
Japan
Sasebo
Not
Telk
Bremerien
Wask
Yansis
Arseld
Otalf
Air Force
8Th Bomber Command
Sashhe
Aizhi
Tawate
Kyusbe
Bombera Ender
James A. Desllide
Hornet
Tokys
Train Plunges Into Clear River Killing Fifteen Soldiers
AP report from Jellico Tennessee details a Louisville and Nashville passenger train wreck into the Clear River gorge south of Jellico. Fifteen soldiers and the engine crew died and many injured were hospitalized. Rescuers and mountain folk aided in freeing trapped victims as ambulances carried the wounded to nearby facilities.
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Jellico, Tenn
Louisville and Nashville
Clear River
Here
Express
C. L. Alley
Jellico
Lake City
Lafaltette
Corbin
Wil- Hameburg
Hescaere
J. W. Tummins
Etowah
Jellicoe
Newspaperman Tests FDR on Dewey Rivalry at White House
Washington report: a journalist asked if Gov. Thomas E. Dewey is a strong opponent for President Roosevelt. The exchange drew laughter and a lecture with no clear political plans revealed. The moment highlights the long running Fourth Term question at White House briefings and the press’s push for a definite stance.
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Washington
API
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
White House
Dewey
Dewey's Name Fet the Conference the Preeideri
Peltrama
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Col. Shallenberger
Lord Keynes
State Guard
BY Rudy Brown
Hengyang
Hunan Province
de Gaulle
Ivan C. Bagramian
Russia
Vitebsk
Yawata
Kyushu Island Naval Base
Willard Yarbrough
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