Powerful U S Tank Units Break Through Nazi Lines In Normandy
Allied reports detail U S tank spearheads punching inland from the Cotentin to Canisy and Merigny as they drive toward St Lo, with British and Canadian forces advancing. German counterattacks and reinforcements aim to blunt the thrust, while Allied air power supports and harasses enemy positions along the Normandy front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Wnrmy
Petween Periers
Lessay
Fennk
Canisy
Belwey
St LoConrad
Marignyghere
Normandy
Fisquay
Caen
Dussath
Omar N. Bradley
Amesa
Doughboys
Periers
Pal Reha
Caumont
St. Lo
Mansebal
Oohos
Ezic
Oilles
Vire
Pend
St Lo
Paris
Wea
World Today: Red Army surrounds Vienda thrusts encircle Bialystok
In a concise briefing the world reports that Red Army forces launched a major thrust surrounding Vienda and encircling areas including Bialystok as part of broader operations. Details remain fragmented with evolving front lines and limited official confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bun
Bialystok
Red Army
Yanks gain ground in Marianas and on Guam airfield
American forces reported overrunning the Mariana Isles with major airfields on Tinian and Guam in renewed offensives. U.S. troops claimed success on Tinian destroying 1,058 Japanese in three days and expanding beachheads toward Port Apra while in New Guinea American lines held firm against attempts to break out of the Wewak trap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Tinian
Guam
Orete Peninsul
Sumay Naval Base
Crete Ap
Sumay
Amelian
Port Apra
Marby Saipan
Rembert James
Associated Press
Saipan
Marianas
Faibus San Hilo
Asiga Point
British New Guinea
Driniumor
Dutch New Guinea
Schouten Islands
Manokwari
Sabang Harbor Destroyed By Allied Fleets
Allied warships and planes demolished Sabang harbor works, sunk a freighter, wrecked jetties and workshops, and left the area aflame in a 35 minute strike. Mountbatten confirmed. On Saipan Guam and Tinian Marines inflicted heavy Japanese losses and widened beachheads as U S forces press toward the Philippines and China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Krueger
Indian Ocean
Sabang
Dutch East Indies
Singapore
Southeast Asia
Louis Mountbatten
Tokyo
Guam
Tinian
Saipan
Marines
Dough Boys
Ushi
Pacific
U. S
Philippines
China
Orote
Sumay
Apra Harbor
Automobile Use Tax Shows Great Decline
The Internal Revenue Bureau reports a sharp drop in the 35th annual automobile use tax for fiscal year ended June 30, with nearly 2.4 million fewer cars taxed. Gasoline taxes fell amid rationing and tire shortages while total receipts reached $40.1 billion. other tax categories show varied gains and declines across income, corporation taxes, liquor and tobacco duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karler
Bauman Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Peneline
Bankhead Committee To Scrutinize Rayon Industry Claims
Senate investigation headed by Senator Bankhead will probe rayon's claims against cotton. The inquiry covers production costs, materials, manpower, government financing, and the extent of rayon penetration into textile markets amid wartime orders and stockpiled cotton awaiting processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginis van der Veer
Washington
Raymi
Senate
Serater Bankhead
D.-Ala
Bankhead
Agriculture Department
U. S
Unis
Bankbeas
Argentina Stands Firm Under U.S. Axis Criticism
Argentina rejected U.S. demand to abandon a pro Axis stance and maintain hemispheric solidarity. Washington said Argentina’s actions amounted to constant aid to Axis enemies, while Buenos Aires defended its conduct and dismissed the accusa tions as unfounded. The crisis raised efforts to isolate Argentina diplomatically amid wartime realignments and fears of pro Axis influence in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SY Flora Lew Washington
Argentina
United States
State Department
U. S
Aregntina
Asus
Meresti
Orlando Peluffo
Peluffo
Farrell
Department
Argen
SY E. L. Almen
Buenos Aires
Toro
Smith And Caraway Defeated In Senate Primary
Francis J. Kelly reports that U S Senators E D Cotton Ed Smith of South Carolina and Hattie W Caraway have both lost in the primary. Smith known for anti New Deal remarks and Caraway noted as the lone incumbent woman, exit the Senate after long tenures as new candidates loom ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Kelly Washington
United States Senate
Seat
E. D. “Cotton
Ed” Smith
South Carolina
Ste
Hattie W. Caraway
Senate
Caraway
Smith
Roosevelt
Cotton Ed
Carolina
Bulldozer assault by Tennessee soldier buries Nazis in hedgerow
In the St Lo sector American troops report Staff Sgt. Michael Gaydos and Pvt. Forrest Jones aiding in a hedgerow engagement. John R. Brewer of Trenton Tennessee used a bulldozer to advance through a hedgerow and bury three German gunners, enabling an American advance and recovery of bodies.
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Bal Boyle
Stlo
John R. Brewer
Trenton
Tenn
Brewer
Dover
Brewgregan
Michael Gaydos
Mur Dishead
Pic Forrest
Fusty Jones
Peoria
Weary Huns Retreat Before Big Red Push
Allied air forces struck Belgium and Hungary as tensions mount in the European theatre. American Liberator bombers attacked Brussels and Ghent targets while Buda pest faced a terror bombing from U S formations from Italy. Normandy operations were limited by weather. British heavy bombers hit Givors Baden near Lyon, as Mosquito forces kept Hamburg awake and harassed Normandy troop movements. Up to 256 Liberators participated in the Givors Baden raid. six heavy bombers were lost in the broader offensive across France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SY Austin Bealmear
London
Brussels
Ghent
Berlin
U. S
Italy
Budapest
Normandy
Givors - Baden
Lyon
France
RAF
Lake Geneva
Paris
Normandy Front
Goebbels Urges Total Mobilization as Axis Aid
London dispatch reports Goebbels in Berlin praising total mobilization to bolster the German front. He claims troops from occupied areas will reinforce fighting lines, predicts results next month, and asserts a broader war effort will shortcut wartime difficulties despite Russia advancing near Silesia and East Prussia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Berlin
Nazi Party
Besidre
Gauleiter
Gestapo
Heinrich Hirtmler
Germany
German Silesia
East Prussia
Junkera
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goerring
Goebbels
France
Poland
Hungary
Czecho - Slovakia
Norway
Baltic States
Greece
Denmark
Col James R Hamilton Named 264th Infantry Commander
Col James R Hamilton has been named commanding officer of the 264th Infantry Regiment by Maj Gen H F Kramer of the 661 Panther Division. He previously chaired the Management Training Committee at Fort Benning and served at Iceland Defense Command as Assistant Chief of Staff. Born in Willow Hill Illinois, he attended the University of Chicago and the University of Minnesota, receiving his army commission in 1929 and serving in the Philippines and Panama.
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James R. Hamilton
H. F. Kramer
Hamilton
Denton Street
Panther
Infantry
Ft. Benning
Cief
Atlantic Island
Willow Hill
University of Chicago
University of Minow
Phillippiner
Panama
Battle for Pisa shapes up as major Italian clash
Reports from Rome and London describe Allied forces pressing toward Florence and preparing for a major battle for Pisa region. German counterattacks are driven back eight miles from Florence as defense lines hold near the Arno. American long range guns hit railway targets and armored units while German defenses fortify streets and landmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noland Norgaard
Rome
Florence
Eighth Army
Tobacco Growers Stand Firm on Vinson Ruling
Southern tobacco interests reject higher price ceilings set by the Office of Economic Stabilization. Vinson upheld 8 cents per pound for loose ungraded tobacco and 43 1/2 cents for graded and red leaf. Growers vow to pursue a two-cent increase with appeals to Governors Broughton and Darden for support of a market holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southern Tobacco
Office of Economic Stabilization
Fred M. Winam
Atign
Vinson
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
HW. L Wingate
Georgia Farm Bureau Federation
Broughton
North Carolina
Darden
Vocational Guide For Vets Planned
Washington report on the need for trained vocational counselors as millions of servicemen and women return home seeking new or old jobs. The U S Employment Service and state offices would be sources of aid, amid a shortage of qualified counselors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow Washington
APJ
Johnny
Neverthel
U. S
Russian Infantry Crosses Vistula Toward Warsaw
Russian forces crossed the Vistula River southeast of Warsaw amid massed artillery and amphibious landings, threatening the German central front. Warsaw, listening for battle, reported by the Moscow paper that Polish troops were advancing beside the Red Army as German resistence collapsed at several fronts.
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Vistula
Warsaw
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Silesia
Jevel
Sjlvestia
London
Redly
Daugavpils
Mecekug
Bletyotek
Sisinslawen
Wisle
Deblin-Pulach
Berlin
German Silesia
Ezat Penk
Red Army
Kveatin
Deblin
Waywaw
Delaytin
Carpathian
Czech
Romania
Hungary
Narva
Estonia
Tallinn
Gulf of Findend
Eighth Great
Leningrad
Leonid A. Govorov
Lublin
Stanislawow
Brest Litovak
Bialystouk
Keunas
Lwow
Bloody Danouement
Deleytin
Bialystok
Kenice
Memel
Tileit
Eiga
Latvia
East Prussia
Krakow
Berlin Radio Reports Executions and Suicides in Plot
Berlin radio claims General Olbricht was executed after a court martial Col. Gen. Ludwig Beck committed suicide upon arrest and Col. Gen. Erich Hoepner was in custody awaiting trial The broadcast cited Goebbels naming three officers in the attempted plot against Hitler and their fates remain unclear.
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London
Olbricht
Ludwig Beck
Erich Hoepner
Hitler
Beck
Hopener
Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Goebbels
Hogpner
Germen
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Setae Tavanelees
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Bankhead Committee
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Prussia
Russia
Vitebsk
hMinsk
Hoslovakia
Baltic Sea
Siedice
U.S
Tina
Tennessee Soldier
Big Red
Belgium
Hamburg
J. R. Hamilton
Pisa
API
Beritz Roadie
Arca
la Spesti Andienes
Arno
Fifth Army
Ammo
San Romano
Horseshoes
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