Allied Forces Massed For Final Smash At Cherbourg
Allied Expeditionary Force advances on Cherbourg in a major combined land and air assault. American and British units push toward Fort Du Roule and Port Octeville while US infantry near St Croix Hague and Le Theil drive toward the coast. Communique No. 33 notes good progress with miles of advance and no evidence of German energy against England. See page 10.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Normandy
Cherbourg
Fort du Roule
Port Octeville
Greenwich
London Daily Sketch
Omar N. Bradley
United States
St. Croix-Hague
Cherpourg
Cap de la Hague
Calman
Laire
le Theil
Valognes
Supreme Command
England
Tilly
Rome
Ancona
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Camerine
Perugia
Grosseto
Venice
Fermo
Rimini
Florence-Rimini
Nocero Umbra
Camerino
Lake Trasimeno
Sid Feder
Italy
Japs Drive Closer To Rail Junction
Chungking reports Japanese forces push toward Hengyang from Changsha along the Canton Hankow line now only 33 miles from the rail junction. Bitter fighting reported at Shiwan eight miles northeast of Hengshan and 25 miles north of Hengyang as Tokyo seeks to split China. Chinese lines say advances also east and west of the railway and in Henan Sunghsien near Loyang, reaching Loning outskirts.
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Chungking
Hengyang
Changsha
Canton- Hankow
Shiwan
Hengshan
China
Henan
Sunghsien
Loyang
Loning
South Dakota to aid small industry development
South Dakota communities will receive help to set up small industries using local materials and surplus labor. A State Technical Committee, chaired by A. M. Eberle, will coordinate expert guidance and connect towns with the Northern Regional Laboratory in Peoria for agricultural residue uses in plastics and building materials.
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S. D
South Dakota
A. M. Eberle
Act of Agriculture
South Dakota State College
Dean Eberle
Northern
Peoria
E. C. Lathrop
Reds Reveal Heavy Losses At End Of Three Years Of War
The Soviet Information Bureau on the third anniversary of the German invasion reported more than 7,600,000 German deaths or captures and 5,300,000 Soviet losses. German forces suffered about 70,000 tanks 60,000 airplanes and over 90,000 guns. Soviet losses included about 49,600 tanks 30,128 aircraft and 48,000 guns.
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London
Soviet Information Bureau
Russia
Case introduces pension bill for Spanish American War widows
Representative Case of South Carolina introduces legislation to guarantee pension rights for widows of Spanish American War veterans. The measure seeks to extend financial support to surviving spouses of veterans who served in the late 1890s.
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Washington
Rep. Case
R-Sc
New Blows Fall On Rocket Bases German Targets
Supreme Headquarters reports a major Allied air offensive supporting American troops near Cherbourg and De Calais rocket sites. Marauders Havocs and Thunderbolts attacked within 100 feet of German cannon as Fortresses and Liberators bombed rocket launching grounds. 119 Allied aircraft were lost against 62 German planes. Additional raids struck Berlin and areas from France to the Ruhr and Berlin.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
as-De-Calais
France
Germany
Ruhr
Berlin
Russia
Poltava
Ukraine
London
Rockey
War Today Jap Fleet Likely Evades U S Showdown
J M Roberts Jr reports from the Pacific that the Japanese fleet may have maneuvered out of a direct engagement with the American forces off Saipan. AP war correspondent Rembert James notes air duels through Wednesday and suggests a battle in the planned area is unlikely as fleets stay hundreds of miles apart.
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Pacific
Rembert James
Saipan
James
Forrestal
King
Nimitz
Far Pacific
Batte
Manila
Surprise Saipan Battle Demolishes Japanese Fleet
U S Fifth Fleet carrier planes shattered a strong Japanese force off the Philippines and Saipan. Four ships sunk and ten damaged as 353 enemy aircraft were shot down in a massive air battle that stretched from Saipan to the China Sea. Admiral Spruance announced the victory with minimal surface losses and noted only superficial damage to two U S carriers and one battleship.
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United States Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
United States Fifth Fleet
Philippines
Japan
Saipan Island
Marianas
Raymond A. Spruance
Saipan
China Sea
Chester W. Nimitz
Tokyo
Nimitz
Mitscher
U. S
Fifth Fleet
Adm
NAVY
Fiva
Reds Drive For Fast Knockout Of Staggering Finns
The Reds Army launched two broad-front offensives north of Lake Ladoga to end the war with Finland quickly as Helsinki faces government upheaval. Soviet forces advancing from Vilpuria near the Karelian Isthmus near Ladoga reach within 20 miles of the Finnish border. A Finnish government crisis appears unclear though reports say a peace cabinet may be formed and armistice terms could be sought in Moscow. The offensives begin on the third anniversary of the German invasion of the Soviet Union.
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London
Lake Ladoga
Finland
Moscow
Karelian
Helsinki
Reuters
Stockholm
Associated Press
Svenska Dagbladet
Soviet Union
Railroad Reorganization Plan for Chicago Milwaukee St Paul
A modified plan to reorganize the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad under bankruptcy was presented today by a federal judge in Chicago. The proposal aims to restructure the carrier’s debts and operations to restore financial stability and return the railroad to profitability.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul
Une i
L. Tgow
Irrigation Commission Sought to Aid Missouri River Talks
Senator Overton proposes an irrigation commission to work with a flood control and navigation panel on Missouri River water use. The plan aims to resolve west water disputes as the Senate approves a $959 million flood control bill and outlines river development and irrigation priority.
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Washington
Irrigation Commission
Flood Control and Navigation Commission
Misesouri
Senator Overton
D-La
Senate Commerce Committee
Sue Early
War Department
Patiern
Overton
Commerce
Senate Irrigation Committees
Missouri
Commerce Committee
O'Mahoney
Soneate
Roosevelt
Missouri River
Senate
Secretary of War
Finnish Minister On Way Home From Washington
Finnish Minister Hjalmar Procope, whose activities were deemed against U S welfare, is returning home. The State Department ordered his departure and said two reaction counselors accompanied him. his wife and children remain behind as she awaits a third child.
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Washington
Hjalmar Procope
Deparmment
United States
Rocation
Band Concert program at Park with Hans Christensen
The program directed by Hans Christensen and J W Campbell features a lineup of marches overtures and waltzes including Star Spangled Banner March Heroic The Holmes Overture The Veteran Novelty Chibiribin arr by Alford Overture The New Moon Romberg Intermezzo Rendezvous Aletter Waltz Two Hearts Stolz Overture Tremontier Olivadot March Steady Boys Thiele presented Thursday June 22 at the park.
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Holmes
Thiele
Alford
Romberg
Stolz
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Marina di Campo
Signal Corps Rediotalephoto
NEA
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J. M. Roberts, Jr
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Reds
Marine
First
Cecile L. Julien
Fishcate
Mass
Earle E. Daniel
San Francisco
Marine First Division
South Pacific
Mediterranean Air Force
Livorno
Ventimiglia
Italian Riviera
Pianosa
Palmasola
Lees Benolst
Huron Municipal Band
Hans Christensen
J. W. Campbell Park
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