Battle for Saipan pushes toward final assault
American invaders seize a new ridge line above Garapan as Saipan battle intensifies. From the elevated position, U S forces prepare for a possible move against remaining strongholds in the north. After 17 days of shelling and close combat, casualties mount in what is described as the Pacific war’s hardest fight.
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Rembert James
Associated Press
Joint
Itionary Force
Navy
Saipan
Riges
Garpan
Dewey Returns to Albany After Nomination Parade
Gov Thomas E Dewey arrived in Albany at 1124 AM after winning the Republican presidential nomination in Chicago. An automobile parade formed at the station, led by two bands, and moved to the capitol.
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Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
Chicago
Capitol
WLB moves to settle two labor disputes in war effort
The War Labor Board seeks settlement of two major conflicts affecting war production. A 9,000 worker strike at Timken Roller Bearing Co. Canton Ohio was ordered ended, while 26,000 Midwest truck drivers faced a possible walkout delayed by a WLB hearing. In Pennsylvania 7,000 more workers idle across 10 disputes as four strikes end and 2,650 return.
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Associated Press
War Labor Board
Washington
Timken, Roller Bearing Co
Canton
United Steel Workers Union
CSO
WLB
Strick
Pennslyvania
German secret weapon dept plans crewless sub bomb to strike New York
Berlin correspondent reports a new Goebbels propaganda ministry brainchild, a crewless submarine weapon designed to target New York with another secret device, signaling escalating secret warfare capabilities.
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Madrid
Berlin
Ya Today
Paul Joseph Goebbels
New York
Demoralized German Army Retreats Into Minsk
Allied dispatches report remnants of a demoralized German force pouring into Minsk as three Soviet armies close in from the northeast. The battered defenders struggle to maintain order as hundreds surrender while the Berezina river bridges are strained.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Front
Minsk
Gestapo
Russia
Hitler
Yvan Cherniakhovsky
Berezina
Three Army airmen return to station after canyon ordeal
Three Army airmen who weathered a nine day test of courage on a Grand Canyon plateau prepared to return to active duty at Kingman Army Air Field. They rested after a 10 mile trek from their parachute landing site and were feted at the El Tovar hotel. Second Lt. Charles Goldblum Maurice J. Cruickshank Jr and Cpl. Roy Embanks guided by smoke flares and aided by park officials were rescued after landing on a ledge and maneuvering upward.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
Kingman, Aziz
Army Air Field
el Tovar
Charles Goldblum
Pittsburgh Pa
Maurice J. Cruickshank, Jr
Lawrence
Mass
Roy W. Embanks
Kalispell
Mont
Army
National Park
Fifth Army repels German tank counterattacks near Cecina
Fifth Army infantry beat off German tank counterattacks on the outskirts of Cecina and pressed toward Livorno and Pisa as French forces gained on Siena. Allied HQ reported German withdrawal from the Chienti. Eighth Army crossed the stream in spots while Germans pulled back toward the Musone river near Ancona. Livorno loomed 17 miles ahead as Guardistallo and Casale were seized in the advance. French units moved within six miles of Siena, taking several towns along the way.
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Noland Norgaard
Rome
Jely
Fifth Army
Cecina
Livorno
Leghorn
Pisa
Siena
Florence
Adriatic
Chienti
Eighth Army
Musone
Ancona
Doughboys
Cecins
Guardistallo
Casale
West Coast
Lake Trail
Travel Advice Warns Holiday Travelers of Limited Space
Washington July 1 Col J Monroe Johnson director of the Office of Defense Transportation warns that nonessential holiday trips face dire chances of disruption. There is no room on trains or intercity buses for casual travelers and those who ignore the plea may be stranded for hours with crowded cars no dining facilities and possible eviction to free space for essential travel.
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Washington
Col. J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense ‘Transportation
Mgeney
War Today: Tojo's Political Woes and Japan's Defense
J M Roberts Jr reports circulation of claims that Tojo faces a political crisis after Saipan and hints he may resign in favor of an admiral to restore defenses. Other unverified talks suggest Japan could form a new government seeking peace. It remains unclear who could oust Tojo or how the army, navy, and emperor interact amid Pacific setbacks.
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J. M. Roberts JR
Tojo
Saipan
Japan
China
Pacific
Navy
Rhododendron Girls State encampment set at Jacksons Mill
West Virginia news brief reports speakers including J W Broyles and Judge C P Wilhelm for the Rhododendron Girls State encampment opening July 4 at Jacksons Mill. Mrs Paul L Brothers of St Albans announced sponsor American Legion Auxiliary.
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Charleston
J. W. Broyles
West Virginia Wesleyan College
C. P. Wilhelm
Bruceton Mills
Jackson's Mill
Paul L. Brothers
St. Albans
Brothers
American Legion Auxiliary
State and County Continue Upsurge in Fifth War Loan
Taylor County held its lead in the Fifth War Loan drive with a reported $572,650 toward a $421,000 goal as of noon. West Virginia surpassed its quota by 112 percent to reach $91,097,454.75, ranking fourth nationally behind Maryland Florida and Georgia. State finance chief urged renewed effort while E bond sales lagged at 38 percent of the $24 million quota. corporate purchases rose to $60,118,369 toward a $34 million goal.
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Taylor County
D. Jay Fleming
Fleming
Charleston
West
Virginia
Maryland
Florida
Georgia
West Vireginta
Rhode Island
Kentucky
North Carolina
Mississippi
Ohio
Minnesota
War Finance
A. C. Spurr
Opera and Screen Have New Heirs
Hollywood reports two new births to prominent screen and stage figures. Rise Stevens of the Metropolitan Opera welcomed a son, Nicholas Vincent Szurovy, weighing seven pounds nine ounces, with husband Walter Szurovy. Actress Maureen O'Hara and her Marine Lt. husband Will Price celebrated a daughter named Bridget or Emily, born yesterday.
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Hollywood
Opera
Screen
Rise Stevens
The
Metropolitan
Maureen O'Hara
Miss Stevens
Walter Szurovy
Nicholas Vincent
Miss O'Hara
Will Price
Bridget
Emily
Dewey Returns to Albany After Nominating Victory
Enroute to Albany with Thomas E. Dewey the Republican nominee for president heads home after winning the third national nomination for a New York governor in 16 years. A public reception awaits at the Capitol as Dewey foresees a mountain of work on his desk and builds the campaign organization already taking shape.
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William W. Tyler
Albany
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Chicago
Alfred E. Smith
Franky
Vichy Surrenders Independence to German Puppet Regime
Reports from Madrid indicate Germany will abolish Vichy autonomy within the week and run France directly, with interior justice and propaganda ministries likely handed to Berlin, Vichy courts ceasing and German courts taking cases, as Vichy radio resumes limited French broadcasts.
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Madrid
France
Vichy
Hungary
Romania
Vichy Ministeries
Interior
Justice
Boato
Rommel Units Struggle At Odon River Bridgehead
Supreme Headquarters Expeditionary Force reports a night barrage against a German spearhead near the Odon River corridor. Allied artillery and ground actions disrupt German tanks and units, with several Mark IVs reported destroyed as Rommel’s armored forces push near Marcelet and the west flank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher
Supreme Headquarters Expeditionary Force
Odon
Marcelet
Noland 19 Shor of Allied Friends After U S Break
Washington dispatch reports Allied ties to Finland and the war with Russia are seen ending only in defeat on the battlefield or civil strife at home. Stockholm indicates U S aid will not resume, as German troops consolidate control in Finland and the flag disappears from public view amid a coup threat by a former leaders’ group.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Capi
Russia
United States
Ates Cerrales
Stockholm
Finland
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West Boyd Street
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Ray Milland
Hep Baxter
Strand Theatre
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