Flying bombs kill over two thousand in London raids
Churchill told the Commons that Nazi flying bombs have killed 2,162 and wounded 8,000 since the terror began three weeks ago, with London bearing the heaviest toll. He noted 60,000 tons of Allied bombs have hit targets on the French coast and said Britain will continue nightly casualty tallies.
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Tom Yarbrough
London
Churchill
House of Commons
Hitler
RAE
French
England
Normandy
Americans battle Nazis in streets near Caen and Cherbourg
Allied forces push south on the Cherbourg peninsula advancing toward La Haye Du Puits and Las Du Jardins while eastward Du Mont Castre tumbles toward the Caen area. Intense tank and infantry fighting rages near Caen as Canadian and British units hold firm against a heavy German counterattack around Carpiquet airfields.
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First Army
la Jaye du Puits
Normandy
Nester
Cherbourg Peniinsula
Las du Jardins
la Haye
du Mont Castre
17Th Panzer’ Grenadiers
Doughboys
Caen
Carpiquet
Supreme Command
Saipan advance and future invasions outlined by Nimitz
Admiral Nimitz predicted continued Japanese losses on Saipan and anticipated similar assaults elsewhere in the Pacific. He noted Saipan’s larger terrain would teach lessons for future landings as U S forces press westward. Reports from the Saipan front describe Japanese massed in caves awaiting a last stand as Allied forces seize a second airfield 800 miles southeast of the Philippines.
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U.S. Pacific
Peatl Harbor
Saipan
Philippines
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Howard Handleman
Stage Door Canteen and Cowboy Canteen at Strand and Dixie
The Grafton Sentinel invites Florence Morgan to attend tonight's shows. Strand Theatre presents Stage Door Canteen with forty eight popular stars and Cowboy Canteen featuring Charles Starrett Jane Pra gee and Vera Vague. Dixie Theatre screens Fangs of the Wild with Rin Tin Tin Jr.
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Grafton Sentinel
Florence Morgan Grand Street
Strand Atre
Charles Starrett
Jane Pragee
Vera Vague
Rintintin, Jr
Dixie Theatre
Neely Plans Radio Fireside Chat On WVU Changes
Charleston July 6 Governor M M Neely will explain his reasons behind urging administrative changes at West Virginia University and the ousting of President Charles E Lawall. The talk labeled a fireside chat will air on four West Virginia network stations at 1130 p m. Neely aims to present his side of what is called the university case drawing sharp criticism.
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Charleston
M. M. Neely
West Virginia University
Charles E. Lawall
West Virginia
Neely
West Virginia Toll Rises After Tornado Destroys Town
SHINNSTON July 6 Anna Oliverio thirteen died in a Clarksburg hospital of injuries from the June 23 tornado raising Harrison county toll to sixty nine. Red Cross says a full list of dead and injured in Harrison Barbour Taylor Randolph and Tucker counties will be ready today. Oliverio was daughter of Tony and Mary De fore Oliverio and Antoinette remains hospitalized. Charleston July 6 Louetta Shamblen five drowned after being pushed into Elk river by two boys wrestling on a boat dock. Officials seek to convene July 18 with West Virginia water commission to review Greenbrier river pollution from Tanners and other plants with the International Shoe Company and Pochontas Tanning cited for possible action.
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Anna Oliverio
Clarksburg
Harrison County
West Virginia
Red Cross Disaster
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Taylor Randolph
Tucker
Olivero
Tony
Mary Defore Oliverio
Antoinette
Charleston
Louetta Carol Shamblen
Elk River
West Virginia Water Commission
Jaack Shipman
Commission
Ralph M. Hingr
International Shoe Company
Marlington
Pochontas Tanning Company
Durbin
Sea West Virginia
Indian Troops of Eighth Army Reach Umber tide Outskirts
Allied headquarters reported Indian troops of the Eighth Army reached the outskirts of Umbertide in the upper Tiber valley and threatened the Florence road west of Arezzo. Fifth Army on the Italian west coast faced stiff German resistance and near-standstill amid heavy coastal fighting near Castiglioncello and Rosignano and counterattacks repelled.
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Eighth Army
Umbertide
Tiber Valley
Florence
Arezzo
Fifth Army
Castigilion Cello
Livorno
Leghorn
Rosignano
Castellina
United States
Monte Catini
Siena
162Nd
Nudists in Sonoma county camp grilled on gasoline rules
About 200 Sun-O-Ma nudists near Valley of the Moon were questioned by Office of Price Administration agents Douglas Forsyth and Richard Franchi. They sought explanations of how attendees reached the camp on A ration gasoline, with individuals coming from 27 California towns and as far as Oregon and southern California. The six day probe culminated as Nudists sun bathed and played under final inquiry.
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San Francisco
Valley of the Moon
Office of Price Administration
Oregon
California
CPA
Douglas Forsyth
Richard Franchi
Sonoma County
Sun-O-Ma
De Gaulle Arrives to Seek U.S. Parley on Relations
General Charles De Gaulle lands in Washington for a four day visit and at least two talks with President Roosevelt. Officials expect goodwill gestures to begin the early phase of improving United States French ties and may lead to concrete arrangements with the French national committee.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Roosevelt
de Gaulle
Cost Of War Costs Soaring To Massive Yearly Figures
Washington reports war costs for the fiscal year ending June 30 at 89.721 billion dollars, about 170 thousand dollars per minute and 245 million dollars per day. The year had 366 days, with each second of the year costing about 2837 dollars.
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Washington
United States
Bombers Rake Northwest Germany in Major Allied Assault
About 1,000 U S heavy bombers attacked Northwest Germany and enemy airfields in France while medium and light bombers hit railroad lines toward Cherbourg. RAF bombed channel coast targets and Dijon rail center as 300 plus Marauders and Havocs struck rail lines and town targets in northern France and beyond.
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Argentan - Lemans
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Loire
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Normandy
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England
Radio
Hope For Rescuing 64 Miners In Ohio Mine Fire
In Bellaire Ohio on July 6 the Powhatan mine fire trapped 64 miners two miles from the shaft. After 15 hours rescue crews failed to reach them, and state mine inspector Richard McGee said the burning area would be sealed. A new 500 foot tunnel had been cut to bypass flames but proved futile before sealing.
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Bellaire
Powhatan
Richard McGee
Ohio
Powahatan Mining Company
Here
Marcus Kerr
State Division of Mines
Chiang Kai-Shek Admits China’s Grave War Situation
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek warned in a message to the Chinese people on the eve of China’s eighth year of war that the military situation is grave yet urged patriots in occupied areas to pursue liberation. He asserted UN victory is certain and that the European war may end soon.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Chiang
United Nations
Europe
Robot bombs and German morale in World War II analysis
The column argues the robot bomb campaign targets British cities to break morale while aiding Germany's war aims. It notes the threat to metropolis populations, the bombs' limited military value, and Hitler's propaganda, concluding the regime will likely capitulate if morale remains unshaken.
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Britain
Reich
Hitler
TERRIFIC ARTILLERY BARRAGE OPERATING WITH AIR SUPPORT
Soviet forces under General Ivan Khovsovsky press toward Wilno near the Baltic as Pinsk and Brest Litovsk advance with heavy artillery and air cover. German reports claim repulsed Viet attacks near Baranowicze while fighting spreads along the Dnestr to Kowel corridor.
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Red Army
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Ivankhovsky
Wilno
Baltic
Dnestr
Kowel
Bulletin
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Minsk
Warsaw
T River
Chemiakhoveky
Adwisnibe Front
Dewey Seeked Backing Amid Willkie Candidacy Push
Albany dispatch reports a subtle push to win Willkie support from Dewey backers as GOP figures, including Senator Sinclair Weeks, discuss campaign plans. Weeks confirms Willkie would back the ticket though he has no knowledge of Willkie's trial plans, while Massachusetts visitors pursue reelect candidates like Saltonstall and Lodge.
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Albany
L. Willkie
Camp Ward
Thomas E. Dewey
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Cooper
Congressional
Senat
GOP
Sinclair Weeks
Willkie
Massachusetts
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Ovate
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