Yankees Repel Jap Assault In Saipan Skirmish
American soldiers and marines pushed inland on Saipan after repelling Japanese armor and landing craft assaults near Massamine Bay. To the south, U S warships bombarded Guam for the first time in the war while Mitchell bombers neutralized New Guinea airbases and sank several enemy ships.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Saipan Island
Marianas
Massienne Bay
Guam
Chester W. Nimitz
Equator
Mitchell
Japan
New Guinea
Sorrong
Red Army closes on Viipuri and Koivisto fortress
Soviet dispatches report the Red Army smashing toward Viipuri Finland after breaching the Mannerheim line. Koivisto fortress fell and Russian troops advanced inland beyond the line amid heavy artillery and pillbox destruction. Front通信 said advances continued along Lake Ladoga with extensive shelling of Koivisto.
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Henry Cassity McIscow
Red Army
Viipuri
Finland
Mannerheim
Koivisto
Viipuri Bay
Karelian
Murtia
Lake Ladoga
Leonard A. Govrod
Leningrad
Karlia
Raivola- Voki
Pravda
Murila
Tiakirlola
Red Baltic
Kovisto Island
WVU Students Strike Protesting Lawall Dismissal
In Morgantown on June 19 a student demonstration in front of the administration building preceded a special board meeting. About 150 students chanted “We want Lawall” and sang “Hail West Virginia” as campus leaders spoke. The revised board met to discuss reforms and possible replacement of President Charles E Lawall and engineering dean R P Davis by the revamped board.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University Board of Govenors
Charles E. Lawall
Lawall
West Virginia
Board of Governors
West Virginia University
M. M. Neely
Charles E Lawall
R. P. Davis
College of Engineering
Neely
WVU
Theatre Ticket Ad Clipping for Strand or Dixie
The Grafton Sentinel notes a clipped theatre ticket presentation for a show at the Strand or Dixie. Verification may be required. MISS GERALDINE LOAR is mentioned in relation to the clipping and presentation.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Geraldins Loar Pense
West Virginia News Briefs Compiled by The Associated Press
Beckley College acquires two heavy duty welding machines from a Wheeling maker to provide training in flat vertical and overhead welding. Charleston reports ceilings on used photographic equipment under district OPA rules affecting consumer sales. In St Marys, two teens drown after stepping into a pep hole at Middle Island Creek. bodies recovered hours later. Washington notices promotions of Bradshaw and Patterson from second to first lieutenant. Also war department reports West Virginia soldiers, including five officers, missing in action on two fronts with several named air and ground personnel. Mediterranean film showings and a town theatre listing follow tonight in Huntington as part of a War Era entertainment program.
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Associated Press
Beckley
Wheeling
Beckley College
School For the Trade
West Virginia
ST. Mary's
Vern Hubacker
Estelene Garry
Sistersville
Middle Island Creek
St. Marys
Washington
War Department
Alex Loslo
Roske K. Loslo
Box
Rossmore
Garnett
O. Nelson
Martin W. Nelson
Circleville
Lewis I. Vance
Garnet W. Vance
Troy
Charles R. Daniels
M. Daniels
Cedar Grove
Tech
John P. Kidner
Bertha P. Kidner
Dewey strategists set up Chicago headquarters in race
Chicago June 19 Dewey aides moved into Chicago to establish pre convention headquarters amid Bricker support growth and talk of a possible nomination. Jaeckle Sprague and Brownell sent advance word for a news interview while Bricker campaign managers projected a likely victory on ballots later next week. Roy Moore and others signaling Bricker strength in Oklahoma and beyond.
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Jack Bell
Chicago
Thomas E.dewey
Board of Strategy
John W. Bricker
Ohio
New York State
Edwin Frank Jaeckle
J. Russel Sprague
Herbert Brownell
Dewey
Ruth Mania McCormick Simms
Bricker
Resolutions Committee
Chicago Stadium
Roy D. Moore
Moore
Art
Sen
R.okla
Oklahoma
Earthquake Jolts Los Angeles and Nearby Cities
Two strong quakes rocked Los Angeles on June 19 shocking downtown streets and homes. A 5:03 p.m. quake and an 8:05 p.m. tremor caused alarms and panic with minor injuries and fainting during a High School baccalaureate. No material damage reported despite echoes of March 1933 tragedy.
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Los Angeles
Here
Compton
Long Beach
South Gate High School
Hawthorne
South Gate
Huntington Park
Key Center of Nazi Rocket Planes Blasted Today
Allied air forces blasted the key Nazi rocket launching center at Pas de Calais with heavy US bombers and fighter-bombers hammering targets across France. Operations disrupted reinforcements to Cherbourg, communications routes to the southeast, and lines north of Paris while RAF night raids preceded the daytime strikes.
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Pas-De-Calais
Gladwin III
Supreme Headquarters
U. S
Hitler
De-Calais
England
Germain
France
Cherbourgh
Tilly-Caen
Paris
RAF
Bordeaux-Merigmac
Cazaux
Bordeaux
Corne Ecluse
Cognac
Col
Donald
French Now Hold Greater Part Of Elba Island
Allied forces push along the Italian peninsula and gain on both flanks and center as French troops capture Portoferraio and Napoleon villa on Elba. German resistance stiffens near Porto Longone while Assisi is taken. hundreds of prisoners, including officers, reported.
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Island
Elba
Lynn Heinzerling
Rome
Assisi
St. Francis
Elda
Portoferraio
Napoleon
Porto Longone
Italy
Pisa-Rimini
Rocket Bomb Assaults On Southern England Fifth Day
British reports say German rocket bomb assaults on southern England continued for a fifth day with fire spitting jets crossing the coast at dawn and intermittent nightly raids causing casualties and damage. Defence stiffened as anti-aircraft guns moved to new positions while observers pinpoint launch grounds believed to be in Pas de Calais.
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England
James King
London
Germany
Pas de Calais
War Today: Allies breach Cherbourg path as German defense falters
The war column reports the Allied beachhead strategy pressing toward Cherbourg amid bad weather hindering German reinforcements. The Americans crossed into the peninsula as planned, facing 25,000 to 35,000 German troops and the shattered German 77th division. Paris remains distant, with the port objective central to resupply.
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Reichwehr
Paris
Cherbourg
Sevastopol
Cher
Gale in Dover Straits Disrupts Normandy Beach Landing
Strong northeasterly gale roared through the Strait of Dover reaching 80 mph by noon. Sea conditions were severe with high broken waves and poor visibility in mid channel. Despite occasional sun, temperatures stayed low as winds battered the Allied coast near Normandy.
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London
Strait of Dover
Channel
Normandy
Allies threaten Cherbourg advance after fresh German counterattacks
US forces report crushing a counteroffensive as 25 000 to 40 000 Nazis trapped below Cherbourg endure heavy losses in nighttime fighting near St Jacques de Nehou. Bradley's troops push toward Cherbourg, widening a seven mile corridor across the peninsula while shelling Carentan.
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Carentan
France
Cherbourg
Signal Corps Radiophoto
International
U. S
Cher
Dhe
St. Jacques de Nehou
Normandy Trops
Tilly
Sur-Seulles
Bayeux
Caen
Omar I. Bradley
Supreme Headquarters
Strength of CIO political action tested in Maine
The strength of the CIO political action in Maine was tested at the polls as voters chose party nominees for three house seats and governor. Republican Robert Hale sought the nomination aided by labor support while three Republicans Roy L. Ferwald Horace A. Hildreth and F Ardine Richardson competed for the gubernatorial nod. Nationally the event was watched as a possible indicator of trends and the Chicago convention details added context to the scene.
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Associated Press
CIO
Maine
Portland
Dua
Bath
Republlican
Andrew A. Bettis
Ae Forsad Cio
Lval
Burne
Uiite Labor Committee
Os Kent
Robert Halé
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Mit
Moore S
Bricker
New
Mark Hanna
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Philippines
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Nippon
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District Office of Price Administration
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Matoaka
Asnotts Avenue
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Meyser
Mediterranean
John L
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Leroy C. Brower
Cory Grant
Janet Blair
6Th Ave
Huntington
Strand Theatre
William M. Coyle
Edman
Claire Ward M. Coyle
Kearneysville
Albert, Dekker
Theodore J. Dawson
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FO Dewey Strategists
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