Red Army tightens Baltic grip amid Prussia advance
Soviet reports say Red Army closes around German Baltic forces estimated at 250 000 to 300 000 with three columns pressing from west south and east as it drives toward Silesia west of the Vistula. German rear units rush to battle while 16 new divisions reach the front in three weeks.
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Moscow
Red Army
Silesia
Vistula
Ivan C. Bagramian
Warsaw
Germany
Poland
Italy
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Norway
Orward
Bastia
Allies Break German Lines In Brittany And Loire Front
Troops of the United States and Canada push toward Paris from Le Mans to Caen and Brest,Capture of Brest near Brittany and advances toward Falaise, Caen, Angers and Nantes. Germans retreat under pressure as Allied forces seal off Mortain area and widen the corridor to Paris.
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le Mans
Paris
Caen
Berlin
U. S
Falaise
Bhart
Angers
Loire River
Nantes
France
Loire
Breton
Os Boys
Brest
Karl Spang
Mortain
Chersence Roussel
Juvigny
St. Malo
St. Nazaire
Rippi
Bretteville - Sur - Laize
Orne
Laize
War era editorial foreshadows crisis as Hitler regime under pressure
The piece argues Nazi leaders face increasing danger of assassination and death while Germany endures total war. It describes Goering wounded rumors and Gestapo chief Imier as targets, notes morale strain, and predicts crucial weeks ahead as German armies strive to reach inner Reich defenses.
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Gestapo
Immier
Hitler
Germany
Alps
Berchtesgaden
Reich
Allied Forces repulse five enemy attacks near Arezzo
Allied headquarters reported British and Indian forces recaptured Monte Grilo and repelled five counterattacks on its slopes during heavy fighting north and northwest of Arezzo as Florence frontlines show little change. Dispatches note supply shortages and mixed reports of conditions inside Florence with looting claims and street clashes amid ongoing shelling.
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RCME
Monte Grilo
Arezzo
Florence
Great Art Center
Associated Press
Lynn Heinzerling
Eighth Army
Arno
Union Jack
Arnod
Japanese Troops Overtaken by Allies South of Imphal
Southeast Asia Command says Japanese rearguards covering a retreat 50 miles south of Imphal were again overtaken by Allied troops four miles farther south of the Tiddim road. The communique notes Allied forces in Northern Burma reached the Mogaung Mandalay railway near Taungnn after rapid southeastward advances and met heavy resistance at the rail line.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Imphal
India
Tiddim Road
Burma
Mogaung-Mandalay
Taungnn
Japs Driven From Sungshan Mountain In Yunnan Front
Chinese forces in western Yunnan say they have driven the Japanese from all but three positions on Sungshan mountain. The fall would open the Burma road from the Salween river to Lungling, about 25 miles away, the communique reported.
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Chungking
Yunnan Province
Sungshan
Burma
Salween River
Lungling
Plane Crash In Cuba Kills Teens. Crew Praised For Rescue
Survivors from the Pan-American four engine clipper say seven teen passengers are dead or missing after the Cuba crash in Nipe Bay while attempting takeoff. Nine passengers and five crew survived. William D. Smallwood, a San Juan dealer, praised the crew for their lifesaving efforts as the vessel sank and broke apart.
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Havana
Nipe Bay
Cuba
Antilla
Miami
William D. Smallwood
San Juan
China
Bombard Stuttgart Swath of German War Plants Hit
An armada of 1000 heavy bombers and fighters attacked Stuttgart with three mile thick cloud cover. Allied raids struck fuel dumps in northern France. a Yugoslav rail yard at Brod was bombed. fires erupted at the Almas Fuzito refinery near Budapest.
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Stuttgart
Detroit
Germany
Italy
Hungary
Almas Fuzito
Danube
Budapest
Messerschmitt
Gypry
Veches
To- Stuttgart
The
Reich
France
Channel
Aire-Sur
Carolinas' Boys Rewarded For Services With Ninth Infantry Division
A South Carolina group within the Ninth Infantry Division received decorations for bravery in the Cherbourg campaign. Major General M. S. Eddy presented awards behind the lines on July 4 in France. Pvt. First Class Jones E. Marley of Ferguson NC earned a silver star. Bronze stars went to Pvt. Jack W. Lowery Greenville SC Corp. Earl E. Cummings Plant SC and Pvt. Robert Saunders Maiden SC.
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France
Cherbourg
M. 5. Eddy
Ninth Infantry Division
Jones E. Marley
Ferguson
N. C
Extermination Of Last Jap Underway On Guam
Allied forces tighten grip on Guam as the last Japanese defenders in the northeast corner fight to the end. American operations pushed a wedge toward the coast while MacArthur and Nimitz report air strikes across Halmahera Mauru Wake Paramushiro and other targets. Total enemy dead on Guam surpassed 10 000 as the campaign nears completion.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan
U.S
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Halmahera
Adm
Chester W. Nim‘itz
Pt. Riidian
Island
Santa Rosa
MacArthur
Nimitz
Yap
Carolines
Apan
Mauru
Wake Island
Paramushiro
Kuriles
State Intends To Improve Hospitals
Gov. Broughton announced four provisions to raise North Carolina insane hospitals to the standards of the state hospitals board. Full time recreational directors will serve at Raleigh and Morganton. Psychiatric social workers will be added at Raleigh Morganton and Goldsboro. Hydrotherapy equipment will be installed at Raleigh. Additional courtyard enclosures will be built at each institution for patient space.
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Raleigh
Broughton
North Carolina
State Hospitals Board of Control
Morganton
Goldsboro
No Concrete Evidence Of Himmler's Death
British officials said no proof exists that Heinrich Himmler was assassinated after a German intelligence officer captured by the British spread rumors. The tale claimed Himmler died in a purge against Nazi leadership with Hermann Goering wounded, but officials noted the details were unverified and based on hearsay.
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Himmler
London
Heinrich Himmler
France
Normandy
Gestapo
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Fulbright Nominated For Arkansas Senate Seat In Runoff
Rep. J. W. Fulbright won the Democratic nomination for Arkansas Senator in a runoff, defeating Gov. Homer Adkins as Hattie Caraway’s seat remains open. Returns from 1,470 of 2,087 precincts gave Fulbright 69,801 votes to Adkins 52,080, with Negro voters participating in large numbers.
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Associated Press
Rep
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
New York
Fulbright
United States
Homer M. Adkins
Hattie W. Caraway
Adkins
Roosevelt
Connecticut
John A. Danaher
Raymond E. Baldwin
Mortimer R. Proctor
Vermont
W. Arthur Simpson
Early Drought Is Relieved By 2 Rain Periods
Raleigh report notes two general rain periods eased summer drought across North Carolina. July rainfall near normal in Piedmont coastal areas, 1 percent deficiency. mountain stations show 18 percent excess. Rain ranged 1.38 to 6.68 inches with variable creek and river flows and rising eastern reservoirs. Groundwater outlook improves after recent rainfall.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
W. H. Riley
Water Resources and Engineering Division
Department of Conservation and Development
Piedmont
Riley
Tennessee River
Neuse
Cape Fear
Adams Mills Nets $300710 in Six Months
Adams-Millis Corporation of High Point hosiery makers reports six months ended June 30 net income of 300710 dollars, equaling 1.93 dollars a share, versus 313569 dollars or 2.01 dollars a share in 1943.
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New York
Adams- Millis Corporation
High Point
Polio Epidemic Grows With 19 New North Carolina Cases
Nine teen new polio cases were reported to the State Health Department in North Carolina, raising the current epidemic total to 494 since June 1. Western counties accounted for most new cases including Alleghany, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Forsyth, McDowell, Rowan, and others as counties listed.
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Raleigh
State Health Department
Alleghany
Buncombe
Burke
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Columbus
Cumberland
Forsyth
McDowell
Rockingeham
Rowan
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Signal Corps
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Yank
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