Kursk Tank Battle Rages with Hundreds of German Devices
Soviet dispatches report a massive clash east of Kursk as about 200 German tanks opened the engagement on Wednesday. The fight expanded into a larger mass action with heavy losses for Germany while Red Army fortifications held. Russians recaptured several villages amid a strategic push to divide the central and southern armies.
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Kursk
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Red Star
Kharkov
Belgorod
Volchansk
Kupyansk
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Allied counter stroke halts Rommel at El Alamein
Cairo reports British forces exploited a sudden initiative in Egypt, driving back Rommel’s main assault near El Alamein and pushing his flank toward the west. Auchinleck’s timely counter moves widened gaps on both flanks as the battle hallmarks a fight to a finish between Auchinleck and Rommel.
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Claude Auchinleck
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Alexandria
Qattara
Auchinleck
Bremen Bombed Again by RAF in Night Raid
London reports Bremen, the German port, was bombed overnight by a powerful RAF force. Thirteen aircraft did not return. Weather allowed fires to spread and one enemy night fighter was destroyed. Canadian pilots and gunners aided in the raid, praised as the most satisfying so far. Additional operations targeted Wazi air fields and shipping off the Dutch coast.
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Wazi
Belgium
Netherlands
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Cologne
Essen
Ingersoll Promoted to Full Admiral in Navy Reorganization
Washington July 3. Vice Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll, commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet, is named full admiral by President Roosevelt. Admiral Thomas C. Hart moves to retired list with full admiral rank, clearing space for Ingersoll. Hart will stay on active duty as a retired officer. Ingersoll, 59, has led the Atlantic Fleet since January 1. his hometown is Laporte Indiana.
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Royal E. Ingersoll
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Roosevelt
Navy
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Asiatic Fleet
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Ingersoll
Ernest J. King
U. S
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Flet
Harold R. Stark
European
Naval Operations
Laporte
Ind
President Signs Big Appropriation Bill
Roosevelt signs a historic 42.72 billion war department appropriation bill to fund a large army and vast equipment. Senate and House completed action with brief debate. The measure earmarks about 1.5 trillion for air corps and likely thousands of planes, plus five other supply bills totaling hundreds of millions. The specifics remain guarded for security.
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House
House Appropriations Committee
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Interior Department
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Training reforms shaped by Allied reverses in war
Ray Tucker notes that U S army training has been revolutionized by British setbacks in the Far East and Libya. He praises Churchill's forces for sparing troops, contrasts Allied restraint with German and Japanese ferocity, and says U S officers pursue realistic mock and live-fire drills to harden recruits.
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Ray Tucker
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Far East
Libya
Churchill
Army Officer Tracks Axis Spies to Belize Ringleader
An American intelligence officer hunted Axis agents across Central America and Belize to capture the ringleader known as The King of Belize and 19 assistants suspected of fueling U boats and spotting Allied ships. Lieut. Gen. Frank Andrews announced the crackdown after joint US British actions ended June 25 with the capture of The Wing and others, including a man posing as a business figure in Belize.
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Andrews
President Roosevelt backs wheat sale and farm aid in farm bill clash
In a letter to seven farm labor and religious leaders, President Roosevelt argues the core issue is government use of feed resources for wartime food, endorsing selling 125 million bushels of wheat for livestock feeding at prices under parity and backing Senate FSA funding. He stresses fair prices for farmers and full-time farming for war food goals.
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House
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MacArthur Fliers Bomb Japanese in Timor Raid
Allied Headquarters in Australia reports a double night bombing of Japanese targets in Dili Portuguese Timor. Two buildings hit and fires started as planes struck wireless stations and an airdrome. Sabotage and a prior commando raid on Salamaua, New Guinea, are noted with casualty estimates around 60 from the weekend action.
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Portuguese Timor
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Salamaua
New Guinea
Nation Sees First Wartime Fourth In Quarter Century
A wartime Fourth of July unfolds with gas rationing on the Atlantic coast and many displays canceled on the coasts. Firework bans and air raid warnings shape celebrations inland with large parades and speeches. Detroit plants run as usual and Kansas City calls for war stamp and bond purchases over crackers.
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Nat Milgram
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Induction of Deferred 1-B Men Starts Aug 1
The army announced plans to induct deferred 1-B registrants with minor defects starting August 1. Eligible men with limited hearing or vision or other minor defects will be drafted for limited service while fully qualified soldiers remain for other task forces. Those reclassified as 1-A will enter full service.
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Washington
Army
Corps
War Department
Mines claim fourteen in Tunisian waters
Fourteen people including five children were killed by floating mines in Tunisian waters, authorities announced today, with the tragedy unfolding in coastal areas during the July 3 report.
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Tunis
Tunisian
OPA Chief Given Chance to Explain Problems Faced
Senate subcommittee hears from Ja Leon Henderson on how he selected State and regional staff for the Office of Price Administration as he seeks an $86 million increase. He cites staffing challenges and the impact of governors and local politicians on appointments. Some senators indicate support for funds to avoid crippling the agency, noting Henderson needs more personnel to meet congressional orders.
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Ja- Leon Henderson
Senate Appropriations
Office of Price Administration
House
Henderson
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
McCarran
D-Nev
Congress
First Man Convicted Of Treason In U S Awaits Sentence
German born Max Stephan, a naturalized citizen, is found guilty of treason for aiding an escaped German war prisoner, with jurors convicting after brief deliberation. He faces possible penalties including execution. judge to determine sentence shortly. Stephan’s wife attended, and government asserts this is the first treason conviction in U S history.
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Detroit
Paul M. Chandler
Max Stephan
Arthur J. Tutttle
Tuttle
Stephan
John W. Babcock
United States
Acquitttal
Hans Peter Wrug
Bowmanville
Ont
Krug
Chicago
Verne C. Amberson
Peter Wryrg
Battle of El Alamein Continues As British Push
Cairo July 3 The battle of Egypt resumes with unrelenting fury west of El Alamein as the British Eighth Army seeks to exploit a counter stroke. Rommel’s German Italian force retreats after a sharp clash near El Alamein, with RAF and allied air forces targeting rear areas and vital ports.
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Egypt
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Nile Valley
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Alamein
RAF
South African Air Force
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Tobruk
Rommel
Erwin Rommel
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E] Alamein
Atlantic Ship Toll Increased
The navy disclosed the sinking of another United Nations vessel with 33 of 37 crew dead, raising the AP tally of western Atlantic sinkings to 333. Fourteen survivors from the torpedoed British cargo ship say 33 burned or died as two lifeboats burned. a submarine fired the ship with two torpedoes in the Gulf of Mexico last Monday. British and Canadian warships have joined U. S. vessels in intensified anti-submarine patrols along the eastern seaboard, escorting and fighting submarines.
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Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
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