Germans Occupy Landes in Southwestern France
German forces take control of the Landes department in southwest France including inland towns. Sabotage rises inland and on the coast after the Normandy invasion. Mayors from Dax and Mont-de-Marsan and other Vichy officials are jailed for aiding the underground as Germans order evacuation of parts of the region.
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Trun
Spain
Landes Department
France
Bordeaux
Constant
Landes
Normandy
Dax
Mont-de-Marsan
Seacoast
Seecony
Polio spread to other states deemed unlikely
Health officers from seven southern states reported little expectation of a widespread infantile paralysis outbreak. North Carolina listed 254 cases since June 1 with 13 deaths unofficially. Red Cross nurses deployed in Piedmont areas. Kentucky noted 69 cases this year led by Jefferson County, with rising trend since 1920. Mississippi reported 24 cases, total 40 to 50, most serious in the southwest corner.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Kentucky
Mississippi
Georgia
Vienia
Florida
Carolina
Red Cross
Piedmont
Upper
Jefferson County
Allied Victories in Normandy and Saipan Highlight War Week
Allied forces press in Normandy with Caen and La Haye Du Puits captured, while Cherbourg’s repair opens the peninsula for rapid offensives. In the east, SovietOperation advances threaten East Prussia as Saipan falls after a 25 day campaign, routing over 95 percent of Japanese defenders.
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Normandy
Russia
Saipan
Central Pacific
Caen
Hell
la Haye du Puits
Peninsula
Supreme Allied
Paris
Berlin
Cherbourg
Baltic States
East Prussia
Lithuania
Sai
Philippines
Associated Press
Rembert James
De Gaulle Plans Move to Free French Capital
General Charles De Gaulle said after talks with President Roosevelt that he would relocate his capital from Algiers to liberated French territory at the earliest opportunity. He praised Roosevelt’s broad view on war and peace and described the conversations as frank and constructive.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Roosevelt
Algiers
de Gaulle
United States
France
New York
Hull
Hitler Planned Invasion Of United States From South
Senate testimony from Fairchild president J Carl Ward Jr. described a 1940 Hitler invasion plan for the United States via Mexico after a feint through Newfoundland. He claimed Hitler also outlined a world economic domination scheme aided by about 790 aircraft and radar.
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Washington
Congress
J. Carlton Ward, Jr
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp
Hitler
United States
Senate
Ward
France
England
United
Mexico
Newfoundland
Europe
Iworld
Soviet Push Near East Prussia and Wilno Mutiny Claims
British reports say Soviet forces broke toward East Prussia and encircled Wilno with German garrison under siege. Red troops reached Utena in Lithuania and opened a 70 mile gap in German lines from the Baltic toward Memel, while mutiny claims surfaced in Wilno and Kaunas amid the Baltic advance.
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London
East Prussia
Red
Wilno
Vilna
Wingavpils
Utena
Lithuania
Memel
Baltic
Georgia
Baltic Sea
Moscow
Kaunas
Russia
Lithuanian Republic
Reynolds Prefers Byrd for Democratic Ticket over Wallace
Sen. Reynolds of North Carolina opposes Wallace’s renomination, wants Byrd on the ticket, and says a Wallace nomination would sharpen a divide between Americanism and communism in November. He plans to attend Chicago to push a nationalist plank and may send a letter if unavailable.
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Washington
Reynolds
North Carolina
CIO
American Communist Committee
Wallace
Chicago
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Nationalist Committee of Independent Voters
Platform Committee
Fall of Saipan and Noemfoor open vast attack possibilities
Allied victory seals Saipan and Noemfoor in the western Pacific, opening major air and sea options against Japan. Saul McArthur reports Japanese resistance collapsed with civilians surrendering in droves as 95 percent of the garrison is believed destroyed. Saipan’s airfield potential and its location near Guam offer strategic leverage for air, naval, and submarine operations toward Tokyo.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Philippines
Saipan
Noemfoor Islands
Western Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Noemfoor
New Umea
Associated Press
Rembert James
Central Pacific
John H. Hoover
Tokyo
Guam
U.S
Eisenhower Predicts Prolonged War Ahead
General Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of a long and bitter fight before final victory in Europe. Merrill Mueller of NBC reported from Eisenhower’s headquarters that optimism about Allied progress should be tempered amid mounting casualties and stalled advances.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Merrill Mueller
NBC
Eisenhower
Europe
Tuberculosis Control Unit Announced by Public Health Service
The Public Health Service announces a tuberculosis control division led by Dr. Herman FE Hilleboe. With $10,000,000 authorized for 1944, the unit will develop prevention treatment and control measures and assist states counties and local units to curb interstate spread. Dr. Hilleboe, born in West Hope North Carolina, has directed tuberculosis control since 1942 within the service.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Herman FE. Hilleboe
Thomas Parran
Congress
Hilleboe
Dr. Hilleboe
Westhope
N. C
Minnesota Division of Social Welfare
Evacuation Of London Goes On Steadily
London reports steady evacuation of women and children as German flying bombs strike. Over 50,000 children moved from danger zones with only minor hitches quickly solved. York residents reluctant but compelled, Leicester scene shows evacuees and wounded arriving, pilots destroy many buzz bombs at sea.
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London
England
York
Central Station
Leicester
Normandy
Dover Strait
Broughton VP Committee Plans Chicago Headquarters
The Broughton for Vice President committee announced that national headquarters will open Sunday or Monday at the Stevens Hotel in Chicago. The convention opens in July with details to be announced.
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Raleigh
Broughton For
Stevens Hotel
Chicago
Roosevelt Lets Convention Decide Wallace VP Nomination
President Roosevelt appears to leave the 1944 vice presidential choice to the Democratic national convention while Henry Wallace heads to Washington to reassess the political landscape after trips to China and Russia. Virginia delegates were instructed to vote against Wallace, reflecting regional opposition within the party. Dewey resumes campaign talks as GOP leaders seek victory on three core issues: victory, jobs, and peace.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Washington
China
Russia
Virginia
Seattle
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
Northwest
Sen
Stewart
D-Tenn
South
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Pawling
N. Y
Albany
Congress
Dewey
Samuel E. Pryor
Connecticut
Wendell L. Willkie
Yanks Press Southward From Caen Front Amid Rapid Breakthroughs
Allied forces under Montgomery push from the Odon toward the Orne river, seizing Bretteville sur Odon Maltot and Hill 112 near Caen. A northern bridgehead crosses the Orne while Bradley’s troops advance from St. Jean de Daye and Sainteny, tightening the squeeze on German defenses.
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Wes Gallagher
Allied Expeditionary Force
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Bretteville-Sur Odon
Caen
Etervilly
Maltot
Hill 112
Orne River
Montgomery
Orne
Cherbourg
Vire
St. Jean de Daye
Omar N. Bradley
Sainteny
Caren‘tan
Periers
Expanded civilian aviation urged by industry for postwar era
The Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce told Congress that civilian and commercial flying must expand after the war while preserving a strong military air force. It urged turning surplus military planes to colleges, selling factories to operators after the war, and centralizing disposal through a single agency. The industry warned demobilization will be a major economic issue with 1944 production projected at 21.3 billion dollars and around 2.1 million employed.
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Washington
Congress
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Senate
FE. E. Wilson
United States
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