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Weather notes cover North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia with warm nights and Sunday thundershowers. Military brief mentions fronts Volkhov and Leningrad, Soviet aircraft sinking a German sub, six German planes shot down near Leningrad approaches, and guerrilla actions in Kiev dispersing German troops and destroying an armored train in Ukraine on June 24.
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Volkhov and
Leningrad Front
Black Sea
Leningrad
Kiev
Ukraine
Red Air Strikes, Tank Losses Mark Front Battles
Red air units continued heavy blows against German formations on the Orel Kursk front while shielding ground troops. In one sector, 40 tanks, 16 guns and 70 trucks were destroyed. Tiger tanks were knocked out and two German infantry regiments dispersed. A 12 hour Soviet breakout left 400 German dead. Belgorod front saw 23 German tanks destroyed as Soviet long range bombers pounded troops and airfields. two Russian planes failed to return amid ongoing exchanges of fire.
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Belgorod
Allied Forces Storm Sicilian Beaches Invasion Progress
Allied forces established beachheads along a 100 mile stretch of the southern Sicilian coast as British American and other troops landed under heavy bombardment. Reports noted troops with little initial resistance at some points while combat raged in others and high command projected a pivotal early phase in the operation.
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Edward Gilling
Algiers
Europe
Sicilian
Axis
Sunlit wars and holy questions in a brisk June column
The column blends World War II era naval and land battles with reflections on holiness. It recalls Dewey and Cervera victories, Sicily landings, and Allied air power, then shifts to religious musings on holiness and the unpardonable sin, ending with a reflective note on eternity.
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Santiago Bay
Dewey
Pacific
Manila Bay
Landings Near Syracuse and Catania Stir Eastern Sicily Railings
A Vichy radio report claimed Allied forces landed between Syracuse and Catania along the Sicilian coast, about 40 miles apart from Messina. The Fighting French Brazzaville station relayed the broadcast, cited by the U S foreign broadcast intelligence service, while Axis outlets suggested cautious German and Italian homeland reactions.
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Vichy
Syracuse
Catania
Messina
Sicilian
Brazzaville
U. S
Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
Axis
Sicily Invasion Great Tribute To Eisenhower Staffs
Algiers reports the Allied invasion of Sicily succeeded with minimal losses and is hailed as a tribute to Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower's combined staff. Planning began before Tunisian campaign end, showing coordinated British American naval military and air forces at allied HQ. Field troops fight side by side, with mixed pilots and cross nation air units.
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Sicily
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fate of fascism tainted by Allied Sicily landing
In Bern Italy acknowledged the Sicily invasion as the moment that decides fascism's fate. Rome described the move calmly as fascist propaganda and prewar bombs had prepared the nation. Many suspected and weak fascist party members were arrested recently. About 1,300,000 engineers enter the making of rs.
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Switzerland
Italy
Sicily
Rome
Allied Air and Parachute Invasion of Sicily Reported
A brief German communique said violent fighting raged in southeast Sicily after an Allied air and parachute assault aided by naval units. Swiss dispatches cited German papers hinting at attacks on all Italian islands, while pre landing papers suggested Allies would target smaller Mediterranean islands this summer.
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Mediterranean
Local servicemen updates from family notices
Pvt Wade H Swaney son of Mr and Mrs Sweney of 405 Greer Street recently visited after six months away. he returned to Camp Edwards Massachusetts on July 1. Seaman Eugene C OBrien son of Mrs Margaret OBrien of 700 East Green Street stationed at Bainbridge Maryland attended signal school and furloughed home returning June 24. Taylor R Kennerly formerly of Trinity High School now a Marine Corps second lieutenant stationed at Quantico Virginia trained at Parris Island and completed jungle warfare at New River. Mrs Kennerly resides at 1432 R Street Northwest Washington DC.
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Trinity High School
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New River
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General Eisenhower Awaited Zero Hour With Confidence
Allied forces commander in chief General Eisenhower spent a tense night awaiting the invasion, observing, drinking tea after a theft of his coffee, and awaiting the first signals. He kept a calm, confident demeanor, visited naval HQ for full briefings, then slept briefly before early morning news confirmed the operation moving as planned. He carried seven lucky coins for symbolism: a silver dollar, a five guinea piece, and a French franc.
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Allied Forces
Naval Headquarters
Naval War Room
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Navy
Naval
BBC
Allied invasion fleet described as the biggest sight yet
The Allied 40 car train faced square hits while fighter bombers completed missions unopposed. 2nd Lt Nathanial B. Robins of Wappinger Falls described a sea of boats stretching for miles with destroyers on the edges and barges center, as the invasion began. First Lt Guay F. Dore recalled seeing the force from Sicily raid an immense formation. Dozens of pilots launched at night to provide air cover and attack islands and airfields.
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Wappinger Falls
N. Y
Guay F. Dore
Monson
Sicily
Mediterranean
Mundt protests judo for Japanese internees in camps
Representative Mundt from North Dakota denounces teaching judo to Japanese in war relocation centers. He accuses the War Relocation Authority of spending hundreds monthly on the program and calls for segregation of disloyal internees, better loyalty classification before release, and stronger Americanization through schools Boy Scout units and entertainment facilities.
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Dies
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Navy Reports Increase In Forces In '43
Washington July 10 The Navy announced that over 6 000 naval craft and 9 000 airplanes were added to forces in the first half of 1943 Landing craft accounted for much of the new vessels with greater tonnage in battleships carriers cruisers destroyers and submarines For every three warships on Jan 1 1943 the Navy completed one extra fighting ship in the period The 9 000 planes include trainers and utility aircraft with some transfers to the Army foreign lend lease or other offsets Although 70 percent of June production was combat types total naval aircraft strength rose more than a dozen planes per dozen prior year construction up 250 percent The vessels cost about 2 500 000 000 and topped one million standard displacement tons
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Navy
Army
Two Killed In Train Derailment At Raleigh Station
RALEIGH July 10 At least two people were killed when the Asheville Goldsboro train derailed entering Raleigh station tonight The engineer known as Red Adams of Greensboro was crushed in the locomotive cab The fireman also died in the wreck Cause of the derailment unknown
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Southern Yard
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Morgenthau Urges War Bond Drive With New Slogan
Secretary Morgenthau unveiled a wartime fundraising push urging Americans to back the effort with war bonds in a mobilizing message. He framed the campaign as essential to sustaining allied military actions and national defense.
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America
Morgenthau
London Hails Sicily Invasion As First Blow
London hails the Sicily invasion as the first heavy Allied strike in a planned series to pressure Axis forces. Reported estimates say Eisenhower commands a large amphibious force facing a well-defended Italian German mix, with up to 400000 troops and hundreds of planes, noting widespread expected fighting and possible heavy casualties.
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London
Sicily
Eisenhower
Fight Brews On Issue Of Forced Savings
Washington and Congress prepare for a showdown over compulsory savings versus direct taxes as they return from recess. Senate Finance Chairman George indicated inflation control will dominate fall work while Leader Barkley expects the new revenue bill to be the major issue when Congress reconvenes. The joint committee on internal revenue was instructed to coordinate with Treasury experts on draft plans.
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George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
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Kentuck
House Ways and Means Committee
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue
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Axis air forces hit by Allied bombers and fighters
Allied air actions over Western Europe continue with heavy American bombing escorted by P-47s and British Spitfires while German formations over Abbeville were not engaged. A second bomber group faced strong opposition but withdrew. British attacks on the Ruhr and Allied sweeps signal sustained pressure as Home Secretary Morrison links German strength to eastern and southern fronts.
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Ruhr
France
Europe
Sicily
Home
Herbert Morrison
Londonderry
Cape
Norway
Summer Band Gives Third Concert At High Point School
Robin F Garwood announces the third in a series of concerts by the High Point summer band at 6 45 PM on the school lawn. Bill Spaugh performs a trumpet solo with a trumpet trio, and the program includes Morning Noon and Night Overture and In a Persian Market. The ensemble also plays hymns and marches. The Government of India plans to train 300 aviation pilots annually.
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Robin F. Garwood
High Point
Bill Spaugh
von Suppe
Ketelbey
Wire-Tap ban may have figured in Pearl Harbor
The House committee released a memorandum by Rear Admiral Stanford C. Hooper accusing FCC Chairman James L. Fly of opposing prewar wire-tapping and Japanese language broadcasts in Hawaii, actions Hooper says might have prevented Pearl Harbor. The memo, prepared in May 1942, was submitted to Secretary Knox. Roosevelts stance blocked Navy testimony.
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Special House Committee
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
James L. Fly
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Stanford C. Hooper
Naval Intelligence
Hooper
Fly
Defense
War) Communications Board
Knox
House Committee
Secretary of the Navy
Eugene L. Garey
Cox
Dga
Robert H. Jackson
Congress
Army
Navy
Japan
Garey
Third Mine Strike Shuts More Furnaces at Clairton Works
Pittsburgh July 10 A United States Steel announcement shows nine blast furnaces idled and output slashed by 50 percent at Clairton By-Products Works as coal miners strike. Twelve of district’s 37 furnaces idle with 26 southwestern Pennsylvania mines down and 18,000, mostly captive workers, idle. Daily coal loss tallied at 87,000 tons amid federal grand jury probe and a picket line at H C Frick Coke near Brownsville blocking about 500 workers from reporting.
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Attorney General
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