Britain and allies hammer German targets in eighth day raid
British and American air forces struck Peenemunde Zinnowitz Friedrichshafen Memmingen and other northwest German targets with 500 to 750 Flying Fortresses and fighters. Bombs fell on London as authorities disclosed robot weapon talks and casualty figures would be published later.
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London
Britain
Germany
Peenemunde
Zinnowitz
Italy
Reich
Friedrichshafen
Memmingen
Norma
Somme
Loire
Pennemunde
Baltic
Baden See
Switzerland
England
Anthony Eden
Commons
War Cabinet
Ministry of Home Security
Transocean
Cherbourg
Court Of Inquiry Starts Its Work
A navy court of inquiry began preparations to investigate all circumstances of the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7 1941. The private sessions will remain closed due to the confidential nature of much of the information. Admiral Orin G. Murfin heads the court.
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Washington
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Adm
Orin G. Murfin
Four Polio Cases Reported in Norfolk Area
Norfolk County and Princess Anne County record four poliomyelitis cases with four in Norfolk and one in Princess Anne. Dr. E W Langs warns North Carolinians in the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Princess Anne area to avoid trips to their home state until the infantile paralysis outbreak eases.
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Norfolk
Norfolk County
Princess Anne County
E.W. Langs
Langs
Norfolk Com
Princess Anne
Tate
Norfolk-Portsmouth
Tojo Relieved Of Army Post Amid Japanese Command Shakeup
General Hideki Tojo has been removed from the post of chief of the army general staff as part of a major change in Japan's high command. Gen Yoshijiro Mezu, former commander in chief of the Kwantung Army and ambassador to Manchuria, is named chief of the army staff.
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New York
Hideki Tojo
Army General Staff
Ane
Tojo
Saipan Island
Yoshijiro Mezu
Aoe
Kwantung Army
Manchuria
Domei
Japanese Agency
Revenge and War Crimes Trials in Europe After Occupation
The article discusses fears of civilian reprisals as Europe frees, noting Allied plans for stern retribution, loss of war-making ability, and trials for Hitler and subordinates. It explains jurisdiction for war crimes, with Russians handling many cases, and acknowledges potential personal vengeance despite official measures.
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Germany
Europe
Hitler
Manpower Priorities Meet Sets Thresholds in High Point
The War Manpower Commission committee in High Point will set manpower priorities and ceilings for firms on the national urgency list across the Greensboro Winston-Salem area. Chairman Dr J S Dorton and area director P W Grandjean urge filing Form 106 by July 20. regional meetings will follow in Asheville and Charlotte.
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High Point
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Davidson
Randolph
Chatham
Guilford
Alamance
Forsyth
Yadkin
Surry
Stokes
Rockingham
Caswell
P. W. Grandjean
War Manpower Commission
United States Employment Service
J.S. Dorton
Raleigh
WMC
Dorton
Asheville
Charlotte
Think Murdered Man Burlington Resident Think Murdered Man
In St Louis a 17 year old boy identified as Charles Edward Crews of Baltimore was arrested on murder extradition from Tennessee for a slaying near Knoxville on July 1. Police say Otis M Sykes of Burlington is believed dead after being missing for over three weeks.
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ST. Louis
Harry Carter
Roane County
Tenn
Knoxville
Thomas E. Whitecotton
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Charles Edward Crews
Baltimore
Florence
Ala
Tennessee
T. J. Davis
Burlington
N. C
Carter
Otis M. Sykes
Wage Surprises Top Uncle Sam Pay With Fleischer Family List
Rome July 18 A treasury salary list shows Sidney Fleischer at $645,000 while Robert Fleischer of Mount Vernon draws $872 monthly from the government. The Stars and Stripes reporter notes the huge figure, saying he sent home savings to ease living costs. He adds he works as Dramatists Guild agent earning $15,000 yearly for negotiating play sales.
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Rome
P—Corp
Robert Fleischer
Mount Vernon
Sam
Sidney KR. Fleischer
Treasury
Corp
Fleischer
Stars and Stripes
New York
Fletcher
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp
Dramatists Guild
American troops seize Pontedera near Pisa Italy
Rome reports Pontedera on the Arno river twelve miles east and slightly south of Pisa has fallen to American forces as part of a Clark led advance across the Arno valley from Pozzaccone. British and South African units with tanks moved a bridgehead across the Arno and pushed toward Arezzo and Florence.
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Rome
Pontedera
Arno
Pisa
Mark W. Clark
Ponsacco
Livorno
Era Valley
Cincelli
Arezzo
Florence
Allies Break German Line At Caen And St Lo Advance
British troops crossed the Orne River in a major Caen breakthrough while American forces surged into St. Lo driving back German defenders. Allied HQ said the German retreat extended deep along the front as Britons strengthened the Odon Salient and closed in on key road hubs.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Orne River
Caen
Wes Galla
Atates
St. Lo
France
Normandy
Omar N. Bradley
Saar
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Ste.Croix
Ste. Croix
Periers
Whitehead
Berlin
Orne
Odon
Wallace To Take Charge Of Campaign Personally
Vice President Henry A Wallace plans to attend the Chicago convention and campaign in person amid a contest for support between Byrnes and Barkley. Iowa chairman Jake More urges Wallace to come to counter delegates influenced by "butters-in" as Roosevelt signals a need for a decisive choice. The row includes Leo Crowley and Harold Ickes as administration figures pressing for or against Wallace's renomination.
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Chicago
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Wallace
Washington
James F. Byrnes
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Jake More
Iowa
Butters
More
Si Ters
Butters-In
Leo Crowley
Board of Economic Warfare
Crowley
Byrnes
Rotary of Interior
Harold Ickes
Aged Father Reunited with Long-Lost Son after 14 Years
In Fort Lauderdale the 82 year old Dr. John R. Commons rejoiced at a reunion with his son John A. Commons, believed legally dead since 1938. The son, a former Wisconsin instructor, planned to return to Hartford, Connecticut, to drive a laundry truck, while the father said he would not pursue contact with the son's ex-wife or daughter in Washington.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
John R. Commons
University of Wisconsin
John A. Commons
Commons
Wisconsin University
Hartford
Conn
Ellen Commons
Ann
Washington
Polar bear mauls girl in Central Park Zoo at night
Miss Catherine Searles of Rahway New Jersey lost her right arm after a polar bear named See chewed it off at the elbow in Central Park Zoo. Police say the bear dragged her against the cage after she waved a handkerchief between bars. Doctors at Roosevelt Hospital amputated the remainder of the limb and reported the condition as good. Her parents Henry and Mrs Searles traveled from Lake Placid to visit.
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New York
Catherine Searles
Rahway
N. J
Roosevelt Hospital
Central Park Zoo
Miss Searles
Henry Malcom Searles
Lake Placid
N. Y
Red Army prepares major new offensive across front
Moscow dispatch reports strong indications that the Red army plans a large scale attack across occupied Europe. Wording suggests forces south of the Pripyat marshes may strike toward Lwow while others push toward the Galati gap in Romania. German positions along the East Prussian border and in the Baltics face renewed pressure as Stalin directs a likely widespread offensive.
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Moscow
Red Army
Russia
Red
Pripyat
Poland
Lwow
Galati
Romania
Carpathians
Danube
Baltics
Brest Litovsk
Bialystok
Warsaw
Bug
Stalin
Two Vessels Destroyed In California
Port Chicago California suffered catastrophic explosions at a navy munitions dock destroying two ships the S S Bryan and S S Victory. Officials estimated 200 to 250 navy personnel plus about 130 civilian crew missing or dead with parts of Suisun Bay and surrounding area heavily damaged.
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Port Chicago
Calif
Navy
S. S.S
Victory
United
S.S.E.A. Bryan
Oliver J. Olson
Bryan
Coast Guard
Suisun Bay
Francisco Bay
J. R Thornton
Bee
12Th Naval District
San Francisco
Suisan Bay
Doris Duke Wins Opening Round of Tax Battle
Newark July 16 A federal judge set aside a 13 806 695 tax by Hillsborough township on Doris Duke Cromwell intangible holdings ruling the levy was invalid for improper notice and that the township resolution was null and void The assessment covered 1940 1941 with assets including Duke holdings and Cromwell stocks and bonds Duke Farms residency dispute cited by counsel Shelton Pitney arguing tax would fund township for 142 years and was discriminatory against non residents.
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Newark
N. J
Hillsborough Township
Doris Duke Cromwell
Guy L. Fake
U. S. District Court
Fake
Cromwell
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Pel
Fear 390
J. J. Currin
Civil Service Commission
I. O. Schaub
War Foods Administration
R. E. Ball
WPB
Paul E. Werner
War Dept
Wilmington
C. E. McCallum
War Plants Corp
C. C. Moses
Navy Dept
Charleston
S. C
J. S. Dorton
WMC State Direction
Hugh L. Caveness
Selective Service
Court of Inquiry
Pige Bignt
Dewitt MacKenzie
Democrats
Paul Porter
Eft
Democratic National Committee
Edward Pauley
Paul
Pauley
Soc
California
Navy Munitions Dock
Doris Duke
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