Guam Attack Advances Ahead Of Schedule
Allied forces rapidly pushed inland after landing on Guam, threatening Port Apra and securing beachheads with light casualties. Reports from John R. Henry and naval officials describe swift progress, heavy bombardment, and robust logistical support, while Tokyo claimed large losses never corroborated by Nimitz.
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Associated Press
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Dargai
Pearl Harbor
Guam
U.S
Port Apra
Fine Harbor
Tokyo Radio
Asan
Agat
John R. Henry
Richard W Connally
Adm
Ter W. Nitmitz
Henry
Tokyo
Nimitz
Two Navy Submarines Overdue and Presumed Lost
Both the Trout and the Tullibee are listed as overdue from patrol and presumed lost with about 65 crew each. The Trout previously earned Silver Star for daring Philippine raids, commanded by Frank W. Fenno Jr. and skippered by Lt. Cmdr. Albert H. Clark, who is listed missing. Brindupke commanded the Tullibee, wife Ann Brindupke living in Annapolis.
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Navy
Trout
Philippines
Army
Corregidor
Frank Wesley Fenno, Jr
C m. Albert H. Clark
Mary Crane Clark
Irvine Drive
Orinda
Calif
Reds In Bid For Warsaw as Nazis Yield
Soviet forces push along a jagged 200 mile front toward Warsaw with reports of being within 90 miles of the Polish capital. German positions in the Baltic deteriorate as Ostrov falls and a railway line is cleared, while Tishina nears Latvia.
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Moscow
Red Army
Warsaw
Baltic
Ivan I. Masiennikov
Ostrov
Pskov
Tishina
Latvia
Hitler
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Bialystok- Brest Litovsk
Czerem
Hitler Facing Revolt Inside Nazi Ranks and War Prospects
The piece weighs Hitler’s grip on the Nazi movement and the potential impact of internal rebellion on the war. It contrasts Hitler’s dominance over youth and the Gestapo with opposition from Prussian militarists, noting only time will tell who holds greater strength as Allied forces push genocidal Germany.
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Hitler
Theazi Party
Fuerher
Reich
Germany
Gestapo
Himmler
Hangman
Hennegan Reelected Committee Chairman
Robert E. Hennegan the 41 year old Missourian who helped place Truman on the 1944 ticket was reelected chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He was unopposed and will lead the campaign with Edward J. Flynn naming officers. Treasurer Edwin W. Pauley reported 116000 cash on hand and 331318 in contributions this year.
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Chicag
Robert E. Hennegan
Roosevelt
Democratic National Vention
Harry Truman
Hannegan
Edward J. Flynn
New York
Edwin W. Pauley
California
Beaufighters Hit Enemies Convoy Off Helgoland
RAF Beaufighters attacked a 40 vessel convoy off Helgoland after dusk. Four merchant ships were hit with torpedoes two sank. Five escort vessels were set afire and many other ships damaged despite heavy enemy barrage. Helgoland lies in the North Sea near the German coast.
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London
RAF Coastal Command
Helgoland
Air Ministry
North Sea
Jap Garrison Cut Off and Burma Road Blocked
Chungking reports the Burma road between Lungling and Mangshih is blocked and the Japanese garrison at Lungling is cut off from east north and south. A Japanese column attempting to relieve Pingka garri son has withdrawn into Mangshih after heavy losses.
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Chungking
Burma
Lungling
Mangshih
Pingka
Democrats Nominate Truman for Vice President With Roosevelt
In Chicago the Democratic National Convention nominated Harry S. Truman of Missouri as Franklin D. Roosevelt’s running mate. Truman defeated James A. Farley and Harry F. Byrd for the spot as Roosevelt sought a fourth term. The vote reflected divisions within party factions and CIO pressure over Wallace’s candidacy.
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Harry S. Truman
Chicago
Henry A. Wallace
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
Truman
Samuel Jackson
Indiana
Harry Truman
Franklin D. Rooseevelt
Democratic Party
Ve. Orous
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Harry F. Byrd
James A. Farley
Senate
War Investigating Committee
Wallace
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Prentice Cooper
Tennesse
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Paul V. McNutt
CIO
Bombers Hit Ploesti Oils as Allies Fire Up Raid
Between five and eight hundred American heavy bombers from Italian bases attacked the Ploesti oil area in Romania escorted by P-51s and P-38s. British Mosquitos hit Berlin at night while Italian-based crews struck Paradubice oil works near Prague. Allies say over 100 targets in Germany have been hit this week including jet-propellant plant sites.
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London
Ploestici
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Germany
U.S. 15Th Air Force
Paradubice
Prag
Prgaue
U. S
Britain
Italy
Pardubice
Europe
Koiso Named Japan Premier as Yonai Becomes Navy Minister
Gen Kuniaki Koiso is named Japan's premier in the first cabinet since Pearl Harbor. Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai becomes navy minister and temporary deputy prime minister. Saipan loss acknowledged as U.S. forces threaten Tokyo. Vice Admiral Naokuni Nomura joins the Supreme War Council.
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Associated Press
Gen
Kuniaki Koiso
Korea
Japan
Mitsumasa Yonai
Navy
Domei
Tokyo
Ment
Saipan
U.S
Naokuni Nomura
Berlin
Supreme War Council
Yonai
Invasion Battles Stall as Rain Bogs Allied Forces
Allied forces in France face continued rain with limited troop movements. German local attacks in the last 24 hours resulted in 14 tanks destroyed, according to Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force. General Paul Hausser is cited among German commanders in the report.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Paul Hausser
Army Revolt Means Defeat Says Badoglio
Marshal Pietro Badoglio said that a revolt by officers against Hitler indicates Germany has lost the war. He cited a turning point in Germany, noting the army’s evident setback and the mood following Mussolini’s overthrow a year earlier, framing the revolt as a sign of defeat.
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Badoglio
Rome
Pietro Badoglio
Germany
Mussolini
Italy
Hitler
Allied Forces Closing In On Florence
Allied forces tighten grip on Florence as Fifth and Eighty armies advance from three directions. Fifth army seizes Tavernelle Barberino Dal D’Elsa Capanne while Castel Fiorentino falls to an American column. Eighth army pushes toward the Arno valley near San Giovanni. American patrols near Pisa reach four miles from the city amid artillery duels.
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Rome
Fifth
Florence
Tavernelle
Barberino Dal D'Elsa
Capanne
Elsa
Arno
Castel Fiorentino
Eighth Army
San Giovanni
Pisa
Fifth Army
Orward
Senigallia
Misa River
Southern Democrats mull future role after convention
At the Democratic National Convention Dixie leaders debate forming a Southern party or backing a third option. Some threaten to influence electors in November to deny Roosevelt, possibly aiding Dewey, while others urge regrouping to protect Southern political influence. Former Gov. Mike Conner hosts a meeting where no decision was reached.
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Chicago
Henry A. Wallace
Dixie Democrats
South
Thomas E. Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Texas
Dewey
House of Representatives
Mike Conner
Mississippi
Conner
Beliving
Hitler claims coup crushed by loyal army in Germany
Moscow reports a failed attempt by a small circle of officers to seize power as Hitler proclaims a ruthless purge. Stockholm and Stockholm sources note hundreds of arrests and possible executions of generals, with Kesselring and Rommel tied to rumored involvement.
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Germany
Rmy
Hitler
Stockholm
Sweden
Moscow
Radio Atlantic
Geneva
la Suisse
Albert Kesselring
Italy
Erwin Rommel
Wooer
Kesselring
Hay
Benito Musolini
Office of War Information
London
Rommel
Normandy
Efcort
Wallace Calls Upon Liberals To Help FOR
Chicago July 22 Henry A Wallace happy after losing renomination fight says his aim was liberal causes and he will back the Roosevelt Truman ticket this fall He urges true liberals to support Roosevelt’s western liberalism and congratulates Truman on his expanded opportunity to aid the President and the people Both men pledge maximum effort for Roosevelt.
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Chicago
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Truman
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Tennessee
Cooper
McKellar
Samuel
Spaikers
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