Russian Tanks Reach 30 Miles From Port Viipuri
JOSCOW June 14. Russian tanks loaded with nets rolled toward the port within 30 miles as Red Army artillery pressed on Finnish reserves. German broadcasts reported heavy fighting on the Karelian isthmus with ambushes and congestion hindering movements. Continued details promised on Page Eight.
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Lussian
Viipuri
Joscow
Vuyelt
Lenin
Jan Isthmus
Star
Siranmiaki
Karelian
Jeks
Arctic Circle
French Leader Cancels Troop Landings With Allies
In the final hours before the France invasion General Charles de Gaulle reportedly canceled orders for several hundred French officers to land with allied forces. Eisenhower headquarters notes impaired cooperation in the Normandy occupied areas as officials investigate. De Gaulle later relented and allowed twenty officers to accompany liberating troops. The move is linked to a planned Roosevelt meeting with the French National Committee leader later this month or in July.
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Washington
Dune
France
Charles de Gaulle
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Normandy
de Gaulle
Roosevelt
National Committee
German Alien Linked With Harbor Attack
The House Military Committee criticized Army engineer Col Theodore Wyman Jr for delays in Pearl Harbor defense installations and questioned awarding contracts to German-born Hans Wilhelm Rohl who became a citizen months before the attack. It noted Rohl’s ties to German diplomats and socializing with Wyman, including parties aboard a yacht, and warned of possible further reports depending on future developments.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Army
Pearl Harbor
Theodore Wyman, Jr
Hans Wilhelm Rohl
United States
Pacific Bastion
Rohl
Wyman
Los Angeles
Devel
May
D-Ky
Allied Cherbourg Position Improves In Fierce Battle
The allied lines near Cherbourg advance steadily from sixty to about one hundred miles of front over three days amid heavy resistance. Montgomery is praised for aggressive strategic moves lengthening the front and exploiting depth from the beaches. Rommel and Rundstedt clash over timing as the Nazi defense awaits a potential counterattack.
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Cherbourgula
Ral Montgomery
Rommel
Hitler
Atlantic
Ishal von Rundstedt
Retes
Rundstedt
Cherbourg
Sink urges constitutional change to NC grand jury system
Winston-Salem June 14 Superior Court Judge H Hoyle Sink pushes a constitutional amendment to revise North Carolina grand juries. He proposes calling juries only by order of a superior or supreme court judge, saving over a million dollars annually while preserving their role for major crimes.
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Winston-Salem
H. Hoyle Sink
Forsyth
North Carolina
Sink
Supreme Court
Oil Lifelines Hit as Allied Air Campaign Targets Nazi War Network
Allied air forces bombed France and Germany in a coordinated strike against oil lifelines and military targets. Fifteen hundred U.S. heavy bombers joined 750 American heavies with Mediterranean forces attacking Hungary and Yugoslavia. Bombing focused on Emmerich in Germany and refineries near Budapest, plus bridges and air bases across France and Belgium. Supreme Headquarters reported 56,000 flights in seven days with 42,000 tons of bombs dropped and 554 planes lost.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
U. SS
France
Germany
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Italy
Hitler
Antain
Emmerich
Shell
Budapest
Belgium
Eighth Air Force
Ninth
Ako
le Borget
Creil
Paris
Etampes-Mondesir
Chateaudun
Brussels-Melsbroeck
Eindhoven
Munich
Normandy
Montebourg
Tréegn
Carentan
U. S
Cherbourg
Berlin
Tomlinson's Condition Deteriorates At Home
S H Tomlinson president of Tomlinson of High Point has fallen ill for two weeks then worsened this morning. No full report on his health was available. He became ill while in New York and returned home to rest. His son Lieut William A Tomlinson and wife are due to arrive from Norfolk this afternoon to be with him.
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S. H. Tomlinson
Tomlinson
High Point
New York
William A. Tomlinson
Norfolk
Mr. Tomlinson
Rail Parity Battle Opens as ICC Hears Rates Issue
Southern spokesmen push for nationwide rail rate parity against Industrial East. ICC hearings begin on fixing transportation costs amid territorial rate divisions. Senator Stewart argues Congress already directed rate equalization under a 1940 law. Southern governors join in urging action.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Stewart
D-Tenn
Congress
East
13 Japanese Vessels Sunk By Americans
U S Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor reports sinking 13 Japanese ships and damaging 16 others with 141 planes destroyed over three days in Marianas attacks. Commanders say task force operated within 1500 miles of Tokyo amid ongoing operations. Tokyo confirms strikes by U S ships and aircraft. Continued on Page Eight.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Guam
Marianas
Tokyo
U. S
Yanks Capture Vital Spot In Italian Drive
Allied forces reach key junction at Orbetello near Rome after breaching defenses and seizing highways 1 and 74. Eighth army advances 60 miles east of Rome while pressure widens around Lake Bolsena and Narni.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Orbetello
Eighth Army
Lake Bolsena
Narni
Terni
Latera
War Jobs List Targets Odd Skills For Wartime Service
The War Manpower Commission suggests unconventional roles for unusual workers to aid the war effort. Suggestions include gigolos as recreation directors, lion tamers as Smee policemen, bathhouse attendants as bakery workers, night club staff as plant workers, dancers as linemen, and actors as inspectors, with training and reassignment to essential duties after July 1.
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James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
War Manpower Commission
WMC
U.S. Employment Service
Uncle Sam
Roosevelt extends Pearl Harbor trial time six months
President Roosevelt signed legislation extending the statute of limitations for possible Pearl Harbor trials and ordering service investigations as the facts justify. The extension adds six months from June 7 to December 7, 1944, announced by Presidential Secretary Stephen Early after the deadline passed.
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Washington
Secretaries of War and Navy
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Stephen Early
Allies land commandos in France deep behind lines
Reports from Spain say allied commandos and rangers with jeeps light tanks and anti tank guns hit airfields deep inside France prepared by French partisans as part of incursions behind enemy lines. A B 24 crash near Asheville killed ten crew members during a training flight. The body of Will Tyson Smith Sr was found in the Yadkin river after a motor boat capsized. Clyde Hoey spent 7025.80 dollars in securing the U S Senate nomination over Cameron Morrison of Charlotte.
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France
Port Boy
Spain
Albemarle
Will Tyson Smith
Yadkin River
Hoey
Raleigh
Clyde R. Hoey
U. S
Cameron Morrison
Charlotte
Thad Pure
Underground Helps Madrid Reports From Underground France
The report from underground France notes support for Madrid in a June incident. Key figures and locations are unnamed in the fragment, with unclear events and dates.
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Underground
Madrid
France
Caen Bastion Highly Prized By Germans
Allied forces report fierce fighting along the Caen area as Norwegian and American units clash with German armor. Montenetas Troarn and Montebourg are cited on the front with towns changing hands amid heavy bombardment by British naval guns and large air support.
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Rance
Black Line
U. S
Carentan
St. Lo
Tilly
Caen
Wes Gallagh
Montenetas
Troarn
Normandy
Commons Delays Debate on French Question
London June 14 Prime Minister Churchill won a postponement of a full dress Commons debate on the French Committee of National Liberation issue. He urged delaying until negotiations among France the United States and Britain conclude, saying a showdown now would do more harm.
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London
Winston Churchill
Commons
French Committee of National Liberation
House
Normandy
Churchill
de Gaulle Committee
United States
Britain
Salisbury Resident Will Head Pythians
J Allan Dunn of Salisbury was named grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias North Carolina at the 73rd annual convention in Winston-Salem. Dunn succeeds Frank P Wommack of Lenoir with H R Gwaltney of Winston-Salem named grand vice chancellor and Charlotte’s M G Perry grand prelate. Charlotte was chosen as next year’s convention city for the gathering to be held in June.
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Winston-Salem
J. Allan Dunn
Salisbury
Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
North Carolina
Dunn
Frank P. Wommack
Lenoir
H. R. Gwaltney
M. G. Perry
Charlotte
Dewey W. Huggins
Clayton
Francis Stanley
Goldsboro
John Stevenson
Sanford
John R. Sehrum
Lincolnton
J. Arthur Eagle
C. E. Worley
Pythian
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LE Havre
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Mmel
Air Armada
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Idaho
D. Worth Clark
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Clark
Taylor
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P. UW. Chang
Asheville
Green Knob Mountain
Here
Army Air Force
Pythians
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