Allied plans and German strength in wave to Cherbourg
The article describes Allied and German positions as a fateful fortnight ends with preparations for a beachhead and Cherbourg, noting German delays in fortifications and the potential for a large reinforcements push. It mentions the 77th division, routes via Ibourg peninsula, and the threat of German attempts to spoil Cherbourg with intensified air and sea power.
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Hswehr
Jes
Paris
Jos
Durich
Ibourg Peninsula
Cherbourg
77Th Oi
Sularbinger
Hitler
von Rustedt
Japs Drive Toward Vital Rail Junction in China
Japanese forces push toward the Canton Hankow rail junction at Hengyang advancing several miles beyond Chuchow. They reach the Lu River north bank within 75 miles of Hengyang as fighting rages around Changsha and in foothills near Yuehlu. The high command says Japanese columns extend east and west of the railway as Hengyang goal appears clear. Continued on page fight.
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Chungking
Canton-Hankow
Hengyang
Chuchow
Hunan Province
Lu River
Changsha
Liang River
Yuehlun
Canton- Hankow
Chekiang
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Assam
India
Kohima-Imphal
Manipur
Ukhbrul
Imphal
RAF
Liberalize Unemployment Benefits for Vets Bill Introduced
Senator Murray from Montana introduced a bill to broaden unemployment insurance for veterans. The plan would add 5 dollars weekly per dependent up to 35 dollars, and remove the 10 month service requirement for full 52 weeks eligibility, aiming to ease veterans financial hardship after discharge.
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Washington
Congress
Ator Murray
D-Mont
Roosevelt
Murray
Rocket Bombs Blaze Over Southern England As Attacks Continue
London reports fifth straight day of German rocket bomb assaults on southern England with casualties and damage. Anti aircraft defenses shift to intercept coast bound drones as observers pinpoint Pas de Calais launch sites and speculative links to Normandy invasion plans.
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London
Germany
England
Hitler
Pas de Calais
Britain
Lord Strabolgi
Calais
Normandy
Soviets Break Through Mannerheim Line Near Viipuri
Soviet dispatches report rapid advances on the Karelian Isthmus and Ladoga front. Red Army forces breached the Mannerheim Line, captured Koivisto fortress, and pushed toward Viipuri with heavy artillery support and naval shelling from the Baltic fleet. Marshal Gorovoy promoted for leadership.
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Henry
Cassidy
Moscow
Red Army
Viipuri
Finland
Mannerheim
Koivisto
Viipuri Bay
Karelian
Marila
Gulf of Finland
Raivola- Yoki
Pravda
Murila
Iliakiriola
Red Baltic
Gorovoy
Heat Wave Sets All Time Southern City Records
A prostrating heat wave broke all time records in several southern cities last weekend. Atlanta hit 101 degrees, Savannah 102, and Columbia 103. Other highs included Knoxville 102 and Augusta 103 with many towns over 100. Ice shortages worsened discomfort and even forced baseball umpires from games in Birmingham and Memphis.
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Atlanta
Savannah
Columbia
S. C
Albany
Knoxville
Tenn
Augusta
Charlotte
N. C
Tallahassee
Fla
Macon
Dothan
Evergreen
Ala
High Point
Jacksonville
al Somers
Frank Girad
Southern Association
Birmingham
Mem
Bard Nominated as Undersecretary of the Navy
President Roosevelt nominated Ralph A. Bard to be undersecretary of the Navy, replacing the late Frank Knox after James V. Forestal moved up. Bard, 59, a Cleveland native, joined the Navy Department on February 15, 1941 after a career in financing and developing small manufacturing firms including Hitchcock, Bard & Co in Chicago.
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Washington
Ralph A. Bard
Navy
Roosevelt
Bard
James V. Forestal
Frank Knox
Senate
Cleveland
Navy Department
Chicago
Hitchcock, Bard & Co
French Colonials Overrunning Elba and Assisi Gain
Allied steps in Italy report French colonial battalions capturing Portoferraio and holding the Elba coast while Eighth Army advances on Assisi Deruta and surrounding areas. Heavy fighting continues near Perugia as forces push toward the Pisa Rimini line.
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Elba
Eighth Army
Assissi
Lynn Heinzerling
Rome
Portoferraio
Assisi
St. Francis
Napoleon
Porto Longone
Fifth
Italy
Pisa-Rimini
Perugia
Florence
Peruigia
Deruta
Citta Della Pieve
Adriatic
Trento
Fifth Army
Campagnatico
Grosseto
Mediterranean
Yester
Bombers Hit Pas-de-Calais Rocket Launches In Invasion War
U S heavy bombers about 500 to 700 strong attacked the Hitler rocket launching area at Pas-de-Calais. Allied fighters pressed a three ply assault in support of invasion forces. Strikes hit German bases in southwestern France and disrupted reinforcement routes to the Paris and Cherbourg sectors.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
U.S
Hitler
Pas-de-Calais
England
France
Cherbourg
Tilly-Caen
Paris
Senate panel weighs reviving civilian goods output
A senate war resources committee hearing examined restarting production of civilian items such as pots pans razors irons and auto parts in idle plants. Chairman Donald M Nelson urged lifting aluminum and magnesium use limits ensuring war needs remain protected while civilian goods resume.
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Washington
Senate
Man
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Aluminum Co
America
Reynolds Metals
Nelson
Truman
Randy Elected Vice President at Junior Chamber Silver Anniversary
Randy of Rocky Mount North Carolina was elected a vice president of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce at the silver anniversary conference in Omaha. The event marked the organization’s 25th year and gathered leaders from across the nation.
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Omaha
Ray Randy
Rocky Mount
N. C
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Churchill Sees Summer May Bring Allied Success
In a speech released from a Mexican embassy address, Prime Minister Churchill says this summer could bring full success to the Allied cause. He notes the Normandy invasion as a German warning and emphasizes cooperation with Russia and Teheran decisions, pledging continued resolve to end the war with strong international unity and legal protection for the weak.
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Churchill
London
Normandy
Teheran
France
Germans Fail In Breakout Attempt Near Cherbourg
Forces under Lt Gen Omar Bradley pushed within eight miles of Cherbourg and bombarded the port as American troops tightened the siege. The attack to break the trap was repelled while German forces in the region were drawn into the cordon, with Bricquebec reportedly falling and as many as 50 000 Germans possibly trapped.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Omar WN. Bradley
Cherbourg
Bricquebec
Berenard L. Montgomery
21St Army
Wes Gallagher
Heaarters
U. Ninth Division
Giersman
Nazisbourg
St. Jacques de Ne
Allied forces push through Normandy as Cherbourg siege widens
U S Ninth Division repels German breakout near the rail halted by Allied troops. British units push into Tilly-Sur-Seulles as shelling escalates around Cherbourg where Omar Bradley's force consolidates a seven mile wide corridor and prepares for the next phase.
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Normandy
Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Bayeux
Caen
Omar N. Bradley
Cherbourg
Supreme Headquarters
Saipan Fighting Push Reaches Magicienne Bay
Report from Pearl Harbor notes American soldiers and Marines advancing through hot cane fields toward Saipan Island’s harbor and naval base at Magicienne Bay after repelling Japanese assaults by tanks and landing craft. Also briefed on Assam drive from Kandy and Tito Yugoslav accord with Allies.
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U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Saipan Island
Marianas
Magicienne Bay
Train collision injures 50 near Fowler Colorado
A Santa Fe passenger train sideswiped another near Fowler Colorado early today injuring 50 people. No fatalities were reported. One locomotive and three cars overturned. Fowler lies about 65 miles west of La Junta.
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LA Junta
Colo
Santa Fe
Fowler
New Government Rome Approved by Allied Cabinets
The Allied governments, after a week of delay, approved the cabinet formed by Premier in Rome. The move signals broad support for the new administration as it seeks to stabilize governance and coordinate postwar efforts.
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Rome
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