Admiral King says sooner the better for Jap fleet showdown
In San Francisco and Washington reports, Admiral Ernest J. King signals optimism as U S and Japan poised for possible battle east of the Philippines. Nimitz places Japanese fleet east of the Philippine islands with actions potentially already begun in the Marianas area. Saipan ground fighting continues with U S forces holding southern Saipan and attacks on Tinian airfields.
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U. S. Pacific
Heada
United States
Japan
Philis
Marianas
Chester W. Nimitz
Nippon
Midway
U. S
Pacific Fleet
Washington
Adm
Ernest J. King
Navy
Western
Pacific
Philippines
Forrestal
Saipan
London
Yanks Press Toward Cherbourg Amid Fierce Fort Fighting
Allied forces breached toward Cherbourg as American troops moved within about 1,500 yards of the port during bombardment. Fort Du Roule and Fort Octeville faced heavy attacks while Germans fought house to house, with ports and roads bottlenecked and Allied advances reported on multiple fronts around Cherbourg in Normandy.
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Cherbourg
St. Martin
Montebourg
Valognes
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Fort du Royle
Fort Octeville
Normandy
Acquenville
Cape de la Hague
Fort du Roule
Cherebourg
France
Acqueville
Ville
Tillyles
St. Martin le Greard
Can
Santoute No. A
Les Pieux
Couville
Rauville la Bigot
Forces Cross Lu River Near Changsha In China
Allied command said forces crossed the river and reached within about 100 airline miles of Changsha the Hunan capital. Air attacks hit Japanese positions north east of Changsha and along the Canton Hankow rail line as Burma road towns near the border were targeted.
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King
Hengyang
Hunan
Changsha
Iit
Liang River
China
Tion
W. Stilwell
St of
Jiang
Burma Road
Allied invasion plans and possible Normandy foothold
The article discusses whether a new Allied phase in Brittany and the Seine basin could threaten German lines, citing past landings and the uncertainties of choosing a landing site. It notes Bombing impacts and potential targets like Avranches Nantes and Brest as part of a broader strategy.
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Cherbourg
Germany
Brittany la
Brest
Loire
le Havre
Seine
France
Hitler
Avranches
Nes
Bain
Nantes
Brittany Peninid
Orer
Liquor Shares Rally As Distillers Benefit From Whisky Policy
In New York on a June trading day liquor stocks surged following the August whisky policy decision. Major issues led the early gains, with Schenley National Distillers White Rock Distillers Corp American Distilling Hiram Walker U S Steel Con Edison among those advancing. Some names like Park & Tilford Packard Pure Oil and Union Pacific slipped amid mixed overall market tone.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Schenley
National Distillers
White Rock
Distillers Corp
American Distilling
Hiram Walker
U. 8, Steel
Bethelhem
Hupp Motor
Western Union
Consolidated Edison
Park & Tilford
Packard
Pure Oil
Union Pacific
Finns Fleeing Capital After Losing Viipuri
London dispatch reports victorious Russian troops approaching Helsinki after seizing Viipuri. Finnish radio urges evacuation of nonessential personnel as Germans press to prevent a Finnish peace cabinet. Moscow signals a fall of a city after an 11 day offensive and Stockholm sources cite Finnish prospects of peace talks.
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London
Finland
Viipuri
Helsinki
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Stalin
Leonid Govorov
Leningrad
Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Nazi Panzer Shift As Infantry Shortages Grow In Normandy
June 21 report notes a critical infantry shortage in Normandy forcing Field Marshal Von Rundstedt to deploy his elite panzer units to the front. It states at least 78 Nazi tanks have been destroyed and Eisenhower's headquarters advance post is observed.
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Eisenhower
Normandy
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
War Department Reports Missing B 29 Correspondent
Newsweek editors said the War Department reports William Shhenkel of Sil ndhee Md a war correspondent missing from the B 29 raid over Japan.
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Newsweek
War Department
William Shhenkel
Silndhee' S
War Correthe
Japan
Bombing of Berlin Shocks Aftonbladet Reporter
The Berlin correspondent for Aftonbladet said 1,000 American bombers hit Berlin causing severe damage and fires after heavy explosives and incendiaries were dropped on the city. Raleigh liquor store near the business district will close June 30 due to lack of merchandise. employees reassigned within the liquor board.
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Stockholm
Dune
Aftonbladet
Berlin
Raleigh
A.B
Wake County
Darnell Thomas
Liquor Board
Horton Accepts Post as National Committeeman
W P Horton of Pittsboro former lieutenant governor and adviser to Gregg Cherry would accept the national committeeman post at the Democratic National Convention next month Horton would succeed Clyde Hoey who was nominated for the U S senator seat Horton to be named by North Carolina convention delegates who usually follow the governor nominee in such matters.
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Raleigh
W. P. Horton
Pittsboro
Gregg Cherry
Horton
Clyde R. Hoey
U. S
Berlin Bombed by 2000 Allied Planes in Major Raid
London reports confirm more than 1000 Flying Fortresses and Liberators hit Berlin and outskirts with 1000 accompanying fighters. German broadcasts admit damage and warn of retaliatory "bigger and more powerful" bombs. Shuttle raids from Britain to Russia cited as part of the offensive.
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Berlin
London
Britain
Russia
Basdorf
Germany
Mediterranean
England
Stettin
Hannover
Brunswick
Enemy carrier damaged in Genoa harbor by air attack
Thunderbolts of the First Tactical Air Force severely damaged a 20,000 ton enemy aircraft carrier in Genoa harbor yesterday. The ship was believed to be the Italian carrier Regola being refitted.
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Rome
First Tactical Air Force
Genoa
Regola
Chiang Urges Collective Security At Wallace's Party
Chiang Kai-Shek urged a system of collective security backed by an international force at a state banquet in Chungking for Vice President Wallace. He said China seeks neighborly peace, mutual cooperation, and welcomes foreign investment while U S Britain Soviet China share duty to uphold world peace. Wallace met Chinese students and toured a cloth plant and veterans camp as he forecast a friendly China Russia frontier.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Henry A. Wallace
China
United States
British Commonwealth
Soviet Union
United States of America
Wallace
Roosevelt
American Congress
America
Canada
Extra Pay Voted for Infantrymen and Glider Troops
The house military committee approved legislation to boost expert infantrymen in combat by $10 monthly and non combatants by $5, with glider units receiving the same 50 percent increase as paratroopers. Major Gen Miller G White read a front line commander's letter praising the troops.
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Washington
Dune
House Military Committee
Miller G. White
Sam
Nazi Soldiers Hurled Out Of Ancient City Perugia
Eighth Army veterans have driven out stubborn German defenders from Perugia, a communications hub 85 miles north of Rome, as the Fifth Army advances north of the city. Prisoners were taken from the 19th Luftwaffe Division and the 16th SS Division from the Balkans, with German positions cleared around Chiusi and Cetona. The push followed rapid seizures of villages and high ground as Allied forces pressed a steady advance.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Perugia
Fifth Army
Luftwaffe
Belgium
France
Italy
Denmark
Balkans
16Th
5Th Lancers
Calvary
Hth
Chiusi
Cetona
Firemen Respond Loudly to Alarm Call
In Coffeyville Kansas a resident who telephoned a fire alarm asked the crew to come quietly. Firemen explained a regulation mandates sirens, and the response blared as they arrived.
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Coffeyville
Kas
Theater Firm Buys Main Street Building on North Main
The Sternberger Benjamin building at North Main and English streets sold to North Carolina Theaters Inc for about 50 000. The 62 by 104 foot three story structure may be replaced by a modern theater. current tenants include Office Equipment Sara Wagger and McNeil Furniture with the Piedmont Hotel occupying upper floors.
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Sternberger - Benjamin
North Main
English Streets
North Carolina Theaters, Inc
English Street
Theater Corporation
Broadhurst
Rialto
Paramount
FE. C. Criddlebaugh
Atlantic Insurance and Realty Company
Ed Mendenhall
Mendenhall and Thompson
Edward Benjamin
Greensboro
New Orleans
I. Isaacson
Jake Goldstein
M. Steringer
Office
Sara Wagger
McNeil Furniture Company
Piedmont Otel
Du Pont touts new plastic poly thene in diverse uses
Du Pont claims poly thene a new plastic can be used for collapsible toothpaste containers waterproof coatings piping adhesives and insulation for electric wiring and cables. It is produced from ethylene derived from coal gas or petroleum.
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Wilmington
Del
du Pont Company
Pie Auction Sparks Laughing Target Shot in Coffeyville
In Coffeyville Kansas the Christian church pie auction featured Kurt Kime as a pie target after a bid climbed to 6.75 dollars for pineapple cream. The pie splattered as Kime took the hit amid amused bidders.
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Coffeyville
Kas
The
Christian Church
Kurt Kime
iKime
House drafts plan to probe election frauds
The House set up machinery to investigate suspected election fraud in the current campaign year and extended the scope to include labor unions. The rewrite broadened inquiry from corporate contributions to individuals and labor unions, with focus on amounts raised and distributed by labor organizations and related political committees.
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House
Washington
Marcantonio
Al-N
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