American and Allied Air Attacks Expand Across Europe
June 30 reports say American and British air forces pressed a second major strike in France with medium bombers and Mustangs hitting targets and highway junctions. U S and Italian raids on Yugoslav targets, Halifax bombers striking Vienna, and raids from Italy on an airfield northwest of Vienna were noted as battles raged near suburbs this morning.
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Italy
Berlin
U. S. Air Forces
Mustangs
Vienna
Ital
U. S
Chinese Fronts Advance As Japan Rebuilds Rail Lines
The report says Chinese and Japanese forces battle near Hengyang with plans to restore a north south rail link from Hankow to Hongkong. The rebuilt line could threaten shipping lanes and jeopardize American air bases as tensions rise across the China theater.
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Ese
China
Hankow
Canton Kong
Heng- Myitkyina
Hengyang
New York
Hongkong
New _ Hengyang
Heng- Hongkong
Philippines
Public Debt Tops 700 Billion Mark in War Loan Drive
Washington reports the gross public debt at 700.73 billion dollars as of Wednesday, reflecting sharp increases from fifth War Loan sales. Since the drive opened, the debt has risen by over 11 billion dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Yanks Smash Opposition on Saipan
Bearded Yanks crush the last organized Japanese resistance on Saipan then push north as Nipponese air bases in Yap face fifth air strike in a week. MacArthur’s bombers help by attacking Yap while general air losses top 12 000 Japanese planes since Pearl Harbor. Nimtz announces Saipan pocket on the southeast tip is overwhelmed.
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Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Guam
Tinian
Rota
Marianas
Douglas MacArthur
Yap
Washington
Navy Department
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Garapan
Break With Finland Follows Long Negotiations
The United States ends relations with Finland after more than two years of efforts to broker peace with Russia. Secretary Hull cites Finnish acceptance of German military aid and a de facto Nazi partnership as the reason for breaking ties, delivered to Helsinki chargé d affaires Alexander Thesleff.
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Washington
United States
Finland
Gervatter
Russia
State Department
Alexander Thesleff
Helsinki
Hull
Republic of Finland
Germany
Thesleff
George T. Summerlin
von Ribbentrop
Nazi Germany
Individuals Lag in War Bond Purchases
Washington reports the fifth war loan drive neared its 16 billion goal with total sales of 12.605 billion by Wednesday. Corporations and non bank investors reached 9.736 billion, 97 percent of their quota while individuals lag at 2.869 billion, 48 percent. War finance director Ted R. Gamble urged stronger emphasis on individual sales as the drive runs from June 12 to July 8.
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Washington
Ted R. Gamble
Guards kill 21-year-old inmate during prison escape attempt
Baltimore officials say Salvadore Appititio of Baltimore was shot and killed when he barricaded in a stone tower on the state penitentiary wall and held guards at bay with a rifle during an escape attempt. A second inmate was recaptured unharmed.
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Baltimore
State Penitentiary
Salvadore Appititio
Three Fliers Safe From Grand Canyon Rescue
Three Army airmen stranded since June 1 at the Grand Canyon reach the north rim. Dr. Harold C. Bryant reports they are well and will be flown from Kingman to the south rim for recovery, a 725 mile circuit. Brownell elected GOP chairman to lead Dewey campaign. The war map shows Allied offensives converging on Berlin from east west and south with distances cited.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
Harold C. Bryant
Grand Canyon National Park
North Rim
Bryant
Kingman
Ark
Army Air Field
Brownell
P— Herbert Brownell
New York
Republican National Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
Berlin
Washington
Europe
Normandy
Italy
Veteran Broker Richard A. Springs Dies at 88
Richard A. Springs 88 longtime head of his namesake brokerage and a member of the New York stock cotton and coffee exchanges died at Columbia Presbyter ian Medical Center. Born in Fort Mill he formed his own firm in 1906 after practicing law and helped found Parker Co Commission and Brokerage House. Roosevelt signs Philippines independence pledge amid war effort.
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New York
Richard A. Springs
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Fort Mill
C. Springs
James H. Parker
4. H. Parker & Co. Commission and Brokerage House
Russians Press Into Minsk As War Rages Northeast
Red Army units cross the Berezina toward Minsk while engineers prepare pontoon crossings. Luftwaffe losses exceed 70 planes in 24 hours as Soviet offensives widen northern and southern thrusts. Bagramian’s forces near Latvia and Lithuania borders, Rokossovsky advances toward Minsk from the Piuch valley.
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Moscow
Red Army
Berezina
Minsk
Ivan Cherniakovsky
Ivan Bagrmian
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Piich
Baranowicz
Beneth Polotsk
Riga
White Russia
Bagramian
Lithuanian Republic
Latvian Republic
Kaunas
Lithuania
Nationwide hiring controls set to start tomorrow
War Manpower Commissioner Paul McNutt says nationwide hiring controls go into effect tomorrow, with all male labor except farmers to be hired through USES or designated agencies. Rep Bufett of Nebraska calls it a black day, while appeals to local manpower offices and unions may challenge decisions. Women are brought under the system in many communities and both employers and workers can appeal local War Manpower Commission rulings.
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Washington
Paul McNutt
Nebraska
United States
America
McNutt
Rep. Buffett
R-Neb
U. S. Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
Union Hill
Star Route To Airport To Be Studied By Postoffice
Postoffice officials will study a proposed star route between High Point and the High Point Greensboro airport. Postmaster S C Clark notes prior surveys in 1937 and 1944 found service not feasible, and explains new plans to speed air mail to patrons while expanding existing flight schedules at the High Point Greensboro airport. He invites cooperation from individuals and groups while prioritizing individual patron needs.
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High Point-Greensboro
Postoffice Department
S. C. Clark
Thement
Washin
Frank Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Ceasar Cone
Greensboro
Guilford County
Charlotte
Atlanta
Clark
High Point-Greenshore
President Extends OPA One Year Amid Price Control Debate
President Roosevelt signs a one year extension of the price control and stabilization acts and rebukes Congress for relaxing penalties on violators. He praises renewed OPA and stabilization agencies while warning that leniency could hinder enforcement and vows to seek changes if enforcement difficulties arise.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Office of Price Administration
Goebbels Urges Maximum War Effort in Das Reich
London dated dispatch reports Nazi minister Joseph Goebbels calling for total war and a robust increase in effort. He warned the German people the enemy aims to destroy them root and branch to solve the German problem once and for all.
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London
Joseph Geeteete Meg
Goebbels
Das Reich
Berlin
German Troops Flee Before Allies In Italy
Allied advance in Italy reports German forces breaking contact on the west coast and retreating north. American armored units near Cecina and Livorno push toward Siena and Florence as Eighth Army and British forces drive north. French troops seize Castiglione del Lago and nearby villages Frosini and Poggio Siena.
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Italy
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Livorno
Leghorn
Siena
Florence
Trasimeno
Castiglione del Lago
The
Knights of Malta
Albert Kesselring
Pisa
Ribbona
Furture
Monteverdi
Castelnuove
Radiocondoli
Frosini
Poggio Siena
Big Salient Opens in Caen Drive
A large salient section was opened in the Caen drive project as crews advance toward completion. The operation affects traffic flow and marks a milestone in the highway expansion plan announced by local authorities.
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Caen
Allied forces press toward Caen in Normandy push
Allied headquarters report fresh British and American advances around Caen as Rommel fuertes fresh reserves struggle to hold the line. Dempsey’s Second Army nears Caen within 11 miles while Montgomery’s forces push east toward the city. Across the Cherbourg peninsula, Bradley’s troops attack toward St Lo and Cap de la Hague as Cherbourg docks are restored under salvage expert William Sullivan.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Erwin Rommel
Normandy
Caen
Miles C. Dempsey
Second Army
France
Rommel
Odon
Orne
Dempsey
Gever von Schweppenberg
London
Marcelet
Bernard L. Montgomery
Loangs Wi
Walt
T Field
Airfethus
Omar N. Bradley
St. Lo
Cap de la Hague
Cherbourg
Supreme Command
William Sullivan
Pearl Harbor
Casablanca
Oran
Naples
Esquay
Troarn
Odon River
Babies killed as robot bombs blast England
German robot aerial torpedoes blitz southern England killing several dozen people. A children’s hostel, hotel, shops and homes were struck. rescue crews recovered multiple child victims amid scattered toys and wreckage.
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London
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