Allies share headlines from Cherbourg to St Sauveur Le Vicomte
A reader letter notes British and American papers ran similar war headlines about Cherbourg and St Sauveur Le Vicomte. The piece argues the Electoral College must honor the popular vote, warning against breaking the constitutional duty. It praises Norway as a steadfast ally and warns smaller nations face the risks of total war.
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Royce Weisenberger
London
Weisenberger
London News Chronicle
Cherbourg
St. Sauveur le Vicente
Hope Star
Fourth of July Pacific strike press war update
U S naval and air forces shattered Japanese bases from the Bonins to Saipan in a July Fourth offensive. American Marines and soldiers advance on Saipan while Noemfoor falls to infantry and paratroopers. Carrier raids hit Iwo Jima and Haha Jima as 39 interceptors are downed and 24 ground losses reported.
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Associated Press
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
Saipan
Japan
Noemfoor
Philippines
Nippon
Volcano
Kazan
Bonin Islands
Bonins
Dutch New Guinea
Geelvink Bay
Tokyo Radio
Guam
Rota
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Iwo Jima
Haha Jima
Tarawa
Marshalls
Central Pacific
Tanapag Harbor
Garapa
Tanapag
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Sixth Army
Far Eastern Air Force
Yap
Palau
Wofai
Proposals for Health Program Hearings Open Next Week
Washington reporters note a Senate subcommittee led by Senator Pepper will hear from top Army Navy and U S Public Health Service officials on health improvements and rehabilitation for workers veterans and planning for medical centers The staff calls the nation’s 4 million 4 F’s a national disgrace and urges better rehabilitation and planning with focus on dental care and veterans health.
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James Marlow
Washington
Senate
Army, Navy
U. S. Public Health Service
Senator Pepper
Dfla
Army
Navy
De Gaulle Arrives For Friendly Washington Visit
General Charles de Gaulle reaches Washington on the eve of his U.S. visit. He is welcomed warmly and will meet President Roosevelt, with social and formal events planned at the White House and Blair House. A key aim is progress toward recognition of the French National Committee of Liberation, though U.S. policy ties recognition to France’s liberation and self rule.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Roosevelt
New York Herald Tribune
Algiers
United States
America
de Gaulle
Gaston Palevskey
Emil Bethouart
Hull
White House
Blair House
Canada
French National Committee of Liberation
France
Hitler's Second Appeal to Germans Amid War Strain
Adolf Hitler delivered a second address within a week to German war production leaders and at his headquarters with Albert Speer. He stressed courage and resolve, rejected capitulation, and vowed final victory. Speer announced increased armament output despite enemy air attacks.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Reich
Hitler
Eduard Dietl
Finland
Dietl
Associated Press
Albert Speer
Fuehrer
Speer
Nation marks Fourth of July with 439 deaths
America saw a comparatively safe Fourth of July weekend with 439 fatalities from accidents across 38 states and DC. Traffic crashes led with 170 deaths, drownings 140, and other causes 129. California tops states with 37 total deaths.
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Associated Press
America
National Council of Safety
The
Safety Council
District of Columbia
California
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Jones says Texas Democrats can vote for any presidential candidate
Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones in a Houston Chronicle editorial argued that no political convention can deny a qualified voter the right to vote for their chosen candidate. He warned Texas Democrats may be barred from backing their party nominee at the national convention and urged unity to ensure the right to vote remains intact. He added the Texas convention actions alter long standing political rules. Jones noted the convention had broad delegate support and was orderly, but stressed Democrats must examine the situation.
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the Telegraph Wire
Jesse Jones
Houston Chronicle Today
Texas
Jones
Electoral College
Houston
Tex
Houston Chronicle
State Police Deny Political Use of Autos
Former Congressman David D. Terry charged that state police cars trailed his governor race campaign. Assistant Superintendent Cliff Atkinson in Little Rock denied any political involvement by the force, saying they never participate in politics. Terry claimed the cars followed him through July Fourth events and checked crowds.
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Corning
David D. Terry
Cliff Atkinson
Atkinson
Little Rock
Albright
Terry
Roy Pogue Heads Association of Junior Bankers
Roy Pogue of Fort Smith is the new president of the junior bankers section of the Arkansas Bankers Association. Edward L. Williams of Pine Bluff was named vice president and Melvin Lawson of Little Rock secretary at the meeting. A separate note advises removing clogged soil in comb teeth by loosening with a brush and washing.
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Hot Springs
Roy Pogue
Fort Smith
Arkansas Bankers Association
Edward L. Williams
Pine Bluff
Melvin Lawson
Little Rock
Russians Roll on Capture of Baltic Coast Is at Hand
Navy Secretary Forrestal announced 17 Japanese ships sunk by U S submarines, including a light cruiser and a destroyer, boosting total Japanese losses to 791 vessels. He praised submarines for crippling Japan’s merchant fleet and warned that main battles lie ahead, likely on land as forces close in on the Japanese homeland.
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Washington
Pi— Navy
Forrestal
Pacific
Japan
Jan Empire
Marianas
Red Army presses toward Latvia and Lithuania. Wilno under attack
Russian forces drive toward Latvia and Lithuania threatening the Baltic states and Wilno as they push along the Daugavpils corridor. German rear areas come under pressure while Berlin and Moscow exchange notices on rail links and battlefield advances. A stray health tip about foot care appears at the end.
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Moscow
Latvia
Lithuania
Wilno
Kowel
Poland
Berlin
Narva Bay
Estonia
Finland
Narva
DNB
Melansaari
Lammasaari
Teikassari
Vilna
Ivan Bagramian
Bvina
Daugavpils
Dvinsk
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Kaunas
London
Warsaw
Leningrad
Bialystok
Grodno
Daugrapils
Riga
Europe
Baltics
Polotsk
East Prussia
Wilno-Kaunas
Bayeux Becomes Paris for Allied Troops After Quick War Toll
Bayeux France once the little Paris for weary Allied soldiers is now off limits to troops near historic sites. Soldiers face scarce rations and high prices while small shops offer limited meals and brandy. Townsfolk stay friendly as the famed Bayeux tapestry tour ends and peacetime commerce returns.
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Hal Boyle
Bayeux
France
Paris
Normandy
Bishop's Palace
Notre Dame Cathedral
England
Invasion Front Shifts as Allies Capture Key Rail Hub
Allied forces pushed toward La Haye Du Puits and Carpiquet airfield in France as field dispatches report heavy combat along the Normandy front. American units advanced up to two and a half miles while Canadians secured Carpiquet and surrounding fields despite German counterattacks and Tiger tanks.
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Supreme
la Haye du Puits
France
Normandy Battlefront
Supreme Headquarters
Omar N. Bradley
U. S
Normandy
Caen
Erwin Rommel
Carpiquet
la Haye
Cherbourg
St. Jores
Carentan
Carentan - Periers
Carentan-Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Gavrus
Odon River
Bernard L. Montgomery
Supreme Command
Verson
Can
Russia
Casino
Italy
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Belgium
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Spain
Portugal
Switzerland
U.S
Arkansas
Cortez
Garapan
U.S. Coast Guard
NEA
DeGaulle
Association of Junior Bankers
Baltic Coast
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Peninsula
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