The War Today analysis of Allied advance toward Cherbourg
J M Roberts Jr reports that Allied forces probing the Cherbourg peninsula disrupt German resistance despite bad weather. Americans crossed to the western shore near targeted routes, with 25 000 to 30 000 Germans expected to learn a hard lesson as Cherbourg defense looms. Strong forces prepare for a rear drive into Hitler's domains under sea and air dominance. Von Runstedt must field stronger defenses than the scattergun rockets shown so far.
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J. M. Roberts, JR
Dewitt Mackenzie
France
Reichswehr
Paris
Cherbourg
Sevastopol
Naples
Hitler
von Runstedt
Allied forces push German lines on Italian front near Perugia
Allied units drive back Germans toward Pisa Rimini line as they seize Asisi Deruta and can Pagnatico. Heavy fighting at Perugia Citta della Pieve and Bastia with bridgehead across Chiusei River. Adriatic advances toward Tronto river. French troops seize Roccalbegna and near Radicofani. Weather hampered Mediterranean air ops. Spitfires strike in Elba.
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Maly
Pisa-Rimini
Perugia
Rome
Florence
Eighth Army
Assisi
Deruta
Citta Della Pieve
Peru
Bia
Adriatic
Tronte River
Fifth Army
Can- Pagnatico
Grosseto
Mediterranean
France
Elba
Eighth
Bastia
Chiasei R
San Martino Delfico
Termamo
Ballante
Ascati
Tranto River
Rocculbegna
Lake Bolsena
Radicofani
Soviet forces blitz Finnish fortifications in 1939 action
A Pravda summary reports Soviet troops electrified by their first sight of German style pillboxes as they attacked at dawn. Red Army unleashed artillery, breached pillboxes and trenches, captured Murila and Thakirola, and advanced two miles beyond the frontline toward Koivisto Fort while warships shelled Kgisisto Island. General Goroyoy was promoted on the campaign. Weather in Western Pennsylvania warns of cooler temps and cloudiness ahead.
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Pravda
Manneheim
Red Army
Murila
Thakirola
Koivisto
Red Baltic Feet
Kgisisto Island
Viipuri Bay
Goroyoy
Anarynal
Courage and health habits amid fears and duties
A health service article urges courage over fear as the mental muscle to build strength. It argues fears are learned, lists common fears, and promotes positive thinking about health, work, and self-image to improve mood and energy. Includes a Q A on cooking eggs and an invitation to request more recipes.
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George McHinks
McCoy Health Service
Bert
Bombers Strike Hamburg Area and Pas de Calais With Hefty Losses
Allied air forces pressed a major offensive as 2,800 American B bombers targeted Hamburg area refineries and storage plants while 250 more pounded Pas de Calais. German defenses used winged bombs in a three-sided air battle over the Reich and Normandy support continued amid battered roads and horse-drawn transport.
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Hamburg
Horthwest
Germany
Westerday
Pas de Cylais
Allied air offensive over Cherbourg and France drives advance
American air forces report heavy bombings across Cherbourg peninsula and Pas de Calais, with 500 fighters accompanying heavy bombers. Only two German planes sighted. over 1,000 sorties by U S Ninth Air Force pilots targeted rail yards, ammunition dumps, airfields, and moving targets as Allied bridgehead expands toward Cherbourg occupation.
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Germany
Ninth Air Force
Thunderbolt
Lightning
Cherbourg
Pas- De-Calais
France
Paris
Amiens
Arras
Rennes
Fort D’andaine
Villers
Bocage
Cenmry
Invasion Update from Cherbourg Beachhead Front
Reports describe Allied air and naval pressure around Cherbourg as Rommel consolidates forces for a potential counterstroke. German defenses hold the perimeter while Holgate battery near Ouistreham is silenced and Monty's Desert Rats await the moment to strike.
Marines Hit New Guinea Airbase and Kurile Targets
Allied forces neutralized Japan’s last major New Guinea airbase at Sorang after destroying 50 enemy aircraft and sinking several vessels. Liberators and Venturas bombed Matsuwa, Paramushiro, Shimushirn and Shumushu plants in the Kurile chain. American planes raided Kazan and Bouiin Is, destroying 47 Japanese planes and damaging ships. Sagan beachhead extended toward Garay, with ground units advancing and Japanese defenses disrupted by tanks and coastal assaults.
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Equator
Japan
New Guinea
Sorang
Ninutz
Matsuwa
Paramushiro
Shimushirn
Shumushu
Kurile Chain
Radio Tokyo
Woiskind
Kazan
Saipan
Sagan
Wees Courabinet
Garay
Ioc
Haeth
Gast
Charan-Kanoa
Alinashisu
State Employes Four Day Holiday Observance Set
Harrisburg June 19 a four day holiday for Independence Day observance will extend from end of business Friday June 30 to Wednesday July 6. Governor Martin ordered the state Capitol closed Monday and Tuesday July 3 and 4. Many employes worked Memorial Day during a conference of governors session. Cap itol usually closes Saturday with skeleton staffs until noon.
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Harrisburg
Martin Moday
Bard Nominated As Assistant Navy Secretary
President Roosevelt nominated Ralph A. Bard, current assistant secretary of the Navy, to be undersecretary. The move follows James V. Forrestal’s elevation to secretary, leaving the assistant secretary post vacant. Bard, 59, a Cleveland native, previously worked in financing and developing small manufacturing concerns and organized Bard & Company.
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Washington
Ralph A. Bard
Homer City Driver Injured In Wreck
A truck and two cars collided just south of Homer City on Route 119 at 12 10 a m Sunday. Floyd Miller of Homer City suffered a compound fracture of the aft elbow. State police estimated vehicle damage at 350 dollars. Miller’s car, driven north, struck Pvt Russell M McDowell of Clymer who drove the other car. The truck overturned but the truck driver fled the scene. Miller was hospitalized in Indiana Hospital with satisfactory condition reported today.
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Homer City
Floyd Miller
Nick Gagliardi
al Heinrich
Adrian
R. D
Russell M. McDowell
Clymer
Miller
Indiana Hospital
Taft Says U S Fights for Its Own Freedom at Bethany
Senator Robert A. Taft received an honorary LLD at Bethany College and urged that Americans fight for their own freedom rather than abstract ideals. He criticized Russia China and Brazil as dictatorships and warned the Teheran conference drifted toward a controlled world.
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Bethany
W. VA
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
United States
Bethany College
Russia
China
Brazil
Sen. Taft
Mutual Accord Reported Between King Peter and Tito
In Bari Italy on June 19, the Royal Yugoslav government led by youthful King Peter and Marshal Tito announced a mutual accord on many problems to strengthen Allied ties and aid Yugoslav liberation. Dr Ivan Subasic and Tito reached the agreement after preliminary meetings inside Yugoslavia, with a communique issued from Allied headquarters.
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Ee Bari
Italy
Peter
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Ivan Subasic
Obituary notes including Wissinger death and multiple memorials
Obituary notices report the death of Elmer Wissinger of Cherry Tree at Mercy Hospital Pittsburgh after a brain operation, with survivors including a wife Minnie Butterbaugh and several children. Other obituaries list ZelIa May Munman, Lenna Finn, and Michael Kodilik with family details, service plans, and cemeteries.
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Florina
E. G. Rankin
Jacksonsville
Fla
Mary I. Rankin
S. Sixth Street
Elmer Blair Wissinger
Cherry Tree
Mercy Hospital
Pittsburgh
Wissinger
St.Francis Hospital
Henry
Margaret
Speilman) Wissinger
Elmer Garman
Ansonville
Minnie Butterbaugh
Robert
New Jersey
Betty Shea
Evelyn
Altoona
Howard
Margaret Pangreen
Curwensville
Blanche
Chester
Wilkinsburg
W. H. Mooney
Hesitation, Wolfhound Birth Delay Costs Dusty Winn
A merchant traveler attempting to evade customs learned the Russian wolfhound he brought ashore had five pups at dawn. His delay to avoid duty failed and cost him 30 dollars rather than saving 1 dollar. The incident highlights customs risk and unexpected litter complications.
Japanese assault fails near Garapan as Saipan presses
Heavy casualties were reported as Japanese forces attempted a new landing south of Garapan. American forces claimed to smash the assault and destroy troop laden barges, while ships shelled Saipan in support. The fight pushed toward the 3,600 foot Ashito airstrip and near the edge of the east coast.
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Garapan
Saipan
Tinian Island
Tovasia
Edee
Ashito
Wis
Stagiclenhne Bay
Maine Primary Watch Signals Shifts In GOP Race
Voters chose party nominees in Maine for three House seats and governor as the CIO section signals strength. In the first district Portland and Bath shipyards anchor Pettis bid, while incumbent Hale seeks renomination. State results seen as potential national trend indicator ahead of June and September contests.
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Associated Press
CIO
Maine
Portland
Bath
Andrew A. Pettis
Portland Cio
United Labor Committee
Robert Hale
Sumner Sewall
Roy L. Fernald
Horace A. Hildreth
Senate
F. Ardine Richardson
House
Chicago
Republican
Agriculture
Resolutions Committee
Philippine Islands
Georgia
Nevada
Colorado
Democratic
Idaho
D. Worth Clark
Glen Taylor
American Democratic National Committee
Gleason L. Archer
America
White House
Washington
Bricker Seen as Likeliest Winner for November
Dewey backers claim Bricker has best chance in November after Sen Moore of Oklahoma and a West Virginia delegate outlook support him. Mrs Simms expects Dewey to win on first ballot. A special Pennsylvania delegation train will carry delegates to Chicago, departing Philadelphia Friday via Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.
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Bricker
Sen
Moore
R-Okla
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Earthquakes Jolted Los Angeles and Nearby Cities
Two strong quakes struck Los Angeles and nearby towns causing alarm, fainting at a South Gate high school service, with light aftershocks reported in Hawthorne South Gate and Huntington Park and a Compton tremor. No material damage noted, recalling March 10 1933 deadly quake.
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Here
Compton
Long Beach
Baccalaureate
South Gate High School
Hawthorne
South Gate
Huntington Park
New Cars Are Harder To Get
The Office of Price Administration tightened eligibility for new car certificates as 1942 supply dwindles. Effective Friday, applicants must show a car will be used mainly in an essential activity, not a small part of time. The qualified list includes doctors nurses ministers war workers and others vital to public health and safety.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Free Bus Ticket Notice At Local Canteen
A Greyhound ticket from Pittsburgh to Cleveland left at the Indiana Canteen by Mrs William George. Her son purchased the ticket and rode to Cleveland with a friend. The ticket is dated May 81 and may be claimed by any service member at the Canteen. Also a Blue Ridge ticket from Indiana to Pittsburgh is sought by W R Griffith of Indiana.
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Greyhound
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Indiana
William George
Boyd
Blue Ridge
W. R. Griffith
Indiana Woman Finds Relief With ERB-HELP Remedy
A Indiana woman reports stopping acid vomit after meals and relief from stomach bloating headaches and irregular bowel action. She credits ERB-HELP a formula of 12 herbs bought at Daugherty’s Drug Store opposite the railroad station.
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Indiana
Daugherty
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