Yanks Complete Noemfoor And Saipan Conquest
Allied forces, under Gen. Douglas MacArthur, seized Saipan and Noemfoor as part of the push toward Japan and the Philippines. The Saipan capture followed a fierce two-day battle with Japanese resistance collapsing by dusk. American airpower and naval maneuvering underscored Saipan’s strategic value for airfields and as a submarine staging point, with plans for Superfortresses to threaten Tokyo.
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Pearl Harbor
T—Yast
Japan
James
Hadeen
Saipan
Central Pacific
John H. Hoover
Ita Moain
Tokyo
Philippines
Guam
American Troops Advance Toward Lessay in War Move
Report from the front notes American troops driving south on a road toward Lessay. The motion aims to tighten lines in the area as Allied forces push to secure the sector and advance positions amid ongoing operations.
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Lessay
War Bond Sales Reported In Area
Area residents report continued war bond sales with a central quota target. Officials note Post 1 and local committees expect higher collections this month and emphasize various bond types to reach the percentage goals.
Road To Berlin Mileages From Allied Fronts
The Associated Press lists direct line mileages to Berlin for Allied fronts. Russian front stands about 470 miles north of Howell, Malian front about 610 miles from near Ancona, and Normandy front roughly 636 miles from Caen.
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Ansociated
Berlin
Howel
Ancona
Adriatic
Normandy
Caen
Yanks Push Wedge Into Gothic Line Near Volterra
Allied forces broke German defenses around Volterra advancing four miles and driving a wedge into the Gothic Line. American troops pushed toward Livorno and Pomaja on the west coast while British and Romanian forces reported gains in the Appennines and Tiber Valley amid continued heavy fighting along the Italian front.
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Volterra
Arno
Florence
Pian
Livorno
Leghorn
Pomaja
Lajatice
Rosignang
Castellina
Fifth Army
36Th 88 Regiment
Ninth Panzer Grenadier Regisment
Ranza
Eighth Army
Arezzo
Appenines
Acmy
Pietralunga
Tiber Valley
Montone
Carpini
Umbertide
32 Known Dead In Wreck Of Train At Jellico
The number of identified dead in Thursday night wreck of a troop train in Jellico rose to 32. Police Chief Hubert Perkins said another body had been found but not identified. Army authorities announced five more dead with names and addresses, including William R. Cathey Paducah Ky Raymond W. Yopp Peducah Ky Herbert R. Reichle Bedford Ohio John R. Wisberger Akron Ohio Ray Wood Kevil Ky. The wreck killed at least 30 soldiers and two crew. names removed from injured list included James Fricker and Paull Probst Circleville Ohio.
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Vounce
Tenn
Clear River
Hubert Perkins
William R. Cathey
Hampton Ave
Paducch
Raymond W. Yopp
RFD
Peducah
Herbert R. Reichle
Union Sir
Bedford Ohio
John R. Wisberger
Packard Drive
Akron
Ohio
Ray Wood
Kevil
James Fricker
Eddress
Paull Probst
Circleyutz
Soviet Troops Within 69 Miles Of East Prussia
London reports place Red Army vanguards within 69 miles of East Prussia as Wilno and Kaunas face tight Soviet pressure. elsewhere the drive pushes toward Bialystok and Brest-Litovsk while a 70 mile gap narrows the land corridor to the sea. Baltic fronts seize Druja and Braslov near the Latvian border as Wilno braces for potential capitulation.
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Associated Press
London
East Prussia
Red Army
Wilno
Vilna
Sity
Czena
Lithuania
Momel
Baltic
Georgia
Eattle Sea
Moscow
Kaunas
Russie
Bialystok
Brest Litovsk
Bug River
Warsaw
Bertin
Tasi
Romanis
Baltic Front
Druja
Braslov
Daugavpils
De Gaulle Plans Move of Capital From Algiers to France
De Gaulle announced he would relocate the capital from Algiers to liberated French territory as soon as possible after frank talks with President Roosevelt. He said the discussions conveyed a broad, hopeful image of France’s role with Allies in the war and, later, in peace. The report also notes Eisenhower warning of long, bitter fighting ahead and cites German divisions weakened by Soviet advances.
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Charles de Gaulle
Roosevelt
Algera
Iberated
Rooosevelt
de Gaulle
Sion
United States
France
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New York
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Ike
Mase
Aay Xothu
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supremes
Merrill Mueller
NBC
Eisenhower
Hisenhower
Europe
Wilno
Wallace Reports To FDR Today On Trip To Orient
Vice President Wallace returns to Washington from Seattle and will report to President Roosevelt on his mission to China and Russia. He arrived shortly before 10 am Pacific time and altered plans to meet the President sooner amid Democratic Convention speculation in Chicago. Most Rev Edward J Hanna Dies In Italian Capital Rome.
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Washington
Wallace
White House
Roosevelt
China
Russia
Seathle
Wash
Stephen Early
Chicago
E. J. Hanna
Rome
Edward J. Hanna
San Francisco
Hanna
FDR Plans Let Convention Decide on Wallace Nomination
Reports in Democratic circles say President Roosevelt will let the Democratic National Convention choose the 1944 vice presidential nominee, with a possible preference for Henry A. Wallace. Wallace traveled to Washington to reappraise the political scene after time in China and Russia as convention preparations proceed in Chicago. Virginia delegates were instructed to oppose Wallace, signaling party divisions on the nominee.
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Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Washingston
China
Russia
Allied forces press west in Caen area advance
Allied units push from Caen toward the Orne River with British and Canadian forces taking Hill 112 Eterville and Maltot and breaching German defenses along the Odon floodplain. American columns advance from the Vire bridgehead toward Sainteny Perier road junctions while aiming to clear Cherbourg approaches and open an exit from the peninsula.
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Sy Berry
Odon
Faubury ‘de Vauceltes
Bretheville-sur-Oden
Caen
Eterville
Maltot
Hill 112
Orne River
Montgomery
Orne
Ceen
Cherbourg
Vire
St. Jean de Deyo
Sainteny
Omar N. Bradley
Salnteny
Carendin
Odon River
Key Hill
Bequay
Paris
Falice
la Haye du Puits
Panzers
Atubborn Bastion
Beidgewead
Page
Street Scene Portraits of Everyday Life in 20th Century
Aged driver guides a slow bus behind an old car as a little girl, with skinned knees, ponders a public peep at a neighbor’s bicycle while a shopper rounds up cans of bright paints to decorate the home.
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Mana
Weather Eases for Allied Air Aid in Normandy Front
Allied bombers and fighters across the English Channel benefited from improving weather aiding British and American advance on the Normandy front. RAF Mosquito and Boston bombers hit 18 trains and rail lines into France while others laid mines and attacked targets in northern France. German reinforcements moved west near the Seine as Typhoon fighters struck near Le Havre. A Spitfire squadron sent a congratulatory telegram after destroying German armor yesterday. Total Allied losses reached eleven planes with similar German losses reported. the overall air war continues despite poor conditions.
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London
English Channel
Normandy
Mosquito
Boston
France
Seine River
Buer
Lancest
Sebter
RAF
Seine
le Havre
pBonteon
Chinese Troops Launch Attack In Hupeh Province
Chinese high command says Baye led a large scale offensive in southern Hupeh Province with progress toward designated objectives. The push may be diversional to slow Japanese reinforcements from Hunan. In Hengyang south suburbs heavy fighting persists with limited Japanese casualties noted. A Japanese column north of Canton retreating and Tai ahan near Canton captured June 23.
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Chungking
Baye
Hupeh
Hunan
Hengyangt 4
Rengyang
Canton
High Command
Tsiapyun
Taiahan
United States
Used Passenger Autos Now Under U S Price Control
U S price ceilings apply to all used passenger cars including both sellers and buyers. The Office of Price Administration says the move ends the largest untaxed segment, with certificates of transfer required and filed with the rationing board when applying for gasoline coupons. The local board will verify prices match OPA rules.
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U. S
Washington
Office’ of Price Administration
OPA
Focal Rationing Board
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Noemfoor
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Eg Johnson Comosea
Jellico
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Cape Gloucester
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Getion
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D-Tenn
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Repubblican
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Dewey
Samuel F. Pryor
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Wendell L. Willkie
J. M. Broughton
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Congressional Food Study Committee
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Bernard L. Montgomery
Rhett
Lee
Hupeh Province
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