Reds Surround Minsk Seize Rails Highways Formosa Bases Bombed
Liberator bombers from China targeted Takao as Allied forces push toward Formosa. In Saipan, Nimitz reported 9,752 American casualties from June 14 to 27, with 1,474 dead and 7,400 wounded, as Japanese defenses stiffened. Tokyo claimed repeated enemy losses and carrier strikes near the Bonins. American operations also hit Rota and Tanapag while advancing toward Myitkyina and Mogaung.
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China
Takao
Formosa
Chester W. Nimitz
Philipines
Saipan
Pacific
Japan
Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Marianas
Tokyo Radio
Comei
Guam
Tokyo
Bonin Islands
Bonins
India
Myitkyina
Burma
Ogaung Valley
Mogaung
New Guinea
Carolines
Rota Island
Tanapag Harbor
Tinian Island
Rembert James
Associated Press
Japanese Push North From Canton Reported in June
Chungking dispatch says Japanese began a general northward advance on June 28 from Canton to link with forces moving south along the Hankow Canton railway. Heavy fighting was reported at Hengyang as the two pincer efforts aimed to cut inland lines and neutralize American air bases in China. The 14th U. S. Air Force communique noted bombing a railway station inside Hengyang.
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Chungking
Canton
Hankow-Canton
Hengyang
Free China
Peiping
China
Chinese
Hunan
U. S. Air Force
Labor Board Moves to Settle 9,000-Strike and 26,000 Trucker Walkout
The war labor board acts to resolve two major disputes: a 9,000-worker stoppage at Timken Roller Bearing Co Canton Ohio and a planned 26,000 Midwest truck drivers walkout. The board ordered Midwest trucking firms to justify in a July hearing why wage increases granted by a WLB directive were not followed.
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Associated Press War Labor Board
Sbeenanpeona
WLB
Timken Roller Bering Co
Canton
Nia
Thomas E. Flynn
AFL International Fatherhood of Teamsters
Idwest Operators Association
Midwest
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Wsconsin
Dexter Lewis
Central States Drivers Council
South Dakota
Minne- Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Republicans Making It Complete Willkie Comment Misquote
In New York Wendell L. criticized Friday's remarks by Republican national officials. He said they are making complete, wondering if the party’s direction is settling. Werner W. of Illinois, accused by Willkie of isolationism, was chosen vice chairman of the party, while Sinclair Weeks, long trusted ally, was dropped from his post.
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New York
Wendell L
Werner W. Ofllinois
Will
The
Sinclair Weeks
Tts
Plan For Termination Of War Contracts
Washington signed on Saturday a legislative blueprint detailing the procedure to terminate war contracts as part of a broader move by President Roosevelt.
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Ashington
Roosevelt
Tito Attacking Nazis East of Skoplje Says Communique
A communique reports Tito forces attacking Nazi units east of Skopje have killed officers and men and taken prisoners. The broadcast is carried by the federal communications commission.
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Skoplje
Federal Commons Commission
Local Weather Forecast Patchy Clouds Tonight
Partly cloudy conditions with chances of local thundershowers. Tonight will be warmer with a slight uptick in temperatures and a warmer Sunday expected.
18 Trapped By Flames In Mine
Rescue squads led by state and federal mine inspectors battled fire smoke and gas to reach 18 miners trapped two miles back in the Ridgeway Darby Coal mine at Clover Fork in Harlan Kentucky. Fire boss John Burkhart alerted authorities after discovering flames around 10 p m Friday. By mid morning Saturday teams stood about 300 feet from the blaze.
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Harlan
Clover Fork
Ridgeway Darby Coal Company
John Burkhart
Death of Nazi Army Chief Dietl Confirmed by Hitler
London reports Adolf Hitler confirmed the death of Gen Eduard Dietl commander in Finland in an airplane crash. The Nazi order lauded him as a hero of Narvik and a fanatical national socialist, awarding the knight’s cross and ordering flags flown at half staff. Stockholm cited belief he died in Austria en route to a new assignment.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Eduard Dietl
Finland
Narvik
Diet
Stockholm
Dietz
Austria
Bloody Finnish Civil War Looms As Allies Sever Ties
Washington reports Finland, cut off by Allies and occupied by German troops, faces a crisis of war or civil upheaval. US breaks relations. Stockholm sources say Finland told US would not sever ties. Edmond Gullion and five aides to depart Helsinki for Sweden next Tuesday amid diplomatic collapse.
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Washington
Finland
Russia
United States
Germany
Stockholm
Legation
Helsinki
Edmond Gullion
U. S
Sweden
Gullion
Germans' Flying Bombs Continue to Cause Losses in England
London reports indicate German flying bombs hit southern England with rising casualties. Churchill toured anti aircraft sites as the air ministry notes more hospitals struck and multiple deaths across several locations while some missiles were shot down.
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London
England
Winston Churchill
Commons
Churchill
Air Ministry
Heavies Blast Rail Centers In Allied Air Attacks
Allied air forces conduct heavy raids on German rail centers at Vierzon and rail lines near the Paris front. Mosquitoes target Homberg oil plants while American bombers hit five air fields in France and Belgium. Over 1,100 tons dropped on German armor near Villers Bocage. one heavy bomber missing.
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London
Channel
Continent
RAF
Vierzon
Orleans
Normandy
Germany
Homberg
Rhine
France
Belgium
Villers Bocage
Supreme Headquarters
Seine
Loire
Goebbels Gulf Crewless Sub Threat to New York
Madrid based Yn reports Berlin secret weapons bureau plans use of a crewless submarine to bombard New York with flying bomb projectiles. Rumors say German arms may include subs carrying the bombs and lying off the American coast ready to strike.
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Madrid
Berlin
Yn Saturday
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Propaganda Ministry
New York
American
Germany
British Recall Envoy To Argentina
London reports the British government recalled Ambassador Sir David Kelly for consultations, mirroring the United States move to recall Ambassador Norman Armour for a report.
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Argentina
London
David Kelly
United States
Norman Armour
Blitzed Minsk fights for life as Red Army closes in
Russian forces surround Minsk and seize key rail routes toward Warsaw while three Soviet armies push in from the northeast, east, and southeast. Red Star reports demoralized German units surrendering and Borisov’s streets falling, as Černiahovsky’s 3rd Army advances through frozen forests toward the capital.
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Minsk
Warsaw
NBC
Moscow
Gestapo
White Russia
Hitler
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Red Star
Gueroe
Red Army
Borisov
Yakov Miletzky
Dvina
Pripyat
Grigory Borosov
Vileika
Nazis Declare Florence an Open City
Oslo radio reported Germany has declared Florence an open city to safeguard museums and art treasures. Florence sits about 30 miles from Italian battle lines.
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Florence
London
Oslo
Norway
Italy
Roosevelt Signs Bill for Arrest of Allied Forces
President Roosevelt signed a bill authorizing U.S. civil and military authorities to arrest members of Allied military forces stationed in the United States upon request by their commanding officers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
6th Division Captures City In Surprise Advance
La Crosse was reportedly in 76th Division hands after a rapid quiet takeover. Camp McCay trained troops prepared a combat show as the 6th Division secured the city.
Danes Stage wartime street demonstration in La Crosse
Danish patriots in Copenhagen fight German troops amid a two day general strike. The Free Danish press service claimed 700 casualties, hospitals overflowed, and Germany seized Copenhagen buildings as Denmark faced a curfew. In La Crosse troops then staged a battlefield exhibit at the fair grounds for War Bond events.
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Stockholm
Copenhagen
Free Danish Press Service
Free Danes
National Bank
Malmo
Denmark
la Crosse
Fair Grounds
Camp McCoy
Riverside Park
State Street
British Guns Lay Down Heavy Barrage On French Front
British forces repelled multiple German assaults on the Granville sur Odon sector near the Odon river, destroying several tanks. RAF heavy bombers struck Villers Bocage, wrecking roads and powers. German prisoners report harsh conditions and long marches to the front.
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France
Odon
Granville-sur-Odon
Rommel
Montgomery
RAF
Villers Bocage
Corridor
London
Bristol
Marcelet
Villers-Bocage
Tilly
Acheck
Supreme Headquarters
Miles Christopher Dempsey
2Nd Army
Dempsey
Russia
Caen
Berlin Reports Fighting Over On Peninsula
Allied dispatches describe American troops pushing through Cap de La Hague on the Cherbourg peninsula. They captured Greville and neared Omonville La Roque while Rommel reinforced Caen with German tanks and self-propelled guns.
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Berlin
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cap de la Hague
Cherbourg
Cape
Greville
Omonville la Roque
Omonville la Petite
Odon River
Caen
Marcelet
Normandy
Erwin Rommel
Russia
Joseph Lawton Coblins
U. S
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Timken
Willkie
Tito
Heavies
Goebbels
Gulf
Stalin
Supreme Soviet
Ukraine
U.S.S.R
Bulletin
Council of
Soviet Union
Riverside Perk
76Th
By Roger Greene
By Wes Gallagher
St. Lo
la Forg
Isigny le Carillon
Brideghead
Friedrich Dolman
7Th Army
Caen-Evrecy
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