Kowel in Old Poland Given Up by Enemy
Russian armies press toward Latvia and Lithuania in a rapid Baltic drive. German forces evacuated Kowel in central Poland as the Red advance splits German lines. Berlin notes Russian landings near Narva as Finland and Estonia and Latvia face the fast Soviet advance.
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Moscow
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Lithuania
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Dvinsk
Wilno
Kaunas
Soviet Lithuanian Republic
Berlin
Narva Bay
Estonia
Finland
Narva
London
Warsaw
Leningrad
Bialystok
Grodno
Riga
Europe
Eisenhower Leads Fighter Sweep Over Normandy Front
General Dwight D. Eisenhower returned to England after a five day Normandy visit marked by conferences with Montgomery Bradley and field officers. He joined a Mustang fighter sweep behind German lines with Maj. Gen. Elwood Quesada observing, to study progress on the Cherbourg peninsula and eastern and western fronts.
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Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
England
Normandy
Bernard L. Montgomery
Omar N. Bradley
Cherbourg
Elwood Quesada
9Th Airforce
Cherbourg Peninsula
Quesada
Tokyo reports U S attacking Bonin Islands in Pacific war
Allied forces under Admiral Nimitz pushed into the Bonin Volcano group as carrier planes struck Iwo Jima and Haha Jima while ships shelled defenses. Saipan operations expanded with paratroops and heavy air and sea bombardment driving Japanese forces back. Thousands of Japanese soldiers and civilians flee Saipan as U S air and naval power presses harder on Japanese defenses.
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Pacific
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Holiday Death Toll Half Of U S Estimate
Across the nation 449 people died in accidents during the long Fourth of July weekend, traffic fatalities leading at 177 and drownings 142. California recorded 37 deaths, while Wisconsin reported 16. the list of victims includes Clement Tritz 76 and Bonnie Plagens 2 among others, with deaths due to drowning, vehicle crashes, and other causes.
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Wisconsin
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Clement Tritz
Marshfield
William Postl
Chippewa Falls
Raymond Kraczek
Milwaukee
Ronnie Kohlmann
Elmer W. Nelson
Brunswick
Eau Claire County
Kenneth Dewitt
Fennimore
Kraczek
Lake Michigan
Roosevelt Trip Speculation Questions Overseas Mission
Press Secretary Stephen Early called reports that President Roosevelt may plan another overseas trip pure speculation. He dismissed rumors tied to recent news conference hints as conjecture without confirmation.
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German Army Cuts Supply Units to Field Frontline Troops
Allied Command in Italy says on Hitler’s orders the German army has greatly reduced supply services and rear echelon units to free more frontline troops and replace battle losses.
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Hitler
Italy
Local Weather Update Forecast
Local forecast calls for thundershowers tonight with continued warmth. Thursday will be partly cloudy with warm conditions and no significant cooling expected.
Eden recalls envoy from Argentina for review of war relations
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden announced in the House of Commons that the British ambassador to Argentina is returning home for consultations. He will review all aspects of bilateral ties with emphasis on their wartime implications before making any further statements.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Argentina
Eden
Combat Show At Fairgrounds Draws Thousands Each Evening
Officials estimate about 8000 people attended the 7 Division assault team's three night combat display at the fairgrounds. The crowds filled the grandstand and fenced areas as the war games concluded Tuesday night.
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Bond sales rise in La Crosse County totals
Bond sale totals for La Crosse County rise slowly with $554,586 in E bonds, 43 percent of a $1,287,000 quota, and county sales of $1,244,848, 54 percent of a $2,281,000 quota. State averages run higher at 45.8 and 47.3 percent respectively.
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la Crosse County
Grand opening march demonstrates division armament
Vehicles occupy the stands as rifle squads and machine guns are quickly set up. The 105 mm howitzer roars, causing a witness to lose consciousness. Capt Lyn don R Boyd leads an assault drill reenacting an attack on pill boxes amid barbed wire and mine fields with artillery support heard across La Crosse.
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Lyndon R. Boyd
la Crosse
Flying Bomb Action Dips. Churchill Might Explain
The British report a drop in flying bomb attacks on southern England last night and expect a Commons statement from Prime Minister Winston Churchill tomorrow or Thursday via Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden. Some MPs push for a secret session if the details fall short. Allied fighters have shot down many robot planes before landfall, while Churchill may avoid details or reprisals.
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London
England
Winston Churchill
Commons
Churchill
Navy reports 17 Japanese vessels sunk by American submarines
Secretary Forrestal announced to reporters that U S subs in the Pacific have sunk 17 Japanese ships including a light cruiser and a destroyer. He noted total submarine claims now reach 791 ships sunk or damaged with 640 definitively destroyed, and warned that major battles lie ahead.
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Washington
Navy
Forrestal
Pacific
Japan
Bones Found In Burned Farm Home May Belong To Missing Man
In Chippewa Falls Wisconsin authorities sought Monday to confirm if charred remains recovered from a fire damaged farm house are those of Lawrence Michalak an 85 year old farmer who disappeared Monday night. He lived with his daughter in law Mrs Nick Michalak on a nearby farm seven miles north of Stanley. Mrs Michalak said she returned from a movie to find the house unoccupied and the dairy barn and garage destroyed by the blaze leaving Michalak missing.
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Wis
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Michalak
Nick Michalak
Stanley
John Hepfler
Nazis Report 83rd Infantry In France
Berlin radio claimed U S forces in Normandy were reinforced by the 83rd Infantry Division landing from Britain. No Allied confirmation appeared.
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Airman Killed in Plane Crash at Branford Beach
Lieut. John D. Haas of Neillsville Wisconsin was killed when his plane crashed and exploded on Hotchkiss Beach Branford yesterday. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Bernard J Haas of Neillsville.
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Body Of Youth Found In River
The body of 16 year old Robert Volk of La Crescent Minnesota was found in the Mississippi River at North Shore Acres at 2 45 p m Wednesday after washing ashore 150 feet from where he drowned Monday afternoon A group of young girls found the body and its discovery ended a three day search led by Sheriff George Kelly Authorities said a barge line boat caused high waves that swept the youth into the river witnesses recalled seeing him go under and his hand rise later The rescue effort involved the fire department and 20 other people
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Caledonia
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Bliss Road
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South Fourth Street
Phc
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Russian landings threaten Viipuri Bay bridgehead
Finnish high command said Red Army troops began a large scale landing from many boats on the northern shores of Viipuri bay in southern Finland in an apparent bid to establish a bridgehead behind Finnish lines. Coastal batteries fired and smokescreen aided the effort as landings continued with heavy fighting. Viipuri town, recently captured by Russians, and islands in the Bay of Narva were involved with some landings repulsed at two locations.
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Yanks Celebrate Fourth of July with Coordinated Gun Salute
In Normandy American forces marked Independence Day with a synchronized artillery barrage. Thousands of guns across calibers fired at noon, led by Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley who pulled the Long Tom 155 mm rifle’s lanyard to signal the historic salute.
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Normandy
U. S
France
Omar N. Bradley
Another Nazi General Captured By Russians
The Russians announced the capture of Lieut Gen von Luetzow commander of the 35th German army corps. He was seized with about 60 officers in a wood behind Russian lines near Bobruisk during mopping up operations. The report notes he was the 22nd Nazi general officer taken in three weeks in Russia and France, with British radio counting him as the 23rd.
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von Luetzow
Russia
France
Moscow
Bobruisk
Jones Criticizes Texas Democrats on Elector Bindings
Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones condemned the Texas Democratic convention for binding its electors under conditions. He argued the state action could prevent voters from choosing the party nominee and that the convention overrides the national one. The split followed a pro Roosevelt faction's May 23 move to name separate electors and delegates.
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Tex
Jesse Jones
Texas
Houston Chronicle
Lishes
Jones
Austin
Hand To Hand Battle Rages Across Normandy Front
Allied forces pushed through Caen and La Haye du Puits as 58 French towns were liberated in the first month of the invasion. American gains reached up to two and a half miles in swampy terrain while Germans counterattacked with tanks including Tigers. Ottawa-quoted dispatches noted heavy fighting near Carentan and Carpiquet airfield as Rommel’s forces resisted strongly. British and Canadian units advanced with supporting naval fire as dormants of Le Havre convoy routes faced renewed E-boat activity.
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