Siege of Hengyang Broken as Japanese Masses Fall Back
The Associated Press reports a dramatic 25 mile Japanese retreat after Hengyang fell, breaking a major siege and signaling stagnation for Tokyo. Chungking said scattered units were being wiped out near Lunyang, while Hengyang’s garrison held and U S air drops aided ongoing relief. The piece also notes U S Marines and Army forces pressing on Saipan civilians in a separate operation with Namber airfield on Noemfoor slated for improved air support.
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China
Hengyang
Hankow Canton
Tokyo
Bataan
Chungking
Canton
Peiping
Lunyang
la Surellerie
la Haye
Lessay
BBC
NBC
New York
Supreme Headquarters
Caen
Batttefront
Second Army
Super Fortresses Hit Sasebo and Yawata in Japan Attack
U S 20th Air Force bombers struck the Japanese naval base at Sasebo and the steel center at Yawata on Kyushu, marking the second mainland raid by B 29s. General Arnold announced the mission saying bombs hit both naval and industrial targets on Kyushu.
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Naval Base
Steel Center
Japan
Washington
U. S
Sasebo
Yawata
Kyushu
Norfolk
Bremerton
Wash
Arnold
20Th Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
20Th Bomber Command
James H. Doolittle
Hornet
Tokyo
China
Nagasaki
Kyushu Island
F R Ward Off Political Quizz at White House Conference
Washington reports show President Roosevelt dodging questions on a potential fourth term and the Democratic platform during a White House press conference. He avoided commenting on the vice presidency and any pre convention statements.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Dewey
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Sng
Elt
Gasoline Plant Fire Kills Eight in Pennsylvania
A series of explosions and a spreading fire at a Plant Corporation octane aviation gasoline unit near OM City Pennsylvania raised the death toll to eight. Eight others were hospitalized with three in critical condition.
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OM. City
Plant Corporation
Local Weather And Showers Tonight And Saturday
Scattered local showers are reported tonight with cooler conditions for Saturday. The forecast calls for light rain in patches and a drop in temperatures across the region.
Farmer George Olson Killed by Swinging Door
George Olson aged 56 died when a heavy swinging door swung open and struck him against the side of a barn on his farm in Eau Claire Wisconsin. He was pronounced dead at the scene by local authorities. The incident occurred yesterday on Olson's property.
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Eau Claire
Wis
George Olson
Fear 40 Dead In Crash Of Troop Train
A troop train plunged into a 50 foot gorge near Jellico Tennessee killing at least 17 soldiers and injuring many more. Rescue teams worked to free trapped men as mounting casualties arrived at Oak Ridge and nearby hospitals.
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Fear
Jellico
Tenn
Clear River
Here
E. P. Muncy
Knoxville
General Hospital
Louisville and Nashville
Leonard Battag
Evanston
Ill
Frank Battag
Government Hospital
Oak Ridge
Army
Donald J. Clark
William M. Gorey
Dale Mattix
W. H. McChesney
John Ruggles
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lake City
Government
Oak Ridge Hospital
State Guard Company C
Ben Sanders
Red Cross
W. H. Vos Burgh
Hartford County Blood Bank
State Capitol
Raymond E. Baldwin
Greatest Air Clashes Since Invasion Day Break Nazi Lines
About 2 000 U S planes hit seven German targets near Leipzig and in Silesia while another Italian backed raid crossed Czechoslovakia. The battles produced heavy losses for Luftwaffe with six American fighters missing and equal force from Britain aiding the assault on German industry.
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Chester Nimitz
Bonin Islands
Marianas
Louis Mountbatten
Mutaguchi
India
London
U. S
Leipzig
Germany
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Lightning
Yugoslavia
Austria
German Silesia
Odertal
Zagreb
Reich
Britain
Luftwaffe
Captain Downs
Fred Christenson
Watertown
USAAF
Invasion Not Up To Hopes
Allied invasion of France shows slower progress than planners hoped after one month of fighting. German resistance is strong with many panzer divisions in the Caen sector and weather and unloading issues hindered air superiority and advance. A decisive breakthrough remains possible only after a major armored engagement.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Erwin Rommel
Moscow
Izvestia
Normandy
Caen
Europe
Roosevelt notes uncertain China war outlook and Japan risk
President Roosevelt said the China war outlook is worrying though Japanese lines are stretched and under Allied threat. He cautioned that fighting may not halt Japanese advances but noted progress since Hengyang and that U.S. bombing reach alters the risk assessment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
China
Hengyang
Japan
Yanks Open New Assault In Normandy Struggle
American forces push along a widening 33 mile frontline in Normandy. Units cross the Vire river and take Airel and La Surellerie as they advance toward St Lo, with heavy artillery fire and reports of German resistance around La Haye du Puits.
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Normandy
Carentan
France
la Haye du Puits
Vire
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Omar N. Bradley
Viré
Airel
St. Lo
la Haye
la Surellerie
Soviet Air Nears Wilno in Polish Frontline Push
Soviet forces pressed toward Wilno within about 10 miles as German reports trace rapid advances across pre war Polish borders. Moscow claimed major German losses as Red Army units moved west past Kowel toward the Bug river with Baranowicze and Brest Litovsk under pressure.
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London
Wilno
Moscow
Kowel
Bug River
Warsaw
Luniniec
Pripyat
East Prussia
Yustas Paletskis
Supreme Soviet of Lithuania
Paletskis
Kaunas
Mariampole
Vilnius
Minsk
Leningrad
Warsaw-Leningrad
Minsk-Warsaw
White Russia
Baranowicze
Poland
Bug
Pinsk
Brest Litovsk
Stimson Pays Tribute To Troops In Italy
U S Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson after touring the 5th army front lines praised American troops for their inestimable quality and desire to engage the enemy. He said the future of the war is safe and warned that now is no time to let up.
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Rome
5Th Army
U. S
Henry L. Stimson
Make New Plea On Bond Sales
La Crosse urges a higher push in the Fifth War Loan drive led by county chairman Gysbert Van Steenwyk. E bond sales total $597,299, 45 percent of quota, with other individual sales at $1,320,261, 57 percent. Van Steenwyk urges timely purchases of market bonds maturing in 1945 to 1970 to meet the county target.
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van Steenwyk
Treasury
Drilling For Powhatan Miners In Desperate Rescue Effort
Crews moved two high speed drills to Powhatan mine near Bellaire Ohio to bore 350 feet and reach 64 men entombed after a rock fall and trolley line fire blocked the main shaft. Food and water could be lowered if any are alive, as the mine remains sealed while rescue efforts continue.
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Bellaire, O
Powhatan
Envoy Hayes To Fly Home From Spanish Post
U S Ambassador Carlton J H Hayes will fly to Washington on Saturday after a 80 minute Thursday meeting with Generalissimo Francisco Franco in Madrid.
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Spanish Post
Madrid
U. S
Carlton J. H. Hayes
Washington
Francisco Franco
Community Sought to Sponsor Soldier Fish Derby
Badger State Sportsmen's club and the USO appeal to motorboat and motor owners to donate boats and time for a Camp McCoy soldiers fishing derby on Sunday July 16. Boats launch from Pettibone island beach area with a 1 PM start and 6 PM conclusion followed by a community dinner.
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Badger State Sportsmen's Club, Inc
USO
USO Club
Harry Packman
Badger Club
Pettibone Island
Copeland Park
Runningslough
Onalaska
French Lake
Pettibone Park
Five Officials Held In Bail As Probe Is Begun
Hartford officials held five Ringling Brothers circus officials on manslaughter charges as the disaster investigation began. The death toll rose to 146 with 250 injured or missing, while fires and panic swept the grounds. Authorities probed whether waterproofed tents and a gasoline paraffin coating fueled the blaze before opening night.
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Ringling Brothers’ Circus
Hartford
Conn
Ringling Brothers Circus
State Armory
Circus Company
William Mortensen
Mortensen
Edward J. Hickey
Waterford
Hicekey
Connecticut
J. A. Haley
George W. Smith
Leonard Aylesworth
Edward Verstein
David Blanchefield
Haley
Smith
Ineferno
James F. Kennedy
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Associated Press
Saipan
A. P
Rembert James
F.R
Chicago
Door
Oseen
Ringling Circus
Tennessee
By Wes Gallagher
F. R
Stimson
Soldier Fish
FBI
Hartford Times
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