Japs Try Breakout From New Guinea Amid Saipan Losses
Allied action tightens the trap on Japanese 18th army in New Guinea as a renewed breakout push forms near Aitape and Wewak. MacArthur’s forces report heavy fighting while Nimitz cites Saipan casualties and prisoner captures as a broader Pacific victory unfolds.
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New Guinea
Saipan
Associated Press
Aitape
Wewak
Douglas MacArthur
Dutch New Guinea
18Th
Southwest Pacific
Pan
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S
British New Guinea
Arrow
Army Opens Education Pathway for 17 Year Old Recruits
Chicago headquarters of the 6th Service Command announced a plan allowing 17 year olds to qualify for army admission under a civilian education program. Recruits may study in colleges or universities at government expense until called for active duty at age 18. High school graduates meeting age and qualification criteria could enroll in the enlisted reserve or air corps programs with tuition support.
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Chicago
Army
6Th Service Command
Air Corps
President Roosevelt Discusses General Situation in Ankara
Reports from Ankara last week indicate activity as shadowing developments. The morning briefing notes say President Roosevelt spoke with an official about the broader situation and related measures.
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Roo
Anakara
Lindbergh Arrives at Southwest Pacific Headquarters
Charles A. Lindbergh arrives at Allied Southwest Pacific headquarters after visiting war fronts and inspiring U S aircrew, praising Allied warplanes and urging care and support for service members.
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Lindbergh
Southwest Pacific
Allied Headquarters
Pacific
Charles A. Lindbergh
South- West Pacific
Southwest
Yankees Rally To Take Opener In Doubleheader
New York tops Boston 4 2 to win the first game of the doubleheader after trailing early. Ernie Bonham silences the Red Sox with two earned runs allowed across the Sat inning and the Yankees surge back for the victory.
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NEW York
Ernie Bonham
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Local Weather Forecast Update
Local forecast shows fair conditions tonight with Friday becoming partly cloudy and warmer. Light winds. Overnight lows near mid 50s. Friday high around 70 with increasing clouds and mild breeze.
Barkley’s Name To Be Offered For Vice Presidency
Ward, an associate of the majority leader, said Barkley’s name would stay in nomination until a vice presidential pick is set. Barkley, at home drafting Roosevelt’s fourth term nomination speech, did not comment on Ward’s statements. Kentucky Democrats instruct delegation to cast 24 votes for Roosevelt and support Barkley for VP if his name is placed in nomination.
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Ward
Barkley
Roosevelt
Kentucky
Chicago
Munich Bombing Escalates With 1000 Aircraft Attacks
Munich again endured a heavy bombardment by 1000 Flying Fortresses and Liberators marking the third straight day of air raids. Allied strikes targeted Brescia Verona Mestre Mantua and Saarbrucken as German defenses claimed losses while rail and road networks faced disruption across western Europe.
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London
Munich
15Th Air Force
Italy
Saarbrucken
Germany
England
Milan-Venice
Brescia
Verona
Mestre
Mantua
U. S
German Air Force Was Encoun
8Th Air Force
France
Europe
To the Normandy Front Must Be Labour by Routes
The fragment notes a push to reach the Normandy front by careful routing. It emphasizes planning supply lines and movements, urging discipline in movement and logistics to support frontline operations.
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Normandy
Soldiers Hold Wesly Position After Fierce Attack
North of the Ay River on July 12 American forces fought a defensive action at Wesly. Fifteen infantrymen from one company were killed or missing after a daytime assault involving snipers machine guns and 88s. Captured quotes praise a beloved lieutenant and mark the high cost of the operation.
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WA. S
AY River
Verdun
Marne
Wesly
Russians Near Suwalki Triangle After 19 Mile Gain
Russian forces pushed 19 miles in 24 hours to a position within 30 miles of the Suwalki triangle in East Prussia. NBC Sweden reports said Russians neared East Prussia within 12 miles after advancing past Grodno, with other columns reaching near Kaunas and Bialystok. Front dispatches claim Germans retreat as Yeremenko’s Baltic offensive opens a widening front north of Riga.
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Suwalki Triangle
Moscow
Suwalki
East Prussia
Old Poland
Lithuania
Poland
Kaunas
Baltic
Estonia
Latvia
Sweden
Grodno
Germany
Bialystok
Warsaw
Brest Litovsk
Bug
Pripyat
Nar Daugavpils
Baltic Sea
Riga
Wilno
Andrei I. Yeremenko
Ivan Bagramian
Yeremenko
Crimea
Velikie Luki-Riga
Pell-Mell
Berlin
Red Star
World conference weighs 18 billion in postwar aid plan
Delegates at a Bretton Woods session await Moscow’s reply to the United States demand on Russia’s gold contribution to a proposed 18 billion dollar postwar monetary fund. The issue centers on Russia joining the plan to pool funds for currency stabilization and rebuilding trade after World War II.
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Bretton Woods
N. H
Moscow
Russia
Nazis Stretch Their Dwindling Reserves
Drastic reductions in supply and combat units are ordered by Germany to stretch dwindling manpower for a prolonged war. The report notes limited resources across strategic sectors, signaling a strained war effort and potential weakening on multiple fronts.
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Washington
Emma
Corman
Weber
Odds on Election From St Louis Betting Commission
Betting odds set by James J. Carroll list Roosevelt favored to win re election at 1 to 3 across national odds. Dewey holds 2 to 1 or 3 to 2 in several state columns. Michigan and California show varied lines with Dewey favored in California and Roosevelt favored in others.
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ST. Louis
James J. Carroll
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Carroll
Michigan
Dewey
Missouri
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
California
Erroneous Paris Radio Report Of Herriot Death
Paris radio and a Berlin broadcast had erroneously announced Edouard Herriot's death. The earlier item claimed he was dead, but authorities stated Herriot is in excellent health and alive.
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Herriot
Edouard Herriot
Paris
Berlin
Allied push in Normandy hampered by hedgerows
Allied forces near St. Lo in France face slowed progress as hedgerows and natural obstacles impede advances. An officer notes the plan to clear obstacles step by step and cites a morale slogan about Russian Paris, British Caen, and American Berlin.
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ST. LO
France
Normandy
Paris
Caen
Berlin
Anti-Knock Cut Forecast Faces War-Era Push
Washington reports indicate the petroleum administration may order refineries to reduce tetra-ethyl lead in regular gasoline from 72 to 70 octane to meet rising air force demand. The move would raise engine knocks in cars, with officials uncertain if a final decision has been made.
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Washington
The
Petroleum Administration
PAW
Air Force
Gus Beter
Bond selling lags in Press County as banks offer evening sales
A Federal Reserve report shows Press County bond sales below state averages though La Crosse banks plan three Saturday evening windows and Doerfinger store booth three Friday evenings to issue bonds. County War Finance chair Gysbert Van Steenwyk says banks are eager to help. Bond sales reach $877,562 Wednesday or 68.1 percent of a $1,287,000 county quota while individual sales total $3,069,881, 134 percent of the county quota.
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la Crosse
Federal Reserve Bank
West Salem
Bangor
Holmen
Gysbert van Steenwyk
County War Finance Committee
Doerfinger
van Steenwyk
Britain Enjoys Third Raid-Free Night As Bomb Attacks Ease
London records a third consecutive raid-free night though daylight raids persist. Churchill reports 2750 one ton bomb carriers launched. over 100000 people have evacuated the capital. In France on June 19 a German flying bomb targeted troops at the American beachhead with at least one identified.
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London
Britain
Hitler
Churchill
France
Geoffrey Sargent
Avon
N. Y
New German Booby Traps In World War II Candy Item
Army reports a German tactic involving disguised dangerous objects. One device uses a soaplike coating concealing an explosive while another dispenser releases sulphuric acid to burn hands when tipped.
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Washington
Destroyer losses mount in Allied France landings
Six American and British destroyers were lost in the France landing operations. The Santa Clara, renamed Susan B. Anthony, and the minesweeper Tide along with escort Rich and tug Partridge were lost. Total naval losses reached 15 vessels, seven American and eight British, with many sailors unaccounted. Survivors report most soldiers avoided surf and were rescued with gear intact.
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London
France
U. S. Navy Department
Admiralty
Santa Clara
Susan B. Anthony
Tide
Rich
Partridge
Corry
Glennon
Meredith
Roosevelt
Boadicea
Swift
Swenner
Mourne
Blackwood
Lawford
Lord Austin
Minster
W. H. Hutchinson
Flushing
N. Y
Coolidge
South Pacific
Loss of seven U S naval vessels announced in London
London announced the loss of seven U S naval vessels in the European invasion, bringing the total American naval craft lost since the war began to 169.
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Washington
U. S
London
U S Casualties Pass 274 000 In World War II Update
Washington announces total U S casualties on land air and sea reach 274 626 with 33 240 killed 77 449 wounded 38 142 missing and 38 197 prisoners in the army while the navy lists 20 362 killed 14 127 missing 2 43 prisoners amid ongoing France and Saipan losses.
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Washington
France
Patterson
Normandy
Saipan
Navy
Exchange Plan for British and German Detainees
A 600 strong British group will travel by train from German internment to be exchanged for an equal number of Germans who’ve arrived from Africa aboard the Drottningham. Remaining Germans will stay in the country until a second British group arrives July 19.
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Cess
Germany
Africa
Drottningham
Nazi Broadcast Warns of Total War and Continental Destruction
A Nazi radio broadcast reported by the London Evening News declares terror grips the people as Germany faces a fight for life and death. It calls for total war with every able person fighting and threatens to unleash destruction across Europe if enemies advance.
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London
Nazi Germany
Germany
London Evening News
Reveal Capture Of 7 Towns On 48-Mile Front
American forces under Omar Bradley pressed their St Lo drive on a 48 mile front as seven towns fell to the push. La Boulaye and Le Desert changed hands while the bridgehead across the Vire widened near Pont Hebert. Bradley’s forces also moved toward Lessay and Beeterie, with Caen still held by German panzer divisions. The siege of St Lo intensified as German resistance hardened and Kluge considered delaying tactics.
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Don Whitehead
ST. LO
St. Lois
Omar N. Bradley
Bradleys
Lessay-St. Lo
Doughboys
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
la Boulaye
St. Lo-Bayeux Road
la Barre
Vire River
Pont Hebert
Mesnilland
le Desert
No Man’s Land
Lessay
Pass Wesly
la Haye du Puits
Bretteville-Sur+ny
Beeterie
Wesly
Gorges
St. Germain
Periers
Periers- Carentan
Bradley
Andre O’bohon
Connay
Seltet
Caen
LE Caen
Bernard L. Montgomeery
21St Army Group
Paris
St. Lo Tonaan
Marshal Guenther von Kluge
Channel
Russia
Germany
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