Hew Sea Air Blows Dealt to Jap Bases
Allied air and sea blows target Japanese bases in the Pacific theater as four pilots are saved amid ongoing operations.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1944
Page
1
Allied offensive deepens in Pacific and Asia theater
U S forces raided Palau and western Caroline bases sinking ships and planes as five Allied offensives pressure Japan. British submarines hit Sabang while Guadalcanal style land actions push toward Guam and Tinian. In Hengyang, Myitkyina, and Myitkyina area fighting continues with heavy casualties and strategic rail town near decisive outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
U.S
Carolines
Palau
Japan
Hengyang
Truk
Sabang
China
Amerian
Caroline
Peleliu
Angaur
Koror
Yap
Ulithi
Ween Palau
Guam
Chester Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Sumatra
Burma
Singapore
Tinian
Marianas
U. S
Ushi
Nimitz
Apra Harbor
Sumay
New Guinea
Pince
Laifengshan
Contol
Myitkyina
Boy Dead and Siblings Suffer Food Poisoning in Minneapolis
In Minneapolis a boy died and his two younger brothers and a third person were critically ill as the coroner's office investigated possible food poisoning. Donald Bunnell, son of Eugene Bunnell, died Thursday night on a shipyard at Savage. The Bunnell family had eaten some meat the previous night, according to coroner Russell R. Heim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolies
Minn
General Hospital
Feunty
Donald Bunnell
Eugene
Savage
Roy Bun
Roy Bunnell
Bunnell
Russell R. Heim
Mussolini Feared Suicide Attempt Before Rescue
An informant claimed Mussolini tried to kill himself with a razor before rescue from Campo Imperatore atop Gran Sasso last September. He reportedly displayed fear of betrayal or capture and was freed hours later by rescuers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Adutists
Campo Imperatore
Gran Sasso
Mussolini
The
Alles
Thieves Break Into Vatican City Steal Tires
Vatican City report foul play after burglars steal automobile tires from a facility. Police pursue clues as investigators assess material value and security gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Weather and cool spell continues with mild Saturday rise
Local forecast shows continued cool conditions tonight with a low around 58 degrees. Saturday is expected to warm into the mid 80s with Adair noted as a warm spot and possibly the highest near 85.
Dewey Opposes Fish in 29th NY District Clash
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey declared opposition to Rep. Hamilton Fish for re election citing Fish remarks on racial and religious issues. Fish disputed the charges saying his comments were factual about Jewish voters and the New Deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Hamilton Fish
New York
Fish
James C. Hagerty
Dewey
GOP
Congressman Fish
Hagerty
New York Post
A Fish
Roosevelt
Mr. Dewey
Dewey-Bricker
Congress
Tokyo Denies Execution of Airmen Reach United States
Tokyo broadcast today denied that American pilots who crashed on Japanese soil were executed or would be executed. The denial aimed at Superfortress flyers, contrasting with U S acknowledgment of some executions tied to the 1942 Doolittle raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tokyo
United States
Switzerland
Singapore
Japan
Plane crash kills 22 evacuees to Scotland
An evacuation plane carrying wounded American soldiers to Prestwick, Scotland, crashed into a 40 foot cliff killing 22 people. An American nurse and an RAF flyer died among the casualties. Names withheld pending next of kin notice as authorities assess the total number of victims. The incident halted a three plane sky train en route to convalescence sites in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Scotland
United States
U. S. Air Force
Prestwick
Troop Carrier Command
Britain
Assassinations of Fleeing Nazis Reported in Poland
The Stockholm paper Af ton tidningen quoted the war information office saying Polish patriots killed fleeing German officials as Warsaw chaos grew. It cited the deaths of SS leaders Georg Hinner and Hans Harig as part of the day’s reported violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Stockholm
Aftontidningen
Office of War Information
Warsaw
Georg Hinner
Hans _ Harig
Bulgarians Reported Negotiating Terms to Exit War
Ankara reports say Bulgaria sought terms with the Allies to end its involvement in the conflict. Turkish developments and a possible break in diplomatic ties with Germany were noted, with Russian advances influencing Bulgarian stance amid uncertain talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Bulgaria
Istanbul
Sulates
Vichy
Mediterranean
Washington
Turkey
Germany
Franz von Papen
Berlin
Russia
Brest Litovsk Falls as Red Army Surges Toward Warsaw
Soviet forces surged through Lithuania Latvia and Poland capturing Brest Litovsk Lwow Siauliai Daugavpils Bialystok and Garwolin while advancing toward Warsaw halting German retreats and signaling a major German collapse along a 1000 mile front. Moscow reported cross of the Vistula though German broadcasts claimed several spearheads reached the western bank. Red troops moved within 65 miles of Riga and near the Suwalki triangle as Berlin warned of mounting defeats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Brest Litovsk
Warsaw
San River
German Silesia
Associated Press
Reuters
Kaunas
Lithuania
Baltic States
Poland
Carpathian
East Prussia
Czechoslovakia
Berlin
Garwolin
Stalin
Bug River
Moscow
Minsk
Wilno
Russia
Lwow
Old Poland
Europe
Baltic
Memel
Konigsberg
Daugavpils
Latvia
Bialystok
Oril
Stanislawow
Czecho-Slovakia
Hungary
Carpatho - Ukraine
Drohobycz-Boryslaw
ReZekne
Siedlce
Germany
Gulf of Finland
Baltic Sea
Carpathians
Reich
Vistula
Riga
Pasalotis
Lipsk
Suwalki
Bombing of Normandy targets hurts Nazi forces, Brereton says
Maj. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton reported heavy bombing by U S and allied air forces over a narrow Normandy sector. He said 2 500 to 3 000 planes participated, 50 aircraft experienced target errors, and initial prisoner reports described the blow as a severe shock that shattered enemy morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. 9Th Air Force
France
Lewis H. Brereton
Normandy
Brereton
St. le Periers
New Yorker Appoints Neville as Army Newspaper Editor
Capt. Robert Neville, 39, a New York newspaperman and foreign correspondent, appears on the masthead of Stars and Stripes Mediterranean editions as the new publications officer replacing Col. Egbert White, removed two weeks ago. Rome staff learn the paper shifts from services of supply to the army public relations office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Robert Neville
New York
Mediterranean
Stars and Stripes
Egbert White
Services of Supply
Army
Neville
U. L
White
G.I
Tiny Baby Gains URBANA Ill Incubator Hope
A premature baby girl born July 22 weighing one pound 10 ounces showed weight gain Friday after a week in an incubator. Doctors, struggling to keep the tiny infant alive, described her outlook as a good chance to live. The Stinsons of Mattoon Ill are fifth-time parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Ill
J. R. Stinson
Mattoon
Stinson
Beverly Fink Killed in Kenosha Motorcycle Crash
In Kenosha Wisconsin Beverly Fink aged 19 was fatally injured when the motorcycle she rode collided with an automobile late last night Police identified the other vehicle involved and investigate the crash details with local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wis
Beverly Fink
Ian
Lessay Deeply Mined Town In Normandy Befalls US Troops
American forces moved into Lessay France and found a heavily mined town as retreating Germans left behind traps. They bypassed the town to hit hilltop guns and cleared Grande Rue amid booby traps, sustaining casualties when a mine disabled a command car and wounded officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lessay
France
Grande Rue
Mauptstrasse
William Fettis
White Plains
N. Y
Flying Bombs Raise Havoc Across London and Suburbs
Flying bombs rained on southern England and London causing destruction. A robot wrecked a store at lunch, blew a bus top, and threw a car into a storefront, triggering a fire. Fire crews searched for buried workers as residents misread the robot’s roar for aircraft. Several apartments were struck last night with no injuries reported due to shelters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Strike at Globe Shipbuilding Sees 2000 Workers Off Work
In Superior Wisconsin an employee group at Globe Shipbuilding voted to reject a proposal to resume operations. The strike involves about 2000 workers and began Wednesday, continuing Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Wis
Globe Shipbuilding Company
Great Yankee Force Strikes Over Coutances Front
American tanks and doughboys surged along a 20 mile front toward Coutances and Tessy Sur Soulles as 1st Army columns closed in on fleeing German forces. Prisoners from six Nazi divisions were reported at a command post while Germans attempted breakout nights, with American columns cutting behind them. The drive proceeded under drizzling skies as jeeps, tanks, and mortar fire moved along Coutances Marigny road amid continued clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coutances
Cherbourg
Tessy-Sur-Soulles
84Th Army
1St
Balkans
Yugoslavia
Greece
Coutances-Marigny
Fred W. Gibb
Staten Island
New York
Supreme Headquarters
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Caen
Patton
le Deshayes
Marigny
Soulles Woods
Canisoy
Lessay
Periers
Americans Press Deep Into Coutances Front in Normandy
Allied forces pushed armor 15 miles toward Coutances and drove a pocket against the sea. Tanks and infantry widened a 20 mile front, seizing Tessy Sur Vire and pressuring 84th German Army Corps. Reports say 4,000+ prisoners taken as German defenses crumble along a broad Normandy breakthrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Coutances
St. Lofield
84Th
Tessy-Sur-Vire
St. Lo
Vire
Normandy
London
George S. Patton, Jr
Sicily
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Caen
Bradley
Notre Dame de Cenilly
Massive Allied Air Offensive Targets German Oil Network
Allied air forces hurled about 3,000 planes at Merseburg and the Leuna oil complex in Germany and struck Ploesti in Romania. Bombers and fighters damaged tanks near the Normandy front and attacked rail centers. Russian reports claimed dozens of fires and 42 German planes destroyed. Overcast weather limited operations, but raids continued across Europe with heavy losses on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merseburg
Reich
Romania
Wale
Saale
Leipzig
Halle
Dessau
Italy
Ploesti
Bucharest
East Prussian
Tilsit
Normandy Battlefront
Stuttgart
U. S
Mediterranean
Hungary
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ae al
Bryansh
Berigny
Seine
Arrow
Caumont
Marbor
Bulletin
Przmogsi
Jaroslaw
Gen. Brereton
New Yorker New
Edward D. Ball
By Wes Gallagher
Erwin Rommel
North Africa
Marguerin
Corbuchon
Soulles
Avranches
Doi Englan Am Scaez
Normandy Front
Paris
Atlantic
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