Bradley’s Smash Across Normandy Breaks Into France
Allied columns under Omar Bradley race 16 miles in 24 hours driving into Avranches and advancing toward Granville, Breval, and Torigni-Sur-Vire as German resistance collapses. Prisoners surge past 20,900 with shattered divisions in retreat along the Cherbourg peninsula and Brittany coast. The push aims to outflank Paris and Brest with rapid consolidation across the western flank.
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U. S
Avranches
Sunskies
France
Normandy
Gavray
Tessy- Sur
DNB
Granville
Coutances
Paris
Brest
Torigni-Sur-Vire
la Reaviere
Parachute
Omar Bradley
2Nd Elite Guard
Lehr
Torigni
Turkish Break With Germany Near Report
London dispatches report that Germany foresees Turkey breaking diplomatic and economic ties with the Reich. Indications suggest Ankara may announce Wednesday a move toward aligning with the Allies, with Turkish assembly decisions and diplomats seeking exit passages.
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London
Turkey
Bulgaria
Transocean
Berlin
Ankara
Sofia
DNB
Turkish National Assembly
Reich
Scattered Thunder Showers Then Warmer Tuesday
Scattered local thundershowers fade by Tuesday with a warmer trend tonight. Temperatures rise from 64 this evening to a high near 85 as conditions clear.
Leaning Tower of Pisa Stonewalled as Target or Monument
A nearby observer and Fifth Army officials deny the leaning tower of Pisa was shelled or used for artillery observation. Allied and German broadcasts conflict over whether the landmark has been attacked, with historical notes on its origins and Galileo’s experiments cited.
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5TH
Pisa
Berlin
Fifth Army
CBS
Stars and Stripes
Cassino
Vatican
Osservatore Romano
Monte Cassino Abbey
Lieve
Bonanius of
William of
Innsbruck
Jap Troops In Hengyang and Pacific Advances Reported
Allied commands announce rapid joint pressure on Japan from Hengyang to Tinian and Guam. Nimitz and MacArthur strike from multiple fronts, noting a feared new weapon on Tinian and continued blows on Halmahera as Kenney’s airmen destroy 45 planes. Chinese forces assault Tengchung as Chungking expects a swift fall.
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Pacific
Nimitz
MacArthur
Philippines
Tinian
Marianas
New Guinea
Japan
China
Hengyang
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Apra
U. S
Saipan
Halmahera Island
Mindanao
George Kenney
Halmahera
Clinton Green
America
Tengchung
Burma
Chungking
Forecaster predicts Nazi surrender by August fourth
Honey Brook businessman Walter S. White, famed for predicting D-Day as an advertising stunt, says Germany will cease fighting on August 4. The claim follows his earlier forecast of the invasion date two weeks ahead.
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Honey Brook
Brook
Germany
Walter S. White
Rommel Status Denied By Germans In France
German officials in Berlin and Stockholm denied reports that Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was killed or seriously wounded in France. Berlin circles said Rommel is in good condition while another report claimed a telephone check found him shaving. An American officer cited French civilian accounts suggesting casualties on the Caen front but Rommel’s death remained unconfirmed.
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London
Erwin Rommel
France
Stockholm
Berlin
Rommel
Caen
3000 Yankee Planes Batter Reich Cities
American air forces with British units attacked Munich central Germany and targets in France and Romania including oil works at Bucharest and Ploesti. More than 3,000 planes hit, with heavy bombers and fighters hitting rail yards, bridges, and roads behind German lines, aiding the Allied advance despite spotty weather.
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London
Munich
Germany
Bucharest
Ploesti
Britain
France
U. S
15Th Air Force
Italy
Normandy
Domfront
Evreux
Tours
Air Force
Brenner Pass
Seba
Augsburg
U. S. 9Th Air Force
No Priority Needed On Hot Water Tanks
The War Production Board announced that consumers no longer require priority ratings to buy hot water storage tanks and expansion tanks. The action reflects these tanks mainly replace nonrepairable units. The WPB also released frozen stocks of copper and alloy fittings and eased inventory controls on aluminum extrusions.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Recruit Men To Set Up Fair At 54th Annual Exposition
Large crowds and heavy equipment movement dominated the Inter-State Fairgrounds Monday as workers hurried to set up midway rides concessions and display booths for the 54th annual exposition opening Wednesday. The Mighty Sheesley Shows arrived from Racine Wisconsin and, despite a labor shortage, recruited 75 La Crosse men on vacation to join the setup effort. Rides and shows are to be ready by Tuesday afternoon with midway open Tuesday night for free admission and preview performances sponsored by the American Legion. Grandstand shows are scheduled for 7 30 and 9 30 p m with the Young revue at 7 and 9 p m Wednesday through Sunday. Livestock entries and many concession stands are expected to complete setup by Tuesday noon.
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North Western Railroad
Racine
Wis
Carnival
la Crosse
Ernie Young
American Legion
The
Fair Association
Lyons 75 Former Inland Printing Manager Dies in La Crosse
Thomas F. Lyons 75 longtime Inland Printing manager died Sunday evening in a La Crosse hospital after illness. Born in Fond du Lac he also ran a Marshfield newspaper before moving to La Crosse where he served on the Salvation Army board for about 20 years. He is survived by a sister Mrs Mary Bilhart two nephews and a niece of Chicago. Funeral set for Wednesday at 11 a m from Candlish and Son Fond du Lac with Sletten McKee handling La Crosse arrangements.
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Thomas F. Lyons
Inland Printing Company
la Crosse
Lyons
Fond du Lac
Marshfiel
Salvation Army Board
Mary Bilhart
Chicago
Candlish and Son Funeral Home
Sletten-McKee
Wisconsin Men in 3rd Armored Division in France
Wisconsin soldiers of the 3rd Armored Division, known as Always Dependable, joined the American assault sweeping German forces from Normandy. The unit, activated in 1941 at Camp Beauregard, includes more than 400 men from Illinois, Michigan, Texas, Wisconsin, Missouri, Georgia, Minnesota, Iowa and Louisiana and saw its first combat in the recent Normandy operations.
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France
3Rd Armored
Normandy
Coutances
Lessay- St. Lo
Camp Beauregard
Illinois
Michigan
Texas
Wisconsin
Missouri
Georgia
Minnesota
Iowa
Louisiana
United States
England
Milwaukee Politician Albert Weller Dies at 57
Albert F. Weller, 57, former Wisconsin assembly member for the third district from 1923 to 1927, died Monday after a long service with the Milwaukee fire department. He began his firefighting career in Milwaukee and had been employed there for years.
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Milwaukee
Albert F. Weller
Wisconsin Assembly
Mileo Fire Department
Navy Cuts Back Submarine Output Amid Fleet Needs
The navy announced a cutback in submarine production citing fewer completions than expected and a need for eight other ship types. The overall navy program will grow into 1945, with eight munitions classes listed as urgently needed, while some yard staff shifts occur to keep schedules.
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Washingon
Navy
Pacific
Electric Boat Company
Groton
Reds Capture Kaunas Enter East Prussia
Stalin announced the capture of Siedlce and Minsk Mazowiecki near Warsaw as Soviet forces push toward East Prussia. Kaunas fell after a major thrust into the Suwalki triangle while Berlin warned of German retreats and fresh Soviet push toward the Polish capital.
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Suwalki
East Prussia
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Riga
Gluda
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Warsaw
Reds
Berlin
London
Stalin
Siedlce
Minsk-Mazowiecki
Lukov
Praga
Vise Tula
DNB
Red Army
Pravda
Niemen
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Chester, Ill
Mississippi River
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la Crosse Hospital
T. F. Lyons
Inland Printing Co
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Suwalki Triangle
Junkers
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Cherniakovsky
Augustow
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Latvia
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Czechoslovakia
Krakow
Radom
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Estonia
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Litheania
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Stryj
Old Poeland
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Tiie
Tilsit
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