Russians Launch Major Offensive Against Finnish Front
Soviet forces under Col. Leonid Govorov pushed from the Karelian isthmus aiming to isolate Finnish troops. The 25 mile advance comes after the capture of 82 towns and Terijoki near the Leningrad railway. The operation aligns with Allied actions from Tehran and is supported by planes and artillery from the Baltic Fleet.
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Moscow
Red Army
France
Leonid Govorov
Leningrad
Terijoki
Helsinki
Brief Quake Shakes Los Angeles Area
A pair of early morning quakes rattled southern California causing light waking but no injuries. The first strike at 3 46 a m was felt in Pasadena and Laguna Beach while the second at 417 a m shook Los Angeles and was reported in Pasadena Long Beach and parts of Los Angeles County. A landslide on Roosevelt Highway covered about 30000 square yards of earth, with deputies suggesting the quake may have caused it.
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Los Angeles
California
Pasadena
Laguna Beach
Long Beach
Os Angeles County
Roosevelt Highway
Weygand Reported Shot While Trying to Flee
London dispatch says French officers jailed at Koenigsberg were shot while attempting to escape. General Maxime Weygand, 77, former French army commander, vanished as Germany overran France after the North Africa landings in November 1942. Some sources say he was held as a hostage for General Henri Giraud.
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London
Koenigsberg
Maxime Weygand
Amy
Reuters
Zurich
Weygand
France
North Africa
Henri Giraud
Submarine Chaser PC 558 Reported Lost in Med
The Navy announced the loss of submarine chaser PC 558 in the Mediterranean on May 9. Details on personnel losses were not disclosed as next of kin have been notified. Mat class vessels normally carry about 60 men aboard.
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Washington
Mediterranean
Navy
Department
Ship Workers In France Direct Movement Of Mercant Shipping
War shipping administration employees have arrived in France and are directing control and movement of merchant shipping and British bound heat from the Normandy beachhead.
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France
London
Normandy Beach
Swimming Pool Opening Planned for Wednesday
The municipal swimming pool at the park is near opening after cleaning and water circulation work. The park department expects the pool to start on Wednesday with warm water ready once filtered and heated.
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Feir
Park Department
Jessia
Local Weather Outlook for Tuesday Briefing
Tuesday forecast calls for a slight warm up with scattered thundershowers. Expect isolated storms, brief gusts, and temperatures rising modestly across the region.
R A Albrecht Dies At Home After Short Illness
Robert A. Albrecht aged 67 of 1717 Madison street died at his home Monday after a short illness. For 37 years he served with G Heileman Brewing Co in La Crosse rising from order desk to roles as general manager secretary treasurer and assistant secretary treasurer in later years. Born Oct 9 1876 in Germany he came to the U S in 1884 with his family and settled in La Crosse. He is survived by his wife a daughter Helen in Mexico City and several brothers and sisters. Funeral arrangements are in progress.
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Robert A. Albrecht
Madison Street
G. Heileman Brewing Company
la Crosse
Heileman
Germany
United States
Albrecht
Old Edison Light Company
Helen
Mexico City
Des Moines River Valley Faces Fresh Flood Threat
Cloudbursts drenched central Iowa on Monday with up to 6.51 inches in Forest City and 6.26 inches near Britt. Widespread rains caused minor washouts and flooded lowlands, but the Des Moines river valley from Des Moines to Ottumwa faced the most serious flooding just after last month’s floods.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Forest City
North
Britt
Des Moines River
Ottumwa
Changsha Battles Rage as Chinese Stand Against Japanese Forces
Chinese high command reports Japanese forces attacking Changsha from all directions with the city near encirclement. Chinese troops are ordered to fight to the last man, while another Japanese force moves north from Canton to seal a vise on Changsha.
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Changsha
Hankow-Canton
Liuyang
Hankow
Chungking
Canton
County War Loan Bond Drive Seeks Record Participation
La Crosse county kicks off the Fifth War Loan drive aiming to raise 4 039 000 with a national target of 16 million. General chairman Gysbert van Steenwyk chairs the effort allocating 2 281 000 to individuals including 1 287 000 in E bonds. Payroll savings plan push led by Frank J Funke seeks 90 percent county employee participation with 100 minimum bond purchases.
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Europe
la Crosse County
Gysbert van Steenwyk
Payroll Savings Plan
Payroll Savings Committee
Frank J. Funke
Funke
Morgenthau Opens Fifth War Loan Drive in Texarkana
Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr arrives to launch the 16 billion dollar fifth war loan drive calling momentum terrific and results better than OK. He will announce Sicily to Rome cost and the year’s war expense in a four network broadcast at 9 p.m. Central War Time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Ark
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
O. K
Sicily
Rome
Allies Narrowly Press Through Italy as German Army Collapses
Allied forces advance along the Italian west coast and Tiber corridor while Eighth army pushes toward Bagno Reggio and Rieti. In central Italy Avezzano is occupied and all Germans are cleared south of the Pescara. Fremicious reports describe von Mackensen’s 14th army scattered, with remnants fleeing toward Florence as chaotic retreat continues.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Montefirscone
Lake Bolsena
Orbetello
Eighth Army
Tiber
Bagno Reggio
Rieti
Avezzano
Adriatic
Pescara River
Nunbiatello
Eberhard
von Mackensen
Florence
High Court Upholds German's Citizenship Status
The Supreme Court refused to cancel Carl Wilhelm Baumgartner's American citizenship granted in 1932 to a German who falsely pledged allegiance. The 1942 order by the Western District of Missouri and the Eighth Circuit decision are noted in the ruling.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Department
United States
Carl Wilhelm Baumgartner
Kansas City
Western Missouri Federal District Court
Eighth Federal Circuit Court
Invasion Meant Work For SHAEF Censors
SHAEF censors scrutinized 2,500,000 words in the invasion’s first five days. An official estimated they deleted less than one word per hundred. They also reviewed 35,000 still pictures and 106,000 feet of movie film.
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Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
SHAEF
Allied troops push toward Caen and Cherbourg in Normandy
Allied dispatches report American forces driving 18 miles inland through Cerisy forest and nearing Caen and Cherbourg. Carentan claimed captured by U S troops as British and German movements unfold around Montebourg, St Lo, and St Vaast la Hougue.
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Carentan
Cherbourg
Cerisy
Vire
Caen
St. Vaast
St. Lo
Flaise
James M. Long
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
U. S
Cape
Supreme Headquarters
Montebourg
Berlin
St. Vaast la Hogue
Balleroy
Cerisy Forest
Tilly Sur Seulles
Bayeux
Tilly
France
Ste. Mere Eglise
Peninsular
Troarn
Erwin Rommel
Air Opposition Strongest Over France Amid Allied Push
U S pilots over France faced the strongest Luftwaffe resistance since the invasion began. The 8th Air Force said dive bombing and strafing missions behind German lines largely succeeded. The beachhead front extended to 60 miles as Germans pulled reserves to counter the advance on St Lo.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
U. S
France
8Th Air Force
American Thunderbolts rout German ME 109s in England dogfight
A squadron of 12 Thunderbolts broke up an attack by 20 ME 109s, shooting down 10 in 20 minutes with one loss. Lieut. Charles Carter of Norfolk and Lieut. Charles Ray of Bemont shared top honors with two kills each. Carter, on his 41st mission, praised American aircraft and pilots as superior.
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U. S
England
9Th Airforce
8Th Airforce
Charles “Nick” Carter
Norfolk
Charles Ray
Bemont
Carter
Four Power Washington meeting to discuss security group
Plans for a Washington gathering of American British Chinese and Russian representatives this summer to explore forming an international security organization. Talks will likely be ambassadorial and may extend beyond the Moscow pact advocating a general organization open to all peace loving states.
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Washington
Strike Halts Output Of Amphibious Tanks
In Detroit Graham Paige Motors halted amphibious tank production as about 3,000 workers across three shifts joined a strike by 30 truck drivers and helpers. The drivers, affiliated with the United Automobile Workers CIO, walked out protesting disciplinary actions, while the company claimed the drivers left without permission.
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Detroit
Graham- Paige Motors Corporation
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Allied Air Forces Hit France With Record Bomber Mission
More than 1400 Flying Fortresses and Liberators struck 16 German airfields and six bridges in France in one mission. Only seven bombers and 14 fighters missing. RAF, US fighters shot down 17 enemy planes as 10 000 sorties mounted. New French bases clicking enable rapid ground support and rail disruption within 100 miles of battleline. Berlin target hit by Mosquitos with 4000 pound bombs.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Berlin
Erwin Rommel
Europe
U. S
La Crosse airport project wins U S approval in defense survey
President Roosevelts approval announced by Jesse H Jones allows immediate construction of the $1,000,000 La Crosse site. The La Crosse project is among 41 nationwide in the national defense landing area program, with 14 for military use and 27 for emergency use.
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Rooseevelt
la Crosse
French Island
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Jesse H. Jones
Charles I. Stanton
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Jones
Army
Navy
AGT Associates
Baraboo
Badger Ordnance Works
AGT
CAA 6
Bureau of the Budget
War Department
Alturas
Calif
Winter Haven
Fla
Decatur, Ill
Quincy Ill
Springfield
Dubuque, Il
Waterloo
Jamestown
S. D
Canton
Mansfield
Wilkes Barre
Denton, Tex
Georgetown
Tex
Danville, Va
Martinsburg
W. Va
Parkersburg
Wheeling, W. Va
Wiley Ford
Vichy Rule in Southern France Crumbling Despite German Support
Advices from Spain report Vichy authority in southern France crumbling except where backed by German protection as French underground forces cut communications between enemy garrisons. Von Rundstedt threatens execution of resistors upon capture while De Gaulle’s radio spokesman visits Bayeux. Reports of resistance in Toulouse Limoges Tarbes emerge, but mass fighting remains limited. Guerrilla units avoid direct clashes. Fighting may surge when French feel ready to challenge authorities.
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London
Spain
Vichy
France
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Charles de Gaulle
Bayeux
Normandy
Toulouse
Limoges
Tarbes
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Douglas MacArthur
Guam
Chester Nimitz
Mariana Chain of Islands
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Marianas
Leo Bruha
Gateway Grocery Company
Norman Longfellow
Spence-McCord Drug Company
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E. R. Barron
Bond Drive
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