Americans Push Inland On Saipan as Perimeter Forms
American forces press inland on Saipan after securing a small airfield. Reports describe Charan-Kanoa's capture and a two mile coastal perimeter near Aslito airstrip as combat continues. Nimitz notes Japanese aerial opposition weakness during the Saipan landing with allied raids on Bonin and Kazan targets.
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Saipan Island
Marianas
Japan
Ione
Non Span Island
Charan-Kanoa
Aslito
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Saipan
Bonin and
Kazans
Nimitz
Bonin-Kazan
Pacific
Comet
Glancs
Kurile Islands
Tokyo
Truk
Carolines
Propaganda Leaflets Reported From Texas Prisoners
Corsicana Texas a sheriff said propaganda leaflets criticizing Allied forces were traced to Nazi prisoners of war at Mexia Texas. The leaflets claim Allied losses in France and are signed by a group calling itself American Soviet committee.
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Corsicana
Tex
Sher- Cap Curington
Texas
Mexia
Ee Atlee
France
De Gaulle Returns to Algiers Addresses Assembly
Gen Charles de Gaulle arrived in Algiers to address the consultative assembly marking the fourth anniversary of his appeal from London to rally French resolve in Africa. He spoke at the assembly’s last session in Africa.
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Algiers
Charles Gaulle
Consultative Assembly
London
Eee
Gate Assembly
Africa
German U boat successes claim destroyer sunk
London reports the Berlin Mio asserting German U boats sank one destroyer and two transport vessels totaling 2 tons in the Atlantic.
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London
Berlin
Mio
Atlantic
Local Weather Forecast Scattered Thundershowers Later
A fragmented weather note notes scattered thundershowers in pockets with considerable cloudiness and cooler conditions expected.
Japs Bypass Changsha Threatens Hengyang Rail Lines
Japanese forces bypass Changsha and push toward Lukow eight miles northeast of the town. Fighting rages as Lukow’s fall would open the route to Hengyang, a key junction where the Kwangsi Canton-Hankow rail lines meet. Loss of Hengyang would disrupt southern provincial railway communications and enable a broader advance.
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Chungking
Changsha
Hunan
Lukow
Chi
Hengyang
Kwangsi Province
Canton-Hankow
Kwangsi
Kwangtung
Critically Wounded Naval Officer's Wife Found In Her Home
Mrs Francis Lee Higginson 31 wife of a naval officer was found unconscious in blood in her living room at West Cornwall Connecticut She had a fractured skull and 23 wounds doctors said The husband Lt Commander in the U S Navy stationed at Key West was suspect of striking her from behind as she moved into the living room A neighbor was alerted by a call from the woman’s seven year old son Peter The caller later identified was Mrs James Thurber wife of the humorist
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West Cornwall, Conn
Francis Lee Higginson
Boston
London
Edward J. Hickey
Truck Drivers Plan Strike On June 30 In Midwest
Chicago report says the Central States Drivers Council representing about 40 000 AFL over the road drivers in the Midwest announced a strike to begin at midnight June 30 unless the Midwest Operators Association agrees to meet a War Labor Board directive before then.
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Chicago
Central States Drivers Council
AFL
Middle West
Midwest Operators Association
War Labor Board
Finns Blow Bridges as Red Army Presses on Viipuri
Soviet forces close on Viipuri as Finns destroy bridges on two highways to slow the advance. Red Star reports heavy artillery and waves of tanks and infantry. Finnish claims of prior victories are offset by renewed Soviet pressure and evacuation orders from Helsinki.
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Moscow
Viipuri
Karelian
Red Army
Red Star
Grigory Ivanov
Karelian Isthmus
Vote
Seivistoe
Kanneljaervi
Stockholm
Helsinki
Pane
King George VI Visits Normandy Beachhead Amid Fire
King George VI crossed the Channel to Normandy aboard the Arethusa and landed by duck to view Allied forces. He witnessed shell fire from the Hawkins targeting enemy positions inland near Courselles, a first in this war for a reigning English sovereign.
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London
George VI
Normandy
England
Arethusa
Louis Wulff
Reuters
Allied
Courselles
Hawkins
House OKs $2.6 Billion Deficiency Bill
Washington lawmakers approved a $2,595,165,535 deficiency appropriation bill. The measure rejects a proposal to cut $8.25 million from the Office of Price Administration funds and moves to the Senate on Saturday.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
House
Senate
Finland Out of Favor as US Expels Finnish Envoy Aides
The State Department ordered Finland's envoy and three counselors to leave Washington amid accusations of inimical activities. Rep Knutson condemned Roosevelt and Hull for allegedly aiding a Finnish war against the Soviet Union. The move widens tensions with Finland, already blacklisting 84 Finnish firms.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hull
Rep
Knutson
R-Minn
Finland
Hjalmar Procope
State Department
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Hull
Severe Storm Strikes Region Causing Flooding and Damage
A severe storm lashed the region around La Crosse at 2:30 a m causing widespread disruptions. Power and telephone service were down and crops cattle and buildings suffered damage while highways flooded and the Mississippi near flood stage is expected to reach Winona and La Crosse next week. Local lines report numerous washouts outages and several structures struck by lightning.
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Laa
Fuiay
Mississippi
Winona
la Crosse
la Crosse River
Trempealeau Root
Zumbro
Milt Schlicht
George Street
South 15Th Street
de Soto
T. M. Reynolds
Wisconsin State Highway Division
Readstown
Viola
Northern States Power Company
Monroe County
Camp McCoy
Kendall
Baraboo
Cooperative Creamery
French Force Invades Elba Island in World War II
Allied headquarters reported French army detachment led by Maj. Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny landed on Elba and faced strong resistance. Coordinates varied around Pianosa as RAF fighter bombers targeted depots, ships, and dock facilities while Allied advances push from Terni toward Perugia and Foligno.
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Rome
Elba
Napoleon
Pianosa
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Corsica
Portoferrate
Marino di Campo
Porto Longone
Seer Se 8Th Army
Igno
Terni
Spoleto
Trevi
Iceland elects Sveinn Bjornsson as first president of republic
Sveinn Bjornsson, who has served as regent for three years, was chosen as Iceland's first president. The Althing formally abrogated the Danish union after last month's referendum endorsing a republic.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Sveinm Bjornsson
Althing
Myrick Park Concert Set by La Crosse Band
The La Crosse concert band directed by D. Russell Wartinbee will perform a Sunday 3 p m concert at Myrick Park. Residents are invited to enjoy the afternoon program in the park setting.
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Myrick Park
la Crosse
D. Russell Wartinbee
Farley called political martyr as Bricker considers ticket
In Washington Rep Mason called James A Farley a political martyr. He suggested that if Gov John W Bricker heads the Republican ticket Farley be nominated as running mate in the current race.
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Washington
James A. Farley
Mason
Bill
House
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Farley
Normandy invasion casualties reported by General Bradley
General Omar N. Bradley said American forces suffered 3,283 killed and 12,600 wounded in the opening Normandy campaign, totaling 15,883 casualties in the first 11 days. He praised the doughboys and parachute troops for their bravery in establishing the beachhead.
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Normandy
Bradley
France
Omar N. Bradley
Central
Cherbourg
Sevastopol
Rimea
Bombers Hit Nazi Air Bases in Wide Normandy Arc
American heavy bombers pounded about six Nazi air bases spanning a broad arc around half the Normandy battle zone causing destruction in the invasion area. AEF headquarters reported heavy daylight raids by multiple bomber groups.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Robot Planes Still Striking Across Normandy and England
Allied air forces report sustained raids as German explosive robot planes hit southern England and Pas de Calais targets. In daylight and twilight operations, 2,500 sorties formed part of night bombings on Berlin and the Duisburg Sterkrade synthetic oil plant, with Allied losses including six Mustangs and two Thunderbolts.
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France
Bede Irvin
Associated Press
Normandy
Paris
Boulogne
Britain
Pas-de-Calais
Cherbourg
London
Germany
English Channel
England
Duisburg
Berlin
Pas de Calais
U. S
Channel
Supreme Headquarters
Hitler
Sterkrade
RAF
Allies push toward Cherbourg as Germans flee by road
Allied forces pressed along the Cherbourg peninsula driving toward the last Nazi escape road. U.S. troops advanced near St. Sauveur Le Vicomte and Douve river while British units moved near Caen and Troarn. Bradley reported 3,283 Americans killed and 12,600 wounded in 11 days.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
U. S
Cherbourg
Cape
St. Sauveur le Vicomte
Douve River
la Haye du Puits
Bricquebec
Valognes
Montebourg
Caumont
Troarn
Bradley
Channel Islands
Brittany
Normandy
Caen
German rocket bomb disrupts cricket game in England
A German rocket plane bomb flew over a southern England cricket field on Saturday, leaving a 30 foot flame tail and exploding in a nearby field. The match continued despite the blast.
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London
England
Night raid on Pas-de-Calais coast as rescue teams work
British planes hammered the Pas-de-Calais coast while four people waited to be rescued from a cellar water nearly to their necks. Night fighters and bombers filled the skies as anti aircraft rockets and flares tried to thwart the air assault.
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Pas-de-Calais
Senate to Probe Robot Planes After Nazi Raids
Senatorial investigation into U S development of pilotless planes was proposed after Nazi raids on southern England by secret robot bombers. Chairman Truman said he would direct counsel Hugh Fulton to undertake a private inquiry at once.
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Washington
U. S
England
Truman
DMO
Hugh Fulton
Senate War Investigating Committee
New German rocket plane seen as risky weapon
Allied observers call the device a crude iron rocket with a ton of explosives. It travels in a straight line or curved path, is not radio guided, and can be shot down by Allied fighters before it reaches its target. Its value is limited and it resembles a crude Nebelwerfer derivative rather than a decisive weapon.
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Florence
Grosseto
Pisa
Livorno
Apennines
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Hitler
Germany
Pas de-Calais
France
England
Paris
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Boni
Joseph W. Stilwell
de Gaulle
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Ford
Otto Schroeder
Sheldon Lumber Company
Jim Parker
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Roy Popp
Ben Aronson
Leon Potter
Otto Phelapp
Art Shower
Frank White
Nels Peterson
Viroqua
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Foligno
Todi
Monteleone
Adriatic
Teramo
5Th Army
Grossetto
Mediterranean Air Force
Bologna
Yugoslavia
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James F. King
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