Deadly East Tornado Ravages Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Tornadoes tore through rural areas in Pennsylvania and West Virginia killing at least 133 people and leaving hundreds injured or homeless. West Virginia reported 95 dead, Pennsylvania 35, and Maryland three, with Shinnston and Charters among hardest hit towns. Red Cross and Army responders aided survivors as rescues continued through wreckage and night.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Garrett County
Red Cross
Cambridge
A. D. Johnson
McKeesport
Johnson
Clarksville
Charters
Greene County
Chartiers
Meadowville
Barbour County
W. Va
Army
Elkins
Shinnston
Domroehs Named Acting Chief in Fond du Lac
Lieut Otto Domroehs, with 22 years on the Fond du Lac police force, was named acting chief by Mayor Leo J. Kehn on Saturday indicating a new leadership shift in the city police department.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Otto Domroehs
Leo J. Kehn
U.S. Submarine Sinks Big Jap Plane Carrier
American submarine fired three torpedoes into a 28 000 ton Japanese carrier during the Marianas battle and probably sank it. Navy says the ship is "probably sunk" and notes a Japanese destroyer was definitely sunk. Reports from Saipan describe five Japanese ships sunk or damaged and 370 planes destroyed. New Bonin raids show American troops advancing on Saipan toward Laulau village.
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Associated Press
Nippon
Marianas
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Saipan Island
Marianas Islands
New Bonin
Storm Inflicts Tobacco Shed Losses In Viroqua Area
Heavy rains over 48 hours slowed main channel flow but drought officials report 51 tobacco sheds and four barns destroyed in the Viroqua area. Charles Krause's property suffered damage along with four Esofia farms near Westby. Telegraph lines were down across the region until Friday afternoon.
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Lake Pepin
Black River
Loren R. Smith
Vernon County
National Red Cross
St. Louis
Esofia
Westby
Airport construction set to begin at French Island July 10
La Crosse municipal airport construction will start July 10. City engineer John Barth said a letter from H. Horner of the Chicago civil aeronautics administration confirms the plan and that no new delays are expected after a presidential order lifting suspension. AGT Associates have signed to carry out the build.
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la Crosse Municipal Airport
John Barth
H. Horner
Chicago Civil Aeronautics Administration Office
Horner
AGT Associates
Sea Mule Invasion Craft Shifts Tugboat Role
British port reports unveil the sea mule, an invader’s versatile tow and push craft. Shipped in five parts, it assembles quickly at invasion ports for Channel crossing. It features a two foot draft, five man crew, two powerful engines, and is nearly unsinkable.
No Republicans Making Bid For Vice-President
Chicago report on GOP vice presidential possibilities with Gov Earl Warren as leading runner up and doubts about Dewey or Bricker accepting. Martin assumes convention role and notes Warren may test willingness while others like Stassen Dirksen Willis Landon discuss potential second place bids.
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Chicago
Joseph W. Martin
Mass
Earl Warren
Martin
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
J. Russell Sprague
Warren
California
Carroll Reece
R-Tenn
Wentz
Oklahoma
National Committee
Bricker
Harold E. Stassen
Everett Dirksen
Simeon Willis
Kentucky
Alf Landon
Ohio
GOP
Bonds Drive Reaches 1 251 837 In La Crosse County
Federal reserve reports show La Crosse county bond sales totaling 1 251 837 under the Fifth War Loan drive. Purchases include 297 205 in bonds and 520 097 in individual buys as ward captains report progress. Mrs John Blair and Mrs Ivan Wright have filed complete ward totals, inspiring other workers.
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la Crosse County
Federal Reserve
John Blair
Ivan Wright
Congress Quits For Break To August First
The 78th Congress ends its second session and members head home to pursue political convention plans in Chicago and elsewhere. War work finishes many items, but foreign policy, taxes and war material disposal remain. A push to streamline Congress includes committee changes and a machinery study proposal. AFL urges President Roosevelt to veto the price control extension act citing rent regulation concerns.
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Washington
Chicago
78Th Congress
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Green
Soviets Close In On Latvian Border In Major Offensive
Soviet troops push westward toward Minsk and near the Latvian line as the central front offensive drives from Vitebsk toward Orsha and Polotsk. Moscow reports heavy fighting around Vitebsk with encirclement attempts and rail disruptions along German lines.
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Latvian
Moscow
Red Army
Vitebsk
Polotsk
U S Forces Push Inland On Saipan In Tough Terrain
U S troops reach Laulau on Saipan east coast and probe Garapan suburbs with little opposition. Marines scale Mt Tapotchau cliffs as Japanese retreat to ravines and caves. Ashito airfield served as artillery hub while a 8inch mortar battery operates on captured shells.
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Saipan
U. S
Laulau
Garapan
Tapotchau
Attu
Aleutians
Ashito
Cassino
Italy
Charan Kanoa
Navy cuts pilot training program amid lower casualty fears
The Navy reports a substantial reduction of about 50 percent in pilot training as aerial casualties are lower than expected. Cadets at pre flight stage will be discontinued while others may stay in the aviation program or shift to non aviation roles or reserve midshipman paths.
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Washington
Navy
A. W. Radford
Naval Operations
Air
Exhibition of fallen Super Fortress displayed in Tokyo
A Domei dispatch from Tokyo says wreckage from the so called Super Fortress fallen to interceptor fire in the northern Kyushu raid of June 15 is shown at Namatsuya department store. Items on display include glass, a double barreled cannon, shells and cartridges. Japan had claimed seven shot down but later said only one was down, with salvage operations reported for three or four more. One bomber was lost over the target, another missing, two failed to return due to accidents.
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sBy
Domei
Tokyo
Kyushu
Namatsuya
War Department
Packing Plant Closure Sparks Work Stoppage in St Louis
The Krey Packing plant suspended operations Saturday as 850 inside employees did not report for work. Beef processing resumed at Armour and Company in National City, Illinois, after a two day stoppage over a wage dispute.
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ST. Louis
Krey Packing Rene, Ag
Tee Ee
Armour and Company
National City
Saipan surrender bid using loudspeaker on cliffs to urge Japanese troops
American intelligence teams placed a loudspeaker on a Magicienne Bay cliff ledge and, reading in Japanese, offered safe surrender to trapped Japanese soldiers. A sergeant descended a ladder to appeal directly to a stubborn officer, who walked into the surf and vanished with his sword. Civilians numbered over 25,000 Japanese and 3,200 natives on the island.
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Morrie Landsberg Magicienne
Magicienne Bay
Saipan
Allied Air Blitz Pummels Northwest Germany and France
Allied air forces, including B 17s B 24s and Thunderbolts, hammered rail bridges airfields and installations across northwest Germany and behind the Normandy front. Marauders escorted by Thunderbolts dropped heavy blows on Cherbourg gun positions while RAF Lancasters Mosquitos and night bombers hit rail facilities and Yves et al in western France. In 24 hours 29 Allied planes were lost 16 heavy bombers and 18 German planes destroyed.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Germany
Normandy
France
Cherbourg
Italy
Ploesti
Romania
Oltul
Piatra-Neamt
Poesti
Europe
Channel
Lisieux
Vire
Dreux
Evreux
Veneuil
Mezidon
Saintes
Bordeaux
Limoges
Normandy Battlefront
Bremen
Pas de Calais
Air Ministry
RAF
Caen
Omar N. Bradley
Fifth Army Gains on Italy Front Across Central and Coastal Areas
Allied forces advance in Italy pushing toward Roccastrada and Follonica along highway routes while German resistance stiffens east and west of Lake Trasimeno. Air operations claim 31 enemy planes down with losses as weather limits bomb missions.
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Roccastrada
Follonica
Livorno
Pisa
Italy
Lake Trasimeno
Chiusi
Perugia
Adriatic
San Elpedro
8Th Army
Morrovalle
Montecoscaro
Ancona
Castiglione d’Orcia
Camerino
Macerata
Mediterranean Army Air Force
Ploesti
Romania
Giurgiu
Ded
Nis
Yugoslavia
Norse Sub Sinks Enemy Ships in Northern Waters
A Norwegian naval communique reports the ULA submarine sank a 2,000 ton enemy supply ship and probably sank another of 2,500 tons while damaging a third of 8,000 tons during recent patrols in northern waters.
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London
ULA
Tommies Hit 20 Nazi Tanks in Normandy Clash
British forces and Tommies destroyed 20 German tanks in a day long battle east of the Orne river near Caen. Germans withdrew to Coverville as the British pressed toward Ste Honorine La Char Donnerette, four miles northeast of Caen, amid continued efforts by Field Marshal von Rundstedt to reinforce the beachhead.
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France
Orne River
Normandy
Ste. Honorine la Chardonnerette
Caen
Coverville
Orne
von Rundstedt
Germany
Cherbourg
Noremandy
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Ste. Heronine la Chardonnerette
Montgomery
German Prisoners Arrive At Galesville For Canneries
German prisoners of war move into the Galesville camp near La Crosse to aid in the pea canning and corn packing season. Col. William H. McCarty announces the setup as one of 14 branch camps across Wisconsin. First Lieuts. Stanley J. Krejewski and Robert L. Bleier will supervise operations.
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la Crosse
Galesville
William H. McCarty
Wisconsin- Upper Michigan
Sixth Service Command
Wisconsin
Stanley J. Krejewski
Robert L. Bleier
Air Support On Peninsula Delivers Quick Thunderbolt Strikes
A 9th Air Force base in France reports seven Thunderbolts launched and returned within 15 minutes as air support near Cherbourg and St Lo. Maj. Harvey Case Jr. notes strikes disabled a bridge and rail line while engaging German positions. Pilots, amid sparse comforts, continually scramble to respond to front demands and claim recent victories over Focke Wulfs and FW-190s.
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9Th Air Force
France
Cherbourg
St. Lo
Harvey Case, Jr
Houston
Tex
Maj
Rockford V. Gray
Cincinnati
Ohio
Allied coastal vessels batter German convoy near Cherbourg
British motor torpedo boats attacked a German convoy at Cherbourg, sinking two merchantmen and damaging three as American spearheads closed to within about 2,000 yards of the port. The assault disrupted German defenses and set the stage for possible street fighting as Allied forces pressed inland toward Cherbourg.
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Wes Gallagher
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Cherbourge
Channel Islands
Meet
Presport
T Don White
Octeville
Whitehead
Fort Octeville
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West Virginia State Police
Stanley Granger
Internal Revenue
Waynesburg
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Parnish
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U.S
Viroqua
French Island
Congress
Solons
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Rules Committee
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Dconn
AFL
Svir
Ladoga
Onezhskoe
Onega
Stalin
By Eddie Gilmore
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Leningrad-Murmansk
Tebsk
Orsha
Minsk
Hitler
Richard W. Johnston
Great
Batter Reich
By Robert Wilson
Mont du Roc
Cherebourg
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Nouainville
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