Americans Tighten Grip On Cherbourg Area See-Saw Battle Saipan
American forces press the Saipan fight as Japanese divisions estimated at 20 000 to 30 000 defend the island. U S Marines push toward Charan Kanoa from Sugar Hill and near Carapan while Chester Nimitz notes Saipan may prove decisive. Navy planes and artillery aid the attack as operations broaden toward the Bonin and Mariana regions.
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Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Idalcanal
Daaz
Charan Kanoa
Carapan
Naipan
Pnemy
PAM
Toky
Chester Wo Nimitz
Tov
Turing
St Ad Chew
Tien
Anothe
Tokyo
Bonin
Wolear
Mariana
Jima
I Jima
Hea
Conferees Work On OpA Extension Bill In Washington
Conferees pressed ahead on an extension bill for the Office of Price Administration in Washington. Senate and House conferees moved amendments to broaden the current program and extend its life until June. The panel aims to finish work early next week so Congress can act.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Vention
OPA
Path
Ventions
Robert
New York
Bante
Bitter Campaign Looms in Indiana
A bitter Indiana campaign unfolds as Democrats attack Republicans over intra-party disputes, targeting governor Schricker and the gubernatorial and senatorial races. The Democratic convention showcased sharp personal aims, amid tensions with national committee members and party factions.
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Indiana
Vines
Honsiers
Teschem
Robert W. Lyons
Schricker
Democratic Canidate
War Contract Bill Considered In Extraordinary Session
The House met in an extraordinary session to hasten passage of war contract legislation amid protests that the bill as written would waste hundreds of millions. Chairman Andrew J. May urged granting the Comptroller General final authority to terminate contracts, a provision opposed by members citing concerns about the General Accounting Office.
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Washington
House
Andrew J. May
The
Lindsay Warren
General Accounting Offices
Naacin
Dodge-Chicago Plant Workers End Strike
In Chicago on June 17, a UPA reported walkout of 600 workers at Chrysler Corporation's Dodge-Chicago plant, maker of 2,200 horsepower engines for B-29s, ended as workers agreed to return to work while wage dispute over a 10 cent hourly increase for a tool grinder is negotiated.
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Chicago
UPA
Dodge-Chicago
Chrysler Corporation
Britain Has Answer 10 Robot Bombers Said Found
London reports air experts believe Britain already has an answer to Germanys robot bombers one day after their debut. A night RAF attack over Pas de Calais targeted emplacements believed to launch the pilotless planes. The German high command claimed southern England and the London area were struck, but reports indicate reduced activity as the weapon appears blunted.
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London
Britain
Germany
Royal Air Force
Pas ‘de Calais
England
High Command
Alonomanique
Eingland
Phare Diay Tavithy
British Monarch Visits Troops in Normandy
King George VI rode ashore in Normandy aboard Arethusa in admiral of the fleet uniform to surprise embattled British troops. The king passed a field littered with German and British dead as American craft ferried him to shore. Troops halted work and cheered while French peasants cried Vive le roi.
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Normandy
George VI
Fire wipes out racing horses at Detroit fairgrounds track
Detroit June 17 One van was killed and about 200000 dollars worth of racing horses were destroyed in a blaze at the fairgrounds track. Remains of 12 horses were found in the stable ruins eight hours after the fire broke out in a feed barn. Police investigated arson as six horses were missing and officials hoped they had escaped into surrounding streets.
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Detroit
Fairgrounds
Japanese air strike commander leads 20th Bomb Group
Brig Gen Ken Wolfe of Riverside California commands the 20th Bomb Group as B-29 Superfortress raids strike Japan. The USAAF aircraft patrols target industrial centers and military installations, signaling ongoing strategic air offensives in the Pacific theater.
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Japan
Kenneth B. Wolfe
Riverside
Calif
20Th Boysbing Command
USAAF
Break Through Second Finnish Defense Lines
Dispatch reports heavy fighting as German forces break through Finland’s second line and push northward toward Vilppung. Advancing units seize towns and settlements east of Vipne, employing fast-paced maneuvers, tanks, and artillery to widen the breach and threaten major objectives. Recon patrols reportedly probe behind Finnish lines.
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Maxey Dime Ntp
Gintanist
Citi
Sun
Laonatyok
Vipne
Sd Pilbes
Evansville Fire Destroys Plant and Mill Complex
A major blaze swept a Evansville mill and associated buildings, causing extensive damage estimated at 59000 to 100000 dollars. The fire gutted a large structure owned by Ziliak and Jehaefe Milling Company, with flames spreading to multiple nearby facilities and riverfront areas as authorities worked to control the blaze.
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Ised
Heian Satrmatmit
Ziliak and
Jehaefe
Teased Y Biue Bottle
Tribo Trousands
Ottleraps
Ishatere Wines
Lapoke Ag
Ouildeng'y
Weather forecast with scattered showers and humid night
Weather bulletin warns of continued humidity and risk of thunderstorms tonight and Sunday. North areas see brief thundershowers. widely scattered showers expected in the afternoon and evening across the south and central portions. Slight cooler air in the extreme north Sunday. Winds may reach 40 mph with thundershowers.
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Regent
French Troops Land on Elba to Aid Allied Push in Italy
Rome reports a French Army detachment under Gen De Lattre landed on Elba between Corsica and the Italian mainland to support the Allied drive toward Florence. An official communique confirms the landing as part of a broader Fifth Army push from Pisa to Rimini, accelerating toward the German line.
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Rome
Elba
Corsica
Italy
Napoleon
Florence
Jean de Lattre
Tassigny
de Lattre de Assieny
Spreme
Landres
Ombino
Tralan
Grossety
Fifth Army
Pisa
Rimini
Gruelle Guest Speaker At Lebanon Rotary Meeting
Harry Ko Gruelle supervisor at Indiana Bell spoke to Lebanon Rotary at the Country Club about wartime phases of the telephone business. Invited by Phil Clinger of Bell, Gruelle made his first Rotary appearance though a familiar local guest.
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Harry Ko Gruelle
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Len Country Club
Phil Clinger
Bell Company
Gruelle
Lebanon
Applications for Servicemen Here
War ball applications are now available at his office under the terms of the law enacted by the legislature. The applicant must provide name address service address and the date of receipt. The secretary of state will forward names and addresses to county clerks for registration. Continued on Page Three.
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Secretary of State
Father’s Day War Bond appeal during Fifth War Loan
The piece urges buying War Bonds as Father’s Day tribute to fathers in service and war workers. It links war widows and orphans to every community and frames Bond purchases as protection against enemies and future security, noting the Christmas season motif of a gift with a future.
Subsidy Payments Delay for March and April
The Boone County AAA committee said milk subsidy payments for May and June will not be issued before July 1 and no payments for March and April will be made after July 1. Milk and cream weights for May and June must be retained until after next month’s start.
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Boone County Aaa Committee
Americans Inch Toward Cherbourg as Normandy Push Expands
Allied dispatches report United States armored forces driving north and west from St Sauveur le Vicomte toward Cherbourg with a spearhead within seven miles of the west coast. The line near Caen grew as British and Canadian troops seized three villages and fortifications. Casualties in the first 11 days total 3,288 killed and 12,600 wounded. beachhead size 800 square miles as Cherbourg remains the objective.
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Normandy
Allied Supreme Headquarters
London
France
Norman Peninsula
Cherbourg
United States
St. Sauveur-le Vicomte
Normandy Peninsula
St. Lauren-Le Vicomte
Hihway
Tne
Asion
Richard P. McMillan
United Press
Britech
Uaenag
Omar No Beadley
le Vicomte
St Jacqhes de Neiou
la Maye da Fults
Aixel
St. Vedrebe Veomte
Sweat
Peninania
St. Jacques de Nehou
St. Sauveur-Le Vie Vomte
Couch
Henry T. Garrell
St Sauveur-Le Vicomte
Cher
Sourg
Omar No Bradley
Gorrel
Bradley
Gert Bradle
Jay Helepeke
Thousan
St.Sauveur
St. Jacques de Nehon
Carteret
la Haye- du Putts
St Sauiveur-Le Vicomtes
la Haye-Du Putts
Finns Near Ruptured Relations With U S
Washington news reports Finland and the United States on the brink of severed diplomatic ties over alleged hostile activities. Prime Minister Precope and a Finnish delegation left Washington as State Department officials declined to explain the move. The U S maintains no formal break, while Finnish attache and officials remain in Helsinki without immediate replacement.
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Washington
Wea
Pinland
Russia
United States
J. Precope
Ansler- Police
Aritis
Olay
At-Dsp
Finland
Procope
State Department
Edmund Gallion
Helsinia
Offic
Golf time play plans change at Ulen Country Club
The Golf Committee of the Ulen Country Club announces a change in qualifying for the Class annual Club Championship. Players may register and complete their qualifying round at their own convenience, rather than in fixed threesomes. The new rules require all players to register and follow announced guidelines for the qualifying round.
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Ulen
CAP Maneuver Sunday Open to the Public
The public is invited to attend the Civil Air Patrol second maneuver after noon at city field. It runs from 12 50 to 5 00. Young men aged 15 to 18 may obtain Army Air Corps enlistment information at the guard tent near the field, and adults may also inquire there.
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Civil Air Patrol
Menn
City Girl Port
Army Air Corps
Americans repulse Japanese counterattacks near Mokmer Biak
At Biak Island the US Army presses toward the last two airfields as Japanese armor frontal assaults are repelled west of Mokmer. A spokesman reports 150 Japanese killed and two tanks destroyed, with fighting in the hills northwest of Mokmer Airdrome continuing.
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Biak Island
Mokmer
Paeil
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Caen
SUS
Biar
Mokmer Airfield
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