All-Out US Attack on Cherbourg Sinks Damages Japan Ships
Allied headquarters report a major land and air assault on Cherbourg as American forces breached coastal defenses. American troops, airmen, and armor pushed through Martinvast and surrounding hills, capturing St. Pierre Eglise and advancing toward Cherbourg amid heavy bombardment and fortification rubble.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
London
Cherbourg
Epman
Martinvast
Entel
Sillanem
Otis Jet
Manche
Marnindés Haver
Wnderbolt
Mustang
Borg
Omar No Bradley
St. Pierre Eglise
Ciert
Allied Mussolini document captured promises labor conscription
Rome reports Allied authorities captured a document in which Mussolini promised Germany to hand over 1,500,000 Italian laborers for work in Germany. In Texas, the Supreme Court refused to block ballot placement of electors in the state primary. In Rome the same day, 750 American bombers attacked northern Italy targets for the first time since bad weather. A Chinese army communique notes setbacks as Japanese forces push along the Canton-Hankow railway reaching Shihwan. Boston reports a new all time shipbuilding record as a 150 foot prefabricated landing craft was launched at George Lawley & Son in Neponset seven hours after construction began.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Germany
Italy
Chungking
Hamas
Canton-Hankow
Shihwan
Hengyang
Boston
George Lawley & Son Corporation
Neponset
Victory at Navy Spur to Drive Victory News
News from the Americas notes a morale boosting victory over Japan guiding finance retrenchment. Reports claim bond support rising in several townships while canvasses indicate growing enthusiasm for bond purchases. A Zionsville band rally is highlighted as an enthusiastic local event.
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Americas
Rohett Roope
County For Finance
Booneite
Zionsville
Marshall Arnold Return From Europe Visit
Washington announced that General George C. Marshall Army chief of staff and General Henry H. Arnold head of the Army Air Forces have returned to Washington after visiting the Norman beachhead in France and Italy during wartime.
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Washington
George ©. Marshall
Army
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Norman Beachhead
Italy
War Department
Moderate gains on Italian front by Allies reported
Rome reports moderate advances along the Italian front as Allied forces push toward Grosseto and Ancona. British Army units move near the Adriatic port, while American tanks and infantry advance up the Tyrrhenian coast toward Pisa and Florence areas amid light opposition.
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Rome
Hammerea Ott
Galna
Grosseto
Pepigian
Adromile
Ering
Lake, Chine
Owline Sales
Gernans
Penny Ice Fund Sees Fundraising Boost This Summer
Donors including Lebanon Electric and Hatchery contribute as Keith Burgess reports a growing total. Residents, aided by Lions Club sponsorship, push Penny Ice Fund to a grand $49, with ongoing efforts to ensure more money for summer ice services.
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Penny Ice Fund
ICE Fund
Lebanon
Keith Burgess
The
Lions Club
Cone Tinue
Spectacle of Misery as Nazis Retreat to Cherbourg
Prisoners describe disillusionment as German forces retreat toward Cherbourg. Roads clogged by motor and horse drawn vehicles show a collapsing line. Younger soldiers kept bravado briefly. no Luftwaffe appeared. Americans report broken promises of Panzer and air support.
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America
Cherbourg
Hitler
Peninula
War Bond call urges full backing for veterans care
An editor urges citizens to exceed prior War Bond quotas to fund rehabilitation for maimed troops and expand medical care. The piece ties loan drives to support for returning soldiers and the $850,000 beds created for recovery, urging national effort to back victory with generosity at home.
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Mtare
Gullion, Civic Leader and Attorney, Dies in Lebanon
EC Gullion, longtime Boone County attorney and civic leader, dies at Hill cemetery. Born April 26 in Ross, son of Ham Henry Gullion and Theresa Stog Y, he was a Sheridan graduate and Indiana University alum. He practiced law after 1914, with most of his life spent in Boone County. survived by his mother Mrs Theresa Moore in Lebanon. Continued on Page Three.
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Bloomington
Boone County
German General Killed in Action on Cherbourg Peninsula
London dispatch reports a German communique via DNB News Agency confirming the death of Lt. Gen. Hellmich, commander of the 243rd Infantry Division, while fighting on the Cherbourg peninsula last Saturday. He is noted as the second German general killed in two days.
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London
DNB
Hellmich
243Rd
Cherbourg
New Finnish Government Hit by New Snag Amid Armistice Talks
Storkholm June 22 The formation of a new Finnish government faced delays as Prime Minister Edwin J Linkomies worked to reach an armistice terms with Russia. Observers cite cabinet disputes German pressure and possible shifts in Finland’s war aims as factors. Meanwhile Soviet forces launched a three pronged offensive north of Leningrad marking the third anniversary of the war with heavy casualties disclosed by the Soviet information bureau.
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Storkholm
Helsinki
Edwin J. Linkomies
Russista
Linkomies
Finland
Mauion
Red Army
Leningrad
Yeats
Vilpuri
All But 2 Coal Mines Returned to Owners Report
Washington June 22 UP The government today returned all but two coal mines to private owners ending a long labor dispute of the war era. Interior Secretary Harold Ickes, who led the government seizure to ensure coal output, said he was tickled to death to be rid of the job.
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Washington
Fefl
War Secretary of Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Yanks Score Big Naval Victory Off Philippines and Marianas
U. S. Fifth Fleet aircraft sank or damaged 14 Japanese ships off the Philippines and Marianas, including four carriers and a battleship. Admiral Nimitz announced early today that one carrier was sunk and others damaged, with 49 American planes lost, as Japanese forces withdrew toward Formosa.
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Philippines
Marianas
Pearl Harbor
United States
America
Chester W. Nimitz
United States Fifth Fleet
Luzon
Raymond A. Spruance
Fifth Fleet
Nimitzous
Heyand
Marianas Islands
Comei
Tokyo
Nimitz
U. S
Formosa
Lavy
Dispute over Dewey victory claim on first ballot
Report from the Republican convention scene as governors brace for possible multi ballot nomination. Key figures such as Walter B. Bliege Edward Martin and Leverett Saltonstall weigh meeting to unite delegations and pressure unrepresented delegates. Bricker could gain from a prolonged process amid cautious observers.
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DEWEY
Tiklagee Dane
Reinet
Walter B. Blige
New Jersey
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Leverett Saltonstall
Maschusettts
John W .Bricker
Ohio
President Signs Into Law Veterans Benefit Measure
President Roosevelt signed the GI Bill of Rights, the most extensive veterans benefit measure, funding federally financed education, government guaranteed loans, and unemployment compensation for World War II veterans. Estimated cost is $6.5 billion. The unemployment section sets $20 weekly for up to 62 weeks and includes self employed eligibility. Loan guarantees cover up to 50 percent with a $2,000 ceiling.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Veterans Administration
Bers
House
Senate
Bank Robbery in Starke County Sparks Police Case
Indianapolis June 22 A lone bandit held up the State Bank of San Pierre in Starke county at noon today taking about 1900 cash and fleeing in an automobile. The shooter, armed with a sawed off shotgun, appeared about 22 years old, five feet nine inches tall and weighed 174 pounds, according to Dune Park state police post.
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Indianapolis
State Bank of
San Pierre
Starke County
Dune Park
Weather update for tonight and Friday showers
Mostly cloudy tonight with thundershowers in northeast areas and warmer conditions in the far north. Friday brings showers and scattered thunderstorms, remaining warm and humid across the region.
Boyd M. Ralston Dies in Indianapolis at 84
Boyd M. Ralston 84 former Indianapolis realtor and brother of the late Samuel M. Ralston died at City hospital after a heart attack while driving. He had been seriously ill since Friday. Ralston often visited Samuel M. Ralston when the family lived in Lebanon.
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Boyd M. Ralston
Indianapolis
Samuel M. Ralston
Iwno Sere
United States
City
Mr. Ralston
Lebanon
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