Flying Giants in First Raid on Japan by B-29s
The U S Army Air Forces launched the B 29 Super Fortresses on their first war mission over Japan from Indo China Burma theater, marking the second raid on the homeland and signaling a new era of long range bombing under Gen Arnold.
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ASHINGTON
United States army
Pacific
war department
United States army air forces
20th bomber command
Japan
sky mammoth
20th air force
bomber command
H. H. Arnold
army air forces
Indo-China-Burma
Arnold
Gen. Marshall
United States
Marshall
chief of staff
joint chiefs of staff
CHINA
Tokyo
James H. Doolittle
theth Air Force
Saskatchewan Voters Decide Liberal Provincial Leadership
Saskatchewan voters went to the polls to decide whether the 1938 Liberal administration should be retained. Polls opened 9 am to 9 pm MDT in 48 of 49 constituencies while Cumberland riding vote was postponed to June 24. The campaign centered on CCF policy concerns and socialization fears.
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REGINA
Saskatchewan
Cumberland
C.C.F
Allied Breaks German Resistance in Italy and France
Allied forces report steady advances across Italy taking Orvieto Aquila and Narni and pushing toward Rome while on the western front British and American units drive west of Caen and converge on Cherbourg. German counterattacks are heavy with tanks, yet Allied gains widen across coastal and inland sectors as troop movements, river crossings, and road controls shift in favor of the Allies.
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ROME
Italy
Orvieto
Aquila
Narni
Narn
Sth Arms
Lake
Botsena
ferm
alan
northeas
Orocedke
Orbetello
neels aart
jth
Lasae Bolsena
Patiginino
morern
8th Army
anch
Ortona
Thais Alriea
siana
Alledhans
Wets clacher
Associated Press
TURREADR
Alwed
V rers-Bocnge
Caen
Carentan
Cherbourg
France
Berlin
TANLIBY
Pretot
cauto
Troarn
Villers-Bocage
sesterday
Caumont
Smoking In Church and The Left Hand Corner
Smoking in church arcades relay services to St Marvn s church in Chatham adjoining hall for those who wish to smoke while listening. The note recalls long held church customs and even historic Nordic or Welsh practices where sermon timing involved smoking cues among worshippers. The feature also touches on cultural nicknames for soldiers and a look at the era s memory of Doughboy origin debates.
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Manchester Guardian
St Marvn’s
Chatham
Wales
Tate
Turkish Foreign Minister Resigns After Cabinet Meeting
New York June 15 The Turkish radio reported Foreign Minister Numan Menemencioglu resigned after a cabinet meeting failing to win support for his policies Premier Sukru Saracoglu would assume the foreign ministry The broadcast cited Arabic reports monitored by the U.S. government
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NEW YORK
Numan Mencmencloglu
U.S
Sukru Sarcoglu
foreign ministry
US Warships Shell Kuriles and Marianas Deep Strike
United States naval forces shelled the southern Marianas and central Kuriles in the deepest penetration of Japanese defences by American ships. Northern forces targeted Matsuwa near the homeland while southern raids hit Saipan, Tinian, and Ott Island. Planes claimed victories over Biak and Palau as Pacific forces press toward the Philippines with strengthened air and ground operations.
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ASHINGTON
Saipan
Tokyo
Admiral Nimitz
Pacific
Marianas
Philippines
Nimitz
PEARL WARROR
A.P
United States
Marianas Islands
Kuriles
Pacific fleet
Matsuwa
Ott
Tinian
Kurves
Tokio
Pagan Island
Merianas
New Guinea
Biak Island
Netherlands New Guinea
Palau
Caroines
Southwest Pacific
Biak
mitantry columna
Mohmer
sion
Canadians Near Climax Of Titanic Normandy Battle
Canadian and British forces in the Caen sector press the German line as big armored actions loom over Norman farmland. Reports describe a vital thrust toward Caen from the west with Bayeux and Villers-Bocage areas in focus, while the German defense stiffens and Allied air power continues relentless support.
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B. ROSS MUNRO
FRANCE
CSP
Basvenus
Till -Sur-Semics
Villers-Bocage
Tul
bis & at
Bayeux
Caren
Caen
Massive Allied Bomber Raid Strikes France and Germany
Supreme Headquarters reports a force of 1,000 to 2,900 heavy bombers and escorting fighters hit France this morning, targeting airplane plants airfields and rail facilities in a dozen locations. RAF Lancasters and Mosquitoes struck Le Havre Gelsenkirchen and other targets while German reports claim attacks on Hanover and Brandenburg.
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SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
Allied Expeditionary Force
C.P.1
France
Berlin
Hanover
Germany
Normandy
Britain
ina
Le Havre
sisten
dathgun
GELSENKIRCHEN
Ruhr
Doual Cambrai
St Por ani
Evrec
Auniy-Sur-Oner anly
Cate
atte a
oon Camora
J. F. B. Livesay Canadian Press veteran dies
J F B Livesay a veteran of the Canadian Press, long active in journalism since 1907, dies while preparing to retire. He helped form the Western Associated Press and contributed to CP’s coast to coast service. Burial is set for Erindale on Saturday at 2 pm with funeral at Erindale church.
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J. F. B. Livesay
Canadian Press
CLARKSON
woo
Mahaz
tod
Jane
uae
Poron
Canada
tes
Waal
Enganc
Western Assenard Press
Leds-entherme van datribuaing association of Cagsat
merle
Sink Three Nazi Vessels
Supreme Headquarters reports Allied air and sea actions off the French coast. The communique says destroyers Phorun and Ashamth intercepted and sank three enemy vessels near Minguers Rock, with one damaged beyond survival. A second engagement northeast of Cap De La Hague involved coastal forces attacking three enemy patrol ships in a separate action.
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SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
Fape
France
Phorun
Minguers Rock
Cap De La Hague
Nazis Blow Up Cherbourg Harbor Facades
Stockholm report from the Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau states the German authorities blew up harbor facades at Cherbourg. The despatch notes strategic harbor damage amid ongoing hostilities in France as reports of German operations surface through the agency.
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Cherbourg
STOCKHOLM
Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau today
fromurich
Cherbour
De Gaulle Plans for French Government Outlined
Report from London notes Charles de Gaulle outlines strategy for French government. Ambiguity in wording suggests plans focus on constitutional roles and leadership structure amid wartime challenges. Authorities in Paris and London monitor reactions as proposals unfold.
Moaning Minnie Whines Over Canadians at Caen
Canadian Press report notes German use of the Nebelwerfer rocket mortar against Canadian troops near Caen. Maj Phil Strickland of Saskatoon describes a flash and smoke as shells bombard the fields, with limited artillery fire from the defenders aboard the German positions.
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Caen
ROSS MUNRO
WOLH
FRANCE
Moro
Italy
Sicily
Phil Strickland
Saskatoon
Allies Hit At Mogaung
Allied forces attacked the Burma town of Mogaung today, claiming to have taken or neutralized key positions near Pina-Nau and Monaung. Casualties were reported on both sides, with fierce fighting in multiple hot zones and estimated ammunition losses in the hundreds.
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KANDY
Burma
Mogaang
Capyiuraw
Pina-Nau
Monaung
Businers
seuta Starfords u
News Bulletins Describe Bombing and Allied Advances
Tokyo bombed amid great destruction reported from Washington by Representative Starnes of Alabama who said a large number of American planes inflicted damage. In the North Sea British planes sank a merchantman and a minesweeper while a gunboat fell to coastal ships. Allied forces push west of Carentan with progress near Quineville and along the Vire and Ele rivers as German armored assaults are repulsed.
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Cherbours
Bruusa
TOKYO
WASHINGTON
starnes Dem
Ala
house of representaries
Teka
Japan
Alabama
aad
Tokse
LONDON
North Sea
admiralty
Rede army
Emland
Rarthan
Mustomak
Kutose
CARENTAN
Allied Expeditionary Force
supreme command
Quineville
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Coareipie
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Clark
Windsor Star
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Lon
J F B LIVESAY
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