Reds closing in on Minsk near front gateway to Warsaw
Russian forces push from three directions toward Minsk with heavy air support in a major offensive. Gen. Bagramian and Cherniakhovsky lead northern thrust, Rokossovsky moves from the southeast, while Mogilev and Borisov face German resistance as Soviet air power and a new Tupolev 2 bomber aid the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MOGILEV
MOSCOW
C.P.Reuters
Stalin
Dnieper
Shklov
Bykhov
Warsaw
Germany
Minsk
Ivan Bagramian
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Stormoviks
N. P. Papivin
Gagramian
Timofey Kruikin
Cherniakovsky
Cherniakhovsky
Russia
Orsha
Berezina
Borisov
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Minsk-Gomel
Georg Fedorovich Zakharov
Red air force
J. P. Burns Retires from Winnipeg Railway Post
J P Burns assistant chief investigation department Canadian Pacific Railway western lines Winnipeg will retire June 30 under the company pension rules announced by W A Mather vice president western lines Benedict Bouzan will succeed him in Winnipeg Bouzan is department inspector of the Ontario district Toronto
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WINNIPEG
J. P. Burns
Canadian Pacific Railway
western lines
W. A. Mather
Oysters in War Time Debates And Peculiar Feats
A London correspondent notes oyster consumption remains debated under wartime price and tax limits. Records cite Faelish cricketer seven dozen, Prince Bismarck 15 dozen, and M. Laporte 32 dozen. A writer recalls a friend, a former foil champion, who lived on oysters with whisky due to duodenal troubles. A Letter to the Editor discusses codfish letters in the Daily Mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ottawa Journal
Prince Bismarck
M. Laporte
Time Magazine
London Daily Mail
John Adam
Three-Way Shuttle Raid Opens New European Bombing Frontier
Rome reports the first three-way shuttle bombing mission of World War II. United States 8th Air Force Fortresses flew from Russian bases after taking off in England on June 21, bombing a Polish Galicia oil refinery near Drohobycz, 45 miles from Lwow, and landing in Italy. Escorts included long-range fighters from Russia and Italy, with minimal enemy opposition, and all aircraft returned safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ROME
United States
8th Air Force
Galicia
Italy
England
Berlin
Eastern command
USS
Strategic Air Forces
Russia
Drohobycz
Lwow
Poland
U.S
Caen Faces Threat Of Full Encirclement
Allied forces breach the Odon line near Caen as Montgomery drives two miles into German positions southwest of the city. A swift armored advance threatens to encircle large German forces, with Caen’s supply routes to Evrecy and southward highways at risk of being cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maltot
Caen
Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
UPREME
Odon
Normandy
Paris
Esquay
Canadian Casualties in France Total 2815 in First 15 Days
Ottawa reports Canadian losses in the first 15 days of the invasion of France total 2815 with 363 killed 1359 wounded and 1093 missing. A comparative table lists UK US and Italy totals and notes Canadian forces in Bayeux Caen area. Parliament Hill debates election timing with PM King saying an election will occur before July 1 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
France
defence headquarters
Hong Kong
Sicily
Dieppe
Sitiane oe
Italy
United Kingdom
United States
Canada
commons
Ralston
BAYEUX
CAEN
R. F. L. Keller
Kelowna
Parliament Hill
Mackenzie King
King
Bank bill faces share value shift to widen ownership
In Ottawa the commons banking committee approved a $10 par value share plan to replace $100 shares to broaden distribution. The move, backed by H R Jackman and opposed by concerns over shareholder counts, prompts further discussion on bank reserves and director qualifications as the criminal code debate continues in Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
The
commons banking committee
S. M. Wedd
Canadian Bankers Association
Canadian Bankf Commerce
H. R. Jackman
Toronto-Rosedale
R. B. Hanson
York- Sunbury
R. T. Graham
L—Swift Current
Isley
Graham
C. S. Tompkins
inspector general of banks
Arthur Slaght
Parry Sound
Walter Tucker
L Rosthern
Canada
J. G Diefenbaker
PC Lake Centre
commons
Diefenbaker
Supreme Court of Canada
No Danger on Gas Ration Cut in Canada
Ottawa reports no immediate danger to gasoline ration coupons worth three gallons each. Munitions department officials stated they are not considering a cut for now. Munitions Minister Howe told the Commons that Canada’s petroleum supply position had not improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
Munitions department
Canada
Howe
commons
Parliament actions and posthumous Victoria Cross award
The Canadian Parliament mix shows government bills for health and welfare, bank charters extended, and a reconstruction department. In London, Pilot Officer Cyril Joe Barton of the RAFP Halifax bomber is posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for exceptional gallantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Senate
House
King
John Bracken
department of health and welfare
chartered banks of Canada
Quebec savings bank
LONDON
Reuters
Cyril Joe Barton
Two Italian Towns Fall
Rome dispatches report the British 8th Army captured Giella and Poro near Chiusi while French units moved toward Quirico San Dorcia. Allied Fifth Army took San Vincenzo and Sassetta as advances push 130 miles north of Piombino. San Vincenzo was seized after a house to house fight. Sasseta and Belvedere fell further inland. French near San Quirico d Orcia repelled counterattacks as Perugia area saw activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ROME
Giella
Poro
Chiusi
Quirico San Doricia
5th Army
San Vincenzo
Sassetta
Piombino
Adriatic
Livorno
Chiusdinu
Travale
San Quirico d’ Orcia
Siena
Perugia
Dewey Named Republican Presidential Candidate
A 1944 Republican ticket headed by Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for president with Gov. John W. Bricker as running mate was nominated unanimously by the national convention except for one Wisconsin delegate who supported Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Bricker withdrew after Dewey’s nomination, as Dewey supporters rallied around the former New York governor amidst a festive convention scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHICAGO
Thomas E. Dewey
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Dewey
Bricker
Wisconsin
Grant Ritter
farmer
Beloit
Douglas A. MacArthur
Albany
Deweys
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
China Faces Worst Blow as Hengyang encircled by Japanese
CHUNGKING June 28. The high command says Japanese forces have surrounded Hengyang a vital railway junction in Henan province. Loss would be a great blow since Canton and Hankow fell in 1938. Severe fighting on all sides. City still in Chinese hands. American air raids against Japanese forces continue in Hunan. Seven aircraft missing in operations in Hunan and Yunnan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHUNGKING
Hengyang
Henan
China
Canton
Hankow
Kuwans
Kwantune
Kewilin
Kwangsi
Weiyang
Kunmiang
Hunan
Stillwell
Burma
Yunnan
Bitter Fight For Saipan Rages In Marianas
Bitter fighting raged for Saipan and its Garapan capital as Japanese resistance intensified signaling a possible all out infantry battle. Marines held southern Garapan outskirts with Mount Tapotchau in American hands while northern slopes remained Japanese held. Allied air and naval superiority aided the invasion as Yap island bombing and naval strikes supported Saipan operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PEARL HARBOR
Saipan
Marianas Islands
Garapan
Gaza
Mount Tapotchau
Donnay
northwest
New Guinea
Cherbourg Returns to French Control After Victory
Cherbourg formally returned to French control today less than 12 hours after the last German resistance. In Place de la Republique ceremony Major Paul Bernaud received a Tricolor silk banner presented by Maj. Gen. J. Collins, who commanded U.S. troops in the peninsula's capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DON WHITEHEAD
Associated Press
CHERBOURG
France
Place de la Republique
J. Collins
United States
tn Corps
peninsula
Paul Bernaud
Allied air offensive eyes German airfields in France
London reports a major Allied raid blitz against French targets with 750 African heavy bombers, plus RAF and RCAF support, aiming to flatten operational Luftwaffe airfields in France. Night operations hit railway yards near Paris, Laon, and Saarbrucken, with heavy strikes near Vitry le Francois and Vaires and several naval and coastal targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
IC.P
aimo
France
R.A
R.CLAF
channel
Saarbrucken
Paris
Laon
daylent
RAF
RCAF
Vitry le Francois
Vaires
Red Army Captures Mogilev Osipovich Fortresses Near Minsk
Soviet forces under Stalin report capturing Mogilev and Osirevichi fortresses on the approaches to Minsk, less than 60 miles away, encircling Nazi troops at Bobruisk. In Burma, Chinese forces advance six miles northeast of Mogaung after taking the base. American bombers strike Axis targets across Europe and Romania, with large-scale raids on Laon Paris Saarbrucken and oil refineries near Bucharest. Between 30,000 and 46,000 Germans reportedly captured at Cherbourg as cleanup continues. Canadian pilot Keefer claims a fourth ME 109 destroyed in France.
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Paris
Nadis
Duemo
Normandy battle arcs
Brest
Germany
Loringite Mere
Britain
Cherbourg
England
R.AF
Holland
MINSK
LONDON
Red army
Mogilev
Osipevichi
guildien
lss
Stalin
Osirevichi
Bobruisk
MOGAUNG KANDY
Ceston
C.P
AMERICAS
EUROPE
Laon
Saarbrucken
Italy
Bucharest
Ploesti
Romania
Karlovo
Sofia
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
Allied Expeditionary Force
A.P.1
Cap de la Hague
P.E.1
C.A.F
FRANCE
C.P. Cadle
George Keefer
D.F.C
bar
Charlottetown
Beaumont
hill
Keefer
Ldr
L. M. Cameron
Roland
Man
Rouen
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SHINER
Gaston Daigneault
Chateauguay
Que
Robert Bonneau
Lyster
Roger D. Green
Montgomery
Orne
Mallot
P.M
50th Northumbrian
desert rats
6th airborne
79th
82nd
101st airborne
Mr. King
NEW YORK
Wendell Willkie
Thomas &. Dewey
GOV
THOMAS DEWEY
Couvren
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