British Break German Counterattack On Caen Front
Allied forces report a major breakthrough near Caen as British units push five miles southeast toward Paris. Rommel reinforces with reserves while Americans secure St. Lo and advance along the Vire river, destroying several German tanks and gaining control of key towns and bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Caen
Paris
Erwin Rommel
Fallen St. Lo
Vire
la Capelle
Grand Hamel
Hottot-Les-Bagues
Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Noyers
Orne
Great Plain
Bernard L. Montgomery
Normandy
St. Lo
Truman Named as Roosevelt’s VP Hopeful in Chicago Convention
President Roosevelt's input shifted the vice presidential race at the 29th Democratic convention with Sen. Harry Truman of Missouri listed as No. 2 and Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas No. 3. Byrnes withdrew in deference to Roosevelt while Truman’s backers push him to challenge Wallace.
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Jack Bell
Chicago Stadium
Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
Henry A. Wallace
Harry Truman
Missouri
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Brynes
Wallace
Robert E. Hannegan
Truman
Truman Committee
National Committee
Washington
Mr. Roosevelt
Louisiana Delegation Backs Byrd Nomination At DNC
The Louisiana delegation to the Democratic National Convention endorsed Virginia's Harry F. Byrd for president, rejecting a motion to back Roosevelt. They voted 16 to 4 for Byrd and 14 to 6 against Roosevelt with secrecy on individual votes. John Fred Odom was elected permanent chairman, while W. H. Talbot became vice-chairman and Frank Whitehead secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Louisiana
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
James E. Comiskey
New Orleans
Thetate
Roosevelt
John Fred Odom
Baton Rouge
Wallace
Sam Jones
Byrd
H. C. Sevier
Tallulsh
Jones
W. H. Talbot
Frank Whitehead
Port Allen
German Officers Die in Athens Conference Shooting
Six German officers were killed in a shooting fray among high German officers during a recent conference at the Bretagne Hotel in Athens. An official announcement confirmed the deaths.
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Cairo
Athens
Bretagne Hotel
Port Chicago blast death toll tops 350 in wartime disaster
Reconstruction at Port Chicago begins as the death toll from the two ships explosion nears 350. Navy and FBI investigators are present but few survivors remain to provide details. Officials list 200 to 250 Navy enlisted men, nine officers, 36 armed guards, five coast guardsmen, and three civilian workers among the dead with more possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Chicago
Calif
Navy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
N. H. Goss
Maritime Commission
Navy Armed Guard
Coast
Tarawa Island
Marshalls
Nine Governors Among Delegates at Democratic Convention
Chicago report lists 1 478 delegates including nine governors 18 senators and 24 congressmen with three cabinet members Atty Gen Francis Biddle Interior Secretary Harold L Ickes and Postmaster General Frank C Walker Also on badges Vice President Henry A Wallace mayors Edward J Kelly of Chicago Frank Hague of Jersey City War Manpower head Paul McNutt and CID0 chief Philip Murray plus 40 union delegates 25 lawyers 23 bankers and 299 officials Women will also appear on the floor under the umbrella designation housewives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Francis Biddle
Harold L. Ickes
Frank C. Walker
Henry A. Wallace
Edward J. Kelly
Frank Hague
Jersey City
N. J
Paul McNutt
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation of Labor
Allied Forces Bombard Guam and Southwest Pacific Targets
U S Pacific Fleet reports battleships and spotter planes silencing Guam anti aircraft guns as cruisers join the attack. MacArthur cites aerial strikes sinking or damaging dozens of ships and destroying supply barges, with bombers harassing enemy transports near Halmahera. Ground forces also gain successes on Saipan.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Southwest Pacific
Japan
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Nimitz
MacArthur
Pacific
Halmahera
Philippines
Nititz
Saipen
Tojo
Telephone staff cited for loyal wartime service in South
About 32 000 Army Signal Corps honorees include phone workers from Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company. Col F J Magee presented a certificate of appreciation in Atlanta praising their valuable war effort. Lt T N Carmichael spoke on his experiences from the Italian campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Army Signal Corps
F. J. Magee
Fourth Service Command
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Atlanta
Hal S. Dumas
Southern Bell
South
Magee
T. N. Carmichael
Wallace Arrives To Take Charge Of Campaign
Vice President Wallace arrives in Chicago to lead the Democratic re nomination bid. He notes War Mobilization Director James Byrnes has withdrawn from the vice presidential race and says he is “just a delegate” and chairman of the Iowa delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wallace
James F. Byrnes
Towa
Byrnes
Six Russian Armies Break Through German Defenses
Moscow dispatches report six Russian armies punching into Brest Litovsk defenses on the Bug and crossing the Curzon Line into Poland. Red forces advance toward Lwow and push near strategic rail centers as Kiev and Hajnovka areas witness further gains.
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London
Moscow
Brest Litovsk
Bug
Curzon
Poland
Lwow
First
Russia
Germany
Lwcow
Europe
Hajnovka
Red
Lava Buries Two Mexican Towns Near Paricutin Volcano
Molten lava pours along a 25 mile front from Paricutin and has buried the towns of Paricutin and Parangaricutiro. It advances toward Zacan and San Francisco Pariban with nearby towns evacuated. Tarascan Indians flee uphill as explosions rock the lava sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Paricutin
Mexico
Parangericutiro
Zacan
San Francisco Pariban
Zirosto
San Juan
Roosevelt Remembered as Gallant Soldier and Gentleman
Maj. Gen. Barton praises Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt noting his gallantry and honor. The piece recalls how Roosevelt faced cynicism from critics during World War I era while remaining devoted to soldiering and country.
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R. O. Barton
Theodore Roosevelt
Young Ted
Normandy
Ted
France
Logs Crush Out Life in Urania as Man Dead
Frank Hyatt Jr. 34, was killed unloading logs for a saw mill in LaSalle Parish when a truckload shifted and crushed him. Funeral at Beech Creek Church with Rev. D Byrd. interment at nearby cemetery. Survived by wife, five children, and parents and siblings.
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Urania
Frank Hyatt Jr
LaSalle Parish
Hyatt
Beech Creek Church
D. Byrd
Urania Baptist Church
Riser Funeral Home
Columbia
Mildred
Arty
Gladys
Hugh
Nellie Fay Hyatt
Frank Hyatt Sr
Coumbia
Alvin Hyatt
John Hyatt
Florida
Joe Hyatt
Horace Coates
Captured German General Blames Defeats on Hitler
Gen Edmund Hofmeister commander of the 41st German tank corps, in Soviet press remarks, blames Hitler for strategic errors on the eastern front. He cites disputes among senior generals, mandatory defense orders, and lack of reserves as causes of heavy losses in White Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Edmund Hofmeister
Hitler
Ernst) Busch
Pripyat
Baltic States
Hofmeister
White Russia
Brauchitsch
List
von Runstedt
Erwin Rommel
France
Eduard Deitl
Finland
Wilhelm Keitel
High Command
Allied Troops Take Livorno in Italian Campaign
Lt Gen Mark W Clark's Fifth Army seized Livorno after a wide pincher move, forcing German resistance and capturing a major Italian seaport near Pisa. Earlier Polish troops took Ancona on the Adriatic coast. More than 2,000 prisoners and war materiel fell into Allied hands as the harbor, busy between Rome and Genoa, yielded to the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kennedy
Rome
Mark W. Clark
Fifth
Livorno
Italy
Ancona
Adriatic
Leghorn
Pisa
Genoa
Arno
Bay of
Racial Issue Debates Shape Democratic Platform Draft
Chicago July 19 A behind the scenes clash over race actions colors the party platform hearings as negotiators edge toward a foreign policy plank approved by Hull and likely the President. Sen Tom Connally leads a 300 word foreign policy proposal calling for force to prevent aggression and preserve peace. Labor leader Philip Murray backs a strong race and religious minority declaration, while Negro groups seek a permanent fair employment practices committee anti lynching and anti poll tax measures despite Southern resistance to desegregation and white supremacy risk.
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Chicago
Hull
Tom Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Philip Murray
South
New Deal
Milk shortage hits northeast Louisiana towns
The Mansford dairy, main milk supplier for Lake Providence Tullulah Delhi and Rayville, ceased retail deliveries last Monday and will stop delivering to stores this week due to rising production costs and failed price increase requests. Owner C. T. McNeille cites a $3,600 loss over six months as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallulah
Louisian
Mansford
Lake Providence
Delhi
Rayville
C. T. McNeille
OPA
Massive Allied Air Attack Targets German Rail Yards
London reports nearly 2 000 American heavy bombers and fighters struck rail yards and airfields across southern Germany including Munich. Key targets were the Schweinfurt bearings plant and a Hellrigelsreuth chemical plant. RAF daytime raids hit Berlin and the Ruhr while Mosquito bombers struck Berlin. Casualties cited for both sides.
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London
Germany
Munich
Britain
Italy
Brenner Pass
England
Schweinfurt
Hellriegelsreuth
Berlin
Cologne
Ruhr
France
Eastern Front
Normandy
Channel
Bernard L. Montgomery
Caen
French
Port Chicago and related disasters spark U S death toll surge
A two week span in the United States records more than 600 fatalities from major accidents led by a Port Chicago ammunition depot explosion. The list includes a Santa Fe wreck near Flagstaff 66 miners trapped at Powhatan mine in Ohio and a Hartford circus fire with 163 deaths among other deadly incidents.
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Associated Press
United States
Naval Ammunition Depot
Port Chicago
Calif
Flagstaff
Ariz
Powhatan
Bellaire
Ohio
Hartford
Conn
Louisville and Nashville
Jellico
Tenn
Denver
Colo
German robot raids hit London and southern England
London and southern England faced a major 24 hour robot bomb attack the heaviest since the weapon began on June 15. Allied air power continued its assault on German industry as Churchill reported casualties from the London bombardment while the German salvo tactic failed to divert Allied air supremacy.
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London
England
Eisenhower
Channel
Calais
France
Caen
Reich
Commons
Winston Churchill
Germany
Normandy
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