Allies seize Cherbourg as France battle begins big port stormed
Allied forces push inland across Cotentin peninsula to split German defenses near Cherbourg while British Canadian units press on Rommel’s armored divisions near Caen. Russian assault drives toward Helsinki as Karelia falls, hinting at possible peace. Japanese offensives in China and Burma target Canton and eastern coast, seeking to secure mining and industrial sites.
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U. S
Cherbourg
Cotentin
Caen
Erwin Rommel
Finland
Helsinki
Moscow
Karelian
Finand
Yawata
Japan
China
Burma
India
Canton
Can Ton
Pacific battle looms as U S pursues Japanese fleet
U S forces in the Marianas press the Japanese fleet toward a major clash while carriers contend with carrier based waves. Nimitz reports 600 Japanese planes lost as U S troops seize Saipan airfields and redraw air reach toward the Philippines.
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Marianas
Japan
U. S
Saipan
Garapan
Chester W. Nimitz
Dutch New Guinea
U.S
Japheld Philippines
Nazi secret weapon rocket planes terrorize coast
Secret weapons loaded with explosives and propelled by air and gas mix were launched from the French coast. Rockets traveled about 250 mph then angled to explode like a 1,000 pound bomb. A faster unit reached 600 mph, outrunning Spitfires as it crossed British skies. Allies bombarded the French coast and increased anti aircraft fire to blunt the threat to London and channel ports.
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Germany
French
London
British
Allied Air Command
Price Control May Persist After War Says OPA Official
U S price director Jean Carroll warned that inflation after the war may require extended price controls to balance supply and demand. If auto, appliance and other industries take two to three years to meet orders, cars and goods could be scarce, risking price spikes and a need to keep controls on broad items until supply improves.
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U. S
OPA
Jean Carroll
CPA
Carroll
Dairy Exports For Civilians To Increase In July
Government reserves a smaller share of dairy foods for military and lend-lease needs, allowing more butter and cheese to be available to civilians this July than last year.
WPB Plans Reconversion Of Industry To Civilian Output
WPB chief Donald Nelson told a Senate committee civilian production hinges on war needs. About 200000 workers must shift to war industry first, mainly to foundries, forges, synthetic rubber plants, shipyards and tank factories. He outlined July 1 reforms to allow machinery purchases and development of postwar product models while guiding orderly reconversion.
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War Production Board
WPB
Donald Nelson
Senate
Nelson
War Manpower Commission
Navy and Congress Clash Over Elk Hills Oil Control
Congress seizes direct control of Elk Hills oil through new law despite Roosevelt opposition to executive power loss. Navy must consult naval committees before land sales or leases, while production ceilings set for low priced clothing. War materiel shipped to Russia tops two million tons in first four months, with trucks jeeps and other vehicles included.
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Navy
Standard Oil Company of
California
Elk Hills
Calif
Congress
Roosevelt
Russia
Leo Crowley
Deliv
Washington Digest U S First to Experiment With Air Troops
The article outlines the rise of airborne forces as a key military innovation. It credits Gen. Billy Mitchell with early troop-air transport ideas, traces German and British developments, and explains the U S troop carrier and glider roles. It notes airborne actions in Sicily and New Guinea and highlights how paratroopers and air landings shape modern warfare.
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WNU
Union Trust
Washington, D. C
Crete
Burma
United States
United States Army
Billy’ Mitchell
War Department
Kelly Field
Texas
Ohs
Germany
Poland
Billy” Mitchell
Luftwaffe
Low Countries
United States Troop Carrier Command
North Africa
U. S. Airborne
Troop Carrier Command
Airborne
Paratroopers
Sicily
Montgomery
New Guinea
Europe
Eisenhower
France
War notes and civil orders from wartime press brief
More than 2 000 000 dozen infant and children wear will be produced in June July and August per WP release. An additional 12 000 000 pounds of dried prunes from 1943 civilian production is authorized by WFA. Romanian authorities struggle to equip their army with all men asked to bring two changes of underwear. US farm workers on April 1 were about 3 percent fewer than a year earlier.
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Office of Price Administration
WPB
WFA
Kitten patterns offer cross stitch towel designs
Seven smiling kittens adorn small 6 by 6 inch towels or kitchen textiles. Transfer patterns, stitch sketches, and a color chart for Kitten Towels Pattern No. 5162 can be obtained by sending 16 cents, name, address, and pattern number. High demand and war conditions may delay some orders.
Button Custom in China Reflects Confucian Virtues
The Chinese traditionally wear five buttons on their coat fronts to remind them of the five principal virtues: humanity justice order prudence and rectitude.
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Confucius
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Sewing Circle Needlework
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