Orvieto Falls as Allies Drive North of Rome
Allied forces seized Orvieto about 70 miles northeast of Rome and advanced on Bagnoregio and Magliano while pushing into Terni and Aquila, part of a wider drive along central Italy. Mediterranean air forces supported the operation as heavy bombers targeted oil refineries in Europe and rail hubs in Yugoslavia.
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Orvieto
Rome
Naples
Italy
Bagnoregio
Magliano
Terni
Aquila
Fifth Army
Eternal City
Ben‘di
Narni
Mediterranean Air Force
Florence
Budapest
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Nis
Lake Bolsano
Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Weather notes recall scorching highs from the past
The PA NEWC reflects on a record heat event noting 97 degrees reached on a peak summer day and 96 degrees recorded on June 25. The retrospective emphasizes unusually hot weather and its seasonal impact.
Tree in Highland Avenue School Yard to be Removed
Large tree that has stood for many years in the school yard in front of Highland avenue school is being removed Pa Nene notes. Hundreds of pupils and former pupils of the school will recall the tree. Street lights outage in outer north hill sparked a rumor of a blackout test but lights returned within minutes and report was dispelled.
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Highland Avenue
Pa Nene
North Hill
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 AM report a maximum temperature of 90 degrees and a minimum of 64 with 0.06 inches of precipitation. River stage stands at 46 feet. Year ago data show a 97 degree high, 67 degree low, and 0.10 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Infantry Decisive Factor In Warfare Declares Capt Craig
Captain John H. Craig proclaims infantry decisive in warfare and urges higher pay for combat units. He notes infantry casualties surpass other arms and that all arms serve the foot soldier to advance and seize predetermined objectives. The piece frames infantry as the payoff arm in modern war.
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Craig
Norman
U S Forces Reported Landing On Saipan In Marianas
Japa nese agency Domei broadcast a claim that U S forces landed on Saipan as part of a larger Mariana Islands assault. The Japanese imperial command said heavy fighting was under way between Japanese units and the landings, though U S confirmation remained pending.
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United States
Mariana Islands
Tokyo
Domei Agency
Saipan
Domei
Imperial High Command
FCC
Reuters
Domei News Agency
Saipan Island
Marianas
Washington Roundup: War News and Political Struggles
Japanese reports claim American forces may have landed on Saipan amid ongoing fighting in the Marianas. Allied invasion efforts in Europe face resistance on the Normandy front as De Gaulle's Normandy appearance stirs civil control disputes. Capitol Hill chatter forecasts an OPA extension bill and a shrinking poll tax repeal hope, with meat and canned vegetable rationing likely returning next month.
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Washington
Saipan Island
Mariana Group
Europe
Normany Peninsula
Capitol Hill
Rep. Wolcott
Mich
House
Senate
Sen. Wherry
Neb
Sen. Capper
De Gaulle in Bayeux Liberates French Town
General Charles De Gaulle appeared in Bayeux to declare the hour of liberation has struck and led residents in a solemn singing of the Marseillaise. Citizens cheered as Spitfires and Thunderbolts flew overhead, marking a dramatic Free French moment in France.
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France
Bayeux
Charles de Gaulle
Committee of Rational Liberation
Hour of Liberation
Free French
de Gaulle
Ai Commander Visits Normandy Air Marshal Coningham Visits Normandy
Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham toured Normandy air units to review progress in expanding air operations. He is the air officer commanding the Royal Air Force tactical air force and arrived with the Allied Expeditionary Force.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
INS
Arthur Coningham
R. A. F. Tactical Air Force
France
Normandy
Back the Attack Buy More Than Before War Loan Message
A community appeal urges citizens to exceed all past War Bond purchases for the Fifth War Loan ending July 8. It links oversubscription to support for troops in combat and stresses maximum personal effort at work or home to meet the quota.
B-29 Super Fortresses Bomb Japan In U S War Move
The War Department announced that B-29s of the United States Army Air Forces bombed Japan today. The communiqué gave no details on locations, targets, or forces involved, only stating that the bombers conducted the attack.
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Washington
War Department
Army Air Forces
Japan
United States Army Air Forces
Twentieth Bomber Command
At Least Twenty Jap Planes Shot Down In Flames
Gen MacArthur’s headquarters reported a Palau airdrome raid by U S Liberators. Between 20 and 28 Japanese interceptors were shot down in flames as the U S fifth air force bomber raid hit the island stronghold. Ground strafing and ground fire destroyed additional enemy aircraft and Lieut Gen George C Kenney’s airmen delivered 23 tons of high explosives in night and day attacks.
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Douglas MacArthur
New Gamea
Palau
Caroline Islands
Philippines
Fifth Air Force Liberators
George C. Kenney
New Duties For Admiral Halsey
Admiral William F Halsey was relieved of command of the South Pacific area and force by Vice Admiral John Henry Newton. Halsey will take a new and undisclosed role in the Pacific war. The change occurred in a simple ceremony at The Admiral's cabin.
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South Pacific
William F Halsey
United States Pacific Fleet
John Henry Newton
Halsey
Newton
Double Naval Blasts Hit Japanese Strongholds
Pearl Harbor area report says U S task forces bombarded Saipan and other Marianas targets as naval and air power close in on Japan. Admiral Nimitz notes ships moved within firing range and indicate confidence in the Pacific operations.
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Pearl Harbor
America
Tokyo
Marianas Islands
Pacific
Japan
Saipan
Marianas
United States
Marshalls
Gilbers
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Ocean Area Forces
Air Force Sends 2400 Bombers to France in Heavy Raid
Headquarters of the Ninth U. S. Air Force reports 2,400 bombers and fighters dispatched to France for the heaviest air assault since the invasion began. American aircraft dropped 485 tons of bombs on strategic targets.
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London
INS
Ninth U. 8 Air Force
France
Bombers Hit Nazi E-Boat Pens at Le Havre
London reports hundreds of British Lancaster bombers attacked Le Havre E-boat pens using six ton bombs in a major air assault. The raid involved more than 1 100 night bombers of the RAF and continued into the evening with renewed Allied action at dawn.
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London
le Havre
France
Soviet forces renew attack on Karelian Isthmus fronts
Soviet armor and infantry, with heavy artillery, press Finnish defenses on the Karelian isthmus after taking a town 37 miles from Viipuri. Long-range bombers strike seven German airfields in white Russia and old Poland as the northern front shows signs of renewed operations. The Red Army reports seven more Finnish strongpoints captured after stiff resistance.
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Moscow
Pinnish
Kerelian
Viipuri
Leningrad
Germain
White Russia
Old Poland
Red Army
Karelian
Heavy US Bombers Attack Rail Hubs and Factories in France
Heavy air raids by United States Fortress and Liberator bombers struck numerous French targets including rail junctions bridges airfields and aircraft plants at Nantes La Pommoniere Angoulême Bordeaux La Fertil ere Bauvais and other sites. Escorts Lightning Thunderbolt and Mustang fighters provided support diving and strafing Nazi installations.
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London
United States
Frante
Nantes
la Poismoniere
Angoulieme
Bordeaux
la Friliere
Bauvais
Plans for Honor Roll in South New Castle Boro
Plans are nearly complete for a Sunday afternoon dedication of an honor roll honoring the men and women in service from South New Castle Boro. The committee members are H. A. Blesch J. P. Hall and P. Lidak who have organized the project and will release the program details soon.
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South New Castle Boro
H. A. Blesch
J. P. Hall
P. Lidak
Fishing Trawler Lark Survives Nazi Sub Attack
Boston report details a Nazi submarine surfacing in the north Atlantic fishing grounds and firing about a dozen shells and over 2000 machine gun rounds at the trawler Lark and its crew. Capt James L Abbot of Dorchester led the crew to lifeboats as the sub approached within 300 feet.
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Boston
Massachusetts
North Atlantic
Navy
Lark
James L. Abbott
Dorchester
Deaths in Worth Township and Hillsville area
Death notices for Harrison Shields 89 of Worth Township Butler County Slippery Rock R F D Mrs Domenick Colella 66 Neal Street and Peter Yarnevich 58 Hillsville listed with ages and locales in the local obituary column.
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Harrison Shields
Worth Township
Butler County
Slippery Bock
Domenick Colella
Soo Neal
Peter Yarnevich
Hillsville
Allies Break German Counterattack Near Villers-Bocage
Allied forces pressed from Carentan and Quineville toward Cherbourg as Eisenhower reports a heavy German counterattack repulsed at Villers-Bocage. Nine Tiger tanks and eight Panzer tanks destroyed amid Allied advances on the Cherbourg peninsula and eastern flank, with raids affecting gas supplies. Continued on page sixteen.
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Carentan
Quineville
Cherbourg
Erwin Rommel
Normandy
Villers-Bocage Jong
First Report In Bond Drive for War Loan in Lawrence County
Lawrence county's first report in the fifth war loan campaign comes from the Greater New Castile Association. Total bond sales reach 317000 with 204325 from June 1 to 12. District tallies await. local stores display bond support and promote clerk goals of 3800 each amid wartime service imagery.
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Lawrence County
Greater New Castile Association
Never Argue With Cops My Friend
The passage advises avoiding arguments with police as they hold the law and a long life of experience, warning that such disputes are costly and may escalate. It contrasts arguing with others at home with caution toward police, noting their authority and protection. The weather and a casual quip about temperature are mentioned at the end.
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Signal Corps
By Larry Newman
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PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
John H. Craig
I. N
U.S
By J. Lynn Leonard
International News Service
Charles DeGaulle
French National Committee
DeGaulle-Roosevelt
Gen. de Gaulle
First Liberated
Joseph Willicombe, JR
SONS
Bulletin
U. S
By Frank Robertson
Admiral Halsey
Kurles
Richard V. Haller
Joseph Thomas
LONDS
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Continard
Natalia Reness
Boro
Boston Harbor
Kingsbury Smith
Carrere
Villers-Bocage
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arthur Mometer
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