German Army Suffering Greatest Defeat in History
Soviet Red Army columns drive westward toward Minsk in White Russia as five German divisions near Briaubisk face encirclement near Osipovichi. Rost of 1941 battlefront headlines claim the German army endures its worst defeat yet with rapid advances threatening Warsaw and Berlin.
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Moscow
White
Russia
Minsk
Red Army
Warsaw
Berlin
Bobruisk
Constantin Rokossovsky
Osipovichi
Saipan campaign presses toward success after early landings
In the Saipan operation Allied forces push inland with about 20 000 Japanese troops confined to the northern part of the 20 mile long island while U S naval units guard the approaches to trap reinforcements. American task forces monitor from equator to arctic ready to strike if the Japanese fleet moves.
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Cherbourg
Saipan
Central Pacific
Uncle Sam
U. S
Bonin Islands
Cap
Equator
Arctic
Pacific
United
Battle for Saipan Intensifies in Ridge Pocket Fight
Allied forces press to envelope a razor ridged pocket northeast of Mount Tapotchau as Japs defend with mortars and caves. The push aims to straighten lines around Saipan and seal the northern Magicienne-Bataan neck, signaling a potential turning point in the island battle.
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Saipan
Navy
Mount Tapotchau
Garapan
Magicienne Bay
Bataan-like
Heat and travel warnings as Fourth of July nears
The piece notes hot weather in the downtown area with crowds in the public square park seeking relief. It warns travelers for the upcoming weekend and Fourth of July, urging nonessential travel avoidance and mentions drastic gallon measures to aid those required to travel. It cites political figures including Thomas E. Dewey as a potential young president and compares Roosevelt’s age at his rise to the presidency.
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Public Square Park
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 a.m. show a maximum temperature of 93 degrees and a minimum of 68 with precipitation of 0.068 inches. River stage recorded at 4.4 feet.
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United States
Ap Rear
Embassy cites Soviet view of Nazi atrocities and postwar measures
Washington roundup reports the Soviet embassy in a public release demands punishment for Nazi leaders and soldiers for atrocities including the buried Jewish children in Vitebsk. OPA says meat ration values rise on beef and lamb. Chandler introduces a bi partisan Pearl Harbor probe resolution. Rep Miller seeks priority for returning servicemen in surplus Army goods.
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Washington
Vitebsk
Miller
Conn
Governent
Nazi Division Beaten Back in Caen Sector by Allied Armor
Allied forces report a German infantry division, possibly 15,000 men, severely damaged in the Caen area. British and Canadian armor pressed the attack while RAF dive bombers pounded German positions, forcing a withdrawal of remnants as fighting rages in Normandy.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
INS
Caen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Royal Air Force
Two Thousand Yank Planes Smash Nazis
American heavy bombers and fighters estimated at two thousand strong attacked Leipzig and other central German targets. Fortresses and Liberators hit aircraft plants at Leipzig Oschersleben Aschersleben and Fallersleben and a Bohlen refinery near Leipzig with Mustangs Thunderbolts and Lightnings delivering escort. German reports spoke of brutal air battles while British Mosquitos struck Saarbruck en Ruhr targets.
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London
United States
Leipzig
Germany
Oschersleben
Aschersleben
Fallersleben
Bohlen
Reich
Saarbrucken
Ruhr
Americans Push Toward Gothic Line Near Cecina and Siena
American forces closed on the Gothic Line reaching a junction 10 miles south of Cecina and capturing Castagneto near Livorno. Fifth Army units seized Monticiano and Montalcinello while pushing toward Siena. French and British units advanced further east and northwest, with gains near Monticchiello Pienza Montalcino and along Tyrrhenian coast. Continued on Page Pua.
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Rome
Cecina
Castagneto
Livorno
Leghorn
Fifth Army
Monticiano
Montalcinello
Siena
Monticchiello
Pienza
Montalcino
Eighth Army
Page Pua
Missing in Action Sgt Kenneth Glitch
Tech Sergeant Kenneth Glitch aged 20, radio operator of a B 17, reported missing in action since June 14 over Yugoslavia. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Merle Glitch of 202 South Walnut Street and had completed over 14 missions before his furlough due in July. He had recently received the Air Medal for meritorious service.
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Tech
Kenneth Glitch
War Department
Yugoslavia
Glitch
Merle Glitch
South
Walnut Street
Wisconsin Commissioned in Record Time at Philadelphia Yard
The Navy announced the battleship USS Wisconsin was commissioned 18 weeks after its December launch, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on April 16. The interval was six weeks shorter than that of her sister ship USS New Jersey, with officers noting such rapid commissioning is unusually swift.
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Philadelphia
INS
Navy
Wisconsin
Philadelphia Navy Yard
New Jersey
Germans Rushing Up Reinforcements On Normandy Front
A Reuters report from the Tilly Caen front in Normandy states German reinforcements have been rushed to bolster their defense south of the Odon river as British and Scots infantry cross the Odon for the first time.
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London
Dewey and Bricker Forge GOP Ticket Amid Mutual Respect
Governor Thomas E. Dewey, the Republican nominee, moves to reorganize the national GOP and defeat the New Deal. He will consult with running mate John W. Bricker, who conceded defeat and accepted a spot on the ticket after a cordial late night telephone call. Dewey pursues talks with party leaders.
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Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
New Deal
Bricker
Dewey
New Yorker
Less Meat For Month Of July
American consumers face a meat supply cut and higher point values in July with beef steaks and roasts up one to two points per pound and best lamb cuts set at three to ten points. Bowles cites uneven distribution and a 12 percent civilian beef shortfall while military personnel retain current choices.
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OPA
Washington
Ameri Can
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Mercury Near Century Mark Strains Workers In Heat
The second 97 degree day this month caused suffering for industrial workers and sun exposed laborers. Government weather reports predict little relief before Sunday as local thunder showers fail to materialize and gardeners note drying soil needing rain.
Dewey Promises End Of One Man Government At Nomination
Governor Thomas E Dewey pledged to end one man government in America and lead a cabinet of the ablest men and women promising youth vigor and unfettered leadership. He spoke to a cheering GOP convention declaring January 20 next year will inaugurate a government with full delegation of powers to qualified officials. County war bond totals and quotas are reported with New Castle underperforming in the E bond drive while Ellwood City exceeds quota.
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America
Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
GOP
Lawrence County
New Castle
Fliwood City
Ellwood City
New Wilmington
Two Nazi Generals Reported Killed
An unconfirmed dispatch from Germany reported Gen Alfred Jodl killed in the same plane crash as Lieut Gen Eduard Dietl amid Helsinki rumors. NBC Stockholm cited Helsinki reports of Dietl's death but no official substantiation. In Hollywood Anne Shirley was ordered to rest for at least two months after her current assignment.
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New York
INS
Alfred Jodl
Eduard Dietl
Finland
Germany
NBC
Stockholm
Helsinki
Diet
Holywood
Anne Shirley
Death Record for Rutherford Bo Cowher in Youngstown
Obituary notice lists Rutherford Bo Cowher age 87 of Youngstown and Mrs Mary Elizabeth Williams of 715 Croton Avenue as survivors in a June 29 1944 death record.
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Rutherford Bo Cowher
Youngs Town Road
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Croton Avenue
Heavy Allied Armor Battles In Caen Area
Allied and Nazi forces clash in the Caen sector with heavy armor. RAF fighter-bombers strike south to disrupt reinforcements while US Second Corps presses a new offensive toward St Lo on the Cherbourg peninsula. British and Canadian troops widen the Caen bridgehead and bombard German defenses along an 18 mile front. Over 10 000 shells reportedly fired in a four hour period.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
United States
Second Corps
St. Lo
Cherbourg
Caen
Europe
Oden River
Tilly-Sur- Seulles
Jap Forces In Mogaung Area Being Mauled
Allied forces in the Mogaung Moytrkvnna area of northern Burma continued to maul Japanese troops today. In Manipur only stragglers were believed east of the Imphal Kohima road. Chinese forces advancing from Mogaung reached Lovlaw, which had been seized in a five mile drive yesterday. Additional British Chindits and Chinese troops moved out from Mogaung.
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MacArthur
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Hansa Bay
Wewak
George W. Kenney
Kandy
Ceylon
INS
Mogaung-Moy
Burma
Manipur
Imphal-Kohima
Louis Mountbatten
Mogaung
Lovlaw
Mogaune
Gardening in the Heat Bites, Yard Duties Slide
The writer notes extreme heat and sweaty work as they describe mowing and raking under a ninety eight degree day. They warn shade helps but weeds persist and the lawn needs care despite the grim conditions, urging readers to get busy.
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Lattle
Capt
John H. Craige
I. N.S
Tokyo
Palau
Yap
Richard W. Johnston
E.N.S
By Frank Robertson
Pa Newe
Lucy Lemer
Cascade Street
Night Hawk
News
Thomas FE. Dewey
Theodore Roosevelt
Daily Weather Report
International News Service
Sea. Chandler
Pearl Harbor
Senate
Kingsbury Smith
Statfl
Joseph Thomas
James L. Kilgallen
Sgt
Dewey-Bricker
William K. Hutchinson
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Harmony
Phillips J. Peckenos
John Bricker
Albany
Windy City
U.S
Dinas Baal
By William Theis
Wat
Hitler
Tojo
International News
Odon River
RAF
Paris
Bulletin
Arthur Mometer
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