Three Divisions Take Cherbourg in Three Pronged Push
Three U S divisions the Ninth Fourth and 79th used a triple phased squeeze to seize Cherbourg from German forces. The Ninth Division under Maj Gen Manton S Eddy led the advance after D day with experience from Sicily. The Fourth Division trained for assault on the Atlantic wall and pushed from the Grand Dune De Vereville to Cherbourg. The 79th drove through the peninsula center and faced Fort Du Royle in bitter street fighting.
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Bizerte
Randazzo
Troina
Sicily
Manton S. Eddy
Chicago
France
Quineville
Grand Dune de Vereville
Dwight D Eisenhower
Hitler
Atlantic Wall
Raymond CO. Barton
Ada. Okla
79Th
Ira “Bill” Wrehe
Fort du Royle
Matthew Ridgeway
82Nd Airborne Division
Maxwell Tayior
101St Airborne
Allied drive on Caen as heavy armor clashes intensify
Allied forces pound toward Caen amid fierce fighting along the Odon and in the Caen region. British and Canadian units push across the Odon while German counterattacks fail to gain ground. Rainy weather limits air activity as Metz and Blainville railway centers are bombed.
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Odon
Normandy
Dwight D Eisenhower
Qodon
Caen
Orne River
Odon River
Montgomery
France
Germany
Cherbourg
Maupertus
Cap de la Hague
Metz
Blainville
Soviet Capture Mogilev Drives German Losses On Front
Stalin announced a major Soviet breakthrough as Mogilev fell after encircling the Bobruisk group and wiping out the 12th Nazi division. Maj. Gen. Wagner and Maj. Gen. Hermanns dorf were captured, with 1 150 towns falling and a new Dnepr crossing completed along a 75 mile front.
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Bykhov
Vidlitsa
Republican Candidates And Their Families
A photo shows Gov. Thomas F. Dewey with his family in the Albany New York governor's mansion. The Deweys include Thomas E Dewey Jr and John Martin Dewey as part of a Republican campaign feature.
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Thomas FE
Dewey
New York
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Dewey Bricker
Bricker
Thomas F. Dewey
Deweys
Albany
N. Y
Thomas E Dewey, Jr
John Martin Dewey
Jack
Columbus Mansion
W C T U Institute For Peace Conference Opens
Delegates from county unions gathered at the Y W C A auditorium for the W C T U City Institute on International Relations for Peace. Morning session led by Mrs Clarence Aiken included reports and two White Ribbon recruits. prayers for armed forces concluded the session. Box lunch served by East Side union. afternoon session with devotions by Mrs W E Wallace featured speakers Mrs William Cosel and Dr S E Irvine.
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W. C. T. U. City Institute
Clarence Aiken
East Side Union
W. E. Wallace
William Cosel
S. E. Irvine
Dewey Home Town in Michigan Seeks Visit by Candidate
Owosso Michigan awaits a reply from Thomas E Dewey to Mayor J Elwin Ellis invitation to visit before returning to New York. A restrained celebration followed and about two thousand residents turned out to honor him.
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Dewey
Michigan
Owosso
Mich
Thomas FE
J. Elwin Ellis
New York
Five Girls Drowned In River Near Wilkes-Barre
Five young girls drowned when a log overturned in the rain swollen Susquehanna River near Exete. Names include Verne Galla 6 Theresa Janiezzewski 10 Geraldine Smith 10 Dolores Gadela 10 and Theresa Modleshiefski 13. Firemen could not revive them.
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Wilkes-Barre
Susquehanna River
Exete
Verne Galla
Theresa Janiezzewski
Geraldine Smith
Dolores Gadela
Theresa Modleshiefski
Argentina to Deport German Envoys From Buenos Aires
The Argentine embassy notified Washington that all German diplomats and counselor officials will be deported from Argentina. They will depart Buenos Aires on ships sailing July 6 and July 23. The move follows the recall of U S ambassador Norman Armour and signals Buenos Aires pro Democratic alignment.
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INS
State Department
Argentina
Buenos Aires
United States
Norman Armour
Hanna Announces Fourth of July Auto Safety Campaign
Police Chief Robert D. Hanna announced a special enforcement campaign for the Fourth of July period in cooperation with the National Safety Council to cut holiday deaths. He urged every citizen to join the effort to save lives and property. The article notes long history of stained glass by Evert Duyehinck on Long Island in 1634.
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Robert D. Hanna
National Safety Council
Hanna
Evert Duyehinck
Holland
America
Long Island
Mrs J B Wood Dies In Shippens Ville Area
Mrs J B Wood of Shippens Ville Pennsylvania died Wednesday evening at 6 o clock She was the mother of Mr Wood of Hillcrest Avenue The husband J B Wood was killed about five years ago in Shippens Ville Funeral services will be from the residence Friday at 2 30 p m The News Want Ads For Resnita
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J. B. Wood
Shippens Ville
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