U S Seventh Fleet prowling near Balikpapan
Manila dispatch reports powerful U S Seventh Fleet forces operating off Balikpapan in northern Borneo amid ongoing aerial bombardment. MacArthur notes Makassar Strait penetration as Japanese torpedo planes, three shot down, attack our warships while heavy bombers and fighters strike Balikpapan, with 996 tons of explosives and several enemy facilities destroyed.
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Manila
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Balikpapan
Efsen
Douglas MacArthur
Brunei Bay
Borneo
Makassar Strait
Celebes
MacArthur
Pontianak
Ninety Percent Of Jap Fleet At Ocean Bottom Bomb Target
Washington reports that roughly 90 percent of the Japanese imperial fleet lies at the ocean bottom in the Pacific. Army and Navy air forces and U S fleet units have wiped out 600 or more warships, leaving a small surviving task force bottled up.
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Washington, Sine
Pacific Ocean
Chinese Forces Storm Liaochow Suburb and Surrounding Areas
Reports from Chungking say Chinese columns moved into the western suburb of Liaochow while others closed in from the north and northeast. Japanese defenders were reportedly driven from Tapuenen and surrounding towns as Chinese forces pressed toward Liaochow’s northern limits.
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Chungking Jimne
Liason
Chinese Fish Command
Aris
Wetern
Cys
Laichow
Tapuenen
Pommeiers
Seritmwest
Yangchian Shan
Aids and notices from PA NEWC and local 1943 events
Supplemental B 6 and C 6 gas line coupons expire at midnight warning motorists. Downtown buildings brighten with paint. Five dollar auto use stickers required Sunday morning. Possible post office rush anticipated Saturday. Weather note on corn growing good. Jameson Memorial births reach 94 with a May record of 96 in 1943. Secret Service warns of bogus ten dollar bills in western Pennsylvania bearing NY Fed seal and serial B-80571624-R. Traffic notes suggest safety islands on Jefferson Street center.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
Pa Newe
Jefferson Street
Daily Weather Report Summary for 9 AM Period
United States weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 97 and a minimum of 69 with no precipitation. The 24 hour period ending at 9 includes a loose temperature reading and traces of river stage at 4.7 feet. Data compares to the same date last year.
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United States
Garrison Finish Plans Seventh War Loan Drive
Lawrence County shows progress in bond sales with 84.2 percent of E bonds sold, $408 150 now needed to reach a $2 640 000 quota. New Castle lags behind others as plans for July 2 and 3 block party and Reynolds street dance unfold under Fifth and Eighth ward committees.
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Garrison
Lawrence County
Mercer County
New Castle
Sevral
W. Walter Braham
Reynolds Street
Mill
Pollock
Samuel Bassano
Joseph Frengel
D. O. Davies
Ivor V. Davis
John Jones
Oscar Levine
William Druschel
Dave Lewis
Ann Hitchens
John C
President to present San Francisco charter before Senate
Senate Majority Leader Barkley said President Truman will appear before the Senate Monday at 1 p m Eastern War Time to speak about the San Francisco charter for about ten minutes. The disclosure came as Truman prepares to address the charter matter on the floor.
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Senate
Washington
INS
Barkley
Truman
San Francisco
Yanks Men Up Jan Pockets On Northern Luzon
American infantrymen mopped up small Japanese pockets on northern Luzon as Gen Douglas MacArthur called the land liberated. Sixth Division troops advanced toward Kiangan while Filipino guerrillas seized ground near Mankayan in the central highlands.
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Luzon
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Queen Island
the Philippines
Olog
Cagayan Valley
Kiangan
MacArthur
Central Highlands
Mankayan
War Bond Drive Surpasses Previous Peak With 21.64 Billion
Washington reports the Seventh War Loan drive has reached 21.639 billion dollars, passing the prior record of 21.62 billion set in the Sixth War Loan. Secretary Morgenthau announced the milestone and praised the nationwide campaign.
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Washington
INS
Treasury
Morgenthau
Hold Mrs Stevens In Sailor's Death
Bridgeport Connecticut coroner ruled Mrs Imogene Stevens 34 of Texas criminally responsible for the death of Seaman Albert Kovacs whom she said she shot last Saturday night.
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Bridgeport
Conn
INS
Theodore’ Steiber
Imogene Stevens
Albert Kovacs
Four More Japanese Admirals Dead
The Domei agency announced four additional Japanese admirals killed. Vice-Admirals Jooji Nish mura and Yoshio Suzuki and Rear Admirals Yushiro Wada and Kenel Ando were named in the FCC recorded dispatch.
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New York
INS
Domei Agency
FCC
Jooji Nishmura
Yoshio Suzuki
Yushiro Wada
Kenel Ando
Airmen Sink and Damage 23 Jap Ships in Two Days
Navy and marine air units in the Ryukyu and Sakishima areas blasted and damaged a total of 23 Japanese surface vessels over two days. Eight ships were sunk by Fleet Air Wing One, with additional sinkings and damages by other air forces as Allied bases expand in the Okinawa region.
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Guam
American Air- Iuet
Fleet Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Army
Marine and Navy
Japan-Korea-Ryukyu
Fleet Airwing One
Tactical Airforce
Okinawa
Sakishima
Amami
Ryukyu Chain
Two New Castle Youths Leave For West Point
Two New Castle youths Fred Broad and Pvt. Charles Reed depart tonight to enter the U S Military Academy at West Point New York on Monday July 2 They were appointed by Congressman Louis E Graham and passed civil service exams last July Broad son of Mr and Mrs Henry Broad excelled in Union High football and basketball and was a veteran amateur golfer Reed son of Major and Mrs Jay L Reed from 1208 North Mercer played varsity sports at New Castle High and recently left Fort Benning after honorable discharge to join West Point This marks the first time two New Castle boys enter West Point together.
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New Castle
Fred Broad
Charles Reed
West Point
N. Y
U. S. Military Academy
Louis E. Graham
Broad
Henry Broad
Youngstown Road
Union High
Sullivan Preparatory School
Washington, D. C
Reed
Jay L. Reed
North Mercer
Fort Story
Virginia
New Castle High
Braden Preparatory School
Corwall
Army
Lafayette College
Infantry Training School
Fort Benning
Georgia
Japanese Report Heavy Fighting On Ternate Island
Radio Tokyo said heavy fighting raged on Ternate Island west of Halmahera in the Moluccas as Japanese garrison troops fought American forces that landed on June 25. Japa Domei added Allies attempted to land. no Allied confirmation available.
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London
INS
Radio Tokyo
Ternate
Halmahera
Moluccas
Mindanao
Borneo
Jap Domei
Ryukyus Island
U.S
Kume
Okinawa
China Coast
Japan
Formosa
China
President Truman Charts World Peace Path For U S
President Truman told a Kansas City audience that the United States must lead for guaranteed world peace and a republic of the entire earth. He argued the world is not county or state sized but one world and that the great republic should lead by Wilson and Roosevelt ideals.
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Kansas City
U. S
Robert G. Nixon
Truman
United States
Willkie
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Vandenberg Urges Senate to Ratify UN Charter
Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg said the United Nations peace charter should be ratified by the Senate, warning that without it there would be physical and moral chaos. He told colleagues after presenting a 45 minute report on the San Francisco conference and noted authors may not certify perfection yet urges faithful trial of the charter.
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Washington
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Senate
Vandenberg
San Francisco
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Michigan
Queen Elizabeth Arrives in New York With 15000 Aboard
The Queen Elizabeth was due to dock in New York Harbor at 130 p m bringing home 15000 passengers most of them U S soldiers Also aboard Princess Juliana of the Netherlands en route to Canada to bring her children home Senators Russell of Georgia and Mary Banks of South Carolina were to return on the Cunard White Star liner There were 13654 troops expected including Eighth Air Force personnel 1202 Navy and 442 Army nurses.
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New York
New York Harbor
U. S S
Joiana
Netherlands
Canada
Richard Russell
Burnet R. Marybanks
S. C
Ready To Launch Aircraft Carrier Ready To Launch Aircraft Carrier
The 27,000 ton USS Princeton was slated to slide down the ways on July 8 at the Philadelphia navy yard. The carrier, built at top priority, will be christened by Mrs. Harold W. Dodds. The launch marks the first carrier launched from the yard. Also in London, former U.S. envoy William Bullitt arrives in Rome and is reportedly named ambassador to Italy.
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Philadelphia
INS
Princeton
Wavs
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Milo F. Draemel
Harold W. Dodds
Princeton University
London
William Bullitt
U. S
France
Rome
Italy
E Bond Sales Short of Goal in Fort Pitt Area
The 19 county Fort Pitt area sold war bonds totaling 162.179 million dollars, reaching 102.8 percent of the quota. Series E bonds lagged with 75.819 million dollars sold, only 77.1 percent of its quota. The Seventh War Loan drive ends July 7.
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Pittsburgh
Fort Pitt
Valor Pay Tribute To Bunker Hill Crew On Carrier
Vice Admiral Mitscher resumed leave after honoring officers and men of the aircraft carrier Bunker Hill for bravery during the May 11 attack by four Japanese planes. The ship suffered a severe fire but, aided by captain George A Seitz and crew, remained afloat and is now under repair at Bremerton Navy Yard.
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Ins
Marco Mitscher
Bunker Hill
George A Seitz
Bremerton
Wash
Navy Yard
Mitscher
Admiral Mitscher
Maitscher
Death of Woman Artist Under Investigation in Pittsburgh
Allegheny county coroner planned an autopsy on Jeane Stoehr a 45 year old commercial artist after she reported stomach pains two days earlier. Father Ambrose Stoehr said she collapsed in an apartment building elevator and died two hours later with the post mortem requested by his wife Mrs Ralph Tea.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Ralph Tea
Jeane Stoehr
Ambrose Stoehr
Death Records Notice for Anna Cegietka and Dorothy Sehnettetoger
Friday death notice lists Mrs Anna Cegietka of 6th Street Charles and Miss Dorothy Ann Sehnettetoger, 17, of Carlisle Street, with details unreadable in excerpt.
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Charles Street
Dorothy Ann Sehnettetoger
Tll
Carlisle Street
Three Germans Executed in Rheinbach Murder Case
In June 1944 three German civilians Peter Kahn Matthias Gierens and Peter Bach were hanged in Rheinbach for the killing of an American pilot near Priest August 15 1944 A fourth German Matthias Krein was condemned to death but commuted to life at hard labor The executions were carried out by Lieut John V O Roddy of the 14th Army Area Krein and Kahn had been tried at Ahrweiler and the case sent to Lieut Gen Leonard TO Gerow for review
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US 13Th Army
Germany
Rheinbach
Peter Kahn
Matthias Gierens
Peter Bach
Matthias Krein
Luxembourg
Cel
John VO Roddy
San Francisco
14Th Army
Krein
Grevens
Kahn
Ahrwene
Leonard
Gerow
15Th Army
France To Occupy Coblenz Mannheim In German Zone
New York June 29 The Paris radio said Coblenz and Mannheim would join the German zone to be occupied by French troops Karlsruhe would stay American for redistribution needs Karlsruhe Aachen Cologne and Wiesbaden may be added later as part of the southern Rhineland and adjacent territories The FCC heard the broadcast and noted the report originates from the European consultative commission.
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New York
Paris
Cha Coblenz
Mallnnheim
European Consultative Commission
Karlsruhe
U. S
France
Rhineland
Palatinate
Saar
Rhetish Palatinate
Baden and
Vorberg
Austria
Aachen Cologne
Wiesbaden
Fhye
FCC
Governors Stop in Detroit En Route to Mackinac Island Conference
Governors visit Detroit as part of a swing en route to a conference on Mackinac Island. The trip highlights state leadership engagement with urban issues ahead of broader talks.
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Detroit
Mackinac Island
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Moji Nobeoka
By Kenneth Metaleb
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Pittsburgh Motor Club
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NOS
Pvt. Chas. Reed
Military Academy
Ternate Island
Sen
Arthur F. Hermann
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Ryukyu
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Yoron
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Okinoerabyu
Kanoshima
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