Fall Of Cherbourg In Hours King Confident In Outcome
Supreme Headquarters reports Cherbourg near fall after U S forces seize Acqueville and Tourville Hague on the Cherbourg peninsula. Heavy fighting surrounds Fort De Roule and Fort Octeville as house to house battles erupt in Cherbourg suburbs.
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Cherbourg
King
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
U. S
Acqueville
Tourtheville Hague
Valognes
Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Normandy
France
St. Martin le Greard
Fort de Roule
Va-rognes
Les Pieux
Couville
Rauville la Bigot
Flottemanville
Les Noes-Hague
Individuals Must Speed Bond Purchases
Washington June 21 The Fifth War Loan has pushed past the 16 per cent mark in the drive for individual bond purchases. Sales to individuals through Monday seventh day of the campaign totaled $964,000,000 toward their quota of $6,000,000,000 the Treasury announced. The total goal is $16,000,000,000. Only individuals purchases will be credited to the drive until the end of this week, second in the four week campaign.
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Washington
Treasury
Three Boys Held in Probe of Robberies in Thurmont Area
Three Wayne sboro youths aged 16 to 18 were held in the county jail as State Police pressed an investigation into a series of robberies or attempted entries in the Thurmont Lewistown area overnight. At least three sites were entered including Lillian Pryor's confectionery, Vincent O Tooles Thurmont garage, and Arch Fogle’s Lewistown gas station. Candy and gasoline stamps were taken, a tool box was stolen, and a safe was opened but contained nothing of value. One suspect was detained by Calvin Willhide, with the other two captured after fleeing by car. Offenses occurred between midnight and 4 a.m. and most loot was minor.
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Waynesboro
Thurmont
Lewistown
Brandon Duvall
Lillian Pryor
Vincent O'Toole
Arch Fogle
Fogle
Calvin Willhide
Willhide
Duvall
Emmitsburg
Armstrong to retire after 25 years as official
Baltimore reports veteran gridiron official Herb Armstrong announces retirement after more than 600 games in 25 years. He previously served as manager for the Hustlers.
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Armstrong
Baltimore
Herb Armstrong
The
Hustlers
Daylight Raid Hits Berlin by 2000 Allied Planes
More than 1,000 American Flying Fortresses and Liberators attacked Berlin and outskirts with around 1,900 escort fighters, possibly marking the first shuttle raid from Britain to new US bases in Russia. Basdorf and Hanover reports echoed the blast while German broadcasts warned of retaliation with stronger explosives. RAF Mosquitoes harassed reinforcements near Caen and Chartres as Allied air offensives continued across the Normandy lines.
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London
Berlin
Britain
Russia
Basdorf
Germany
Haniover
Brunswick
Dover Strait
Normandy
Meridon
Caen
Chartres
Japanese Privy Council reports on Kyushu air raid damages
Tokyo radio announced by Home Minister Kichisaburo Ando that the Privy Council heard a report on damages from the recent air raid on northern Kyushu. U S government monitors tracked the broadcast beamed to Japanese areas amid the ongoing air raid reports.
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New York
Tokyo Radio
Japanese Privy Council
Kichisaburo Ando
Kyushu
U. S
Loss In Italy Costly To Nazis
Allied forces report heavy German losses as Eighth Army veterans drive the Nazis from Perugia and push about four miles toward Rome. Fifth Army gains occur across multiple villages while German divisions including the 19th Luftwaffe, 20th Luftwaffe, and 16th SS are diverted from the west. Mediterranean air forces claim damage to an enemy carrier in Genoa harbor after 73 tactical sorties.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Perugia
Fifth Army
Belgium
France
Western Front
Italy
Denimark
Balkans
Mediterranean Air Force
First Tactical Air Force
Genoa Harbor
Going, Going, Gene Marine joins ranks in eager oath
Pfc. Eunice Shepard of the Marine Corps Women's Reserve from Danbury Connecticut reports for duty after completing boat training at New York headquarters. She enters to find eight Marines at desks and snaps to attention asking, Who's leaving, Sir, to free a man to fight.
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New York
Eunice Shepard
Marine Corps Women’s Reserve
Danbury
Mascagni Tragedy of War Strips Italian Composer
Pietro Mascagni once a famed opera master, aged 82, says war has stripped his wealth and home. He and his wife, 82, fare in a Rome hotel requisitioned for French officers, reliant on army meals as his fortune from Cavalleria Rusticana and other works vanishes. He seeks justice from authorities and appeals to America for aid.
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George Tucker
Edward Kennedy
Rome
Pietro Mascagni
America
Mascagni
Signora Mascagni
Composer
Badoglio
Dewey Considers Nomination At Chicago Conference
Albany NY June 21 Governor Dewey said he spoke by phone with New York Republican leaders in Chicago but would not comment on statements about accepting the presidential nomination if drafted. Brownell Sprague and Jaeckle are in Chicago with Dewey supporters who say he will accept if drafted. Republican leaders pressed a foreign policy plank backing international cooperation and military force to enforce peace. Aimed at creating an international tribunal to settle disputes among nations.
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Albany
N. Y
Dewey
New York
Chicago
Herbert Brownell
J. Russell Sprague
Edwin F. Jaeckle
Brownell
Austin
R.-Vt
Mackinac
Lyttelton Apology Clarifies Pearl Harbor Comment
London reports Capt Oliver Lyttelton British Minister of Production issued a personal apology to the House of Commons denying any intent to say United States lend lease aided Britain caused Japan to attack Pearl Harbor. He said the remark was misreported and admitted fault in expression. Eden cites Nazi trick on peace terms as reason for published distrust.
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London
House of Commons
Oliver Lyttelton
United States
Britain
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Lyttelton
American Chamber of Commerce
United
Anthony Eden
Commons
Marianas
King
Pacific
Europe
England
George Marshall
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Marshall
Arnold
France
Italy
North
Africa
Forrestal
Dunkirk
System Of Collective Security To Keep Peace In Chungking
President Chiang Kai-Shek urged a general system of collective security backed by an international force. He spoke at a state banquet for Vice President Wallace, stressing mutual respect, non domination, and cooperation with nations. He cited U S support as China’s staunch friend and urged shared responsibility to maintain peace pending security measures. Wallace toured “young China” and visited workers and wounded soldiers, highlighting reading literacy and industrial efforts.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Henry A. Wallace
China
United States
British Commonwealth
Soviet Union
United States of America
Wallace
Roosevelt
American Congress
America
Russians Drive On Helsinki After Viipuri Victory
Russian troops driving from Viipuri toward Helsinki pressed the Finnish defense as Helsinki urged evacuation for nonessential residents. In Moscow, 20 salvos followed Govorov’s 11 day assault on Salin’s forces, while reports said Germany seeks to block a Finnish peace cabinet. In Stockholm an informant said loss of Karelia left Finland vulnerable. London reports Britain and the United States discussed a world peace framework, with no decision yet reached.
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London
Finland
Viipuri
Helsinki
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Salin
Leonid Govorov
Leningrad
Stockhorm
Dagens Nyheter
Stockholm
Britain
United States
Roosevelt
Clement R. Attlee
Commons
Opera founder's work wins prize and Rome debut long ago
Of 72 operas submitted it won first prize of 3 000 francs and was first performed in Rome 54 years ago. It was extremely popular and at one time played simultaneously in 96 opera houses worldwide. He conducted it through “thousands of times,” toured America in 1902 including the Metropolitan in New York and from Boston to San Francisco. His last opera was Nerone produced in 1915.
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Rome
America
Metropolitan
New York
Boston
San Francisco
Fleet closes on Japanese carrier force in Marianas clash
Admiral King says U S. fleet may have cornered Nippon’s main battle fleet as Nimitz reports Japanese forces sighted near the Marianas. Forrestal notes limited engagements and air battles with Japanese losses around 600 planes. King discusses broader Anglo American cooperation and German counterattack puzzles.
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Washington
Nippon
Ernest J. King
Japan
Western
Pacific
Philippines
Navy
Forrestal
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Philippine Islands
Saipan
Marianas
Pearl Harbor
Nimitz
King
Josses
Fierce Naval Battle Reported Off Marianas
Tokyo radio said a fierce naval battle rages in the Central Pacific off the Marianas with a British report quoting a Japanese spokesman on far reaching effects. CBS aired the London report. The Tokyo claim listed ships including an Iowa class battleship sunk on June 16 and a North Carolina class vessel heavily damaged.
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New York
Central Pacific
Marianas
CBS
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Tokyo Radio
Summer Arrives With Unseasonably Cool Welcome
Summer arrived at 9 03 this morning but residents wondered if the seasons were mixed up as autumn appeared. The day felt cool with a minimum around 57 and temperatures in the 60s. The spring season brought variable weather with a wet March and April, followed by a dry May and June so far, and May was hot while June was near average.
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Ledger
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French Port
Wes Gallagher
Fort du Route
Fort
Gene
Cavalleria Rusticana
G.O.P
West
Glad
Marianas Islands
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