Armies and Air Forces Pave Path for New B 29 War Role
AP reports U S Army Air Forces B 29 bombers strike Japan for the first time with long range capability. Gen Marshall explains the aircraft's flexible, world wide command under Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen Arnold directs bombing across theaters. Saipan invasion reports surface, with Halsey relinquishing command to Newton in a staged ceremony in the South Pacific.
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Associated Press
U. S. Army
Army Air Forces
Japan
United States Army Air Forces
20Th Bomber Command
Tokyo
Saipan
Tinian
Marianas Islands
George C. Marshall
War Department
Marshall
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen
Arnold
Marianas
South Pacific
Adm
William F. Halsey Jr
John Henry Newton
Halsey
Pacific
United States Pacific Fleet
De Gaulle Returns to Britain After Normandy Visit
Gen Charles de Gaulle reports from Normandy that he left instructions on resumption civil administration and supplies. The French National Liberation Committee praises the Isigny crowd and vows to seek recognition of the French committee as France’s voice. He plans to brief Algiers and then meet Roosevelt before a possible trip to America. Washington sources note tensions over French liaison officers and nonrecognition of the provisional government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
French Committee of National Liberation
Charles de Gaulle
Normandy
Ina Comunique
de Gaulle
Isigny
Britain
France
Algiers
French Consultative Assembly
Dwight D. Eisenower
America
Roosevelt
Herall
Nor- Mendy Front
5Nc
Riers
de Gaulle &c
Washington
National Liberation
Gaulle
Vnvant
Back Our Boys Appeal Renewed Amid Bond Slump in War Drive
Campaign chairman E. E. McFarland renewed the plea to back the fighting men as battles intensify in Normandy, Italy, and the Mariana Islands. Bond sales for the fourth day totaled 40 482 25 bringing the campaign to 283 066 50 of a 3 200 000 goal with 2 916 933 50 remaining. A wartime goods exhibit opened at Marting Bros store showing munitions from Portsmouth works Wheeling Steel and other plants. Treasury reports indicate total patriotic purchases nearing 484 000 000 toward a 6 000 000 000 goal.
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E. E. McFarland
Sciotoco
Navy
Normandy
Italy
Mariana Islands
Tokyo
McFarland
Legion Headquarters
Marting Bros. Co
Portsmouth Works
Wheeling Steel Corp
Cincinnati Ordnance District
Treasury
N. B. Potts
City Bonds Sell at Low Figure
City council approved refunding bonds at the lowest rate in its fiscal history and completed downtown parking meter legislation. A $128,000 issue was awarded to Ohio Co. of Columbus and National Bank of Portsmouth at 14.2 percent interest with a $1,475 premium. Auditor James D. Williams called it the best bid ever received, noting Portsmouth’s bond credit height. Other bidders included Halsey Stuart & Co. and Pohl & Co. with varying premiums.
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Ohio Co. of
Columbus
National Bank of Portsmouth
James D. Williams
Council
Toledo
Ohio
Williams
Portsmouth
Ohio ,Co
Halsey Stuart & Co., Inc
Chicago
Pohl & Co., Inc
Cincinnati
Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc
van Lahr, Doll & Uspherding, Inc
Provident Savings Bank & Trust Co
Weil, Roth & Irving Co
Paine
Weather report for Ohio valley shows warm trend and storms
The Ohio valley keeps a brief warm spell with scattered afternoon thundershowers through tonight and Friday. Schirrman's temperature record notes 81 at 11 am, a 68 degree low, and a 93 degree high yesterday. A year ago today the max was 93 and the min 72.
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Ohio Valley
Schirrman
Columbus salvage committee urges ballot supply for drive
In Columbus on June 15 the chairmen of county salvage committees were advised to contact election board officials to obtain used and unused ballots for the scrap paper drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Election Board
Allies Resume Advances on Italy Fronts
Allied forces push forward along the Italian line breaking German resistance. Orvieto Aquila and Narni fall or are near capture as Fifth and Eighth armys advance along the west coast and into towns northeast of Rome. Americans reach Pitigliano and Saline river crossings while air raids hit Budapest area oil refineries.
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Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Orvieto
Aquila
Narni
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Columin
Lake Bolsena
Terni
Magliano
Orbetello
Pitigliano
Adriatic
Saline
14Th
Cerm
Budpest
27 Killed 100 Missing in Oahu Explosion Toll
Washington June 15 Adm Chester W Nimitz Pacific fleet commander in chief disclosed casualty figures from Pearl Harbor May 21 explosion. Twenty seven men were killed one hundred missing and thirty eight wounded. Navy also announced an ammunition dump blast on Oahu Island last Sunday killing three and seven listed as missing.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Navy
Oahu Island
President Outlines Postwar Peace Org On Bomber Trip
President Roosevelt announced a postwar international peace organization with a council representing all nations and an international court of justice. The body would promote cooperation, handle disputes, and prevent war without a supranational police force.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
International Court of Justice
Hull
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
Isaiah Bowman
Leo Pasvotsky
State Department
Organization
For International Cooperation
Bombardier Harry Harvey Reported Missing Over France
First Lt. Harry Harvey 29, bombardier on a B-26, is missing in action since May 28 over France. A Portsmouth war hero with 55 missions, he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters. He married Geneva D. Harvey May 1, 1942, and his wife, living at 1649 Third St, awaits word from the War Department. He was born Oct. 25, 1915 in Texas and trained as an airman after enlisting in 1940.
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Portsmouth
Harry Harvey
Geneva D. Harvey
Third St
War Department
Harvey
France
Army
Air Forces
New Mexico
Bombardier
Texas
A. B. Harvey
Robert E. Lee
Gertrude Smith
Science of War Saves Yanks at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Col George G. Eddy heads the ordnance research center at Aberdeen Proving Ground. A visit reveals firing ranges, tank test courses, laboratories, machine shops and a school in ordnance that help provide the best equipment and training to American troops. The article highlights Aberdeen’s three-time Army-Navy E awards and its role in defeating Axis forces in WWII.
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R. F. Fletcher
George G. Eddy
Ordnance Research Center
Aberdeen
United States Army
Harford Co
Baltimore
Sub fires on fishing trawler off Boston
A German submarine shelled and machine gunned a Boston trawler in the North Atlantic last week forcing most of the crew to abandon ship. The sub left but the crew later repaired the vessel and brought it to port, its hull and superstructure described as sieves.
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Boston
North Atlantic
Normandy Fight Surges As Allied Advance Near Cherbourg
Allied and German forces clash along a 100 mile invasion front as American troops push west of Carentan toward Cherbourg and La Haye du Puits. Berlin reports German setbacks while counterattacks stifle gains at Villers-Bocage and Troarn.
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Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
Supreme Headquarters
Cherbourg
Allied
Berlin
France
Carentan
Troarn
Caen
Villers-Bocage
Caumont
Allied landings eyed as Calais area presses on
Berlin reports Allied forces poised for new landings near Calais and Osende with operations advancing along the coast from Montebourg to Quineville. Americans push along a nine mile front from Carentan toward high ground, tightening the right flank as German defenders warn of a climax in a fierce battle.
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Les Sablons-Baupte
Ste. Mere Eglise
la Haye du Puits
Cherbourg
Berlin
Ludwig Sertorius
Pretot
Montebourg
Quineville
Pon l’Abbe
Carentan
Crucial Moment Of First Invasion Stage Is At Hand
New York AP war analysis reports the Cherbourg front as the main stage of the invasion of France entering its crucial first stage. The clash features armored tanks and reserves as front lines shift in hand to hand fighting along a 100 mile stretch. Allies maintain initiative with air and sea superiority, while German reserves threaten a major engagement.
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Dewit
MacKenzie
Associated Press
New York
Cherbourg
France
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Tinan
Marcus
William F. Halsey
DE Gaulle Eaves
Red
Viipuri
Europe
Oahu
Sienne
Seine
Tilly-sur- Seulles
All Nations Council
Goosecreek, Tex
Novelle Railton
Lucille Shook
Norfolk
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Pont l’Abbe
Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Calais
Ostende
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