Allied Fast Moves Near Cherbourg in Heavy Fighting
Allied forces surged ahead in their Cherbourg push amid fierce German counterattacks. Reports from Supreme Headquarters say American infantry and airlifted troops gained ground west of Carentan while German armor deployments, including Tigers and Panthers, were knocked out. Fighting raged along a 100 mile front, with Brits yielding Troarn and Villers-Bocage but Caen remains held.
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SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Berlin
France
Carentan
Troarn
Caen
Villiers-Bocage
Villers-Bocage
Caumont
Les Sablons-Baupte
Ste. Mere Eglise
La Haye du Puits
Ludwig Sertorius
Pretot
Montebourg
Pont L’Abbe
Preiot
Quineville
New Fighting Giants Turn Loose Today on Japan
The U S Army Air Forces launched the B 29 Superfortress on its first wartime mission against the Japanese homeland from the India China Burma theatre. The 20th Bomber Command under Gen Hap Arnold forms a new aerial battle fleet ready for long range strikes and future use. Brig Gen Haywood Hansell Jr and Brig Gen Kenneth Wolfe lead the 20th Air Force and 20th Bomber Command respectively as plans call for gradual expansion of this powerful bomber in strategic operations.
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WASHINGTON
Pacific
way department
United States army air forces
20th bomber command
Japan
sky mammoth
H. H. Arnold
army air forces
war department
Nippon
India-China-Burma
Arnold
20th air force
Haywood Hansell, Jr
Fort Monroe
Kenneth D. Wolfe
Riverside
Calif
See-Saw Contest In Idaho Primary
BOISE Idaho June 15 Unofficial returns from 723 of 845 precincts show Glen H Taylor leading incumbent D Worth Clark 10116 to 10191 with eight fewer precincts counted Clark previously led 10917 to 10007 The lead has shifted several times and final result awaits official canvass beginning June 24.
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BOISE
Idaho
D. Worth Clark
Glen H. Taylor
Taylor
Clark
Wisconsin Man Wants Underwear in Wartime Congress
Washington June 15 LP The house was asked to provide a suit of underwear for a Wisconsin man six feet six inches tall and weighing 260 pounds due to OPA allocation failures. Rep Keefe of Wisconsin portrayed his crisis, prompting laughter as Rep Mason joked about lending his own underwear.
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WASHINGTON
Wisconsin
Keefe
R-Wis
OPA
Rep. Mason
De Gaulle Seeks Broad French Support After Normandy Visit
London reports Gen. Charles De Gaulle has given instructions for civil administration and relief in Normandy. A communique from the French National Liberation Committee praises his reception at Isigny and elsewhere. He claims strong backing from liberated Frenchmen for recognition of the National Liberation Committee. He plans to brief Algiers and report to President Roosevelt after meeting with British and American leaders. The London press hopes his swift Normandy trip aids the ticklish political situation.
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LONDON
French committeee of national liberation
Charles De Gaulle
Normandy
De Gaulle
Isigny
French committee of National liberation
France
Algiers
French consultative assembly
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Roosevelt
Normandy front
Spangler Sees Republican Victory At Convention
CHICAGO June 15 Pi Harry son E Spangler chairman of the Republican national committee stated Anyone we nominate will be elected He made the prediction at a press conference after arriving to handle final preparations for the party s national convention opening here June 26 Spangler said the three former Republican standard bearers Herbert Hoover Alf M Landon and Wendell Willkie had been invited to attend and could present their views to the platform committee if they desired He added there was no indication Willkie would appear before the platform drafters
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CHICAGO
Harrison E. Spangler
Republican national committee
Spangler
Herbert Hoover
Alf M. Landon
Wendell Willkie
platform committee
Willkie
Explosion at Pearl Harbor leaves heavy casualties
On May 21 a massive explosion at Pearl Harbor killed twenty seven men, left 100 missing and 380 wounded, according to Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. A separate ammunition dump blast on Oahu last Sunday killed three, with seven others missing.
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WASHINGTON
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific fleet
navy
Oahu island
American Troopers Land on Saipan in Marianas Invasion
Admiral Nimitz announced initial landings on Saipan after days of carrier bombings of Saipan Tinian Pagan Guam and Rota. Assault troops faced strong opposition with moderate U.S. casualties and naval air support providing cover and close fire from fleet warships. The operation aims to cut off Truk and flank Guam as Saipan is seized.
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U. S. PACIFIC FLEET
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Marianas
Chester W. Nimitz
Tinian
Guam
Pagan
Rota Islands
Pacific fleet
Nimitz
Marshalls
Truk
Carolines
Eniwetok
Marshall base
Tokyo
Saipan island
Marianas group
Rota
Halsey Named To New Post In South Pacific
Allied Headquarters in the South Pacific reports Admiral Halsey relinquished command to Vice Admiral Newton in a simple ceremony. Halsey, who became South Pacific commander in 1942, led forces to victory at Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal and praised his ships planes and deployed forces in a final message.
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SOUTH PACIFIC
Willam F. Halsey, Jr
John Henry Newton
Halsey
Pacific
United States Pacific fleet
Santa Cruz
Guadalcanal
Tojo
Hull Silent Over De Gaulle
WASHINGTON June 15 GR Secretary of State Hull declined today to be drawn into a discussion of the delicate French political situation.
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WASHINGTON
Hull
Military Police Halt Snakes at Camp in Arizona Post
Pvt. Clyde L. Dobbs reports from an Arizona army camp that rattlesnakes are numerous. The commanding officer issued a bulletin restricting all snakes from the post without passes, with military police stopping snakes at the gate.
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Clyde L. Dobbs
Arizona
Kerr Named As Keynoter For Democratic Convention
CHICAGO June 15 Gov Robert S Kerr of Oklahoma was chosen as the keynoter for the Democratic national convention opening July 19. The arrangements committee made the choice while deferring a permanent chairman for the nominating sessions. Kerr, 47, an attorney and independent oil man, is a national committeeman and top figure in Oklahoma politics.
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CHICAGO
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Edward J. Kelly
Robert Hannegan
Keen Johnson
Kentucky
Barkley
Kerr
Stimson Warns Allies Hold Foothold in France
War Secretary Stimson said Allied foothold on the European coast is firm and will last until France is liberated and Germany defeated. He warned of stronger counterattacks in Normandy and noted heavy damage to Seine bridges slowed German counter moves. He cited coastal defenses and minefields as hazards and acknowledged Allied casualties.
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WASHINGTON
Stimson
Alles
France
Germany
Normandy
Seine river
Port facilities being destroyed in Cherbourg by Germans
STOCKHOLM June 15 The German controlled Scandinavian telegraph bureau reports from Zurich that the Germans have blown up harbor facilities at Cherbourg.
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STOCKHOLM
Scandinavian telegraph bureau
Zurich
Switzerland
Cherbourg
General Advance Made in Italy
Allied forces report a broad advance in Italy as they breach German resistance. Orvieto Narni and Aquila are seized and the 5th army pushes 79 miles west of Rome. French and American units move toward Pitigliano while Adriatic sectors cross the Sale river amid continued offensives.
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ROME
Italy
Orvieto
Aquila
Nariia
Narni
5th
Lake Bolsena
Terni
Fifth army
Maglano
Orbetello
5th army
Pitigliano
Adriatic
Sale river
Finns Hurled Back By Advancing Reds
MOSCOW June 15 The Red army pressed toward Viipuri crossing a river and forcing Finns back as they faced heavy forest obstacles and dense terrain. Col. Gen. Govorov's troops encountered strong Finnish defenses but showed no signs of halting the Soviet advance in any sector.
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MOSCOW
Red army
Viipuri
Red Star
Lenoid A. Govorov
Job Insurance Claims Slump in First Quarter 1944
The Federal Security Agency reports a 32.7 percent drop in new unemployment insurance claims for Q1 1944 compared with the same period in 1943. Benefits totaled 18,777,510 dollars, down 44.4 percent from early 1943.
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WASHINGTON
federal security agency
Captain Battles Hives From Berry Binge Worth It Says
CLATSEANIE Ore June 15 Captain Jack Bryant explains a three day berry eating marathon caused a case of hives but he insists the experience was worth it. He recalls dreaming of fresh strawberries during the trek and notes the airman claimed the ordeal was valuable despite the itching.
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CLATSEANIE, Ore
Jack Bryant
central Pacific
Fugitives Turn On Their Captor Near Ann Arbor
Two fugitive convicts Nelson King and Marion Buczynski turned on their captor in a dark rural lodge, bound and gagged him, then fled with his car uniform badge and service revolver. They reportedly sped through Dearborn then toward Detroit, heading for the north side of the state. Both men, 28 and 25, were long-term Detroit robbers who escaped from a southern Michigan prison camp.
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ANN ARBOR
Mich
Dearborn
Detroit
Nelson King
Marion Buczynski
Michigan
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