Bombers hit Palermo and four Sicily airfields in raid
Allied air forces blasted Palermo and four Sicily airfields with Flying Fortresses and fighters after RAF and Italian reports. The attack produced fires, damaged barracks, and destroyed several aircraft as crews boasted about little enemy opposition. A separate raid targeted Messina, San Giovanni, and Cagliari with extensive fire and hits on transport and storage facilities.
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Naval Battle Looms In South Pacific
Washington observers warned of a vast Allied offensive aimed at Japan’s southwest Pacific bastion. They expect Tokyo to respond with a major naval and air counteroffensive as General MacArthur directs the campaign. The decision in Tokyo centers on whether to mass planes and troops or retreat to defend island garrisons.
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Pacific
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MacArthur
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Truk Island
Knox
South Pacific
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Attu
Bulamaula
Mubo
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Rabaul
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Trobwand
Woodlerk
Gasmata
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Deboyne Jagcon
London Gets New Raid Alarm System
London newspapers report a new raid alarm system will sound only when immediate danger from raiders is near. Civil defense police and authorities will be notified by disclosed methods of raider approach, with alerts limited to imminent bombing or machine-gunning threats.
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London
Ows
Amer
Uvuals
Civil Defense Police
Heg Beer
Berlin Sets Clocks By British Flier
A British intruder plane reportedly flew over Berlin every morning at 2 05 p m in June guiding residents to set watches by the five past two bomber alarm Berlin shelters filled while no one was harmed the London Evening Standard said
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London
INS
Berlin
Stockholm Dispatch
London Evening Standard
U S Archbishop in Madagascar visit wraps up
Archbishop Francis J. Spellman of New York completed a brief visit to Madagascar where he was greeted by British and American clergy officials in Antananarivo. The dispatch notes the reception by local church authorities and officials during the tour.
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London
Francs J. Spellman
New York
Madagascar
Antananativo
Downtown Bar Bets on Horse Races Amid Prohibition Era Shadows
In San Antonio a seventh article notes illegal gambling dens and bookshops near courthouses, with Stroller describing a barside scene where patrons place bets on races. Army officers and locals mingle as a bartender joins in the odds, while a woman laments repeated losses chasing winnings.
MacArthur Takes Command in Major Pacific Push
Allied forces launched a two pronged offensive in the south and southwest Pacific with General MacArthur in supreme command. Land and sea strikes targeted Rendova New Georgia and New Guinea areas while air attacks on Rabaul and surrounding airfields intensified, as Halsey directed naval operations and Kenney led coordinated bomber strikes. The plan merges Southwest and South Pacific commands under MacArthur, with advances advancing on Munda and Rabaul as air and ground forces press the offensive.
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MacArthur
Headanu Lrters
Southwest Pacific
William F. Hulsey
Southwest
South Pacific
Civies
New Georgia
Halsey
Munda
Japan
Solomon Islands
Rabaul
Dengue Epidemic Warning Issued in San Antonio
San Antonio faces a possible dengue outbreak as inspectors urge residents to empty rain barrels and containers to remove breeding sites for Aedes aegypti. R A Bradley of the Texas Department of Public Health led the warning with Dr Asa C Chandler of Houston stressing the danger after heavy rains.
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Houston
Dwar
Bradley
Yanks Pin Jap Planes to Bases
Australia reports US bombers pinning Japanese air forces to bases at New Britain and New Guinea while Allied landings at Nassau Bay and nearby islands press the reconquest. Though not a full offensive, the three dimensional actions mark a pattern of advance along a 700 mile arc in the Solomons and New Guinea theater.
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Salamaua
New Guinea
Huon Gulf
Dampier Strait
Nas‘sau Bay
George
Kenney
Rabaul
Australia
Hts
New Britain
Amy Watts
Ehold
Nassau Bay
Trobland
Woodlark Islands
New Georgia Island
Solomons
Krueger Heads Part of Allied Southwest Pacific Thrust
General Walter Krueger, reassigned from Fort Sam Houston to command roles in the Allied push in the Southwest Pacific, will direct phases of land sea and air operations against Nassau Bay in Eastern New Guinea and the Trobriand Islands. He previously led the 2nd Infantry Division and VIII Corps before taking command of the Third Army in San Antonio.
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Walter Krueger
Australia
Third Army
San Antonio
Krueger
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Associated Press
Sixth Army
Macarthur
Nassau Bay
Eestern New Guinea
Trobriandad Woodlard Islands
Papua
Fort Sam Houston
Viii Corps
Brownwood
Austrati
Brazil Begins Volunteer Army Recruitment Amid Mobilization
Brazil opened volunteer enlistment for ages 21 to 26 with at least one year of reservist training, signaling a shift from compulsory service. Gen Eurico Gaspar Dutra, minister of war, announced that volunteers may join units as mobilization continues under the regular system.
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Big DE Janeiro
Juy
Euricco Gaspar Dutra
American forces win land at Viruhare hor in Solomons
Navy report details July 1 1 operations as American troops land on Rendava island near Munda airbase after a heavy sea and air battle. Japanese losses cited include 65 planes with 17 US planes and one transport sunk. McCauley damaged and sunk by torpedo planes. MacArthur forces push north toward Rabaul as Stimson notes plan progress amid expected enemy counterattacks.
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Viruharehor
Japan
Munda
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Rendava
United States
Mex
New Georgia
MacArthur
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Rabaul
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Grace Line
Santa Barbara
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Monique
Dauntless
Vila
Kolombangara Iisland
Mayor Reappoints City Health Board for Two Years
Mayor Gus B. Mauerana announced Thursday the reappointment of the current city board of health for two more years. The board includes Dr. John W. Goode as president, Dr. J. Manning Venable, Dr. Frank L. Paschal, Dr. Conn L. Milcum, Dr. D. N. Cushing, and R. L. Brosenhan. Dr. Cushing represents the San Antonian Dental Society, and Brosenhan is with the San Antonio Druggists’ Association.
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Gus B. Mauerana
City Board of Health
John W. Goode
J. Manning Venable
Frank.l.paschal
Pr. Conn L. Milcum
D. N. Cushing
R. L. Brosephan
Dr. Cushing
San Anetonion District
Dental Society
Brosenhan
San Anetonio Druggists’ Association
W. A. King
Forecast for San Antonio and East Texas
Forecast shows little temperature change for San Antonio and vicinity Thursday afternoon through night with scattered thunder showers likely. East Texas may warm in the northwest by afternoon and in the north at night with scattered storms in the southwest and extreme south regions.
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San Anionio
East Texas
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