Yanks Open Normandy Offensive
Allied forces press on a 40 mile Cherbourg front advancing toward Le Have du Puits and St. Lo D Ourville as heavy artillery and rain-impeded air support shape a large offensive. American infantry push from Barneville-Sur Mer to Vicomte with British on the Odon sector, while Rommel’s forces are reported beaten back in multiple thrusts. Prisoner captures mount as 40,000 allied prisoners are reported and overall gains extend across the Cherbourg peninsula.
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Cherbourg Peninsull Lonny
le Hare du Fults
Barne- “Ville-Sur Mer
St. Sauveur
Vicomte
St. Lo D'Ourvilly
Supreme Headquarters
St. Lo
Ourgie
Normandy
Caen
Marshal Rommel
Odon River
Bradley
Cherbourg
St. le a’Our- Ville
le Have du Puits
Canmont
Stinilag
Oden River
Cherbourgeres Americas
Cap de la Hague
Associated Press
Montgomery
Kevint
Brettevilletta
Bretteville
Rocket Bomb Kills General And Wife in England
London July 3. American soldiers were among the victims when a robot bomb struck a southern England building. Maj. Gen. Sir Arthur Scott retired in 1920 and his wife Aimee Byng were killed. Percy Alden, a former official and author on social issues, also noted among the dead. German raids continued with rocket bombs and ordinary aircraft.
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London
England
Royal Artillery
South Avira
Tolla
Sir Percy
Sulgrave Manor
United States
Reguslar
OPA Files Stove Suit at Edinburg
Edinburg July 3 Charges of guering 19 stove certificates to fever or cooking stoves instead of heaters are pressed against a local merchant by OPA in their drive to round up violators in this area. The firm has been ordered shot to sell stoves until October 4.
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Edinburg
OPA
Allied Capture of Siena Pushes German Defenses Back
Allied forces entered Siena after a week of heavy fighting near Florence, triggering a massive civilian celebration. American and British units advanced along multiple fronts from Cecina to the Adriatic, with notable gains northeast of Perugia and toward Lake Trasimeno. German reinforcements and hard fighting marked the push as Von Mackensen’s 14th Army faced setbacks across central Italy.
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Metripolis
Siena
Florence
Ted
Tina
Flovence
Cecia
Rouse
Howse
Cocina
Sedna
Lanore
Ture Ofein
Obiey Gaeda
Lamenshin
Fis
14Th Army
Sale
von Mackensen
Cecina
Sima
Gecina
Marina
Ther
Ripathelia
Cecima
Eighth Army
Svew
Lake ‘Trasineng
Fojano
Ihporiant
Sinalunga
Montecesta
Trequanda
Torrita
Bettole
Petvianeno
Perretto
Mexico Minister Seeks Governorship
Mexico City report notes Francisco Javier Gallola, minister for national economy, resigned to run for governor of the state of Mexico. He is replaced by Guative FP. Serrano, former president of the retiring chamber, who has already taken office.
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Mexico City
Fly 3
Francisco Javier Gallola
State of
Mexico
Guative FP. Serrano
Retiridzeg Chamber
Normandy Nurses Exchange Silent Front in Joyless Parade
American and German forces paused in a tense exchange along the Normandy front as eight German nurses, captured at Cherbourg, were transferred to enemy lines under escorts including Capt. Quentin Roosevelt. The brief ceasefire allowed ambulances to move under white flags before hostilities resumed, with German officers saluting and both sides treating the event as a temporary humanitarian gesture amid ongoing combat. One nurse, Herta Wint, a 30-year-old pianist from Berlin, described German morale and mixed views on the exchange as U.S. medical teams marveled at Allied medical equipment brought to Cherbourg.
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John W. Lee
Normandy
Chérbourg
Ines
Quentin Roosevelt
Gest. ‘Theodore Roosevelt Jr
France
Tespirala
U. S. Army
Wer
Herta
Wint
Beristune
Cherbourg
Marine Hospital
Germany
Naturattr
Moscow
Minsk
Wilne
Wilno
Brest-Litovsk
Wino
Vhis
Wilejka
Dus
Witting
Fant
Baltic
Nezladexh
Red Army
Direck
Grodno
Pravda
Novis
Russifiy
Cape Tuted Sloboda
Krasnoe
Old Poland
Atinsk
MacArthur drills Noemfoor blow as Pacific war heats
General MacArthur's forces launched a heavy air and sea attack on Noemfoor island, staging a three ply bombardment and PT boat shelling amid signals of a possible push toward the Philippines. Allied operations across Saipan, Lingayen, and other fronts intensified as air fleets delivered large bomb loads and ground actions pressed along the New Guinea coast and near Hengyang.
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Freay
MacArthur
Patifia
Ney
MacArthnu
Noemfoor
Biak Island
New Guinea
Philippines
Balau
Jap Bataan
July Fourth Weather: scattered showers and 92 degree high
The forecast calls for scattered thunder showers and a 92 degree high for the Fourth of July. Partly cloudy conditions and high humidity are expected, with limited weather disruptions on Monday and Tuesday as per forecaster Henry Jardae of Weatherman A.
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Lo Mar
Henry Jardae
Holiday Death Toll Rises During Fourth of July Week
A holiday period toll reports 178 deaths from various accidents with 80 auto, 47 drownings, and 4 misc. fatalities. California leads auto deaths with 12, while Illinois and others trail. The National Safety Council estimated 260 traffic deaths for a typical long weekend. Last year’s total for the period was 298.
Nazis Battle in France and Danish Strikes Reported
London reports German troops pressing a Mire scale drive in southwestern France to crush underground resistance, described as a real civil war directed from abroad. Simultaneously, Stockholm advised Germany’s effort to placate Danish patriots amid street barricades in Copenhagen and a Danish strike sweeping provincial towns.
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London
France
Stockholm
Madrid
Dordogne
Bergerac
St. Ayprien
Armaende
Dlagathen
Trongeast
Copenhagen
Denmark
Hreadcaet
Holt
Madi
Germany
Reich
Gereman
New York
Sweden
Normaal
Lontion de Clatert
Free
Dansh
Wandering Woman Reported Near Mission Found by LA Police
A 0-year-old white woman wandering in brush near Penaity of San Jose Mission was brought to the sheriff's office at 11 am Monday by Deputy John Galloway. Neighbors reported her prowling around homes. She claimed no memory of her identity or origins. deputies placed her in custody to assess her mental state.
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San Jose Mission
John Galloway
Depues
Toll of German Generals Now 19
London dispatch reports German losses in three front campaigns with 19 generals killed or captured this month. Allied tallies cite about 399000 German casualties since the three front offensive began, with 219000 dead or captured in Russia and Normandy deaths estimated around 75,000. Officers named include Generals Pleß, Martinek, Schrenk, Triedich Dollmann, Diet, Marks, Helmlichs, Richler, Steegmann, Fullay, and With.
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London
Aurden
Russia
Fo Lesathik
Germany
Italy
Normandy
Pleiftes
Martinek
Schenemans
Triediich Dollmann
Seventh Army
France
Atlantic Wall
Vietin
Eduard Diet
Sever
Thern
Finland
Hitler Oraton
Rich Marks
Kiied
Gherbourg
Liew
Helimicts
Richler
Steegmann
Fullay
With
Kite
Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity Weather Update
Partly cloudy conditions expected Monday afternoon and night with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Maximum temperatures projected around 2 degrees, with continued cloudiness and possible storms into Tuesday.
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San Antonia
Texas
Extermination Camps Slay 1 715 000 Jews, Times Dispatch Says
Geneva report to the Times claims 1 225 000 Jews killed by Germans in Auschwitz and Birkenau camps. It cites crematories and gas chambers, with daily dispatch capacity up to 9 000 victims. Hungary adds about 120 000 killed or sent to Upper Silesia. The ecumenical refugee commission relays brutalities against Hungarian Jews while many works to death.
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Geneva
Times Today
Upper Silesian
Auschwile
Birsenau
Ecumenical Refugee Commission
Fluchtlingahise
Zurich
Wittims
The
Netherlands
Greece
France
Belgium
Germany
Yugoslavia
Italy
Norway
Bohemia
Moravia
Austria
Slovakia
Hungary
Upper Silesia
Times
Auschwitz and
Birkenau
Ing
Times Dispatch
Birkenan
Nex
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Henglang
Lelyang
Pattoon Bridge
Burma
Myitkyina
L. A
Gollwilzer
53Rd
Amny Corps
Gan
Carl Wilhelm von Seulleben
Generi Sauer
Resr
Walter Hennecke
Exedmannsdorff
Bocumler
Heine
Hamman
Rusain
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