Landings on New Georgia near Munda, Solomons
Allied jungle fighters advanced within six miles of the Jap base at Munda on New Georgia, mounting two new landings after a heavy naval engagement in the Kula Gulf. General MacArthur reported that U S ships sank several enemy cruisers and destroyers, with the Helena sustaining no major damage and all survivors saved. American attacks followed air bombardment in the Gaamave area as Australian troops seized an observation post between Gejamaua and Mobo.
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Australia
United: States
Munda
New Georgia Island
Solomons
MacArthur
Kulo Gulf
William FP. Halsey
Helena
Pacific
Japan
Gaamave
New Guinea
Gejamaua
Mobo
Bairoko
Rice Anchorage
Zanana
Barike
Kula Gulf
Que
United Nations
Sons of Nippon
Bo Aly
Pearl Harbor
United States
Raud Fryer
Mundy
Saomaua
Marines Strike Vira Harbor In New Georgia Campaign
U S Marines leap assault from jungle paths to seize Vira harbor in New Georgia. They advance after a four day march, repel Jap snipers, destroy machine gun nests, and land troops as American forces push inland. A combat correspondent details brutal fighting and heroism amid jungle and shore batteries.
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Norman Lodge
New Georgia
United States
Singapore
Vira
Fea
Uncle Sam
South Pacific
Segi
Solomons
Spachinegun
Howard Biggerstaff
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hirtieth
Bargor
Marine
Patro
Soliary
Munda
Vitu
Gordon Walker
Christian Scishee Monitor
Clay Gowran
Chicago Tri- Dune
Walter Farr
London Daily Mail
Walker
Wire
C. M. Andrews
Los Angeles
Aeep
3000 Germans Die In Flood Waters
Stockholm reports from Norwegian sources quote an uncensored German letter stating 9000 lives lost and three communities Niederensee Himmelpforten and Hachen wiped off the map after flood waters breached the Moehne reservoir on May 16.
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Stockholm
Germany
Norway
Niederensee
Himmelpforten
Hachen
Moehne
Ra.a. F
Japs Put in Worst Spot Of War
United Nations headquarters in Australia reports the Japanese defense collapsing after a rapid Allied offensive. U.S. and Australian forces bombed key targets while Marines and air power pushed toward Rabaul and other bases. The tally shows Allied victories with bombings, ship sinks, and airfield strikes reshaping the Pacific balance of power.
Labor Ministry Dismisses 3000 Workers in Overhaul
London reports that the labor ministry discharged 3000 government employees as part of a cabinet plan to trim agencies. The move accompanies a broader downsizing effort after personnel rose from 300,000 in 1939 to 700,000, reflecting steady postwar retrenchment. A separate dispatch from Istanbul cited ongoing German reinforcements in southern Greece and the Dodecanese.
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London
Ministry of Labor
INS
A. Mor
Toccd
Istanbul
Greece
Dodecanese
Stroller Cites State Law Yet Finds L A Officers Blind
In a serial examination of San Antonio gambling the writer contends Texas statutes 615 to 625 define and penalize gaming. He accuses local lawmen of willful neglect while detailing prohibited venues and devices including marble tables and slot operations. The piece cites penalties for operators property owners and helpers and signals continuation on page 4.
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Stroller
L. A
THES
The
Inese
Texas
Jamie
Woman Held On Espionage Charge
Miss Myrle Warder, 34, civilian employee at the Oklahoma City air base, is jailed on espionage charges for intercepting teletyped casualty lists and informing soldiers families. She pleaded innocent, bond set at 5000 dollars. Agent Banister alleged she used the names to craft stories for newspapers, not to aid the enemy.
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Usuakuels
Wity
INS
Miss. Myrle
B. Warder
Civilion
Oklahoma City Air Base
Warden
United States
Paul Showal~ Ter
Ww. G. Banister
Oklahoma Sky P. B. I
Oklahoma
War Department
Banister
Miss Warden
Veronica Lake Has 3-Lb Boy
Hollywood screen actress Veronica Lake gave birth prematurely to a three-pound boy today. The infant was placed in an incubator and both mother and child were said to be doing well. Lake arrived at the hospital last Thursday after an on-set accident. Her husband, Maj. John Detling, is in the army in Seattle.
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Hollywood
Verones
Rayond D. McBurney
Miss Take
Maj
John Detlig
Seattle
Wounded Treated At Temple Hospital
Wounded from Attu Guadalcanal and North Africa receive medical care at McCloskey general hospital in Temple a 3000 bed facility with long corridors and 34 ward buildings. Sgt Ham boot Hambooth from Kannapolis NC and Sgt Ralph G Spencer of Logan Ohio recount injuries and prosthetic legs provided by the army as nurses and staff support the treatment effort.
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Ralph O. Spence
Lozan
Ohio
Buna
Dorothy Loeffler
McCloskey
Temple
America
Attu
Guadal Éanal
North Africa
Army
McCloskey General Hospital
Weather Bureau
Hambooth
Kannepolis
N. C
Guadalcanal
Ralph G. Spencer
Logan
Dunn
Spence
Kursk plains offensive pushes amid heavy fighting
Soviet and German forces clash along the Kursk front as the Belgorod sector sees fierce tank battles. German air and ground forces report progress while Russian troops halt gains, counterattack, and defend key positions. Harvest duties rise behind the lines as both sides grind toward a pivotal moment in the battle.
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Moscow
Kursk Plains
Belgorod
Hitler
Kursk
Belger
Orel
Boetin
Grel
Red Air Force
Britain
Transocean
Berlin
Sal d’ Adr
High Command
Niles
Aha
Red Army
Pessante
Herr Ag
Bij
Cot
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Pto
Thtrough
Sre
Western Pacific
Labor Ministry
San Antonis
Troller
San Antonio
J. B. Capps
Fin
C. H. Booth
Kannapolis
N. H
Gradalcanal
Lossey General Hospital
Whorns
Veronica Lake
Yicmity
East Texas
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